Veikkaus Arena is currently the biggest entertainment venue in Finland, with many artists having performed at the arena, spanning a wide range of music genres. It was known as "Hartwall Areena" in 1997–2014 and as "Hartwall Arena" in 2014–2022. The arena went unused for three years due to sanctions placed on the former Russian owners Roman Rotenberg and Gennady Timchenko following the Russian invasion of Ukraine until it was purchased by real estate company Trevian who reopened the arena in October 2025.
Entertainment events at Helsinki Halli Date Artists Tour Opening Act1997 May 15 Aerosmith Nine Lives Tour June 17 Kiss Alive/Worldwide Tour The Hellacopters1998 May 25 Spice Girls Spiceworld Tour May 26 September 9 Depeche Mode The Singles Tour1999 February 26 Kiss Psycho Circus World Tour Buckcherry June 2 Alanis Morissette Junkie Tour August 2 Backstreet Boys Into the Millennium Tour August 3 October 4 Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love World Tour Amanda Marshall October 5 November 21 Cher Believe Tour Belinda Carlisle2000 May 16 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2000 August 7 Bon Jovi Crush Tour2001 September 19 Depeche Mode Exciter Tour2002 May 31 Roger Waters In the Flesh Tour June 4 Elton John Songs from the West Coast Tour June 5 October 1 ZZ Top Euro-Afrique Tour Gary Moore2003 June 30 Iron Maiden Give Me Ed... 'Til I'm Dead Tour August 27 Santana Shaman Tour October 9 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2003 October 10 David Bowie A Reality Tour The Dandy Warhols November 10 Iron Maiden Dance of Death World Tour November 11 Robbie Williams 2003 Tour November 122004 September 21 Sarah Brightman Harem World Tour2005 March 9 Laura Pausini World Tour '05 July 5 Black Sabbath 2005 European Tour July 6 Iron Maiden Eddie Rips Up the World Tour Mastodon July 7 Iron Maiden Eddie Rips Up the World Tour Mastodon October 2 Backstreet Boys Never Gone Tour October 21 Nightwish Once Upon a Tour Sonata Arctica November 29 Elton John Peachtree Road Tour2006 March 6 Depeche Mode Touring the Angel The Bravery July 5 Guns N' Roses Chinese Democracy Tour July 6 November 14 Iron Maiden A Matter of Life and Death Tour Trivium (band) November 152007 March 14 Shakira Oral Fixation Tour July 7 Aerosmith World Tour 2007 October 12 Gwen Stefani The Sweet Escape Tour CSS2008 March 14 Rihanna Good Girl Gone Bad Tour Ciara April 12 Backstreet Boys Unbreakable Tour Stanfour May 27 Kiss Alive 35 World Tour Cinder Road May 28 June 1 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour June 9 Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour Calaisa June 13 Kylie Minogue KylieX20082009 April 23 Tina Turner 50th Anniversary Tour April 24 May 20 Laura Pausini World Tour 2009 June 4 Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Tour June 14 Metallica World Magnetic Tour Lamb of God June 15 July 16 Britney Spears Circus Tour DJ Havana Brown September 19 Nightwish Dark Passion Play World Tour Apocalyptica October 22 Muse The Resistance Tour November 11 Marilyn Manson The High End of Low Tour November 12 P!nk Funhouse Tour Evermore November 16 Cliff RichardThe Shadows The Final Reunion Tour December 2 Backstreet Boys This Is Us Tour2010 February 2 Depeche Mode Tour of the Universe Nitzer Ebb June 10 Whitney Houston Nothing but Love World Tour Axl Smith October 13 Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour October 142011 February 22 Kylie Minogue Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour March 20 My Chemical Romance The World Contamination Tour April 7 Enrique Iglesias Euphoria Tour Anna Abreu April 27 Roger Waters The Wall Live April 28 July 21 Prince Welcome 2 October 14 Britney Spears Femme Fatale Tour Destinee & Paris December 7 Deep Purple The Songs That Built Rock Tour2012 April 20 Michael Bublé Crazy Love Tour Naturally 7 August 27 Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball The Darkness Lady Starlight August 28 September 16 Nickelback Here and Now Tour November 5 Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour November 6 November 7 Jennifer Lopez Dance Again World Tour Stooshe November 10 Nightwish Imaginaerum World Tour December 10 Muse The 2nd Law World Tour Deap Vally December 20 Swedish House Mafia One Last Tour2013 February 19 Slash Apocalyptic Love World Tour February 24 The Jacksons Unity Tour February 26 The Killers Battle Born World Tour Louis XIV April 26 Justin Bieber Believe Tour May 21 Josh Groban All That Echoes World Tour May 28 P!nk The Truth About Love Tour Redrama June 3 Kiss Monster World Tour Reckless Love June 16 Lana Del Rey Paradise Tour Kari Tapiiri July 28 Rihanna Diamonds World Tour GTA November 13 Scorpions Rock 'n' Roll Forever Tour November 17 Black Sabbath Reunion Tour December 15 Depeche Mode Delta Machine Tour2014 February 21 Michael Bublé To Be Loved Tour Naturally 7 February 24 Sarah Brightman Dreamchaser World Tour March 7 Backstreet Boys In a World Like This Tour Redrama March 8 30 Seconds to Mars Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams Tour May 12 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience World Tour DJ FreestyleSteve May 18 Robbie Williams Swings Both Ways Live May 19 May 31 Aerosmith Global Warming Tour June 1 Miley Cyrus Bangerz Tour November 10 Elton John Follow the Yellow Brick Road Tour December 10 Enrique Iglesias Sex and Love Tour2015 March 18 Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour Charli XCX2016 January 18 Slipknot European Tour 2016 January 27 Imagine Dragons Smoke + Mirrors Tour Sunset Sons April 4 Mariah Carey Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour June 3 5 seconds of summer Sounds Live Feels Live World Tour Don Broco June 14 Muse Drones World Tour The New Regime September 2 Nickelback No Fixed Address Tour Monster Truck September 13 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway World Tour Battles September 14 September 26 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour The Knocks September 272017 April 15 Saara Aalto In My Wildest Dreams Concert April 28 Andrea Bocelli Cinema World Tour May 4 Kiss Freedom to Rock Tour May 7 Enrique Iglesias Sex and Love Tour May 22 Bruno Mars 24K Magic World Tour Anderson Paak November 18 Marcus & Martinus Hartwall Arena Concert November 19 Queen + Adam Lambert Queen + Adam Lambert Tour 2017–20182018 February 14 Marcus & Martinus Moments Tour February 18 Depeche Mode Global Spirit Tour Black Line May 9 Metallica WorldWired Tour Kvelertak May 11 May 28 Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast World Tour Killswitch Engage May 292019 June 24 Bob Dylan Never Ending Tour 2019 October 5 Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour Ella Mai Social House2025 October 16 Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour November 9 Roxette Roxette in Concert November 26 Zara Larsson Midnight Sun Tour Omar Rudberg December 12 IBE 2026 February 6Disney On Ice February 7 February 8 March 20Anna AbreuCARNAVAL DE ABREU – 20 years celebration concertSara Bee March 21 March 27 Louis Tomlinson How Did We Get Here? World Tour Alex Spencer March 28 Eino Grön April 3 Sini Sabotage May 23 Käärijä EURODISKO Joker Out / Pure May 25 Tori Amos In Times of Dragons Isaac Levi May 27 Massive Attack June 16 Def Leppard LIVE 2026 Extreme June 24 ZZ Top July 22 Lenny Kravitz Live Tour July 25 Patti Smith July 28 Scorpions September 5 Maria YlipääJVGHectorAnna Puu October 18 Placebo October 28 Benjamin Ingrosso What Happens Next? October 30 Kaija Koo November 28 Kuumaa Kuumaa 10 December 5 Hector Hector,Hector December 7PitbullLil Jon December 8 December 18 Raskasta Joulua 2027 February 22 Five Finger Death Punch Lamb of God March 12 Tomas Ledin April 10 Rush Fifty Something May 8 Sabaton June 5 André Rieu June 14 Westlife
Other events
The venue also hosted the first (and so far the only) Eurovision Song Contest in Finland, after the country's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest in Athens.
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