In the late 1990s and the early 2000s there were plans to build a new multi-purpose arena in Tampere, following the example of the Hartwall Areena built in Helsinki in 1997.
A finais dos anos '90 e principios dos anos 2000, houbo un intento de construír un novo recinto multipropósito en Tampere seguindo o exemplo do Hartwall Areena, construído en Helsinqui en 1997.