Finland’s former Hartwall Arena put up for sale
Arena Events-owned Helsinki Halli has laid empty since two of the firm’s co-founders were sanctioned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
News By James Hanley | 24 November 2022
Hopes have been raised that Finland’s largest arena will be sold “very soon” after being left in limbo since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The former Hartwall Arena in Helsinki is owned by Arena Events but has laid empty since two of the company’s co-founders, oligarchs Gennady Timchenko and Boris Rotenberg, were added to the UK’s sanctions list shortly after the war began in February.
Beverage giant Hartwall ended its 25-year association with the building – since…
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