Ballermann party in Helsinki, but where are the Finns?

SportNews explored the streets of Helsinki and inside the World Cup arena and found the answer to the question posed above. It says: The Finns are simply hosting an ice hockey world championship.

Anyone who leaves the wide, gray, wind-drenched streets around the World Cup arena and opens the squeaky stadium doors of the “Ice Hall” in Helsinki, built in 1966, will be greeted by folkloric songs. The music selection ranges from the Mickie Krause song “Schatzi schenk mir ein Foto” to Italy’s new summer hit “Dove si balla”. The stadium management chooses the songs to suit the teams that are on the ice. And it works: there is swaying, dancing and singing in the stands that even the old walls shake. “It’s sheer madness what’s going on here.” Germany goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer The highest decibel level was reached on Saturday in the game between Slovakia and Germany. “It’s sheer madness what’s going on here,” said German NHL goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer after the game.

<a data-caption="Die altehrwürdige „Ice Hall“ wurde für die WM herausgeputzt. Sie sprang kurzfristig für die sich in russischem Besitz befindende und deutlich moderne Hartwall Arena ein." data-fancybox="inline-113015" target="_image" href="https://s3-images.sportnews.bz/_images/scale/1280x1280/img/2022/05/die-altehrwuerdige-ice-hall-wurde-fuer-die-wm-herausgeputzt-sie-sprang-kurzfristig-fuer-die-sich-in-russischem-besitz-befindende-und-deutl.jpg"> The time-honored “Ice Hall” was spruced up for the World Cup. She stepped in at short notice for the Russian-owned and clearly modern Hartwall Arena.

If the mood in the “Ice Hall” is approaching boiling point, it is entirely due to the fans from Switzerland, Slovakia and Germany. Supporters from other countries are clearly in the minority - and the Finns themselves seem more interested in their team's performance in Tampere than in the matches in the capital. There is no other explanation for the fact that only 2600 people watched the performance of the 21 NHL stars from Canada against Italy on Sunday afternoon. Finns show little interest According to the organizers, with an average of just over 3000 spectators so far, they are fully on target, but in fact the 8200-person hall has never been even close to being sold out. Helsinki would be a real ice hockey stronghold. Jokerit, which has played KHL games in the much more modern Hartwall Arena in recent years, and the Finnish first division team Helsingfors IFK are real crowd pullers. At HIFK, an average of more than 7000 fans every week ensure a true ice hockey festival in the old “Ice Hall” - but without Ballermann hits or Italian disco hits.

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Ballermann party in Helsinki, but where are the Finns?

How do the Finns, who are labeled as cool, manage to bring an atmosphere into the country that is otherwise found at the Ballermann in Mallorca, in a beach disco on the Adriatic or at a folk festival in a Swiss mountain village?

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