Retractable grandstands

Our partner Piiroinen has been awarded the contract by Finnish contractor SRV to supply the seating for the arena and adjacent catering facilities for the Nokia Arena in Tampere. As a partner, we have taken care of the engineering and production of the telescopic stands.

Rigid chain propulsion

The retractable grandstands surrounding the ice floor level are all equipped with the rigid chain propulsion system to open and close the platforms. Beside the huge advantage of a system that does not depend on the floor traction this system allows to engineer the grandstand units wider. As a result there are less small stand parts which leads to less labour time and a high stability of the structures for the audience. 

Automatic folding seat

The highly comfortable chairs (Piiroinen AP 19 and AP 20) of the grandstands are set-up automatically when the platforms are opened and folded down when retracted. The mechanical operation is propelled by the movement of the rigid chain system.

Project Details

  • Location: Nokia Arerna, Tampere Finland - Nokia Arena
  • Client: Arvo Piiroinen SA - Piiroinen
  • Users: Haagse Hogeschool, ROC Mondriaan, Municipality of The Hague
  • Architect: Studio Libeskind - Libeskind
  • General contractor: SRV
  • Completion: December 2021