Niiralan Monttu is the common nickname for the
ice hockey arena in
Kuopio,
Finland which is also the home arena of
KalPa. The name is derived from the location of the arena, which is in the
Niirala part of Kuopio, more specifically at the bottom of a small excavation in that area (
monttu means excavation in Finnish).
Niiralan monttu can hold the maximum amount of 5165 spectators in the stands.