Skonto Hall

Skonto Hall (also Skonto Arena) is an arena in Riga, Latvia. It is primarily used for different exhibitions. Skonto Hall holds 6,500 people and was renovated in 2006, so that it could be used as one of the venues for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The hall also played host to the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest.

Coordinates: 56°57′43″N 24°6′52″E / 56.96194°N 24.11444°E / 56.96194; 24.11444

IIHF World Championship venues

1998: Hallenstadion; St. Jakobshalle
1999: Håkons Hall; Jordal Amfi; Hamar Olympic Amphitheatre
2000: Ice Palace; Yubileyny
2001: Preussag Arena; Nuremberg Arena; Kölnarena
2002: Scandinavium; Löfbergs Lila Arena; Kinnarps Arena
2003: Hartwall Areena; Elysée Arena; Tampereen jäähalli
2004: Sazka Arena; ČEZ Aréna
2005: Wiener Stadthalle; OlympiaWorld Innsbruck
2006: Arena Riga; Skonto Hall
2007: Khodynka Arena; Mytishchi Arena
2008: Colisée Pepsi; Halifax Metro Centre
2009: PostFinance-Arena; Kolping Arena
2010: Lanxess Arena; SAP Arena; Veltins-Arena
2011: Orange Arena; Steel Aréna
2012: Hartwall Areena; Ericsson Globe
2013: Ericsson Globe; Hartwall Areena
2014: Minsk-Arena; Chizhovka-Arena
2015: O2 Arena; ČEZ Aréna
2016: Megasport Arena; Ice Palace Saint Petersburg

Eurovision Song Contest

Discography
History
Languages
Marcel Bezençon Awards
OGAE
Presenters
Rules
Voting
Winners
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest

Countries

Active	Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom

Inactive	Andorra Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Luxembourg Monaco Morocco Poland Portugal Slovakia Turkey

Former	Serbia and Montenegro Yugoslavia

Unsuccessful attempts	Kosovo Lebanon Liechtenstein Soviet Union Tunisia Qatar

Contests

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Host cities

1950s	Lugano Frankfurt Hilversum Cannes

1960s	London Cannes Luxembourg London Copenhagen Naples Luxembourg Vienna London Madrid

1970s	Amsterdam Dublin Edinburgh Luxembourg Brighton Stockholm The Hague London Paris Jerusalem

1980s	The Hague Dublin Harrogate Munich Luxembourg Gothenburg Bergen Brussels Dublin Lausanne

1990s	Zagreb Rome Malmö Millstreet Dublin Dublin Oslo Dublin Birmingham Jerusalem

2000s	Stockholm Copenhagen Tallinn Riga Istanbul Kiev Athens Helsinki Belgrade Moscow

2010s	Oslo Düsseldorf Baku Malmö

Venues

1950s	Teatro Kursaal Großer Sendesaal des hessischen Rundfunks AVRO Studio Palais des Festivals

1960s	Royal Festival Hall Palais des Festivals Villa Louvigny BBC Television Centre Tivoli Gardens RAI Concert Hall Villa Louvigny Hofburg Palace Royal Albert Hall Teatro Real

1970s	RAI Congrescentrum Gaiety Theatre Usher Hall Grand Théâtre Brighton Dome Stockholm International Fairs Nederlands Congrescentrum Wembley Conference Centre Palais des Congrès International Convention Center

1980s	Nederlands Congrescentrum RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion Harrogate International Centre Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle Grand Théâtre Scandinavium Grieg Hall Centenary Palace RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion Palais de Beaulieu

1990s	Koncertna dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski Studio 15 di Cinecittà Malmö Isstadion Green Glens Arena Point Theatre Point Theatre Oslo Spektrum Point Theatre National Indoor Arena International Convention Center

2000s	Ericsson Globe Parken Stadium Saku Suurhall Arena Skonto Hall Abdi İpekçi Arena Palace of Sports Olympic Indoor Hall Hartwall Areena Belgrade Arena Olimpiisky Indoor Arena

2010s	Telenor Arena Esprit Arena Baku Crystal Hall Malmö Arena

Congratulations: 50 Years of Eurovision	Forum Copenhagen

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