The Jokerit sold out their home matches. Pictures of long queues were published on social media.
Joker matches have interested viewers. Matti Matikainen
The Helsinki Jokerit will make Mestis history on Friday when they face Kiekko-Vantaa at the Helsinki Ice Hall.
The hall can hold 8,200 spectators and Jokerit said on Thursday that they sold out the match. It means that the Jokerit sets a record for the attendance of a single Mestis match.
On Friday evening, a video was published on the social media messaging service X, where the spectators who came to watch the match are queuing to enter. People spin in circles while waiting in the hall’s yard.
– Fully sold hall, 4 doors open. Finns pull pranks, the caption of the video reads.
If the embed is not visible on your device, you can watch it from here.
X also published pictures of queuing. The pictures show how long the queues were before the start of the match.
The opening round of the match between the Jokers and Kiekko-Vantaa has been played. Jokerit leads the match with a score of 1–0 Leevi Lembergin by hitting