The hall opened on 1 February 1993 having cost 238 million Norwegian krone ( NOK ) . It was built to host the ice hockey tournament at the 1994 Winter Olympics , and has since hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1994 Winter Paralympics , the 1999 IIHF World Championship in ice hockey , the World Women 's Handball Championship in 1993 and 1999 , the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 , the 2008 European Men 's Handball Championship and the 2010 European Women 's Handball Championship . Lillehammer IK has occasionally played ice hockey matches at the arena
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Håkons Hall