▁an ▁ar ena ▁located ▁at ▁St amp es lett a ▁in ▁L ille ham mer , ▁Norway . ▁With ▁a ▁spect ator ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 5 0 0 ▁people , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁hand ball ▁and ▁ice ▁hockey ▁ven ue ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁H åk ons ▁Hall ▁is ▁regularly ▁used ▁for ▁hand ball ▁and ▁ice ▁hockey ▁tournament s , ▁concert s , ▁exhib itions , ▁con ferences ▁and ▁ban qu ets . ▁The ▁ven ue ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁L ille ham mer ▁Municip ality ▁via ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁L ille ham mer ▁Olymp ia park , ▁which ▁own s ▁all ▁the ▁Olympic ▁ven ues ▁in ▁L ille ham mer . ▁The ▁Norwegian ▁Olympic ▁Museum ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ar ena , ▁which ▁is ▁located ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁smaller ▁E ids iva ▁Arena . ▁ ▁The ▁hall ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁having ▁cost ▁ 2 3 8 ▁million ▁Norwegian ▁kr one ▁( NO K ). ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁ice ▁hockey ▁tournament ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁and ▁has ▁since ▁hosted ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁closing ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics , ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁II H F ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁ice ▁hockey , ▁the ▁World ▁Women ' s ▁Hand ball ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁Junior ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est