[2] Aalto's design is notable for its long wooden truss that spans 45 metres (148 ft).

[3] The materials used in the winding stairways and wooden roof structures represent typical Aalto functionalism.

[5] The athletics club Espoon Tapiot [fi] also uses Otahalli as its home arena.

It is one of Finland's leading athletics clubs with around 1,300 members, in all age groups and levels.

[6] Otahalli also hosts the Westend Indians [fi] sports club as their home arena.