The city of Tampere held an architecture competition in 2014 in which a proposal called Hattutemppu (‘hat trick’) by JKMM Architects was chosen as the basis for the development project.

[1] The new stadium was originally set to seat approximately 6,500 spectators and meet the UEFA Category 3 criteria.

However, in December 2020, the city council decided to increase allocated funding so that the stadium would have 8,000 seats and meet the criteria for Category 4, which makes it an eligible ground for top-level football matches.

Construction work on the stadium was completed in January 2024 and the first competitive games were held in the pre-season Finnish League Cup.

The official premier was held on 6 April, in the 2024 Veikkausliiga season opening game between Ilves and FC Lahti.