2025 GP Finlandia Trophy: General Info and Pregame Chat

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2025 GP Finlandia Trophy is the sixth event of the 2025-26 ISU Grand Prix series and is scheduled to take place November 21-23, 2025. The ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series consists of six international senior invitational events and culminates with the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in December.

Competitors collect points in their individual Grand Prix events towards the qualification for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final. Only the top six skaters/teams in each discipline can qualify for the Final.

Skaters are seeded and invited to the six Grand Prix of Figure Skating events based on the results obtained at the 2025 ISU World Figure Skating Championships. Skaters/teams who have placed first through sixth in each of the four categories are seeded and assigned to two events. Skaters/teams who have placed seventh through 12th at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships are selected for two ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events. Skaters with a top 24 Season Best Scores (from the 2024-25 season), as well as those placed in the top 24 of the ISU World Standings, can also be invited.

In order for a skater/team to be eligible to compete at an ISU Grand Prix event, a minimum total score must have been achieved in the 2024-25 or current 2025-26 season in an ISU event (Grand Prix, Junior Grand Prix, Championships) or a Challenger Series event. Exceptions apply to host country skaters, previously ranked skaters or split ranked couples who return with new partners.

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[Ruthypegs]

What a great group of skaters for Finlandia - I'm hoping to go to Helsinki (again). Such a fantastic city.

I wonder if anyone here on Goldenskate knows why most hotels in Helsinki are hugely expensive on the week leading up to the event, but then drop in price for the weekend of Finlandia Grand Prix itself? Is there an event/big conference in Helsinki during that week?

 

[Lyyli]

What a great group of skaters for Finlandia - I'm hoping to go to Helsinki (again). Such a fantastic city.

I wonder if anyone here on Goldenskate knows why most hotels in Helsinki are hugely expensive on the week leading up to the event, but then drop in price for the weekend of Finlandia Grand Prix itself? Is there an event/big conference in Helsinki during that week?

I couldn't find any single major event that would explain the high hotel prices in the days before the Finlandia Trophy. However, there are very many concerts in Helsinki during the week, as well as two popular musicals and a premiere at the National Theatre. Surely the concert of Kraftwerk on November 20th at Finlandia Hall is reflected in hotel bookings in the city center but Finlandia Hall is not a large arena with about 1700 seats.

The previous week, the European Public Health Conference will be held in Helsinki, and on Saturday the 14th, the Finnish national football team will have a World Cup qualifying match against Malta at the Olympic Stadium. These events will certainly be reflected in hotel bookings.

If I notice some other events later, I'll let you know. I hope you end up coming to Helsinki! I agree the line up here will be amazing.

 

[Ruthypegs]

I couldn't find any single major event that would explain the high hotel prices in the days before the Finlandia Trophy. However, there are very many concerts in Helsinki during the week, as well as two popular musicals and a premiere at the National Theatre. Surely the concert of Kraftwerk on November 20th at Finlandia Hall is reflected in hotel bookings in the city center but Finlandia Hall is not a large arena with about 1700 seats.

The previous week, the European Public Health Conference will be held in Helsinki, and on Saturday the 14th, the Finnish national football team will have a World Cup qualifying match against Malta at the Olympic Stadium. These events will certainly be reflected in hotel bookings.

If I notice some other events later, I'll let you know. I hope you end up coming to Helsinki! I agree the line up here will be amazing.

Hi @Lyyli - thanks very much for your research! I'll let my husband know about the Kraftwerk concert - I know he'll be interested in the music plus the chance to see inside the Finlandia Hall - we only managed to peer in from the outside last year! Really appreciate your help - thank you!

 

[Kitt]

Where is the event being held? Same place as GP 2019?

 

[Lyyli]

Where is the event being held? Same place as GP 2019?

Sorry for the delay in replying! It will be in Helsinki Ice Hall, the same venue as last year and also 2018. GPs 2022 and 2023 were in Espoo.

 

[ajingmarg]

Can someone make some recommendations for hotels to stay which are near the rink?

Sorry for the delay in replying! It will be in Helsinki Ice Hall, the same venue as last year and also 2018. GPs 2022 and 2023 were in Espoo.

 

[Lyyli]

Can someone make some recommendations for hotels to stay which are near the rink?

The closest hotel is Scandic Meilahti. About 10 minute walk to the venue. Then Crowne Plaza and Scandic Park. They are situated about 1,5 km from the venue. There is a very good public transport by buses and trams available also if you prefer to stay in the city center. All hotels close to the main railway station would be a good option. I hope this helps!

 

[Lyyli]

Some more information about the hotels in Helsinki: I realized there are some right beside Kaisaniemi park (Kaisaniemenpuisto in Finnish) which is situated on the east side of the main railway station. It has been a restless place (drugs) for a long time so it is better to avoid that area. Hotels on the west side of the main railway station closer to the main street of Helsinki (Mannerheimintie) would be better IMO.

Here´s the website of the venue https://helsinginjaahalli.fi/ Only in Finnish surprisingly but machine translation should work well.

Link to the journey planner of the public transport HSL : https://www.hsl.fi/en

 

[Kitt]

Thank you for the helpful info, Lyyli!!

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Entries updated November 14th 2025:

Men:
Stephen Gogolev (CAN) (added October 15th)
Roman Sadovsky (CAN)
Mihhail Selevko (EST)
TBA (FIN)
Valtter Virtanen (FIN) (added August 21st)
Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA)
Matteo Rizzo (ITA)
Yuma Kagiyama (JPN)
Sota Yamamoto (JPN)
Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT)
Andreas Nordeback (SWE)
Lucas Broussard (USA) (WD October 13th)
Jason Brown (USA)
Jimmy Ma (USA)

Women:
Loena Hendrickx (BEL)
Madeline Schizas (CAN)
Niina Petrokina (EST) (WD November 10th)
Iida Karhunen (FIN)
Olivia Lisko (FIN) (added August 21st)
Selma Välitalo (FIN) (added August 21st)
TBA (FIN)
TBA (FIN)
Lorine Schild (FRA)
Mone Chiba (JPN)
Rino Matsuike (JPN)
Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN)
Amber Glenn (USA)
Bradie Tennell (USA)

Pairs:
Lia Pereira/Trennt Michaud (CAN)
Jiaxuan Zhang/Yihang Huang (CHN)
Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nikita Volodin (GER)
Rebecca Ghilardi/Filippo Ambrosini (ITA)
Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi (JPN)
Ioulia Chtchetinina/Michal Wozniak (POL)
Alisa Efimova/Misha Mitrofanov (USA)
Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea (USA)

Dance:
Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (CAN)
Natalie Taschlerova/Filip Taschler (CZE)
Olivia Smart/Tim Dieck (ESP)
Yuka Orihara/Juho Pirinen (FIN)
Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (FIN) (WD November 13th)
Laurence Fournier Beaudry/Guillaume Cizeron (FRA)
Phebe Bekker/James Hernandez (GBR) (added November 14th)
Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin (GEO)
Oona Brown/Gage Brown (USA)
Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA)
Emilea Zingas/Vadym Kolesnik (USA)

 

[nguyhm]

Such a great lineup. All my favorites will be there - I wish I could go but it seems difficult for me with the planning and logistics .

 

[TT_Fin]

I have stayed at Tripla Pasila, the hotel is at shopping centre, maybe 20 minutes walk to the rink and it has been cheaper than hotels at Helsinki near railway station. But this time it looks so expensive even at membership price (this membership price is a Finnish thing) and if it is 3-days competition, I decided to skip and also I am not fan of taking Monday of from work just because of travelling. My brother lives about 30 kms from Helsinki, if he will not move - he has reached retirement age and is planning to move back to our childhood area - and I could stay at his place, but it is not nice to walk late at night on that town. I will rethink if the competitions will not last late at night and when I know better project's situation at job. So I make my final decision later.

Matias Lindfors is listed as subsitute in JGP Riga so it means he will not be candidate to get TBD spot. I think it is good decision to stay in juniors one more season.

 

[Ivana]

Does anyone know when the tickets might go on sale this year? We have pre-booked a hotel, but I want to wait with other arrangements until I have the tickets and schedule is fixed, would like to avoid last years hassle when they split the competition into 3 days.

 

[TT_Fin]

I am also waiting - I should get an info a day before tickets are on sale if they use lippu.fi but no clue at all. My decision is also 3 days competition, will absolutely not go, 2 days competition - maybe, depending on how I can arrange the accomondation. I think i read somewhere it will be 3-days because of good feedback ( well, someone living in Helsinki liked it, I think not many who need an extra day at hotel), but I do not find the text and cannot remember where I read it. Maybe they have not decided yet and this article or part of the text is removed, I am not sure.

But, this is recently updated (or at least I have not found it before) I think and according to it there will be 2-days competition. Changes are possible. https://www.finlandiatrophy.com/en/aikataulu/ Maybe the tickets will be on sale after next weekend, after they choose the skaters for TBD spots after summer competition.

 

[Lyyli]

It was announced earlier that the tickets will go on sale in September. I guess the exact date and the final schedule will be announced very soon.

 

[Ivana]

Thank you TT_Fin and Lyyli for the info, hopefully by early September all will be clear.

On another note, I'd really like to know what feedback the organizers and ISU got on the 3 days competition schedule across the different groups that were attending. For me personally I think I prefer the 2 days schedule, not only because 3 days means extra night in hotel and extra day of vacation I need, but also because with the schedule last year when only pairs and ice dance were left for Sunday the day did feel empty. Honestly if the ice dance field was not filled with teams we like and wanted to see live, we wouldn't have stayed the extra day last year. Yes, the 2 days schedule is packed and you barely have time for anything else, but I think I prefer figure skating competitions that way.

 

[surimi]

Thank you TT_Fin and Lyyli for the info, hopefully by early September all will be clear.

On another note, I'd really like to know what feedback the organizers and ISU got on the 3 days competition schedule across the different groups that were attending. For me personally I think I prefer the 2 days schedule, not only because 3 days means extra night in hotel and extra day of vacation I need, but also because with the schedule last year when only pairs and ice dance were left for Sunday the day did feel empty. Honestly if the ice dance field was not filled with teams we like and wanted to see live, we wouldn't have stayed the extra day last year. Yes, the 2 days schedule is packed and you barely have time for anything else, but I think I prefer figure skating competitions that way.

OTOH, if they keep the schedule from last year, this year they IMO don't need to worry about ID attendance on the last day. I haven't researched tickets and hotels yet, but if I do go and the FD is on Sunday, I would stay as I really want to see the Shibutanis and Fournier-Beaudry/Cizeron.

 

[Ivana]

OTOH, if they keep the schedule from last year, this year they IMO don't need to worry about ID attendance on the last day. I haven't researched tickets and hotels yet, but if I do go and the FD is on Sunday, I would stay as I really want to see the Shibutanis and Fournier-Beaudry/Cizeron.

Well, I do plan to take my toilet breaks during Fournier-Beaudry/Cizeron performances, I can see the appeal for others though. We will be there for the Finns, Czechs, Canadians, Spaniards and Shibs. The dance field is again too good to give it a pass even if the free dance lands on Sunday.

 

[NoNameFace]

Aikataulu - Finlandia Trophy

Torstai 20.11.2025 Viralliset harjoitukset Perjantai 21.11.2025 Lyhytohjelmat ja rytmitanssi Lauantai 22.11.2025 Vapaaohjelmat ja vapaatanssi

www.finlandiatrophy.com

Unsure if this is official and no changes to be expected, but per schedule in link above it looks like we are back to 2 days of competition.