Nationalarenan

Nationalarenan
Friends Arena
Former namesSwedbank Arena (2009–2012)
LocationSolna, Stockholm
Coordinates59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E / 59.37250; 18.00000
OwnerSwedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, PEAB, Fabege[1]
Executive suites92
Capacity50,000[2] (football)
65,000 (concerts)[3]
34,000 (speedway)[4]
Record attendance56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)[5] 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012)[6]
Construction
Started7 December 2009[7]
Built2009–2012
Opened27 October 2012[3]
Construction cost2.8 billion SEK
(€ 300 million)
ArchitectBerg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous[8]
Tenants
Sweden national football team (2012–)
AIK Fotboll (2013–)
Speedway Grand Prix (2013–)

Nationalarenan, called Friends Arena for advertising, is a sports stadium in Solna in Sweden. It was opened in 2012, and mainly hosts soccer games.

References

  1. ↑ "Säljer del av Friends Arena" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
  2. ↑ Arena, Friends. "Vanliga frågor om Friends Arena - Friends Arena". www.friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  3. 1 2 "This is Friends Arena". friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 Svandinavian SPG". speedwaygp.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tack! Aldrig har det låtit så här bra" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.
  6. ↑ "SvFF Landslag - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  7. ↑ "Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Frågor och svar" (in Swedish). friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

Other websites

Media related to Strawberry Arena at Wikimedia Commons