Friends Arena
Friends Arena is a sports stadium in Solna in Sweden. It was opened in 2012, and mainly hosts soccer games.
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| Former names | Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) |
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| Location | Solna, Stockholm |
| Coordinates | 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°ECoordinates: 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E |
| Owner | Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, PEAB, Fabege[1] |
| Executive suites | 92 |
| Capacity | 50,000[2] (football) 65,000 (concerts)[3] 34,000 (speedway)[4] |
| Record attendance | 56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)[5] 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012)[6] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 7 December 2009[7] |
| Built | 2009–2012 |
| Opened | 27 October 2012[3] |
| Construction cost | 2.8 billion SEK (€ 300 million) |
| Architect | Berg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous[8] |
| Tenants | |
| Sweden national football team (2012–) AIK Fotboll (2013–) Speedway Grand Prix (2013–) | |
Friends Arena Media
Friends Arena in Stockholm mars 21th 2013.
Sweden vs Republic of Ireland, 22 March 2013
Sandvikens AIK players pose before the 2013 Swedish men's national bandy championship final game.
Plaque marking the passage of the eighteenth meridian.
Friends Arena before Sweden vs. Spain. 15th October 2019.
References
- ↑ (in Swedish) Säljer del av Friends Arena. Sveriges Television. http://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/saljer-del-av-friends-arena.
- ↑ Arena, Friends. "Vanliga frågor om Friends Arena - Friends Arena". www.friendsarena.se.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 This is Friends Arena. friendsarena.se. http://friendsarena.se/Press/english/. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Svandinavian SPG". speedwaygp.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ (in Swedish) Tack! Aldrig har det låtit så här bra. Aftonbladet. http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/article16759595.ab.
- ↑ "SvFF Landslag - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
- ↑ (in Swedish) Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan. Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. https://webeasts.blogspot.com/2023/03/friendship-shayari-in-english-hindi.html. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ↑ (in Swedish) Frågor och svar. friendsarena.se. http://friendsarena.se/Kontakt/Fragor-och-svar/#f26.
Other websites
Media related to Friends Arena at Wikimedia Commons
