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
Executive suites92
Capacity50,000 (football)
65,000 (concerts)
34,000 (speedway)
Record attendance56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013) 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012)
Construction
Started7 December 2009
Built2009–2012
Opened27 October 2012
Construction cost2.8 billion SEK
(€ 300 million)
ArchitectBerg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous
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