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