Friends Arena

Friends Arena

Former names	Swedbank Arena (2009–2012)
Location	Solna, Stockholm
Coordinates	59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E
Owner	Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, PEAB, Fabege[3]
Executive suites	92
Capacity	50,000[5] (football) 65,000 (concerts)[2] 34,000 (speedway)[6]
Record attendance	56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)[7] 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012)[8]
Construction
Started	7 December 2009[1]
Built	2009–2012
Opened	27 October 2012[2]
Construction cost	2.8 billion SEK (€ 300 million)
Architect	Berg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous[4]
Tenants
Sweden national football team (2012–) AIK Fotboll (2013–) Speedway Grand Prix (2013–)

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

References

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

Other websites

Media related to Friends Arena at Wikimedia Commons