| Helsingin olympiastadion Helsingfors Olympiastadion | |
"Stadikka" | |
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| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
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| Coordinates | 60°11′13″N 024°55′38″E / 60.18694°N 24.92722°E |
| Owner | Stadion-säätiö |
| Capacity | 36,251[1] |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)[citation needed] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 12 February 1934 |
| Opened | 12 June 1938 |
| Renovated | 1939, 1947–1952, 1953–1956, 1961, 1971, 1991–1994, 1997–1998, 2004–2005, 2010–2011, 2016–2020 |
| Architect | Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti |
| Tenants | |
| Finland national football team (1938–present) Finnish Athletics Federation | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin Olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.
The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team.
The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation.[2]
- ^ Mathews, Max (13 October 2024). "How England beat Finland in the Nations League after Grealish, Alexander-Arnold and Rice goals". The Athletic. The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ "Olympiastadionin korjauksen hintalappu kallistumassa jälleen – vuosia remonttivasaran alla olleen stadioinin määrä avautua elokuussa". mtvuutiset.fi. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.