Helsingin Velodromi | |
Velo | |
Address | Mäkelänkatu 70, 00520 Helsinki |
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Coordinates | 60°12′10″N 24°56′34″E / 60.20278°N 24.94278°E |
Public transit | Helsinki Regional Transport Authority bus and tram service |
Owner | City of Helsinki |
Seating type | Seated and standing |
Capacity | Seated: 4000 Standing: 3000 |
Field shape | Rectangular |
Surface | Pitch: Artificial turf (Installed in 2000) Cycling track: Concrete |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1938 |
Built | 1940 |
Opened | 22 May 1941 |
Renovated | 1997-2000 (3.5 mil. €) |
Architect | Hilding Ekelund |
Tenants | |
American football: Helsinki Roosters Helsinki 69ers Helsinki Wolverines GS Demons East City Giants Cycling: Cycle Club Helsinki IK-32 Field hockey: Warriors HC ABC-Team | |
Website | |
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Helsinki Velodrome (Finnish: Helsingin Velodromi) is an outdoor velodrome, American football and field hockey stadium in Helsinki, Finland. The protected functionalist concrete building was designed by Hilding Ekelund.