Nationalarenan | |
 Under Construction | |
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| Full name | Strawberry Arena |
|---|---|
| Former names | Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) Friends Arena (2012–2024) |
| Address | Stockholm Sweden |
| Location | Solna, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E |
| Owner | Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, Peab, Fabege[3] |
| Executive suites | 92 |
| Capacity | |
| Record attendance |
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| Surface | Natural grass turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 7 December 2009[1] |
| Built | 2009–2012 |
| Opened | 25 October 2012[2] |
| Construction cost | 2.8 billion SEK (€ 300 million) |
| Architect | Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Berg Arkitektkontor, Populous[4] |
| Main contractors | Peab |
| Tenants | |
| Sweden men's national football team (2012–present) AIK Fotboll (2013–present) Melodifestivalen final (2013–2020, 2022–present) | |
Nationalarenan, known as Strawberry Arena from July 2024 for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.
Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the largest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening, the venue has served as Sweden's national stadium for men's football, hence the name Nationalarenan.
The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden's men's national football team and Allsvenskan football club AIK; both relocated from their previous home at the Råsunda Stadium. The venue has a total capacity of 65,000 at concerts and 50,000 seated at football matches, but the stadium can be scaled down to provide for smaller events with approximately 20,000 guests. The arena is designed by Danish C.F. Møller Architects.
65,000 at concerts would require a small stage. The record attendance is just over 60,000. The record attendance for football is slightly over 50,000 for a club league match; for these matches, standing spectators are allowed.[9]
- ^ "Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ a b "This is Friends Arena". friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Säljer del av Friends Arena" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
- ^ "Frågor och svar" (in Swedish). friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.
- ^ "Friends Arena –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2020 Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ West, Bryan. "Taylor Swift breaks concert crowd record in Stockholm with Eras Tour". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ "Ny toppsiffra för AIK – slog publikrekordet på Friends" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ Priser & kategorier herrar