Stockholmsarenan
UEFA Category 4 Stadium
Full nameStockholmsarenan
LocationJohanneshov, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates59°17′27″N 18°05′07″E / 59.29081°N 18.08534°E / 59.29081; 18.08534
Public transit
Globen
Gullmarsplan
OwnerCity of Stockholm via SGA Fastigheter
OperatorAEG Live
Typemulti-purpose Arena
Capacity45,000 (concerts)
30,000 (sports)[1]
28,000 (when police is in charge of max capacity, football only)
Record attendance39,338 (Madonna, 14 November 2015)
31,810 (HIF–Häcken, 4 November 2018)
SurfaceArtificial turf
Construction
Broke ground10 September 2010[2]
Built2010–2013
Opened20 July 2013
Construction costSEK 2.7 billion (estimated)[3]
€290 million
Architect
Main contractorsPeab
Tenants
Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF (2013–)
Website
https://tele2arena.se/en/

The Stockholmsarenan, known as the Tele2 Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose Arena[4] in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov, just south of Stockholm City Centre, Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches, hosting home matches of Allsvenskan teams Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF. The arena has a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing,[5][6] and its facilities fulfill the requirements of FIFA and UEFA for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.[7]

History

Stockholmsarenan in September 2014.
Stockholmsarenan under construction in April 2013.

With a maximum capacity of up to 40,000 and a retractable roof, the arena is able to host concerts, equestrian, motorsport, ice sports, banquettes, exhibitions, company events and shareholder meetings, in addition to football.

The cost was calculated to be 2.7 billion SEK including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost was balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who runs the arena. Financing was mostly covered by sale of land, mainly the lot where Söderstadion was situated and associated building rights for commercial premises. The owner is the City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter AB.

The arena was planned to host the opening game of the ice hockey World Championship 2013, but the construction was delayed and the arena was not finished until July 2013, two months after the tournament.[8] Initially, it was intended that the stadium would stage the finals of the Swedish Super League, but after the delay, it was decided that the finals in 2013 and 2014 would be moved to Malmö Arena.[9] It is decided that Stockholmsarenan will be the national stadium of Swedish speedway and American football.[10]

It is also possible to have artificially-frozen ice on the ground. The bandy team of Hammarby IF has practiced on the ice when this possibility was tried for the first time, but the team will so far still use Zinkensdamms IP as their home ground for bandy. "Bandyns dag" ("Bandy Day") was supposed to be arranged at the arena on 14 December 2013 with a match against IFK Vänersborg as the climax but had to be cancelled due to problems with preparing the ice.[11] Instead, the match against Sandvikens AIK on 10 January 2014 was played at Stockholmsarenan.[12][13]

On 27 June 2013, just days before Hammarby's first football match at their new arena, an explosive device was found outside the stadium. Former players from rivals Djurgården were to play a friendly that evening in front of approximately 3,000 spectators, but the game was cancelled due to the threat. The culture commissioner for the City of Stockholm has stated that the city council "has authority over who gets to play there, and that power will be used" if the situation does not get under control.[14][15]

The first official event at the stadium was a football match between Hammarby and Örgryte IS on 20 July 2013. The match, which ended in a 0–0 draw, brought in 29,175 spectators, setting a new record for highest attendance at a Superettan match.[16] The following day, a crowd of 27,798 attended Djurgårdens IF's inaugural match at Stockholmsarenan, a 1–2 defeat by IFK Norrköping.[17]

Events

Stockholmsarenan lit up in green and white during a Hammarby match.
The national women's bandy final in 2015

Two football teams from Stockholm, Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF, have played their home games at Stockholmsarenan since July 2013. Another Stockholm club, IF Brommapojkarna, have occasionally played matches against the other Stockholm teams at Stockholmsarenan instead of at their usual home ground, Grimsta IP.[18]

The official inauguration took place on 24 August 2013, featuring Swedish artists Robyn, Lars Winnerbäck and Kent, but the first concert at Stockholmsarenan had already taken place on 27 July 2013, with Swedish band Gyllene Tider performing.

On 28 February and 1 March 2014, Swedish superstar Avicii made two sold-out concerts with 35,000 and 40,000 spectators respectively.

The Rolling Stones played at Stockholmsarenan on 1 July 2014 as part of the European leg of their 14 On Fire tour. It was the band's 26th-ever appearance in Sweden.

Paul McCartney played at Stockholmsarenan on 9 July 2015 as part of the European leg of his Out There Tour.

Madonna visited the stadium with her Rebel Heart Tour on 14 November 2015, attracting over 39,000 people. The singer would return to the stadium with her Celebration Tour on 28 October 2023.

In 2015, the American football World Championship was to be hosted in Stockholm, with Stockholmsarenan as the only venue.

On 24 January 2015, the Arena hosted UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson, a mixed martial arts match between Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson and American Anthony Johnson. In 2015 and 2016, the Swedish Bandy Finals have been held at the arena. In addition, Hammarby IF have played single matches here.

Adele performed at the arena as a part of her Adele Live 2016 Tour on 29 April 2016.

Rihanna performed at the arena as a part of her Anti World Tour on 4 July 2016.[19]

Justin Bieber performed at the arena as a part of his Purpose World Tour on 29 and 30 September 2016.

On 17 June 2017, for her Celine Dion Live 2017 tour, Celine Dion performed in front of a crowd of a less than average 21,699, selling out almost instantly. Her production opted to divide the stadium in half for her show, citing “Better experience for the audience and for logistical reasons”.

Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello performed three reunion shows as the Swedish House Mafia at Stockholmsarenan from 2 to 4 May 2019, after they split up in March 2013 ending their One Last Tour at the Ultra Music Festival. Tickets for these shows sold out fast; more than 120,000 tickets were sold within 5 minutes.

It hosted several matches of the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, which Sweden was co-hosting alongside Poland.

Laleh will be the first Swedish female artist to headline a concert at the arena, as part of her national summer tour dates in 2023.[20]

List of concerts

Date Artist(s) Tour Attendance
27 July 2013Sweden Gyllene Tider2013 Summer Tour23,082
24 August 2013Sweden Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, RobynInauguration concerts39,714
26 November 2013Denmark VolbeatOutlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies Live9,152
28 February 2014Sweden AviciiTrue Tour69,725
1 March 2014
10 May 2014United States Justin TimberlakeThe 20/20 Experience World Tour26,602
1 June 2014United States AerosmithGlobal Warming Tour
1 July 2014United Kingdom The Rolling Stones14 On Fire37,009
9 July 2015United Kingdom Paul McCartneyOut There23,579
14 November 2015United States MadonnaRebel Heart Tour39,338
29 April 2016United Kingdom AdeleAdele Live 201631,069
4 July 2016Barbados RihannaAnti World Tour34,956
10 September 2016United States Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Getaway World Tour25,820
29 September 2016Canada Justin BieberPurpose World Tour79,380
30 September 2016
15 December 2016Sweden KentAvskedsturnén113,400
16 December 2016
17 December 2016
6 May 2017United States KissThe KISSWORLD 2017 Tour24 334
17 June 2017Canada Celine DionCeline Dion Live 201721,699
1 June 2018United Kingdom Iron MaidenLegacy of the Beast World Tour37,221
2 May 2019Sweden Swedish House MafiaSave The World Reunion Tour 2019114,629
3 May 2019
4 May 2019
5 June 2019 United States Bon Jovi This House Is Not For Sale Tour 35, 419
8 June 2019 United States Eagles 2019 World Tour
3 August 2019United States PinkBeautiful Trauma Tour33,943
29 June 2022 United Kingdom Harry Styles Love On Tour 36,282
17 June 2023 Canada The Weeknd After Hours til Dawn Tour 70,130
18 June 2023
7 July 2023 United Kingdom Elton John Farewell Yellow Brick Road 58,152
8 July 2023
19 August 2023Sweden LalehSommarturné 2023[20]20,137
28 October 2023 United States Madonna The Celebration Tour

Highest attendances

Attendance Performance Event Date Ref.
40,000Iron MaidenConcert1 June 2018[21]
40,000Avicii1 March 2014[22]
39,714Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, Robyn, Zhala26 August 2013[23]
39,338Madonna14 November 2015[24]
38,209 Swedish House Mafia 2 May 2019
37,009Rolling Stones2 July 2014[25]
35,000Avicii28 February 2014[26]
31,756Hammarby IF vs Östersunds FK2016 Allsvenskan4 April 2016[27]

Interior and tifos

Djurgårdens IF supporters in a Stockholm-derby against AIK.
Hammarby IF tifo in an Allsvenskan game.

Average attendances

Season Djurgårdens IF Hammarby IF Ref
Division GP Season Average Highest Gate Lowest Gate Division GP Season Average Highest Gate Lowest Gate
2013Allsvenskan815,85827,798vs IFK Norrköping 10,079vs Åtvidabergs FF Superettan814,14529,175vs Örgryte IS 7,886vs Östersunds FK [28][29]
2014Allsvenskan1513,14525,175vs AIK 7,454vs Örebro Superettan1520,45131,074vs Ljungskile SK 11,936vs Husqvarna FF [30][31]
2015Allsvenskan1515,48227,428vs Hammarby 8,772vs Helsingborgs IF Allsvenskan1525,50730,869vs Kalmar FF 18,173vs Gelfe IF [32]
2016Allsvenskan1513,39324,900vs Hammarby 6,724vs Jönköpings SIF Allsvenskan1522,88531,756vs Östersunds FK 18,119vs Falkenberg FF [33]
2017Allsvenskan1516,24126,648vs IK Sirius 10,255vs AFC Eskilstuna Allsvenskan1522,13730,671vs Kalmar FF 17,403vs IK Sirius [34]
2018Allsvenskan1512,30724,396vs Hammarby 7,608vs IF Elfsborg Allsvenskan1523,68031,810vs BK Häcken 17,896vs IF Elfsborg [35]
2019Allsvenskan1515,95828,258vs Örebro 9,609vs Östersunds FK Allsvenskan1524,23231,337vs Kalmar FF 18,475vs FF Falkenberg [36]
2020Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19.
2021Allsvenskan11*9,19823,227vs Varberg 7,133vs Örebro Allsvenskan11*10,26329,317vs AIK 7,112vs Mjällby AIF [37]
2022Allsvenskan1519,58727,203vs Hammarby 14,245vs IFK Norrköping Allsvenskan1526,37230,216vs Helsingborgs IF 21,526vs IF Sundsvall [38]
2023Allsvenskan320,04822,273vs IF Brommapojkarna 15,343vs Kalmar FF Allsvenskan227,05230,941vs Degerfors IF 23,163vs Varbergs BoIS [39]
  • Four fixtures each played behind closed doors during 2021 season.

See also

References

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  20. 1 2 "Laleh presenterar sommarturné 2023 - hennes största någonsin - första svenska kvinnliga artist på Tele2 Arena" [Laleh presents summer tour 2023 - her biggest ever - first Swedish female artist at Tele2 Arena.]. MyNewsDesk (in Swedish). Stockholm, Sweden. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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