Friends Arena facts for kids
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| Former names | Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) |
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| Location | Solna, Stockholm |
| 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 |
| Executive suites | 92 |
| Capacity | 50,000 (football) 65,000 (concerts) 34,000 (speedway) |
| Record attendance | 56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013) 49,967 (Sweden–England, 14 November 2012) |
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| Broke ground | 7 December 2009 |
| Built | 2009–2012 |
| Opened | 27 October 2012 |
| Construction cost | 2.8 billion SEK (€ 300 million) |
| Architect | Berg Arkitektkontor, Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Populous |
| Tenants | |
| Sweden national football team (2012–) AIK Fotboll (2013–) Speedway Grand Prix (2013–) |
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Friends Arena is a sports stadium in Solna in Sweden. It was opened in 2012, and mainly hosts soccer games.
Images for kids
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Exterior
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Sweden vs Republic of Ireland, 22 March 2013
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Sandvikens AIK players pose before the 2013 Swedish men's national bandy championship final game.
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Interior
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Board informing about the passage of the eighteenth meridian through this point.
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Friends Arena before Sweden vs. Spain. 15th October 2019.
See also
In Spanish: STM Swedbank Arena para niños
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