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Location
  
Östersund, Sweden

Opened
  
6 December 2013

Owner
  
Östersund Municipality

Capacity
  
3,000

Phone
  
+46 63 14 30 00

Östersund Arena

Architect
  
Tirsén & Aili Arkitekter

Address
  
Arenavägen 27, 831 91 Östersund, Sweden

Construction cost
  
260 million SEK (€26 million)

Similar
  
Conventum Arena, LF Arena, Jämtkraft Arena, Fjällräven Center, Vaasa Arena

Game of s k a t e in stersund arena andreas vs lukas


Östersund Arena is a multi-purpose venue in Östersund, Sweden. The arena can be used for ice hockey, field hockey, figure skating, gymnastics. The arena opened in 2013, and replaced the Z-hallen for the Östersunds IK ice hockey team.

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Arena

The arena accommodates two ice hockey fields, a gymnasium, a restaurant and an artificially frozen outdoor bandy rink. The stadium is located to the north-west of Östersund near to the Östersund Ski Stadium and the Jämtkraft Arena football stadium.

The "A Hall" can accommodate 2,700 spectators for ice hockey games, including approximately 2,100 seats. The attendance record of 2,700 people was set of 24 January 2015 when Östersunds IK played Huddinge IK, the match ended 2-0 to Östersunds IK.

The gymnastics hall is nearly 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) in area and 10 metres (33 ft) in height.

The arena has, among other things, hosted the third semi-final of Melodifestivalen 2015, and the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool.

Tenants

The arena's tenants include; ice hockey team Östersunds IK, figure skating team IF Castor, bandy team Östersunds BS, and gymnastics team Östersundsgymnasterna.

References

Östersund Arena Wikipedia