Friends Arena
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| Former names | Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) |
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| Location | Solna, |
| Coordinates | 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°ECoordinates: 59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E |
| Owner | Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, Peab, |
| Executive suites | 92 |
| Capacity | 50,653 (football) 65,000 (concerts) |
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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 | , , Populous |
| Main contractors | Peab |
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Sweden national football team (2012–) AIK Fotboll (2013–) |
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56,840 (Bruce Springsteen, 11 May 2013)
Friends Arena (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfrɛnds aˈreːˈna]) is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of . Since its opening it has served as Sweden's national stadium (Swedish: Nationalarenan) for football. The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden'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. Friends Arena is the biggest football stadium, and indoor venue, in the Nordic countries.
Initially there were plans to build a new national stadium close to the indoor venue Ericsson Globe in , but at 1 April 2006 the Swedish Football Association (SvFF) made the decision to build the new stadium in Solna. It was calculated to cost around 1.9 billion kronor (202 million euro) to complete. The estimated cost before construction had begun was 2.3 billion kronor. It replaced Råsunda Stadium, Sweden's former national arena for football. Råsunda will be torn down and will be the first stadium that hosted a FIFA World Cup in history to be removed. Blocks of 700 flats and office buildings will be erected on the site.
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