Helsinki Olympic Stadium
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| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
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| Coordinates | 60°11′13″N 024°55′38″E / 60.18694°N 24.92722°ECoordinates: 60°11′13″N 024°55′38″E / 60.18694°N 24.92722°E |
| Owner | Stadion-säätiö |
| Capacity | 42,062 (36,000 after 2019 renovation) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1934 |
| Opened | 1938 |
| Renovated | 1939, 1947–1952, 1953–1956, 1961, 1971, 1991–1994, 1997–1998, 2004–2005, 2010–2011, 2016–2019 |
| Closed | 2016 for renovation works |
| Architect | Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti |
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Finland national football team |
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Finland national football team
1952 Summer Olympics
1983 World Championships in Athletics
2005 World Championships in Athletics
2012 European Athletics Championships
The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin Olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.
The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first World Athletics Championships in 1983 as well as for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012.
It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team.
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