Malmö Arena
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Malmö Arena with its ice hockey rink set-up seen in 2009
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| Location | Arenagatan 15, 215 32 Malmö |
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| Coordinates | 55°33′55″N 12°58′34″E / 55.56528°N 12.97611°ECoordinates: 55°33′55″N 12°58′34″E / 55.56528°N 12.97611°E |
| Owner | Parkfast Arena AB |
| Operator | Parkfast Arena AB |
| Executive suites | 72 |
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Sports: 13,000 Concerts: 15,500 |
| Acreage | 51,000 m2 (550,000 sq ft) |
| Surface | Versatile |
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| Broke ground | 10 January 2007 |
| Opened | 6 November 2008 |
| Construction cost |
SEK 750 million EUR € 85 million |
| Architect | MM Matsson Konsult AB Pöyry Architects Wingårdh arkitektkontor |
| Structural engineer | Byggteknik i Skåne |
| Main contractors | Parkfast Arena AB |
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Malmö Redhawks (2008–present) 2011 World Men's Handball Championship 2013 Eurovision Song Contest |
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Malmö Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in Malmö, Sweden, and the home of SHL ice hockey club Malmö Redhawks. It is the largest arena in the SHL, and the second-largest indoor arena in Sweden. Apart from hosting Redhawks hockey matches, the arena is often the venue for team handball, floorball, concerts, and other events. It has also hosted indoor athletics. Owned and operated by Parkfast AB, the arena was designed by Mats Matson of MM Matsson Konsult AB, Hannu Helkiö of Pöyry Architects, and Gert Wingårdh of Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Naming rights for the venue are owned by Malmö Stad, in a ten-year contract, agreed in 2007. Malmö Arena hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 between 14 and 18 May 2013.
With a capacity of 13,000 for sports and 15,500 for concerts, Malmö Arena is the second-largest indoor arena in Sweden, only trailing the Ericsson Globe, located in . The attendance record for concerts at Malmö Arena is 11,300, set by a Lady Gaga concert on 19 November 2010. The venue attendance record for ice hockey was set on 12 November 2008, when Malmö Redhawks hosted Leksands IF in front of 13,247 people. Ground was broken on 10 January 2007, and the arena was inaugurated on 6 November 2008. The final construction cost for the arena was 750 million SEK. The arena is located about 80 m (260 ft) from Hyllie railway station, from where there are rail and bus connections to Malmö Central Station, Copenhagen Airport, and Copenhagen Central Station.
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