Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Helsinki Olympic Stadium

Helsingin olympiastadion Helsingfors Olympiastadion
"Stadikka"
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60°11′13″N 024°55′38″E / 60.18694°N 24.92722°E / 60.18694; 24.92722
Owner	Stadion-säätiö
Capacity	36,251[1]
Field size	105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)[citation needed]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	12 February 1934; 90 years ago (1934-02-12)
Opened	12 June 1938; 85 years ago (1938-06-12)
Renovated	1939, 1947–1952, 1953–1956, 1961, 1971, 1991–1994, 1997–1998, 2004–2005, 2010–2011, 2016–2020
Architect	Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti
Tenants
Finland national football team (1938–present) Finnish Athletics Federation
Website
www.stadion.fi

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 and 10th World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team.

The stadium reopened in August 2020 after 4 years of renovation.^[2]