Strawberry Arena

Strawberry Arena
Nationalarenan
Full name	Strawberry Arena
Former names	Swedbank Arena (2009–2012) ; Friends Arena (2012–2024)
Address	Stockholm; Sweden
Location	Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates	59°22′21″N 18°00′00″E / 59.37250°N 18.00000°E
Owner	Swedish Football Association, Folksam, Solna Municipality, Jernhusen, Peab, Fabege
Executive suites	92
Capacity	50,000 (national capacity); 50,653 (international all-seated capacity) (football); 35,000 (scaled-down) (football); 65,000 (concerts); ;
Record attendance	60,243 (Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, 17-19 May 2024); 50,128 (AIK–Sundsvall, 4 November 2018); ;
Surface	Natural grass turf
Construction
Broke ground	7 December 2009
Built	2009–2012
Opened	25 October 2012
Construction cost	2.8 billion SEK; (€ 300 million)
Architect	Arkitekterna Krook & Tjäder, Berg Arkitektkontor, Populous
Main contractors	Peab
Tenants
	Sweden men's national football team (2012–present); AIK Fotboll (2013–present); Melodifestivalen final (2013–2020, 2022–present)

Nationalarenan, known as Strawberry Arena for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.

Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the City Centre, it is the largest stadium in Scandinavia. Since its opening, the venue has served as Sweden's national stadium for men's football, hence the name Nationalarenan.

The main tenants of the stadium are Sweden's men'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. The arena is designed by Danish C.F. Møller Architects.

65,000 at concerts would require a small stage. The record attendance is just over 60,000. The record attendance for football is slightly over 50,000 for a club league match; for these matches are standing spectators allowed.^[9]

^ "Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
^ ^a ^b "This is Friends Arena". friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ "Säljer del av Friends Arena" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.
^ "Frågor och svar" (in Swedish). friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.
^ "Friends Arena –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
^ "UEFA Euro 2020 Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2022.
^ West, Bryan. "Taylor Swift breaks concert crowd record in Stockholm with Eras Tour". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
^ "Ny toppsiffra för AIK – slog publikrekordet på Friends" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
^ Priser & kategorier herrar

[1] "Inledande spadtag för nationalarenan" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2009-12-07.

[friendsarena-2] "This is Friends Arena". friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 9 April 2013.

[3] "Säljer del av Friends Arena" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television.

[4] "Frågor och svar" (in Swedish). friendsarena.se. Archived from the original on 2013-04-27.

[5] "Friends Arena –". Stadiumdb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-22.

[6] "UEFA Euro 2020 Evaluation Report" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[7] West, Bryan. "Taylor Swift breaks concert crowd record in Stockholm with Eras Tour". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-17.

[8] "Ny toppsiffra för AIK – slog publikrekordet på Friends" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.

[9] Priser & kategorier herrar

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