Göransson Arena is an indoor arena in Sandviken, Sweden. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 10,000 people at music events and 4,000 spectators for bandy.

Göransson Arena
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LocationSandviken, Sweden
Coordinates60°36′30″N 16°46′10″E / 60.60833°N 16.76944°E / 60.60833; 16.76944
OwnerGöransson Arena AB
CapacityBandy: 4,000
Concerts: 10,000
Construction
Broke groundMay 2007
Opened30 May 2009
Construction costSEK 210 million
EUR € 22,5 million
ArchitectHåkan Wikström
Tenants
Sandvikens AIK (2009–present)

History

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The building of the arena was financed by the Göransson Foundations, established by Göran Fredrik Göransson who founded the Sandvik corporation. It was then sold to Sandviken Municipality for a symbolic sum of 1 SEK.[1]

It is the home arena for the bandy team Sandvikens AIK and the Bandy World Cup has been played there since 2009. The A Division of the 2017 Bandy World Championship was also played in the arena.[2]

The second Semi-Final of Melodifestivalen 2010 took place there.

International, multi-platinum pop singer Britney Spears performed to a sold out crowd at the arena as a part of her Piece of Me Tour on August 11, 2018.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Nej, det blir inte en hall till" (in Swedish). Idrottens affärer. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Bandy-VM 2017" (in Swedish). Göransson Arena. 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
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Events and tenants
Preceded by Bandy World Championship
Final Venue

2017
Succeeded by