Facts about the arena

The Stockholm Arena is a sport and event arena with a total of 30,000 seats that will be built and owned by City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter. Operation of The Stockholm Arena will be performed by the global entertainment and sport event company AEG Facilities. Which in fact is the same company that currently operates the existing arenas at Globen City. The first event in The Stockholm Arena is planned till spring 2013.

A new arena for sport and entertainment

The Stockholm Arena will contribute to making Stockholm a world-class event city. With its 30,000 seats, the arena can host many different types of event:

• National and international football
• Concerts with world famous artists
• Equestrian sports
• Motor sport
• Corporate meetings and banquettes
• Exhibitions

Year-round events

The Stockholm Arena will be an arena filled with events all year round. For this reason, the arena will be built with a sliding roof, making it flexible and allowing events to be held independent of weather and season. The arena will have a pleasant indoor temperature even during the winter season.

Finance

The Stockholm Arena is primarily financed via the sale of land and associated building rights in the proximity of Globen City, together with profits from operations. The total cost for Stockholmsarenan has been calculated to approximately MSEK 2,700 including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost is balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who will run the arena. In other words, tax payers will not contribute to the cost.