Göransson Arena
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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.
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| Location | Sandviken, Sweden |
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| Coordinates | 60°36′30″N 16°46′10″E |
| Owner | Göransson Arena AB |
| Capacity | Bandy: 4,000 Concerts: 10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 2007 |
| Opened | 30 May 2009 |
| Construction cost | SEK 210 million EUR € 22,5 million |
| Architect | Håkan Wikström |
| Tenants | |
| Sandvikens AIK (2009–present) | |
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.
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