{"id":770,"date":"2024-04-10T13:28:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T11:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsarena.se\/om-arenan\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:36:44","slug":"the-arena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/en\/the-arena\/","title":{"rendered":"The arena"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"block_58321f90ef54b20903a463798fc51367\" class=\"text-with-media relative align-full overflow-hidden\" style=\"background-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);\">\n    <div class=\"container align-default items-center\">\n                    <div class=\"media media-order-1 media-ratio-big media-expanded-yes media-contain-cover\">\n                                    <div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n                        <video muted autoplay loop playsinline>\n                                                            <source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/sbarena_omarenan1.mp4#t=0.1\">\n                                                    <\/video>\n                        <div class=\"video-controls\">\n                            <button class=\"pause-video\" aria-label=\"Pause video background\">Pause<\/button>\n                            <button class=\"play-video hidden\" aria-label=\"Play video background\">Play<\/button>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                <div class=\"content-body media-order-2\">\n            <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">The arena for great moments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Strawberry Arena is Sweden\u2019s national arena and one of the most modern multi-arenas in the world. With uninterrupted views from all seats, proximity to the arena floor and the latest in communication technology, you get to experience the greatest moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Arena can manage events on all types of surfaces; grass, gravel, ice and parquet flooring and switch between them at lightning speed. The retractable roof lets us put on concerts and sports events all year round \u2013 whatever the weather outside. The company Nationalarenan i Solna AB is a subsidiary of Stockholm Live and operates Strawberry Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strawberry Arena is the home ground of AIK Fotboll and the Swedish men\u2019s national football team. Strawberry Arena has hosted concerts by Beyonc\u00e9, Coldplay, Guns N\u2019 Roses, Eminem, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Bruce Springsteen, AC\/DC, Iron Maiden, Swedish House Mafia and Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_647960fd7274b459acd82a8d34ff0801\" class=\"cards-basic relative align-full overflow-hidden cards-height-basic\" style=\"background-color:var(--wp--preset--color--base);\">\n    <div class=\"container align-default\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"cards-wrapper cards-grid small-mob-grid-cols-1 mob-grid-cols-2 grid-cols-3\">\n                                        <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Inauguration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/invigning-2050-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    Inauguration                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>The arena was inaugurated on October 27, 2012 in the presence of the Crown Princess couple, the Prime Minister and 50,000 premiere-happy guests. The show &#8220;Svenska \u00d6gonblick&#8221; was broadcast live on SVT and had over 1,700,000 viewers.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/arenansbarn2050-1-1024x683-copy-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The arena children\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/arenansbarn2050-1-1024x683-copy-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/arenansbarn2050-1-1024x683-copy-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/arenansbarn2050-1-1024x683-copy-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    The arena children                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>Thanks to Swedbank donating its naming rights to the children&#8217;s rights organization Friends, the arena was named Friends Arena from 2012 to 2024. Bronze sculptures of &#8220;The Children of the Arena&#8221; stand at the venue as a tribute to the partnership and as a reminder that no child should be subjected to bullying.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/nationalarenan-cleancourt-arenarum-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Media cube\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/nationalarenan-cleancourt-arenarum-1-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/nationalarenan-cleancourt-arenarum-1-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/nationalarenan-cleancourt-arenarum-1-1024x683-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    Media cube                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>Each side of the media cube that hangs from the roof of the Arena is 65 sq.m and just one of the screens is about the size of an average two-bedroom apartment. It weights in at 64 tonnes.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/taket-2050-1-1024x683-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"The retractable roof\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/taket-2050-1-1024x683-copy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/taket-2050-1-1024x683-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/06\/taket-2050-1-1024x683-copy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    The retractable roof                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>The retractable roof consists of two sections that measure 3,750 sq. m each and together they are the size of six residential gardens. It takes around 15 minutes to open and close the roof.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Capacity sport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-sport-2050-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    Capacity sport                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>Approx. 50 000 people.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"card-basic\">\n            <div class=\"card-media\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Capacity concerts\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/04\/kapacitet-konsert-2050-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-content\">\n        <div class=\"card-text-content\">\n                            <h3>\n                    Capacity concerts                <\/h3>\n                                        <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                    <p>Approx. 60 000 people, depending on position and layout of the stage.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section 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<div class=\"content-wrapper align-content-vertical-center align-content-horizontal-left\">\n            <div class=\"content-body\">\n                                    <div class=\"tagline\">\n                        Wow-moments                    <\/div>\n                                                    <h2>Beyonc\u00e9, 2023<\/h2>                                                    <div class=\"entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:0b6822a0-deef-4402-b8ac-95985fd6d981-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" 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attendance record.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"block_13721faeaee1ba9d7f8f137bf09f48aa\" class=\"banner-fullscreen relative align-full remove-default-margins-yes\">\n            <div class=\"background\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1169\" src=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/20230510-rwt-stockholm-andrew-white-aw1-3503-v1-tp-2.jpg\" class=\"img-desktop\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/20230510-rwt-stockholm-andrew-white-aw1-3503-v1-tp-2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/20230510-rwt-stockholm-andrew-white-aw1-3503-v1-tp-2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strawberryarena.se\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/04\/20230510-rwt-stockholm-andrew-white-aw1-3503-v1-tp-2-1024x585.jpg 1024w, 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