Gärdehov is an

indoor arena An arena is a large enclosed platform, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators ...

located in

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. History Th ...

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, and built in 1966. The

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

arena has a capacity of 2,500 spectators (previously 3,300) since the renovation of the arena in summer 2009,Gärdehov information
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IF Sundsvall Hockey IF Sundsvall Hockey is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Sundsvall. The club currently competes in Hockeyettan, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. Sundsvall plays their home matches at Gärdehov, with a capacity of 2,500. History The club ...

's home arena. The arena also holds a

bandy field A bandy field or bandy rink is a large ice rink used for playing the team winter sport of bandy. Being about the size of a football pitch, it is substantially larger than an ice hockey rink. History Originally, bandy was played on naturally froz ...

, which is used for home games by

Selånger SK Bandy Selånger SK Bandy is a bandy club in Sundsvall, Sweden, and part of the sports club alliance Selånger SK. It has its name from the small village of Selånger outside Sundsvall proper. Selånger SK was founded in 1921 and has had many sports u ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardehov Indoor arenas in Sweden Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden Ice hockey venues in Sweden Bandy venues in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1966 Sport in Sundsvall Buildings and structures in Västernorrland County 1966 establishments in Sweden