Göransson Arena is an

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. It opened in 2009 and holds up to 10,000 people at music events and 4,000 spectators for

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History

The building of the arena was financed by the Göransson Foundations, established by

Göran Fredrik Göransson Göran Fredrik Göransson (20 January 1819 – 12 May 1900) was a Sweden, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist. He was the founder of the company ''Sandvikens Jernverks AB'' (now called Sandvik AB) and was the first person to implement t ...

who founded the

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corporation. It was then sold to

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for a symbolic sum of 1 SEK. It is the home arena for the

team

Sandvikens AIK Sandvikens AIK (commonly known as SAIK) a sports club in Sandviken, Sweden. The bandy section plays its home games in the Göransson Arena in Sandviken. They play in a black outfit. History Sandvikens AIK was founded on 16 March 1901. Originally ...

and the

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has been played there since 2009. The A Division of the

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was also played in the arena. The second Semi-Final of

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took place there. International, multi-platinum pop singer

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performed to a sold out crowd at the arena as a part of her

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on August 11, 2018.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goransson Arena Indoor arenas in Sweden Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden Ice hockey venues in Sweden Bandy venues in Sweden Buildings and structures in Gävleborg County Sandviken Municipality Sandvikens AIK Sports venues completed in 2009 2009 establishments in Sweden

History

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