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venue, in

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History

The arena, which is located in the

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district of Jönköping, was built between September 1999 and September 2000. It was literally built around and on top of the old arena

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while

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was still playing their regular season games. Kinnarps Arena was designed by Flensborns arkitektkontor and

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as contractor, with Kinnarps AB financing the project. Future proprietor and owner of the arena is HV71 Fastighets AB, a

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to HV71. HV71 played its first Swedish Elite League game inside the arena on 26 September 2000, defeating Luleå HF, 6–4. The official inauguration occurred on 21 October the same year. To improve HV71's youth programme a training facility connected to Kinnarps Arena was built and stood ready for use in May 2001. In December 2003 the decision to expand the arena for season 2004–05 with another 1,000 seats, a restaurant, a sports bar, a café, a sky bar, new conference rooms and boxes, was made. In the pre-season of 2007–08 HV71 invested in a new

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scoreboard, measuring 6.2 by 10.5 feet, capable of a display surpassing any LED scoreboards currently installed in Sweden. The scoreboard is a

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and

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, and in Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in France. In August 2020, the arena was renamed from Kinnarps Arena to Husqvarna Garden.

Events hosted

Sport events

* 2000

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* 2002 European Handball Championship * 2002 Ice Hockey World Championship * 2004 Team Handball Men's World Cup *

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* 2023 World Men’s Handball Championship

Other events

* Semifinal 1 of Melodifestivalen 2007 *

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