Helsingborg Arena is a multipurpose arena in
Helsingborg
Helsingborg (, , , ) is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Scania (Skåne), Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Scania (after Malmö) and ninth-largest in Sweden, with a population of 113,816 (2020). Helsingborg is the cent ...
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Sweden
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, run by and associated with the municipal companies Helsingborg Events and Idrottspark AB and Helsingborg Arena and Scen AB, respectively.
History
Plans for the new arena began in 2005. It was designed by the engineering consultancy company
Sweco AB. The inauguration of the arena took place on 30 November 2012. The arena was funded by the Henry and Gerda Dunker Foundation, established by the late businessman and philanthropist
Henry Dunker
Henry Christian Louis Dunker (6 September 1870 – 3 May 1962) was a Swedish businessman and industrialist in Helsingborg, Sweden. His father was the founder of Helsingsborgs Gummifabrik AB ( sv), also known as Tretorn AB, a manufacturer of rubb ...
(1870–1962).
Helsingborg Arena has a floor area of 21,000 square meters and a ceiling height of at most 15 meters. The arena holds a maximum of 5,500 spectators at concerts and 4,700 spectators at sporting events.
See also
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List of indoor arenas in Sweden
The following is a list of indoor arenas in Sweden with a capacity of at least 4,000 at sporting events. The arenas in the table are ranked by capacity; the arenas with the highest capacities are listed first.
Current arenas
Under construction
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References
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Buildings and structures in Helsingborg
Handball venues in Sweden
Sport in Helsingborg
Tourist attractions in Helsingborg
Sports venues in the Øresund Region
Sports venues completed in 2012
Tourist attractions in Skåne County
21st-century establishments in Skåne County
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