Jönköpings idrottshus, nicknamed Kåken, is a

sports hall An arena is a large enclosed venue, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theatre, musical performances or sporting events. It comprises a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators, and may ...

in Väster in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat o ...

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. It was opened on 19 November 1939 with a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

game between GoIF Fram and

IFK Kristianstad Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad (), or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish professional handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-spo ...

and acts as home ground for club teams like Jönköping City IBK (

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), IK Cyrus T/S, IF Hallby (handball),

Jönköpings IK Jönköpings IK is a floorball club in Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, ...

(floorball) and KFUM Jönköping. Following criticism for being "too old" by the early

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, it was renovated and reopened on 8 September 2012.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jonkopings idrottshus 1939 establishments in Sweden Sports venues in Jönköping Sports venues completed in 1939 20th-century establishments in Jönköping County