Arto Tolsa Areena is a

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in Kotka, Finland. It is the home stadium of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP). The stadium holds 4,780 and was inaugurated in 1952 for the Helsinki Olympics. The stadium's record attendance was made during the Olympic Games in the

match between the Soviet Union and Bulgaria, the score having been 2–1

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Depending on the source, the record is 10,000, or 10,637 or 10,950.Harri Levänen: "Kyllä Urheilukeskukseen mahtui", ''Kymen Sanomat'', July 5, 2010. Arto Tolsa Areena used to be known as "Urheilukeskus" ("Sports Center" in Finnish). It got its current name after it was renovated around the turn of millennium. The current name comes from

Arto Tolsa Arto Vilho Tolsa (9 August 1945 – 30 March 1989) was a Finnish footballer. Career Tolsa started his career in his hometown of Kotka, playing for Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat. He was promoted to first team as a 16 year old for 1962 second di ...

, who was a legendary Finnish player of Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, the predecessor of KTP. The covered main stand holds 2,500 spectators. The size of the pitch is 105 by 65 metres. The power of the lighting system is 1200

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. At the beginning of the 2015 season, the pitch was converted to an artificial playing surface.

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Venues of the 1952 Summer Olympics Football venues in Finland Olympic football venues Sports venues completed in 1952 {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub