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Skellefteå Kraft Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in
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as of 2006
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Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 73,246 inhabitants in 2021.
The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that i ...
, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. The capacity of the arena is 5,801 and it was built in 1966. and inaugurated on 6 January 1967. It is the home arena of the SHL's Skellefteå AIK
Skellefteå AIK is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Skellefteå, Sweden. They currently play In the Swedish Hockey League. They play their home games in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, which seats 6,001 spectators. The team has won the Swed ...
as well as Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 Hockeyettan season, 2015–16 season, the league consists of 46 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation w ...
's SK Lejon. The arena is named after Skellefteå Kraft, a Swedish power company.
Renovation
Skellefteå Kraft Arena turned into a construction site in late summer 2005, since the decision had been made to renovate the arena. By the start of the 2007/2008 season the renovation was almost finished, and the seating capacity had been increased from 5,200 to 6,001. The renovation cost an estimated 140 MSEK, and transformed the arena from a typical Swedish indoor ice hockey venue to a modern ice hockey and event arena.
See also
*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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*List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries
The following is an incomplete list of indoor arenas in Nordic countries whose capacity is at least 5,000.
Current arenas
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References
External links
Skellefteakraftarena.se
as of 2006
Blueprints
as of 2005
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skelleftea Kraft Arena Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden Ice hockey venues in Sweden Buildings and structures in Västerbotten County Sport in Skellefteå Sports venues completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Sweden