ABB Arena is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in

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, Sweden.

Venues

Arena Nord

ABB Arena Nord is the

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arena and

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's home arena. It was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 4,902 spectators. "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena, which was earlier called ''Rocklundahallen''.

Arena Syd

"ABB Arena Sy

is the second arena and is a multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena mainly used for bandy, but also for

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s and exhibitions. ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden ( Friends Arena and

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, where a few Swedish Championship finals have been played, are bigger, but they are not usually used for bandy). ABB Arena Syd is the home arena for

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and has a capacity of 9,000 spectators at bandy matches.ABB Arena Syd information at Rocklunda's official website
. Retrieved 16 May 2011. It was the main arena at the

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. The

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(FIB) have arranged training camps for developing bandy countries here.

References

External links

ABB Arena Nord homepage on rocklunda.comABB Arena Syd homepage on rocklunda.comAerial photograph over Rocklunda (use zoom function if needed)
{{HockeyAllsvenskan Indoor arenas in Sweden Indoor ice hockey venues in Sweden Ice hockey venues in Sweden Bandy venues in Sweden Buildings and structures in Västerås Sport in Västerås Sports venues completed in 2007 2007 establishments in Sweden Bandy World Championships stadiums Västerås SK Bandy Tillberga IK Bandy

Venues

Arena Nord

Arena Syd

See also

References

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