Gärdehov is an

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

located in

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. Old town i ...

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, and built in 1966. The

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

arena has a capacity of 2,500 spectators (previously 3,300) since the renovation of the arena in summer 2009,Gärdehov information
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IF Sundsvall Hockey IF Sundsvall Hockey is a Sweden, Swedish ice hockey club based in Sundsvall. The club currently competes in Hockeyettan, the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. Sundsvall plays their home matches at Gärdehov, with a capacity of 2,500. History ...

's home arena. The arena also holds a

bandy field A bandy field or bandy rink is a large ice rink used for playing the team winter sport of bandy. Being about the size of a football pitch, it is substantially larger than an ice hockey rink. History Originally, bandy was played on naturally froz ...

, which is used for home games by Selånger SK Bandy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardehov Indoor arenas in Sweden Ice hockey venues in Sweden Bandy venues in Sweden Sports venues completed in 1966 Sport in Sundsvall Sports venues in Västernorrland County 1966 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Västernorrland County