Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium (, ) is a

pesäpallo Pesäpallo (; ; , colloquially known in Finnish as pesis and also referred to as Finnish baseball) is a fast-moving bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport that is often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other ...

stadium located in

Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

. Since its opening in 1998, it has been the home field of the Vaasan Maila. Since 2015, it has also been a home field of the Vaasan Mailattaret, a

Superpesis The Superpesis is the highest level of the Finnish pesäpallo league system. Contested by 13 clubs in men's league and 12 clubs in women's league, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Ykköspesis. Seasons usually run from ...

team. The Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium in Vaasa was built for the 1988 All-Star Game. The stadium was equipped with a covered main stand for 1,000 people. The stadium has a total capacity of 4,500. The stadium was the first pesäpallo field in Finland to have a covered main stand and was chosen as Stadium of the Year in 1986. The 1988 All-Star Game also set a stadium attendance record of 7,090 spectators with the additional stands. The field has a sand turf surface, which was installed in 2004.

Renovation

Renovation work at Hietalahti Baseball Stadium began in September 2024. The project includes the removal of the old artificial turf and the installation of a refrigeration pipeline system for a future artificial ice rink. The total renovation project was estimated €1.2 million, while the Finnis government provided €420,000.

References

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