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Skellefteå Kraft Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in
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Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a Cities in Sweden, city in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with a population of 36,388. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 77,322 inhabitants in 2024.
The city is historically industrial, with mining ...
, Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
. 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. 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 Swedish Ch ...
as well as Hockeyettan
Hockeyettan is the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden. As of the 2015–16 season, the league consists of 39 teams divided geographically into four groups. Hockeyettan operates a system of promotion and relegation with HockeyAllsvenskan and D ...
'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
Proposed arenas
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*List of indoor arenas in Nordic countries
The following is an incomplete list of indoor arenas in Nordic countries with a capacity of 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 Ice hockey venues in Sweden Sports venues in Västerbotten County Sport in Skellefteå Sports venues completed in 1967 1967 establishments in Sweden 20th-century establishments in Västerbotten County