Wiklöf Holding Arena (located in ''Idrottsparken'') is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
in
Mariehamn
Mariehamn ( , ; ; ) is the capital of Ã…land, an autonomous territory under Finnish sovereignty. Mariehamn is the seat of the Government and Parliament of Ã…land, and 40% of the population of Ã…land live in the city. It is mostly surrounded b ...
,
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, ...
.
It is used mostly for
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
matches and is the home ground of
IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Ã…land Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Gary Williams, and it plays ...
and
Ã…land United
Ã…land United is a Finnish women's football club based in Lemland, Ã…land. They compete in the Kansallinen Liiga, the premier women's football league in Finland.
In 2004 Åland's clubs Lemlands IF and IF Finströms Kamraterna decided to st ...
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The stadium has a capacity of 1,635 seats, with standing places increasing the total capacity up to 4,500. The first stadium was built in 1932.
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Football venues in Finland
Multi-purpose stadiums in Finland
Buildings and structures in Ã…land
Sport in Ã…land
1932 establishments in Finland
Sports venues completed in 1932
Ã…land United
IFK Mariehamn
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