Helsinki Olympic Stadium

stadium in Helsinki, Finland

Key facts

Location: Helsinki, Finland
Owner: Stadion-säätiö
Capacity: 36,251
Surface: Grass
Field size: 105 m × 68 m (115 yd × 74 yd)
Groundbreaking: 12 February 1934 ; 92 years ago ( 1934-02-12 )
Opened: 12 June 1938 ; 87 years ago ( 1938-06-12 )
Renovated: 1939, 1947–1952, 1953–1956, 1961, 1971, 1991–1994, 1997–1998, 2004–2005, 2010–2011, 2016–2020
Architect: Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti

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The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin Olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.

The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first and tenth World Athletics Championships, in 1983 and 2005. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012. It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team.