Sonera Stadium

HJK Helsinki Klubi 04

• U-17 World Cup 2003
• European Football Championship Women 2009
• Final in the Finnish football Cup in 2000, and since 2002

The Sonera Stadium ( until August 10, 2010 Finnair Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Finnish capital Helsinki. It is named after the telecommunications group TeliaSonera and is located right next to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.

The stadium was opened in 2000 and can accommodate 10,766 spectators. It is a pure seat stadium, all the seats are covered. In addition, the main stand can be heated. The game is played on an artificial turf, under the playfield is a soil heating.

In the stadium mainly carry the football club HJK Helsinki and its reserve team Klubi 04 from their home games, but it also found some friendly matches of the Finnish national team place here. In 2003, here the final of the U-17 World Cup was held.

The Sonera Stadium in 2009 was one of the five venues for the European football championship of women. During the tournament, the arena was also, however, the name " Töölö Stadium ". For the tournament, a lawn was laid. In the stadium three group matches, one quarter-final and semi-finals were played.