Top 10 Stadiums in Sweden
Sweden's stadium picture combines the Stockholm trio of Friends Arena, Tele2 Arena and Strawberry Arena with a network of Allsvenskan grounds in Gothenburg, Malmö, Norrköping and other regional cities. The Allsvenskan plays a March-to-November calendar reflecting the Nordic climate, and the larger Stockholm grounds are also significant indoor concert venues. Every stadium is on the map.
1. Friends Arena, Solna
Capacity: 50,000 (football). Sweden's national stadium in the Solna municipality just north of Stockholm, opened in 2012 to replace the original Råsunda Stadium that was demolished. The retractable roof makes it Sweden's first fully covered major football venue. AIK use it for top-demand fixtures and the Swedish national team plays here. The stadium hosted the 2017 UEFA Europa League final and several Eurovision Song Contest events.
2. Tele2 Arena, Stockholm
Capacity: 33,000 (concerts), 30,000 (football). Opened in 2013 as part of the Stockholm Globe Arena complex in southern Stockholm. The stadium is shared by Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF — two clubs whose rivalry produces some of Sweden's most charged matchday atmospheres. The retractable roof and convertible bowl allow rapid configuration between football matches and concerts.
3. Strawberry Arena (formerly Tre Kronor Arena, Solna), Solna
Capacity: 25,000. AIK's primary historical home in Solna, replaced by Friends Arena in 2013 but the new Strawberry Arena (opened 2024) returns top-flight football to a venue more directly associated with the club's identity. Strawberry Arena is owned and named for the Norwegian hotel group.
4. Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg
Capacity: 18,800. Shared by Gothenburg's three Allsvenskan clubs — IFK Göteborg, GAIS and Örgryte IS — Gamla Ullevi opened in 2009 on the site of the demolished original Ullevi (1958). The compact rectangular bowl with steep tribunes is one of Sweden's best football-specific designs. IFK Göteborg are Sweden's most successful European club, with three UEFA Cup wins (1982, 1987, 2009).
5. Eleda Stadion, Malmö
Capacity: 21,000. Malmö FF's home, opened in 2009 as the replacement for the older Malmö Stadion. Malmö FF are Sweden's most consistently successful modern club with over 20 Allsvenskan titles. The bowl is rectangular, all-seater, and produces strong matchday atmospheres on European nights — Malmö have regularly qualified for the Champions League and Europa League group stages.
6. Tipshallen complex / Östgötaporten, Norrköping
Capacity: 17,234. IFK Norrköping's home, redeveloped multiple times. Norrköping have a deep Allsvenskan history — Sweden champions in 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948 (a near-decade dominance) and again in 1957, 1960, 1962, 1963 and 1989. The compact, well-supported ground retains a traditional Swedish football character despite various modernisations.
7. Behrn Arena, Örebro
Capacity: 14,500. Örebro SK's home, a compact municipally owned ground that has hosted Allsvenskan football for decades. The stadium is named after a long-time club benefactor and reflects the modest-scale-but-deeply-rooted approach typical of Swedish provincial football.
8. Daniel-Berlin-Arena, Sundsvall
Capacity: 7,200. GIF Sundsvall's home in northern Sweden. The relatively small size reflects the club's population catchment and the typical scale of northern Swedish football. Sundsvall has been an intermittent Allsvenskan club.
9. Tunavallen, Eskilstuna
Capacity: 7,800. AFC Eskilstuna's primary home and previously used by AIK during stadium renovations. The historic site in central Sweden has hosted football since the early 20th century and reflects the small-market scale common to Swedish provincial clubs.
10. Falcon Alkoholfri Arena, Falkenberg
Capacity: 5,500. Falkenbergs FF's home on the west coast of Sweden. The small stadium is typical of the smaller Allsvenskan clubs and illustrates the wide spread of Swedish top-flight football across cities of varying scale.
The Allsvenskan
The Allsvenskan has 16 teams and runs from late March or early April through November. Malmö FF have been the dominant club of the past 15 years, with IFK Göteborg, AIK, Hammarby IF, Djurgårdens IF and IFK Norrköping as the most consistent challengers. The league produces regular Champions League and Europa League qualifiers, with Malmö's group stage appearances in 2014-15 and 2021-22 being the most notable recent achievements.
Swedish football culture
Swedish supporter culture is among the most developed in northern Europe. The tifo and choreography traditions at Hammarby, Djurgården, AIK, Malmö and IFK Göteborg consistently produce some of the best supporter displays outside Italy and Germany. The standing supporter sections at Tele2 Arena (for both Djurgården and Hammarby), Gamla Ullevi and Eleda Stadion are major features of Swedish matchday culture. The Stockholm derby between AIK, Djurgården and Hammarby — known as the Tvillingderbyt or Tre-stadsderbyt depending on the specific match — divides the capital across multiple historic supporter identities.
The Swedish national team
Sweden's national team has been a regular World Cup and European Championship participant in the past 30 years, with the 1994 World Cup third-place finish (after losing to Brazil in the semi-final) representing the modern peak. The women's national team has won European Championships and reached World Cup finals, making Sweden one of the most consistent women's football powers globally. The Damallsvenskan — the Swedish women's league — is one of Europe's longest-established top-tier women's competitions. All venues described are on the map.