Stockholm - a new hotspot for events

Stockholm is growing. Stockholm’s latest major facility, the Tele2 Arena, opened in south Stockholm in July. Stockholm now proudly offers three newly built multi-purpose arenas. 

• the Stockholm Waterfront Congress Center, which opened in March 2011 and has room for up to 3,000 people
• the Friends Arena, which opened in north Stockholm in October 2012 and has room for up to 65,000 people, and 
• the Tele2 Arena, which opened in August 2013 and has room for up to 40,000 people. 

The Tele2 Arena is part of the Stockholm Globe Arenas entertainment district, which also includes the Ericsson Globe, with room for 16,000 people, Annexet, with room for 3,500 people, and Hovet, with room for 1,500 people.