# 3Arena (Stockholm)

Stockholmsarenan, known as 3Arena for sponsorship reasons (formerly Tele2 Arena), is a retractable roof multi-purpose arena in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov, just south of Stockholm City Centre, Sweden. It is used mostly for concerts and football matches, hosting home matches of Allsvenskan teams Djurgårdens IF and Hammarby IF. The arena has a capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 spectators for football matches, depending on the number of people standing, and its facilities fulfill the requirements of FIFA and UEFA for hosting international games and tournaments. When configured for concerts, the arena has a capacity of 45,000 spectators.

## History

With a maximum capacity of up to 40,000 and a retractable roof, the arena is able to host concerts, equestrian, motorsport, ice sports, banquettes, exhibitions, company events and shareholder meetings, in addition to football.
The cost was calculated to be 2.7 billion SEK including land appropriation and a new parking garage under the arena. The cost was balanced against income from sales of building rights and rental from the operator who runs the arena. Financing was mostly covered by sale of land, mainly the lot where Söderstadion was situated and associated building rights for commercial premises. The owner is the City of Stockholm via subsidiary SGA Fastigheter AB.
The arena was planned to host the opening game of the ice hockey World Championship 2013, but the construction was delayed and the arena was not finished until July 2013, two months after the tournament. Initially, it was intended that the stadium would stage the finals of the Swedish Super League, but after the delay, it was decided that the finals in 2013 and 2014 would be moved to Malmö Arena. It is decided that Stockholmsarenan will be the national stadium of Swedish speedway and American football.
It is also possible to have artificially-frozen ice on the ground. The bandy team of Hammarby IF has practiced on the ice when this possibility was tried for the first time, but the team will so far still use Zinkensdamms IP as their home ground for bandy. "Bandyns dag" ("Bandy Day") was supposed to be arranged at the arena on 14 December 2013 with a match against IFK Vänersborg as the climax but had to be cancelled due to problems with preparing the ice. Instead, the match against Sandvikens AIK on 10 January 2014 was played at Stockholmsarenan.
On 27 June 2013, just days before Hammarby's first football match at their new arena, an explosive device was found outside the stadium. Former players from rivals Djurgården were to play a friendly that evening in front of approximately 3,000 spectators, but the game was cancelled due to the threat. The culture commissioner for the City of Stockholm has stated that the city council "has authority over who gets to play there, and that power will be used" if the situation does not get under control.
The first official event at the stadium was a football match between Hammarby and Örgryte IS on 20 July 2013. The match, which ended in a 0–0 draw, brought in 29,175 spectators, setting a new record for highest attendance at a Superettan match. The following day, a crowd of 27,798 attended Djurgårdens IF's inaugural match at Stockholmsarenan, a 1–2 defeat by IFK Norrköping.
On 1 January 2025, the arena was renamed the 3Arena, as a result of telecommunations company 3 taking over as title sponsor from Tele2.

## Events

Two football teams from Stockholm, Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF, have played their home games at Stockholmsarenan since July 2013. Another Stockholm club, IF Brommapojkarna, have occasionally played matches against the other Stockholm teams at Stockholmsarenan instead of at their usual home ground, Grimsta IP.
The official inauguration took place on 24 August 2013, featuring Swedish artists Robyn, Lars Winnerbäck and Kent, but the first concert at Stockholmsarenan had already taken place on 27 July 2013, with Swedish band Gyllene Tider performing.
On 28 February and 1 March 2014, Swedish superstar Avicii made two sold-out concerts with 35,000 and 40,000 spectators respectively.
The Rolling Stones played at Stockholmsarenan on 1 July 2014 as part of the European leg of their 14 On Fire tour. It was the band's 26th-ever appearance in Sweden.
Paul McCartney played at Stockholmsarenan on 9 July 2015 as part of the European leg of his Out There Tour.
Madonna visited the stadium with her Rebel Heart Tour on 14 November 2015, attracting over 39,000 people. The singer would return to the stadium with her Celebration Tour on 28 October 2023.
In 2015, the American football World Championship was to be hosted in Stockholm, with Stockholmsarenan as the only venue.
On 24 January 2015, the Arena hosted UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs. Johnson, a mixed martial arts match between Swedish fighter Alexander Gustafsson and American Anthony Johnson. In 2015 and 2016, the Swedish Bandy Finals have been held at the arena. In addition, Hammarby IF have played single matches here.
Adele performed at the arena as a part of her Adele Live 2016 Tour on 29 April 2016.
Rihanna performed at the arena as a part of her Anti World Tour on 4 July 2016.
Justin Bieber performed at the arena as a part of his Purpose World Tour on 29 and 30 September 2016.
On 17 June 2017, for her Celine Dion Live 2017 tour, Celine Dion performed in front of a crowd of a less than average 21,699, selling out almost instantly. Her production opted to divide the stadium in half for her show, citing "Better experience for the audience and for logistical reasons".
Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello performed three reunion shows as the Swedish House Mafia at Stockholmsarenan from 2 to 4 May 2019, after they split up in March 2013 ending their One Last Tour at the Ultra Music Festival. Tickets for these shows sold out fast; more than 120,000 tickets were sold within 5 minutes.
It hosted several matches of the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, which Sweden was co-hosting alongside Poland.
Laleh will be the first Swedish female artist to headline a concert at the arena, as part of her national summer tour dates in 2023.

## List of concerts

| Date | Artist(s) | Tour | Attendance |
| 27 July 2013 | Gyllene Tider | 2013 Summer Tour | 23,082 |
| 24 August 2013 | Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, Robyn | Inauguration concerts | 39,714 |
| 26 November 2013 | Volbeat | Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies Live | 9,152 |
| 28 February 2014 | Avicii | True Tour | 69,725 |
| 1 March 2014 | Avicii | True Tour | 69,725 |
| 10 May 2014 | Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience World Tour | 26,602 |
| 1 June 2014 | Aerosmith | Global Warming Tour | |
| 1 July 2014 | The Rolling Stones | 14 On Fire | 37,009 |
| 9 July 2015 | Paul McCartney | Out There | 23,579 |
| 14 November 2015 | Madonna | Rebel Heart Tour | 39,338 |
| 29 April 2016 | Adele | Adele Live 2016 | 31,069 |
| 4 July 2016 | Rihanna | Anti World Tour | 34,956 |
| 10 September 2016 | Red Hot Chili Peppers | The Getaway World Tour | 25,820 |
| 29 September 2016 | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour | 79,380 |
| 30 September 2016 | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour | 79,380 |
| 15 December 2016 | Kent | Avskedsturnén | 113,400 |
| 16 December 2016 | Kent | Avskedsturnén | 113,400 |
| 17 December 2016 | Kent | Avskedsturnén | 113,400 |
| 6 May 2017 | Kiss | The KISSWORLD 2017 Tour | 24 334 |
| 17 June 2017 | Celine Dion | Celine Dion Live 2017 | 21,699 |
| 29 July 2017 | Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour | |
| 1 June 2018 | Iron Maiden | Legacy of the Beast World Tour | 37,221 |
| 2 May 2019 | Swedish House Mafia | Save The World Reunion Tour 2019 | 114,629 |
| 3 May 2019 | Swedish House Mafia | Save The World Reunion Tour 2019 | 114,629 |
| 4 May 2019 | Swedish House Mafia | Save The World Reunion Tour 2019 | 114,629 |
| 5 June 2019 | Bon Jovi | This House Is Not for Sale Tour | 35, 419 |
| 8 June 2019 | Eagles | 2019 World Tour | |
| 3 August 2019 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma Tour | 33,943 |
| 29 June 2022 | Harry Styles | Love On Tour | 36,282 |
| 17 June 2023 | The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 70,130 |
| 18 June 2023 | The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 70,130 |
| 7 July 2023 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 72,300 |
| 8 July 2023 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 72,300 |
| 19 August 2023 | Laleh | Sommarturné 2023 | 20,137 |
| 28 October 2023 | Madonna | The Celebration Tour | |
| 12 June 2024 | Nicki Minaj | Pink Friday 2 World Tour | |
| 2 September 2024 | Justin Timberlake | The Forget Tomorrow World Tour | |
| 21 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 22 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 23 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 25 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 26 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 27 March 2025 | Kent | Reunion concerts | |
| 9 August 2025 | Kendrick Lamar, SZA | Grand National Tour | |

### Highest attendances

| Attendance | Performance | Event | Date |
| 40,000 | Iron Maiden | Concert | 1 June 2018 |
| 40,000 | Avicii | Concert | 1 March 2014 |
| 39,714 | Kent, Lars Winnerbäck, Robyn, Zhala | Concert | 26 August 2013 |
| 39,338 | Madonna | Concert | 14 November 2015 |
| 38,209 | Swedish House Mafia | Concert | 2 May 2019 |
| 37,009 | Rolling Stones | Concert | 2 July 2014 |
| 35,000 | Avicii | Concert | 28 February 2014 |
| 31,756 | Hammarby IF vs Östersunds FK | 2016 Allsvenskan | 4 April 2016 |

## Average attendances

| Season | Djurgårdens IF | Djurgårdens IF | Djurgårdens IF | Hammarby IF | Hammarby IF | Hammarby IF | Ref |
| Season | Division | GP | Season Average | Division | GP | Season Average | Ref |
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 15,858 | Superettan | 8 | 14,145 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 13,145 | Superettan | 15 | 20,451 | |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 15,482 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 25,507 | |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 13,393 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 22,885 | |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 16,241 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 22,137 | |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 12,307 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 23,680 | |
| 2019 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 15,958 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 24,232 | |
| 2020 | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19. | |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 11* | 9,198 | Allsvenskan | 11* | 10,263 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 19,587 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 26,372 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 19,331 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 22,543 | |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 19,339 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 23,578 | |
* Four fixtures each played behind closed doors during 2021 season.