Globen, a valuable cultural history, received a face lift. The Finnish NHL player immediately found a clear improvement.
Globen has changed.
In February, the iconic multifunctional arena of Sweden and Stockholm was opened for over a year and about one billion, at a current course of well over EUR 91.5 million after the cost of the renovation.
For Finns watching the hockey World Championships on TV, perhaps the most visible change is that the red benches were replaced with black.
Globen is the home of the Swedish hockey team but also a multifunctional arena, and the benches did not fit the superstars of the music world.
“The artists know nothing worse than the red chairs that shine empty,” said the CEO of SGA Fastigheter, who owns Globen Mats viker During the renovation to SVT.
Swedish head coach Sam Hallam In turn, Iltalehti grinned that the color of the benches does not matter in the hockey World Championships in the home team games.
– The arena will be yellow, Hallam said and smiled.
The story goes on after the pictures.
This is what Globen looked like on the eve of the 2025 World Cup. Jenni Gästgivar
And this in Globen looked almost exactly 13 years ago. Aop
Atmosphere in the ceiling
Globen has been classified as a cultural and historical value in Sweden, so no more changes could be made to it.
However, the arena guests wanted to create a more intimate and better atmosphere.
Panels have been installed on the ceiling of Globen to serve this goal that improve acoustics.
Swedish head coach Hallam said that the margin made of panels is the most visible change for him.
The panels prevent the view of the ball -shaped ceiling but improve acoustics. Jenni Gästgivar
– The appearance view is stunning, but the inside of the arena used to be really big, so acoustics and sound disappeared. Now the arena feels closer. It’s great.
The red color is still rich in red, and the blue poles standing in four corners are also unchanged.
Bad ice?
Globen is owned by Stockholm, which was also responsible for the cost of the renovation.
The arena was opened in 1989, and the recent renovation was the first larger size. The decision -makers hope that the investment in Globen will pay off to the city’s people as there are now better opportunities to organize concerts, slumps and other events.
For such benches, viewers sit in Globen. Jenni Gästgivar
Globen’s official name has been Avicii Arena since 2021. Avicii was the late DJ Tim Bergling Artist name.
The Lions were training in Globen on Thursday. NHL defender Nikolas Matinpalo From the player’s point of view, immediately gave a direct assessment.
– A little bit if the ice could still be improved, good will come. The ice was a bit rumble and soft. Hope it will be fine tomorrow.
The Swedes woke up: Globen is the biggest
The Swedes have been proud for years that Globen, Stockholm, has been the world’s largest ball -shaped building.
However, the concert and venue, built in Las Vegas, USA, joined the competition after the building opened in 2023.
Sphere was declared the largest in the world in many media, but Globen -owned company is awake that the title should remain in Stockholm. The argument is that in the Las Vegas Sphere, only the “shell” is ball -shaped and that the building itself is not nearly ball -shaped.
Lions match program at the World Cup
In the opening block:
Fri 9.5. at 5:20 pm Finland -Austria
Sun 11.5. at 9 pm Finnish -French
Mon 12.5. at 9 pm Finnish -Sweden
Thu 15.5. at 5:20 pm Suomi -Slovenia
Sat 17.5. at 13.20 Finland -Latvia
Mon 19.5. at 9 pm Finnish -Canada
Tue 20.5. at 5:20 pm Suomi -Slovakia
In the quarterfinals:
Thu 22.05.
17.20 (Stockholm)
17.20 (Herning)
21.20 (Stockholm)
21.20 (Herning)
Semi -finals:
Sat 24.05.
15.20 (Stockholm)
19.20 (Stockholm)
Medal matches:
Sun 25.05.
16.20 Bronze Match (Stockholm)
21.20 Final (Stockholm)