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| Location | Tammela,Tampere |
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| Coordinates | 61°30′1″N23°47′7″E / 61.50028°N 23.78528°E /61.50028; 23.78528 |
| Owner | City of Tampere |
| Operator | Ilves |
| Capacity | 8,017 |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 2021; 4 years ago (2021-07) |
| Built | 2021-2023 |
| Opened | November 2023; 2 years ago (2023-11) |
| Architect | JKMM Architects |
| Tenants | |
| Ilves | |
Tammelan Stadion is a footballstadium inTampere,Finland. It is the home ground for the Veikkausliiga club Ilves and the Ilves women's team, which competes in the Kansallinen Liiga. The stadium is aUEFA category 4 stadium with anartificial turf and a seating capacity of 8,017.
The stadium complex also includes a shopping center, parking garage and auxiliary facilities on an underground level. The shopping center was opened on the 9th of November 2023.[1]
As the 2010’s rolled in, theprevious stadium in Tammela did not meet the requirements set by Veikkausliiga, so a replacement was necessary. The city of Tampere held an architecture competition in 2014 in which a proposal called Hattutemppu (‘hat trick’) byJKMM Architects was chosen as the basis for the development project. To help finance the project, the new building would comprise apartments as well as office and retail spaces, in addition to the stadium.[2]
The new stadium was originally set to seat approximately 6,500 spectators and meet the UEFA Category 3 criteria. However, in December 2020, the city council decided to increase allocated funding so that the stadium would have 8,000 seats and meet the criteria for Category 4, which makes it eligible for top-level international football matches.[3]
The building won the prestigious Finlandia Prize for Architecture in 2024. It was also named the Steel Structure of the Year 2023 by the Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, and the Concrete Structure of the Year 2024 by the Finnish Concrete Industry Association.
Construction work on the stadium was completed in November 2023[4] and the first competitive games were held in the pre-seasonFinnish League Cup. The official premiere was held on 6 April, in the2024 Veikkausliiga season opening game betweenIlves andFC Lahti.[5]
The stadium is easily accessible by public transport. The easiest way to arrive at the stadium is by tram, with the Sammon aukio stop, shared by both line 1 and line 3 of theTampere tramway located approximately 80 metres from the stadium entrance. Some bus routes coming into the city from the east also have stop nearby, on Teiskontie.
The distance to thecentral railway station is about 600 metres, and about 1.6 km to the long-distancebus station.
There is also a taxi stand on Kalevan puistotie on the eastern side of the stadium.
Since its opening, Tammelan Stadion has hosted the home matches of theFinland women's national football team and theFinland national under-21 football team.
| Date | Artist(s) | Tour/Event |
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| 29 June 2024 | Lauri Tähkä[6] | Näissä juhlissa ei itketä |
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