Scandinavium is an indoor arena located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Construction on Scandinavium began in 1969 after decades of setbacks, and was inaugurated on 18 May 1971.
Scandinavium in May 2009
Scandinavium with Valhalla Swimming Hall in the foreground
Scandinavium with the Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre and Gothia Towers in the background
The arena during an ice hockey match. During a concert, the ice hockey rink is temporarily removed.
Gothenburg is the capital of Västra Götaland County in Sweden. It is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. It is situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, with a population of approximately 600,000 in the city proper and about 1.1 million inhabitants in the metropolitan area.
View from Älvsborg Bridge
Panoramic view of Gothenburg's downtown coast line
Satellite picture of Gothenburg
A panorama of central Gothenburg taken from Keillers park, facing south – from left to right: Göta älvbron, Lilla Bommen, Viking, The Göteborg Opera in front of Göteborgshjulet, Skansen Kronan, Oscar Fredrik Church, Masthugg Church, and Älvsborg Bridge