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.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 was the 68th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on 7 and 9 May and a final on 11 May 2024, held at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Swede
Scandinavium
…of nine times, the latest being in 2006. The arena was one of the potential candidate venues to host the Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and again in 2024. In the end, the Malmö Arena was chosen to host the contest on both occasions. However, the venue eventually hosted the second heat of Melodifestivalen…
Malmö Arena – host venue of the 2024 contest
A group of participating artists of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 at the Eurovision in Concert pre-party event in Amsterdam, April 2024
The exterior of the Malmö Arena, the host venue, during the Eurovision event weeks
The graphic design of the 2024 contest on display in Malmö