Sonera Stadium - Helsinki, Finland - Professional Sports Venues on Waymarking.com

"Sonera Stadium (until August 2010 Finnair Stadium; also known as Töölön jalkapallostadion, "Töölö football stadium") is a football stadium in Helsinki, Finland.

The stadium was inaugurated in 2000. It has a capacity of 10,770 spectators. In July 2006, a new artificial turf with a FIFA two star rating was installed, replacing a first-generation artificial pitch used for the two previous years. It is located next to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Before the current stadium was constructed, it was known as the Helsinki Football Grounds and hosted some of the football preliminaries for the 1952 Summer Olympics.

It is the home stadium of HJK, and is also used for some friendlies by the Finnish national team. It hosted the final of the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

The stadium was named as one of the stadiums that host the 2009 UEFA Women's Championship. For that tournament, the artificial turf earlier covering the field was replaced with grass." (visit link)


"Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (or HJK) is a Finnish football club, based in the capital Helsinki. HJK is the most successful Finnish football club with 25 Championship titles.

The club was founded as "Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – Helsingfors Fotbollsklubb" in 1907 by Fredrik Wathén.

Generally considered Finland's biggest club, HJK is also the most successful Finnish club in terms of league championships with 25. The club has also won ten Finnish Cups and four Finnish League Cups. Many of Finland's internationally most successful players have played for HJK before moving abroad.

HJK is the only Finnish club to have played in the UEFA Champions League group stage. They did so in the 1998–1999 season, triumphing over FC Metz in the second qualifying round. The club also managed a respectable five points in their group, beating Benfica at home and earning draws at home to Kaiserslautern and away to Benfica. They lost to PSV Eindhoven twice and to Kaiserslautern away.

Their highest score in European competition came in the 2011–2012 season, with a 13–0 aggregate victory over Welsh champions Bangor City, which included a 10–0 win at home.
Formerly HJK had ice hockey, bowling, field hockey, handball, figure skating and bandy sections. In 1972 the hockey section separated to independent club Helsingin Jääkiekkoklubi." (visit link)

The website for Sonera Stadium can be found at: (visit link)

It's the home of which team(s)?: Helsinki Jalkapalloklubi (HJK) Which professional sports are played here?: Football Capacity (number of seats): 10,770 Opening Date: 01/01/2000 Guided Tours: no Venue's Website or Team's Website: [Web Link]

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