Avicii Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Stockholm Globe City, located in the Johanneshov district. While it serves as a powerhouse for ice hockey and concerts, it represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world's largest scale model of the Solar System.
Originally inaugurated in 1989 as the Stockholm Globe Arena, the structure was designed by Berg Arkitektkontor. It took two and a half years to build and reached a diameter of 110 metres. In 2021, the Arena was renamed to honor the late Avicii. A recent 92 million dollar modernization concluded in February 2025, adding a retractable acoustic ceiling with reflective panels and new premium hospitality spaces.
Visitors can experience the scale through Skyview, an exterior inclined elevator that opened in 2010. It carries passengers in two spherical gondolas to the top of the arena for a virtually unobstructed view of Stockholm. The structure has hosted the 2000 and 2016 Eurovision Contests and even a short lived aluminum cottage in 2009 to contrast high tech architecture with rural life.
Today, the Arena remains a venue for international hockey series and the upcoming EuroBasket Women 2027. The building is the second largest spherical building on Earth, having been overtaken by the Las Vegas Sphere in 2023. It invites continued observation of its unique role and its place in the Stockholm landscape.
Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons
Written by Nik Frost
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