Himmelstalundshallen, Indoor ice rink in Norrköping, Sweden.
Himmelstalundshallen is an indoor ice rink in Norrköping, designed by architect Hans Gade and completed on 4 October 1977. It is the home arena of the ice hockey club HC Vita Hästen and has a capacity of 4,500 spectators. The arena also hosts figure skating, indoor football, floorball and handball matches.
Himmelstalundshallen was designed by architect Hans Gade and completed on 4 October 1977; it was inaugurated with a ceremony held over three days, 7–9 October. On 29 November that year an indoor football tournament was played in the hall and won by Hammarby IF. In March 1985 Södertälje SK became Swedish champions here, beating Djurgårdens IF 6–3 in the fifth and deciding final match.
HC Vita Hästen plays its home games here, and the club's supporters fill the stands for Allsvenskan matches. The arena also hosts figure skating with Norrköpings konståkningsklubb and has welcomed handball internationals, including Sweden–Montenegro in March 1993 and Sweden–Austria in March 2012.
Himmelstalundshallen sits by Himmelstalund in northern Norrköping, and its 4,500 places are mostly tiered seating around the ice. The rink serves ice hockey, figure skating, indoor football and floorball, so check which event is on before travelling. HC Vita Hästen's allsvenskan match against Södertälje SK on 15 October 2015 drew 4,694 spectators, the hall's hockey record.
Himmelstalundshallen hosted the preliminary games of group B at the men's FIBA European Basketball Championship in September 2003. The same hall saw Södertälje SK win the Swedish ice hockey title in March 1985, beating Djurgårdens IF 6–3 in the fifth and deciding final. It also staged Melodifestivalen heats in 2002, 2009 and 2016, and is set to host the final qualification round in 2027.
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