Läkerol Arena
Encyclopedia
Läkerol Arena, formerly known as Gavlerinken, is an indoor sporting arena located in Gävle
, Sweden
. The capacity of the arena is 8,265 for ice hockey
games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 5th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. The arena is the home arena of the Brynäs IF
ice hockey team.
The arena was built in 1967, named Gavlerinken. In 2005 the municipality of Gävle
sold the arena to Brynäs IF which rebuilt it and sold the naming rights to Leaf Candy Company
, manufacturer of the Läkerol
pastille
s, and it reopened as Läkerol Arena on November 13, 2006. The arena is partly powered by two 4kW vertical axis wind turbine manufactured by Urban Green Energy
.
In 2007 Läkerol arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen
.
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The capacity of the arena is 8,265 for ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 5th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. The arena is the home arena of the Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF
Brynäs IF is a professional Swedish ice hockey team from Gävle. The club plays in the highest Swedish league , and has done so since 1960.-History:...
ice hockey team.
The arena was built in 1967, named Gavlerinken. In 2005 the municipality of Gävle
Gävle Municipality
Gävle Municipality is a municipality in east central Sweden where the City Gävle is the municipal seat.Geographically the municipality is situated north of the mouth of the river Dalälven and is the southernmost municipality of the historical land of Norrland.The present municipality was created...
sold the arena to Brynäs IF which rebuilt it and sold the naming rights to Leaf Candy Company
Leaf Candy Company
Leaf International BV is a market leader in candy, chewing gum and pastilles in Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland and Belgium and has a number two position in Norway, Denmark, Belgium and Italy. In total Leaf products are sold in more than 50 countries worldwide...
, manufacturer of the Läkerol
Läkerol
Läkerol is a Swedish brand of candies currently produced by the Leaf confectionery company.The candies are sugar- and calorie-free pastilles with the major ingredient being gum arabic. The candies are produced in a variety of flavors....
pastille
Pastille
Pastilles are a type of candy or medicinal pill made of a thick liquid that has been solidified and is meant to be consumed by light chewing and allowing it to dissolve in the mouth...
s, and it reopened as Läkerol Arena on November 13, 2006. The arena is partly powered by two 4kW vertical axis wind turbine manufactured by Urban Green Energy
Urban Green Energy
Urban Green Energy is a small wind turbine manufacturer, founded in 2007. UGE specializes in the design, manufacturing, and testing of vertical axis wind turbines, which it primarily markets as distributed energy solutions for homes and businesses...
.
In 2007 Läkerol arena hosted a semi-final of Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen
Melodifestivalen is an annual music competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television and Sveriges Radio . It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959...
.