Eläintarha Stadium

Eläintarha Stadium (Finnish: Eläintarhan kenttä, Swedish: Djurgårdens sportplan) is a multi-purpose stadium at the Eläintarha park in Helsinki, Finland.[1] It was opened in 1910 as the first stadium in Helsinki. Today it is mostly used by track and field athletes.

Eläintarha Stadium
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LocationHelsinki, Finland
Coordinates60°11′28″N 24°55′51″E
OwnerCity of Helsinki
Construction
Built1903–1910
Opened1910

History

Eläintarha Stadium served as the main sports venue of Helsinki until 1938, as the Olympic Stadium was completed. In 1911 Eläintarha hosted the first international of the Finland national football team[2] and in 1925 the first annual Finland-Sweden Athletics International.[3] It was fully renovated in 2005 and 2012 as the stadium was used as a warm-up area for the Athletics World and European Championships.

World Records

The following World Records were set at the Eläintarha Stadium. On 19 June 1924 Paavo Nurmi first broke the 1,500 meters world record and 45 minutes later he set a new record in the 5,000 meter run.[4]

1,500 meters
5 000 meters
10 000 meters
110 metres hurdles
Javelin throw
Decathlon

References
  1. SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PARK City of Helsinki. Retrieved 11 June 1911.
  2. Football MATCH: 22.10.1911 Finland v Sweden European national football teams 1872–2015 matches database. Retrieved 11´June 2015.
  3. "Finnkampen fyller 90 år" (in Swedish). Finnkampen. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. PAAVO NURMI AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES The Sports Museum of Finland. Retrieved 11 jUNE 2015.


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