Olympic Stadium

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Olympic Stadium is Helsinki’s main sports arena and a historic venue best known for hosting the 1952 Summer Olympics and major athletic and cultural events in Finland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic stadium
sports venue
stadium
alsoKnownAs Helsinki Olympic Stadium
architect Toivo Jäntti
Yrjö Lindegren
architecturalStyle Functionalism
country Finland
FinnishName Helsinki Olympic Stadium
surface form: Helsingin olympiastadion
hasPart Olympic Stadium
surface form: Olympic Stadium tower

athletics track
football pitch
spectator stands
hasUse athletics stadium
concert venue
football stadium
hasViewpoint observation deck in stadium tower
hasWebsite https://www.stadion.fi/
heritageDesignation protected building in Finland
hostedEvent 1952 Summer Olympics athletics competitions
1952 Summer Olympics football matches
inception 1938
languageOfName Finnish
locatedIn Helsinki
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Uusimaa
locatedInContinent Europe
materialUsed concrete
steel
maximumCapacity about 36,000 spectators
nearbyFeature Helsinki
surface form: Helsinki city center

Hietaniemi district
surface form: Töölö district
notableFor hosting the 1952 Summer Olympics
officialOpeningDate 1938
operatedBy Stadion-säätiö
ownedBy City of Helsinki NERFINISHED
primaryTenant Finland national football team
publicTransitAccess Helsinki bus network
Helsinki tram network
renovation 1990s renovation
2016–2020 renovation
reopeningDate 2020
significantEvent 1952 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
1952 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
usedFor international football matches
large-scale concerts
national athletics championships
public events

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Helsinki hasLandmark Olympic Stadium