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ABB Arena
Former names	Rocklundahallen (1965–2006)
Location	Västerås, Sweden
Owner	Rocklunda Sport och Event AB
Capacity	4,902 (Nord); 9,000 (Syd)
Construction
Opened	13 October 2007
Architect	Sweco
Tenants
	Västerås SK Bandy, Tillberga IK Bandy, VIK Västerås HK, VIK Västerås Hockey Klubb Ungdom, IFK Västerås Konståkningsklubb

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ABB Arena is the common name for the two biggest indoor arenas in Västerås, Sweden.^[1]

Arena Nord

ABB Arena Nord is the ice hockey arena and VIK Västerås HK's home arena. It was renovated in September 2007 and has a capacity of 4,902 spectators.^[2]^[3] "ABB Arena Nord" is the renovated arena, which was earlier called Rocklundahallen.

Arena Syd

"ABB Arena Syd"[1] is the second arena and is a multi-purpose arena mainly used for bandy, but also for concerts and exhibitions. ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden (Friends Arena and Tele2 Arena, where the last few Swedish Championship finals have been played, are bigger).

ABB Arena Syd is the home arena for Västerås SK Bandy and has a capacity of 9,000 spectators at bandy matches.^[4]

It was the main arena at the Bandy World Championship 2009. The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) have arranged training camps for developing bandy countries here.^[5]

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ABB Arena Nord information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
^ VIK Västerås HK at Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ ABB Arena Syd information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
^ "International Bandy Camp in Västerås". Svenskbandy. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

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Events and tenants
Preceded by Olympic Stadium Moscow	Bandy World Championship Final Venue 2009	Succeeded by Ice Palace Krylatskoye Moscow

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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-11-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] ABB Arena Nord information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

[3] VIK Västerås HK at Eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[4] ABB Arena Syd information at Rocklunda's official website Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

[Ibciv-5] "International Bandy Camp in Västerås". Svenskbandy. Retrieved 10 November 2013.

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-"ABB Arena Syd" is the second arena and is a [[multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose]] arena mainly used for [[bandy]], but also for [[concert]]s and exhibitions. ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden ([[Friends Arena]] and [[Tele2 Arena]], where the last few [[List of Swedish bandy champions|Swedish Championship]] finals have been played, are bigger).
+"ABB Arena Syd"[http://www.bandybond.nl/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ABB-arena.jpg] is the second arena and is a [[multi-purpose stadium|multi-purpose]] arena mainly used for [[bandy]], but also for [[concert]]s and exhibitions. ABB Arena Syd is the biggest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden ([[Friends Arena]] and [[Tele2 Arena]], where the last few [[List of Swedish bandy champions|Swedish Championship]] finals have been played, are bigger).
 ABB Arena Syd is the home arena for [[Västerås SK Bandy]] and has a capacity of 9,000 spectators at bandy matches.<ref>[http://www.rocklunda.com/artikel.asp?strukturId=12 ABB Arena Syd information at Rocklunda's official website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715194825/http://www.rocklunda.com/artikel.asp?strukturId=12 |date=July 15, 2011 }}. Retrieved 16 May 2011.</ref>

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