Nye Jordal Amfi
Jordal Amfi (often called Nye Jordal Amfi) will be an indoor ice hockey arena, located in the Jordal district of Oslo, Norway. The 5,300-spectator arena will be part of the multi-sports complex Jordal Idrettspark and will serve as the home of GET-ligaen side Vålerenga Ishockey.
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Location | Jordal, Oslo, Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°54′40.42″N 10°47′2.19″E |
Owner | Oslo Municipality |
Executive suites | 22 |
Capacity | 5,300 |
Surface | Artificial ice |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 2017 |
Opened | Autumn 2020 (planned) |
Construction cost | NOK 400 million[1] |
Architect | Hille Melbye |
Main contractors | NCC[2] |
Tenants | |
Vålerenga Ishockey (2020-) |
Construction on the new arena started in January 2017, will completion planned for Autumn 2020.[2][3]
History
The future Jordal Amfi will be the second ice hockey arena to be built on the site. The first arena was finished in 1951, in time for the 1952 Winter Olympics. In June 2016, the city council of Oslo approved the construction of a new arena on the site. Construction will start in January 2017.
The new arena is projected to be completed in time for the 2019-20 season.[2]
References
- "NCC bygger nye Jordal Amfi". Bygg.no (in Norwegian). 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- "Siste reis for gamle Jordal Amfi". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
- "Nye Jordal Amfi". www.oslo.kommune.no (in Norwegian). Oslo Municipality. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.