Arena Vänersborg is an indoor arena in

Vänersborg Vänersborg () is a locality and the seat of Vänersborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 23,882 inhabitants (out of a municipal total of 39,591) Until 1997 it was the capital of Älvsborg County, which was dissolved in 1998. ...

, Sweden. It is used for

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

, concerts and other events. The arena serves as home field for IFK Vänersborg. It also hosted the

2013 Bandy World Championship The 2013 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international bandy, held between January 23 and February 3, 2013, in Norway and Sweden. 14 countries participated in the 2013 championships: Belarus, Finland, Kazakhstan ...

, when for the second time Division A and Division B were separate events,bandynet.ru
/ref> and the 2019 Bandy World Championship.

Communication

The arena can be reached by car or by

Västtrafik Västtrafik is the agency responsible for public transport services involving buses, ferries, trains, and the Gothenburg tram network in the county of Västra Götaland, Sweden (plus Kungsbacka Municipality). It was established with the Västra ...

buses (bus stops Sportcentrum or Tenggrenstorp).

Controversies

The arena has been the target of high local press attention, because of the high cost overrun. The city has approved a cost of just over SEK 100 million, although the end cost has been around SEK 230 million (USD 28 million at exchange rate of 2009). Arena Vänersborg - November 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arena Vanersborg Indoor arenas in Sweden Bandy venues in Sweden Buildings and structures in Västra Götaland County Vänersborg Municipality Bandy World Championships stadiums Sports venues completed in 2009 2009 establishments in Sweden