Halmstad Arena is a multi purpose area in

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. Halmstad Arena is used for sport activities,

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s, meetings and

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s. Construction began on 15 November 2007 and the arena was officially opened on 20 February 2010.

Halmstad Arena

The main arena building

The main building at Halmstad Arena includes four full size sport halls, five smaller special halls, two full size

ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ice skate or play winter sports. Ice rinks are also used for exhibitions, contests and ice shows. The growth and increasing popularity of ...

s and one smaller rink and a

waterpark A water park (also waterpark, water world, or aquapark) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimmin ...

/ indoor swimming pool.

Other facilities

The area also includes a

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, twelve full size

soccer field A football pitch or soccer field is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play". The pitch is typically made of natural turf or artifici ...

s, two full size

s with artificial playing surface, five smaller

s and an outdoor facility for

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and

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practice.

Tenants

Halmstad BTK Halmstad BTK is a table tennis club in Halmstad, Sweden. Established on 27 October 1937, the club won the Swedish national men's team championship in 1993 and 2003 and the Swedish women's national team championship in 1991, 1992, 1995 and 1996. Jö ...

* Halmstad Hammers Hockey * Sannarps Hockey Club * Halmstads Konståkningsklubb * Simklubben Laxen * Simföreningen Aquariet *

HK Drott HK Drott Halmstad is a handball club, based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the Swedish Championship eleven times, last in 2013. Together with Redbergslids IK, HK Drott have dominated Swedish handball between 1984 and 2003. This club has ...

* Halmstads Handbollspojkar * Halmstads Fäktsällskap * HAIS * Brottarklubben Allians * Halmstads Rytmiska GF * Halmstad Bordtennisklubb * Halmstad Innebandyklubb * GF Nissaflickorna *

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* Halmstads Bordtennisallians * Halmstad Basket

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