Kinnarps Arena

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Kinnarps Arena
Location	554 54 Jönköping Sweden
Broke ground	September 17, 1999
Opened	September, 2000
Expanded	2004
Owner	HV71 Fastighets AB
Operator	HV71
Construction cost	135 million SEK
Architect	Flensborns arkitektkontor
Contracted Construction Company	Skanska
Tenants
HV71 (Elitserien) (2000-present)
Capacity
Ice hockey: 7,038 (of which 1,100 standing)
Dimensions
Ice hockey rink: 30 x 60 meters

Kinnarps Arena is an ice hockey venue in Jönköping, Sweden.

The arena, which is located in the Rosenlund district of Jönköping, was built between September 17, 1999, and September 2000. It was literally built around and on top of the old arena Rosenlundshallen while HV71 was still playing their regular season games.

To improve HV71's youth programme a training facility connected to Kinnarps Arena was built and stood ready for use in May 2001. In December of 2003 the decision to expand the arena for season 2004-05 with another 1,000 seats, a restaurant, a sports bar, a café, a sky bar, new conference rooms and boxes, was made.

Kinnarps Arena was designed by Flensborns arkitektkontor and Skanska as contractor, with Kinnarps AB financing the project. Future proprietor and owner of the arena is HV71 Fastighets AB, a subsidiary to HV71.