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Helsinki Olympic Stadium

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Helsinki, Finland

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Past Events

17 Nov	Finland	0 - 2	Greece
13 Oct	Finland	1 - 3	England
10 Oct	Finland	1 - 2	Ireland
26 Mar	Finland	2 - 1	Estonia
17 Nov	Finland	4 - 0	N.Ireland
17 Oct	Finland	1 - 2	Kazakhstan
10 Sep	Finland	0 - 1	Denmark

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The Helsinki Olympic Stadium (Finnish: Helsingin Olympiastadion; Swedish: Helsingfors Olympiastadion), located in the Töölö district about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) from the centre of the Finnish capital Helsinki, is the largest stadium in the country, nowadays mainly used for hosting sports events and big concerts. The stadium is best known for being the centre of activities in the 1952 Summer Olympics. During those games, it hosted athletics, equestrian show jumping, and the football finals.

The stadium was also the venue for the first Bandy World Championship in 1957, the first World Athletics Championships in 1983 as well as for the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. It hosted the European Athletics Championships in 1971, 1994 and 2012.

It is also the home stadium of the Finland national football team. The stadium is closed temporarily since March 2016 for renovation works and scheduled of reopening in 2019.


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