Veritas Stadion

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Veritas Stadion

Full Name	Veritas Stadion
Location	Turku, Finland
Opened	1952
Renovated	2003
Owner	City of Turku
Operator	City of Turku
Surface	Grass
Former names
Kupittaan jalkapallostadion
Tenants
FC Inter, Turun Palloseura
Capacity
9,000 (all-seater)
Dimensions
107 x 67 m

Veritas Stadion is a football (soccer) stadium in Turku, Finland. It is situated in the district of Kupittaa, in an area dedicated to sporting venues. The stadium serves as the home venue for both FC Inter and TPS, the two teams from Turku that play in Finland's premier football league, the Veikkausliiga.

The stadium has a capacity of 9,000 spectators, with 6,400 seats and 2,600 standing places. In Veritas Stadion there are two stands opposite to each other. The old Olympic stand (Olympiakatsomo) was built for the 1952 Summer Olympics and the new, modern main stand was ready in 2003. After that the name of the stadium was changed to Veritas Stadion, having formerly been known simply as the "Kupittaa football stadium" (Kupittaan jalkapallostadion).

The old Kupittaa Stadium's record attendance was approximately 15,000 spectators for the 1987 UEFA Cup match between Turun Palloseura and Italian giants Internazionale. The Veritas Stadion's attendance record of 7,144 spectators was set at the 2004 local derby between FC Inter and Turun Palloseura.