Malmö Arena
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Malmö Arena or Hyllie Arena is a multi-use indoor arena in Hyllievång, a new section to the city of Malmö, Sweden that is currently under construction. Ground was broken on January 10, 2007. Once completed in November 2008, it will be used mostly for ice hockey matches. The arena will have seats for 12,500 spectators during sport events, and for concerts a capacity of 15,000.
Hyllie Arena will be the new home arena for the Malmö Redhawks, replacing the old Malmö Isstadion. Melodifestivalen will also be held at Hyllie Arena in future. The arena will also host the 2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships alongside Globen in Stockholm.
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- Första spadtaget mot framtiden och Hyllie Arena (Swedish). MIFRedhawks.com. Retrieved on January 11, 2007.
