{{Short description|Football stadium in Kuopio, Finland}} {{More citations needed|date=December 2009}} {{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=sport}} {{Infobox stadium |name = Kuopio Football Stadium |native_name = Kuopion keskuskenttä |native_name_lang = fi |fullname = |nickname = Väre Areena |image = Savon Sanomat Areena 20.9.2016.jpg |image_size = 300px |location = Kuopio, Finland |coordinates = {{Coord|62.88463|N|27.6718|E|region:FI-15_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |built = |opened = 1939– |renovated = 2003–2005 |closed = |demolished = |owner = Kiinteistö Oy Kuopion Keskuskenttä |operator = Kiinteistö Oy Kuopion Keskuskenttä |surface = Artificial turf |construction_cost = |architect = |former_names = ''Savon Sanomat Areena'', ''Magnum Areena'' |tenants = KuPS <br> Pallokissat |seating_capacity = 3,000 seating, 2,000 standing |dimensions = {{convert|105|x|68|m|abbr=on}} }} '''Kuopio Football Stadium'''<ref name="city_of_kuopio" /> ({{langx|fi|Kuopion keskuskenttä}}), also known as '''Väre Areena'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kups.fi/kuopion-keskuskentta-on-nyt-vare-areena/ |title=Veikkausliiga | KuPS Savon Sanomat Areenalle |access-date=2021-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102152946/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=46975 |archive-date=2013-11-02 }}</ref> (formerly ''Savon Sanomat Areena'', ''Magnum Areena'') is a multi-use stadium in Kuopio, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of KuPS and Pallokissat . The stadium holds 5,000 and was built in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kups.fi/kups/fi/stadion/index.php |title=KuPS |access-date=2011-06-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519041349/http://www.kups.fi/kups/fi/stadion/index.php |archive-date=2007-05-19 }}</ref>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:KuPS vs JIPPO soccer draw.jpg|KuPS Kuopio vs. JIPPO Joensuu File:Magnum Areena Kuopio 2007.jpg|KuPS Kuopio vs. JIPPO Joensuu </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="city_of_kuopio">{{cite web|title=Football stadium|url=http://www.kuopio.fi/web/sports-and-nature/football-stadium|publisher=City of Kuopio|access-date=18 September 2014|location=Kuopio|date=11 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126072257/http://www.kuopio.fi/web/sports-and-nature/football-stadium|archive-date=26 January 2015}}</ref>}}
==External links== * {{commonscat-inline|Kuopio Football Stadium}}
{{Kuopio Cityscape}} Category:Football venues in Finland Football Stadium Category:Kuopion Palloseura Category:Buildings and structures in North Savo Category:Sport in Kuopio Category:Sports venues completed in 1939
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