Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium
Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium (Finnish: Hietalahden pesäpallostadion, Swedish: Sandvikens bobollsstadion) is a pesäpallo stadium located in Vaasa, Finland. Since its opening in 1998, it has been the home field of the Vaasan Maila. Since 2015, it has also been a home field of the Vaasan Mailattaret, a Superpesis team.
The Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium in Vaasa was built for the 1988 All-Star Game. The stadium was equipped with a covered main stand for 1,000 people. The stadium has a total capacity of 4,500.
The stadium was the first pesäpallo field in Finland to have a covered main stand and was chosen as Stadium of the Year in 1986. The 1988 All-Star Game also set a stadium attendance record of 7,090 spectators with the additional stands.
The field has a sand turf surface, which was installed in 2004.
References
- ^ "Hietalahden pesäpallostadion, Vaasa". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Renoveringen av Sandvikens bobollsstadion börjar" (in Swedish). Vaasan kaupunki. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Fields". Vaasan Maila. Retrieved 12 July 2024.