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Address: Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki
Country: Finland
Capacity: 36,000
Opened: 12 June 1938
Main use: Football
Tenants: — (primarily used by the Finland national football team)
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, located in the district of Töölö, is the largest stadium in Finland and one of the country’s most iconic sports venues. Since opening in 1938, it has hosted a wide range of high-profile athletic, cultural, and entertainment events, becoming a central landmark in Finnish sporting history.
The venue is known for its versatility and has been used for football, athletics, American football, bandy, equestrian events, and major concerts. Its design, including the famous 72-meter stadium tower, remains one of the best-preserved examples of 20th-century functionalist architecture in Scandinavia.
Helsinki Olympic Stadium earned global recognition as the main venue for the 1952 Summer Olympics. The opening and closing ceremonies, athletics competitions, and several football matches were staged here, establishing the stadium as a world-class venue.
Beyond the Olympics, the stadium has hosted:
Numerous home matches of the Finland national football team
Athletics world-level tournaments, including the IAAF World Championships (1983 and 2005)
High-attendance concerts by major international artists
Nordic and European sports events across multiple disciplines
Its long history of international competitions makes it one of Northern Europe’s most prestigious multi-event stadiums.
Helsinki Olympic Stadium has undergone several major renovation phases to maintain its structural integrity, improve safety, and meet modern event standards.
Key renovation periods include:
Post-Olympic Upgrades (1950s–1990s)
Expansion and modernization of seating areas
Improvement of athletics facilities and the running track
Structural reinforcements and updates to comply with evolving safety regulations
Major Renovation 2016–2020
The most comprehensive redevelopment in the stadium’s history took place from 2016 to 2020, during which the venue was closed for four years. The renovation included:
New underground facilities, including training halls and event spaces
Expanded concourses and hospitality zones
Complete refurbishment of spectator seating, improving comfort and visibility
State-of-the-art lighting, sound, and media systems
Structural updates to protect the heritage design while improving durability
Upgraded accessibility features, including lifts, ramps, and improved circulation routes
The stadium reopened in 2020 with a modern capacity of approximately 36,000 for sporting events, fully equipped to host international competitions, concerts, and large-scale public events.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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