Ukonniemi Stadium is a pesäpallo stadium located in Imatra, Finland. Since its opening in 2015, it has been the home field of the Imatran Pallo-Veikot, a Superpesis team.[1][2]
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| Address | Ottelukatu 11 55420 Imatra |
|---|---|
| Location | Imatra, Finland |
| Coordinates | 61°11′49″N 28°43′50″E / 61.196983°N 28.730593°E |
| Owner | City of Imatra |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Record attendance | 5,029[1] July 2, 2017 (All-Star Game) |
| Field size | Left field: 172 m (564 ft) Centre field: 187 m (614 ft) Right field: 209 m (686 ft) |
| Surface | Clay Tarmac (Parts of deep field and left edge) |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Tenants | |
| Imatran Pallo-Veikot (2015–present) | |
The Ukonniemi Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, that serves as a baseball stadium in summer and a ski stadium in winter. The ball can bounce through the 3 sides as it went through to the winter biathlon shooting areas. Ukonniemi Stadium was the venue for pesäpallo's All-Star Games in the summer of 2017.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ukonniemen pesäpallostadion". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.