Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium | |
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Address: | Sanmarkinkatu 65100 Vaasa |
Location: | Vaasa, Finland |
Owner: | City of Vaasa |
Capacity: | 4,500 |
Record Attendance: | 7,090 1988 (All-Star Game) |
Tenants: | Vaasan Maila (1988–present) Vaasan Mailattaret (2015–) |
Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium 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.[1] [2]
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 4500.[3] 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 7090 spectators with the additional stands.[3]
The field has a sand turf surface, which was installed in 2004.[3]