Hietalahti Pesäpallo Stadium Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hietalahden pesäpallostadion, Vaasa . Superpesis . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007190703/https://www.superpesis.fi/stadionit/hietalahden-pesapallostadion/ . 7 October 2022 . 12 July 2024 .
  2. Web site: Fields . Finnish Pesäpallo Association . 12 July 2024 .
  3. Web site: Fields . Vaasan Maila . 12 July 2024 .