The Friends Arena was inaugurated at the end of 2012 with a giant show of 2,000 performers in front of a packed stadium, with a live TV broadcast. The new, top-of-the-line national arena seats over 50,000 people for sporting events and 65,000 people for concerts. It measures 55 meters high and 100,000 square meters in area. The neighborhood around the arena is now being augmented with a hotel, a bigger communter train station and new access roads. Events scheduled for the first half of 2013 feature world-class acts like One Direction, Kiss, Iron Maiden and comedian Eddie Izzard.
Assa Abloy company Assa has delivered lock and security solutions, including the access control system and the cylinder lock, to the new Friends Arena in Stockholm.
The Friends Arena was inaugurated at the end of 2012 with a giant show of 2,000 performers in front of a packed stadium, with a live TV broadcast. The new, top-of-the-line national arena seats over 50,000 people for sporting events and 65,000 people for concerts. It measures 55 meters high and 100,000 square meters in area. The neighborhood around the arena is now being augmented with a hotel, a bigger communter train station and new access roads. Events scheduled for the first half of 2013 feature world-class acts like One Direction, Kiss, Iron Maiden and comedian Eddie Izzard.
A modern arena needs a modern security solution. That's why the arena's owners chose Assa Abloy to supply its cylinder locks to thousands of doors in the arena, along with the access control system. The system is flexible and perfect for the needs of the Friends Arena.
The system practically eliminates the need for staff to use keys in a building like this. But some technical areas and other doors with less traffic still need a mechanical lock system for the best security. Something is always going on in the arena: Either it's being rigged for an event, an event is underway, or the sets are being struck again. Employees, temps, all contractors and people involved in an event, pass through a round-the-clock checkpoint on their way into the arena using an access card or tag in the turnstile. The arena's managers all agree: it's a breeze to manage the access control system in a vibrant arena like this, where the security is set up differently depending on the event.