Veritas Stadion

Veritas Stadion

Interior of the stadium in 2015
Full name	Veritas Stadion
Former names	Kupittaan jalkapallostadion Kuppis fotbollsstadion
Location	Turku, Finland
Coordinates	60°26′34″N 22°17′30″E
Owner	City of Turku
Operator	City of Turku
Capacity	9,372
Field size	107 x 67 m
Surface	Artificial grass
Construction
Opened	1952
Renovated	2003
Tenants
FC Inter Turku Turun Palloseura

Veritas Stadion is an association football stadium in Turku, Finland. It is situated in the district of Kupittaa, in an area dedicated to sporting venues. The stadium serves as the home venue for FC Inter Turku and Turun Palloseura playing in Finland's premier football league, the Veikkausliiga.

The stadium underwent an expansion in 2009, when a stand with 1,644 seats was built to meet the demands for the UEFA Women's Euro 2009. The stadium has a capacity of 9,372 spectators, with 8,072 seats and 1,300 standing places.

In Veritas Stadion there are two stands opposite to each other. The old Olympic stand (Olympiakatsomo) was built for the 1952 Summer Olympics and the new, modern main stand was ready in 2003. After that the name of the stadium was changed to Veritas Stadion, having formerly been known simply as the "Kupittaa's football stadium" (Kupittaan jalkapallostadion). The old Kupittaa Stadium's record attendance was approximately 15,000 spectators for the 1987–88 UEFA Cup match between Turun Palloseura and Italian giants Inter Milan. The attendance record of 9,125 spectators was set at a match between Inter Turku and Kuopion Palloseura in 2019.

The natural grass field was replaced to artificial turf surface in the early 2023.

References

• 1952 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 62–3.
• Veritas Stadion - Official site.