Eläintarha Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium at the Eläintarha park in Helsinki, Finland.SECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PARK City of Helsinki. Retrieved 11 June 1911. It was opened in 1910 as the first stadium in Helsinki. Today it is mostly used by track and field athletes.
History Eläintarha Stadium served as the main sports venue of Helsinki until 1938, as the Olympic Stadium was completed. In 1911 Eläintarha hosted the first international of the Finland national football teamFootball MATCH: 22.10.1911 Finland v Sweden European national football teams 1872–2015 matches database. Retrieved 11´June 2015. and in 1925 the first annual Finland-Sweden Athletics International. It was fully renovated in 2005 and 2012 as the stadium was used as a warm-up area for the Athletics World and European Championships.
World Records The following World Records were set at the Eläintarha Stadium. On 19 June 1924 Paavo Nurmi first broke the 1,500 meters world record and 45 minutes later he set a new record in the 5,000 meter run.PAAVO NURMI AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES The Sports Museum of Finland. Retrieved 11 jUNE 2015. 1,500 meters 3:52.6 – Paavo Nurmi, 19 June 1924 5 000 meters 14:28.2 – Paavo Nurmi, 19 June 1924 14:17.0 – Lauri Lehtinen, 19 June 1932 10 000 meters 30:35.4 – Ville Ritola, 25 May 1924 110 metres hurdles 14.4 – Bengt Sjöstedt, 5 September 1931 Javelin throw 76.10 – Matti Järvinen, 15 June 1933 Decathlon 7,485.61 – Aleksander Klumberg, 22 September 1922 7,995.19 – Paavo Yrjölä, 17 July 1927
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