Client: Vantaan Silva Stadion Oy
Architects: Arkkitehtuuritoimisto Seppo Valjus Oy
Engineers: Finnmap Consulting Oy
Contractors: Insinööritoimisto Niemi & Co. Oy
Timber suppliers: Finnforest Oy

It’s not only premier clubs that need football stadia. There is a growing need for smaller buildings, whether for football or for international field events which draw more modest crowds.

This stadium was designed to fit a sloping, wooded site and to provide flexible capacity. The stands have eight banked rows seating 1,100. There are dressing rooms for three or four teams, clubrooms and toilet facilities, press boxes and administrative rooms.

Exploring the use of modern structural timber and timber composites such as Kerto LVL, the stadium also makes use of structural plywood with special coatings and finishes, as can be seen in the stairway. Engineering calculations can be made for all of these materials using BS EN 1995 and other British standards.