In the middle of October (2010) the Kristianstad Arena - a new multi-use arena for sports, concerts, fairs, etc will be opened. In January 2011, the Handball World Championship will take place in Sweden, and several of the final round of games, among them one of the semi-finals, will be played in the new arena.

Skanska Inneklimat chose products from VEAB to ensure a good indoor climate. The order includes more than twenty channel heaters and coolers, both the standard CWK versions and customized WHS and WCS with accessories.

The new arena has an area of 12 000m² distributed over three stories. The new arena shares a wall with the existing sports centre, and the total area is 21 000m².
The new large hall in the arena can seat between 4 500 and 5 000 persons. The new sports complex has two restaurants with 420 seats, several small shops and mobile points of sale as well as six VIP-boxes.