Rampart Field
Vallikenttä | |
Rampart Field in 2019. | |
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| Address | Kari Lindbergin katu 1 Hamina |
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| Location | Hamina, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°34′19″N 27°12′09″E / 60.571843°N 27.202436°E |
| Public transit | Hamina linja-autoasema, various interregional routes |
| Parking | 50 marked parking spots |
| Owner | City of Hamina |
| Seating type | Stadium seating and benches |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Record attendance | 5,215[1] June 3, 1968 (Haminan Palloilijat vs. Vimpelin Veto) |
| Field size | Left field: 155 m (509 ft) Centre field: 151 m (495 ft) Right field: 155 m (509 ft) |
| Field shape | P-shaped |
| Surface | Clay |
| Screens | No |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Tenants | |
| Haminan Palloilijat (1956–present) | |
The Rampart Field (Finnish: Vallikenttä) is a pesäpallo stadium located in Hamina, Finland. Since its opening in 1956,[2] it has been the home field of the Haminan Palloilijat, a Superpesis team.[1][3]
The Rampart Field is located in the heart of Hamina Fortress, right next to the ramparts of the central bastion. Despite this, the pitch is set up in such a way that there is plenty of room for through balls.[1]
City of Hamina has a named street to the Rampart Field after the club's greatest legend, Kari Lindberg.[2]
The stadium has no covered seats as of November 2024, the only such team in the men's 2025 Superpesis season.[4][5] Renovation costs planned for 2026–27 in order to meet new league requirements for covered seats were estimated at €2.6 million, of which €800,000 were earmarked from the city budgets, with the club struggling to find financing for the rest of the cost.[6]
Gallery
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View from centre field facing towards home base.
References
- ^ a b c "Vallikenttä, Hamina". Superpesis. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "A street has been named for the greatest player of Haminan Palloilijat". Elmo.tv. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ^ "Fields". Finnish Pesäpallo Association. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Antti-Jussi Korhonen (13 November 2024). "Haminan pesiskatsomo vaatii ison remontin, jotta joukkue saa pelata ylimmällä sarjatasolla – rahoitus vielä auki" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Jorma Haapamäki (29 October 2024). "HP mukaan Vallikentän katsomon toteutukseen" (in Finnish). Reimari. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Antti-Jussi Korhonen (23 April 2025). "Haminan pesiskenttä vaatii ison remontin, jotta siellä saa pelata Superpesistä – tähän katettua katsomoa suunnitellaan" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 2 May 2025.