Hiukka Stadium

{{Short description|Pesäpallo stadium in Sotkamo, Finland}}

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| image = Entrance to Marjex Stadium in Sotkamo, Kainuu, Finland, 2023 April.jpg

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| caption = Hiukka Stadium at 2023.

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| address = Urheilukatu
88600 Sotkamo

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| country = Finland

| location = Sotkamo, Finland

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| capacity = 4,500

| record_attendance = 6,987
June 28, 1998 (All-Star Game)

| dimensions = Centre field: {{convert|126|m|ft|abbr=on}}
Right field: {{convert|88|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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| surface = Artificial grass with clay
Barren soil (Outer right field)

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| opened = {{Start year|1946|df=y}}

| renovated = 2022

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| tenants = Sotkamon Jymy (1946–present)

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Hiukka Stadium ({{langx|fi|Hiukan pesäpallostadion}}), known as Marjex Stadium ({{langx|fi|Marjex Stadion}}) for sponsorship reasons, is a pesäpallo stadium located in Sotkamo, Finland. Since its opening in 1946, it has been the home field of the Sotkamon Jymy, a Superpesis team.{{cite web |title= Marjex Stadion, Sotkamo |publisher= Superpesis |url = https://www.superpesis.fi/stadionit/marjex-stadion-sotkamo/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230602053740/https://www.superpesis.fi/stadionit/marjex-stadion-sotkamo/ |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=11 July 2024 }}{{cite web | title = Fields | publisher = Finnish Pesäpallo Association | url = https://www.pesis.fi/kilpailu/kentat/ | access-date = 12 July 2024 }}

The Hiukka Stadium is located in the centre of Sotkamo, right on the shore of Sapsojärvi. The former athletics field has been used almost exclusively as a pesäpallo haven since the mid-1990s. The field is known for its purple artificial grass and Hiukka's beach, where the ball can be thrown by mistake.

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