In addition, it features a club house, locker facilities and a grandstand between the athletics and artificial turf fields.

[1] The area, which traditionally had been called Myra,[2] was originally part of the farm Lysgård, with Stampesletta being its own croft.

[4] However, the German occupation of Norway caused an interruption in the plans, and a prisoner-of-war camp for Russians, Lager Edelweiss, was located there instead.

Additional plans called for an outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts, an indoor arena for handball and gymnastics, and a club house.

[6] The grass pitch was officially opened by Mayor Einar Hansen in 1949,[2] and had a spectator capacity for 12,000 people.

The exhibition grounds covered an area of 4 hectares (10 acres), cost NOK 190,000 and included two stables.

It was the last time the championships were held on gravel, and this caused problems because excessive rain drowned the venue, and the fire department had to pump off the water.

[12] In 1970, the plans for an indoor arena, primarily for handball, was launched again, but the cost of NOK 6 million was not able to be financed.

[9] Following the work with the Lillehammer bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics, the plans resurfaced, this time with an ice hockey rink to be the centerpiece.

This was controversial among the politicians, and many councilors voted in support of the originally-planned decentralized plan, with the venues spread out through the municipality.

[18] The bid for the Olympics had also included using Stampesletta for the speed skating events, but with the new demands for an indoor venue, it was instead decided to build Vikingskipet in Hamar.

[20] Eidsiva Arena consists of two halls, one featuring an ice hockey rink and one with a handball court.

[21] The ice hockey rink has room for 3,197 spectators and is the home venue of GET-ligaen side Lillehammer IK.

[14] Håkons Hall is a multi-sport arena which is used for international handball and ice hockey matches, as well as conferences, conventions and banquets.

[22] The hall also features a 370 meters (1,210 ft) long sprinting track[23] and the Norwegian Olympic Museum[24] The Olympics ski jumping hill Lysgårdsbakken and Kanthaugen Freestyle Arena are located a few hundred meters from Stampesletta.

[32] The Stampesletta area will be used for the opening and closing ceremonies with a spectator capacity of 6,000 to 8,000; existing and new buildings nearby will be used for the Olympic Village.