The arena can hold 3,700 seats for sporting events and up to 5,000 spectators at concerts.

Stiga Sports Arena is classified in level gold as an environmental building.

In May 2014, the Eskilstuna Municipal Council made the decision to build a new arena and swimming facility, to replace the then Eskilstuna Sporthall and Vattenpalatset and build a new campus for Mälardalen college at that location.

The name came about after the local company Stiga Sports AB made a collaboration agreement with Eskilstuna municipality.

[6] The arena was officially inaugurated on 3 June 2017, but had a sneak premiere for Eskilstuna Guif's men's team already on 6 April 2017.