[citation needed] From summer 2017, Trondheim Spektrum underwent a significant renovation and extension.

In June 2017, Veidekke Entreprenør won the contract valued at NOK 317 million (excluding VAT) to build the new multi-purpose hall.

[9][10] Trondheim Spektrum will be one of the arenas where matches will be played in the preliminary rounds of the European Handball Championship in 2020 for both the men and women tournaments.

It was a proposed venue for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship, however in January 2024 negotiations with the city fell through due to financial reasons.

[11] Other sporting events to be held here include the Møbelringen Cup (in 2005 and 2009) and the 2016 Northern European Gymnastics Championships.

Occasionally, the hall has also been used for less high-profile events where expectations for spectators have been much lower, including, but not limited to, the above-mentioned trade fairs, the Norwegian International Taekwon-Do Federation championships,[15] and late 2022 upper secondary school exams.

As the hall is located in the basement, has a low roof, and has various support poles, it is unsuited to host full-size fields for virtually any sport.

[22] Planned events as of 21 March 2024: To get to the Arena, AtB Line 12 trafficates the bus stop Nidarø right beside one of the entrances.

For northbound long-distance regional buses with blue exteriors, the closest stop is Olav Kyrres Gate.

The Møre og Romsdal regional bus company Fram operate their own lines 902 and 905 (both of them known as Mørelinjen) from either Molde, Ålesund, or Sunndalsøra, whose closest stop is St. Olavs Hospital.

Vy route VY710 from Lillehammer has its closest stop at Olav Kyrres gate The Innlandet regional bus company Innlandstrafikk route 135 from Alvdal Municipality or Tynset Municipality has its closest stop at St. Olavs Hospital.

Express boats from Vanvikan, Brekstad, and further southwest from Kristiansund, arrive 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi) away.

A west-east bridge allow pedestrian (and to some degree bicycle) access from downtown Trondheim (an area commonly known as Midtbyen), Leüthenhaven, and Kalvskinnet.