Venues
Eskilstuna Gothenburg Halmstad Helsingborg Malmö Norrköping Örebro Sandviken Stockholm Uddevalla Västerås A map showing the locations of the venues used at the 1958 FIFA World CupA total of twelve cities hosted the tournament. FIFA regulations required at least six stadiums to have a capacity of at least 20,000. If Denmark had qualified, the organisers had planned to use the Idrætsparken in Copenhagen for Denmark's group matches. The Idrætsparken was renovated in 1956 with this in mind, but Denmark lost out to England in qualification. When doubts arose about whether funding would be forthcoming for rebuilding the Ullevi and Malmö Stadion, the organisers considered stadiums in Copenhagen and Oslo as contingency measures.
| City | Stadium | Capacity | Built | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solna (Stockholm) | Råsunda Stadium | 52,400 | 1937 | Expanded from 38,000 for the World Cup by building end stands. Organising committee chairman Holger Bergérus mortgaged his house to pay for this. |
| Gothenburg | Ullevi | 53,500 | 1958 (1916) | Rebuilt for the World Cup |
| Malmö | Malmö Stadion | 30,000 | 1958 (1896) | Rebuilt for the World Cup |
| Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | 20,000 | 1924 | |
| Norrköping | Idrottsparken | 20,000 | 1904 | 4,709 seats added for the World Cup. The Social Democratic municipal government refused to pay for this till the organisers threatened to select Folkungavallen in Linköping instead. |
| Sandviken | Jernvallen | 20,000 | 1938 | |
| Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | 17,778 | 1921 | A stand from the smaller Oddevallen stadium was moved to Rimnersvallen for the World Cup. The crowd at Brazil v. Austria was estimated at 21,000, with more looking in from the adjoining hillside. |
| Helsingborg | Olympia | 16,000 | 1898 | |
| Borås | Ryavallen | 15,000 | 1941 | |
| Halmstad | Örjans Vall | 15,000 | 1922 | |
| Örebro | Eyravallen | 13,000 | 1923 | |
| Västerås | Arosvallen | 10,000 | 1932 |
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