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The first international game played in Globen was between Hammarby IF (Sweden) and Jokerit (Finland) a couple of weeks before the grand opening, although the players were only 12 years old at the time (born 1977) and it was a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] game.
 
The arena hosted the final of [[Sveriges Television]]'s yearly music competition [[Melodifestivalen]], Sweden's qualifier show for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]], until 2012. The show returned to the arena for the first three heats of the 2022 competition.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Arenorna för alla Melodifestivalens sändningar är klara|url=https://media.melodifestivalen.se/post/arenorna-for-alla-melodifestivalens-sandningar-ar-klara|archive-date=2022-02-04|access-date=2022-02-04|website=media.melodifestivalen.se|publisher=SVT|language=sv}}</ref> It also hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2000|2000]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016|2016]].
 
In March 2021, it hosted the [[2021 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Championships]] despite the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In November 2021, it hosted the [[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive|''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'']] tournament [[PGL Major Stockholm 2021|Major Stockholm 2021]].