Itäkeskus shopping centre
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Itäkeskus shopping centre is a shopping centre in the district of Itäkeskus
in East Helsinki
, Finland
. It is the largest fully enclosed shopping centre in the Nordic countries
, with a gross leasable area
of 120,300 square metres containing nearly 300 different shops (including about 30 restaurant
s and café
s) and 3000 parking
spaces. Located nearby is also the Itäkeskus metro station
.
The shopping centre is divided into four sections: Pasaasi, Pikku-Bulevardi, Bulevardi, and Piazza. It has five floors, with the shops and other commercial services mainly concentrated on the first and second floors. The other floors are reserved mainly for parking and office
space. The largest shops in the complex are Stockmann
, Anttila, and H&M
.
The shopping centre was built in three stages. The part now known as Pasaasi was completed in 1984 under the name Itämarket ('eastern market'), complete with the metro station and 41 shops. The new shopping centre proved successful, and an extension with 160 more shops (now Bulevardi and Pikku-Bulevardi) was built by September 1992. Another extension, known as Piazza, was opened in 2001. The following year, the property was sold by its owner Sponda Oyj to the Dutch
company Wereldhave NV
. It also has a new extension added called "Prisma" which added 24000 m2 to its size.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10AM – 8PM
Saturdays: 10AM – 6PM
Sundays: noon - 6PM
, in Turku
. It has 30 shops, and is named in the same way as the Helsinki shopping centre because it is located at the very eastern edge of the city.
Itäkeskus
Itäkeskus is a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä in the eastern part of Helsinki. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic countries, Itäkeskus shopping centre...
in East Helsinki
East Helsinki
East Helsinki is an area in Helsinki, Finland, usually thought to comprise the city's eastern and south-eastern major districts , including the districts of Vartiokylä, Myllypuro, Mellunkylä, Vuosaari, Herttoniemi, Laajasalo and Kulosaari...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is the largest fully enclosed shopping centre in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
, with a gross leasable area
Gross leasable area
Gross leasable area in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented...
of 120,300 square metres containing nearly 300 different shops (including about 30 restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s and café
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
s) and 3000 parking
Parking
Parking is the act of stopping a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied for more than a brief time. Parking on one or both sides of a road is commonly permitted, though often with restrictions...
spaces. Located nearby is also the Itäkeskus metro station
Itäkeskus metro station
Itäkeskus or Östra centrum is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the Itäkeskus shopping centre and surrounding areas in East Helsinki...
.
The shopping centre is divided into four sections: Pasaasi, Pikku-Bulevardi, Bulevardi, and Piazza. It has five floors, with the shops and other commercial services mainly concentrated on the first and second floors. The other floors are reserved mainly for parking and office
Office
An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it ; the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one's duty. When used as an adjective, the...
space. The largest shops in the complex are Stockmann
Stockmann
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the department store division, Hobby Hall, which specialises in mail order and online sales, and Seppälä, a chain of fashion stores...
, Anttila, and H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
.
The shopping centre was built in three stages. The part now known as Pasaasi was completed in 1984 under the name Itämarket ('eastern market'), complete with the metro station and 41 shops. The new shopping centre proved successful, and an extension with 160 more shops (now Bulevardi and Pikku-Bulevardi) was built by September 1992. Another extension, known as Piazza, was opened in 2001. The following year, the property was sold by its owner Sponda Oyj to the Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
company Wereldhave NV
Wereldhave
Wereldhave N.V. is a Dutch real estate investment company founded in 1930, and headquartered in The Hague. The company focuses on investments in commercial property. In 2010 the firm recorded a profit of €89 million, against a market capitalisation of around €1.6 billion...
. It also has a new extension added called "Prisma" which added 24000 m2 to its size.
Opening Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10AM – 8PM
Saturdays: 10AM – 6PM
Sundays: noon - 6PM
Itäkeskus in Turku
There is also a significantly smaller shopping centre called Itäkeskus in the district of VarissuoVarissuo
Varissuo is a district and the largest suburb of the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located seven kilometres to the east of the city centre, and is the easternmost major suburb of Turku, bordering on the neighbouring city of Kaarina. Varissuo has 9,000 inhabitants, about 32 per cent of whom are...
, in Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
. It has 30 shops, and is named in the same way as the Helsinki shopping centre because it is located at the very eastern edge of the city.
See also
- SelloSelloSello is a shopping mall in the Leppävaara district of Espoo, Finland. The mall contains more than 170 shops and services including a concert hall and a library....
shopping centre, to the west of Helsinki (at Leppävaara in Espoo) - MyyrmanniMyyrmanniMyyrmanni is a shopping center located at the Myyrmäki suburb of Vantaa, Finland. The center was built in the early 1990s and it has over 120 stores and 1,100 parking spaces. It was the site of the Myyrmanni bombing on October 11, 2002....
shopping centre, to the north of Helsinki (at Myyrmäki in Vantaa) - Kamppi CenterKamppi CenterKamppi Centre is a complex in the Kamppi district in the centre of Helsinki, designed by various architects, the main designer, however, being Juhani Pallasmaa. It is said to be Helsinki's new downtown commercial and residential centre...
shopping centre, in the central Helsinki