Šeškinė is a fairly new suburb located in the north of Vilnius

Vilnius

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, the capital of Lithuania

Lithuania

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, built in 1977 as a microdistrict

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Šeškinė is a largely residential suburb although it is also home to the Akropolis Mall, one of the largest in Eastern Europe

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. The largest sports facilities in Lithuania, the Siemens Arena

Siemens Arena

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 and the Lietuvos Rytas Arena

Lietuvos Rytas Arena

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, are also located there. The only water park

Water park

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 in Vilnius was opened on June 1, 2007 next to the Siemens Arena.

Earlier, the village

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of Šeškinė was located there, from which the neighborhood derives its name.