Easton Helsinki is a

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Itäkeskus Itäkeskus ( sv, Östra centrum, literal translation ''East center'') is a ''quarter'' in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä (as of the 1980s) in Helsinki, Finland. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic ...

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. It is connected to the

Itis shopping centre Itis (formerly Itäkeskus) is the second largest shopping centre in Finland, located in Itäkeskus in East Helsinki. It is located next to the Itäväylä motorway and the Itäkeskus metro station. The mall has been refurbished a number of times, ...

through the Hansasilta bridge. Easton Helsinki is built in phases, and its first part was opened on 26 October 2017. There is an option to expand the shopping centre by building a second part, but no decision of building it has been made yet.Purkupäätöstä odottava City-Jätti on ehostettu Hansakäytäväksi
''Itis-lehti'' 5 December 2018. Accessed on 1 May 2020.

Shops

The first part of Easton Helsinki contains over 30 shops. The

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of the shopping centre is the

Kesko sv, Kesko Abp , logo = Kesko logo.svg , logo_size = 150px , type = Julkinen osakeyhtiö , traded_as = , foundation = , location_city = Helsinki , location_country = Finland , key_people = Mikko Helander (President and CEO), Esa Ki ...

chain's

K-Citymarket sv, Kesko Abp , logo = Kesko logo.svg , logo_size = 150px , type = Julkinen osakeyhtiö , traded_as = , foundation = , location_city = Helsinki , location_country = Finland , key_people = Mikko Helander (President and CEO), Esa Kii ...

shop, which originally opened in Itäkeskus in 1977. The shopping centre also contains an

Alko Alko Inc is the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly in Finland. It is the only store in the country which retails beer over 5.5% ABV, wine (except in vineyards) and spirits. Alcoholic beverages are also sold in licensed restaurants a ...

branch, a

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, a Perusterveys health care clinic and many

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History

The Hansakäytävä passageway in Easton Helsinki was known as City-Jätti before the 2017 renovation. City-Jätti contained K-Citymarket and a pharmacy, Kimene Kebab, a home bakery and Saiturinpörssi among others. The future of Hansakäytävä depends on the implementation of the second part of the Easton renovation. Easton Helsinki was originally planned to have an IMAX movie theatre as its main attraction, but it was built in the Itis shopping centre instead.

References

External links

Official site
{{Shopping centres in Finland Shopping centres in Helsinki