Goodman is a

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located in the Hämeensaari district of the

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city center in

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, and it was opened on October 30, 2014. It is located on a deck built above

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(

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–

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Highway), which runs through the city as a

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. There are about 70 stores in the shopping center, many of which are new in Hämeenlinna. In the initial phase, the shopping center was implemented by the city of Hämeenlinna, the

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, the Häme Ely Center,

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and the construction company NCC. In May 2012, Keva bought the shopping center from NCC and in November 2013 named it ''Goodman''. The name of the shopping center comes from singer-composer

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(1943–1991), who was born and influenced in Hämeenlinna. According to Keva, Irwin Goodman is probably the most famous resident of Hämeenlinna, born in the 20th century, and the shopping center is "built just for life." In the marketing phase, the shopping center was known as Hämeenlinna Center (''Hämeenlinnakeskus''). However, on

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, the name of the mall has been criticized and considered poorly chosen.

References

External links

Goodman Official Site
Shopping centres in Hämeenlinna Shopping malls established in 2014 {{finland-struct-stub