Hertsi is a shopping center located in

Herttoniemi Herttoniemi ( sv, Hertonäs) is an East Helsinki neighbourhood and a suburb of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. Geography Located about east of the city centre, Herttoniemi can be reached by the Helsinki Metro in 10 minutes, or by road via the It� ...

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, the construction of which was completed in the spring of 2020. It is located along

Itäväylä Itäväylä (the Eastern Highway, Swedish: Österleden) is a motorway-like road in the Greater Helsinki area of Finland, mainly in the Helsinki conurbation. It is part of the Finnish regional road 170 ( fi, Seututie 170, sv, Regionalväg 170). T ...

, quite close to Herttoniemi metro station. In addition to

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s and restaurants, the shopping center includes a

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, youth facilities and a

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to be opened later. The previously built shopping center ''Megahertsi'' is part of the center. In 2021, three apartment buildings with a total of 250 apartments will be completed on the shopping center site. The lowest store floor in the shopping center is the street level, whose largest store is

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. On the first floor, on the Prisma level, are located, among other things, Prisma, Kotipizza, Fafa's, Arnolds, the pet store Musti ja Mirri, Silmäasema and Veikkaus Pelaamo. The tenants on the second floor include Elixia, Fitness24Seven, Herttoniemi Library and the City of Helsinki's youth services. The mall opened on March 19, 2020. The opening ceremony was controversial event, because was held in the midst of a

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despite recommendations to avoid major events.In pictures: Hertsi shopping centre opening event goes ahead despite coronavirus fears. – ''Helsinki Times''
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Hertsi Official Site
Shopping centres in Helsinki Shopping malls established in 2020 {{finland-struct-stub

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