Kista Galleria is a

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located in the Kista Science City in

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. It has 185 stores, including a

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track and restaurants. Known for its generous opening hours (9 AM to 9 PM), it has been the most visited mall in Stockholm with approximately 18 million customers annually, and the third largest in terms of sales. The mall, which opened in 1977, has expanded and been redesigned several times; most recently in 2002 and again in 2009, increasing the retail area to , with a total

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of . The shopping mall has 2,500 parking spaces and is situated between two major motorways, E18 and E4. Public transport is close, with entrances in the west leading directly to the

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. A light rail line is planned to be built in 2016. From 2014, it has also been hosting the Kista bibliotek, the City of Stockholm Public Library - Kista Branch, which has been named as "Public library of the year 2015" by

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(IFLA). The mall is currently managed by Kista Galleria KB, which is co-owned by

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company Citycon and

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. Compared to other malls in the City of Stockholm Kista Galleria is the biggest shopping mall in the City of Stockholm with 185 stores and restaurants while for instance Gallerian at Norrmalm has 83.

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* Shopping centres in Sweden Shopping malls established in 1977 1977 establishments in Sweden Buildings and structures in Stockholm {{mall-stub