Strømmen Storsenter is a
Norwegian shopping centre
A shopping center in American English, shopping centre in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English (see American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, spelling differences), shopping complex, shopping arcade, ...
located in
Strømmen
Strømmen is a town in Lillestrøm municipality, Akershus county, Norway. It is about twenty kilometers east of Oslo, and considered part of Greater Oslo. It has around 11,400 residents.
The town has its origins from floating lumber and sawmills ...
, just outside of
Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
, Norway.
History
Strømmen Storsenter was built on the site of
Strømmen Stål, which had closed in the 1970s. It was opened in 1985, with 39 stores, and in 1990 it expanded by another 50.
It has been expanded several times since then, the last time in October 2012 with 80 new businesses. Today the shopping centre holds over 200 stores and restaurants, and 2100 parking spots, most of them inside.
In 2009 it had a turnover of 2.066 billion
Norwegian krone
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r. In 2009 over four million people visited the mall. It has a size of 65,000 m
2 distributed over three floors where 2000 employees work. It is now known as the largest shopping mall in Norway.
Strømmen Storsenter is owned by the
Olav Thon Group () which in turn is owned by the Olav Thon Foundation (). Olav Thon Group operates primarily in the retail and hotel sectors. It operates shopping centers located in Norway and Sweden, as well as
Thon Hotels, which is one of Norway's leading hotel chains.
Gallery
Strømmen Storsenter - panoramio (1).jpg
Strømmen Storsenter.jpg
Strømmen Storsenter - panoramio (2).jpg
References
External links
Strømmen Storsenter website
Buildings and structures in Lillestrøm
Shopping centres in Norway
Shopping malls established in 1985
Tourist attractions in Akershus
1985 establishments in Norway
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