Easton Helsinki

Easton Helsinki
The facade of Easton Helsinki facing Itäväylä under construction.
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LocationItäkeskus, Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates60°12′36.6″N 25°5′07.4″E / 60.210167°N 25.085389°E / 60.210167; 25.085389
Opening date26 October 2017 (first part)
OwnerKesko
No. of floors5
Websiteeastonhelsinki.fi

Easton Helsinki is a shopping centre in Itäkeskus, Helsinki, Finland. It is connected to the Itis shopping centre through the Hansasilta bridge. Easton Helsinki is built in phases, and its first part was opened on 26 October 2017.[1][2] There is an option to expand the shopping centre by building a second part, but no decision of building it has been made yet.[3]

Shops

Interior of Easton Helsinki.

The first part of Easton Helsinki contains over 30 shops. The anchor tenant of the shopping centre is the Kesko chain's K-Citymarket shop, which originally opened in Itäkeskus in 1977. The shopping centre also contains an Alko branch, a pharmacy, Musti ja Mirri, a Perusterveys health care clinic and many restaurants.

History

Interior of City-Jätti facing towards the Itis shopping centre.

The Hansakäytävä passageway in Easton Helsinki was known as City-Jätti before the 2017 renovation.[4][3] 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.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ Laine, Sirkka: Avajaisten suosio ruuhkautti Eastonin kauppakeskuksen – ovet jouduttiin jopa sulkemaan liian pitkien jonojen takia Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, Mtv Oy 26 October 2017. Accessed on 26 October 2017.
  2. ^ Itä-Helsingin uusi keskus harjakorkeudessa – nimeksi Easton Helsinki Archived 2016-11-21 at the Wayback Machine 7 November 2016. Accessed on 21 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Purkupäätöstä odottava City-Jätti on ehostettu Hansakäytäväksi, Itis-lehti 5 December 2018. Accessed on 1 May 2020.
  4. ^ Entinen City-Jätin kauppakäytävä ehostettiin Hansakäytäväksi[permanent dead link‍], Blogspot blog Helsinki Tabloid. Accessed on 7 September 2019.
  5. ^ Vehkasalo, Jussi: Kasarihenkeä tihkuva kauppakeskus jyrätään Helsingissä – muistatko tämän?, Helsingin Uutiset 4 March 2017. Accessed on 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ "HS-analyysi | Itiksen viereen suurin toivein rakennettu kauppakeskus Easton ei ole lunastanut lupauksiaan". 10 March 2019.
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