Itis shopping centre

Itis (formerly Itäkeskus) is a shopping center located in Itäkeskus in East Helsinki. It is located next to the Itäväylä motorway and the Itäkeskus metro station. The mall has been refurbished a number of times, most recently in 2014, increasing the gross leasable area – including offices – to a total of 103,675 m2 (1, 115, 950 sq ft). It has a leasable retail area of 81,218 m2 (874, 220 sq ft), containing more than 150 shops; including restaurants, cafés and grocery stores, which makes it the fourth-largest shopping centre in Finland. The mall has 3,000 parking spaces and approximately 18 million visitors annually. The shopping centre was originally named Itäkeskus after the district, it was renamed Itis in March 2012. The name Itis had already previously been in use as the unofficial nickname for the shopping centre. The shopping centre was thoroughly renovated by the end of the year 2014. The shopping centre is divided into four sections: Pasaasi (1984), Pikku-Bulevardi, Bulevardi (1992), and Piazza (2001). It has five floors, with the shops and other commercial services mainly concentrated on the first and second floors. The other floors are reserved mainly for parking and office space. The shopping centre was built in three stages. The part now known as Pasaasi was completed in 1984 under the name Itämarket ('eastern market'), complete with the metro station and 41 shops. The

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