Iso Omena
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Iso Omena |
| image | Iso Omena shopping centre, Matinkylä, Espoo (March 2019).jpg |
| caption | Iso Omena |
| location | Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland |
| coordinates | |
| opening_date | |
| owner | Citycon Oyj |
| architect | Mauri Tommila |
| number_of_stores | over 200 |
| floor_area | 108700 m2 |
| floors | 4 (3 above ground, 1 below ground) |
| website | |
| parking | 2,600 parking places |
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| name = Iso Omena | image = Iso Omena shopping centre, Matinkylä, Espoo (March 2019).jpg | caption = Iso Omena | location = Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland | coordinates = | opening_date = | closing_date = | developer = | manager = | owner = Citycon Oyj | architect = Mauri Tommila | number_of_stores = over 200 | number_of_anchors = | floor_area = 108700 m2 | floors = 4 (3 above ground, 1 below ground) | website = | parking = 2,600 parking places
Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to, as far as possible, take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo. Because of this, Iso Omena includes many centralised municipal and private services. Iso Omena also includes apartments, with a direct connection to the shopping centre. The name "Iso Omena" comes from the nickname "The Big Apple" of New York City in the United States.
Iso Omena includes over 200 businesses. The total area for rent is approximately 108,700 sqm. The building has 3 to 4 floors, parking garages under ground and a separate parking building and an office tower.
In 2018 Iso Omena was the third largest shopping centre in Finland in terms of area, total sales and visitors. In 2023 and 2024 it reached third place in terms of sales and fourth place in terms of visitors.
Information
Iso Omena opened September 24, 2001, and has had two major extensions in 2016-17. On its opening day it was the second biggest shopping centre in Finland. It is owned by Citycon. The original architect was Mauri Tommila. Its motto is "Like a small city".
The construction of Iso Omena cost a total of 500 million markka and was fiananced by the city of Espoo, the Finnish housing foundation, Aleksia and the company Destia.
Iso Omena houses over 200 businesses. It has four commercial floors and several parking levels under ground. It provides approximately 1,100 jobs. As well as businesses and restaurants, Iso Omena hosts a library, a cinema, a healthcare station and service spaces.
In February 2004 the Helsingin Osuuskauppa (HOK) and Elanto cooperatives merged, and thus the Maxi supermarket at Iso Omena was changed into a supermarket of the Prisma chain, becoming the first Prisma supermarket in Espoo.
Iso Omena has sales of approximately 390 million Euro per year and approximately 17 million visitors per year.
Largest businesses
- K-Citymarket: 10,594 sqm
- Prisma: 10,249 sqm
- Kirjasto Omena: 2,443 sqm
- Aleksi 13: 1,609 sqm
- Stadium: 1,595 sqm
- HOK, restaurants: 1,316 sqm
Area
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It has a Total area of 166,000 sqm with area for rent comprising a shopping centre of 108,700 sqm offices of 8,000 sqm and Senior apartments of 7,000 sqm (95 apartments).
;Parking It has approximately 2,600 parking spaces in total.
Services
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Services offered include: library, Espoo city common service centre, ticket service and medical and dental health service, chapel, KELA, office of the Finnish employment bureau, and a movie theatre.
2023 excessive force incident
In early 2023 there was an incident at Iso Omena where security guards were escorting a 35-year-old woman out of the shopping centre. The incident resulted in the woman's death. The police investigation was finished in August 2023 and according to the police, the cause of the woman's death had not been choking.
On 22 September 2023 the prosecutor announced that all six security guards at the incident had been charged with manslaughter. The suspects were aged 19 to 24, while the victim had been 35 years old. All of the suspects denied being guilty of a crime. The date of the main hearing has not yet been announced.
Connections
Iso Omena can be reached by metro, buses, car, bikes and by foot. The Matinkylä metro station and locan bus terminal is located directly under the southern part of Iso Omena. Iso Omena can be additionally reached by all buses travelling along Länsiväylä to or past Matinkylä, and by buses passing over Piispansilta.
Gallery
File:Ison Omenan vanha puoli 2.jpg|The main market level File:Iso Omena meet aukio.jpg|The M.E.E.T. square at the extension part File:Ison Omenan palvelutori.jpg|The service square File:M.E.E.T. -ravintolamaailma Isossa Omenassa.jpg|The M.E.E.T. restaurant area at the extension part File:Ison Omenan markettitaso.jpg|The supermarket level File:Ison Omenan bussiasema 2024.jpg|The bus terminal
References
References
- [https://www.kauppakeskusyhdistys.fi/media/kauppakeskusjulkaisu/2019-kauppakeskusjulkaisu_aukeama_netti.pdf Kauppakeskukset 2019], Finnish Union of Shopping Centres. Accessed on 1 July 2020.
- Kivinen, Lasse: [https://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/31052025/art-2000011261094.html Jumbo myi jälleen eniten], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 31 May 2025. Accessed on 31 May 2025.
- [https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000003998043.html Iso Omena palvelee Espoossa kuin kokonainen pikkukaupunki], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]''. Accessed on 25 April 2017.
- [http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-5131064 Iso Omena valmistuu Matinkylään 2001], YLE. Accessed on 25 April 2017.
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20011215045912/http://www.isoomena.fi/liikeluettelo.html Ison Omenan liikkeet] 15 December 2021. Accessed on 23 February 2025.
- [https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/espoo/art-2000006522797.html HS Espoo. Espoossa on kaksi Prismaa alle 500 metrin päässä toisistaan - Mitä järkeä siinä on, HOK-Elanto?], ''[[Helsingin Sanomat]]'' 29 May 2020. Accessed on 26 August 2020.
- Lapinkangas, Jatta: [https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/042dc1ca-aaf2-4362-bcb1-0bf4294cec5d Vartijoiden käsiin kuollut nainen oli 35-vuotias - tapahtumat tallentuivat videolle], ''[[Iltalehti]]''. Accessed on 10 January 2023.
- Mattila, Sanni: [https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000009809351.html Uutta tietoa naisen kuolemasta Isossa Omenassa - tällainen välikohtaus tragediaa edelsi], ''[[Ilta-Sanomat]]'' 25 August 2023. Accessed on 3 September 2023.
- Tihilä, Katri: [https://yle.fi/a/74-20051420 Kauppakeskus Ison Omenan kuolemantapauksesta epäiltyjä vartijoita vastaan nostettu syyte], YLE 22 September 2023. Accessed on 22 September 2023.
- [https://syyttajalaitos.fi/-/syyte-nostettu-kauppakeskus-iso-omenan-kuolemantapauksesta Syyte nostettu kauppakeskus Ison Omenan kuolemantapauksesta], Finnish state prosecutor 22 September 2023. Accessed on 22 September 2023.
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