Itäkeskus

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title: "Itäkeskus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["quarters-of-helsinki"] topic_path: "general/quarters-of-helsinki" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itäkeskus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Itäkeskus
other_name	Östra centrum
settlement_type	Helsinki Subdivision
image_skyline	Kairamo Itäkeskus Helsinki.jpg
image_caption	Itäkeskuksen maamerkki (82 m) is the tallest building in Itäkeskus
image_map	Helsinki_districts-Itakeskus.png
map_caption	Position of Itäkeskus within Helsinki
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Finland
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Uusimaa
subdivision_type2	Sub-region
subdivision_name2	Greater Helsinki
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Helsinki
subdivision_type4	District
subdivision_name4	Eastern
parts_type	Subdivision regions
parts_style	para
p1	none
total_type
area_total_km2	1.17
population_total	4,833
population_as_of	2005
population_density_km2	4,131 (2005)
postal_code_type	Postal codes
postal_code	00930
blank_name_sec1	Subdivision number
blank_info_sec1	457
blank1_name_sec1	Neighbouring subdivisions
blank1_info_sec1	Puotinharju, Puotila, Marjaniemi, Roihuvuori
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Kauppakartanonkatu_on_a_sunny_afternoon_in_April_2021.jpg" caption="Kauppakartanontie street in Itäkeskus"] ::

Itäkeskus (, literal translation East center) is a quarter in the neighbourhood of Vartiokylä (as of the 1980s) in Helsinki, Finland. The district's main attraction is the largest covered-in shopping mall in the Nordic countries, Itis, which make Itäkeskus as the most significant commercial center of East Helsinki. The district has a station on the Helsinki Metro (Itäkeskus metro station), whose eastern entrance at the Tallinnanaukio square leads to the shopping centre. Itäkeskus has the eastern terminus of bus lines 500 and 550; the western terminus of line 500 is Munkkivuori and line 550 is Espoo's Westend bus station. Construction of the Jokeri light rail, which replaces bus line 550, began in 2019 and service began in 2023. The most important road connection to the Helsinki central from Itäkeskus runs along Itäväylä.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Itäkeskus7.jpg" caption="[[Itis shopping centre]] along Turunlinnantie"] ::

At the end of 2018, 38.1 per cent of Itäkeskus' residents had a foreign background. About 12 percent of the residents had an African background, which was the largest share of all areas in Helsinki. At the end of 2020, the share of foreign language speakers is 41.2 per cent in Itäkeskus.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Itäkeskus-kauppakeskus4_Helsinki.JPG" caption="[[Hullut päivät]] campaign in the Itäkeskus shopping mall."] ::

Itäkeskus has been built since the 1970s. The old K-Citymarket, which operated there, opened its doors on March 31, 1977, and its 67,246 m³ hall could accommodate a 6,500 m2 store. The Itäkeskus swimming hall was built in 1993.

Maamerkki, a high-rise building located on the Kauppakartanonkatu street near the Lyypekinaukio square in Itäkeskus, was completed in 1987.

On the other side of the Itäväylä, opposite Itis, is another shopping center called Easton Helsinki, which was completed in October 2017.

References

Koivisto, Joonas. (June 3, 2019). "Historiallinen päivä: Vuosikymmeniä haaveillun pikaratikan rakentaminen alkaa nyt – Nämä tiet suljetaan ja tänne syntyvät pahimmat sumput". [[YLE]].
[https://ulkomaalaistaustaisethelsingissa.fi/sites/default/files/1.1.2019%20Helsingin%20koko%20v%C3%A4est%C3%B6%20ja%20ulkomaalaistaustaiset%20taustamaanosan%20mukaan%20osa-alueittain.xlsx Helsingin koko väestö ja ulkomaalaistaustaiset taustamaanosan mukaan osa-alueittain 1.1.2019] {{Webarchive. link. (2019-08-21 (in Finland))
[https://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/paikalliset/4192177 HU: Vieraskielisten asukkaiden osuus ylitti 40% kahdella alueella Helsingissä, joissain kaupunginosissa osuus yhä hyvin pieni – "Ei ole ainoa mittari alueiden eriytymisessä"] (in Finnish)
[https://www.k-kauppiasliitto.fi/kauppiasuutiset/k-citymarket-itakeskus-uudistui/ K-citymarket Itäkeskus uudistui - K-Kauppiasliitto] (in Finnish)
[https://www.hs.fi/kaupunki/art-2000003370319.html HS: Itäkeskuksen uimahalli vuoden 1993 rakennukseksi] (in Finnish)
[https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000001046770.html IS-reportaasi pahamaineisesta uimahallista – ahdistelua, tappeluita ja juopottelua?] (in Finnish)
[https://kaupunginosat.fi/roihuvuori/roihuvuoren-historia-mainmenu-193/amp/ Roihuvuoren historiaa] (in Finnish)
link. (2017-10-26 , Mtv Oy 26 October 2017. Accessed on 26 October 2017.)
[http://eastonhelsinki.fi/ajankohtaista/ita-helsingin-uusi-keskus-harjakorkeudessa-nimeksi-easton-helsinki/ Itä-Helsingin uusi keskus harjakorkeudessa – nimeksi Easton Helsinki] {{Webarchive. link. (2016-11-21 7 November 2016. Accessed on 21 November 2016.)

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