Kluuvi shopping centre

The Kluuvi shopping centre (Finnish: Kauppakeskus Kluuvi) is a shopping centre on Aleksanterinkatu in the Kluuvi district in central Helsinki, Finland.^[1][2] The shopping centre has about 28 businesses (of which the most notable are Skechers, Nanso, and Joe & The Juice). Kluuvi offers a mix of some interesting Finnish retail concepts, cafees and restaurants. The shopping centre was opened on 15 March 1989, and was designed by the architect bureau Castren-Jauhiainen-Nuuttila. It was refurbished and reopened with a completely renewed commercial concept 14 October 2011.

LocationKluuvi, Helsinki, Finland

Coordinates60.169418°N 24.946314°E / 60.169418; 24.946314

Opened15 March 1989 (1989-03-15)

ManagementShopping Centre Manager Pia Rosvall

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Kluuvi

Location	Kluuvi, Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60.169418°N 24.946314°E / 60.169418; 24.946314
Opened	15 March 1989 (1989-03-15)
Management	Shopping Centre Manager Pia Rosvall
Owner	ISV Kluuvi
Architect	Castren-Jauhiainen-Nuuttila
Stores	28
Floor area	15,900 m2 (171,146 sq ft)
Floors	4
Parking	725 bays
Website	www.kluuvi.fi

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The shopping centre comprises the entire western end of the Aasi (donkey) city block. It consists of five buildings (Aleksanterinkatu 7b, Aleksanterinkatu 9, Kluuvikatu 5, Kluuvikatu 7, and Yliopistonkatu 6), which are connected by a light yard covering the entire city block. The Aleksanterinkatu 9 building was an Elanto department store (Veikko Leistén [fi] 1952) with a granite façade of a relief of a working-class family, sculpted by Aimo Tukiainen. The Kluuvikatu 5 and Yliopistonkatu 6 buildings are old residential and business buildings from the 19th century, and only their façades remain to this day. The Aleksanterinkatu 7b and Kluuvikatu 7 buildings were designed by Castren-Jauhiainen-Nuuttila as supplementary buildings for the city block.

The shopping centre can be accessed with tram lines, as well as the metro from the Helsinki University metro station.