Ainoa is ashopping centre located inTapiola,Espoo,Finland. Its first phase was opened on 24 October 2013 in a 1979 building that housed the TapiolaSokos department house until 2011. During the renovation, the building was extended both upwards and downwards.
Ainoa has five floors and about 100 shops, such asK-supermarket, Little Bouquet Factory,Stockmann,Alko,H&M,Clas Ohlson,Cubus,Stadium,XS Lelut andKultajousi.
The parking hall in connection with Ainoa has approximately 450 parking spaces. Ainoa has goodbus connections to other parts of Espoo and the neighbouring city ofHelsinki. Ainoa is accessible from theHelsinki Metro through theLänsimetro extension.
The design of Ainoa concentrates on the coziness of the shopping centre and the overall image of Tapiola. For example, the interior features a lot of light-coloured wood and plants intended to convey the spirit of the garden city of Tapiola.[1]
The bottom floor of the shopping centre, designated the floor M, hosts grocery stores, fast-food restaurant and quick-access stores. The fashion and interior design stores have mainly been located on the first and second floors.[1] The third floor hosts aTerveystalo health centre and the Ainoa Food Gardenrestaurant area. The fourth floor hosts some beauty care specialist stores.[2]
The first stage of Ainoa was opened on 24 October 2013. Part of the shopping centre was built into a building built in 1979 which hosted theSokos department store in Tapiola until 2011.[3] The building was completely renovated and space for a K-Supermarket grocery store was cleared underneath it. The total surface area of the first stage is about 10 thousand square metres, and it hosted about 30 stores at the start.[4]
The second stage of Ainoa was opened on 16 March 2017. The total surface area of the extension part is about 20 thousand square metres, and the Tapiola branch of theStockmann department store moved into it. The extension part also includes stores such asClas Ohlson,Lindex,Pizza Hut andSubway. Many apartments will also be built in connection with the extension part.[1]
The third and final stage of Ainoa was opened on 24 October 2019. More business space and two apartment buildings were built in the place of the old building of the Tapiola Stockmann department store, which was demolished in 2017.[5] The third stage brought the total surface area of the shopping centre to 50 thousand square metres.[6] The third stage of Ainoa hosts businesses such asK-Market, Little Bouquet Factory,Burger King,Plantagen,Suomalainen Kirjakauppa and the AINOA Food Garden restaurant area. AnElixia gym was also opened in Ainoa in early 2020.[7]
TheLänsimetro extension of theHelsinki metro was completed in November 2017, allowing a direct connection from theTapiola metro station and the Merituulentie bus terminal to the Ainoa shopping centre. A parking garage of about two thousand spaces was opened in two stages in 2013 and 2016.[8][9] There is also a covered parking garage for bicycles in connection with the Ainoa shopping centre.[10]
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