Shopping centre Valkea
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| Kauppakeskus Valkea | |
 Shopping centre's eastern facade under construction | |
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| Location | Oulu, Finland |
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| Coordinates | 65°00′41″N 025°28′22″E / 65.01139°N 25.47278°E |
| Opening date | April 14, 2016 |
| Owner | Osuuskauppa Arina |
| No. of stores and services | ~60 |
| Total retail floor area | 25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft) |
| Parking | ~70[1] |
| Website | kauppakeskusvalkea |
Kauppakeskus Valkea is a shopping mall in Oulu, Finland. The mall includes about 60 shops, department store Sokos and 66 apartments. It's Osuuskauppa Arina's biggest investment so far, about 100 million euros. The estimated amount of new jobs it offers is about 400.[2][3] The building is currently the tallest apartment building in downtown Oulu.[4]
The mall was opened on 14 April 2016. The opening weekend gathered over 80 000 people to the mall. The opening day itself attracted over 23 000 shoppers.[5]
Stores
[edit]International chains
[edit]- Bik Bok
- Carlings
- Clas Ohlson
- Cubus
- Dinsko
- Gina Tricot
- Glitter
- Granit
- Volt
- Indiska
- Polarn O. Pyret
- Telia
- The Body Shop
- Flying Tiger Copenhagen
Finnish shops/chains
[edit]- Elisa
- Fonum
- Gazoz
- Instrumentarium
- Jasmin
- Karkkipäivä
- Kultajousi Elegance
- Natural
- Mick's
- Noomi
- Rags
- Seppälä
- Silmäasema
- Sokos
- Sokos Herkku Kiosk
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
- Ombrellino
- Kairahouse
Restaurants and cafés
[edit]- Arnold's
- Bacaro Doppio
- Classic Pizza
- Friends & Brgrs
- Hanko Sushi
- Jungle Juice Bar
- Chinese restaurant Kirin
- La Torrefazione
- Picnic
- Pizzarium
- Rosso
- Sokos Herkku Restaurant
- Spice Ice
- Wok's
Other services
[edit]- S-Bank
- Original Sokos Hotel Arina conference rooms
- Posti SmartPOST unit
2024 stabbings
[edit]The shopping centre Valkea was the site of two stabbing incidents in June 2024.
The first incident happened on 13 June 2024 at about 18:30 Finnish time.[8] The suspect, Juhani Sebastian Lämsä, was identified as a far-right activist with a Neo-Nazi background and was arrested on the spot.[9] The victim was a 12-year-old boy.
The second incident happened on 18 June 2024 at about 21:25 Finnish time.[10] The victim was a 26-year-old man.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ [1], Kaleva 14.4.2016 6:10 (in finnish)
- ^ [2] Kauppakeskus Valkea (in finnish)
- ^ [3] Kauppakeskus Valkea - Skanska
- ^ [4] WSP Finland
- ^ [5], Kaleva 18.4.2016 15:51 (in Finnish)
- ^ a b [6] Kauppakeskus Valkea
- ^ [7] Kauppakeskus Valkea
- ^ Vakava väkivallanteko Kauppakeskus Valkeassa torstaina 13.6.
- ^ Asianajaja: Epäilty myöntää lapsen puukotuksen Oulussa, kiistää ulkomaalaisvastaisen motiivin, MTV Uutiset.
- ^ Väkivallanteko Kauppakeskus Valkean Kesäkadulla tiistaina 18.6.2024
- ^ 26-vuotias mies käveli tiistaina töistä kotiin, kun selkään iskettiin teräaseella keskellä Valkeaa – Pelastiko selkäreppu hengen?, Kaleva
