Hertsi

Shopping mall in Helsinki, Finland

60°11′41″N 25°2′2″E / 60.19472°N 25.03389°E / 60.19472; 25.03389Opening date19 March 2020OwnerHenki-Fennia
Aktia Henkivakuutus
Yleisradio Retirement Fund
eQ Liikekiinteistöt^[1]No. of stores and servicesabout 50^[1]Total retail floor area23,000 square metres^[1]No. of floors4Websitehertsi.fi

Hertsi is a shopping center located in Herttoniemi, Helsinki, Finland, the construction of which was completed in the spring of 2020.^[1] It is located along Itäväylä, quite close to Herttoniemi metro station. In addition to grocery stores and restaurants, the shopping center includes a library, youth facilities and a kindergarten to be opened later.^[2] The previously built shopping center Megahertsi is part of the center. In 2021, three apartment buildings with a total of 250 apartments will be completed on the shopping center site.^[3]

The lowest store floor in the shopping center is the street level, whose largest store is Tokmanni. On the first floor, on the Prisma level, are located, among other things, Prisma, Kotipizza, Fafa's, Arnolds, the pet store Musti ja Mirri, Silmäasema and Veikkaus Pelaamo. The tenants on the second floor include Elixia, Fitness24Seven, Herttoniemi Library and the City of Helsinki's youth services.^[4]

The mall opened on March 19, 2020. The opening ceremony was controversial event, because was held in the midst of a coronavirus epidemic despite recommendations to avoid major events.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Yleistä - Hertsi, hertsi.fi. Accessed on 21 March 2020.
^ Lähipalvelukeskus Hertsi (in Finnish)
^ Herttoniemen Prisma avaa 2020 – liikekeskukseen puu-uuni, sauna ja poreallas katolle (in Finnish)
^ Pohjakartta - Hertsi (in Finnish)
^ HS: Kauppakeskus Hertsin avajaiset Helsingissä aiheuttivat tungoksen koronaviruksesta huolimatta – apulaispormestari soitti vakavan puhelun kauppakeskusjohtajalle (in Finnish)
^ In pictures: Hertsi shopping centre opening event goes ahead despite coronavirus fears. – Helsinki Times