Matkus Shopping Center

Shopping mall in Kuopio, Finland

62°49′24″N 27°36′16″E / 62.82333°N 27.60444°E / 62.82333; 27.60444AddressMatkuksentie 60Opening dateNovember 1, 2012^[1]OwnerIkano GroupNo. of stores and servicesabout 70-90^[1]^[2]^[3]Total retail floor area48,000 m²^[1]No. of floors2^[2]Parking3,000^[2]^[4]Public transit accessBus^[2]Websitewww.matkusshoppingcenter.fi/en/

The Matkus Shopping Center (Finnish: Kauppakeskus Matkus) is a shopping mall in the southern part of Kuopio, Finland, located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of its city center along the Highway 5 (E63),^[5]^[6] in the Matkus business area of the Hiltulanlahti district.^[7] It is the fifth largest business center in Finland.^[1] On bus lines 31 and 35 from the Kuopio Market Square directly to the shopping center.

The mall was opened on November 1, 2012.^[1] The shopping center have about 70-90 stores,^[3] and it belongs to the Ikano Group, which is owned by Ikea.^[5] The shops are positioned according to a concept, so all the sports stores, for example, will be together to make it easier for customers to find the things they are looking for. The fashion boutiques will be sited according to their target groups.^[2]

In the summer 2020, the Kuopio-themed Olopuisto outdoor activity park was completed, right next to the shopping center.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Matkus Shopping Center, Kuopio - Lehto (in Finnish)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Matkus Shopping Centre - Ingka Centres (in English)
^ ^a ^b Matkus Shopping Center - Parviainen arkkitehdit (in English)
^ Kauppakeskukset - Suomen Kauppakeskusyhdistys ry (in Finnish)
^ ^a ^b Kuopio - Ikano Retail Centres Finland Oy (in Finnish)
^ ^a ^b Matkus Shopping Center - Kuopio-Tahko (in English)
^ Kuopion karttapalvelu: Aluejaot-kohdasta tehdään valinta Kaupunginosat (in Finnish)