Jumbo shopping centre

Jumbo shopping centre (Finnish: Kauppakeskus Jumbo), commonly referred to as simply Jumbo, is a shopping center in Vantaa, Finland. With its gross leasable area of 86,100 square metres (927,000 sq ft), it is the largest shopping center in Vantaa and the third largest in Finland.[1]

Jumbo shopping centre

Kauppakeskus Jumbo
Jumbo during the Christmas season
Location	Vantaa, Finland
Coordinates	60.291053°N 24.964636°E
Address	Vantaanportinkatu 3
Opening date	October 1999
Owner	Unibail-Rodamco, Kesko, HOK-Elanto, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company[1]
No. of stores and services	119[1]
Total retail floor area	86,100 square metres (927,000 sq ft)[1]
No. of floors	3
Parking	4600[1]
Website	jumbo.fi/en/ (in English)

Jumbo was completed in October 1999. It currently employs approximately 1,500 people.[2]

History

Jumbo's foundation was laid before the recession of the 1990s due to the great demand that arose in the area for a shopping center. The construction companies Haka and Polar purchased the area and its surroundings from the consumers' co-operative Elanto and named the newly established development company Vantaanportti Oy. The company also purchased the neighboring residential areas and business park land. In October 1999, Jumbo was completed. In its first year, the shopping center attracted 6 million customers, with the number of customers rising since. An expansion was completed in 2005.[2]

In 2008, the Flamingo entertainment center was built next to Jumbo. Prior to completion, it was referred to as "Jumbo Park", as it is connected to the shopping center and the two centers act in co-operation rather than competition. Together, the two are referred to in Finnish as Viihdekauppakeskus (entertainment shopping centre).

In 2019 Jumbo merged with the Flamingo entertainment center, making it the largest shopping and entertainment center in the Nordics, with a leasable area of 140,000 square meters (1,500,000 sq feet).[3]

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A panoramic view of Jumbo in Aviapolis, Vantaa. Ring III runs through the foreground, and Flamingo can be seen in the background to the left

References

1. "Kauppakeskukset: Finnish Shopping Centers 2013" (PDF). Kauppakeskusyhdistys. Suomen Kauppakeskusyhdistys ry. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
2. "The History of Jumbo". Jumbo Shopping Centre. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
3. Honkamaa, Antti. "Vantaan Jumbo ja Flamingo yhdistyvät: tuloksena Pohjoismaiden suurin kauppa- ja viihdekeskus – vuokrattava pinta-ala 140 000 neliömetriä". Tekniikkatalous (in Finnish). Retrieved 2020-05-02.