Redi (shopping centre) explained

Redi shopping centre
Native Name:Kauppakeskus Redi
Native Name Lang:fi
Coordinates:60.1869°N 24.9792°W
Location:Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland
Address:Hermannin rantatie 5,
Owner:SRV Oy,
Ilmarinen,
Osuuspankki,
Lähi-Tapiola
Number Of Stores:175
Floors:5 + park on roof

Redi (Finnish: Kauppakeskus Redi; stylized as REDI) is a shopping centre in Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland. With its gross leasable area of, it is the eighth largest shopping centre in Finland.[1]

Redi was completed in September 2018. Redi was designed by architect Pekka Helin.[2] The shopping center is part of the Redi complex, which includes the highest residential building in Finland, the 134-meter and 35-storey Majakka.[3] The complex is estimated to cost over one billion euros.[4]

The shopping center is divided into two parts, named Stadi and Sköne. At the street level, the street Kalasatamankatu, running in north–south direction, demarcates the division. The Kalasatama metro station is located on the third floor of the center and is directly accessible from Redi.

Redi's visitor amounts faded following the opening of the mall on September 20, 2018.[5]

Shops and services

Redi has 175[6] shops in a total of about 200 business spaces. The largest stores are K-Supermarket, Lidl, Clas Ohlson and H&M. The shopping centre has a total of 43 restaurants and cafes. On the ground floor there are several restaurants serving a variety of fast-food, plus an on-street Food Market, which consists of several restaurants.[7]

On the roof of the shopping centre there is an open park, Bryga, which is the size of the Esplanadi park in Helsinki.[8]

Name

In Finnish, "Redi" means a sheltered anchoring place in front of a harbor.[9]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Redi täyttyi uteliaista heti avaamisensa jälkeen – HS näyttää minkälaista kauppakeskuksessa ja sen kattoterassilla on. 20 September 2018. Helsingin Sanomat. fi. 12 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Kauppakeskus REDI valmistuu 2018 – tiloja vuokrataan nyt. 26 October 2015. Talouselämä. fi. 12 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Suomen korkein asuintorni valmistuu parin vuoden päästä – neliöhinnat vetävät hiljaiseksi. 8 January 2016. MTV. fi. 12 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Helsinkiin nousee kaksi tasavahvaa kauppakeskusta. 29 March 2015. Helsingin Uutiset. fi. 12 December 2018. 8 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181008214115/https://www.helsinginuutiset.fi/artikkeli/275372-helsinkiin-nousee-kaksi-tasavahvaa-kauppakeskusta. dead.
  5. Web site: Asiakkaat ovat kaikonneet kauppakeskus Redistä – yrittäjän mukaan tilanne on katastrofi ja konkurssi uhkaa. Salmi. Sara. Lappeteläinen. Helena. 16 November 2018. Yle Uutiset. fi. 12 December 2018.
  6. Web site: Liikkeet. REDI. fi. 12 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Ravintolat. REDI. fi. 12 December 2018.
  8. Web site: Massiivinen kauppakeskus Redi avautuu torstaina – Kuvat: tältä sisällä näyttää vuorokausi ennen avajaisia. 19 September 2018. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 12 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Kalasataman REDI on jättihanke suomalaiselle kiviteollisuudelle. Porthan. Timo. Kivi. fi. 12 December 2018. 22 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180922101549/http://www.kivilehti.fi/Rakennuskivi/Kalasataman-REDI-on-jattihanke-suomalaiselle-kiviteollisuudelle. dead.