Nordicum - Real Estate Annual Finland 2010 | Page 42

REAL ESTATE SPECIAL REPORT

Photo: Citycon

Matinkylä metro station:

Superhub in the works
As the west metroline will be realised within the next few
years, also the metro stations and their surroundings will
enter a phase of intense development. The end of the line
at Matinkylä promises to be the busiest station and many
expectations target the station from day one.

C

ommercially speaking, the
anchor for Matinkylä is the
shopping centre Iso Omena, the
fifth largest shopping paradise
in the land. Built in 2001, Iso
Omena is located approximately 13 kilometres from Helsinki
to the west, near the junction of
Länsiväylä and Ring Road II.
Iso Omena is the largest shopping centre property
owned by the investment company Citycon Oyj. In September, Citycon and NCC received
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a site reservation for the underground metro station and the related extension of Iso Omena.
“Also the traffic terminal is
included in the reservation,” says
Property Development Director
Marko Juhokas from Citycon.
“The initial reservation
makes it possible to explore the
possibility of residential and off