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Hansa (shopping centre)
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Hansa Emporium is a shopping centre in the city centre of Turku
, in Finland
. It is located in the city's VII District
, next to the main Market Square
. The shopping centre hosts a total of 156 businesses, including nineteen cafés and restaurants. It also contains a theatre
. The Turku branch
of the Stockmann
department store
is located in Hansa.
Hansa is usually considered as the most important shopping centre in Turku region, though it has lost some of its popularity to the out-of-town Mylly
shopping centre in Raisio
. The annual sales of Hansa in 2005 totalled over 170 million euro
s, making it the largest Finnish shopping centre outside the Greater Helsinki
area. By number of visitors (approximately 13.5 million) Hansa is the third largest shopping centre in Finland.
Clothing stores include for example Crocs
, Dressmann
, Gant Store
, Hennes & Mauritz, Jack & Jones, Lindex
, Marimekko
, Vero Moda and Zara
clothing stores. Clothes are also sold by the two largest tenants of Hansa Emporium, Stockmann
and Halonen. Other well-known chains include stores of for example the Body Shop
and R-kioski
.
Restaurants include several cafeterias for example Arnolds Bakery and Coffee shop, several Aschan cafes, a Chinese restaurant, internet cafe, two Hesburger
's and several other larger restaurants. Stockmann also has a large supermarket, Stockmann deli, which serves as the main grocery store
inside the shopping centre.
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is located in the city's VII District
VII District, Turku
The VII District is one of the central districts of Turku, Finland. It is located on the west side of the river Aura, between Aurakatu and Puistokatu. Like the neighbouring VI District, it forms part of the city's central business district...
, next to the main Market Square
Market Square, Turku
The Market Square is a city square in the city of Turku, in Finland. It is located in the city's VI District, and is generally considered the city's central square. It hosts a lively market on weekdays, and there are several cafés and restaurants on the square.The buildings around the Market...
. The shopping centre hosts a total of 156 businesses, including nineteen cafés and restaurants. It also contains a theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
. The Turku branch
Stockmann, Turku
The Turku Stockmann department store is the second largest department store in the Finnish region of Finland Proper. The Turku Stockmann department store contains, in addition to Stockmann itself, an Alko store, a barbershop, a café, a kiosk, a buffet restaurant and the Academic Bookstore...
of the Stockmann
Stockmann
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the department store division, Hobby Hall, which specialises in mail order and online sales, and Seppälä, a chain of fashion stores...
department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
is located in Hansa.
Hansa is usually considered as the most important shopping centre in Turku region, though it has lost some of its popularity to the out-of-town Mylly
Mylly
Mylly is a shopping centre in Raisio, Finland. The shopping centre has nearly a hundred shops, banks, and other services on an area of , and is as such the largest shopping centre in the Turku region and second largest in Finland outside the Helsinki region. Mylly was opened in October 2001 and in...
shopping centre in Raisio
Raisio
Raisio is a town and municipality in south-western Finland and an important junction of major roads. The town has a population of and is located in the region of Finland Proper, neighbouring the region's capital, Turku...
. The annual sales of Hansa in 2005 totalled over 170 million euro
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
s, making it the largest Finnish shopping centre outside the Greater Helsinki
Greater Helsinki
Greater Helsinki and the smaller Helsinki Metropolitan Area or Capital Region refer to two regions of different size surrounding Helsinki, the capital of Finland...
area. By number of visitors (approximately 13.5 million) Hansa is the third largest shopping centre in Finland.
Stores
Hansa Emporium houses various stores and its goal is to serve as a one-stop shopping centre. Clothing products are available in 40 shops, leisure and household products in 35 shops, beauty and health products in 20 shops and a variety of café and restaurant services in nearly 20 cafés and restaurants.Clothing stores include for example Crocs
Crocs
Crocs, Inc. is a shoe manufacturer founded by 3 friends - Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, and George Boedecker, Jr. - to produce and distribute a foam clog design acquired from a Quebec company called Foam Creations. The shoe had originally been developed as a spa shoe. The first model...
, Dressmann
Dressmann
thumb|Dressmann store in [[Umeå]], Sweden.Dressmann is a chain of men's clothing stores owned by Varner-Gruppen. It was founded in Norway by Frank Varner, who opened the first store in Oslo in 1962. In addition to Norway, Dressmann stores can now be found in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Iceland,...
, Gant Store
Gant U.S.A.
GANT is a formerly Swedish but currently Swiss clothing brand of American heritage launched in New Haven in 1949. The brand has since then been further developed, being influenced by European styles, and is now a global clothing business...
, Hennes & Mauritz, Jack & Jones, Lindex
Lindex
Lindex is a Swedish fashion chain, known for its fast fashion clothing offerings for women, teenagers and children. Lindex has around 400 stores in Scandinavia including Iceland, the Baltic States, Russia, central Europe, the Middle East as of November 2011...
, Marimekko
Marimekko
Marimekko is a Finnish company based in Helsinki that has made important contributions to fashion, especially in the 1960s and 1970s. They are particularly noted for brightly-colored printed fabrics and simple styles, used both in women's garments and in home furnishings.- Foundation :Marimekko was...
, Vero Moda and Zara
Zara (clothing)
Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and...
clothing stores. Clothes are also sold by the two largest tenants of Hansa Emporium, Stockmann
Stockmann
Stockmann is a Finnish listed company which was established in 1862 and is engaged in the retail trade. Stockmann's three divisions are the department store division, Hobby Hall, which specialises in mail order and online sales, and Seppälä, a chain of fashion stores...
and Halonen. Other well-known chains include stores of for example the Body Shop
The Body Shop
The Body Shop International plc, known as The Body Shop, has 2,400 stores in 61 countries, and is the second largest cosmetic franchise in the world, following O Boticario, a Brazilian company...
and R-kioski
R-Kioski
R-Kioski is a chain of convenience stores owned by Rautakirja Oyj. Presently, there are 723 R-Kiosk shops across Finland. They sell a range of products, such as books, magazines, tobacco, ready meals, snacks, soft drinks and alcoholic drinks such as beer and cider, excluding wine and spirits...
.
Restaurants include several cafeterias for example Arnolds Bakery and Coffee shop, several Aschan cafes, a Chinese restaurant, internet cafe, two Hesburger
Hesburger
Hesburger is a fast-food chain based in Turku, Finland. Today, it is the largest Finnish hamburger restaurant chain, with a larger presence in the Finnish market than U.S.-based McDonald's...
's and several other larger restaurants. Stockmann also has a large supermarket, Stockmann deli, which serves as the main grocery store
Grocery store
A grocery store is a store that retails food. A grocer, the owner of a grocery store, stocks different kinds of foods from assorted places and cultures, and sells these "groceries" to customers. Large grocery stores that stock products other than food, such as clothing or household items, are...
inside the shopping centre.