Iso Omena (Finnish for "Big Apple") is a shopping centre in Matinkylä, Espoo, Finland, opened on September 24, 2001. The construction of Iso Omena aimed to, as far as possible, take heed of the wishes of the population of Espoo. Because of this, Iso Omena includes many centralised municipal and private services. Iso Omena also includes apartments, with a direct connection to the shopping centre. The name "Iso Omena" comes from the nickname "The Big Apple" of New York City in the United States. Iso Omena includes over 200 businesses. The total area for rent is approximately 108,700 sqm. The building has 3 to 4 floors, parking garages under ground and a separate parking building and an office tower.

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It opened September 24, 2001, and has had two major extensions in 2016-17. It is owned by Citycon. The original architect was Mauri Tommila. Its motto is "Like a small city". It houses over 200 businesses. It has four commercial floors and several parking levels under ground. It provides approximately 1,100 jobs. It has sales of approximately 390 million Euro per year and approximately 17 million visitors per year.

Largest businesses

Area

It has a Total area of 166,000 sqm with area for rent comprising a shopping centre of 108,700 sqm offices of 8,000 sqm and Senior apartments of 7,000 sqm (95 apartments). It has approximately 2,600 parking spaces in total.

Services

Services offered include: library, Espoo city common service centre, ticket service and medical and dental health service, chapel, KELA, office of the Finnish employment bureau, and a movie theatre.

Connections

Iso Omena can be reached by metro, busses, car, bikes and by foot. The Matinkylä metro station and locan bus terminal is located directly under the southern part of Iso Omena. Iso Omena can be additionally reached by all buses travelling along Länsiväylä to or past Matinkylä, and by buses passing over Piispansilta.