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Shopping centre Valkea

Coordinates: 65°00′41″N 025°28′22″E / 65.01139°N 25.47278°E / 65.01139; 25.47278
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Shopping centre Valkea
Kauppakeskus Valkea
Shopping centre's eastern facade under construction
Map
LocationOulu, Finland
Coordinates65°00′41″N 025°28′22″E / 65.01139°N 25.47278°E / 65.01139; 25.47278
Opening dateApril 14, 2016 (2016-04-14)
OwnerOsuuskauppa Arina
No. of stores and services~60
Total retail floor area25,000 m2 (270,000 sq ft)
Parking~70[1]
Websitekauppakeskusvalkea.fi

Kauppakeskus Valkea is a shopping mall in Oulu, Finland. The mall includes about 60 shops, department store Sokos and 66 apartments. It's Osuuskauppa Arina's biggest investment so far, about 100 million euros. The estimated amount of new jobs it offers is about 400.[2][3] The building is currently the tallest apartment building in downtown Oulu.[4]

The mall was opened on 14 April 2016. The opening weekend gathered over 80 000 people to the mall. The opening day itself attracted over 23 000 shoppers.[5]

Stores

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International chains

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Finnish shops/chains

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Restaurants and cafés

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Other services

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2024 stabbings

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The shopping centre Valkea was the site of two stabbing incidents in June 2024.

The first incident happened on 13 June 2024 at about 18:30 Finnish time.[8] The suspect, Juhani Sebastian Lämsä, was identified as a far-right activist with a Neo-Nazi background and was arrested on the spot.[9] The victim was a 12-year-old boy.

The second incident happened on 18 June 2024 at about 21:25 Finnish time.[10] The victim was a 26-year-old man.[11]

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