ITäKESKUS METRO STATION

The 'Itäkeskus metro station' (Finnish ''Itäkeskuksen metroasema'' / Swedish ''Metrostationen Östra centrum'') is a ground-level station on the Helsinki Metro. It serves the Itäkeskus shopping centre and surrounding areas in East Helsinki. After the Itäkeskus station, there is a fork in the metro line: one branch continues north towards Mellunmäki, while another goes east towards Vuosaari.
The Itäkeskus station was one of the first metro stations opened in Helsinki, on 1 June 1982, and was designed by Jaakko Ylinen and Jarmo Maunula. It is located at a distance of approximately 2.064 kilometres from the Siilitie metro station, 1.922 from the Myllypuro metro station, and 1.042 kilometres from the Puotila metro station.