Nordstan

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Nordstan (Swedish for 'north town') is a shopping centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. It is the largest shopping centre in Scandinavia, with approximately 180 shops and 150 offices. The shopping centre's area is about 320 000 square metres. The companies housed in Nordstan employ in total six thousand people and their total annual turnover is in excess of two billion kronor.

Nordstan is located in Gothenburg's city centre, connected to the city's central railway station by an underground pedestrian tunnel under Nils Ericsonsgatan and to the Lilla Bommen marina and the Gothenburg Opera house by sheltered walkways. The shopping centre also offers parking space to 2,700 cars.

The construction of Nordstan began in 1967, over a part of the city previously neglected. Most of the current Nordstan was finished by 1972. At its time, the construction of the shopping centre was Sweden's largest ever city renovation project. In the last few years Nordstan has gone through a major renovation to make it more attractive.