Getting here

 

 

By car     On foot or by bicycle    By public transport

 

Shopping Centre AINOA is situated at the heart of Tapiola, Espoo. We are within easy reach on foot or by bicycle, metro, bus or car. Welcome!

 
BY CAR

 

 

Parking

 

Conveniently for AINOA customers, parking is available at the Tapiola Park car park. Our shopping centre is directly accessible by lift from the car park.

 

Use the AINOA mobile app and the Taskuparkki app to get one hour of free parking in Tapiola Park. Download the apps now from your application store. After the free-of-charge period or without apps, parking is charged at €2 for the first hour and, after that, €1 per 30 minutes.

 

Instructions on how to take the free parking benefit into use

 

  1. Install the Taskuparkki app from AppStore or Google Play store

    Register as a user. If you have registered for the AINOA app before, use the same email address. 

     
  2. Choose My information.

    Add your payment card and vehicle in your information.

    After the free parking period, the parking fee is two euros per hour. The fee is charged to your card automatically.

    To use the offer, you need to activate camera identification from your vehicle information. Parking time begins and ends automatically by camera identification when you enter the car park and when you leave.

    Note! Camera identification only works with Finnish number plates. 
     
  3. Install the AINOA app from the AppStore or Google Play store. In the app, choose Parking. 
     
  4. Fill in the necessary information and choose Next.

    Accept the terms of use and allow the application to transfer your information to the Taskuparkki app. Choose Activate your offer.

    Note! Use the same email address as for the Taskuparkki app.

    Get your one hour of free parking by downloading the apps. The parking offer cannot be combined with other offers. 

Charging stations for electric vehicles

 

Tapiola Park boasts 20 charging stations for electric vehicles at Levels P1 and P2. The cost of charging between 8am–8pm is €1/hour + €0.23/kWh. 8pm–8am: €0.2/hour + €0.23/kWh (incl. VAT 24%).

Car park hours


Mon–Sat 4:45am–midnight
Sun 5:45am–midnight

Exit 24/7

 

Park & Ride

 

Park & Ride is intended for public transport customers. Car access to the Park & Ride area is through Level P2. See HSL's further instructions on Park & Ride.

 

Entrance height 

 

The entrance clearance height is 2.5 metres.

 

Parking and cultural activities

 

Enjoy convenient parking at Tapiola Park when visiting the Cultural Centre, WeeGee, Espoo City Theatre and other events in the area.

 

Taxi ranks

 

You can find the taxi rank at Tapionaukio square .

 

ON FOOT OR BY BICYCLE

 

City bikes

 

In summertime, Tapiolan keskus transforms into a hub for HSL's city bikeswith docking stations at Kulttuuriaukio, Tuulikinsilta and Länsituulenkuja.

 

Bicycle parking areas

 

Our sheltered bicycle parking area is located below Merituulentori on the west side of AINOA. The other parking areas for bicycles can be found east of Tuulikinsilta and near the main entrance in Länsituuli.

 

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Metro

 

Tapiola metro station, Merituulentie 1. The entire route from the metro station to the shopping centre is signposted.


Buses

 

The Tapiola bus terminal is housed at shopping centre Level M. Buses to Espoo depart from platforms 1–7 (entrance through Level M). Buses to Helsinki from platforms 10 and 11 (entrance through the 1st floor using the lift near the Helmakuja entrance or via the escalators next to Espresso House).


For the bus timetables for all AINOA stops, see the section ‘Bussiaikataulut' in the AINOA mobile app.

For a map showing the area around Tapiola and the available public transportation options, see here. Check all operating bus and metro lines in HSL's journey planner .