Shopping center A Bloc is the beating heart and the main meeting place of the Otaniemi campus with its restaurants, cafés and other services. Finland's most innovative shopping center is located in connection with the Aalto University metro station.
Student, are you looking for a space to pilot or test your business idea?
Shopping centre A Bloc's pop-up space is rented to students at an affordable price.

A Bloc's pop-up space is rented to students at an affordable price*. The 12m2 space is perfectly located in the shopping centre A Bloc and you can rent a business place starting from two weeks to two months. The central location and glass walls of the space provides great visibility for your business idea. In the pop-up space, you can examine whether people are interested in your product and how to develop it further. A Bloc's Pop-up is a retail space and is not suitable for restaurants.
Contact us and book a A Bloc pop-up space:
abloc@aalto.fi
*The tenant of the premises must have a valid business ID and be obliged to VAT on their business activities.

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