Tokmanni to open a new store in Pälkäne

Tokmanni     Press release     2 June 2023 at 12:15 p.m.

Tokmanni has acquired a plot of land on Tervapirtintie in Pälkäne and signed a contract for the construction of a new store building on that particular plot, which is located in the immediate vicinity of 12 and Taukopaikka Aapiskukko service station.

The plot acquired by Tokmanni has a land use plan that enables the construction of a commercial building. Tokmanni’s goal is to start the construction of a new store building on the plot immediately after obtaining a building permit.

The new store building will have approximately 2,700 square metres of space, which will allow Tokmanni to offer its customers a versatile product assortment and a pleasant shopping experience. In addition, a garden department of around 500 square metres has been planned in connection with the store. The garden department will offer various products related to the yard and garden.

“We are very happy to announce the start of the construction of a spacious Tokmanni store in a good and busy business location in Pälkäne, in the immediate vicinity of Taukopaikka Aapiskukko service station. The new Tokmanni store will offer local and numerous leisure residents of the municipality as well as other customers travelling along highway 12 a wide product selection,” says Harri Koponen, Vice President, Store Network and Concept at Tokmanni.

“The municipality of Pälkäne is happy about Tokmanni's arrival in Pälkäne. Tokmanni is known for its versatile product offering and good service. It expands our commercial offering for the municipal citizens, seasonal residents and visitors to Pälkäne. We believe that Tokmanni will gain a strong foothold in Pälkäne, and thanks to its upcoming location, it will also attract visitors from outside the municipality,” says Pauliina Pikka, Municipal Manager of Pälkäne.

Tokmanni has made a contract for the construction of the store building with SSA Rakennus Oy, and Arto Simonen from A1 Arkkitehdit Oy works as the principal designer of the building in the project.

Tokmanni’s store network is growing and renewing

Tokmanni has entered into agreements on the opening of new stores in the Revontuli shopping centre in the centre of Rovaniemi and Tiiriö in Hämeenlinna and on a significant expansion of its store in the Ruoholahti shopping centre in Ruoholahti in Helsinki. The new stores in Rovaniemi and Hämeenlinna will replace the Tokmanni stores currently serving in the centre of Rovaniemi and in Tiiriö in Hämeenlinna. The plan is to celebrate the opening of the new Tokmanni store in Rovaniemi at the beginning of September this year, and the new store in Tiiriö in November this year. In Ruoholahti in Helsinki, Tokmanni aims to carry out the expansion of the store by the end of August this year.

Tokmanni has also renewed its store network during the beginning of 2023. It celebrated its latest Tokmanni store opening in May in Konala in Helsinki. Also in May, the stores dedicated to Tokmanni’s popular Miny lifestyle brand, which was launched in 2022, were opened in the Trio shopping centre in Lahti and in the immediate vicinity of Tampere Central Square. In addition, in May, Click Shoes footwear store chain, which was acquired by Tokmanni earlier this year, celebrated a store opening at the Pasaati shopping centre in Kotka. Earlier this year, Tokmanni, for example, expanded its store in Pihtiputaa and acquired the business operations of the store that was previously known as Jyskän Varastomyymälä in Jyskä in Jyväskylä and integrated it into the Tokmanni brand.


Tokmanni aims to expand its store network in Finland to more than 220 Tokmanni stores by the end of 2025. A list of the most significant changes to the Tokmanni store network between 2016 and 2023 and of forthcoming changes that have already been announced can be found at ir.tokmanni.fi/en/investors/tokmanni-as-an-investment/new_stores.


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For further information, please contact:


Harri Koponen
Vice President, Store Network and Concept

Tel. +358 20 728 6030
harri.koponen(at)tokmanni.fi


Maarit Mikkonen
Head of IR and Communications

Tel. +358 40 562 2282
maarit.mikkonen(at)tokmanni.fi


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Tokmanni is Finland’s leading variety discount retailer. Around 4,300 Tokmanni employees make customers’ everyday life and special occasions easier by offering a versatile and up-to-date assortment of Finnish and international brand-name products and other high-quality products at prices that are always affordable. With online stores and more than 200 Tokmanni, Miny, Click Shoes and Shoe House stores, Tokmanni is always close to its customers. In 2022, Tokmanni’s revenue was EUR 1,168 million and comparable EBIT amounted to EUR 86 million. Tokmanni's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.