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Inside The Ratina Mall
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About the sound
Ratina shopping mall was opened in April 19, 2018. The mall is the biggest in the city of Tampere, having more than 140 shops inside. The name of the mall comes from the zone where it’s located called Ratina.
Construction of the mall started in April 2016 in the zone between the Tampere bus station and Tampere Stadium.
People can be heard walking and chatting with each other in the hall of the mall. The audio was recorded in the second day after the opening.
Sound recorder, video recorder, photographer: Mikael Maffei
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