Kista Galleria

When the Kista Mall opened it felt nice and a bit like a new thing and it was one of the biggest ones in Sweden. They had some interesting stores, a food court that had some exciting things in it as well as long opening hours (until 9pm all days except for in December until Christmas when they were open until 10pm). For those who are not familiar with the area around the mall it is a suburb that is perhaps not the nicest one but there are also a lot of offices around so it does give a nice mix of people until the people from the offices leave.
The mall has perhaps improved the area slightly but unfortunately the mall has gone down hill. As newer and bigger malls have opened the quality of the stores here has declined and while the major retailers such as H&M, InterSport, MQ, Brothers, Lindex etc can be found here there are not many unique things and the quality of the major retailers stores here are also not very good.
The food court is decent at best and it is just horrible environment to eat in but when I am here it is for work so I always take the food with me. That said it is possible to find most services and to find things to buy here. There is also a movie theater as well as bowling and go kart so some entertainment is available. I am however fearing that things will go even more downhill now that Mall of Scandinavia has opened.

The hours are great when I want to go shopping after the other shops close. Nothing special here though, same shops as all over Stockholm and crowded. But in the winter it’s worth it.
Decent food court, not cheap but good selection. Plenty of places to watch people.

I lived in Kista (only one minute away from the mall) for three years, so believe me when I say I know this mall inside out.
The opening hours are wonderful, and is by far one of the best in Stockholm 10am — 9pm (to 10pm during December). The mall has a lot of different stores, a food court and cafés, alas, the shops are not too fun and the cafés and restaurants have a limited selection and have gotten so expensive during the past years — although I can’t see that they raised the quality of the food one bit. It is sadly more like they lowered their standards because they know people will buy food regardless.
What is nice though is that it is an inside mall with wide aisles. But since Kista mall is so packed with people going to and from work, local people and just shoppers that the mall is always full and there is no room to breathe inside during rush hours.
Sadly the mall has started to fill up with stores that are even worse, usually with brands that no one has heard of and cafés that has no other vision than earning fast money. Kista mall reached its climax years ago, and now it is going nothing but downhill.

alles da was man braucht zum Shoppen!
aber auch der Food Corner ist super. nur in der Mittagszeit sehr sehr Voll, aber viel Essen werden immer frisch auf bestellung gemacht

They have an excellent movie theatre — big screens and comfortable seats…
All the regular «mall stores» and a decent food court
Nothing to rave about, as it is in Kista, afterall…

Fixing stuff on a Sunday eve and realize you need to buy smth? This is the place! It’s unique in being open til 21/​9pm every day. That’s the sole reason for my rating. A regular mall considering style, selection and quality.

Tell me why was I doing here?
A concierge from Radisson Stockholm Central recommended me to this place. Just like any mall around the world, it has a lot to offer. Being homesick and deprived of Persian food, I found Saffron, the Persian restaurant! Seriously, if I ever go back to STHLM, I will make sure I re-​visit, as it is warm (Angelenos don’t do shopping in the cold!). Also, this place has heaps of shops for shopaholics.

Eines der größten Einkaufscentren in Schweden liegt im gleichnamigen, 10 km nördlich von Stockholm gelegenen Vorort Kista.
Kista selbst ist auch bekannt als das Silicon Valley von Schweden, da hier die Firma Ericsson ihr Head-​Office aufgeschlagen hat. Soweit das Auge reicht, steht ein Bürogebäude neben dem anderen und in allen arbeiten und entwickeln EDV-​Freaks Neuheiten, die wir morgen erwerben können — Sicherheitsvorkehrungen sind natürlich an der Tagesordnung.
Da alleine hier rd. Einhunderttausend Menschen arbeiten, kann man sich vorstellen, dass man im Einkaufscentrum niemals alleine ist ;-) Vor allem zur Mittagszeit ist der Food-​Court innerhalb der Woche total überlaufen.
Ansonsten kann man hier natürlich in den rd. 135 Läden so ziemlich alles erwerben, was das moderne Käuferherz so begehrt. Des weiteren gibt es ein großes Kinocentrum und ein Hotel.
Erreichbar ist Kista am einfachsten mit der «blauen» U-​Bahn-​Linie, die ca. 15 Minuten vom Centrum Stockholms braucht.