By gross leasable area, it is the second largest shopping centre in Finland after the Sello in Leppävaara, Espoo.

Toivo Sukari and Tamperean businessman Toni Virkkunen had the idea to build the Ideapark in 2003.

[1] Sukari, who also owns the Maskun Kalustetalo chain, took on the greatest financial responsibility and the role of a caretaker in the Ideapark project.

[2] Outsiders had no faith in Ideapark, and no bank loan was received until two years after the start of the project.

[1] An article by Etelä-Suomen Sanomat from July 2007 states that the construction costs of the project were approximately €120,000,000.