Pakkala is notable for the suburb of Kartanonkoski and the business park of Vantaanportti, which includes both Jumbo Shopping Centre and the Flamingo entertainment center.

Although officially a part of Pakkala, the suburb and its surrounding area is often referred to as simply "Kartanonkoski" for marketing purposes.

The suburb consists of brightly colored houses and apartment blocks arranged primarily in terraces, with emphasis on local parks and landscape architecture.

Since expansions finished in 2005, Jumbo has boasted a floor area of 85,000 square metres (910,000 sq ft) and about 4,500 parking spaces.

[4] Prior to 2010, POINT also hosted a tourism and Helsinki City Transport info center.