Ratina is Tampere's largest shopping center with 53,000 square meters of retail space, offering groceries, fashion, interior design, wellness and leisure services, as well as cafés and restaurants.

[3] The new building in the shopping center is largely located on the former pier area of the bus station.

[4] The Ratina shopping center is the largest real estate development project in Sponda's history, with a total investment of approximately EUR 250 million.

However, the shopping center did not receive a building permit until October 2009, and according to the January 2010 announcement, construction work could have begun in spring 2010 at the earliest, depending on the main tenants.

An agreement on the implementation and sale of the plot of land between the City of Tampere and Sponda was signed in May 2008.