Forum is the only privately owned shopping centre in the Finnish capital area. Bilinguality is emphasised in the shopping centre, because it is owned by Finland-Swedish organisations, most notably Föreningen Konstsamfundet, which was founded in 1940 by Amos Anderson.
Forum, the only privately owned shopping mall in the Helsinki metropolitan area, prioritizes bilingualism due to its ownership by Finnish-Swedish institutions, particularly the Föreningen Konstsamfundet, established in 1940 by Amos Anderson.