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Shopping in Helsinki

The main shopping streets

The main shopping streets are Mannerheimvägen, Alexandersgatan and the Esplanaden avenues. If it’s small shops you are after, for a chance to dress with a more individual touch, try Fredriksgatan and Högbergsgatan. For great interior design shops, go to Rödbergen and Kampen. Finnish design is available in many specialist shops along the Esplanaden avenues and at, for example, Design Forum by Skillnaden and the museum shops at the Design Museum and Kiasma (Helsinki’s modern museum). The antique shops can be found close together in the city quarters of Kronohagen and Ulrikasborg.

Shopping centres/ department stores

Forum. Fashion, furniture, decoration, etc. Mannerheimgatan 20.

Itäkeskus. Scandinavia’s biggest shopping paradise with 240 shops. Fifteen minutes by tube (Metro) from the city.

Kiseleffska Huset. A lot of original and handmade products. Alexandergatan by Senatstorget.

Kluuvi Galleria. 30 shops and restaurants. Alexandergatan 9.

Kämp Galleria. Luxury shopping centre by Norra Esplanaden.

Stockmann. Department store with a capital ‘D’ in the heart of the city. Alexandergatan 52.

Finnish design

Aarikka. Utility goods, gifts and jewellery made from Finnish wood. Norra Esplanaden 27 and Forum.

Aero. Modern design and original classical furniture and design objects by, for example, Timo Sarpaneva. Georgsgatan 8.

Arabiacentrum. The famous porcelain company’s combined museum and factory shop. It often has special offers on Arabia, Iittala and Hackman. By Gammelstadsforsen.

Artek. Created by, among others, Alvar Aalto, whose furniture and vases are still in as great demand today. Södra Esplanaden 18.

Formverk. Scandinavian decoration. Annegatan 5.

Marimekko. Gently striped clothes, fabrics, plates, etc. Norra Esplanaden 2 and 31. More shops across the city.

The market stalls are tightly packed at Salutorget, as are the fishing and cruise boats by the quay.

Markets and market halls

Salutorget. Helsinki’s best-known market with market delicacies, needlework and souvenirs. The junction Esplanadparken-Södra Hamnen.

Gamla Saluhallen. A meeting point for gourmets since 1889. Delicatessen shops, sushi restaurant and a specialist shop with Lapland delicacies. Södra Kajen near Salutorget.

Hagnäs Torg. Fruit, berries, bread, pastry and flowers have been sold here for more than a hundred years. In Hagnäshallen you will find food and delicacies. Don’t miss the upper floor with textiles, design and souvenirs.

Flea market

Sandviken Flea Market. The city’s liveliest second-hand market. Sandvikens Antik- och Konsthall is also located here, with a wide range of furniture and other antiques. The corner of Boulevarden-Sandviksgatan.

More shopping tips at www.hel.fi/tourism