Shopping in Finland
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Café Milli
Opposite Valtionhotelli, Milli is a good spot for coffee and it sells local produce and handicrafts.
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Tapiola
Tapiola, a modern shopping centre, was hailed in its day as a masterpiece of Finnish city planning.
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Koskikeskus Shopping Centre
The central Koskikeskus shopping centre has lots of fast-food outlets and a few chain restaurants.
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Fennica Records
This grungey store does a good range of second-hand and new CDs and vinyl from Suomi-pop to jazz.
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Laukontori Market
This is a produce and fish market at Laukontori, also called alaranta (lower lakeside).
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Vaasa Centre for Handicrafts
Vaasa Centre for Handicrafts is an excellent spot to find locally made gifts.
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Jussis Keramik
This place sells interesting ceramics and glassware, and you can watch the objects being made.
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Jussis Keramik
This outlet sells a large range of ceramics and glassware in a wide variety of bright colours.
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Kantarellen
Kantarellen, a supermarket, is about 2km north of town on the road to Godby.
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Lugnet Ceramics
Further north in Lillbolstad is a ceramics shop, Lugnet Ceramics. All products are handmade.
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Bagarstugan 7 Hantverkare
This craft collective represents nearly a dozen artists with a lovely cafe of the same name.
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Stockmann Department Store
Tampere has a branch of the famous Stockmann Department Store with an Alko (alcohol) store.
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Forum
The food court in Forum shopping centre has chain stores and budget eats.
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Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
In the Revontuli centre. Sells English-language paperbacks and maps of Lapland.
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K
There are several minimarkets all over town, but the largest supermarket is K.
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Aarikka
Specialising in wood, Aarikka is known for its distinctly Finnish jewellery.
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Moomin Shop
Stock up on all things Moomin including books in English and Finnish.
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Takopaja
A working forge that produces knives, axes and other metal pieces.
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Akateeminen Kirjakauppa
This bookshop sells English-language books, maps and newspapers.
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Svalan Hantverk & Kläder
This shop sells handicrafts, materials and handmade clothing.
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Akateeminen Kirjakauppa
Stocks maps, English-language books and foreign newspapers.
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Hagelstams Bokhandel
Antiquarian and secondhand bookshop with English paperbacks.
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Inarin Hopea
Opposite the Siida museum, sells hand-worked silver items.
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Akateeminen Kirjakauppa
Stocks maps, English-language books and foreign newspapers.
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Valtteri
Indoor flea market in Kallio; trams 1 and 1A stop opposite.
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