Must-see shopping in Helsinki

Arabia refers to a whole district where the legendary Finnish ceramics company has manufactured its products since 1873. The complex, 5km north of…

Originally founded by architects and designers Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino Aalto in 1935, this iconic Finnish company maintains the simple design…

Vintage Finnish glassware from renowned brands such as Iittala, Nuutajärvi and Riihimäki, and individual designers such as Alvar Aalto and Tapio Wirkkala,…

Bright pinks, yellows and ubiquitous black and white form the basis for the prints by this iconic Finnish designer that has infiltrated the world of…

One of a string of small boutiques lining the southern end of Korkeavuorenkatu, Tikau stocks sustainably produced and top-quality rugs, stylish bamboo…

Finland's famous glass manufacturer – established in 1881 in the southern Finnish town of the same name and later shaped by Alvar Aalto – has a central…

A Design District standout, this hybrid design shop-gallery has rotating exhibitions from Finnish-based artists and designers, including traditional…

Leading Finnish fashion designer Jukka Rintala is renowned for his women's evening wear, which is often worn at presidential functions and other high…

All of this modern design is one thing, but Marttiini goes back to 1928 when a Rovaniemi blacksmith began crafting near-perfect knives from the highest…

Relove is filled with racks of preloved designer brands and carefully selected handicrafts, ranging from jam to hand-woven rugs. Most of what you see is…

Edem Agbekey-Taylor’s tiny but colourful boutique sells her own branded Inkuto skin-care products, traditionally crafted from renewable natural resources…

Finland boasts around 90 small-beer outfits across the country, and many of these line the shelves at Pien, a tiny, mostly bottled-beer boutique and bar…

Founded in 2008 as a way of shifting its owner’s sizeable second-hand book collection, Arkadia is one of the most popular small venues in town for…

Specialising in wood, Aarikka was founded in 1954 and, along with furniture and homewares, is known for its distinctly Finnish jewellery. All of its…

Gold, silver and bronze jewellery made by Kalevala Koru incorporates motifs based on Finnish history and legend.

If you're heading into the Finnish wilderness, this vast three-level store in the Forum Shopping Centre has your needs covered. On the ground floor there…

Salmiakki (salty Finnish liquorices) in over two dozen different sizes, shapes, textures and flavours are among the dazzling kaleidoscope of sweets at…

Hand-blown and sculpted glass lamps, vases, jewellery and kitchenware, such as glasses, jugs, mortars and pestles, cooking bowls, salad bowls, coasters…

Opened in 1896, Helsinki's oldest angling shop was the world's first to sell prized Rapala fishing lures – after Fritz Schröder met with Finnish designer…

At this treasure-filled shop specialising in 20th-century Finnish design (with occasional forays into 18th- and 19th-century folk art and antiques), items…