Akateeminen kirjakauppa – The biggest bookshop in the Nordic countries

Academic Bookstore (Akateeminen kirjakauppa in Finnish) is the biggest bookstore in the Nordic countries. The store caters for all wishes of bookaholics, and they’ll order those books that aren’t in the stock. There is also a good magazine department with several newspapers around the world, and the basement sells IT stuff and games.

The store is located at the end of Pohjoisesplanadi, next to Stockmann and Swedish theater, in a building designed by Alvar Aalto. There is also a nice cafe at the second floor.

Academic Bookstore has a good selection of photobooks about Finland, especially nature and wildlife photographs are stunning.

www.akateeminen.com, Pohjoisesplanadi 39, Helsinki, +358 9 121 41