Reviews for Finland

Ravintola Pääkonttori (literally "Head Office") is a top-notch Italian-Scandinavian style restaurant renovated in the old head office of SOK, the biggest Finnish retail corporation (a co-operative, to be exact). The building hosts also Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel.

The restaurant is huge and it has... More >

Red Shoe is a small shoe store on Fredrikinkatu -- the fashion boutique district in Helsinki. They sell predominantly Italian shoes and boots that are not available in any other store in Finland.

Despite the size of the store, the selection is surprisingly large -- the store almost doubles as a s... More >

Restaurant Istanbul was referred to us by locals as a great place to eat Turkish food in Oulu. The town, as most Finnish cities, has several kebab joints that serve washed out junk food version of Turkish cousine.

This place, however, is completely different. We enjoyed an extremely well done set... More >

Riimikko is a fantastic toy store in the Porvoo old town. It specialises in old-time toys, such as wooden cars, traditional puzzles and so forth. You probably don't find anything that needs batteries or makes sounds.

There are toys from both local artisans and multi-national toy manufacturers ali... More >

If you are looking for stylish pair of shoes or boots, go directly to Rizzo on the corner of Aleksanterinkatu and Mikonkatu. Inside, you will find a plethora of different models, classic and contemporary.

The store has shoes for both him and her. The women's section is, not surprisingly, bigger t... More >

Rosso is one of the biggest restaurant chains in Finland, operated by the co-operative S group. The restaurants are usually found next to Sokos Hotels or Sokos department stores. Lahti is no exception, as the local Sokos Hotel is next to Rosso and Sokos store is across the street.

The food in Ros... More >

Rotuaari is simply the best location to start shopping in Oulu, especially if you do not have a car at your disposal.

Rotuaari is part of Kirkkokatu, designated only for pedestrians. The street has shops on both sides -- both boutiques and large stores, including Stockmann department store.

Th... More >

Kyläkauppa Keskinen (Village shop Keskinen), the second biggest shop in Finland has a brand new food store located behind the new castle-like facade -- yes, I'm not kidding here, check out OnnenTähti hotel review...

The food store has full selection of food items in quite good prices. Some of t... More >

Ryan Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants in Helsinki. The place is located on Kasarmitori and it seats something like 40 people or less.

The food is excellent, as usual in Thai restaurants. The taste is somewhat different to the other Thai places in Helsinki, but I cannot tell what's the dif... More >

Updated May 9, 2007: The shop is closed.

If you are fond of Scandinavian style and would like to enjoy it also on you, go to Sand Store in Mikonkatu, just opposite Kämp Galleria. Sand label, established by Danish Lene and Søren Sand, has really nice collection of formal and informal garments fo... More >