Reviews for Finland

Veljekset Keskinen Tavarapuoti is a combination of a huge department and discount store, located in middle of nowhere in Botnia region in Finland. They sell more than most of the other markets and department stores located in big cities, and people flock the place during usually quiet Sunday evening... More >

Restaurant Tempo is a favourite lunch joint for workers in Tapiola. Also women with small babies seem to like the restaurant, maybe due its excellent accessibility. Located on the third floor on Stockmann Tapiola, the restaurant has entrances both inside the department store and outside the building... More >

Restaurant Timbaali is well known for its escargots. They used to have their own snails, but nowadays these delicacies are imported.

The menu had six different escargot appetiser and one main course had also these creatures. If you are not fond of them, you can have "normal" food, too.

The foo... More >

Tomo Sushibar is a small scale sushi restaurant in Oulu, nearby Rotuaari. The place was deserted on Wednesday evening, so we were a bit hesitant to order anything. Fortunately we did, as the sushi was an extremely pleasant surprise -- it was tasty, imaginative and inexpensive.

The restaurant itse... More >

Toripolliisi bronze statue guards the Oulu market square and keeps up the order in the area.

Unveiled in 1987, the statue was funded by collecting money among denizens of Oulu. The name of the statue refers to three policemen or bobbies that used to work in the market square area in 1934 - 79.

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Trio is a shopping mall located on Aleksanterinkatu in Lahti downtown. The shops are spread into four (albeit the name implies three) separate buildings that are joined together on the basement level and with tubes on the second floor.

The shops are mostly part of middle level chains, so no extra... More >

Tung Hing is very well hidden Chinese restaurant in Tapiola. If you don't know its exact location, you are deemed to fail finding it. That's too bad, as it is one of the best Chinese restaurants that I've tried in Finland. The secret of finding it is easy: locate K-market Aslak. There are stairs tha... More >

Turku cathedral is claimed to be the oldest church in mainland Finland. The church is also the main church of Finnish Lutheran Church and national shrine of the country.

As most of the old cathedrals, it has been built in several stages. The oldest parts date back to 13th century and the latest a... More >

Finland has long traditions of market halls; every formidable town has had at least one. Nowadays, most of the halls have been shut down and only a few are operating. These halls are usually one of the best places in the town to buy anything specialised food.

Turku market hall is an old red brick... More >

Union Design is a collective workshop for goldsmiths, hidden in a courtyard near the Helsinki market square. The entrance is located opposite the old market hall.

Once inside, you get service from the goldsmiths themselves. There are a lot of readymade jewelry available, and anything can be order... More >