Reviews for Finland

Ichiban sushi bar is centrally located, but sort of hidden sushi bar in downtown Helsinki. If you don't know the exact spot, you can miss the place very easily. The restaurant is on the upper floor near movie theater Bristol, in Aikatalo. You have to first go into an inner courtyard inside the build... More >

Ideapark is a huge shopping mall built in the middle of fields, about 20 kilometers south from Tampere and 150 kilometers north of Helsinki.

The mall might not be worth of visit from Helsinki, as there are as big malls nearby, but from Tampere region it attracts people. A lot of them, actually, a... More >

Iittala is one of the best known Scandinavian design houses based in Finland. They provide a full selection of tableware, kitchenware, utensils and decorative items made of glass, porcelain and steel. As usually in Finnish design, the form of follows the function in Iittala items.

Their flagship ... More >

Iittala, one of the best known Finnish design house, has a factory in Iittala, a small town north from Hämeenlinna. And not just the factory, but a host of other services, such as a factory shop.

If you have not visited yet in any Finnish design factory store, consider to do it. You can find wor... More >

Iittala glass village has also a museum that focuses on the glassware produced by Iittala and their designers. The collection has a few gems from the earlier era.

The second floor has the glass making tools on display with explanations -- the various tools and methods used to mold glass are amazi... More >

Ilmatar is the fine-dining restaurant of the recently opened boutique hotel Klaus K. The hotel enjoys an excellent location at the crossing of Mannerheimintie and Bulevardi, and thus the restaurant is quite packed during weekday evenings, too.

The menu is really fusion stuff; mixing Finnish epic ... More >

Info is the second biggest, or the smallest, bookstore in Lahti downtown, located conveniently next to Sokos department store on Aleksanterinkatu.

Info is a chain of bookstores, usually found in smaller towns than the other chains Suomalainen and Akateeminen. This, however, does not tell the qual... More >

Ivana Helsinki is the brainchild of one of the hottest young Finnish fashion designer, Paola Suhonen. She has been able to turn a traditional and boring Nanso around to be one of the coolest hots in the Finnish fashion circles.

The store located in Uudenmaankatu, a street renown for hip bars and ... More >

Jalo is a combined jewelry store and goldsmiths working post. The store is conveniently located in the yellow brick buildings next to the belltower in Fiskars village.

There is a plethora of different rings and other jewelry items available, and items can be also custom ordered. Silver and gold a... More >

Joensuu Art Museum is located in the very centre of the city, in an old school building that is impressive sight from the market square (see picture). The building itself is quite sight itself, being built on 1894 and used as school until 1974.

When we visited the museum, they had a good Finnish ... More >