Reviews for Helsinki, Finland

Moda Aleksanteri is a surprisingly fresh fashion store being part in the Moda chain that used to be the dresser for older ladies... Anyhow, Moda Aleksanteri is a sort of a flagship store, located in the prime spot on Aleksanterinkatu in downtown Helsinki.

The selection is tilted heavily to 25-40 ... More >

Moko stocks everything and between for furnishing your home in Asian or traditional style. The place is fully loaded with small items, for example, statues of Buddhas, wooden Christmas pigs and candles. Ask the clerks for any Finnish specialties and make your friends envy.

The design is not tradi... More >

Myymälä2 is a really strange shop, especially in Helsinki. Located in a basement on a more quiet part of a renown bar and art street, the shop is an tantalising mixture of a contemporary art gallery and a fashion shop.

Expect to find the unexpectable. The garments and the items sold here may be... More >

Back on the old days, Nanso was known to produce cheapish garments that were used by the elder folks. A few years ago they radically changed their course, hired Paola Suhonen to design bleeding edge clothes and now they are one of the most fashionable houses in Finland.

Their design shop is locat... More >

A former topmodel Nina Kurkinen (a frequent face, for example, in Lumene cosmetic ads) opened her shoes and boots store in Helsinki about a year ago. An ardent shoes freak herself, Nina has found an excellent selection of fashionable shoes.

The store is located on Bulevardi, a few blocks south fr... More >

Nori Sushi is a small sushi restaurant in the old market hall in the centre of Helsinki, next to the old market square. The place looks quite picturesque and you can spot the market hall shoppers while savouring sushi and sashimi.

Unfortunately, the quality of the sushi is not in appropriate leve... More >

Polarn o. Pyret, or PO.P for short, is a refreshing children clothing shop on third floor in Kamppi shopping mall. Coming from Sweden, the clothes combine Scandinavian design with a flavour of casuality. The end result reminds me, somehow -- dont' ask why, urban people dressing for being on the coun... More >

Helsinki is not the best place to search for top-notch brand children clothing, but there are a few places here and there. One of them is Pompii, centrally located in Simonkenttä -- next to Kamppi shopping mall. Burberry is their main lure, and they carry also a bit cheaper brands, such as Timberla... More >

Postres is a quite young restaurant that has skyrocketed to the group of top notch restaurants in Helsinki. Run by a few young and talented chefs and other restaurant professionals, the joint has made its mark to Helsinki restaurant scene.

The menu is based on sets only. In other words, there's n... More >

Update August 5, 2007. The shop has not been closed, but it has just moved to Mannerheimintie 2. I've updated the contact details and the content to reflect the current situation. Also the photo is changed.

Update July 9, 2007. The shop has been closed. Sad.

Helsinki has got its first ultra-de... More >