A men only clothing shop is a rare sight in Finland, especially outside Helsinki. Turku's Hansa center can boast having one: Brothers. The store is part of a Swedish chain, and this outlet is their first ones in Finland.

The garments are seemingly designed for young urban men that use some more m... More >

Panimoravintola Koulu is the biggest microbrewery in Finland, producing somewhat 170 000 liters of beer every year. A lot of that beer is consumed on their large summer patio behind the old school building that has been converted to a set of restaurants and a brewery.

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Aschan has several coffeehouses and bakeries around Turku region. One of these excellent cafés is located on Hansa center, in the middle of the city. The café is quite small, but the space doubles with an indoor patio, and doubles again with another Aschan café on the second floor.

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Sokos department store is located adjacent to the market square, just next to the department store of Kuopio's own people, Carlson's. The ground floor makes you think that the store is really miniscule, but the second floor expands the space greatly.

Kuopio's Sokos is part of Sokos chain that cov... More >

Carlson is an old trading house from Kuopio. Incidently, their flagship store is located also in the very same town. The location could not be more central, just next to the central market square -- but this is a bit deceiving, as the store continues in a series of buildings that are joined with und... More >