Annensoppi or Annie's Gift Shop is an adorable little shop with a year round Christmas ornament…read moreroom. Our tour driver was able to drop us off and let us shop a bit, and we were able to pick up a moomin card holder for the honey and quite a few wooden ornaments for my mother. It was honestly a bit hard to decide between them all because there were so many gorgeous pieces to choose from. All in all, the service was incredibly friendly and helpful and we would absolutely come back.

Great gift shop! I went twice during my few days in Helsinki and referred friends to the shop. The…read moreteam is fantastic! Very helpful, no pushy sales pitch, and gives honest feedback when trying on sweaters (they have other offerings). Between the four of us I think we purchased at least 7. The shop has a great selection and wish I could get back more frequently.

Lovely multilevel department in downtown Helsinki. I was even able to buy postage stamps for my…read morepostcards here as well as enjoy a wonderful lunch in their beautiful atrium style restaurant. I found some fun Marimekko items in the clearance section. The employees were nice, the store was clean and bright and I enjoyed shopping there. Highly recommend recommended.

This is a fancy, old, classy, expensive department store in the middle of downtown Helsinki. It's…read morelike "All the roads lead to Stockman". At the grocery department you can find all kinds of goodies, pastry, fresh meat, fish, specialty products, and international foods. You also have several options to have something to eat either at the restaurant located upstairs, or at the many coffee/snack shops. This is like a huge fancy shopping opportunity for demanding shoppers. You can shop for beautiful handbags, high-end clothing and shoes, or if you favor a certain domestic or international cosmetic brand, they have it. Don't forget souvenirs, toys, home goods and Finnish design items. The customer service department will ship things for you to destinations all over the world and help you with duty free shopping. Among many other notable things is a big Alko store. This is the government monopolized liquor store. So, if you find great delicatessen for lunch or dinner, you will also have the opportunity to purchase alcoholic beverages to go along with your meals. Really, if you want to spend time and money here, it is truly worth the trip, and everlasting experience while in Helsinki. The best thing at Stockman building is electronics store called Power that I just discovered last Summer. They sell variety of appliances, phones and so on. Found a table phone for my mom who needed to replace her old one. She uses it for Skype calls from the USA. Customer service at this place is priceless. The young men helping me during my visits were so knowledgeable, patient and friendly. One nice traditional point about Stockman is, that they have a clock on the Alexanterinkatu side of their many entrances. That is famous among all people living in Helsinki. When meeting friends, we used to say: "Meet me under the Stockman's clock." Happy shopping and maybe I will see you there.

This was probably one of the best (and easiest) places to find gorgeous wooden ornaments year…read moreround. We went to several souvenir shops in Helsinki during our time in Finland looking for Christmas ornaments in July and this shop was probably the highest quality with the best value and selection outside of perhaps Annie's Gift Shop (Annensoppi). The service was hands off but friendly and I was glad to find a few pieces for my mother for Christmas. All in all, if you want some wooden holiday ornaments, especially off season, I would absolutely stop in here first.

Vanha kauppahalli or Old Market Hall, is a smaller food hall that unlike some of the others we…read morevisited in Sweden and Denmark, is shotgun style with two lanes straight up and down. There was very little seating outside of the few shops that have it built in (which can only be used by their customers) and the shops are on the smaller side and a little more touristy than you'd expect. Another friendly reminder that Reindeer jerky can't be brought into the US, so if you do purchase it here, make sure to eat it before you get on the plane to head home. All in all it's a cute little food hall with an okay selection, but we liked the ones in Stockholm and Copenhagen better since they were larger and more of a deli style.

Seriously difficult to rate one stop above others as anything in this market is going to be good…read more Solid bars good options at several stalls and cute shops to hunt for that special item. Bonus that this has restrooms and is inside - a great way to get out of the cold! Though there ARE opportunities to sit a spell, people watching here might be limited (if that's your thing) as the hallway around the market is more narrow and doesn't have much room to sit and only one or two stalls have seating areas. Service at each business is fast as it can be for a popular place and of course the value for your spend might be limited as well because there are tourists everywhere! When in doubt grab a sweet roll!

Came by the other day and this place reminds me of Target in the US with a 70s vibe. The store had…read morequite a bit of Chinese made products and the environment was quite dull. There were a few staff members on each floor and the store is connected to the train station.

This is a variety store at the basement of City Center that has a lot of home goods, clothing,…read moreaccessories, etc. It looks like it's affiliated with Target but it's actually not. I guess it feels more like a Walmart or a Big Lots. We had stopped by to grab some socks. Some of the brands seemed a bit sus like "fake" Pumas but otherwise it was fine. They didn't appear to have self checkout so we had to go to the cashier for that.

This place is a gem! If you want to shop with a good conscious this is the place to go. Tikau…read morecombines Scandinavian design and Indian handicraft traditions with the vision of employing and empowering the artisans of rural India. The word Tikau comes from Hindi and stands for sustainable and durable. You can find lots of useful and beautiful items for your home and for yourself. I often come here when searching for a present. I'm addicted to their scarves, which are made of fabulous fabrics and come in various colors and patterns.