I do come to Finland every year to visit my family and I do appreciate the Finnish culture,…read moreeducation and tolerance. I can't recall a bad experience although last Monday morning on April 12 I went shopping at Prisma and I was very disappointed and dissatisfied with the service. A shop assistant at the Information desk who then moved to the upstairs cashiers was lacking the professionalism , the kindness and the patience any customer deserves. She was rude and abrupt on both situations making me feel uncomfortable. Unfortunately she didn't wear a shop badge but she did wear a short poney tale on the top of her head.

From the owner: Jumbo sijaitsee monipuolisten ja hyvien kulkuyhteyksien varrella Vantaalla.read more

This is a cute Moomin Shop in the Helsinki Airport! It's quite large and has a lot of stuff from…read morekeychains to plates to pet bowls to pot holders and more. There were even some stuff for sale as well! My friend got this really cute cutting board for about 13 euros which I thought was rather decent. I ended up buying this cute Moomin charm for 4 Euros since I love enamel charms! They have a stamp rally where if you take their stamp card and visit another Moomin Shop you can get something. I actually visited the Esplanade one a few days ago which is too bad since I would have been able to get whatever their gift was!

Mo' Moomin? No, problem! This is a store that exclusively…read moresells merchandise involving a cartoon in Finland about a happy hippo and an angry dark haired girl. These characters are everywhere in Finland. It's like their national mascot or something. I just don't get the appeal. I searched all over Helsinki for any hippos in their natural habitat, but didn't see any. Maybe they're hiding under all that snow and ice. They're supposed to come from the town of Moominvalley. This store has quite a variety of things with the hippo stamped all over it. The hippo might be smiling, or laughing, where the angry little girl just scowls. This seems to be stuff for children- things like kids clothes, or toys, but you can still get nice stationary with the hippo on it. I guess if you're hungry hungry for hippos, this would be a good place to go. I'm totally clueless about this cartoon, but it's bigger than The Simpsons. They offer the DVDs here that should surely explain it, but they're all in Finnish. The clerks seem to be nice, and are attentive here. The store is clean, and located in the T2 of the HEL Airport in Vantaa. They offer a bunch of souvenirs of Finland, but they're all Moomin. This seems to be part of the Finnish national identity. If you're flying from Helsinki (HEL) to Moominvalley (MOO), this is the place to get stocked up. They have all your Moomin travel accessory needs covered.