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Shopping in Helsinki

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Helsinki Shopping

Helsinki's shopping facilities are constantly improving. Although the signs in Finnish may be a mystery, most sales staff in the main shopping areas speak English and can help guide you. Smaller stores are generally open weekdays 9-6 and Saturday 9-1 and larger department stores are open untill 9 weekdays and untill 6 on Saturday. Small grocery stores are often open on Sunday year-round; other stores are often open on Sunday from June through August and December. The Forum complex and Stockmann's department store are open weekdays 9-9, Saturday 9-6, and (in summer and Christmastime) Sunday noon-6. An ever-expanding network of pedestrian tunnels connects the Forum, Stockmann's, and the train-station tunnel.

Kiosks remain open late and on weekends; they sell such basics as milk, juice, camera film, and tissues. Stores in Asematunneli, the train-station tunnel, are open weekdays 10-10 and weekends noon-10.

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