Description:
Sprawling over two floors crammed with books in many languages, this store (judging from the number of titles in stock) could be the largest bookstore in Europe. It offers many English-language books, along with a number of travel aids. It also has the finest stationery department in Finland and sells greeting cards as well as high-quality gift and hobby articles. If you're here on a Friday, you can attend a literary get-together in the store, which brings together writers and members of the reading public. All of Finland's major authors and leading politicians, plus many foreign writers (including Kurt Vonnegut and Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann), have attended these meetings. The building, with large sky-lit windows and Carrara marble slabs, was designed by Aalto.
- © Frommer's 2013
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Awards:
Frommer's
- Very Highly Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- tel: 09/121-41
Address:
- Keskuskatu 1
- In Stockmann's department store
- Helsinki
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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