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A well-developed chain of music shops. They always offer
you a good range of bands whose albums should be found in any normal modern
shop. You are unlikely to find here a Japanese edition of some single
released in early 90-s, but there are all more or less famous bands. Nota
Bene: go to one of these shops if you want to buy more than one CD, since
there are almost always discounts (buy 3 CDs with these stickers and the
fourth CD with this sticker you will get for free; this CD with this sticker
costs 12 euro, that CD with the same sticker costs 13 euro, and if you
buy both CDs, you will pay only 20 euro, blah-blah-blah…). In Helsinki one should visit three branches of this chain-store: 1. address: M4, Mannerheimintie 4 - the biggest one of them 2. address: Forum, Mannerheimintie 20 - this shop is located in Forum and you will hardly miss it wandering about. The only drawback: the shop area is very small and reminds more of a dump. 3. address: Asematunneli, Asema-aukio 1 - is situated in the center of Helsinki, in the Tunnel. There is one more FreeRecord Shop within Helsinki boundaries but it is located in Itakeskus, which is rather far away from tourist places. Nevertheless, if you happen to be there, its address is - Itakeskus, Itakatu, 1 A. And here you can find the addresses of FreeRecord shops in other towns across Finland: http://www.freerecordshop.fi/pages/shopoverview.asp |
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Anttila is a wide-spread chain of Finnish supermarkets
(26 shops across the country). In each of them you can find a good music
department. The range of CDs is wide and is every bit as good as in any
other specialized shop. There are two supermarkets in Helsinki; both are
located in the center of the city: 1. address: Kaivokatu 6. Working hours are 9.00 am-9.00 pm (weekdays), 9.00 am-6.00 pm (Saturday) and 12.00 pm-6.00 pm (Sunday). The music department is on the ground floor. You can get there through the famous Asematunneli (the tunnel between Rautatieasema and Forum). 2. address: Salomonkatu 13 (on the bus-station square, between Finn Kino and Ramada Presidentti hotel). Working hours are the same as above. The music department is on the ground floor, to the left of the main entrance. Anttila supermarket addresses in other Finnish cities can be found here: http://www.anttila.fi/channels/default/etusivu/tavaratalot.html |
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It is situated in the famous Asematunneli - the tunnel
connecting Rautatieasema, the bus station, Forum, Stockmann and many other
vital places in the center of Helsinki. In order to find this tiny but
very useful shop you need to find McDonald's. Turn your face toward McDonald's,
then go to the left and then turn to the right. The very first door is
the shop entrance. It always has what you need and works even on Sunday. Working hours: Monday - Saturday (11.00 am - 9.00 pm), Sunday (12.00 pm - 9.00 pm) |
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address: Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Working hours: weekdays 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am - 3.00 pm. Sunday - day off. This "pocket-size" shop is lucky to be situated near the great club Tavastia. As for the range of CDs - here you can always find all kinds of rare items: digipacks, CD-boxes and even bootlegs. |
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address: Fredrikinkatu 12, Helsinki working hours: weekdays 10.00 am - 6.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm, Sunday - day off. This little shop would never stand out among all other music stores, unless the tiny corner to the left of the entrance where you can find very rare and exclusive singles. |
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Spinecenter is located on Eerikinkatu and Annankatu
crossing. But it is worthy not only because Spicefarm and Spikefarm labels
own it. This shop is the only place in Helsinki where you can buy the
merchandize of some Finnish bands. Sunday is a day off. |
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address: Iso-Roobertinkatu 20-22, Helsinki working hours: weekdays 10.00 am - 7.00 pm, Saturday 10.00 am - 5.00 pm, Sunday - day off. Stupido Shop belongs to Stupido Records Company. It is just a music shop but sometimes it is worth dropping in. |
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address: Unioninkatu 45, Helsinki working hours: weekdays 11.00 am - 6.00 pm, Saturday 11.00 am - 3.00 pm, Sunday - day off. This shop has this special atmosphere about it. Firstly, it is evident that its owners adore the good old rock'n'roll, glam and heavy-metal. Secondly, the upper shelves are laden with different special editions of simply anything. Thirdly, the shop owners are traders. So, if you have anything to offer, you may try to make a deal. |
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address: Runeberginkatu 8, Helsinki working hours: Monday to Friday 9.30 am - 5.30 pm, Saturday 10.00 am - 2.00 pm, Sunday - day off. It is another music shop, a nice and good one. |
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address: Tuomiokirkonkatu 32, Tampere Tampere shop that has… everything! Or almost everything you can think of. It is situated on one of the main tourist Tampere streets, so you are unlikely to get lost. Swamp Music is not big, but always crowded and with a very good selection of music, sometimes with quite rare CDs. Also there is merchandize and mags. Besides you can order their CDs online. The site is frequently updated. |
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address: Kyttalankatu 6, Tampere Another music paradise in Tampere. Unlike in Swamp Music the choice of CDs is not so exclusive, but all new and old releases are always there. Epe's has a navigation friendly site in English where you can order CDs online. |
Fetish stores
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address: Eerikinkatu 9, Helsinki working hours: Tuesday to Friday 12 pm - 5 pm, Saturday 12 pm - 3 pm The owner of the shop is the pink-haired goddess of all Finnish Goths - Morticia. Her little shop is a goldmine full of all kinds of gothic clothes - perverted skirts, impressive dresses, wonderful corsets and various men's shirts and trousers, as well as gothic accessory - crosses, coffin-shaped bags, black lipstick and hair-dye of all possible bright colours. If you came to the shop and Morticia herself is greeting you at the counter, lucky you! This lady is a very positive and considerate person. |
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address: Eerikinkatu, 10, Helsinki |
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It is the chain of Scandinavian shops of clothes and
accessory. Its main features: there is always a wide choice of black
clothes and one can buy there gorgeous and very cheap bijouterie for
any possible body parts ;) There are two big shops in the centre of
Helsinki. One of them is on the second floor of Forum. Its address:
Mannerheimintie 20. Working hours: weekdays 9 am - 9 pm, Saturday 9
am - 6 pm. The second shop is larger in size, which makes it rather complicated. Its address: Aleksanterinkatu 11. Working hours: weekdays 10 am - 8 pm, Saturday 10 am - 6 pm. The addresses of other H&M branches in Finland can be found here: http://www.hm.com/hm/store/store_result.jsp |
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address: Fredrikinkatu 38, Helsinki working hours: weekdays 10 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 3 pm. This shop specializes in cult cartoons, films and comics. Here you can always find both the comic books about Death girl and a big 'Jack Skellington in the coffin' doll. |
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address: Fredrikinkatu 65 / Tennispalatsi,
Helsinki working hours: Monday to Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm, Sunday - day off. This shop is on the second floor of Finn Kino. Kukunor is almost the same as The Good Fellows, but more primitive and is oriented towards popular movies. |
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A few years ago Sin City was a tattoo salon,
whose owner is rumoured to make tattoos for Ville Valo. Now Sin City is a sex-shop. It is located right on one of the central streets of
Helsinki; moreover its window is open and demonstrates "interesting" tools 24/7. Where is Finnish morality?;) There are two stores with such name in Helsinki. One is situated on Annankatu 21. Working hours: Monday to Friday 10 am - 8 pm, Saturday 10 am - 6 pm. The address of the second shop is Albertinkatu 36. In winter it is open on weekdays 11 am - 7 pm, Saturday 11 am - 4 pm. In summer (from May 26 to August 30) it is open on weekdays 11 am - 6 pm, Saturday 11 am - 4 pm. |
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address: Viides linja 7, Helsinki Its name is translated as 'the shop of adult toys'. It is not difficult to guess its meaning. Its main peculiarity is… the owner. Yes, right, it is Ville Valo's dad. |
Tickets
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address: Yrjonkatu 29 C, Helsinki working hours: weekdays 10 am - 7 pm, Saturday 10 am - 4 pm. Tiketti sells tickets to all important music and sporting events in Finland. Only in Tiketti and only in this tiny office you can buy tickets to Tavastia gigs. By the way, the simplest way to get to Tiketti is via Forum: all you have to do is get to its roof (called Kukontori 'cock area') by means of an escalator. |
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Another place for buying tickets in Finland. You
will never buy tickets to Tavastia there, but its branches can be
found in all big cities of Finland. Find their addresses here: http://www.lippupalvelu.fi/lippukaupat
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