By now you are probably aware of the Finnish alcohol selling system. Everything that has more than…read more4.7 % of alcohol can't be sold at normal supermarkets but has to be sold at the state owned liquor stores called Alko. Unfortunately that breaks down the variety of things you can buy to what Alko has in their assortment. Still they normally have quite a lot of good products in most Alko stores. If you are searching for something special though and want to have a bigger variety and get some good suggestions what would go best with your food e.g. you should check out Alko at Paasikivenaukio right across from Kiasma. It is the biggest Alko in whole Helsinki and has a really big variety of all kinds of alcoholic drinks. The prices don't differ from any other market since they are regulated through the state. It is expensive anyway. This place like any other Alko in Finland is closed on Sundays.

Friendly and knowledgeable staff that gave us great wine recommendations as well as great…read morevegan/vegetarian restaurant recommendations. Sadly, since we were traveling in August, all of the restauranteurs were on vacation. After grabbing a couple of bottles of vino here we hit the supermarkets instead.

This liquor store is on another level! It's a great size, extremely clean, and so well organized…read more The selection is incredible, with alcohol from all over the world beautifully displayed. There's even a section for non-alcoholic options. The woman working there was absolutely the nicest and sweetest--so helpful and kind. The only downside was that they didn't have blueberry vodka which was a bit of a bummer. But wow--if you're looking for something, you will definitely find it here. I was amazed to see a wine I drink in the United States stocked on their shelves. Truly impressive liquor store. CC accepted.