I love Zicco. Adorable, warm boutique and very friendly, helpful owner. Prices are incredibly…read morereasonable compared to other children's boutiques in the city. I love their selection of adorable children's clothes, toys, and accessories. I don't know how they squeeze so many treasures and treats for little people of all ages into such a cozy little shop. I can say this: they have a great musical instrument selection for infants/toddlers (their high-quality wooden maracas have saved our lives by soothing our baby boy when nothing else would), Jellycat stuffed toys (a huge favorite in the US and hard to find here), and great sales on their very nice and very unique children's and baby's clothes. I can't walk in without buying something. Plenty of room for prams in the front entrance even if it doesn't look like it!

If you are searching for something a bit more special then you should take a look at the Heureka…read moreshop at Kamppi. Here you find lots of products that are not just fun. In most cases they are also educative. How about e.g. a language game, a learning computer or maybe a microscope? And there is also something for adults. If you are into solving puzzles this is the place to go. Also take a look at their cast puzzle collection.

This Lego shop really clicks! They have a really cool…read morewindow display here, showing off amazingly constructed Lego scenes that are unlike any other I'd ever seen in person. They had a life sized Darth Vader, all made of Legos standing in the corner to spook out visitors who come in. The place was jam-packed with Lego sets- sorted by theme. They had a lot dealing with recent movies, and more classic sets. Many of the sets were displayed in assemblage, so you could see how it works. My favorite part was the wall of Lego characters. I doubt they had them all, but they have a wide variety that I could spend hours looking over. In the center of the store, you could paw through a bin of person parts to create your own likeness of a Lego guy! They also had a grab bin of random Lego pieces where you just pay by the kilo and create your own creations! Legos are so much fun- this is a great place to get those hard to find kits, or just marvel at the ingenuity of the builders.

From the owner: Pii Poo Helsinki is unofficial LEGO store. We have a large selection of new LEGO sets as well as…read moreolder special bits and pieces. You can build your own LEGO minifigure or have a little break on the LEGO building table and check our LEGO displays.

Lovely multilevel department in downtown Helsinki. I was even able to buy postage stamps for my…read morepostcards here as well as enjoy a wonderful lunch in their beautiful atrium style restaurant. I found some fun Marimekko items in the clearance section. The employees were nice, the store was clean and bright and I enjoyed shopping there. Highly recommend recommended.

This is a fancy, old, classy, expensive department store in the middle of downtown Helsinki. It's…read morelike "All the roads lead to Stockman". At the grocery department you can find all kinds of goodies, pastry, fresh meat, fish, specialty products, and international foods. You also have several options to have something to eat either at the restaurant located upstairs, or at the many coffee/snack shops. This is like a huge fancy shopping opportunity for demanding shoppers. You can shop for beautiful handbags, high-end clothing and shoes, or if you favor a certain domestic or international cosmetic brand, they have it. Don't forget souvenirs, toys, home goods and Finnish design items. The customer service department will ship things for you to destinations all over the world and help you with duty free shopping. Among many other notable things is a big Alko store. This is the government monopolized liquor store. So, if you find great delicatessen for lunch or dinner, you will also have the opportunity to purchase alcoholic beverages to go along with your meals. Really, if you want to spend time and money here, it is truly worth the trip, and everlasting experience while in Helsinki. The best thing at Stockman building is electronics store called Power that I just discovered last Summer. They sell variety of appliances, phones and so on. Found a table phone for my mom who needed to replace her old one. She uses it for Skype calls from the USA. Customer service at this place is priceless. The young men helping me during my visits were so knowledgeable, patient and friendly. One nice traditional point about Stockman is, that they have a clock on the Alexanterinkatu side of their many entrances. That is famous among all people living in Helsinki. When meeting friends, we used to say: "Meet me under the Stockman's clock." Happy shopping and maybe I will see you there.