The best department store and other Oulu, Finland Shopping Tips

Name of Shop: Stockmann

The locals described Stockmann as the best department store in Finland. It was first in Helsinki but they seemed quite proud in Oulu to have one there too.

They have everything from fashion to books, from supermarket to interior design, from kitchenware to sporting articles... about 4 or 5 storeys high.

What To Buy: Well, I am a sucker for design. Scandinavian...
So I saw this beautiful stainless steel cheese knife (of the Finnish brand Hackman) in Rovaniemi but didn't buy it. I came across it again in Stockmann, Oulu and it just smiled at me and said: BUY ME! So I did for just over € 38. It's design after all...
Then I bought some special aluminium bags for barbecue and oven. Eight pieces at € 1.90 each. You can put meat, fish or vegs in it and then it comes out, not cooked but smoked. I've yet to try it out.

What To Pay: Cheese knife € 38 and a bit
Alu bags for smoking food: € 1.90 each

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Theme: Department Store
Phone: +358 83179411
Address: Kirkkokatu, Oulu

Name of Shop: Sauna Kaira

Most people have a sauna at home in Finland. But I do too, at home. So I bought two towels here which had SAUNA weaved into the fabric. They were towels but the fabric was more like a drying cloth than a bathing towel. Pretty handy eh?

What To Buy: Everything for the sauna (pronounce SAUOONA, and stretch it a little).

What To Pay: I paid € 5.40 per towel which I found a bit expensive.

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Theme: Local Craft
Phone: 08 379308
Address: Isokatu 25, Oulu

Name of Shop: Tiimari Oulu

They window looked so appealing. Everything in this shop was arranged by colour. I thought it was a stationary shop but it proved to be quite big. Also had toys and household stuff like plastic bags and plastic kitchenware or plant pots. As long as it had colour.

What To Buy: I was able to resist. Just bought 2 big safety pins (the ones you put on a kilt) to be able to hang up the Dutch flag on the balcony of our hotelroom (facing the patio, not the street, mind you!).

What To Pay: The pins were € 0,17 each.

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Theme: Stationery
Phone: 08 371511
Address: Kirkkokaty 6, Oulu