Helsinki's small design boutiques and new fashion brands  

Local and responsible fashion locations

By Hinders is fashion brand, whose collection is made of materials that come from their family-run sheep farm in Inkoo.

1. By Hinders

UFF Finland runs 22 second hand shops in the largest cities in Finland. UFF Second Hand Shops are known for their fashionable selection of clothes, also vintage.

U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland sr (UFF) is an independent non-profit non-governmental humanitarian organization founded in 1987. The objective of UFF is to give equal opportunities for all people.

There are 13 shops in Helsinki, all together 22 shops in Finland.

2. UFF Hakaniemi

Variety second hand & vintage specializes in second hand fashions, retro style brands, street fashion and vinyls.

3. Variety second hand & vintage

4. UFF Arabia

5. UFF Töölö

UFF Finland runs 22 second hand shops in the largest cities in Finland. UFF Second Hand Shops are known for their fashionable selection of clothes, also vintage.

U-landshjälp från Folk till Folk i Finland sr (UFF) is an independent non-profit non-governmental humanitarian organization founded in 1987. The objective of UFF is to give equal opportunities for all people.

There are 13 shops in Helsinki, all together 22 shops in Finland.
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6. UFF Kamppi

7. UFF Punavuori

8. UFF Freda

Design finds

Lokal Gallery specializes in showcasing unique and limited edition items by local artists, designers and artisans. 

1. Lokal Gallery

The Design Museum is an internationally recognized national specialist museum of Finnish design. 

The history of Finnish design is presented in the museums collection exhibition through living narratives, using today's technology and digital applications.

The museum organizes eg. workshops and guided tours. 

There's also the Taito Cafe and the Design Shop museum shop. 


2023: The Design Museum has free entry on the last Tuesday of every month all day, i.e. 11 am- 8 pm.

2. Design Museum

Amos Rex is an art museum where the past, present and future meet.

3. Amos Rex

Book and vintage shops on the map

Nide is a book and magazine specialist for art and visual culture enthusiasts and book lovers, in the heart of Helsinki Design District.

1. Nide

Arkadia is a large second-hand bookshop, a gallery and a venue for a wide range of events.

2. Arkadia International Bookshop

Artek 2nd Cycle is Artek's platform for pre-loved furniture.

In 2006, Artek began collecting used Aalto furniture, searching them out from flea markets and old factories, schools and shipyards. This led to the founding of the Artek 2nd Cycle initiative, which offers these re-discovered pieces for sale, beginning a second cycle in their lives.

3. Artek 2nd Cycle

Kruuna Finnish living is specialized in Nordic interior design vintage objects. The shop sells and buys furniture, light fixtures, textiles, ceramics and glass.

4. Kruuna Finnish living

Fasaani Antiikki & Helsinki Secondhand antique and vintage shop in Ullanlinna offer a wide range of furniture and other interior design objects in an almost 1000m2 space below street level.

5. Fasaani Antik & Helsinki Secondhand

Cover Story is a paint brand founded in 2021 to offer people an alternative - for those who see painting not as renovation but as interior design. Paint Studio has everything you need for painting - color samples, paints and durable painting supplies.

Cover Story interior paints are 100% plastic-free, water-based and safe for indoor use because they are odorless and do not emit harmful VOC emissions into the air during painting. The Cover Story color palette consists of 38 shades, all tested in real environments and northern light. Each of the shades is just right.

It is important what surrounds us. Be it people, materials, ideas - or colors.

6. Cover Story Paint Studio

Ruohonjuuri's flagship store in the corner of Mannerheimintie street and Kaivopiha offers a diverse range of high quality, ecological, vegetarian, gluten free, organic and fair trade products and natural cosmetics.

7. Ruohonjuuri Mansku

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Anni Korkman, Programme Director of Helsinki Design Week, offers her tips regarding the city's most interesting stores, where you can find collections by up-and-coming fashion brands, vintage gems and unique interior design ideas....