Korkeavuorenkatu - a refined street where you can window shop all day long

Rikhardinkatu Library

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Oodi, Helsinki Central Library

Academic Bookstore

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa Aleksi 15

Record shops in Helsinki

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Places on Korkeavuorenkatu street

Putinki is a paper shop opposite of the St.John's church, selling lovely postcards, note books, gifts etc.

1. Paperikauppa Putinki Korkeavuorenkatu

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.

2. Fasaani Antik & Helsinki Secondhand

An easy going neighbourhood restaurant at Korkeavuorenkatu-street.

3. Lungi

Café Succès has been serving its loyal customers from 1957. Along with its sister café, Café Esplanad, this café serves among other goodies also the famous Finnish "Korvapuusti" cinnamon roll.

4. Café Succès

Urban, international cocktail bar serving handcrafted new innovations and all-time classics in the glass. Also a wide champagne and wine menu available, as well as bar snack treats.

5. Goldfish Helsinki

Restaurant Maxill´s relaxed and homely atmosphere, simmering since 1992, is a recipe of excellent food, and loyal customers. The a la carte is based on international gastronomy, the kitchen draws inspiration mainly from France, Italy and Scandinavia. 

The bar is a stylish and intimate meeting place.

6. Maxill

Restaurant Vinkkeli is located in the heart of Kaartinkaupunki neighborhood. Vinkkeli can be described as a food and wine restaurant, presenting a friendly, honest, and uncomplicated take on classic cuisine, where the wine and drink selection is given the same devotion as the selection of ingredients in the kitchen.

7. Vinkkeli

Eiring is a kitchen tools store in the heart of Helsinki. The shop offers a wide selection of kitchen and baking tools for both professionals and amateurs, as well as foods from the Mediterranean.

8. Eiring

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.

9. Design Museum

The Fire Museum is a museum specialising in the history and traditions of Helsinki's rescue services, and it is located at the Erottaja rescue station

10. The Helsinki City Rescue Department's Fire Museum

The Media Museum and Archivers Merkki (former Päivälehti Museum) presents the history of media, modern-day media and the future of media as well as the freedom of speech in Finland and in other countries.

11. The Media Museum and Archives Merkki

Ullanlinna, Eira and Kaivopuisto

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Korkeavuorenkatu, or “Korkkari” as it is known colloquially, has been called the most Paris-like place in Helsinki – a true shopping street that is lined on both sides by lots of lovely little boutiques....