Shopping in Tampere

There are many different kinds of shops and shopping centres in Tampere Region. Many shops are open daily but the opening times vary, so please check the opening hours from internet or from the shop in question. Usually the shops have longer opening hours during weekdays and shorter opening hours on weekends. On national holidays many shops are closed (only some corner shops and kiosks may be open). Some small food stores in the gas stations may remain open 24/7.

Words like “ale”, “alennus”, “erikoishinta”, “rea” or “tarjous” mean sales or special prices. Some of the shops have also student discounts. For more information: Student Discounts.

Here are some examples of the shopping locations in alphabetical order: bookstores, department stores, electronics/home appliances, furniture, groceries, household goods shops, hypermarkets, market places, second-hand shops & flea markets, shopping centres, souvenirs, sport shops and telephone shops. You can also find some additional information relating shopping (about alcohol and water) and information about student discounts here.

Bookstores:

Akateeminen Kirjakauppa (address: Hämeenkatu 6)
Info (addresses: Koskikeskus Shopping Centre and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa (addresses: Hämeenkatu 5 , Hämeenkatu 18 and Koskikeskus Shopping Centre)
Tiimari – selling stationery among other things (addresses: Koskikeskus Shopping Centre, Kuninkaankatu 19, Tullintori Shopping Centre and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)
The universities have also bookstores

Department stores:

Anttila (address: Puutarhakatu 10)
Sokos (address: Hämeenkatu 21)
Stockmann (address: Hämeenkatu 4)

Electronics, home appliances:

You can find some electronics and home appliances from hypermarkets and department stores. Here are some shops selling mainly only electronics and home appliances:

Expert (address e.g.: Sammon valtatie 2)
Gigantti (address e.g.: Sammonkatu 70)
Musta Pörssi (address e.g.: Martinpojankatu 4)

Furniture:

There are many furniture shops in Tampere and there are also places, where you can find used furniture at affordable price. Here are some examples of shops selling furniture:

Asko (address e.g.: Sammonkatu 73)
Ikea (address: Leppästensuonkatu 4)
Kodin Ykkönen (address e.g.: Martinpojankatu 4)
Sotka (address: e.g. Sammonkatu 75)

For finding used furniture you can try to look for ads (there are many ads e.g. in internet) and notice boards (e.g. in your host university). There are also some second-hand shops and recycling centres, where you might find used furniture. Here are some examples of such places:

Tampereen Kontti (address: Sellukatu 15; Finnish Red Cross' second hand shop/flea market)
Fida Lähetystori (addresses: Näsilinnankatu 21, Tammelan puistokatu 37 and Insinöörinkatu 30 in Hervanta)
Pelastusarmeija (Salvation Army) (addresses: Itsenäisyydenkatu 25-27, Puutarhakatu 20 and Satakunnankatu 27)

Groceries:

There are many grocery shop chains in Finland. Grocery and some household goods can be bought at hypermarkets (Prisma, K-Citymarket), at department stores (Anttila, Sokos, Stockmann), at bigger food stores (K-Supermarket, Lidl, S-Market) and at smaller food stores (K-Extra, K-Market, Sale, Siwa, Valintatalo). There are also some specialist food stores in Tampere. Usually the prices for food are lower at hypermarkets and bigger food stores than at department stores and smaller food stores. Here are some locations for grocery shopping.

Hypermarkets: please see information below (Shopping -> Hypermarkets)

Bigger food stores:

K-Supermarket (addresses e.g.: in the Anttila department store and in the Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)
Lidl (addresses e.g.: Hallituskatu 14-16, Rautatienkatu 21 and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)
S-Market (addresses e.g.: Pakkahuoneenaukio 2 near the railway station and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)

Smaller food stores:

K-Extra (addresses e.g.: Hämeenkatu 29)
K-Market (addresses e.g.: Satamakatu 8, Tammelan puistokatu 21, Tammelan puistokatu 26-28, Tullintori Shopping Centre, Tuomiokirkonkatu 19, Arkkitehdinkatu 9 in Hervanta and Orivedenkatu 28 in Hervanta)
Sale (addresses e.g.: Pohjolankatu 9-11 and e.g. in the suburbs of Annala, Hallila, Hatanpää, Järvensivu and Pispala)
Siwa (addresses e.g.: Lapintie 3, Lapintie 28, Puutarhakatu 14, Rautatienkatu 25, Sammonkatu 8-10, Sammonkatu 29-31 and Ylioppilaankatu 6-8 in Hervanta)
Valintatalo (addresses e.g.: Käpytie 4, Tammelan puistokatu 29 and Lindforsinkatu 2 in Hervanta)

Specialist food stores:

Al Medina Oriental Food (address: Hämeenkatu 30)
East Asia Market (address: Tullintori Shopping Centre)
Punnitse ja Säästä (Wave and Save) (addresses: Tullintori Shopping Centre and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta) – different kinds of loose products like beans, dried fruits, nuts and spices, and other specialities
Siam House (address: Satakunnankatu 29) – food from Thailand
Lempi (address: Aaltosenkatu 27-29) - local, Finnish and organic food products and delicacies
Armas maitokauppa (address: Tuomiokirkonkatu 17) - local, Finnish and organic food products and delicacies

Household Goods Shops:

Household goods such as bedclothes & towels, cleaning products, kitchenware, lamps and products for personal hygiene can be bought at an affordable price e.g. at:

Anttila (address: Puutarhakatu 10) – department store
Hypermarkets
Ikea (address: Leppästensuonkatu 4) – furniture, household goods, decoration, also some Swedish food products
Kodin Ykkönen (address: Martinpojankatu 4 and Pahvitehtaankatu 2) – furniture, household goods, decoration etc.
Vapaa Valinta (addresses e.g.: Aleksis Kiven katu 18, Tammelan puistokatu 31-33, Tullintori Shopping Centre and Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta) – household goods, hygiene and cleaning products etc.

Hypermarkets:

K-Citymarket Lielahti (address: Harjuntausta 7)
K-Citymarket Linnainmaa (address: Mäentakusenkatu 1)
K-Citymarket Turtola (address: Sotilaankatu 11)
Prisma Kaleva (address: Sammonkatu 75)
Prisma Koivistonkylä (address: Lempääläntie 21)
Prisma Lielahti (address: Turvesuonkatu 2)
Prisma Linnainmaa (address: Liikekatu 3)

Marketplaces:

Hervanta District Market: Tue and Fri only 8.00-16.00
Keskustori Central Square: a market on the first working Monday of each month 6.00–18.00. Christmas Market in December.
Laukontori Market Place: Mon-Fri 6.00-17.30, Sat 6.00-15.00, 2 May – 15 September only
Tammela Market Place: Mon-Fri 6.00-14.30, Sat 6.00-14.00
Tampere Market Hall (the largest roofed market hall in Scandinavia, address: Hämeenkatu 19 / Hallituskatu 10): Mon-Fri 8.00-18.00, Sat 8.00-15.00

Second-Hand Shops & Flea Markets:

Fida Lähetystori (addresses: Näsilinnankatu 21, Tammelan puistokatu 37 and Insinöörinkatu 30 in Hervanta)
Pelastusarmeija (Salvation Army) (addresses: Itsenäisyydenkatu 25-27, Puutarhakatu 20 and Satakunnankatu 27)
UFF (address: Hämeenkatu 9 and in the Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta)
Tampereen Kontti (address: Sellukatu 15; Finnish Red Cross' second hand shop/flea market)

Bonus Kirppis (address: Itsenäisyydenkatu 11-13)
Radiokirppis (address: Laukontori 12)

Shopping Centres:

Duo (address: Pietilänkatu 2 in Hervanta)
Ideapark (huge shopping centre located about 12km south of Tampere; accessible by bus from Tampere)
Koskikeskus (address: Hatanpään valtatie 1)
Tullintori (address: Tullikatu 6 near the University of Tampere and the Railway Station)

Souvenirs:

You can find souvenirs e.g. from the department stores (Stockmann and Sokos), museum shops & attraction shops (e.g. Vapriikki museum centre, Särkänniemi adventure park, Tallipiha Stable Yards, Moomin Museum Shop at the Main Library), Taito-Shop (address: Hatanpäänvaltatie 4) and Souvenir Shop Qii (address: Hämeenpuisto 33). Besides the usual souvenirs also different kinds of Finnish design products (e.g. glassware and textiles), food delicacies, handicraft products and sauna products might be interesting souvenirs, and you can get those e.g. from the department stores.

Sport Shops:

You can find sport equipment and other sports related things for example from the hypermarkets or from various special sport shops (e.g. riding shop, golf shop etc.). It is also possible to rent sport equipment or to buy a used bicycle, you can find more information about these from here: SITR/Living -> Free Time in Tampere -> Sports. Here are some examples of sport shops selling all kinds of sport equipment:

Intersport (e.g. in the Koskikeskus Shopping Center)
Sportia (address: e.g. Sammonkatu 68)
Stadium (e.g. in the Koskikeskus Shopping Centre)

Telephone shops by different operators:

DNA shop: e.g. in the Koskikeskus Shopping Centre
Elisa shop: e.g. in the Koskikeskus Shopping Centre
Sonera shop: e.g. by the Central Square

Additional information relating shopping:

Alcohol: Beer and cider containing up to 4.7 % alcohol are available at groceries. Wine and other alcohol containing more than 4.7 % alcohol can be bought only at state-owned shops called “Alko” (addresses e.g.: in the department stores, in the Duo Shopping Centre in Hervanta and in the hypermarkets Prisma Kaleva and K-Citymarket Turtola). In Finland 18–19-year-olds can buy products with a maximum of 22% alcohol content and the minimum age for buying all alcoholic beverages is 20 years. You may be asked for identification when buying alcohol so remember to always take an official ID (e.g. passport or ID card) with you. Please note also that shops can sell alcohol only during 9-21 o’clock.

Water: Usually tap water is of excellent quality in Finland and thus you can drink it (i.e. there is no need to buy bottled water). Actually tap water in Finland has been found to be significantly purer than bottled drinking water according to many studies.

Student Discounts

Besides student discounts in student restaurants, trains and buses, there are also student discounts available in many shops and services like hair salons, jeweller stores, museums, restaurants and sports facilities. It is worth asking for a possible student discount. Student discounts in most places are offered only with a valid student card. Student benefits are listed in Opiskelijan Tampere ry (~Student's Tampere) website at: Student Discounts in Tampere

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