From: c34657b@saha.hut.fi (Tuomas Viljanen)
Subject: Re: Request for modelshops and bookshops in Helsinki
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 17:03:51 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.133317.1@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi> hakoskinen@tnclus.tele.nokia.fi (Harri Koskinen) writes:
>In article <1992Aug26.141541.27256@spider.research.ptt.nl>, H.C.J.Hilberink@research.ptt.nl (Bert Hilberink) writes:
>> This weekend I will leave for Helsinki for a business trip of 3 days.
>> I have some time to look around, but I don't have addresses of good,
>> nice modelshops and bookshops. My main interest is aviation, all
>> scales, WWI to present (especially WWII luftwaffe). Can somebody give
>> me a tip?
>>
>Here there are addresses of some modelshops and bookshops in Helsinki:
> 
>The best modelshop in Helsinki is in 'Ruoholahdenkatu' street. Unfortunately 
>my colleague who told me about this didn't remember the name or the exact 
>address of the shop, but it lies near the corner of 'Hietalahdenkatu' street. 
>I hope you find it.

The shop is named "Tieto-Nikkari", and it has a good selection of automobile
and aircraft kits, also it is a distreibutor of Verlinden products and Xtra-
color paints. The address is Ruoholahdenkatu 20 (?), at the corner of Ruoho-
lahdenkatu and Hietalahdenkatu. Oh well, telephone catalogue map page 15,
square # 51-72, at the end of Ruoholahden Silta viaduct.

>Scale models are sold also by 'Askartelukeskus' at Olavinkatu 1 (beside
>Ramada Presidentti Hotel) 

-and Helsinki Bus Station - you can't miss it ! But still rather try Tieto-
Nikkari.

>and 'Stockmann' department store in the corner
>of Mannerheimintie and Aleksanterinkatu. Personally I don't know the size
>of their selection of models.

Not as good as in Tieto-Nikkari. You could also try the deparment store
City-Sokos (next to Main Post Office).

>The biggest selection of aviation (and also other) books has 'Akateeminen
>kirjakauppa' in the corner of Keskuskatu and Pohjoisesplanadi (just across 
>the street from Stockmann, at the eastern side).

Rather try Aviation Shop, Kajanuksenkatu 1, which is an aviation litterature
specialist shop. It is in the basement of a two-store house at the corner
of Kajanuksenkatu and Mechelininkatu.

>The other bookshop to visit is 'Suomalainen kirjakauppa' at
>Aleksanterinkatu 23 (again across the street from Stockmann, but at the
>northern side).

>In Finland the bigger shops close on weekdays between 6 and 8 pm., the
>smaller ones might close already at 5 pm. On Saturdays the closure varies
>between 1 pm. and 6 pm.

Smaller at 1300 or 1400 (the hobby shops usually the later), the larger
ones at 1500, 1600 or 1800 (City-Sokos).

If you wish to have an adventure :), you might also try "Leluliike Haatainen"
near Tikkurila railroad station (quite good selection, occassionally some
rarities from IMPS members' surplus stores), worth of visiting though hard to
find (in Vehkapolku, back yard of a red brick building behind Tikkurila
church near Asematie, telephone catalog page 46 square # 57-87), or "Megalelu" 
at Malmi railroad station.


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