Hardware stores in Helsinki?

Arctica · Post by **Arctica** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:20 pm

Can anyone tell me where any are?.. having trouble looking one up.. anywhere close to the centre is good.. I need some putty.. thanks!!!

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:25 pm

Theres a Claes Ohlson smack across from Stockmanns on Mannerheimintie... Kodin1 (Anttila) in Kaisaniemi has some stuff... or then take the metro to Itäkeskus and theres a Teesi there... the hardware stores are mostly scattered on the ring roads and the small shops have all but disappeared...

littlefrank · Post by **littlefrank** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:33 pm

Pursuivant wrote:Theres a Claes Ohlson smack across from Stockmanns on Mannerheimintie... Kodin1 (Anttila) in Kaisaniemi has some stuff... or then take the metro to Itäkeskus and theres a Teesi there... the hardware stores are mostly scattered on the ring roads and the small shops have all but disappeared...

'Clas Ohlson Ja' was closed down on Mannerheimintie a couple of weeks back, but there's one in the Kampi centre, ja

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:06 am

shows how much I get out...
...before we used to have two seasons - winter and roadwork, now theres only roadwork... I blame global warming,

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:55 am

There's also a K-rauta in Ruoholahti and Rautamies in Siltasaari (Hakaniemi)

Arctica · Post by **Arctica** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:38 pm

Thanks.. you guys are the best!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:53 pm

is the rautamies still coming from the city on the left "down the hill" a.k.a. where the alko used to be and some club upstairs?

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:56 pm

Pursuivant wrote:is the rautamies still coming from the city on the left "down the hill" a.k.a. where the alko used to be and some club upstairs?

Jep. Turn left just after crossing the long bridge then it's on the right.

Interestingly enough there a rather large boat pretending to be a floating restaraunt on the left there. I still wonder how they managed to get it there...

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:06 pm

yeah, I remember it when it was still in Kaisaniemi, but after they started those massive renovations and *everyplace* moved (xcept maybe Jone's) I've not bet on a place being anywhere unless I've been there last week and they weren't having a closeout. had the doubts of Ruoholahti as the mall seemed dead at first...

*bliss* today found theres an "HongKong Express" at Myyrmanni...

Mook · Post by **Mook** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:00 am

Pursuivant wrote:yeah, I remember it when it was still in Kaisaniemi, but after they started those massive renovations and *everyplace* moved (xcept maybe Jone's) I've not bet on a place being anywhere unless I've been there last week and they weren't having a closeout. had the doubts of Ruoholahti as the mall seemed dead at first...

*bliss* today found theres an "HongKong Express" at Myyrmanni...

Oh, yeah. so it was.

As for HongKong. Well, for me the most likely is in Kerava - although there's also a "king kong" ther too. Ah, the joys of Papa Dagis.

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