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Fashion in Helsinki

Ryle in Old Church Park

Ryle at the Design Museum

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Marimekko is a Finnish design company founded in 1951, renowned for its original prints and colours. The company's product portfolio includes high-quality clothing, bags and accessories as well as home décor items ranging from textiles to tableware.

1. Marimekko

ONAR is a Helsinki-based design house established by Irene Kostas in 2014. ONAR, which means "dream" in ancient Greek, specialises in high-quality shearling clothes and accessories, leather bags and knitwear. ONAR is the fusion of unlikely matches. In the collections soft materials meet geometric forms, richness of texture meets minimalism, organic meets plastic and the stark Scandinavian lines meet the mystical. ONAR draws from the traditional craft of Finnish and Greek artisans. All items are handmade in Finland and in Northern Greece.

2. ONAR Store

The Jeans&Towels and Borse e cose flagship store opened its doors in Helsinki on the 25th of August 2023.

3. Jeans&Towels / Borse e Cose

Harju 8 is a restaurant in Kallio serving good food and natural wines. Also a flower shop.

4. Harju 8

Established and owned by Finnish women, Kalevala is more than a design company. It is a world of timeless beauty, empowering stories and sustainable values. An oath to Finnish handicraft, an oath to womenhood and equality, an oath to freedom and future.

Established in 1937, Kalevala Koru Oy is the most beloved jewelry company in Finland. Kalevala jewelry is hand-made by more than 80 Kalevala Koru employees in the company's own workshop in Konala, Helsinki.

Visit the Kalevala world at the two stores in Helsinki. The Kalevala flagship store is located in Helsinki city centre at Keskuskatu, and the new Kalevala Outlet & Experience store is in Konala.

5. Kalevala Flagship Store

The Museum of Finnish Architecture offers rich new perspectives, discussion openers and meaningful experiences of architecture. 

6. Museum of Finnish Architecture

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.

7. Design Museum

Hotel St. George is a full-service luxury hotel with holistic care for a healthy mind, heart and body. The hotel is situated by the beautiful Old Church Park in the heart of Helsinki. The Wintergarden, a restaurant and bar in the heart of the hotel, is a meeting place for everyone. Enjoy the vibrant cuisine, colorful and unique dishes by chef Tomi Björck in his newest restaurant Boom Nam on the street level. The hotel also has its own bakery St. George Bakery, the first Monocle Shop in the Nordic countries and St. George Care -spa and gym. 

This summer St. George is co-operating with Helsinki Biennale 2021. Staying at the Hotel St. George gives access to the hotel's own art gallery, which contains more than 400 works of art. 

See more information on St. George's special deals and getaways on the hotel's website.