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Hansa

More than 150 shops found under one roof, Turku’s oldest and largest shopping centre with a number of specialist shops, including some nice Finnish design brands, and the department store Stockmann. A number of cafés and restaurants.

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Address: Yliopistonkatu 20
Getting there: adjacent to Kauppatori, on the downstream side
Hours: Mon–Fri 07:00–21:00, Sat 07:30–19:30, Sun 10:00–19:00
Website: hansakortteli.fi (opens in a new tab)

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