Tuuri is a village in

Alavus Alavus ( sv, Alavo) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region, southeast of Seinäjoki, north of Tampere and north of Helsinki. The town has a populat ...

, a

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. It is located in the

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and is part of the

Southern Ostrobothnia South Ostrobothnia ( fi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa; sv, Södra Österbotten) is one of the 19 regions of Finland. It borders the regions of Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Pirkanmaa, and Satakunta. Among the Finnish regions, South ...

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. The village has a population of 500. In Modern

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the appellative ''tuuri'' means 'luck'. The village is known for the second biggest department store in Finland,

Veljekset Keskinen Veljekset Keskinen (''Keskinen Brothers'') is a department store in Tuuri, Alavus, Finland. It receives over 6 million customers per year, and is the largest department store in Finland. The store is a tourism, tourist attraction as well as a re ...

. The massive golden horseshoe erected over the shopping mall stands at number three in

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' list of world's ugliest buildings and monuments.

References

External links

Official site
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