Veljekset Keskinen (''Keskinen Brothers'') is a

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Tuuri Tuuri is a village in Alavus, a town of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The village has a population of 500. In Modern Finnish the appellative ''tuuri'' means 'luck'. Th ...

, Alavus,

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. It receives over 6 million customers per year, and is the largest department store in Finland. The store is a

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attraction as well as a regular department store. There is a large

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at the parking area, as the name of the village ("Tuuri") means "

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" in Finnish; it stands at number three in

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' list of world's ugliest buildings and monuments.

References

External links

The official website of Veljekset Keskinen
Department stores of Finland Töysä Buildings and structures in South Ostrobothnia Tourist attractions in South Ostrobothnia {{Finland-struct-stub