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The Old Market Hall (; ) is the oldest
The market center has a total of about 20 different vendors and
Old Market Hall
– Official Site
Helsinki Market Square and Hall
at Discovering Finland Buildings and structures in Helsinki Market halls Commercial buildings completed in 1889 Buildings and structures completed in 1889 {{Finland-struct-stub
market hall
A market hall is a covered space or a building where food and other articles are sold from stalls by independent vendors. A market hall is a type of indoor market and can be found in many European countries. The most common variation of a mar ...
in Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
, Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. It is located along the Eteläranta street near the Helsinki Market Square
The Market Square (Finnish: ''Kauppatori'', Swedish: ''Salutorget'') is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east ...
in the Kaartinkaupunki
Kaartinkaupunki (, ) is a neighbourhood in the southern part of Helsinki, Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to ...
district. By 2013, the hall had also become a popular tourist attraction.
History
The building was designed byGustaf Nyström
Gustaf Nyström (21 January 1856 – 30 December 1917) was a Finnish architect. Nyström has been described as one of the most important architects in Finland at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He was active bot ...
and the market hall began operations in 1889. The building technology of the market hall was last renovated between 2012 and 2014, when the hall was closed for a year and a half.
Service
The market center has a total of about 20 different vendors and cafés
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargile ...
, whose product selection consists mostly of food. Among them is one of the smallest Alko stores in Finland.
See also
*Market Square, Helsinki
The Market Square (Finnish: ''Kauppatori'', Swedish: ''Salutorget'') is a central square in Helsinki, Finland. It is located in central Helsinki, at the eastern end of Esplanadi and bordering the Baltic Sea to the south and Katajanokka to the east ...
* Hakaniemi market hall
The Hakaniemi market hall (Finnish language, Finnish: ''Hakaniemen kauppahalli'', Swedish language, Swedish: ''Hagnäs saluhall'') is a market building at the Hakaniemi market square in the district of Kallio in Helsinki, Finland. It was built at ...
* Hietalahti market hall
The Hietalahti market hall is an old market hall located near the Hietalahdentori market square in Helsinki, Finland, hosting several restaurants and cafés. The market hall acts as concentration for restaurants and cafés, offering Japanese, Po ...
References
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Old Market Hall
– Official Site
Helsinki Market Square and Hall
at Discovering Finland Buildings and structures in Helsinki Market halls Commercial buildings completed in 1889 Buildings and structures completed in 1889 {{Finland-struct-stub