Hakaniemi Market, Uusimaa, Finland

3AngloItalian78 5:00 PM Feb 27, 2023

Disappointing as being refurbished
As some have correctly stated, this market is a short bus or tram ride out of central Helsinki on your way towards the Kallie church. The original, pretty market hall is being gutted and redesigned so I’m sure it will be lovely when this is complete but in the meantime you basically have a slightly soulless modern temporary building which houses the market stalls for the time being. Now I don’t know if it’s due to it being winter, but the other disappointment was that not all stands were occupied/open and many of the stands were butchers or fishmongers which is great to look at, and great for locals shopping for home, but for tourists hoping to eat some local delicacies for lunch, this meant the choice was very limited. We did enjoy a nice sandwich on fab toasted bread and a delicious sweet treat after from one of the bakery stands but it was very expensive for what it was and the choice was very limited. Hopefully this market can be vastly improved once it fully reopens but for now I probably wouldn’t bother going there unless you are shopping for nice food to cook. For reference there are also some stalls for other items such as arts & crafts, home decor and flowers.

3colonial 5:00 PM Mar 8, 2020

Not the best market I have seen; I'm spoiled by the Americas, Morocco and Central Asia
A letdown after seeing markets in Guatemala, Turkey and others. I found this market quite boring and I paid 8 euros for a small carton of raspberries. Very overpriced and nothing spectacular art-wise. They had some animal hides but they were not fashioned into beautiful designs. Maybe if you're a seafood foodie but the market stinks too!