We are back on the mainland in Helsinki and this was my favorite market that we visited. The Old Market Hall was opened in 1889. It’s a beautiful building designed by Finnish architect Gunnar Nystrom. It is located right next to the Market Square and right by the Harbor. The building is very long and narrow and the first photo is one short end of the building. It is the oldest indoor market in all of Finland. It appeared to be popular with both tourists and locals. It was lively and quite crowded. The second photo is about one-quarter of the market, or one side of one half of the market.

You can get just about anything you want in this market. Merchants sell breads, cheese, fish, shellfish, fruits, vegetables, cakes and cookies, meats, pastries, and more. They also sell foods to eat and drink like soups, coffee and tea, ice cream, and many complete meals.

I took a lot of photos but will limit my post. The third photo was typical of many booths. I just happen to love smoked salmon, so I included this photo.

Reindeer Chips and many other snack items were available. I included this since it was on the peculiar side.

We stopped at this ice cream shop and had an ice cream. Which kind? Nora and I had the Licorice Ice Cream from Calabria. It was surprisingly excellent. Licorice is very popular in Scandinavia and Finland.