State of the art dishware, simple handmade wooden gifts, designer textiles and delicious chocolate!

It is hard these days to travel anywhere in the world and to buy a memento only to return home and find it is made in China, but the more discerning shopper visiting Finland and Finnish Lapland can return with real Finnish gems if they know what to look for.

Arabia,

For over 130 years Arabia has been a trailblazer in modern Finnish design. Its product selection consists of popular ranges of dishes and design gift products.

The highly valued Arabia products are characterized by a timeless beauty as well as high quality and functionality. Arabia dishes, made to be used and displayed, hold a central position in Finnish lives: thanks to their innovative and distinctive design, they are equally at home on the kitchen table and at festive occasions. These are items designed for Finns who value the concept of Finnish design and recognize the aesthetic value of the products.

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Aarikka,

Aarikka Oy founded in 1954 is a family business producing unique handmade items using Finnish materials. They produce design products, jewellery and decorative items mainly made of wood. They offer products for all season but particularly popular are their simple Tonttu Christmas decorations. Today their products are sold throughout Finland, USA and Japan.

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Karl Fazer Chocolate

If you leave Finland with nothing else, make sure that you have at least one bar of this chocolate in your bag………it is truly heaven. How ever many you take home you will wish you had bought more,, you have been warned!

The secret behind Karl Fazer Milk chocolate remains a secret and had done so since it was first produced in 1922. It is a unique recipe using full fat milk and the finest cocoa beans. Whatever the magic combination is it seems to work. You will spot it throughout the country in its distinctive blue and gold wrapper. In later times they have also added to the range with various fruit and nut varieties.

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Marimekko 

Marimekko Corporation is a leading Finnish textile and clothing design company that was established in 1951. The company designs, manufactures and markets high-quality clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags and other accessories under the Marimekko brand, both in Finland and abroad.

Strong and distinctive product design is the cornerstone of Marimekko’s operations and corporate culture. The starting point for design is that each individual Marimekko product must earn its own design value and express Marimekko’s lifestyle concept.

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