I am a huge fan of flea markets and this weekend we had the biggest flea market in Helsinki - Kaapelin Kirppis! I was super excited and had marked it in my calendar few weeks back already. We went there on Saturday with a friend of mine and we were both quite surprised when we realized that there is a real queue to enter the place! A queue to a flea market! That's insane.
We, being Russian, decided that we could fool everybody and find our own way in. We did find a grandpa and a grandma who were taking an elevator to their arts rooms right above the flea market (and they told us there is another entrance from there). We hopped in with them and we DID find an alternative entrance but we were also hugely disappointed when we realized that the guards for the entrance are still ahead at another entrance. So back to the queue.
Anyhow, when we eventually entered the flea market we got crazy glaze in our eyes and started wandering through the tables searching for good pieces. Eventually we both found really great pieces and I even went back on Sunday to see if I could find anything else.
Great weekend in total and the humongous queues at the flea market entrance are evidence of the need for such events to happen more often in this town! Here are my findings:
Next flea market that I really want to visit is the Kattilahallin Kirppis in Suvilahti 26th October! Who else is going?
We, being Russian, decided that we could fool everybody and find our own way in. We did find a grandpa and a grandma who were taking an elevator to their arts rooms right above the flea market (and they told us there is another entrance from there). We hopped in with them and we DID find an alternative entrance but we were also hugely disappointed when we realized that the guards for the entrance are still ahead at another entrance. So back to the queue.
Anyhow, when we eventually entered the flea market we got crazy glaze in our eyes and started wandering through the tables searching for good pieces. Eventually we both found really great pieces and I even went back on Sunday to see if I could find anything else.
Great weekend in total and the humongous queues at the flea market entrance are evidence of the need for such events to happen more often in this town! Here are my findings:
Sand shirt 4e and H&M woollen sweater 2e
French Connection t-shirt dress 3e and furry scarf 1e
Asos clutch (laptop case) 4e and woolen t-shirt from Beneton 1e
Adidas sneakers 5e
And also something for my Sexy Mexican - H&M autumn jacket 4e
Next flea market that I really want to visit is the Kattilahallin Kirppis in Suvilahti 26th October! Who else is going?
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