Veljekset Keskinen
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Veljekset Keskinen is a large department store situated in Tuuri
, Töysä
, Finland
.
What makes the store special is its size despite its very remote location. Over 6 million customers from all over the World visit the store each year.
The store has grown from a small family business to be the second biggest department store in Finland. The store is known as a discount outlet with low prices. Recently it has been transforming to be more of a tourist
attraction and a regular department store.
A landmark of Veljekset Keskinen is a huge horse shoe at the parking area, because the name of the village ("Tuuri") means "luck
" in Finnish
.
Tuuri
Tuuri is a village in Töysä, a municipality of Finland.Tuuri is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Etelä-Pohjanmaa region. The village has a population of 500. The name "Tuuri" originates in the old Finnish god of luck, harvest and success, Tuuri; he was the equivalent of...
, Töysä
Töysä
Töysä is a municipality in Western Finland. It is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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What makes the store special is its size despite its very remote location. Over 6 million customers from all over the World visit the store each year.
The store has grown from a small family business to be the second biggest department store in Finland. The store is known as a discount outlet with low prices. Recently it has been transforming to be more of a tourist
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
attraction and a regular department store.
A landmark of Veljekset Keskinen is a huge horse shoe at the parking area, because the name of the village ("Tuuri") means "luck
Luck
Luck or fortuity is good fortune which occurs beyond one's control, without regard to one's will, intention, or desired result. There are at least two senses people usually mean when they use the term, the prescriptive sense and the descriptive sense...
" in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
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