Veljekset Keskinen

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Veljekset Keskinen

Veljekset Keskinen (Keskinen Brothers) is a department store in Tuuri, Alavus, Finland.

It receives over 6 million customers per year, [1] and is the largest department store in Finland.[ citation needed ] The store is a tourist attraction as well as a regular department store.

There is a large horse shoe at the parking area, as the name of the village ("Tuuri") means "luck" in Finnish; it stands at number three in Reuters' list of world's ugliest buildings and monuments. [2]

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Veljekset Keskinen's food shop.

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References

  1. Täältä löytyvät Suomen ahkerimmat lottoajat!
  2. "10 top ugly buildings and monument". Reuters. 2005.

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