I thought I want to show you and compare a few different stores specialized in sneakers. I’m going to start this mini-series with a post about my favorite sneaker store in my home country. So as you may or may not know by now, I come from Finland, a cold country located in Northern Europe. Streetwear and sneaker culture has been gaining a lot of popularity and recognition in Finland during the past few years. There are several stores specialized in sneakers in the capital of Finland, and there has even been a sneaker convention organized in Helsinki every year since 2017.
In today’s post I’m going to present Beamhill to you, a sneaker store located in the centre of Helsinki, at Yliopistonkatu 5.
Beamhill was established in 1986 as a store specialized in denim, and grew bigger in the 90’s with a greater selection
I believe that Beamhill is the only store in Finland that has sneaker raffles, which means that you participate in a raffle to have the chance to purchase sneakers that are being released limited edition, e.g. special Air Jordan 1’s or Yeezy’s.
Beamhill provides a variety of different very known brands such as Adidas, Nike, Puma, Acne Studios, but also less known brands such as Aimé Leon Dore, Nomen Nescio and Carne Bollente.
There’s a great selection of shoes that can’t be found in the big streetwear chains such as JD Sports, which makes these kind of small stores special with their unique products.
Beamhill also has a great selection of shoes by the Finnish established brand Karhu (translates to bear). I have been dreaming about a pair of Karhu sneakers for years, as I want to support Finnish products as much as possible, but I’ve yet to find the perfect pair for me. By the way, in the next post I’m going to introduce you more to Karhu as I visit their flagship store in Helsinki.
This Nike shoe was a special find in the store that really caught my eye.
I hope you enjoyed this introduction to the famous Finnish sneaker store. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.
-Siri
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