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Heinrich Georg Franz Stockmann became the manager of the store in 1859. In 1862, Stockmann took control of the store and the Stockmann department store was officially established.

In 1930, Stockmann bought a neighbouring book store, Akateeminen kirjakauppa (Swedish: Akademiska bokhandeln, the Academic Bookstore). The first television transmission in Finland was broadcast from the department store in 1950.

In the 1950s, Stockmann opened a department store in Tampere. Stockmann expanded its operations to other Finnish cities. The company subsequently opened department stores in Tapiola in 1981 and Turku in 1982. Stockmann's first stores outside of Finland opened in Moscow in 1989 and in Tallinn in 1993.

Stockmann opened a department store in Helsinki's Itis Shopping Centre in 1992.

In December 2007, Stockmann acquired Lindex, a Swedish clothing retailer with 331 outlets in the Nordic region and the Baltic states.

Stockmann had a total of four department stores in Moscow until January 31, 2015. One was located in the Metropolis shopping centre in the city centre, and the other three were in Mega shopping centres in different parts of Moscow: Mega South, Mega North, and Mega East. In addition, there had previously been a department store on Smolenskaya, but it was closed before this time.

In 2010, the British newspaper The Independent, in its Sunday edition, reported speculation among market-watchers in London that British department store Debenhams was considering an acquisition of Stockmann. However, Stockmann publicly denied the rumors, stating that they were entirely fictional.

Operations in Russia

Stockmann Group withdrew from the Russian market in 2019. Stockmann signed a license agreement with Reviva Holdings Limited in 2016, which authorizes the use of the Stockmann brand in Russia. The license agreement was extended in 2019 and is valid until 2028. In 2023, Reviva announced that the company will open 20 new Stockmann department stores in Russia.

In January 2022, Sberbank and Yakov Panchenko, actual owner of Stockmann in Russia, announced the binding agreement for the purchase of 100% stake of Stockmann by the bank by June 2022. Presently, 100% of shares of Stockmann in Russia are hypothecated by "Sberbank".

Current operations

As of 2025, Stockmann in Finland operates as a marketplace known for its department stores. The flagship Stockmann department store is located in the heart of Helsinki at Aleksanterinkatu 52, covering over 50,000 square meters across ten floors.

Stockmann has a total of seven department stores spread across Finland and the Baltic countries, with locations in major Finnish cities such as Helsinki (also in Jumbo shopping centre and Ainoa shopping center in the metropolitan area), Turku, and Tampere, as well as department stores in Riga and Tallinn. Additionally, Stockmann operates an online store, stockmann.com.