Private company

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa

Logo: suomalainen.com4

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa Oy (meaning 'Finnish bookshop') is the largest bookshop chain in Finland, with its flagship branch in Helsinki being Finland's largest bookshop. It was founded in 1912 and expanded to become Finland's largest bookshop chain in the 1990s.2 It is headquartered in Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava (1000).1 It is part of Otava Group.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1912Founded1
  • HeadquartersKustannusosakeyhtiö Otava (1000)1
  • Websitewww.suomalainen.com
  • Legal formosakeyhtiö1
  • LEI8945008MENBYZQRQLZ783
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressUudenmaankatu 10, 00120 Helsinki, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0205361-63
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa Oy (meaning 'Finnish bookshop') is the largest bookshop chain in Finland, with its flagship branch in Helsinki being Finland's largest bookshop. It was founded in 1912 and expanded to become Finland's largest bookshop chain in the 1990s.2

Corporate structure

Suomalainen Kirjakauppa is part of a group headed by Otava Group. 7 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 31, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by Otava Group3
  2. 2011Acquired Acquired by Otava Group1
  3. May 6, 2010Renamed Name changed to Suomalainen Kirjakauppa Ltd1
  4. 1912Founded Founded1

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