About Arkadia

We hold a comprehensive collection of secondhand books in a large variety of topics. The books we sell are in English, French, Spanish, Russian and other languages. We pride ourselves on offering effective and prompt service to all our customers. We also take pride in being an independent bookshop, with the ability and desire to reflect the interests of many readers. Please advise us of your desiderata.

Arkadia organises a wide array of events in all languages. So far we have hosted theatre evenings, concerts, literary talks, political panel discussions, scholarly debates, poetry days, bookbinding presentations etc.

Please read more about that aspect of our activities at www.arkadiabookshop.fi/blog

We hope that you enjoy visiting our website and that we may look forward to welcoming you at our premises near Töölö Bay on Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu 9 in Helsinki.

Gift voucher / Gift certificate

Reading is one of life's great pleasures. Share the experience with an Arkadia Oy / International Bookshop gift voucher. You choose the amount you wish to spend and we will write the voucher to your recipient's name.

Use of the bookshop for meetings or venues

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you are interested in renting our main room or our smaller one. Our rates are generous. The large table in our shop can very comfortably accommodate 8 to 10 people.