Finland to close nine Alko stores including its smallest

State alcohol monopoly Alko will shut nine stores across Finland this autumn, including its two smallest outlets in central Helsinki. The first closure will be the 25-square-metre Alko in the Old Market Hall by Helsinki’s harbour. Known as Finland’s smallest branch, it will close on 23 August. The 68-square-metre outlet on Mannerheimintie, the capital’s second smallest, will follow on 20 September.