If cheap beer and a long and happy happy hour is to your liking head for Roskapankki. In the working-class suburb of Kallio it is one of many earthy local pubs only staggering distance apart, just perfect for a pub crawl. Roskapankki, which translates as 'trash bank' is a great place to get rowdy with some locals.
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This is where the everyman goes to have his beer - or two - or make it ten.
The name of the bar comes from the times of economic depression in early nineties when government formed a holding company to buy off commercial banks' then worthless assets in order to save them from bankruptcy.
Quick Finnish: Roska=Garbage, Pankki=Bank.
The name says it all;-)
181 days ago
Description says it all, Roskapankki is a place with cheap beer and atmosphere according to it. So if you like to get stuck on the floor due to all the poured beer and don't mind the shards of glass everywhere on the floor, Roskapankki is the place to go for cheap beer in Kallio. 208 days, 14 hours ago
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A group for people who want their vacations to be a party!
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