Today I was wondering in the city centre of Kuopio as my daughter was in her ice-skating class (can you say that? Should it be lesson? Or maybe session? Anyway, you know what I mean!). The kids need new clothes & shoes for the winter so I thought I’d have a look if I can find shoes for my daughter. Well, I didn’t. But I did find a few nice pairs for myself (didn’t buy anything) and discovered that Nina in Kuopio sells now Valkyrian Design! This is great and quite a surprise. Kuopio is really not the most interesting place to shop and the selection in most of the stores is lousy. I know this one boutique in Helsinki that sells Valkyrian so I was very positively surprised to see a few items in Nina. They only had a few things but I told them how great it is that they doing it. Lotta Mönkäre, the designer, is young and very interesting. She also lives in the Eastern Finland in Joensuu which I also think is great. So all of you, go and have a look at her gorgeous gothic inspired collections!

Johanna