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Still young and healthy ly, although nobody’s buying.” This is the upbringing of a con- looking bodies of Srebrenica’s men are carried to the mass sumeristic society. Virtual happiness! eucalypts are likely to make any graves by trucks which were used the previous day to carry But are we ever ready for death? Do we ever realize when its Aussie homesick and the date material to build houses for them. We sit in our houses and see time to go? We earn and gain, seek pleasure and wealth, consume palms clearly indicate a desert video footages of every human tragedy, but why is it that it has and store. We plan our lives as if we lived forever. It is so easy to lose perspective, so easy to forget the basic things, to ask the oasis. But it’s the incredible ancient no effect on us anymore? We think we are lucky not to be “B there, that it can never happen to us. wrong questions. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? city which makes Bam truly special.” This is We like to think that man is the centre of the universe and the pur- how Lonely Planets travel guide describes pose of creation, but what would happen if we disappeared just “The sense of what is real and what is like the dinosaurs? Would the universe cease to exist? Our way of the Iranian city of Bam. What is left from extreme is indeed messed up in us. ‘Please life is characterised by materialism and hedonism. Our power Bam after the recent earth quake is far from the consumers! Make the advertisers struggles and aggressions are just the developed version of hier- an oasis: doors and windows over piles of archy struggles of animal tribes. Is curiosity and the ability to happy! Give a positive image! Be for sale build tools enough to make us better than animals? brick and earth, ruined buildings and dead constantly, although nobody’s buying.’ In the proximity of death, all our bustle and hustle looks like a bodies. This is the upbringing of a childish game, a game in which some muck their spirit and few Just a few hours ago these streets were full of cheerfully consumeristic society. Virtual happiness!” polish it to shine -even though for a second. playing kids; cars and pedestrians, salesmen and shoppers, rich Alexis Kouros and poor, young and old, pretty and ugly, a few tourists taking pictures This one is in love, that one plans revenge, this cou- I had to make a decision for the cover of this issue. Do I put ple has just married and moved to a new home, a baby is born, a picture of death, tragedy and destruction? A heartbreaking an old man is dying, he is a grandfather. He is happy to see that picture of a father carrying his two dead sons to a queue for a his offspring will carry on, that life goes on Then comes the mass grave, or should I put a happy face on the cover. “Isn’t night, the darkness and calm; here comes death with an army that death picture a bit pornographic?” asks my colleague. I of 40,000 angels - raw or ripe, ready or not, it’s harvest time. think of all the covers we are used to seeing: all those extra Goodnight Bam, sleep forever! thin half naked smiling models, all those happy celebrities and Pompeii is covered in ashes. Life is frozen in an instant like consumer ads. The sense of what is real and what is extreme is a Polaroid picture. Charred bodies of the inhabitants are right indeed messed up in us. “Please the consumers! Make the where they were in their last moments. Hiroshima and advertiser happy! Give a positive image! Be for sale constant- o n t e n t s 4 & 5 STCARTERS 12 & 13 PORTRAIT STARTERS Marsh, hoe and José The Spaniards do more than only have their siesta The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini has and enjoy Sangría begun his duties only a few months ago in Helsinki. SixDegrees had an informal NO to inheritary rule Who is going to be the next president in Egypt? chat with the new Ambassador. Daytripper: Coffee house Bemböle Traditional Finnish food and nostalgy Shrovetide sledging fast Take out your sledge on 24th February and get out in the snow! 14 IDOLSIDOLS OFOF BAMBAM Reader’s feedback “Most of the discrimination is caused by ignorance,” The forces of nature took over the historical Iranian town, Bam, last month. “What writes one 6° reader struck me in Bam was the totality of the disaster,” says Tuomo Hämäläinen, a nurse Who is J. L. Runeberg? The round cake with a drop of jam, yes, and a relief worker who returned from Iran two weeks ago. but who is the man behind it? Nightshift: Taxi Driver Petri has seen most of the things that happen FRIENDSHIP: The Finland-Chile association celebrates Pablo Neruda this year in the back seat of taxi Himalaya hypnosis Every day is a good day in Nagargot, Himalaya 17 SIXDEGREES READERSHIP SURVEY Big brother is watching Everything seems to happen in New York, New York Many thanks to all of you who spent your time in participating in the survey! Now it’s 6, 7 & 8 COVER STORY time for the highlights of the results and the winner! Friends within a letter’s reach: Did you ever have pen pals from abroad when you WWWEB Time for a change Thank God the Internet provides handy solutions were a kid? Already 40 years ago Raimo Kaarna from Lahti published the first for a new Me! Signal Pen Pal magazine and has ever since received thousands and thousands of letters from people willing to start correspondence with others around the world 18 & 19 CULTITUDE Nude is the word Helmut Newton’s photographs are all about power 9 LIFESTYLE CARTOON: Yellow Rust by Shachindra Dass th THE CURIOUS CUSTOMS AND MYTHS OF THE FINNS Gus van Sant’s latest film Elephant in Helsinki theatres on 30 January Väinämöinen – no luck with love The Finnish mythical hero did not convince the BOOK REVIEW: Naomi Klein: Fences and windows women Assignment: Maison de Quartier French Culture is more than Edith Piaf 20 & 21 OUT & SEE 10 POLITICS SixDegrees’ selection of cultural happenings 28th January – 25th February Party or the terrorists win New Year’s celebration at Times square was like a ter- 22 & 23 SCHATZISM Culture Shocks observed by Roman Schatz. rorist alert Caricature by Maarika Autio Dough Corner New Year’s outlook: economic growth in sight! 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No reproduction or reprinting is allowed Publisher © Dream Catcher Productions www.dreamcatcher.fi without permission from Dream Catcher Inc. 6° DreamCatcher, Kulmavuorenkatu 2, 00500 Helsinki, tel. 09 777 2007, fax. 09 777 2005 [email protected] © Dream Catcher www.six-degrees.net ISSN 1459-5680 Next issue is out on 25th February 4 ISSUE 01/2004 DAY Shrovetide Marsh, hoe and José Coffeehouse sledging fast Suo, kuokka ja José Bemböle Laskiaisriehaa By Jukka Helin, Barcelona By Nona Seppä By Annette Falck ealthy Europeans Nostalgia and s Mayday (vappu) is the milestone – like us Finns – of spring for Finnish students, consider them- traditional Shrove Tuesday (laskiaistiistai) selves to be hard- Finnish food lays the foundations for major Wworking and productive Astudent happenings in the winter. Nostalgiaa ja people whereas people suomalaisia from Southern parts of Europe are thought to be makunautintoja a bit work-shy and idle. f you are searching for a Therefore the Spaniards, naturally, place where you can get tradi- live their life sipping sangria, relax- ing on their siesta, just until it’s time tional, tasty Finnish food - for a fiesta. Right? –Wrong. Take we’ve found it for you. Here you Barcelonans, for example: they willI find in the menu the delicious Finnish work the European standard, 40 Photo by Minna Karttunen hours a week, starting at nine in the morning and leaving the office at The residents of Barcelona are hardworking. around seven in the evening. The two Pulkkamäki is a must on Shrove Tuesday hours in between, usually from 2 to 4, are bachelor’s degree in a public university The Finnish name ‘laskiainen’ originates from the word dedicated to the national passion for eating starts from 4 000 euros, plus other expenses ‘laskea’, which has two meanings in Finnish: sledging well and relaxing. Despite the late working like books and handouts, even printing and counting. However, unlike the festivities that take hours, these people miss none of the fiesta; costs, and the State doesn’t give financial place on Shrove Tuesday might imply, the term ‘laski- for them the night is as long as the sleep is aid. Rents in Barcelona start from 200 euros ainen’ originates from the latter meaning. It refers to short. a month for a room and one can get a whole the beginning of the countdown to Easter. According to Barcelona seems to have grasped what free flat for about 600 euros. However, the another theory the name derives from ‘descending’ into markets mean: you can get what you want if average wages are around 1,000 euros a the pre-Easter fast. you are willing to work for it, and month and, despite the fact that beer is very Whatever the original meaning, today’s Shrove Barcelonans do this with their own rhythm cheap, all the money is pretty much Tuesday is a festivity characterised mainly by excessive and style. They want to be Europeans, and consumed by everyday life and you can just sledging. Students generally head to Kaivopuisto or do serious business, but still they keep to about forget travelling or buying your own other tobogganing sites where playful competitions and their own traditions. apartment. That’s probably why “kids” live frolicking are the name of the game. The darker side of the story emerges when in their parents’ home until they’re thirty, or While Brits stuff themselves with pancakes on this late money is brought into the discussion: A older. Imagine that! winter day, Finns have imported a special Shrove bun Enjoy pyttipannu in the coffeehouse Bemböle. from Sweden. It is a sweet bun filled with jam, marzi- pan and whipped cream. Yum. dessert köyhät ritarit (or Poor Knights which in This year Shrove Tuesday (laskiaistiistai) falls on the NO to inheritary rule practice is bread soaked in milk, fried and 24th of February. served with jam and whipped cream) or then Ei periytyvälle vallalle pyttipannu, a mix of sausages and potatoes. Reader’s feedback When you step into the red old house, it’s like By Sanna Negus, Cairo Photo by Sanna Negus someone had turned back time. The atmosphere We can’t give up is like an old Finnish movie, full of warmth and and we should t looked like Gamal, nostalgia. President Hosni The coffee house Bemböle was built in 1737. never change! It used to be a farm named Bell. The remark- Mubarak’s younger fter reading your article “Invisible to the able thing is that the house is still standing on outside world,” (05/2003) I was really son, would become its original site. From 1917-1938 it was used as touched and it was a feeling of relief to find Egypt’sI next president. a dwelling for farm-workers, a shoemaker’s a magazine where we can express our feel- workshop and a school. The house also had a His rank was rising ings and have contact with other immi- very important role during the Second World grants who understand our emotions. within the ruling NPD War. It was temporarily a maternity hospital. AI myself am a “half Finn,” which is not as easy as it party and he was hailed As a coffeehouse it has been used since the end sounds but it gives me the right to speak quite freely of the 1930s. without being politically incorrect. I have spent the last as a young reformer. The place is very full, especially during the President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak in the bush. (long) four years here trying to gain acceptance, find The 40-year-old former lunch hour. Many people spend their lunchtime an identity and share the same anger, hurt and sadness banker was to breathe fresh air The news caught many by surprise and enjoying the delicious menus. On weekends the as many foreigners here because of the discrimination. coffeehouse is also popular, with many families into the party machine stifled some suspected foreign pressure for demo- The fact is that most of the discrimination is caused cratic change in Egypt. dining by the warmth of the fireplace. by ignorance. We are not stupid, weird or different. with corruption. Handsome While the announcement put inheritance Nowadays when everything is so fast and They are! And we know this because if you travel any- and media-savvy, Gamal rumours at bay, it hasn’t done much to ease furious, it is pleasantly calming to spend time in where else you will never meet as many ignorant peo- a place like Bemböle coffeehouse. The history became the favourite of busi- the anxiety Egyptians feel over the question ple in one place as there are in Finland. (A generaliza- of succession. The president fell ill in of the house is strongly present in a positive tion I know, but sadly true.) This is a crying shame. ness elite and young profes- November during a speech at the parliament way. In a place like that you just have to stop Perhaps we should spread the words “get out more” sionals alike. and the broadcast was interrupted. This worrying about the time. The good thing is that among the Finns and try to educate them. Anyway, we in the coffeehouse time is definitely flying Rumours started to circulate that caused a nervous shock throughout the can’t give up and we should never change. Keep smil- backwards. Mubarak senior was grooming his position country, despite government’s reassurances ing when you walk past people in the street, acknowl- to his son. Not the least because the presi- over 75-year-old Mubarak’s good general edge others and be friendly. Don’t allow people to dent has never appointed a vice-president health. interrogate you, stop answering their questions and throughout his 23-year rule. The presiden- Now all eyes are focused on Omar ask them to tell you more about their lives. tial candidates are nominated by the NDP- Suleiman, the head of Egyptian intelligence - Bemböle coffeehouse, As a last note I would like to quote something I majority parliament, and so far Hosni and a mediator between the Palestinian fac- Bellinmäki 1, Espoo heard on the BBC this morning: “Our brain’s capacity Mubarak has been the only candidate. In tions. The regime cannot ignore the army - open: Mon-Fri 7.30-18.00, to store memories of our experiences is what makes us 2000 he got almost 94 percent of the votes. when electing the president – Egypt’s presi- Sat-Sun 9.30-18.00 unique. And our memories make us what we are.” So But it all changed on New Year’s Day. dents have been army officers since the rev- - speciality: traditional, let’s forget the insults and remember the compliments olution of 1952. Suleiman would be a good The president delivered his beginning of the homemade Finnish food because so many of us “foreigners’’ have had such rich year speech on the radio and in it he cate- choice for them, while Gamal has civilian and wonderful lives that we are the lucky ones. background. Next presidential elections will - dining hours: Mon-Fri 10-16.30, gorically ruled out inheritance of power. Sat-Sun 11-17.30 *Janine* “The regime of Egypt is republican and be held 2005. Mubarak senior hasn’t con- This letter is published with pseudonym following - buses: 270, 290 from Helsinki there is no inheritance of power,” he said. firmed if he is running. the writer’s request. SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 5 Who is J. L. Runeberg? Himalaya hypnosis Kuka J. L. Runeberg? Hipat Himalajalla By Mikael Ahlfors By Asa Butcher By Siru Valleala Photo by Miika Mattila i maamme Suomi synnyinmaa..” does Taxi this sound familiar? Most likely you will driver “O be introduced to the axis are like limousines poet Johan Ludwig for the underprivi- Runeberg’s (1804-1877) works leged, chauffeuring by this Finnish national anthem customers around the Maamme which is based on his cityT for hours on end, but poem. have you ever wondered Photo by Martin Heslop about the driver who is try- Nagarkot is a pieceful village in the Himalaya. ing to understand your early everyone wants to get Nagarkot, situated on a 2 km high mountain, is mainly a tourist village so it was totally empty. slurred pronunciation of away from Kathmandu, But who needs company when you have the your address or worrying Nepal’s capital, after Himalaya in front of you? you’re going to decorate the spending a few days there. We did meet a few living creatures. A man who seat with half-digested Grilli TheN colourful chaos on the narrow climbed up to a hill temple to ring a bell every morning to let everybody know that the sun had food? streets and constant hunt for risen. We happened to be there with him several tourists’ money is certainly fasci- times at 6 o’clock and he always said the same words, “Namaste, it’s a good day.” He was right. nating for a moment. But unless Every day was a good day in Nagarkot, peaceful, you desperately need to buy tiger- quiet and far from civilization. We also met a car- balm, rickshaw rides or hash, the penter who slept in his open cottage every chilly night and worked all day on wooden faces. Some dirt and polluted air will soon make of them smiled friendly, while others stared you want to move on. malevolently. He had the same looks. If you can go trekking, do it. If not, go and see On our last night when the moon was full, they the mountains. We were lucky to be in Nepal dur- had some sort of a party at the temple. We two ing a non-peak season. We were the only tourists lonely tourists were shaking in our beds when they in a bus to Nagarkot village and after some mad shouted, screamed and drummed in a hypnotic Nepalese mountain-driving, also the only tourists way. The dark Himalayan heights were full of One of those nightshift drivers is Petri in the village. And that was weird because ancient spirits. and he drives one of those rather fancy Mercedes Benz taxis for an undisclosed Helsinki firm. Petri has been driving a taxi for nearly five years and admits he The Finnish poet is mostly remembered Big Brother is watching still sees things that both surprise and by the delicious Runeberg cake. shock him. Isoveli valvoo Other famous writings include Vänrikki “I have seen most of the usual things By Raymond Enakimio that happen in the back of a taxi, like cou- Stoolin tarinat, which contains poems about n idle mind is the the story of the Russo-Swedish War in Finland ples beginning their foreplay, old ladies flirting, a few drunk celebrities and occa- in early 1800’s. Typically Runeberg portrayed devil’s workshop. sionally I need to clean up some puke,” That must be the the daily, common life of people in a human says Petri. way, the way Finnish people like their stories Petri works for about 40 hours a week reason why dur- to be told. Some of Runeberg’s love poems and drives the nightshift every other ing some idle inspired the music of Jean Sibelius. Even if week, “It isn’t that bad once your body A moments a few odd Runeberg always wrote in Swedish, his impor- clock gets used to it, and the money isn’t thoughts and questions tance to the Finnish national awakening during too bad, especially when topped up with the later 19th century was considerable. a rare tip,” explains Petri. “It can be bor- ran through my mind. Even so, the Runeberg cake (Runebergin ing and lonely when I sit and wait ages Most of them spin from for a customer but then there are other torttu) may be more familiar to some sweet the events that shook nights when I don’t stop. For those slow toothed Finns than his poetry. This rather dry nights I have a book and the radio to keep America and the world and cylindrically shaped sweet cake made out me company.” on September 11th 2001. of wheat and crumbs is spiced with almonds There are certain things Petri enjoys on Of all the places affected, why mated 12 million people breezed through New and a splash of rum and was a very popular the night shift “One thing I love about New York’s Twin Towers and, in fact, why New York’s immigration post in search of the American delicacy in Finnish cafe’s in Runeberg’s day. driving the nightshift are the empty roads York? Looking back in time further, why is it that dream. and every traffic light is green,” he when King Kong was kidnapped from the jungle The common belief is that Johan Ludwig’s Be as it may, a dump, a gateway for an Axis of explains. “It is like driving around your in Africa he ended up in New York? Also, what wife Frederika made the cakes for her hus- Evil, the route to the American dream has become very own city, but it can be a bit strange was it that lured Godzilla when it swam visa-free band, but more recent studies have told a dif- a global nightmare. Now nations are required, when the rush hour slowly begins and and without finger print scans to New York? Let’s ferent story. Runeberg had difficulties getting Finland included, to submit details of all the trav- you are suddenly joined by hundreds of leave these Hollywood creatures and face some elers heading to the U.S to keep out “the bad up in the mornings and sharpening his other cars.” hard facts. In 1912 over 1,500 lives were reported guys”. Can you blame them? The best job on earth thoughts, so he enjoyed a breakfast in a local One story that still makes him laugh is lost when the British luxury liner Titanic sank dur- right now has got to be that of immigration officers cafeteria in Porvoo consisting of a glass of the time a young guy tried to escape pay- ing its maiden journey from England to where? To at American ports - if you are a pervert that is. schnapps and a dry cake with a drop of jam. ing the fare: “This guy jumped out of the New York of course. Apart from the near strip searches, travelers must The cafe owner named this delicious cake after taxi and started running, but because he also go through security cameras and scan their was really drunk his legs collapsed and “Why is it that when King Kong the poet. After all, many people say his roman- finger prints. So what next – blood tests, urine, he fell on his face. The next thing he is tic poems taste much sweeter than the cakes. was kidnapped from Africa he stool samples? But does that solve anything? How back in the taxi, bleeding from his nose, ended up in New York?” about better foreign policies? Will terrorists now and asking me to drive him to hospital. I provide details of themselves so that when they are did but I made sure he paid before we The French, known for excellent wines, tried off bomb duty they can go for holidays in Miami Finland celebrates left,” recalled Petri. their hand at sculpture. The result? The Statue of with their wives and kids? Not likely. Safety is Johan Ludwig Runeberg’s So there you have it, not all taxi driv- Liberty as we know it today. Not knowing what to good so long as these new walls of security do not th ers are as crazy as Robert De Niro’s do with it or where to dump it, they declared that 200 anniversary on the border on ethnic/racial lines. This big brother is Travis Bickle but it seems some of the it represented freedom and shipped it off to New 5th of February. also watching. passengers are. York. Between the years 1892 and 1954, an esti- SixDegrees 6 ISSUE 01/2004

Signal Pen pals Magazine -is one of world's oldest and largest correspondence publications. The first number was issued on the 11th of January 1960. -established its web edition at www.saunalahti.fi/~signal/ in 1996. Now the magazine has 1000 pages and 40 000 pen pal ads from one hundred countries. -has attracted roughly about two million readers in the course of its 43 years of existence. -has, during the last seven years, had about 900 000 web readers and gets hundreds more every day. About fifty new listings are received via email daily and much more via old-fashioned snail mail. Placing an ad in the net is today free of all costs. -was founded and is still published by Raimo Kaarna, Lahti, now 60 years old. Having worked for 22 years as a newspaper reporter in Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Kaarna today presents himself as a "grand pa and a full-time idler", despite publishing, editing, html-coding Raimo Kaarna and thousands and thousands of letters from people all around the world. and providing a net publication with photos daily. SixDegrees 6 ISSUE 01/2004 ISSUE 01/2004 7 FFriendsriends withinwithin aa letter’letter’ss rreaceachh Ystäviä kirjeenmitan päässä

By Maarika Autio Photos by Martin Heslop ow many of you had pen pals while you were growing up? Sending a text message inquiry to some of my friends, I get the world covered a few times over: Sanna has had a pen pal from Malaysia and Poland, Merituuli from Harrowgate near Emmerdale, Outi from Aberdeen, Fanny from India and Germany, Jaana from Hungary, my sister Anne from Senegal, mom from post-war Germany etc. Multiply these contacts by the number of people in Finland, then cautiously expand your thinking outside our borders, and you H start getting a faint perception of what kind of global scheme we’re talking about. SixDegrees bites firmly on the global pen pal phenomenon by interviewing a man who built a life-long career connecting people from all around the world, starting way before Nokia ever got the idea.

Stamps and young ladies Who ate the tomatoes? his happy face has stayed clear in my mind,” recalls Kaarna ’m not running around the uring its peak years in the flagpole, but nevertheless, mid-eighties Signal Pen Ads, human stories and – “I we all have our oddities. D Pals, by then a colour-print- Al Jazeera? This is my madness.” What Raimo ed tabloid magazine, reached a Kaarna now addresses as madness worldwide circulation of 12,000. The pon entering the impressive started showing its early signs 43 monthly printing and mailing Signal Web Site one’s eyes years ago. As a sixteen-year-old required a respectable amount of get instantly caught by the schoolboy he published the very first cash. Most of the costs were covered U links to Al Jazeera and New York issue of Signal Pen Pals magazine. A by registration fees – one had to pay Times, placed there dead in the mid- thousand copies were sent all around a little to get his/her ad published. dle of the opening page. Hello! Why Finland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, That is only in principle. Kaarna this? Britain, Russia and USA. Little did explains: “Payment or no payment, “This is my way of pointing out young Raimo know what a massive I’d publish the ads anyway. I never that a coin always has two sides. One project lay ahead of him. Since 1960 left out an ad if it was not paid for. I should not be so narrow-sighted as to both Signal and Raimo Kaarna have actually announced that the publish- believe only the first interpretation of grown and changed their appearance. ing costs of a single ad were this and what is going on. People should be Kaarna has become a silver-haired this much, but in case people could- able to at least listen to opinions dif- fering from their own.” The pages also contain links to other news offices in a number of “In 1960 Raimo Kaarna, as a sixteen-year- languages, magazines all around the old schoolboy published the first issue of world, language translation sites, radio stations, CIA world fact book Signal Pen Pals magazine. A thousand statistics etc. Still, establishing new copies were sent all around Finland, human contacts plays the leading role. A person like Raimo Kaarna Hungary, Czechoslovakia, must have a lot of juicy stories to Britain, Russia and USA.” share about the ad-placers’ encoun- ters. But a hopeful glint soon dies out of the reporter’s eyes. “Almost all “This has never been a business for me. More often the mail I get concerns the ads to be I’ve emptied my pockets to keep Signal alive,” published, people seldom share their gentleman with lively eyes peering at n’t afford it, they could come up with pen pal adventures with me.” says Raimo Kaarna. the world behind grandpa’s glasses. alternative ways of compensation. So Scrolling through the seemingly as Sky Blue. The latest post firmly his head in agreement, but soon adds: Signal’s colourful journey has finally Lahti mailmen have since then infinite number of ads I discover brought it into the net pages – a typi- brought me packets of cigarettes stresses the importance of improving “I do have to edit some ads a bit. No another path forward. I send answers inadequate language skills, which is obscenities are allowed on the pages– cal story of our days. from all over the world, cassettes, to some ads containing inquiries a characteristic feature of many we do have young readers also.” Today Signal’s website in records, about 40-50 dolls in national about the writer’s hopes, experiences www.saunalahti.fi/~signal/ contains costumes, bank notes in different cur- Signal ads. Zeeshan, now 31, started and thoughts, and soon get delight- searching for pen pals in the hope of Writing through the roughly 40,000 pen pal ads from peo- rencies, carvings and statuettes, fully many answers– these folks Signal Pen pals Magazine enlarging his banknote collection. He ple all around the world, all hopeful- African percussions, truckloads of clearly enjoy writing. Seth from Second World War -is one of world's oldest and largest reports having received not only ban- ly searching for their soul mates. postcards - you name it. I even got Ghana wishes to remind SixDegrees correspondence publications. The knotes but also delightfully many What triggered Kaarna into dates once from Algeria, I think. By readers that “nobody knows where ost pen pal relations, espe- first number was issued on the 11th friends through Signal ads. This orig- launching Signal Pen Pal magazine, the time they arrived in Lahti they his or her angel will come from”. cially the ones that are of January 1960. inally Pakistani male has since then and what on earth has kept him going were swarming with ants.” Helen, although only 14, is already started by an eager lan- -established its web edition at moved to Sweden’s Göteborg and is M all these years? “Well – I’m a collec- “Not only gifts, but a few times an old hand in the Pen Pal business guage teacher’s slight pressure, do www.saunalahti.fi/~signal/ in currently married to a Finnish tor,” he says. “As a boy I simply saw over the years I’ve received visitors belonging to several international not last long. But there are excep- 1996. Now the magazine has 1000 woman So let’s all wish him good this as a chance to obtain exotic from abroad. An Englishman, Kit, pen pal and Internet organisations. tions. At best letters exchanged as pages and 40 000 pen pal ads from stamps for my collection. I placed an came twice in a mini, each time pre- luck. kids lead into life long friendships. one hundred countries. ad of my own also in the first issue.” senting himself with a different Mrs. Kaija Tanskanen from Kuopio -has attracted roughly about Right! Let’s have a look at it. Soon an name. Then there were a couple of has a heart-warming story to tell. She two million readers in the course old, unbribeable black folder reveals Algerian students, a Czechos- “A few times over the years I’ve received has been writing to her pen pal for 67 of its 43 years of existence. a white lie: the teenager boy in ques- lovakian during the -68 chaos who visitors from abroad. An Englishman, Kit, years already. -has, during the last seven years, had tion does not mention a word about decided to stay with us until the “It all started in 1937. In the begin- about 900 000 web readers and stamps, but is rather interested in worst turmoil was over. One guy came twice in a mini, each time presenting ning I had two pen pals – I gets hundreds more every day. “meeting young ladies from different from Lithuania, Robertas, tried kind- exchanged a few letters with a About fifty new listings are countries”. Kaarna smiles, he is ly to pay back some of our hospitali- himself with a different name.” Hungarian girl also. Soon I began to received via email daily and much caught. “Ok, stamps AND young ty by collecting and drying mush- worry about this arrangement. I felt more via old-fashioned snail mail. ladies, too, why not. But as to the rooms in our small kitchen. that I could keep in touch with only Placing an ad in the net is today The pattern seems to be that question of why I have continued, Unfortunately they soon started to This ambitious young lady from one of them. So I asked my German free of all costs. among the youngest generations girls I’d answer that everyone has to have rot. Still, I remember especially well England also uses the occasion to language teacher which one of my -was founded and is still published constitute the active majority, but vir- a hobby. This has never been a busi- our very first visitor arriving at our market her first single – we should all contacts I should keep. His advice, of by Raimo Kaarna, Lahti, now 60 ile mail members take over at some ness for me, no commercial benefit door in 1961. His name was keep our ears pierced for the rising course, was to choose the one writing years old. Having worked for 22 point. A high percentage of advertis- involved, with the exception of once Gottfried Novak and he came from talents of the band “Beyond better German. That is how my years as a newspaper reporter in ers nowadays consists of men reach- exchanging some of my gift stamps East Germany. Now we had this bowl Question”. Helen’s hopes of finding friendship with Claire began. I was Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Kaarna ing out towards the opposite sex. But for a used Volkswagen beetle. Much of tomatoes on our dinner table. interesting pen pals willing to share in the fourth grade, 10 years old,” today presents himself as a "grand still, I was surprised by the large more often I’ve had to empty my Gottfried dumped all of its contents their lives with her is shared by, explains Tanskanen. pa and a full-time idler", despite number of those who, in a rather old- pockets to keep Signal alive,” Kaarna onto his own plate leaving the rest of among others, Alae-Eddine from publishing, editing, html-coding fashioned and innocent way, simply says. the family quite surprised. The image Morocco, Daniel Ismaiel from Iraq Raimo Kaarna and thousands and thousands of letters from people all around the world. and providing a net publication look for someone to share their of the bright red mountain in front of and a Chinese lady addressing herself Continues in the next page >>> with photos daily. thoughts with. Raimo Kaarna nods SixDegrees SixDegrees 8 ISSUE 01/2004 “In 1948 I had plans to travel to Switzerland to see her. But in Kings and Assholes Down Under those days the world was a different place. Travelling was not an everyday thing to do: one had, for example, to apply for foreign e? Oh yes. I had a pen pal from the Philippines for a currency from the Bank of Finland. Unfortunately my applica- short while. It ended when he, a country boy, wrote tion was denied. But in 1963, when we both were already in our M about the animals he owned, saying: “I am a cow, I am forties, I finally boarded a plane heading towards Switzerland. It a pig and I am a horse.” I took that as a sign of the uttermost stu- was so exciting; I was looking forward to meeting Claire. pidity. Please forgive me: I was only ten. At that age that’s just Although we had exchanged photos, I wasn’t prepared to see an how things go. My mom didn’t exactly help, either. She teased already grey-haired lady waiting there for me I had no idea me about writing to a BOY, which I found embarrassing. that Central-European thick black hair lost colour that early. The But with Gwendalyn, things went more smoothly. We wrote for years. I finally travelled to see her and ended up steering a light blue Volkswagen van called Cliffith all across the dusty “Payment or no payment, I’d pub- deserts of Australia. Cliffith was a tired old warrior. In chilly mornings we had to push him a bit before he’d budge. The long lish the ads anyway. I never left out and straight bush roads provided us with ample time to play an ad if it was not paid for.” cards. That’s where I learnt this new game called Asshole. The winner gets to be the King while the loser is nominated as the Official Asshole. The two players in between try their best to trip was a very pleasant one - we soon became used to actually become the other and avoid ending up as the other. The Asshole seeing each other face to face.” gets the worst place in the table, of course, while the King But, By now Kaija Tanskanen has visited Claire in Switzerland oh, Gwen? Sorry! I stopped writing to her, then, at some point. three times altogether. The last visit she made in the end of 2003, What finally killed me was her unyielding punctuality. Gwen’s this time taking her granddaughter along as an interpreter. “In the letters arrived quickly and precisely like well-oiled clockwork, early years having a pen pal was something very special, not tickety tack, filled with meticulous updates about her family’s common at all. I have kept all Claire’s letters. We wrote all undertakings. But it always took me weeks before I could through the war, you know, some of the letters still bear a stamp squeeze some lines in response, so in the end I got tired of suf- “war censorship” on their envelopes,” says Tanskanen. fering from a nagging guilty conscience all the time. I have long since forgotten the name of the Philippine boy.

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uinka moni ystävistäsi tai perheenjäsenistäsi tunnustaa joskus omanneensa painostuksesta. Ahkerimpia kirjoittajia nuorimmassa kirjeenvaihtoystävän tai vaihtaa edelleen ajatuksia netin välityksellä jonkun etäällä asuvan ikäluokassa ovat pienet tytöt. Vartuttaessa kanssa? Lahtelainen Etelä-Savon Sanomissa ilmoitustoimittajana uraansa luonut Raimo K aktiivivaltikka siirtyy vastakkaiseen sukupuoleen Kaarna on uhrannut kirjeenvaihdolle ja kontaktien välittämiselle suurimman osan elämästään. Hän suhteita hamuaville miehille. Silti yllättävän moni on julkaissut maailmanlaajuista kirjeenvaihtolehteä Signal Pen Pals Magazinea jo 43 vuoden ajan kirjeenvaihtopalstojen ilmoittajista nimeää aloittaen massiivisen projektinsa 16-vuotiaana koulupoikana 1960- luvun alussa. ensimmäiseksi tarkoitusperäkseen yksinkertaisesti Huippuvuosinaan 1980- luvun puolivälissä maailmanlaajuiseen jakeluun levinneen Signal Pen ajatusten ja kokemusten vaihdon. Signalin ilmoittajien Pals – magazinen painomäärä nousi 12 000:een. Monivärisestä tabloidilehdestä sittemmin keskuudessa tehtyyn email-tiedusteluun eri puolilta nettijulkaisuksi nykyaikaistunut Signal Pen Pals hengästyttää edelleen lukijansa paitsi maailmaa vastanneet kaikki ilmoittivat ystävänkipeiden ilmoittajiensa määrällä – tuhatsivuisella saitilla on yli 40 000 ilmoitusta - myös päällimmäiseksi motiivikseen keskustelun ja linkeillään mm. Al Jazeeran, New York Timesin ja muiden erimaalaisten uutistoimistojen mielipiteiden vaihtamisen. Mutta kuten ghanalainen sivustoille. Kaarna tuo näin esille mielipiteensä totuuden monista versioista varoittaen lukijoitaan Seth asian vapaasti suomennettuna tiivistää: koskaan sortumasta yksipuolisen naiviin ajatteluun. ei voi tietää, millä oksalla se oma enkeli istuu. Useimmiten kirjeenvaihtoon ryhdytään alaluokkien koululaisena vieraan kielen opettajan lievästä

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SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 9 Väinämöinen – no luck with love! The Curious customs Väinämöinen – ei mikään naistenmies! & myths of the Finns By Pirkko-Liisa Uimonen [email protected] Picture by Maarika Autio yths and tales tell us man already. Although her mother was satisfied with about the brave and the great suitor, the maiden Aino drowned herself rather than marry the powerful man! What a tragedy! valiant heroes conquer- ing, pillaging and doing The Last Humiliation The enraged Joukahainen then shot the sage when M other stuff that heroes he was travelling to Pohjola (The North) to propose do. They wave their swords and to the daughter of Louhi, the powerful matron of ride their horses from battle to Pohjola. Väinämöinen once again fell into the sea and floated there before Louhi heard him whining battle. These masculine men also meet and and sniveling. As a good hostess she picked the man conquer women who they marry or have love up and took him to her realm where she took care of affairs with. Consider studs like the Greek him. She demanded the suitor build Sampo, a cornu- Ulysses, or Odysseus, who already had a wife copia, a mysterious machine to produce wealth. but had a few girlfriends during his ten-year Safely back home, Väinämöinen asked the smith voyage home to claim back his faithful wife. Ilmarinen to make this machine and so he did. Our Finnish heroes also have these qualities - Unfortunately the maiden of Pohjola preferred the except the biggest and most important hero, younger Ilmarinen to the old man so once again the Väinämöinen. The old sage manages when he sage was left with nothing! Later Väinämöinen tried deals with other men but when it comes to to steal Sampo with his companions and had to fight dealing with women, the poor old boy totally with the frustrated Louhi, who naturally didn’t want fails. to give the dowry back. During the fight the Sampo broke and was lost in the sea. Unlucky in Love The humiliation was complete: all the women he The hero’s unsuccessful history with women had encountered had, one way or another, defeated or begins early with his mother, Ilmatar, the rejected him. Väinämöinen also lost the rest of his Maiden of Air. She carried the fatherless boy in “The maiden Aino drowned herself rather than dignity because of the baby of the maiden Marjatta. her womb for 30 summers and one winter. She ate a lingonberry, became pregnant and gave Finally Väinämöinen decided to come in to the marrried Väinämöinen! What a tragedy!” birth to a baby boy. Her parents were unhappy about world but unfortunately fell into the water, this, expelled her and she deserted her son. which his mother took no notice of it then or Väinämöinen committed the two-week-old boy to the world like inventing cultivation until he met a crooked man named Joukahainen. The later. The poor newborn baby spent years in the death but the boy outwitted him with words. The men tried to beat each other by singing as Finnish sages do. Joukahainen was no match for waves before he found land. So not an encour- sage became so angry that he left Finland for good! aging start with the opposite sex. the champ so, as he was losing the musical battle, he promised Väinämöinen his sister For a while the cultural hero did good deeds in Aino if he let him go. The fair maiden was not happy at all as Väinämöinen was an old

French culture isn’t all about Maison de Quartier Edith Piaf and Toulouse-Lautrec By Emilia Erkinheimo Photo by Martin Heslop ulien Colot, 26, came to Finland for the first time as a young traveller. He was impressed by the living conditions of students and want- ed to learn more about the Finnish identity. He returned to Finland in 1998 as an exchange student, and never moved back to France. A few years later he founded a multimedia company called ‘Maison de Cartier’ with three other people. “Maison de Quartier is certain- J ly not a school,” Colot corrected me as I accidentally called his firm a French school. “It’s a lot more than that!” Promoting actual French culture site gets from 100,000 to 120,000 visitors life. “In France, we have a proverb that says, every month and 12,000 French-lovers order ‘if you want to, you can’. My own guiding and life the Maison de Quartier newsletter. Maison de principle is that ‘if you can, you have to’. You Quartier is known worldwide and Colot is owe it to yourself,” he explained. Colot came up with the idea of a multimedia resource center when his students at the Cultural Center of France asked him where “The website is built in the form of a house: you open they could find information on French culture. the front door of the cute pink house and get in to There wasn’t any webpage that would have a bit of everything in one place. Colot saw a explore each floor.” demand for a new kind of Web site. “I had the technology to do it, I met the people with the often invited to lecture in conferences. The After all these years, what does Colot think skills and the demand was there,” he says. In company has numerous partnerships and gets of Finland, as a euro-businessman and as an his younger days, he was involved in a high most of its income from promoting books, entrepreneur? “What I really appreciate, is that school newspaper and a student radio station, movies and other cultural products. It also here, you can trust in an oral contract. It saves so a Web site was a natural addition to his makes Web sites for other companies and sells time, and time is money,” answered Colot. career. licences to their concept. The Web site is free But life in Finland isn’t always rosy he Colot didn’t want to create a mere list of for surfers to explore. explained: “Finland should become institu- links. Instead, he decided to take a more visu- The company is now growing international- tionally more open to foreigners. We have al starting point to his project. The Web site is “Maison de Quartier is a lot more ly, but the base market is still in Finland. “We duties, but information about our rights is not entirely built in the form of a house: you open are the best in what we do,” Colot said proud- as easy to get.” He thinks Finland is strong in the front door of the cute pink house and get than a school,” says Julien Colot, a ly and I don’t doubt his words. He consults, development and research, but many other to explore each floor. Surfing is easy, and most French entrepreneur living Helsinki. does marketing, teaches and writes texts to the domains are still in their infancy. “For of all, it’s fun. You can do exercises, read var- “The substance is very important too,” Colot Web site. “My work is my life,” Colot instance, customer service seems to be a ious texts or just listen to good music. The explained. He especially wanted to promote explained. Working with children taught Colot strange word to many,” Colot pointed out. content isn’t only about the French language. popular culture, which often suffers from that anything can be inspiring when you make undervaluation. “There’s more to culture than a game of it. “I take managing the company as only the elitist side of it,” he reminded. a game, but it doesn’t mean I don’t take it seri- ously,” he said. Business as game Maison de Quartier Oy “If you can, you have to” “The first three years were hard as hell,” Julien Colot tel. +358 (0) 41 46 96 046 Colot admited. “It’s sometimes very difficult One of the reasons Colot first came to for a foreigner to convince Finnish business- e-mail [email protected] Finland was the will to create his own destiny. www.maisondequartier.com men!” But the hard work paid off. Today, the He clearly has an existentialistic approach to

SixDegrees 10 ISSUE 01/2004 ���������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������� Party or the Terrorists Win ���������������������� Juhlikaa tai terroristit voittavat By Gavin Kalan ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� �������������������������� �������������������� ���������������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� housands of police block the streets as undercover cops infiltrate the crowd. ������������������������ ����������������������������� ����������������������� ����������������������������� �������������������������� The city is closed to air traffic, except for the U.S. Air Force fighter jets and ������������������������� ������������������������ ��������������������������������� �������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� ��������������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� Black Hawk helicopters patrolling overhead. Snipers are positioned on the ������������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������� ������������������������������� T rooftops, scanning the mob below. Specialists walk around with radiation ������������������������ ����������������������������� ���������������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� detection equipment, also searching for traces of chemical and biological weapons. �������������������������� ������������������������������ �������������������� ��������������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������� �������������������������� One million people note the heightened security and try to put their fears aside ���������������������������� ���������������������������� ��������������� ����������������������������� despite concerns about being part of such a large gathering. ������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������� �������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������������ ����������� ������������������������� ��������������������������� This is not a protest in Baghdad; it Ridge declared a nationwide “Terror panel in the House of ���������� ��������� ������������������������� ����������������������������� was the annual New Year’s Eve cele- Alert Code Orange,” the second- Representatives so maybe he knew ����������������������������� ������������������������������� bration at Times Square, New York highest of five levels. Fox News something we all didn’t. Or maybe ������������������������ ������������������������������ ��������������������������� ����������������������������� City. 50 square blocks were sealed Channel displayed a graphic to he just likes to keep us afraid. But ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� ��������������������������������� to traffic; every sewer cover was remind viewers of this as pundits NYC Mayor and fellow Republican ������������������������������ ��������������������������������� �������������������������� ������������������������������ welded shut; vending machines, speculated on where, when, and how Mike Bloomberg certainly took ������������������������������ ������������������������������� �������������������������������� �������������������������� mailboxes, and trash bins were Al-Qaeda will strike next. offense, accusing Shays of lacking ����������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������������� ����������������������������� removed; and the only way into the ����������������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������ ���������� area was by passing through metal �������������������������� ����������������������������������� ����������������������������� “If there was nothing to worry about, �������������������������������� ����������������������� detectors at 20 checkpoints. Good Shays has still refused to retract past unchecked, the contents of my ������������������������ ���������� ����������������������������������� ������������������������������ thing the NYPD confiscated alco- his warning, noting that if there was car unknown. ����������������������������� there wouldn’t be SWAT teams ������� ������������������������� holic beverages during the backpack nothing to worry about, there would- So party on, America. ����������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������� search – they needed alert citizens to on the rooftop.” n’t be SWAT teams on the rooftops. ����������������������������� ������������������������ ���������������� ��������������������������� report suspicious activity, and if they But NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly �������������������������������� ��������������������������� missed anything they could rely on views this attitude as “a classic case Author: ��������������������������������� �������������������������������� ������������������������������ �������������������������� the plainclothes FBI agents among As I drove from Connecticut the kind of courage needed to party of letting the terrorists win.” And �������������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������ ������������������������� Gavin Kalan is a 20 year old them. through the parking lot known as I- in the streets, surrounded by inebriat- millions of Americans, whether they ��������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������� ���������������������������� student of international All this, and nothing happened; 95 on my way to Brooklyn for New ed Yanks, light years from anything decided to attend or stay home, con- ������������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������� politics at the University of ����������������� not one person was arrested for so Year’s Eve, I heard on the radio that resembling a urinal. “You cannot let tinue to believe that more guns and ��������������������������� �������������������������������� ����������������������� Helsinki. Originally from �������������������������� much as pickpocketing. Funny how my Congressional Representative, the terrorists win,” Bloomberg told fewer civil liberties can insulate a ����������������������������� ������������������ ������������������������� ����������������������� Weston, Connecticut, USA, no one was bothered by the Mayor’s Republican (read: party of Bush) the morning talk shows. Right-wing nation from the consequences of its ���������������������� ������������������������� �������������������������� ���������������������������� he studied at New York ������������������������������ refusal to disclose either the full Chris Shays had advised his con- newspapers blasted the foreign policy. ����������������������������� �������������������������������� ������������������������������� ��������������������������� University. ����������������������������� extent of his beefed-up security, nor stituency to avoid Times Square Representative, who opposed the Meanwhile I dwell on the effec- ������������������������������ ����������������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������ He has traveled to over thirty �������������������������� the cost of the one-night operation. entirely, stating that the celebration Vietnam War and refused to serve in tiveness of the surveillance state as I ����������������������������� ���������������������������������� ������������������������������� ������������������������ countries and now resides in �������������������������� Better safe than sorry. was a “tempting target” for terrorists the military, while proudly boasting wait over an hour to cross the bridge ����������������������������� ��������������������������������� �������������������������� �������� Hyvinkää. A few days after the capture of that he would not risk attending “for how Bloomberg defied the terrorists onto Long Island, as cars are ran- [email protected] Saddam Hussein, Department of anything.” - in his own words - by attending the domly stopped and searched. I go Homeland Security director Tom Shays is the head of a terrorism event. By Elina Korhonen DOUGH Having Tusovka in Helsinki By Jukka Huuskonen [email protected] Tusovkaa Helsingissä New year’s outlook ! usovka is Russian and refers to “Everything started when couple of Finns fascinated Festival will be arranged in the cultural centre of th th the atmosphere that develops by St Petersburg’s underground culture met and start- Gloria from the 26 to 28 of March. There will be Uuden vuoden näkymät ! ed to share ideas,” says the chairman of Tusovka, great groups from Russia and Ukraine together with Tusovka ry when bunch of friends get Meri Kulmala. “It is frustrating that Finns don’t Russian movies and music videos,” Kulmala says. Founded in 1998. New war in the Middle East. Nuclear rates, higher consumer spending driven ditures and indebtedness in check while know about the exciting club culture in St Petersburg. Even though Tusovka is mainly a cultural organiza- oyful 2004 to all readers T together in concert, restaurant Around threat arising from the underground of an partly by tax cuts all around and industrial providing some stimulus to domestic There are more things happening every night than you tion, it also has broader goals. “We want to reduce of Six Degrees. Live long or even by kitchen table and enjoy 200 members. demand. As in 2003, private consumption could ever visit,” she points out. some of the prejudices Finns have towards Russia. and prosper! is forecast to increase by about 3 % also in life. As the famous Russian movie The goal of Tusovka is to bring a glimpse of St Bringing high quality underground culture here gives Organizes Russian The year just past wasn’t the best “The New Year should bring us 2004, exports – pulled by the higher activ- director Sasha Bashirov put it: “It is a Petersburg’s club culture to Finland. The association us a chance to experience that Russian cultural life is rock festivals, oneJ economically speaking. The war in ity by main trading partners – should grow gigs, movie nights has organized festivals and concerts featuring bands not only pop songs and national dances,” says a markedly better economic environment.” creative cooperation between free etc. Iraq, SARS, and weak consumer and by 4-5 % after a subdued performance in or other artists from Russia. “The principle from the Kumala, “We also offer something to Russian immi- industrial confidence all continued to cast 2003, while the decline in investment human beings.” For five years there beginning has been that quality comes first. There is grants living in Finland.” Tusovka Festivals has also More info: shadows over global economic recovery, activity should change to a slightly posi- functioned as a forum where Finns and Russians have has been an organisation which main no point dragging to Helsinki something that is not www.tusovka.fi especially during the first half of the year. unnamed country. Major earthquake in investment. In fact, the European Central tive direction as companies begin to see goal is to spread tusovka in Finland. been able to get to know each other. But as some of the darker clouds disap- metropolitan Tokyo. Unplanned and Bank is not likely to touch its interest rates new opportunities. Unemployment should worth it,” Meri Kulmala says. “This year’s Tusovka peared, activity started to pick up in the involuntary restrictions in global oil sup- necessarily at all this year, while tighten- ease a notch as well, but the predicted 2.5- second half of 2003, helped by a globally ply pushing the price per barrel to USD ing monetary policy in the U.S. will take 3.0 % GDP growth for Finland this year is low interest rate environment. Confidence 40+. Major terrorist attack on London. place during the summer at the earliest, not yet sufficient to drastically improve improved, consumers shopped more, and Crash of the U.S. dollar to 1.60-1.70 per according to current predictions. Naturally the situation in the labour markets, as companies started to at least think about euro. any further drastic movements in growth is largely generated by machinery investments. Still, the economic perform- Indeed events of such nature could take exchange rates are not predicted either i.e. operating at higher utilisation rate. But to ance in the main markets was rather sub- place also in 2004 having a highly adverse the euro is about as strong as it needs to conclude, we were not doing so terribly in dued for the year as a whole. Growth in effect on the global, in today’s world, be; from the point of view of European 2003 and it appears we will be even better the Euroland area was a pathetic 0.5 %, much inter-linked economy. But pushing exporters it is actually vice versa. This off in 2004. ������������������������������������� partially pulled down by the weakening these rather unpleasant scenarios aside, author’s analysis of industrial competi- U.S. dollar against the Euro especially the New Year should bring us a markedly tiveness indicates that a rate of around Author: towards the end of the year. In Japan better economic environment. As it now 1.15-1.20 would be about fair. The mighty Jukka Huuskonen was born in ������������������������������������������������ growth was about 2 %, the highest in years stands according to forecasts, the GDP Americans just have to get their budget Kuopio, but has for long been a matina and in the United States, GDP grew by growth in the Euroland area should and current account deficits in order one Helsinki resident. He is a graduate ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� some 3 %. For Finland, the GDP growth in improve to close to 2 % this year, the way or another for the currency markets to of Western Michigan University, This is Matina. She is a nurse working in Vantaa. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 2003 amounted to an estimated 1.3-1.5 %, Japanese economy should grow similarly realign themselves. USA with a business degree, a for- She has saved money to buy a car. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� mer Consultant at Jaakko Pöyry not figures to ease off 9 % unemployment as in 2003 and the U.S. economy, the ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Group in Helsinki and Director of She just found out that her number wont change or to help the government to advance in its world’s locomotive, is set to register a The Finnish economy will rise aided ������������������������������������������������������������ objective to create 100 000 new jobs by robust 5 % growth in 2004. Meanwhile, by global economic recovery ! Investment Research at Arctos if she changes her phone subscription. 2007. China and Russia are to continue to grow For Finland the above could be excellent Securities in Helsinki. Currently he ������������������������ New Year – at a pace of around 8 % and 5 %, respec- news. As written in the previous column, works at UPM, the world's leading This is just one of more than 100 000 immigrants in Finland. clearly higher growth in sight ! tively. The growth will be fuelled by the the 2004 government budget has been papermaker based in Helsinki. They are from different cultures and backgrounds. �������������������������������������������� New SARS or similar disease outbreak. aforementioned factors – low interest done in a prudent manner, keeping expen- Most of them live here permanently. ��������������������_����������������������������� SixDegrees is the only Finnish paper many of them read. ������������������������������� SixDegrees 10 ISSUE 01/2004 ���������������������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������� Party or the Terrorists Win ���������������������� Juhlikaa tai terroristit voittavat By Gavin Kalan ������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� �������������������������� �������������������� ���������������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� housands of police block the streets as undercover cops infiltrate the crowd. ������������������������ ����������������������������� ����������������������� ����������������������������� �������������������������� The city is closed to air traffic, except for the U.S. Air Force fighter jets and ������������������������� ������������������������ ��������������������������������� �������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� ��������������������������������� ������������������������������ ���������������������������� Black Hawk helicopters patrolling overhead. Snipers are positioned on the ������������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������� ������������������������������� T rooftops, scanning the mob below. Specialists walk around with radiation ������������������������ ����������������������������� ���������������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� detection equipment, also searching for traces of chemical and biological weapons. �������������������������� ������������������������������ �������������������� ��������������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� ���������������������������� ������������� �������������������������� One million people note the heightened security and try to put their fears aside ���������������������������� ���������������������������� ��������������� ����������������������������� despite concerns about being part of such a large gathering. ������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������� �������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������������ ����������� ������������������������� ��������������������������� This is not a protest in Baghdad; it Ridge declared a nationwide “Terror panel in the House of ���������� ��������� ������������������������� ����������������������������� was the annual New Year’s Eve cele- Alert Code Orange,” the second- Representatives so maybe he knew ����������������������������� ������������������������������� bration at Times Square, New York highest of five levels. Fox News something we all didn’t. Or maybe ������������������������ ������������������������������ ��������������������������� ����������������������������� City. 50 square blocks were sealed Channel displayed a graphic to he just likes to keep us afraid. But ���������������������������� ������������������������������ ��������������������������� ��������������������������������� to traffic; every sewer cover was remind viewers of this as pundits NYC Mayor and fellow Republican ������������������������������ ��������������������������������� �������������������������� ������������������������������ welded shut; vending machines, speculated on where, when, and how Mike Bloomberg certainly took ������������������������������ ������������������������������� �������������������������������� �������������������������� mailboxes, and trash bins were Al-Qaeda will strike next. offense, accusing Shays of lacking ����������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������������� ����������������������������� removed; and the only way into the ����������������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������ ���������� area was by passing through metal �������������������������� ����������������������������������� ����������������������������� “If there was nothing to worry about, �������������������������������� ����������������������� detectors at 20 checkpoints. Good Shays has still refused to retract past unchecked, the contents of my ������������������������ ���������� ����������������������������������� ������������������������������ thing the NYPD confiscated alco- his warning, noting that if there was car unknown. ����������������������������� there wouldn’t be SWAT teams ������� ������������������������� holic beverages during the backpack nothing to worry about, there would- So party on, America. ����������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������� search – they needed alert citizens to on the rooftop.” n’t be SWAT teams on the rooftops. ����������������������������� ������������������������ ���������������� ��������������������������� report suspicious activity, and if they But NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly �������������������������������� ��������������������������� missed anything they could rely on views this attitude as “a classic case Author: ��������������������������������� �������������������������������� ������������������������������ �������������������������� the plainclothes FBI agents among As I drove from Connecticut the kind of courage needed to party of letting the terrorists win.” And �������������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������ ������������������������� Gavin Kalan is a 20 year old them. through the parking lot known as I- in the streets, surrounded by inebriat- millions of Americans, whether they ��������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������������� ���������������������������� student of international All this, and nothing happened; 95 on my way to Brooklyn for New ed Yanks, light years from anything decided to attend or stay home, con- ������������������������������� ������������������������������ ������������������������� politics at the University of ����������������� not one person was arrested for so Year’s Eve, I heard on the radio that resembling a urinal. “You cannot let tinue to believe that more guns and ��������������������������� �������������������������������� ����������������������� Helsinki. Originally from �������������������������� much as pickpocketing. Funny how my Congressional Representative, the terrorists win,” Bloomberg told fewer civil liberties can insulate a ����������������������������� ������������������ ������������������������� ����������������������� Weston, Connecticut, USA, no one was bothered by the Mayor’s Republican (read: party of Bush) the morning talk shows. Right-wing nation from the consequences of its ���������������������� ������������������������� �������������������������� ���������������������������� he studied at New York ������������������������������ refusal to disclose either the full Chris Shays had advised his con- newspapers blasted the foreign policy. ����������������������������� �������������������������������� ������������������������������� ��������������������������� University. ����������������������������� extent of his beefed-up security, nor stituency to avoid Times Square Representative, who opposed the Meanwhile I dwell on the effec- ������������������������������ ����������������������������������� ��������������������������� ������������������������������ He has traveled to over thirty �������������������������� the cost of the one-night operation. entirely, stating that the celebration Vietnam War and refused to serve in tiveness of the surveillance state as I ����������������������������� ���������������������������������� ������������������������������� ������������������������ countries and now resides in �������������������������� Better safe than sorry. was a “tempting target” for terrorists the military, while proudly boasting wait over an hour to cross the bridge ����������������������������� ��������������������������������� �������������������������� �������� Hyvinkää. A few days after the capture of that he would not risk attending “for how Bloomberg defied the terrorists onto Long Island, as cars are ran- [email protected] Saddam Hussein, Department of anything.” - in his own words - by attending the domly stopped and searched. I go Homeland Security director Tom Shays is the head of a terrorism event. By Elina Korhonen DOUGH Having Tusovka in Helsinki By Jukka Huuskonen [email protected] Tusovkaa Helsingissä New year’s outlook ! usovka is Russian and refers to “Everything started when couple of Finns fascinated Festival will be arranged in the cultural centre of th th the atmosphere that develops by St Petersburg’s underground culture met and start- Gloria from the 26 to 28 of March. There will be Uuden vuoden näkymät ! ed to share ideas,” says the chairman of Tusovka, great groups from Russia and Ukraine together with Tusovka ry when bunch of friends get Meri Kulmala. “It is frustrating that Finns don’t Russian movies and music videos,” Kulmala says. Founded in 1998. New war in the Middle East. Nuclear rates, higher consumer spending driven ditures and indebtedness in check while know about the exciting club culture in St Petersburg. Even though Tusovka is mainly a cultural organiza- oyful 2004 to all readers T together in concert, restaurant Around threat arising from the underground of an partly by tax cuts all around and industrial providing some stimulus to domestic There are more things happening every night than you tion, it also has broader goals. “We want to reduce of Six Degrees. Live long or even by kitchen table and enjoy 200 members. demand. As in 2003, private consumption could ever visit,” she points out. some of the prejudices Finns have towards Russia. and prosper! is forecast to increase by about 3 % also in life. As the famous Russian movie The goal of Tusovka is to bring a glimpse of St Bringing high quality underground culture here gives Organizes Russian The year just past wasn’t the best “The New Year should bring us 2004, exports – pulled by the higher activ- director Sasha Bashirov put it: “It is a Petersburg’s club culture to Finland. The association us a chance to experience that Russian cultural life is rock festivals, oneJ economically speaking. The war in ity by main trading partners – should grow gigs, movie nights has organized festivals and concerts featuring bands not only pop songs and national dances,” says a markedly better economic environment.” creative cooperation between free etc. Iraq, SARS, and weak consumer and by 4-5 % after a subdued performance in or other artists from Russia. “The principle from the Kumala, “We also offer something to Russian immi- industrial confidence all continued to cast 2003, while the decline in investment human beings.” For five years there beginning has been that quality comes first. There is grants living in Finland.” Tusovka Festivals has also More info: shadows over global economic recovery, activity should change to a slightly posi- functioned as a forum where Finns and Russians have has been an organisation which main no point dragging to Helsinki something that is not www.tusovka.fi especially during the first half of the year. unnamed country. Major earthquake in investment. In fact, the European Central tive direction as companies begin to see goal is to spread tusovka in Finland. been able to get to know each other. But as some of the darker clouds disap- metropolitan Tokyo. Unplanned and Bank is not likely to touch its interest rates new opportunities. Unemployment should worth it,” Meri Kulmala says. “This year’s Tusovka peared, activity started to pick up in the involuntary restrictions in global oil sup- necessarily at all this year, while tighten- ease a notch as well, but the predicted 2.5- second half of 2003, helped by a globally ply pushing the price per barrel to USD ing monetary policy in the U.S. will take 3.0 % GDP growth for Finland this year is low interest rate environment. Confidence 40+. Major terrorist attack on London. place during the summer at the earliest, not yet sufficient to drastically improve improved, consumers shopped more, and Crash of the U.S. dollar to 1.60-1.70 per according to current predictions. Naturally the situation in the labour markets, as companies started to at least think about euro. any further drastic movements in growth is largely generated by machinery investments. Still, the economic perform- Indeed events of such nature could take exchange rates are not predicted either i.e. operating at higher utilisation rate. But to ance in the main markets was rather sub- place also in 2004 having a highly adverse the euro is about as strong as it needs to conclude, we were not doing so terribly in dued for the year as a whole. Growth in effect on the global, in today’s world, be; from the point of view of European 2003 and it appears we will be even better the Euroland area was a pathetic 0.5 %, much inter-linked economy. But pushing exporters it is actually vice versa. This off in 2004. ������������������������������������� partially pulled down by the weakening these rather unpleasant scenarios aside, author’s analysis of industrial competi- U.S. dollar against the Euro especially the New Year should bring us a markedly tiveness indicates that a rate of around Author: towards the end of the year. In Japan better economic environment. As it now 1.15-1.20 would be about fair. The mighty Jukka Huuskonen was born in ������������������������������������������������ growth was about 2 %, the highest in years stands according to forecasts, the GDP Americans just have to get their budget Kuopio, but has for long been a matina and in the United States, GDP grew by growth in the Euroland area should and current account deficits in order one Helsinki resident. He is a graduate ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� some 3 %. For Finland, the GDP growth in improve to close to 2 % this year, the way or another for the currency markets to of Western Michigan University, This is Matina. She is a nurse working in Vantaa. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 2003 amounted to an estimated 1.3-1.5 %, Japanese economy should grow similarly realign themselves. USA with a business degree, a for- She has saved money to buy a car. ����������������������������������������������������������������������� mer Consultant at Jaakko Pöyry not figures to ease off 9 % unemployment as in 2003 and the U.S. economy, the ����������������������������������������������������������������������� Group in Helsinki and Director of She just found out that her number wont change or to help the government to advance in its world’s locomotive, is set to register a The Finnish economy will rise aided ������������������������������������������������������������ objective to create 100 000 new jobs by robust 5 % growth in 2004. Meanwhile, by global economic recovery ! Investment Research at Arctos if she changes her phone subscription. 2007. China and Russia are to continue to grow For Finland the above could be excellent Securities in Helsinki. Currently he ������������������������ New Year – at a pace of around 8 % and 5 %, respec- news. As written in the previous column, works at UPM, the world's leading This is just one of more than 100 000 immigrants in Finland. clearly higher growth in sight ! tively. The growth will be fuelled by the the 2004 government budget has been papermaker based in Helsinki. They are from different cultures and backgrounds. �������������������������������������������� New SARS or similar disease outbreak. aforementioned factors – low interest done in a prudent manner, keeping expen- Most of them live here permanently. ��������������������_����������������������������� SixDegrees is the only Finnish paper many of them read. ������������������������������� SixDegrees 12 ISSUE 01/2004 Ambassador of Iran Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini Iranin lähettiläänä Suomessa By Rale Photos by Sami Mannerheimo ran has been in the news lately for several reasons. SixDegrees had an informal chat with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Finland, Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini, who started his term just a couple of months ago. According to the statistics, theI all societies need some regulations the Guardian Council from the ment and other moves are the reasons as a democratic move. It is interest- population of Iran is very young. and rules, of course within their own Parliament and the Council’s points for the existing democracy in Iran. In ing to note that in Iran there is no What is the Government’s plan for traditions and needs. Iranians are of view. So there are different inter- some countries when the members of such power which could dissolve the the young generation? What about eager to educate themselves. All par- pretations of the law. But looking at the Parliament fight physically, the Parliament. On the contrary, in many freedom? ents dream of a good education for all the other countries in the region, media interprets it as a sign of countries the President or the Prime ou know that Iran is one of their kids. The relations between is there such a democracy, which democracy. But when in Iran mem- Minister has such power. Iranian parents and their children are the countries with the Is there freedom of speech in very exceptional in the world. Such a youngest population in the “Recently, about 62% of students who enter Iran? Y strong relationship is not easily world. We have over 20 million stu- e have more than 1,000 found in Western societies. our universities each year have been women. dents, which is five times more than newspapers, magazines the population of Finland! This It has been in the news that some We have women active in different parts of and journals published in brings lots of challenges for the W of the representatives in the cur- Iran. We also have a ‘red line’ Government to provide education rent Parliament did not get our society, in the political, social and eco- regarding publishing issues that can and jobs. I have to admit that there approval from the Guardian nomic fields. Women hold jobs such as physi- affect our national security, as all are not enough facilities for all Council for the next elections and countries have. Freedom of speech young people. For example, we have that some of them have staged a cians, engineers, teachers, journalists etc.” beyond national security will natu- over 1 million participants each year sit-in in the Parliament. What is rally be banned. in the entrance examinations at the the reason behind such crises? allows the Parliament members to bers of the Parliament protest peace- What is your opinion about an universities! Regarding freedom, he crisis stems from selective protest freely against some deci- fully against what they believe is not Iranian woman getting the Nobel well, there is no absolute freedom and unclear definitions of sions? Such protests in the Parlia- correct, the media does not count it peace prize, and the fact that she nowhere in the world. I believe that T responsibility and power for

Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, began his duties only a few months ago in Helsinki. SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 13

“The Bam earthquake was a huge natural disaster,” says Mr. Fini and points at the area of the catastrophy on the map.

was not wearing an Islamic scarf American troops are present in How do you see the future of start helping people. The Air force of over 60 countries, including Finland in the ceremony? many of Iran’s neighbouring coun- Iran’s relations with Europe? the state of Kerman was the first one and the United States. I thank the t was a great privilege to see an tries, such as Afghanistan and rom Europe’s point of view, to appear in the devastated region, Finnish Government, the Finnish Iranian woman win the Nobel Iraq. Is it not alarming? Iran has an important geo- I peace prize. This shows the free- F strategic and geo-political “Finland is one of the most beautiful and dom of the women in Iran and how e respect all the countries position in the region. Iran is an active they are in society. I believe and in return, we wish to important source of oil and gas for peaceful countries in the world. Among all that our Government is pleased with W have their respect too. Europe. European countries are our European countries, I believe we have the best the selection. Mrs. Ebadi showed We had problems with both Taliban’s first trade partners. Soon we are going to sign the first trade and coop- relationship with the Finnish Government and eration agreement after the revolu- “It was a great privilege to see an Iranian tion. It is a relation from which both people.” parties benefit. woman win the Nobel peace prize. This shows providing necessary emergency sup- Red Cross and the Finnish media for How do you see Finland? port to the people. Soon later we a good coverage of the case and, the freedom women have in Iran and how t is one of the most beautiful and asked for help from the International finally, Finnish people for their sup- peaceful countries in the world. active they are in different parts of the society.” Red Cross. We received help from port. I Among all European countries, I believe we have the best relationship that she is interested in global mat- and Saddam’s regimes and both of with the Finnish Government and ters as she commented on the arro- them back then were supported by people! Our presidents have recently gance of America’s policies in the the U.S. But what happened was that met in Geneva and many diplomatic world and also the position of Israel both regimes were overthrown by the groups have visited each other. We towards Palestinians. Regarding the U.S. itself. This shows the wrong hope to see more Finnish people in Islamic scarf, well, I think each indi- policy of the U.S. towards us and Iran and also more investments from vidual should respect his or her own also proves that our policy towards Finnish industry in Iran. culture and traditions. both regimes was correct. We hope that Saddam will be given a fair trial How does the Iranian You mentioned that Iranian one day. I am sure he has interesting Government manage such situa- women are active in the society. information about his relation with tions as the Bam earthquake, and Could we talk about it? the U.S. We hope that he will talk what is its policy to protect the et’s look at the Parliament in about the sources of the chemical lives of Iranians from such natural Iran. Thirteen members of weapons he used against his very disasters in future? our Parliament are women. L own people, against Iranians and also he Bam earthquake was a Recently, about 62% of students who about the other crimes he has com- huge natural disaster. We lost enter our universities each year have mitted. Anyway, now we have very about 41,000 people. Such a been women. This means that they T good relations with Afghanistan and high fatality rate was due to a very will get most of the jobs in the future. Iraq and it is our policy to have close old and traditional building structure This is the trend in the last decade

relations and ties with our neigh- in the city of Bam. Also, the earth- Photo source: Photo Iran and the percentage increases annual- bouring countries. quake happened during a weekend, ly. so it was hard to gather the forces to Over 40,000 people were killed in the earthquake. Mr. Kajouyan Fini Iranin lähettiläänä Finiä, joka on vastikään aloittanut Born in 1959 Republic of Iran-London in 1989. the Republic of Finland. Also non- Suomessa tehtävänsä Suomessa. Hän kertoi 1986 graduated from University 1995-1999 Head of the Mission at resident Ambassador of Iran to the Iran on ollut uutisissa viime SixDegreesille itsestään, Iranin with a major in International Embassy of the Islamic Republic Republic of Estonia. aikoina monista syistä, vastikään nykytilanteesta monelta kannalta Relations of Iran-Oslo. Ambassador Kajouyan Fini is koko maailmaa järkyttäneen sekä näkemyksiään Suomesta. Deputy of the Missions Embassy 2000-2003 Director of the First married to Fatemeh and has three Bamin maanjäristyksen vuoksi. Urheilun parissa rentoutuva Fini of the Islamic Republic of Iran- Department for the West of children. SixDegrees jututti Iranin nauttii Suomen rauhallisuudesta ja The Hague in 1990-1993, Europe. He loves sports and in his free Islamilaisen tasavallan toteaa Iranilla olevan erityisen Embassy of the Islamic Republic As of 2003 as the Ambassador time he hopes to gather Iranians hyvät suhteet Suomeen. of Iran-Copenhagen 1989-1990 Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary together for occasional games. Suurlähettilästä, Javad Kajouyan and Embassy of the Islamic of the Islamic Republic of Iran to www.iran.fi

SixDegrees 14 ISSUE 01/2004 Photo source: Photo Iran Photo source: Photo Idols of Bam Bamin sankarit By Lea Kurki harbano Mazandarni, 97, became a true superstar last week. She was photographed, interviewed and hassled by interna- tional press but not because she was exceptionally attractive S or tremendously talented. In fact, she’s something greater than that. The old lady survived an earthquake. In Bam mass graves hide hundreds of victims covered with blankets.

Miracles and disappointments happen daily He had no time for outbursts of feeling, from Finnish Red Cross. Bam. Finns constructed the first hospital in the in Bam, Iran. Finnish Red Cross field hospital although his city was gone and people were Red Crescent is looking after the children region in accordance with International Red was proud to be the first one to help delivering crying help outside. Yet most difficult for whose parents died or disappeared in the earth- Cross orders. a healthy baby to the young parents, Mrs. Hämäläinen was seeing the mass graves hiding quake, while trying to trace their parents or “Internationally Finnish people are consid- Fatemek and Mr. Alireza Amandadi. The girl hundreds of victims covered with blankets. relocate them to relatives’ homes. ered good and reliable workers but so are some was considered premature and delivered by “I was in Bhuji, India two years ago, where “I could see the tent of the orphans that was other nationalities. Erecting the first tent is caesarean. However, she pulled through. another, milder earthquake took place. For me, situated near our tent hospital. There were something we can’t take the whole credit for. In “I also witnessed the recovery of a young the difference between Bam and Bhuji was that 1,850 orphanages in Bam and when I left, and the hospital we work together with Norwegians woman who was brought to our hospital. She I was in Bhuji a month after the incident. What the amount was increasing all the time,” Tuomo and Germans,” Pärnänen adds. came with her parents and had injured her leg struck me in Iran was the totality and acuteness Hämäläinen says. In general, the children cope “Luckily all the equipping for the hospital in the earthquake. There were so many people of the disaster,” ponders Hämäläinen remarkably quickly he explains. came in time, except for the electrical plaster looking for medical aid in Bam It was Now almost a month later, the situation is “A few times we visited the city centre – or saw, which had to be sent from Finland,” impossible to say if some illnesses were more a starting to settle. People are suffering less from what used to be the city centre – children were Hämäläinen laughs. result from the stressful situation caused by he physical injuries like fractured bones, infec- playing in the ruins, greeting, cheering or In Bam, night temperature reach –1, which is earthquake,” says Tuomo Hämäläinen, a nurse tions, headaches and so on. But the psycholog- laughing at us. Normal life continues,” approximately 13 degrees above of that of arc- and a relief worker who returned from Iran two ical devastation and traumas lie deeper than Hämäläinen says. tic Helsinki. But the nights are freezing when weeks ago. superficial wounds. Not to mention, the uncom- What strikes Outi Pärnänen is the capacity of there’s no place to go. The forces of nature took over the historical fortable situation the Bamyans have to face in local information is sharing. Iranian city of Bam in December. As we were tents, which make only a poor replacement for “It’s amazing how people exchange knowl- celebrating our holiday season in the comforts proper homes. edge in mouth-to-mouth technique, when they of our homes, some people were obligated to “Overall the situation in Bam is bad and now try to find missing relatives. Everybody knows Donations for the Finnish Red see theirs torn apart by one of the worse earth- all local health care lies in the hands of somebody. And of course, Red Cross workers quakes this century, a 6.7 on the Richter’s scale. International Red Cross. In fact, Red Cross is put lists of the disappeared people all around Cross in Iran can be made at: Results were horrific: 85 percent of the city was now applying for funding from the European Bam.” Nordea 221918-68000 destroyed, 200,000 people were killed or Union in order to reconstruct the health system. So far, Finnish Red Cross has raised 200,000 injured and hundreds lost their homes. With this financing, we would be able continue euros with the help of Finns. The first 100,000 Sampo 800019-225005 Hämäläinen helped by constructing and sup- running the field hospital at least until the end euros went almost exclusively to buy blankets, Okopankki 578007-10011649 plying electricity to the Red Cross tent hospital. of this year,” says spokesman Outi Pärnänen tents and getting the water supply working in Aktia 405511-11397

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SixDegrees 18 ISSUE 01/2004 NUDE IS THE WORD Helmut Newton’s photography isn’t about beauty. It’s all about power. Helmut Newtonin valokuvat kertovat vallasta. By Kati Ala-Ilomäki

he road to stardom thing for us for a long time. Do something for us but isn’t usually the most nothing as kinky as you do straightforward one. for French Vogue.” Photographer Helmut Newton is a perfect example T Newton was first expelled of how someone document- from school, and then just after two weeks he ing the life of the rich and got fired from his first photojournalism job famous can become a celebri- due to incompetence. The year was 1940 ty in their own right. It was when 20–year-old Newton decided to join the said that Newton was Australian army and served there for five expelled from the school years. After the age of 40, he started submit- because he showed more Helmut Newton The Woman on Level 4 V, ting his photographs to French Vogue and interest in girls than in his Monte Carlo, 2000 © Helmut Newton became a living photojournalism legend. Of studies. But maybe there lies course, taking photos of naked supermodels a reason why celebrities do helps on the way to fame not hesitate to get naked in front of him. Maybe it is the uncompromising interest in a “For Newton’s sake, human body that shines celebrities have been for through his work. He manip- ulates the body of his models Helmut Newton Flight Lieutenant US Navy years happy as meticulously as a surgeon. Los Angeles, 1990 © Helmut Newton to strip off their panties.” er-like girls to 90s anorexic models. Therapy for Timidity But are there more of the gigantic nudes com- ing? Almost ten years ago Newton decided to A dutiful husband since the age of 28, Newton Tit as an art put a stop to taking nude photographs. “I did has never had to worry about private relation- them and it was liberating because I am a very ships with the models and says that photo- The rather funny thing about art is that it timid person. But now I look at them and only graphing nude models has been in a way a pri- somehow makes it quite okay to hang pictures thing I see is the hard work I did to get them vate business, a way of breaking his own of tits, asses and penises on a wall. For right,” Newton said “but maybe I’ll change boundaries. Newton breaks boundaries for Newton’s sake, celebrities have been for years my mind as soon as I see the next beautiful happy to strip off their panties. It doesn’t today’s aspiring photographers as well. Most woman.” bother the stars that millions of people end up of his photographs are taken by 35mm Canon seeing their naked bodies while visiting and he mostly uses the flash already in the Helmut Newton in Taidehalli Newton’s shows all over the world. And that camera. 31.1.-7.3.04 is quite understandable because, after all, The exhibition of Newton’s photographs in nakedness is defined by the cause. Helsinki’s Taidehalli will show among others Helmut Newton died But boundaries are sometimes hard to see. For naked Naomi Cambell. The photo was taken 19 years Newton contributed to Playboy-mag- in 1998, during the era Newton didn’t much accidentally in a car crash azine. Now he hasn’t done that for some time, like. In the interview for Index magazine on the 23rd of January 2004. but he got a letter from the magazine saying. 2001, he said he preferred 80s big, truck-driv- He was 83 years old. Helmut Newton Bellucci, “Please, Mr Newton, you haven’t done any- Monte Carlo, 2001 © Helmut Newton By Shachindra Dass

SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 19 “Elephant” Not an ordinary day at school

By Juuso Lehtonen

irector Gus Van Sant’s career Making this tragic event so everydaylike is the main reason Elephant is such a powerful but dis- has been like riding a roller turbing film. No wonder some critics have accused coaster – up and down. He Elephant of being pointless and shallow. On the made his name with such hits contrary, Van Sant’s refusal to analyze the event Das Drugstore Cowboy (1989) and My Own Private Idaho (1991) and “The boys’ reached a low point of his career fascination with guns are with a needless remake of shown to be as normal Hitchcock’s Psycho (1998). With Cannes-winning Elephant, Gus Van as eating lunch in the Sant is once again one of the most school cafeteria.” interesting and important American film makers. makes this film much deeper than those ordinary “based on true events” -type of films. Elephant is a courageous film about the To be honest, it has to be said that Van Sant does Columbine massacre that took place in 1999. In make a few mistakes; the scenes with the killers Columbine High two boys ruthlessly shot other playing violent video games and hints about their students, teachers and finally themselves. There possible homosexuality are unnecessary and ques- was no explanation to what happened, no clear tionable interpretations of their motives. motive. Michael Moore made his Bowling for Nevertheless, Elephant is one of the most impor- Columbine about the same subject. tant films made last year. To reconstruct events in In Elephant Van Sant pictures the Columbine Columbine takes guts and skill. Luckily Gus Van massacre without sentimentality, with no false Sant still has both. explanations or cheap psychology. He has made a collage of loosely connected scenes. The camera moves around the school, back and forth in time Director: Gus Van Sant and place – visits a garage where two kids check Cast: Alex Frost, out the guns they have ordered and plan their Eric Deulen, John Robinson shooting spree. Elephant doesn’t underline any- Photo: Cinema Mondo thing; in a laconic way, two boys’ fascination with guns and Nazism are shown to be as common and Elephant will be released in Helsinki Alicia Miles and John Robinson in Gus Van Sant's latest film. normal as eating lunch in the school cafeteria. cinemas on 30th January. Naomi Klein: Fences and windows �������������������������� Picador USA 2002 Naomi Klein: ����������� Vastarintaa ja vaihtoehtoja. WSOY 2002

By Kati Ala-Ilomäki Perfectpeople.com suggests that Naomi Klein is one of the most influen- tial people under 35 in the world. In fact, with her book No Logo, she became so famous that some sceptical claim she became a brand her- self.

hat’s why her new book Fences and Windows – dispatches from the front lines of the globalisation debate would be easier to read if its cover wasn’t so reminiscent of her last success. TKlein’s new book is a collection of her columns from 1999 to 2002. It’s also a short history of a new kind of political activism and its fight against free mar- ket capitalism. Klein is a good writer, but this book shouldn’t be read before familiarizing yourself with IMF, WTO, Nafta, Mercosur, FTAA and so on. Even a good ������������� ������������������������������������� writer can’t tell the whole truth, ��������������������������������� ����������������� and that’s why the reader ������������������� should have an opinion �������������������������������� before reading Klein. ������������������� Otherwise she is too good, �������������� ����������������������������� and might influence the �������������� ������������������������� reader to believe before thinking. An unforgivable mistake when the issue is ����������������� ��������������������� �������������������������������� as sensitive as human rights. ��������� ������������������������ ���������������������� ������������������������������������������� 20 ISSUE 01/2004 SixDegrees' selection of Helsinki events Sat 31st Jan Timmion Rhythm section January 28th - February 24th With Edu kehäkettunen, Sanna Paakkanen [email protected] Tuomio&Kone, Kassandra’s Art Workshops Hannibal&Soppa. Dj’s Pablo, Music / Clubs is one of the most recognised Pirkka and Sampo. Spring 2004 electronica groups in Bulgaria. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Children’s Workshops th “Phuture Shock” won the Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Photo by Johnny Korkman Wed 28 Jan MMTV music awards for the Singer-Songwriter Club Helsinki Together with On Tuesdays: Together with Youth House Merirasti. best album in 2002. They have Tickets: 5 € Culture Centre Caisa. Jan 13th – May 25th: Jaluspolku 3 Tuomari Nurmio, Make performed alongside Stereo Tommila, Anna-Mari Kähärä Mikonkatu 17 C or Vuorikatu 14 Children MC’s, Jimi Tenor etc. Hip-hop Sat 31st Jan under age of 7 On Wednesdays: and Harri Hyllinen play Jan 26th – Mar 4th: 7-10-years sounds by Dj’s Davo Ukki, Psychotropic Zone 1600-1645 Jan 14th – May 12th: acoustic. 1000-1130 Annihelena and Timantti. Live set from Black Afro Dance Workshop: 8-13-years Gloria, 1930-0000 Mon Theatre Workshop: by Dj’s Las Palmas, Elmono Forrest/Black Sea(USA), Fatima Usman and 1600-1800 Pieni Roobertinkatu 12-14, Viola Pekkanen and Dee. Pape Sarr Children’s Afro dance, Song, Drum Group: Kemialliset Ystävät and Aïr. Tue Afro Dance Workshop: Helsinki Kerma, 2200-0400 Participation fee: 20 € Fatima Usman Dj’s Astro and Stalker- Fatima Usman Tickets: 6 € Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki & Pape Sarr Stella Star Club, 2100-0300 Wed Drum Workshop: On Tuesdays: Tickets: 7 € Participation fee: 30 € Thu 29th Jan Sturenkatu 27, Helsinki Malang Cissokho Jan 13th – May 25th: Hellsinki Heat Night Tickets: 6 € Thu Song Workshop: Eva Jacob Mothers and Children Together with Vuotalo. 1700-1745 Vuotalo, Mosaiikkitori 2 The Blossoms play live, Dj Sat 31 Jan Mar 8th – Apr 8th: 10-13-years Afro Dance Workshop: Hank plays records. 1000-1130 Club Bundolo Fatima Usman On Wednesdays: Bar Loose, 2100-0200 Mon Song Workshop: Eva Jacob Dj’s Robin Hofmann(Dublex & Pape Sarr Jan 14th – May 12th : Fredrikinkatu 34, Helsinki Tue Afro Dance Workshop: Inc.,Ger) & Anna S. Partcipation fee: Childen over 8-years Free entrance. Fatima Usman Mocambo, 2200-0400 30 €/adult 1530-1700 Ratakatu 9, Helsinki Wed Drum Workshop: Clay Workshop: Lilly Zuluaga Fri 30th Jan Tickets: 6 € Malang Cissokho Partcipation fee: Foundation Birthday Special Thu Theatre Workshop: 20 € & materials 5 € Stealth Unit Sound Collective Tue 3rd Maritza Bastidas plays drum´n bass and breaks th Fannypack (USA) Fri 30 Jan All of them listed above are free. More information: live. Dj Desi comes from Music Is Better Fannypack is a marriage of [email protected] or 09-6841420 Bulgaria and she is not only The club is originally from electronic booty bass the most demanded female dj Manchester. Mate Recordings flavor and dance hall, dance Tickets: 12 € to begin cutting songs for his & Habrera Hativeet (Israel) in Bulgaria but also a talented and Tanssikerho Moroder are floor, club music sensibilities. new record company. Over a This first ethnic music group in singer, songwriter and behind the Finnish version. Raised on rap, the Fannypack 14 year period they were the Israel was founded 26 years ago. producer. Desi started her Fresh and old dance and ug girls kick a little old school heartbeat on “My Girl”, Since the 80s the band has played musical career in the early 90s sounds from electro to post- over modern and “Bernadette”, “I Was Made to in various festivals around the as a lead vocalist in a band punk. Dj’s Makelove and Boys future forward electronic funk Love Her”, and every other hit world. Band’s “soul” Shlomo Bar called “Scam”. A bit later on of Scandinavia. tracks. from ’s Detroit era. gets inspiration from Biblical as she discovered dj’ing and Super Bar, 2200-0300 Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 This unheralded group of well as Modern Israeli events. started rocking dance floors in Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Fri 6th musicians have played on Savoy Theatre, 1900 the underground scene. After Free entrance. Helsinki Livingroom more number one hits than the Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki gaining a lot of experience in Tickets: 15 € Dj Stewart Home. Hosts Timo th Beach Boys, the Rolling Tickets: 20 / 15 € performing, Desi started a new Fri 30 Jan Forss and Tuukka Kangas. Wed 4th Stones, Elvis and the Beatles project called “Plastic HiFi”. Hellsinki Heat Live: The Café Kiasma, 1800-2100 Wigwam & combined. That makes them With the same musicians she Micragirls, Barbe-q Barbies Mannerheiminaukio 2, Tasavallan Presidentti the greatest hit machine in the founded a D&B project called & Patsy Walkers Helsinki Wigwam was unquestionably history of popular music. “Bass”. With “Bass” she Dj Maria Free entrance. performed alongside Goldie, Semifinal, 2100-0300 the most important Finnish Forty-one years after they Asian Dub Foundation etc. In Urho Kekkosenkatu 6, band of the seventies. As well, Fri 6th played their first note on a they were the first Finnish band Motown record, the Funk 2000 she established a band Helsinki Club Bundolo: Astro Can Fri 13th to (almost!) make it internation- Brothers reunited to play their called “Phuture Shock”, which Tickets: 6 € Caravan Redrama ally. Though the big break- music and tell their story in Dj’s Sampsa & Vesa (Leftside Redrama is a part of the nascent through they deserved never film called “Standing in the Ensembe) Finnish hip hop scene, having really materialized, Wigwam Shadows of Motown”. Steve Mocambo, 2200-0400 worked with Murmur Recordings, did enjoy a slight taste of inter- Winwood and Isaac Hayes are Ratakatu 9, Helsinki Avain and a host of others. He is a national recognition. Even also back as soloists in the Tickets: 7 € battle-scarred veteran of many an Julien Colot today, more than 20 years after Helsinki gig. open mic in Helsinki and else- the band’s heyday, Wigwam Fri 6th – Sat 7th Jäähalli, 1900 where. Redrama has been rocking Herne & Nauris still has a respectable cult fol- CC Rider Tour Comeback Nordenskjöldinkatu 11-13, shows around Finland since 2000. Munkkisaarenkatu 16 lowing, in Finland and abroad. Special ´04 Helsinki Nosturi, 2100 An ideal day of roaming in Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Elvis is alive! At least two Tickets: 45 € Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki Helsinki would be having a Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, nights at Savoy. The perform- Tickets: 8 € tasty and imaginative vegetari- Helsinki ance is based on his concert an meal in Herne & Nauris Tickets: 17 € recordings. The whole group’s restaurant in Munkkisaari. I aim is to bring TCB Band, am a meat eater but this place Thu 5th Sweet Inspirations, The is great! However, it’s a pity The Fleshtones & The Imperials and of course Elvis that they don’t have the lunch himself to the stage. Songs are Flaming Sideburns Sun 8th buffet anymore. performed by charismatic Jussi The Fleshtones are Peter Hespèrion Concert Andelin and a leadguitarist, Restaurant Everest Zaremba (vocals, harmonica, Old Spanish music; Diego and the musical producer is Luotsikatu 12 & organ), Keith Streng (guitar Ortiz, Tobias Hume, Tarquinio th well-known to all Finnish- Sat 14 I could also head to this ethnic & vocals), Bill Milhizer (drums Merula, Santiago de Murcia Idols watchers, Jani Valentine’s Day Party: restaurant in Katajanokka and & vocals), and Ken Fox (bass and Antonio Martín y Coll. Wickholm. Ultrasport & Bridget experience a great Kathmandu-like atmosphere. Any chicken & vocals). Based in Brooklyn, Temppeliaukio Church, 2000 Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kipsari, 2100-0200 dish kicks ass and the music definitely takes you high! New York, the quartet’s origins Lutherinkatu 3, Helsinki Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Hämeentie 135E, Helsinki lie just a few miles north in Tickets: 30 € The National Museum Tickets: 23 / 18 € Queens, where in 1975 Streng Sat 14th Mannerheimintie 34 th and original bass player Marek Tue 10 Touch Presents: In winter I would spend the afternoon in the National Museum Pakulski rented “The House,” Freeflow Valentine’s Day Party (Kansallismuseo) which is built to make you walk through the as it was infamously known, Dj Toni Aalto. Dj Rumpunch plays r’n’b, hip- Finnish history - from tribal life to modern days. I like the and found instruments down in Mbar, 2100 hop, dancehall and reggae, and Dj variety of items you can find there: bones, jewellery, dishes, the basement. To quote Keith: Mannerheimintie 22-24, Damian Jr entertains with the fishers’ nets and furniture. You can even find film clips of the “How and why The Fleshtones Helsinki Latin swing. battles situated on the Esplanadi street between the ”Whites” started was that there was a Free entrance. Stella Star Club, 2100-0300 and the ”Reds” during the Civil War. You see people hiding th place to do it!” Countless “Blue Sat 7 Sturenkatu 27, Helsinki from the enemy behind the same trees that nowadays shelter Tue 10th Whale Bashes,” Lower East Hambone & Plutonium 74 Tickets: 5 € us from the sun in the summer. Side sightings, and an endless Kipsari, 2100-0200 Trio Artemius: Gipsy Music Artemius: violin, Sergei string of gigs and records later, Hämeentie 135E, Helsinki Sat 14th Leposaari Island Repin: accordion, Dmitri In the summer, no doubt, I take the bike and ride to Leposaari, The Fleshtones continue to Soul Cookin’ Sat 7th Meerson: doublebass. which is a mini Island close to Kulosaari. Literally, “The record and perform with a wit, Cooks Eppu, Smoodie and Joe The Funk Brothers feat. Malmitalo, 1900 Island where you rest” has a little cemetery on the north side, passion, and energy that few Blazey serve a long dinner menu Steve Winwood & Isaac Ala-Malmin tori 1, Helsinki and on the south side rocks shelter from the wind with a won- bands can top. including soul, hip-hop and r’n’b. Hayes Tickets: 8,5 € derful view on the back of Helsinki. Here you spend the after- Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Kurki Club and Bar, 2200-0400 In 1959 Berry Gardy gathered noon between the sun in the sky and its reflection on the sea: Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Wed 11th Bulevardi 2, Helsinki the best musicians from always good company. Helsinki Shlomo Bar Tickets: 3 € Detroit’s jazz and blues scene

SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 21 Sat 14th Theatre / Wed 4th – Fri 6th Helsinki Flamenco Festival: Dizzying Condition – Miguel Poveda Quinteto Dance Festival of New Circus Miguel Poveda comes from Kassandra’s Art Workshops Finnish and European new cir- Barcelona. He knows all the tradi- Sat 31st Jan & Mon 2nd cus at Cable Factory. tions of Flamenco, but has the Mikropodium Family Spring 2004 Magnificent Sorin Sirkus, The courage to for example mix Puppet Theatre (Hun) Chipolatas (GBR), POL (Spa). Yonca Ermutlu Women’s Workshops Kalevala’s texts to his singing. He STOP – Speaking Hands. Photo by Johnny Korkman More info and schedules: comes to Helsinki with guitarist Puppet Theatre for children, www.huima.info Together with Women’s Multicultural Together with Footlight. Chicuelo and dancer Sonia young people and adults. Cable Factory Culture Centre Caisa. Dance Workshop: Aki Salomonkatu 5a Poveda. Kanneltalo, Sat 1630, Mon Tallberginkatu 1C15, Helsinki Mikonkatu 17 C or Suzuki On Sundays: Savoy Theatre, 1900 0930, 1030 Tickets: 22 € Vuorikatu 14 Participation fee: 30 € Jan 18th – May 9th: Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki. Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki Professional Actors and Dancers On Mondays: May 6th & 7th, Sat 7th – Sun 15th Tickets: 27 € 1300-1430 Buto Dance: Aki Suzuki Tue 3rd Jan 12th – May 24th: May 27th & 28th Vene 2004 Båt – Boat Fair 65 € Györi Balett & Budapest Rainbow Choir 1000-1600 Open Mon-Fri 1000-1900, On Sundays: Klezmer Band (Hun) 1800-2000 Rainbow Choir’s Intensive Sat-Sun 1000-1800. Jan 18th – May 9th: “Purim or the sortilege – Women’s Multicultural Weekends: Eija Ahvo Messukeskus, Fair-Centre Professional Actors and Dancers Queen Ester’s Story” Choir: Veera Voima Participation fee: Messuaukio 1, Helsinki 1430-1600 Györi Balett was founded On Thursdays: 35 €/weekend Tickets: 12 € Afro Dance: Fatima Usman 1979. It rapidly became pop- Jan 15th – May 6th: 65 € th st Sat 14th ular in Hungary. It has gained Kassandra Dances Thu 19 – Sat 21 Night of Passion international recognition on 1800-2000 More information: [email protected] or 09-6841420 Culture Bridge – Festival Päivi Mäkinen and Risto Hiltunen many tours in Europe, Japan, “From Finnish Shrovetide to Russian Maslenitsa” perform the songs of Edith Piaf. China, Russian and USA. Fri 13th 9th Feb – 29th Feb Sports The Festival builds a bridge Vuotalo, 1900 “Purim or the sortilege” is a Helsinki Flamenco Festival: Paula Julia Rusokallio: Sun 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd between cultures and genera- Mosaiikkitori 2, Helsinki modern version of Old Compañia Mercedes Ruiz: Ego’s Break Argentinean Tango tions. Bazaar, workshops, semi- Tickets: 8 € Testament’s Ester’s book, a Dibujos en el aire Oil Paintings. Olympic Stadion, 1300-1500 nars and music. story of a Queen, who saved Flamenco dancer Mercedes Savoy Theatre Sat 21st Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki Culture Centre Caisa exiled Jews. Together with Ruiz started her career as a Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Rinneradio Tickets: 12 €/year Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Balett’s 28 dancers, the seven dancer at age six. Nowadays Free entrance. RinneRadio fuses electronic Free entrance musicians of The Klezmer she’s known as an elegant and st th th nd underground beats with progres- 10th Feb – 22nd Feb Sun 1 , 8 , 15 , 22 Band make a unique ballet tasteful dancer. “Dibujos en el th st sive jazz. As the rhythms of Pilar Medina de López: Salsa Fri 20 – Sat 21 experience. aire” is her first whole night drum’n’bass View of a Soul Olympic Stadion, 1500-1600 Georgia – Land of a Holy Savoy Theatre, 1900 production. and hip hop are fermented with Open Mon-Thu 0900-2000, Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki Mother Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki. Savoy Theatre, 1900 dark dub, lush ambient sound- Fri 0900-1600, Tickets: 3,50 € plus 12 €/year The Festival includes a Tickets: 25 / 22 € Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki scapes and timeless soprano sax Sat-Sun 1000-1600. st th th nd Georgian film “Filming”(1979) Tickets: 27 € Stoa Turunlinnantie 1, Sun 1 , 8 , 15 , 22 by Lia Eliava Ziana on Friday textures, the resulting brew Folk Dances from Different becomes in equal parts sexy trance Helsinki Free entrance. 1900-2030. Countries On Saturday 2000-2130 a jazz and surreal dance music. 11th Feb – 21st Feb Olympic Stadion, 1600-1800 group of five Georgian women Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Turkish Exhibition: Gular Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki “Mzetamze” sing acappella. Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Akalan and Murside Ycmeli Tickets: 12 €/year Become familiar with Georgian Tickets: 10 € Open Mon-Thu 1000-2000, Culture! Fri-Sat 1000-1600. Tue 3rd & Wed 4th st th Culture Centre Caisa Sat 21 Tue 24 Vuotalo Mosaiikkitori 2, Gentle Yoga Backyard Babies (Swe) Jyrki Karttunen: Without the Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Fri 6th Helsinki Free entrance. Villa Uusi Kuu, 1800 The Backyard Babies were formed Moon and the Sun Tickets: 7 / 5 € (Friday free) Blink of an Eye Damaskuksentie 9, Helsinki in 1987 when singer Nicke Borg Stoa, 1900 12th Feb – 26th Feb Fresh new choreography from Tickets: 5 € hooked up with high school mates Turunlinnantie 1, Helsinki Land of Dancing Fire Fri 20th the students of Sibelius Dregen (guitars), Peder Carlsson Tickets: 15 / 8 € Visual arts from Azerbaidsan. Others Bessarion Gugusvili: Woman (drums) and Johan Blomquist College. Culture Centre Caisa in Mythology and History Kanneltalo, 1900 (bass). The band toured Sweden Museums / Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Fri 30th – 1st Lecture by Professor Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki from their home base in Nossjo Free entrance Hollow Ground Gugusvili. before releasing their debut indie Tickets: 6 / 3 € Exhibitions Culture Centre Caisa, 24th Feb – 7th Mar Combination of dance, theatre 12-inch single, “Something To st 1800-1845 Sat 7th Until 31 Jan Paula-Maria Rolin-Cebi: and scenography. Swallow,” in 1991. The music Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Journey to Selfrealization Russian Triada Association Paradice Mediacentre Lume, Fri press describes the band as a live- Free entrance Traditional Indian Kathak- Savoy Theatre Fantasypaintings. Open Mon- 1900&2200, Sat 1900, ly update of the sleazy glam rock danceperformance. Also a Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Thu 1000-2000, Sun 1500 sound of fellow Scandinavians mixture of Indian Bhajan and Hämeentie 135C, Helsinki Until 1st Feb Fri-Sat 1000-1600. Please send information Hanoi Rocks. western pop-music. Entrance Tickets: 5-10 € Ben Allal Ayad: In the Vuotalo for next issue´s Nosturi, 2100-0300 fee includes Indian veggiepie Shadow of Imagination Mosaiikkitori 2, Helsinki Mon 2nd Out & See to Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki Samoson and a drink. Moroccan Ben Allal Ayad has Free entrance. Women’s International Tickets: 20 € Organized by Jagannatha [email protected] had a remarkable career. His Livingroom Bhajan Band 25th Feb – 6th Mar by 17th February. th exhibition introduces strong Culture performances, discus- Tue 24 Culture Centre Caisa, 2000- Ewa Maslowska: Colours Next SixDegrees will be and courageous lithography sions and food. More info: 09- Freeflow 2300 and Light about life, being an artist, and 1693984. out on 25th February. Dj Pirkka. Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Oil paintings, aquarelles, the presence of a woman. Culture Centre Caisa The editorial team mBar, 2100 Tickets: 6 € pastel drawings. Mannerheimintie 22-24, Helsinki . Women are his inspiration and Kanneltalo Gallery (Livingroom), 1400-1700 reserves the right Free entrance. Sun 8th & Sun 15th muse, and Ayad says that his Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki. Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki to select Door – Two Clowns in mother has had a considerable Free entrance. Free entrance the events to th Tue 24 Trouble role in his life. She encouraged be published. Tango Orchestra Unto: Stars Produced by Dancetheatre his artistic ambitions. above the Sea Hurjaruuth. Open Tue-Sun 1200-1800. Finnish tango classics meet French Cable Factory, 1500 Lasipalatsi Mannerheimintie Chanson. Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki 22-24, Helsinki Malmitalo, 1900 Tickets: 8 / 7 € Free entrance. Ala-Malmin tori 1, Helsinki th nd st Tickets: 8,5 € Tue 10 2 Feb – 21 Feb Mikko Kallinen: Tamás Katkó: Dancegroup Cyb: Orgic Sapiens Arvisura Mikko Kallinen’s solochore- Photographs. Open Mon-Thu ography’s basis is to explore 0900-2000, Fri 0900-1800, Sat what happens to the move- 1000-1600. ments of a human if there are Kanneltalo Gallery extra bodyparts involved. Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki. Zodiak, 1900 Free entrance. Wed 25th Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki 3rd Feb – 27th feb Soiva Kanzu – Concert Tickets: 12 € Fantasy in Colour Sibelius Academy students Hanna More info: 09-6944948/ Culture Centre Caisa Hurskainen and Riikka J. Zodiak Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Holopainen goes rap, techno, latin, Tue 10th Free entrance r´n´b and punk. Flamenco Festival 4th Feb – 27th Feb Kanneltalo, 1900 New choreographers’ night. Textiles from Indonesia Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki Gloria, 1930 Culture Centre Caisa Tickets: 5 / 3 € Pieni Roobertinkatu 12, Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Helsinki Free entrance Tickets: 10 / 8 € 23 ISSUE 01/2004 Helsingin Tekniikanalan Stockmann, Motivus/ Sörnäinen,22 Vuosaaren Kirjasto, Wayne's Maahanmuuttajien Oppilaitos/ Vallilan Yksikkö, Mr Pickwick/ Kaivokatu, Coffee/ Aleksi, We got beef Helsingin Yliopiston Namaskaar/ Bulevardi, Yhteispalvelutoimisto, Kielikeskus, Helsingin Yliopisto/ Namaskaar/ Rautatieasema, Next Espoo Mikkolan Kirjasto Lentävä Culture Shock By RomanLautanen, Schatz Pointin Kirjasto, Opiskelijakirjasto, Helsingin Century Fashion/ Hämeentie, Arcada/ Pohjois Tapiola, Yliopisto/ Topelia Kirjasto, Nosturi, Nuorisotiedotuskeskus Ravintola Pantteri, Ravintola Chicos/ Tapiola, Espoon Hercules, Herttoniemen Kirjasto, Kompassi, Nykytaiteen Museo Pingviini, Ravintola Toppari, Keskuksen Työvoimatoimisto, Itäkeskuksen Kirjasto, Itäkeskus/ Kiasma, O'Malleys Irish Pub, Silkin Portti, Tikkurilan Home, sweet homeEspoon Kulttuurikeskus, Hesburger, Itäkeskus/ Café Oulunkylän Kirjasto, Q-Teatteri, Kirjasto, Tikkurilan Helsinki Espoon Kulttuurikeskus/ Primo, Itäkeskus/Oma Robert's kotiPublic kullan Corner, Raffaello, kallis! 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Korkeakoulu/During Kahvila the Kipsari,third winter his wife Musiikkiosasto, Coffee House, Palvelut/ Leppävaara Kirjasto, Kuopion Kuvakukko, panies richer by buying a cartonKulttuuriareena of The bestGloria, thing to have is aTaideteollinen house started Korkeakoulu/ to complain: “We never do Colours International, Corona Lahden Multi-Culti, Mikkelin milk almost every day. DoesKuvataideakatemia, that of one’s own, Käpylän a so-called ‘omakoti-Pääkirjasto,anything Taideteollinen together anymore. You’reKaunianen Baari, Dabin Oriental Food/ talo’. A friend of mine bought one always busy!” She filed for divorce Monikultturikeskus Mimosa, mean I’m an idiot for not buyingKirjasto, my Labyrinth, Laurea- Korkeakoulu/ Ruokala Meccala, Työväenakatemian Kirjasto Vilhovuorenkatu,own cow? Digelius, DTM ammattikorkeakoulu,several years ago, a beautifulTeatterikorkeakoulu, old and she wants half of the house Oulun Kansainvälinen Don't Tell Mama, Dubliner, Owning the house or apartmentLauttasaarenwooden Kirjasto, building Like with a sauna,Tennispalatsi/ a big worth Kulttuurien in cash. Vantaa Toimintakeskus, Oulun Erottajayou Baari, live Espresso in is the singleEdge, most impor-Kirjakauppa,garden Limon, and a Londonlong driveway seamedMuseo, Tennispalatsi/Many Finns Modesty say a flat or house of Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Hakunilan Kansainvälinen Finn Britttant Society, status symbol Forex/ in Finland. PeoplePub, Lookby Salon/ birch Hämeentie, trees. For a while heCoffee was Shop,your Tiikeri, own is Tourista good investment for Tampereen Kansainvälinen Yhdistys, Heinon Pikatukku, Mannerheimintie,are ready to Forum/ eat cheap Sesto, tuna fromLuckan/ the Lasipalatsi,the happiest man on earth. HeInfo/ spent Pohjoisesplanadi,the future, something to pass on to Kohtauspaikka Unipoint, all of his free time at home, fixing up your children when you die.Helsinki-Vantaan Well, Lentoasema/ Grande canGrill, and Hakaniemen dry bread for decades justMaahanmuuttoyksikkö, to Malmin Työvoimatoimisto/ Kluuvi, Tampereen Kaupungin the house, repairing things, painting we all know the taxation inCarrols, this Impulssi Talo/ Metroasema/be able Jasmin to pay Food, off the mortgage.Kirjasto, Malmitalo, Maxim, M- Työvoimatoimisto/ Kulttuuritoimi, Tampereen Harjun Nuorisotalo,They are perfectly Heinon willing to say walls, decorating, gardening... country, and when you reallyTikkurila, do Kauppakeskus Bar, Memphis Erottaja, Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Töölön Kansainvälinen Naisten Pikatukku/goodbye Sörnäinen, to restaurant Helmi, dinners, holi- During the first winter he found kick the bucket, it is more thanMyyrmanni/ like- Hesburger, Mocambo,out Molly that theMalone's, long driveway Kirjasto, had a UFF/ly that Fredrikinkatu, your children will have to Tapaamispaikka, Turun Helsingindays Aikuisopisto, abroad, their hobbies andMonikulttuuriyhdistys any- Familia UFF/ Iso Roobertinkatu, UFF/ Kauppakeskus Myyrmanni/ thing else that costs money, as long major disadvantage. When it snowed sell the place in order to be able to Yliopisto, Turun Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri/ Club, Mother Bar, Motivus/ Runeberginkatu, Vanha/ Beer Red Onion, Kauppakeskus as they can have their ultimate he had to get up at 5 in the morning pay the inheritance tax. Kansainvälinen Kohtauspaikka, Lippukassa, Helsingin Adlon, Motivus/ Center, Café, Vastaanottokeskus, Tikkuri/ Leipomon Myymälä, dream fulfilled: a place of their own, and work his butt off to get his car The North American Indians, so Vaasan Yliopisto Pääkirjasto, HELTECH Koivukylän Kirjasto KIRNU, even if it’s only a tiny little boxMotivus/ with outKamppi, of the Motivus/yard and make it toVerotoimisto, work highly Viikin acclaimed Kirjasto, for their wisdom, less than 20 square meters. in time. have always marveled at the white When you enter a Finnish home, During the second winter the man’s concept of buying and sell- make sure to take your shoes off and pipes froze and broke. My friend ing land and real estate. 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Café Primo, Café Rex, Kirjakaapeli, Klaus Kurki, Modesty Coffee Shop, Tiikeri, Hakunilan Kansainvälinen Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Jyväskylän Café Ursula, CAISA Kontulan Kirjasto, Kulttuuriareena Tourist Info/ Pohjoisesplanadi, Yhdistys, Heinon Pikatukku, Yliopiston Ylioppilaskunta, Kulttuurikeskus, Cantina West, Gloria, Kuvataideakatemia, Työvoimatoimisto/ Kluuvi, Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoasema/ Järvenpään kirjasto, Kainuun Capital Restaurant Services, Käpylän Kirjasto, Labyrinth, Työvoimatoimisto/ Carrols, Impulssi Talo/ Tikkurila, Monikulttuurinen Toimintakeskus, Chicos Mannerheimintie, Churchill Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu, Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Töölön Kauppakeskus Myyrmanni/ Kokkolan Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Arms, CIMO Kansainvälisen Lauttasaaren Kirjasto, Like Kirjasto, UFF/ Fredrikinkatu, UFF/ Hesburger, Kauppakeskus Kuopion Kirjasto, Kuopion Henkilövaihdon Keskus, City Kirjakauppa, Limon, London Pub, Iso Roobertinkatu, UFF/ Myyrmanni/ Red Onion, Kuvakukko, Lahden Multi-Culti, Anttila/ Musiikkiosasto, Coffee Look Salon/ Hämeentie, Luckan/ Runeberginkatu, Vanha/ Beer Café, Kauppakeskus Tikkuri/ Leipomon Mikkelin Monikultturikeskus House, Colours International, Lasipalatsi, Maahanmuuttoyksikkö, Vastaanottokeskus, Verotoimisto, Myymälä, Koivukylän Kirjasto Mimosa, Oulun Kansainvälinen Corona Baari, Dabin Oriental Malmin Kirjasto, Malmitalo, Viikin Kirjasto, Vuosaaren KIRNU, Maahanmuuttajien Toimintakeskus, Oulun Food/ Vilhovuorenkatu, Digelius, Maxim, M-Bar, Memphis Erottaja, Kirjasto, Wayne’s Coffee/ Aleksi, Yhteispalvelutoimisto, Mikkolan Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Turun DTM Don’t Tell Mama, Dubliner, Mocambo, Molly Malone’s, We got beef Kirjasto Lentävä Lautanen, Pointin Kansainvälinen Kohtauspaikka, Erottaja Baari, Espresso Edge, Finn Monikulttuuriyhdistys Familia Kirjasto, Ravintola Pantteri, Espoo: Vaasan Yliopisto Britt Society, Forex/ Club, Mother Bar, Motivus/ Adlon, Ravintola Pingviini, Ravintola Arcada/ Pohjois Tapiola, Chicos/ Mannerheimintie, Forum/ Sesto, Motivus/ Center, Motivus/ Kamppi, Toppari, Silkin Portti, Tikkurilan Tapiola, Espoon Keskuksen Grande Grill, Hakaniemen Motivus/ Stockmann, Motivus/ Työvoimatoimisto, Espoon Metroasema/ Jasmin Food, Harjun Sörnäinen, Mr Pickwick/ Kulttuurikeskus, Espoon Nuorisotalo, Heinon Pikatukku/ Kaivokatu, Namaskaar/ Bulevardi, Kulttuurikeskus/ Tapiolan Sörnäinen, Helmi, Helsingin Namaskaar/ Rautatieasema, Next Kirjasto, Espoon Keskuksen SixDegrees Aikuisopisto, Helsingin Century Fashion/ Hämeentie, YPP, Espoonlahden YPP, Kaupunginteatteri/ Lippukassa, Nosturi, Nuorisotiedotuskeskus Helinä Rautavaaran Museo, Helsingin Pääkirjasto, HELTECH Kompassi, Nykytaiteen Museo Kauppakeskus Iso Omena, Helsingin Tekniikanalan Kiasma, O’Malleys Irish Pub, Kalajärven YPP, Keski- Oppilaitos/ Vallilan Yksikkö, Oulunkylän Kirjasto, Q-Teatteri, Wants You!!! Espoon Kirjasto, Helsingin Yliopiston Kielikeskus, Public Corner, Raffaello, Ravintola Kivenlahden Kirjasto, Helsingin Yliopisto/ Big Mamas, Ravintola Kosmos, Leppävaaran Kirjasto, Opiskelijakirjasto, Helsingin Ravintola Lappi, Ravintola Leppävaaran Yliopisto/ Topelia Kirjasto, Ooppera, Ravintola Tori, Reilun Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Hercules, Herttoniemen Kirjasto, Kaupan Tähti, Sanomatalo/ Leppävaaran Kirjasto, Itäkeskuksen Kirjasto, Itäkeskus/ Modesty Coffee Shop, Saunabar, If you are energetic, dynamic and ENJOY marketing, Leppävaaran Työtori, Hesburger, Itäkeskus/ Café Primo, Savoy Teatteri, Sir Eino, STA you are welcome to join our staff. Leppävaaran YPP, Itäkeskus/ Robert’s Coffee, Travel, Stadin Kebab Kaivokatu, SixDegrees is hiring marketing staff to sell advertisement space. Maahanmuuttajatyön Itäkeskus/ Wayne’s Coffee, Jumo Stadin Kebab Yliopistokatu, Stadin We offer a small basic salary, with generous commission available. 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