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LEHTIKUVA / KEVIN LAMARQUE One custody dispute can cost the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of euros

STT bitration over the implementation of MATTHEW PARRY – HT court rulings, and evaluations of par- ticipants’ mental state, for example. CUSTODY disputes are expensive, Parents can trigger a custody dis- and it is often the taxpayer who ends pute on quite limited and even spu- up footing the bill. A single protract- rious grounds. Protracted custody ed custody dispute costs a minimum disputes often wreak havoc on a of tens of thousands of euros, ac- child’s well-being. “When a child is cording to a study commissioned by forced to divide her life between two the Central Union for Child Welfare. parents whom she loves but who are In some cases, costs can snowball in the throes of a bitter dispute, her to as much as hundreds of thousands normal development is stunted and of euros. The longer the process drags she loses her joy of living,” comments on, the larger the bill at the end of it. director Heikki Koiso-Kanttila of Guantánamo Bay is the most notorious of the locations where “enhanced interrogation techniques” have been used. Expenses are incurred in the form the Central Union for Child Welfare. of court sessions, social worker inves- tigations into family conditions, ar- See page 3 for a related article. Amnesty: US must begin Report: Rise in number criminal investigation of torture

HELSINKI TIMES says Claudio Cordone, senior director solitary confi nement in secret lo- of temporary jobs “a myth” at Amnesty International. cations, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed “His admissions also highlight was transferred to military custody HELSINKI TIMES The report states that there is a AMNESTY International has urged a once again the absence of account- in Guantánamo, where he and Abu clear and positive correlation be- criminal investigation into the role of ability for the crimes under interna- Zubayhdah remain held without tri- tween productivity and workplace former US President George W. Bush tional law of torture and enforced al, along with more than 150 others. “WORKING life has not deterio- well-being. Consequently, problems and other offi cials in the use of “en- disappearance committed by the Water-boarding was far from rated, temporary jobs are no more coping at work cannot be put down hanced interrogation techniques” US.” In his memoirs, Bush focused the only technique alleged to have common nor has working life to increased productivity. against detainees held in secret US on the cases of two detainees held been used against detainees held changed too much but rather too The report adds that Finns are sat- custody after the former president in the secret programme. in the secret programme that vio- little,” claims Tuomo Alasoini in a isfi ed with their work and young peo- admitted authorising their use. Abu Zubaydah was held at var- lated the international prohibition report for the Finnish Business and ple are still keen to enter working life. In his memoirs, published on 9 ious undisclosed locations from of torture and other cruel, inhuman Policy Forum EVA released on 16 Finnish working life is undergoing a November, and in an interview on April 2002 to September 2006. In or degrading treatment. Other tech- November. major transition as employees, work NBC News broadcast the day be- August 2002, he was subjected to niques included prolonged nudi- Entitled Mainettaan parempi työ culture and job descriptions change. fore, the former president con- “water-boarding” in which water is ty, exposure to cold temperatures, – Kymmenen väitettä työelämästä But the report also rejects the claim fi rmed his personal involvement in used to begin the process of drown- physical assaults, prolonged use of (“Work that is better than its rep- that working life has changed too authorising “water-boarding” and ing, more than 80 times. shackles and sleep deprivation. utation – Ten theses about work- much and that this has undermined other techniques against “high val- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was “Under international law, an- ing life”), the report dismisses the coping at work and job satisfaction. ue detainees.” arrested on 1 March 2003 in Paki- yone involved in torture must be notion that Finland has become the According to the report, dissatisfac- “Under international law, the for- stan and transferred to secret CIA brought to justice, and that does not promised land of fi xed-term con- tion is better explained by the fact mer president’s admission to having custody. That same month he was exclude former President George W. tracts. The length of time Finns that work has changed too little, giv- authorised acts that amount to torture “water-boarded” 183 times, accord- Bush,” said Claudio Cordone. “In the spend with a single employer has en that it has failed to keep pace with are enough to trigger the USA’s obliga- ing to a report by the CIA Inspec- absence of a US investigation, oth- grown since the 1980s, and is now the rising expectations of a better ed- tions to investigate his admissions and tor General. After three and a half er states must step in and carry out among Europe’s longest. ucated workforce. if substantiated, to prosecute him,” years being held incommunicado in such an investigation themselves.”

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this militant or this terrorist Q: If a legitimate political has been killed, keep a scep- group gets involved in killing tical attitude. random people, does it quali- fy them to be named as a ter- Q: In one chapter you inter- rorist organisation? view Mohsen Sazegara, a A: Both Hamas and Hezbol- former member of Iran’s Rev- lah have used terrorist tac- olutionary Guards. What’s tics, no question about it. your take on this military The Israeli government has organisation? used terrorist tactics against A: There is no question that Lebanese and Palestinians; I the Iranian government has think there is no doubt about Reese Erlich is a best-selling author and freelance journalist. engaged in terrorist tactics. that. For example, they assassi- But Hamas and Hezbol- nated some Kurdish leaders lah are very different than of the KDP in Germany; that al Qaeda. [The latter] has a is a classic terrorist attack borderless campaign that outside its borders. they want to carry out and I make a distinction be- they are not part of any na- tween that and a legitimate tional liberation movement group that is fi ghting for in- and they put terrorism at the dependence or liberation of core of their beliefs and tac- some form of occupation. If tics. That’s not the case for they are supporting groups Hezbollah and Hamas. And “There is no war on terrorism” inside Iraq or in Afghani- the US knows it, actually. stan that doesn’t automati- cally qualify for calling them Q: What is your assessment “The US intentionally confuses al Qaeda with other groups around the world fighting for terrorist, depending on what of the Taliban in Afghani- they are doing. stan, where you interviewed their independence or liberation, but it’s [just] a convenient way to whip up support and get the former Taliban leader, people very afraid,” says author and journalist Reese Erlich. Q: How about Hamas and Malamo Nazamy? Hezbollah? A: Nezamy saw the Taliban A: I spent some time with as a legitimate liberation OMID MEMARIAN such as Bashar Al-Assad and those who are being accused anese agent to kill him. And both of those groups. Politi- group that was bringing sta- IPS Khaled Meshal, for example,” of being a terrorist or sup- this is all revealed in Bob cally, I strongly disagree with bility, Islamic law and justice says Erlich. “They are very porting them? Woodward’s book called Veil. them and make it clear that to Afghanistan. He certainly BASED on original research widely accused of being ei- A: The theme of the book is We confi rmed it with Fad- they’ve done some horrifi c wouldn’t consider himself a and fi rsthand interviews, ther terrorists or state spon- to get people to look at who lallah in the interview. It’s a things. If I were Lebanese or terrorist. He was the head of Reese Erlich’s new book Con- sors of terrorism in the United is accused of being a terror- very well-documented case Palestinian I would not vote Afghan radio and TV and he versations with Terrorists States.” ist or might be considered that was reported at the time. for them in the elections, I refused the demand of oth- draws fresh portraits of six Critiquing these re- being a terrorist, and what In 1985, an agent working for would vote for other people er Taliban leaders to destroy controversial leaders: Syrian sponses and synthesising a do they really stand for and the CIA blew up an apartment that want to see progressive the country’s TV archives President Bashar Al-Assad, wide range of material, Er- what’s really going on in their building where Ayatollah Fad- political development in both and he is very well known for Hamas top leader Khaled lich, the co-author of Target countries. lallah lived. It killed 80 ci- countries. that. Meshal, Israeli politician Iraq (2003) and Iran Agenda vilians but he was out of the But they are also legiti- Today, he has many of the Geula Cohen, Iranian Rev- (2007), shows that “yester- Q: In one of the chapters, you building at the time. mate political forces; they same views about Islam, the olutionary Guard founder day’s terrorist is today’s na- say that Ayatollah Moham- Ironically, later it was win signifi cant numbers of ruling government and at- Mohsen Sazargara, Hezbol- tional leader, and that today’s mad Fadlallah is a “CIA vic- shown Fadlallah had actually seats. Hezbollah is a part of titudes towards women and lah spiritual advisor Grand freedom fi ghter may become tim”. What do you mean by nothing to do with the bomb- the ruling coalition in Leb- so on. But he is willing to al- Ayatollah Mohammed Fadla- tomorrow’s terrorist.” that? ing. That was confi rmed to anon today. Hamas actu- low the US and the US troops llah, and former Afghan Ra- Omid Memarian inter- A: Well, the US was abso- me by Bob Baer [a former CIA ally won the Palestinian for some time until nego- dio and Television Ministry views author Reese Erlich. lutely convinced that Fadla- operative in the Middle East], elections, free and fair. So to tiations can take place and head Malamo Nazamy. Excerpts follow. llah was the mastermind of who was in Beirut at the time simply vilify them as terror- that seems to be enough to “Some of them I had al- the Marine Corps [barracks] and was investigating who ists doesn’t do any good. They make him currently an ally ready interviewed prior to Q: What can your readers bombing in Beirut [in 1983]. was responsible. Whenever have to be a part of the politi- of [President Hamid] Karzai coming up with the book idea, learn from interviews with They hired a Saudi and Leb- you hear in the US press that cal negotiating process. and the US.

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LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON Help for divorced parents

Continued parental co-operation is essential for a child’s well-being, say experts in family psychology as a new advisory centre for divorced parents and their children opens in Finland.

LOUISA GAIRN much caused by the divorce home, maintaining a close or hold different parenting HELSINKI TIMES itself, but more from the way relationship with the father views. it is handled. It is important was a signifi cant problem. “In the end the situation DIVORCE is one of the most that both parents stay in the But while close contact with rarely ends for the good of diffi cult and painful expe- child’s life and see the child both parents is vitally im- the child. The worsened rela- riences that a family can on a weekly basis.” portant, Keltikangas-Järvi- tionship and inability to com- go through. The emotion- nen suggests that separated municate, which can even al fall-out from a bitter split Impact couples might consider alter- involve one parent slander- is not limited to the couple on young children native arrangements to en- ing the other, can have a neg- involved, but may have far- “In the case of a very small sure an ongoing emotional ative impact on the child’s reaching effects on their child, the child’s memory is bond while also supporting self-image and social skills.” children, say child-psycholo- short, so the traditional bi- a sense of security for their The parents’ failure to im- gy experts. weekly meetings – between child. Parents can have dif- prove their relationship can Finland has one of the the child and the parent liv- ferent but complementary also affect the teenager’s fu- highest divorce rates in Eu- ing apart from the child – care-giving roles, with the ture relationships. rope, with one in two mar- are, in my opinion, almost child having only one per- riages ending in divorce, inhumane,” Ruisniemi con- manent residence, she con- Supporting according to recent EU fi g- tinues. “Research shows that tends. “If the two homes are joint parenting ures. Each year, an estimated the child’s development and near one another, the contact despite divorce 30,000 children experience self-image is normal when can remain close without ac- So what can divorced par- their parents’ divorce in Fin- both parents remain in that tually moving back and forth ents do to ensure the best land, with the majority of child’s life while upholding every week.” outcome for their children? these living in the Helsin- a loving and respectful re- A functional relationship be- ki metropolitan area. While lationship where both sup- Longer-term tween parents makes it eas- obtaining a divorce is a rela- port each other, regardless of consequences ier for the child to cope with tively simple legal process in divorce.” According to Keltikangas- divorce, says Neuvokeskus Finland, this does not ensure The increasingly common Järvinen, the negative im- director, Heikki Koiso-Kant- that the separation will be an practice of home exchange pact of post-divorce living tila. “If the parents are capa- easy one. in joint-custody arrange- arrangements on a young ble of sharing responsibilities Each year, an estimated 30,000 children experience their par- According to the Nation- ments, where a child spends child may not be immediately and making joint parenting ents’ divorce in Finland, with the majority of these children living al Research Institute of Le- alternate weeks in the moth- obvious. An outward appear- decisions, the child’s sense of in the Helsinki metropolitan area. gal Policy, child-custody er’s and father’s homes, is al- ance of good humour may security is boosted and his or disputes have tripled over so fraught with diffi culties, mask feelings of insecurity her sense of confl icting loyal- lies, or those considering di- discussion groups, which will the past 15 years. And, al- according to well-known and stress, which can lead ties is diminished.” vorce. Based in Helsinki, but in the future include English- though Finnish law obliges Finnish psychologist Lii- to mental-health problems “The most important with auxiliary services in lo- language support. both parents to co-operate sa Keltikangas-Järvinen. later in adult life, including thing is to be able to sepa- cations across Finland, the “In the middle of a divorce regarding their child’s life af- In a Yle television interview depression and diffi culties rate the relationship between aim of the project is to dimin- crisis, it does not always oc- ter the break-up, only one in earlier this year the Helsin- in establishing permanent the divorced couple from the ish the losses experienced by cur to parents that their joint ten families going through ki University professor de- relationships. common parenthood,” adds the child by his or her par- parenting continues through a divorce make use of stat- scribed home exchange as “Adults can only say from Ruisniemi. “The parent who is ents’ divorce, and to support life,” says Koiso-Kanttila. “If utory family-mediation potentially dangerous for an adult point of view that left and hurt may consider this parenthood, mutual concil- they are able to create a new services. the healthy development of the arrangement is going to be unacceptable at fi rst. The iation and co-operation be- kind of mutual relationship “This is a complex chal- young children. well. If the child openly pro- pain caused from the divorce tween the parents. Adults through parenting, they can lenge for parents who are “The smaller the child is, tests, then it is obviously a may cause a desire for revenge are offered information ses- share many of the important getting a divorce and possi- the greater the danger that cause for concern. But a lack and the child is often used for sions and advice on post-di- moments of life in the future. bly having diffi culties with he will grow up devoid of any of protest does not necessar- that. If these kind of feelings vorce parenting. Further At the same time, they can communication and mutu- kind of fi xed point to his life,” ily mean that home exchange appear, one should seek for help is provided by peer-sup- show the next generation al trust,” says Tiina Ruis- she says. “The basic prerequi- is optimal for the develop- help in an early stage.” port groups, which are run that important human rela- niemi, project worker at site for good development is ment of the child. No one is A different way of sup- by trained professionals, and tions can be retained regard- Neuvokeskus, a new advice that it is coupled with famil- able to predict the price the porting divorced parents is access to expert lectures and less of divorce.” centre for divorced parents iar people who stay around child may end up paying for essential, Koiso-Kanttila ex- and their children. “Co-op- all of the time.” When the this.” plains. “Authorities focus on eration is very important for home is changed on a week- How parents handle di- formal custody, maintenance Free advice and support services the child’s well-being. Both ly basis, she argues, children vorce is not only crucial for and meeting solutions and for families affected by divorce in Finland mothers and fathers should under the age of three can- very young children; it can agreements, which leaves understand their importance not form a sense of routine or also have serious conse- the psychosocial needs of Neuvokeskus Project, Central Union for Child Welfare for the child and therefore permanence, which are fac- quences for older children families insuffi ciently ac- Lastensuojelun Keskusliitto, not give up on their parent- tors essential to the healthy and teenagers. “With teen- counted for. This is indisput- Palkkatilankatu 3K, 00240 Helsinki hood and presence in their development of emotion- agers, if anything, main- ably linked with custody and Tel. 040 759 3406 (weekdays 12:00-14:00) child’s life.” al response, intelligence and taining trust and respect meeting quarrels between www.lskl.fi Divorce can have a sig- language. between the parents is even parents.” nifi cant impact on children. Many divorced par- more important,” Ruisniemi By way of solution, Neu- Duo Project, Multicultural Association Familia Club However, early assistance ents see home exchange as says. Divorced parents run vokeskus squarely focuses English language advice and training on intercultural can help to produce a more a pragmatic way of ensur- the risk of teenage children on supporting the well-be- relationships, family life and parenthood. positive outcome. Ruisnie- ing equality in joint-custody misusing the situation to en- ing of divorced parents and Vilhonkatu 4 B 15, 00100 Helsinki mi explains: “I would say that arrangements. In the past, gage in rebellious behaviour, children, providing a varie- Tel. 044 543 8972 (Wed 09:30-11:30) the negative effects divorce when children most often re- especially if the parents have ty of advisory services to all www.familiaclub.fi has on children are not so mained living in the mother’s problems with mutual trust members of divorced fami- Erosta Elossa, Miessakit Association Divorce crisis support and guidance for men, including peer discussion groups and parenting advice. Tel. 09 6126 6216 / 044 751 1333 (Mon 11:00-16:30, Tue-Fri 8:30-16:30) www.miessakit.fi MIHAEL KARKKONENMIHAEL SOS Centre, Finnish Association for Mental Health English-language support groups, advice and counselling on divorce and separation. Maistraatinportti 4 A, 4th floor, 00240 Helsinki Tel. 09 4135 0534 / 09 4135 0510 www.mielenterveysseura.fi

EROINFO: English-language advice line Single Parent Families Association of Finland Advice on how child maintenance is calculated, housing and custody. Tel. 040 196 5080 (Sat 14:00-16:00) www.yvpl.fi How parents handle divorce is not only crucial for very young children but also for older children and teenagers. 4 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

How can readers get their opinions published? How to bend the ear of Mari Kiviniemi The shorter the better. This is a really good forum for ion is stupid you don’t want to yourself and realise, “yeah, raising important issues – publish it, but then you’d only I was thinking that too!” [Prime Minister] Mari Ki- publish what you agree with There are the recurring top- viniemi reads the Opinions and it wouldn’t be an “Opin- ics, but a lot of new things section! Journalists read ions” section! If a text makes too that you’d never see com- it looking for leads. It’s the my heart beat, in anger or ing. These can often become readers’ page, and it has a lot frustration, or in excitement, huge national issues, thanks of power – and it should be then it’s often a good sign. It to one person’s letter. that way. will hopefully provoke a re- sponse in the readers too. Can you give an example? …and you wished to say However, it’s not every day A while ago a worker at a large something to Helsinki Times that a letter makes my heart supermarket chain wrote in readers? beat, so the basic criteria are telling of the re-labelling of Yes. I would really like Hel- that the text is well argued, old meat and fi sh products so sinki Times readers to write concise (some people write that they could be put back to the Opinions [section]. 20 pages!), it adds something onto the shelf past their use While offi cially we don’t new to the debate and it’s of by date. It became really big translate letters for the broad public interest. news for weeks and sparked Opinions section, if I got an a huge policy debate. interesting letter in English, What are the rules regard- occasionally I chose to trans- ing what you can’t publish? You recently moved to the late it myself if I had time. For legal reasons we won’t News section – what do We do encourage people to publish racist and other very you think of the change of write – especially because, offensive text. We have to scene? at the moment, we are so in- think clearly about the legal I suppose I feel that I’ve seen terested in getting more per- Former editor in the Opinions section of Helsingin Sanomat, Johanna Tikkanen. side of things, but we have to the opinions cycle round a spectives on immigration try not to be too careful too few times by now, so while issues – but the best chance – there’s a fi ne line between new things do come up, it’s will be if you get a friend to Helsinki Times finds out about the decisions behind the readers’ racism and reader concern. nice to do something dif- translate the text. It’s em- The True Finns have brought ferent. HS and (the national barrassing that we talk about page of Finland’s largest daily newspaper. some things to the surface broadcaster) Yle don’t have immigration all of the time, that have been an undercur- the power they used to have but many of us who talk or rent that much of the public now that they must compete write about it have no idea of SARAH HUDSON You worked in the Opinions way than earlier. It’s being – especially those of us with with the internet news. The the everyday life of a foreign- HELSINKI TIMES section of HS in various ca- discussed more, and more international friends – nev- public is used to the light- er living in Finland. The de- pacities since 2004. What analytically these days. Al- er really even thought about. ning-fast reactions that they bate has a lot more power if A NEWS reporter with the na- are the trends you’ve seen so, immigrants are taking We can get offensive letters get from social media, so opinions are not just coming tional broadsheet Helsingin over this time in regards to part in the discussion, which from all sides of any debate we have to be very dynamic from people outside of the re- Sanomat (HS), Johanna Tik- what people send in? is good. and often the writer knows these days. al experiences. kanen was until recently an Topics come and go, and that we cannot publish their editor in the Opinions sec- many are cyclical, like ed- How do you choose what to opinion. tion, selecting and editing ucation, childcare issues, publish? Helsinki Times also encourages its readers to write in and air readers’ texts for publication. healthcare and compulsory The public has very strong Is there any way to pre- their views. Whether you agree or disagree with a particular is- She spoke to Helsinki Times Swedish. They’re discussed opinions on what Helsingin dict the trends in public sue raised in our paper, or you feel that we have missed an is- about shifts in the Finnish until they’re solved, or just Sanomat should publish. We discussion? sue of importance, email your letters to [email protected] or public’s concerns, the current for a while, and then they get 500-600 letters every No. I never know what will write to Helsinki Times / Readers’ Letters, Vilhonvuorenkatu 11 B, hot topics in public debate come up again sometime lat- week, about a fi fth of which come up next. Someone will 00500 Helsinki. We look forward to hearing your views and the challenges facing the er. However, immigration has are published. It’s kind of hu- see something on the street print media. become a topic in a different man that if you think an opin- and write in, then you see it

lected, and for what purpose matter and that problems re- it is doing so, is an entirely lated to it are resolved on the different question. Informa- Greens ground from one day to the Professor doesn’t object to tion about individuals in the next. form of photographs and vid- relish Sinnemäki added that for embassy’s CCTV monitoring eo footage is considered to be the Greens, multiculturalism personal data, and the issue, is not an idealistic vision but therefore, comes under the chance to rather a recognition of reali- Filming in public places is allowed, but a database containing per- law on personal data. ties. She also insisted that no The use of CCTV cameras exceptions or special free- sonal data is a more complicated matter. has been discussed for some “expose” doms should be granted on time now, says Mäenpää. As cultural grounds. But she did stipulated in the aforemen- True Finns say that minorities have the EEVA NIKKILÄ-KIIPULA – STT “I don’t fi nd it problematic cording to Mäenpää, it wasn’t tioned law, the actor collect- same right as the majority to AINO BAIN – HT that the Embassy uses CCTV just a storm in a teacup there. ing the data must have just preserve their own language monitoring to fi nd out who “They actively collected cause for using CCTV cam- RISTO JUSSILA – STT and culture. PROFESSOR of Administra- is moving about in its sur- data about different people eras for this purpose. In ad- MATTHEW PARRY – HT Sinnemäki considers it tive Law Olli Mäenpää does roundings. Bigger businesses there. In other words, intel- dition, the data has to be self-evident that everyone in not consider the monitoring do the same,” says Mäenpää. ligence was being collected disposed of as soon as the MINISTER of Labour and Finland must observe Finn- programme of the US Em- The situation was differ- about the citizens of those original reason for its use is chairwoman of the Greens ish law or face punishment. bassy in Helsinki to be par- ent in Norway and Denmark, countries.” no longer relevant. Anni Sinnemäki predicts When the Social Democrats’ ticularly problematic based where investigations into ac- In Finland, information Anyone involved in mon- that immigration will be the leader Jutta Urpilainen ap- on what is currently known cusations of spying by US about such activities hasn’t itoring with a CCTV cam- dominant issue in campaign- proached the same subject about the issue. Embassies have begun. Ac- come to light yet. era which records becomes a ing for next spring’s general by commenting “when in “The Finnish Security In- maintainer of a database as election. And that suits the Rome, do as the Romans do,” telligence Service has stated the law on personal data spec- Greens just fi ne. she was met with a volley of that no such activities have ifi es, even if they only keep Immigration has been criticism. taken place here. Therefore, the recordings for an hour. publicly debated for some Sinnemäki issued the re- based on what we know at The Finnish Data Protec- time now, and as the True minder that the Greens’ im- present, nothing suggests tion Supervisor Reijo Aarnio Finns continue to rise in migration policy is based on

MIKAEL KARKKONEN MIKAEL this is a problematic issue.” has asked the Finnish Securi- the polls the debate is on- the same principles as the ty Intelligence Service to fi nd ly expected to intensify. The party’s other policies: equali- Photos are out whether the protection of Greens’ aim is to expose the ty of all individuals irrespec- personal data, too personal data has been tak- True Finns’ views on immi- tive of their differences has According to Finnish law, an- en into account in their as- gration and other issues as always been a key value for yone can fi lm ordinary peo- sessment of the legality of unreliable. the Greens. ple in public places. “The area the monitoring practised by Sinnemäki presented her The every-day nature of around the US Embassy in Hel- the United States. In addi- party’s immigration policies immigration is most clearly sinki, a street or a park, for ex- tion, Aarnio is interested in at a press conference earli- visible in the integration of ample, is a public place in the who actually deals with the er this month. The nine-page immigrants. Sinnemäki un- traditional meaning of the personal data collected. The document contained no ma- derlined the importance of word,” Mäenpää points out. Finnish Security Intelligence jor departures from previous employment in particular. Whether the Embassy is Service has until the end of positions. Sinnemäki want- She feels that immigrants re- The US Embassy in Helsinki has used CCTV monitoring to film maintaining a database of December to respond to the ed to emphasise that immi- quire only a limited amount people in its surroundings. the personal data it’s col- request. gration is a rather every-day of special policy. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 55 New Finnish Imam to COLUMNCOLUMNIN BRIEF Police board to club. He has confessed to embezzlement and continue moderate approach probe Security forgery. Police bullying The Helsinki district claims court is to read a sentence in The new Imam of Finland’s leading Islamic a couple of weeks’ time. STT Mikko Paatero, the nation- society aims to strengthen dialogue be- al police commissioner, tween Finnish Muslims. said on Tuesday 16 Novem- Finnish Red Cross ber that the police board blood service would probe allegations of board resigns PAULA ROPPONEN – STT can be sure that their chil- improper treatment and MATTHEW PARRY – HT dren and their identity are workplace bullying. The board of the Finnish secure. Last week, commercial Red Cross blood service re-

ON 9 NOVEMBER Anas Haj- LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN broadcaster Nelonen re- signed on Tuesday 16 No- jar was chosen as the new Society in a ported that Paavo Selin, vember over an ongoing Imam of the Islamic Society unique position a Supo department chief, embezzlement inquiry. of Finland. The Society’s previous Imam, had reported inappropri- A new board was named “The Society’s moderate Khodr Khaled Chehab, died ate treatment to an occu- as soon as the old one hand- line will hold,” Hajjar assured on 7 November. He was an pational safety inspector ed in its resignation. the Finnish News Agency infl uential and high-profi le and to the Police Federa- The Red Cross sacked (STT). fi gure in Muslim immigrant tion, a union. Jukka Rautonen as head of Born in Damascus, Syr- circles. Imam of the Islamic Society of Finland, Anas Hajjar. According to Nelonen, the blood service last week. ia, Hajjar is familiar to Finns “His passing has come as Selin’s security clearance An internal Red Cross from the Finnish Broadcast- a great loss to us. It has also ing the late nineteenth and so marries couples, medi- had been cancelled, email review had found that con- ing Company programme shown us the fragility of life early twentieth centuries, ates disputes and offers account closed and offi ce sultancy contracts signed Muslimielämää, or “Mus- and the importance of educa- established the fi rst Islamic education to young people moved while he was on sick by Rautonen had not been lim Life”. He has previously tion,” Hajjar refl ects. society in the 1920s. and adults in the Finnish, Ar- leave. subject to open tenders, served as the Finnish Islamic Hajjar supports the or- In addition to providing abic, Somali and Uyghur lan- The police board said with shortfalls in the con- Society’s chairman. ganisation of Imam educa- prayer services, the Socie- guages. It also operates an the inquiry would be tracts themselves and in Hajjar plans to continue tion at a university level. ty also organises religious Islamic kindergarten as well launched once Selin had re- invoicing. to co-operate closely with He says that there are not teaching for children, for as regional societies across turned to work. The consultancy services other societies in the future, enough people in Finland at example. The Society al- Finland. The police board and were purchased from Booz & and thereby improve the po- the moment capable of in- the Security Police held a Company, a fi rm Rautonen sition of Muslims in Finland. terpreting all problems or meeting over the bullying worked for prior to taking “We need to strengthen issuing fatwas, or religious Anas Hajjar allegations on Monday. STT the Red Cross job. STT the dialogue between Mus- opinions. Finnish Muslims • Anas Hajjar is a Sunni Muslim who was born in Syria in 1969. lims. We also need to scruti- are often forced to appeal to He completed his secondary schooling in Damascus in 1987. nise every service affecting the European Council for Fat- • Hajjar was the first chairman of the board of the Finnish Is- Parliament’s Parish elections Muslims to ensure that it wa and Research. lamic Council (SINE). He has served on the Advisory Board former sports club turnout set to rise works well, thereby making The Islamic Society of Fin- for Ethnic Relations (ETNO). the lives of Muslims easier,” land was established in 1987 • Hajjar arrived in Finland in 1988 and began studies in medi- treasurer faces by three points he says. and is Finland’s second old- cine in 1990. prison term The parish elections turn- For example, Hajjar be- est Islamic society, which • He completed his bachelor’s degree in medicine in 1992. Jarmo Hirvonen, a state out on Monday 15 Novem- lieves that the status of reli- affords it a unique status. Since then other tasks have limited progress in his studies, prosecutor, on Tuesday 16 ber appeared to rise by gious instruction should be Finnish Tatars, who arrived but now his medical education is almost complete. November called for an un- about three percentage reinforced, so that people in Finland from Russia dur- conditional prison term points from the previous of at least 30 months for a elections, with votes in 400 former civil servant who out of a total of 450 parish- acted as the treasurer of es counted. the parliament’s sports The turnout in the 400 Kiviniemi pledges further club. parishes was 17.1 per cent, The defence aims for a with 14.5 per cent of 16-to- suspended sentence of up 17-year-old church mem- KUMMO MÄNTYLÄKUMMO concessions in wastewater row to 24 months. bers casting a ballot. STT had assumed that its fi rst responded to criticism of The man is suspected This year’s elections round of proposed chang- the wastewater treatment of embezzling more than were the fi rst in which un- es in the decree had been rules. 135,000 euros from the der-18s could vote. STT PRIME Minister Mari Kivi- enough. Kiviniemi added that fur- niemi (Centre) has an- “But it has now come to ther changes would be car- Mari Kiviniemi has promised a nounced that the Centre Par- light that there is a need for ried out by taking the views second set of changes in rural ty and the government were further changes,” the Prime of the parliamentary consti- wastewater treatment rules. prepared to amend a con- Minister wrote. tutional and environmental troversial rural wastewater The overall tone of the committees into account. The wastewater decree Did you know this about Finland? treatment regulation further blog is humble and concilia- Prior to Kiviniemi’s an- requires owners of proper- in order to “settle the matter tory, making for a striking nouncement the government ties that are not connected Finland celebrates Universal Children’s Day on 20 in a reasonable way”. contrast to the way Paula had promised to lengthen the to sewage networks to buy November. Despite the name, there is actually an- Kiviniemi wrote in a blog Lehtomäki (Centre), the transition period and to ex- and fi t small-scale treatment other day in the year that is dedicated to children. entry that the government Environment Minister, has empt elderly people. facilities. It is International Children’s Day, and it is celebrat- ed each year on 1 June. The latter is also the older of the two, as it was first proclaimed in 1925, where- as Universal Children’s Day was first proclaimed by COMMENTARY things taken together have negatively affected the pub- the UN General Assembly in 1954. 20 November lic’s level of trust in the po- is also the anniversary of the day when the UN litical establishment. General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Bedtime for Finnish democracy In the grand state-spend- Rights of the Child in 1959. ing scheme of things, the or- ALLAN BAIN previously, that time for the year’s disclosure in the UK dering of these blankets may rooms of the parliament’s an- of the wholesale abuse of the not have been so outrageous. nex. Then, 230 blankets had country’s expense system for However, it did serve as to LAST WEEK, one news story been bought. MPs, Finland’s blanket-gate remind us how easily tax- got both the media and gen- MPs like Heikki A. Olli- looks pretty tame. payers’ money can be squan- eral public talking. As re- la (Nat. Coalition), no doubt Even so, it comes on dered on ‘must-have’ luxuries ported initially by the tabloid mindful of next year’s par- the back of ongoing in- for the political elite while Iltalehti, Finland’s nation- liamentary elections, quickly vestigations into Finnish others have a hard enough al parliament has decided tried to distance themselves political parties’ funding ir- time making ends meet. to equip the offi ces of MPs from the whole issue by em- regularities as well as news Ultimately, though, it’s and assistants with some phasising that they knew that former prime minis- diffi cult to say who’s guiltier very stylish, pricey torkku- nothing of the parliament’s ter Matti Vanhanen was ac- of waste – the parliament by peitot (‘snoozing blankets’). plans. Be that as it may, the tively searching for a job using public money unwisely, The 210-blanket order cost fact that MPs were being lav- in the private sector while or the media by fi lling up nu- 23,835 euros excluding VAT. ishly indulged at the taxpay- still leading the country merous ‘column centimetres’ The plot thickened lat- er’s expense implicated them – a short period of unem- covering the story, thereby &QGU[QWTNCF[HWNHKNN[QWTUGETGV er in the week when Iltalehti in the scandal. ployment of one day or so drawing the public’s atten- discovered that a similar or- Yet, compared to the fu- obviously didn’t befi t a man tion away from more funda- FTGCOU!6JGNCF[CV5KZVYKNN der had been placed six years rore that surrounded last of his standing. All these mental political issues? %QPVCEVWUCVQTUKZVHK Mercedes_C_Klas_T-Modell_Q_quer.indd 1 05.07.10 12:19 6 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 FROM THE FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES TRANSLATIONS BY AINO BAIN LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI HELSINGIN SANOMAT 14 November. KATARIINA PAJARI Espoo struggles to attract doctors

With a severe lack of doctors, the standard of care provided at Espoo’s health centres has greatly deteriorated, the national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports.

“THE CITY of Espoo is cur- ‘But when a non-acute tomed to the way things are rently suffering from a de- case goes on for long enough done here, says the head of pleting number of doctors. it becomes an acute case and Health Services. Staff at health centres don’t the patient will have to go to The chairwoman of the have the time to answer Accident and Emergency.’ Social and Health Board, Jo- the constantly ringing tel- It is diffi cult for health hanna Värmälä thinks the ephone, and when someone centres to attract doctors be- leading civil servants in Es- does pick up the phone, the cause the work is tiring and poo are most to blame for the times of appointments avail- the private sector pays bet- lack of doctors in Espoo. able are few and far between. ter. Another problematic is- ‘They should learn from The situation will get sue at health centres is the the civil servants in Sipoo, for worse before Christmas, be- high turnover of doctors. It example, as there is no lack of Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi during a visit to Helsinki’s Hakaniemi Market Hall. lieves Tuija Kumpulainen, takes a while to get accus- doctors there,’ she says.” the leading senior physician ILTALEHTI 14 November. TIMO HAKKARAINEN of Espoo’s health centres. ‘At the Samaria health centre, there is a real short- age of doctors. It seems like- Kiviniemi Undertakers Inc. ly that the Matinkylä, Tapiola and Puolarmetsä health cen- The tabloid Iltalehti takes Mari Kiviniemi’s government to task for tres will be missing a fi fth of doctors in December.’ being nothing more than a procrastinating caretaker government In Espoo, about 120 doc- that avoids making difficult decisions. tors work as general practi- LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER tioners at health centres. Samaria is the health cen- “THE government’s line is The Kiviniemi government ‘mini-governmental negoti- tre worst affected by a lack clear: big and awkward issues is like a fi re brigade standing by ations’ took place. The pro- of doctors. The phone doesn’t are being lain to rest, await- as a sauna starts to burn. After gramme of the Kiviniemi stop ringing, and people are ing the next government. a year and a half of inaction, the government is a generic dec- told that there are no ap- ‘The Centre Party and the next government will some- laration that avoids com- pointments available. government won’t sit around time in the summer of 2011 mitting this government to The situation has been waiting for the next elec- have to put out the fi re and save tackling any central political worsened by the fact that tion but, rather, will con- the people in a fi t of panic. or economic issues. since the beginning of Novem- tinue at full steam until the Next month will mark a The government, for the ber all injuries involving bro- end,’ asserted Prime Minis- year since Prime Minister most part, administers, ken bones have been treated ter Mari Kiviniemi (Centre) Matti Vanhanen handed in shelves issues or brushes at Samaria and Tapiola. in August. his notice. At that point, his them under the carpet. Un- ‘Patients who don’t need Looking at the day-to- government became a mere pleasant decisions are avoid- acute treatment are most day work of the Kiviniemi caretaker government. All ed, as they might endanger affected by the lack of doc- government, it is diffi cult political vigour was lost. the success of the govern- tors,’ says the head of Es- to see any fulfi lment of that After the offi cial change mental parties come election poo Health Services, Tuula Espoo is currently suffering from a serious lack of doctors, and promise. of prime minister in June, time.” Heinänen the situation will most likely worsen towards the end of the year.

TURUN SANOMAT 13 November KAUPPALEHTI 12 November Wanted: Finnish World of banking faces a new dawn speakers for the Åland Islands In an interview with MTV3, Erkki Liikanen, the Governor of the Bank of Finland, talks openly about how the world of banking has been Small Åland municipalities do their best to tempt continental Finns irrevocably changed, reports the financial daily Kauppalehti. to up sticks and leave the mainland, where many still believe they are barred from living on the Islands, Turku’s Turun Sanomat reports. “ERKKI LIIKANEN, Governor more of their own capital in of the Bank of Finland, fears the future. It’s important that that big banks are trying to they can hold up in bad eco- “THE ÅLAND municipalities of The municipalities have so-called right of domicile,’ get the state to cover their nomic weather and don’t re- Kumlinge and Brändö have already been selling them- says the trade secretary of losses. quire the state to pick up their once again come to Turku to selves to continental Finns Kumlinge, Satu Numminen. Liikanen spoke about the tab,’ Liikanen told MTV3. GUSTAFSSON SARI tout for new residents, as both for seven years. At the same time, continen- loosened morals of banks in Although the fi nancial municipalities have declining ‘Many people still believe tal Finns aren’t allowed to ac- an interview on MTV3’s news crisis didn’t affect Finland populations. Representatives that they are not allowed to quire summer cottages on the programme. However, he be- as badly as it could have, Lii- of the two municipalities have move to the Åland Islands Åland Islands. In July, Turun Sa- lieved that plans to increase kanen believes that tighten- been at Turku’s Hansatori mar- unless they speak Swedish or nomat reported that people the monitoring of banks would ing the control of banks here ket since Friday 12 November marry an Ålander. However, were evading the law on land progress at the G20 meeting is also important. trying to appeal to tourists and it is nowadays possible to buy ownership by buying cottages in [on 11 and 12 November]. When banks throughout those interested in moving to a plot of land on Åland for the the name of businesses. Åland ‘Nothing will be the same the world are put in order, Åland. The stall will remain at purpose of building a perma- announced soon after that the as before in the sense that the benefi ts will be seen in The Governor of the Bank of the market until Sunday. nent residence without the loophole would be closed.” banks will be required to use Finland, too.” Finland, Erkki Liikanen. HELSINKI TIMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 77

LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / DARREN STAPLES China has new wind in its sails The recent poppy argument between Chinese and UK politicians may not have escalated to the point of derailing British PM David Cameron’s first official visit to Beijing, but it was symbolic of the way the two powers are still talking across each other even 150 years after the Opium Wars.

innovation industries sec- Beijing’s policy of requiring ucts. But in many of these tors featured prominently. local authorities to buy only areas China has ambitious Chinese business newspa- Chinese goods and services. plans of its own that could pers claimed the output of The Chinese were appreci- easily blow a hole in Britain’s the companies making up the ative of the size of the UK del- industries. BEIJING prime minister’s trade en- egation, which they saw as tourage accounted for 60 per recognition of China’s surg- China denies cent of Britain’s GDP. ing economic might. The edu- charges of subsidising Cameron lauded China’s cation agreement, which set Hua Rui and Jin Feng wind astounding success of trans- a target for a tenfold rise of power companies are among ANTOANETA BECKER formation over the last 30 qualifi ed Mandarin teachers the Chinese producers that IPS years but warned Beijing in England, reaching 1,000 by are eyeing the expansion of mandarins to open their mar- 2015, was interpreted as the wind power offshore where BRITISH Prime Minister Da- kets or risk their burgeoning right step forward on the UK most of the large projects are vid Cameron was leading the economic might becoming a side in deepening its under- being built and where Britain largest ever UK trade delega- liability to world prosperity. standing of China. currently holds the crown. tion to China on 9 November Pointing out that the coun- “In the past they (the Brit- “The government helped in hope of doubling bilateral try has regained its place as ish) looked down on us,” Ma nurture the domestic manu- trade in the next fi ve years. the most important econom- Zhengang, former Chinese facturers by shielding them But when he and the accom- ic power, Cameron said it was ambassador to the UK told from competition and de- panying four cabinet minis- now time for China to show the 21st Century Economic livering ready markets for ters turned up adorned with leadership in trade. Herald. “Later on when Chi- them while all the while we red poppy fl owers meant to na began rising and the ‘Chi- have been sitting outside the commemorate Britain’s war UK and China seek na threat’ theory spread, they fence. It is an unfair play- dead, the Chinese saw an un- mutual understanding feared us. Now they are en- ing fi eld for foreign fi rms,” comfortable reminder of the While Cameron was issu- tering a new phase when they said one frustrated Europe- Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and China’s Pre- Opium wars in the 19th cen- ing these warnings in Be- are truly trying to understand an entrepreneur working in mier Wen Jiabao listen to their countries’ national anthems dur- tury, which they fought and ijing, the European Union China.” the green energy business in ing an official welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the Peo- lost against the British. was considering blocking ac- In formal pronounce- China. ple in Beijing on 9 November. Cameron was in China heading a Then as now the British cess for Chinese companies ments Chinese offi cials If the development of major trade mission. wanted access to the lucra- bidding for publicly-funded talked at length about the other renewable energy in- tive Chinese market. Instead contracts unless businesses complimentary character of dustries is a guide, then the the same products for much equipment thanks to Chinese of guns, this time around from Europe get the same ac- the UK and Chinese econo- plight of the German solar less. government tax breaks and they came fortifi ed with a cess in China they claim have mies but promised little. No industry, Europe’s largest, is European labour unions cheap state loans. sizeable trade mission, de- been denied to them by far. longer a country of sizeable indicative. German manu- have complained that Chi- China has steadfastly de- scribed in the Chinese press While China’s public procure- manufacturing industries, facturers were hard hit by nese companies are seiz- nied charges that it unfairly as the most “lavish” in his- ment market has tripled over the UK is now looking to Chi- the plunging price of so- ing big chunks of Europe’s subsidises its industries, ar- tory. Leading represent- the past eight years, foreign na as a market for its low- lar panels last year due to as markets from green-ener- guing that Europe’s allega- atives of the UK fi nance, businesses have been largely carbon technologies, wind some allege dumping by Chi- gy technologies to sophisti- tions are a cover for its own low-carbon technologies and locked out of the boom due to turbines and high-end prod- nese rivals who can produce cated telecommunications protectionism.

But Burmese voters had other ideas. They gave the A dangerous time ahead following Suu Kyi’s release NLD a thumping majori- ty, some 82 per cent of the Suu Kyi behind 1988 in Yangon. Soon after, seats in the national legis- A dilapidated colonial villa on the banks of the Inya Lake in Yangon, Burma’s non-violent she helped found the National lature, in that 1990 poll. But democracy movement League for Democracy (NLD) the junta refused to recog- Burma’s largest city, has regained its identity as a home – instead of Suu Kyi has been a thorn in to contest the 1990 general nise the results, setting in- a prison – following the 13 November release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the side of Burma’s military election, the fi rst multi-party to motion a long acrimonious rulers since her return to the poll in 28 years. relationship between those the icon of the military-ruled country’s democracy movement. country in early 1988 to take Yet her freedom was armed with the guns and care of her ailing mother. Her short-lived as the military those who derived strength arrival after a long absence leaders – who had already from non-violent democratic Thus, this early, as Suu 20 years, every single move abroad coincided with a pro- crushed the 1988 pro-democ- sentiments. Kyi takes her fi rst tentative by the regime has been to democracy uprising that year racy uprising where 3,000 “She deserves credit steps as a free Burmese cit- its benefi t,” Khin Ohmar ex- against a military regime that people were killed – discov- for making the democracy izen after spending 15 of the plained during a telephone had been in power since a ered the power of Suu Kyi’s movement in Burma a non- YANGON past 21 years as a prisoner interview from the Thai-Bur- 1962 coup. message of democracy and violent one and helping to in her home, concern is al- ma border. “It has always The political neophyte was non-violence. She was forced keep it that way,” the ana- ready being expressed about been a part of their control soon propelled into being a off the streets and impris- lyst, who spoke on condition whether her freedom will be strategy. They have never star of the country’s young oned in her home almost a of anonymity, said. “The an- short-lived. changed.” democracy movement, draw- year before the 1990 elec- ti-regime forces could have Some former political ing hundreds of thousands of tions, beginning her fi rst easily turned violent out No signs of political prisoners even worry for Suu supporters to a mass politi- stretch under house arrest of frustration and years of MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR freedom in Burma Kyi’s life now that she has the cal rally she addressed in late that lasted six years. suppression.” IPS “This is a very dangerous liberty to go around in pub- period,” says Khin Ohmar, lic. “We are concerned that ON 13 NOVEMBER the chairwoman of the Network she may be rearrested on 65-year-old Nobel Peace lau- for Democracy and Develop- some charge or attacked by reate Aung San Suu Kyi’s re- ment in Burma, an umbrella government thugs,” said Bo lease from house arrest by the organisation of Burmese po- Kyi, joint secretary of the As- junta brought to an end her litical activists in exile. “The sistance Association for Po-

seven-year stretch of politi- regime is not releasing her litical Prisoners in Burma LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO cal isolation, which began af- out of respect that she has an (AAPP), a group that cam- ter pro-regime thugs attacked important role to play in Bur- paigns for the rights of jailed Suu Kyi and her supporters in ma’s political process and na- political dissidents. “She has central Burma in May 2003. tional reconciliation.” been attacked before.” Suu Kyi, the daughter of The regime’s record over Suu Kyi’s long spells as a Burma’s independence hero the past two decades feeds political prisoner and how Aung San, has been granted such worries. The junta’s re- she has been treated once freedom twice before since clusive strongman, Sen- free have shaped these deep her fi rst imprisonment in ior General Than Shwe, has doubts about the junta’s mo- her ancestral home in July strengthened the military’s tives. “There is no rule of law 1989. The freedoms granted numbers and issued an order in Burma,” Bo Kyi, himself to her by the military leaders that has crushed any hint of a former political prisoner, of Burma, or Myanmar, were political freedom and demo- said. “The regime’s motives Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (in front) walks towards the gate of her house to meet never permanent. cratic sentiment. “In the last are never sincere.” with supporters after her release in Yangon on 13 November. 8 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER group more than doubled its COLUMN share of the market to 33 per cent. “We believe that this is no passing phenomenon,” com- ments Gartner analyst Caro- lina Milanesi. According to Sarkamies, part of this growth is ex- plained by the appearance of much-improved cheaper models on the market. “Consumers with a budg- et of, say, a hundred euros also want smart phone fea- tures, such as the ability to David J. Cord is a writer and columnist for Helsinki Times. Mobile phone manufacturer Nokia’s logo on the window of the company’s flagship store in Helsinki. install applications and use He is also a private investor with over ten years of interna- the internet.” tional experience. Traditional manufactur- ers have also suffered from Non-brand manufacturers a shortage of components, which also struck Nokia’s Working with Russia cheaper-model phones. give Nokia a run for its money The fact that Nokia hasn’t PRESIDENT TARJA HALONEN just fi nished a state visit to succeeded in the high-end Russia. As one would expect, it was fi lled with obliga- Nokia and other major mobile phone manufacturers face intense smartphone market but has tory photo opportunities and polite speeches. The pre- performed rather well in the ponderance of economic matters on the agenda was competition in emerging markets. market for cheaper mod- much more interesting. els illustrates the fl ux of the situation. Major manufac- IN ONE SPEECH Halonen pointed out that Finns have in- JAANA VAAHTIO – STT counted for a whopping 36.7 mobile phone market. Kore- turers will need to come up vested €6 billion in Russia. She talked about Nokia par- MATTHEW PARRY – HT per cent of the global market an competitors Samsung and with ever cheaper devices for ticipating in the Skolkovo Innovation Centre. She said in mobile phones. LG also lost ground. emerging markets. that 1 million visas would be granted to Russians in or- CHINESE and Indian manu- Cheap copies or unbrand- The popularity of un- “From Nokia’s perspec- der to visit Finland this year. For his part, President facturers of cheap mobile ed phones are selling fast branded mobile phones and tive the situation is normalis- Dimitry Medvedev said that trade between the two phones are claiming ever in China, India and Afri- the fragmentation of the ing and the company’s small countries grew 20% the fi rst six months of 2010. Mon- larger chunks of Nokia’s ter- can countries in particular. market are both clearly visi- market share in higher-cost ey is defi nitely on the minds of Presidents Halonen and ritory. Global sales of mobile Many local manufacturers ble in Gartner’s assessment. smart phones will grow while Medvedev, which is a good thing. phones have grown substan- make use of very economical A mixed group of retailers in the share in cheaper models tially over the past year, but parts, allowing them to sup- the “other manufacturers” will fall,” Sarkamies predicts. THIS is a good thing for two main reasons. First, Rus- the growth has largely bene- press manufacturing costs to sia is an enormous market which can be a destination fi ted non-brand manufactur- a bare minimum. for Finnish goods or a source of money for domestic in- ers in Asia among others. “In terms of their prop- vestments. Second, the more we are making money This affects Nokia fi rst erties, the phones are not on with each other the less likely anything nasty will hap- and foremost, as the compa- par with the products of ma- pen. By “nasty” I mean anything involving the use of ny commands a large share jor manufacturers. If they gunpowder or nuclear fusion in an angry fashion. of the market in basic-model made phones with the same and cheaper smart phones,” components and in line with THERE are limits to how much the two presidents can says analyst Sami Sarka- the same principles as the big do. Finland is in the World Trade Organisation and Eu- mies of Nordea Bank. players, they would be hard LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / STAFF ropean Economic Area, while Russia is not. Halonen can The commercial research pressed to turn a profi t,” encourage some in- fi rm Gartner estimated last Sarkamies comments. Money is definitely dividual deals, such Wednesday that Nokia’s mar- as Nokia’s partici- ket share shrank to 28.2 per Appetite for on the minds of Presi- pation in the Skolk- cent in the period July-Sep- cheap applications Abubakr Ali’s (centre) market stall in Abu Shouk Camp in Darfur dents Halonen and ovo Innovation tember. As recently as a year Despite the setback, Nokia is strewn with Nokia phones and chargers. In spite of recent set- Centre. She can al- ago the Finnish company ac- still clearly dominates the backs, Nokia still clearly dominates the mobile phone market. Medvedev, which is a so open some more good thing. visa offi ces to pro- mote tourism and edly been against pressuring business trips, which she did. Medvedev could make it Ireland to apply for a bailout, easier for Finns to visit Russia, but this issue is tied up Ireland’s debt poses a serious threat saying EU fi nancial aid should with visas for European citizens as a whole. JAAKKO TAKKINEN – HT Speaking in Brussels, Katai- doesn’t have a similar acute be a last resort. STT nen said he had raised the need for money as Greece did Although European fi nance ANOTHER thing the Finnish president can do is to lobby matter with some of his fellow last spring, because the public ministers were expected to for Russia to join the WTO. Membership in the organ- QUESTIONS have been raised fi nance ministers, adding that sector fi nance is in good trim put pressure on Ireland to ac- isation would help to standardise economic relations. over whether Ireland can they had tentatively respond- until well into 2011,” Rehn ex- cept a bailout, EU ministers It would also give an avenue for dispute resolution. If manage their debt without ed positively to the idea. Bail- plains. According to Rehn, decided not to grant the fi nan- Finnish business interests in Russia are harmed, which help from EU funds. Ireland’s out loans granted by the euro the problems in Greece con- cial aid package to Ireland. happens from time to time, there would be a way to coalition government has so zone countries to Greece earli- cerned primarily the public There are fears that Ire- have the issue resolved by a neutral party. Of course, far held off on asking for a er this year were not secured. economy, whereas the woes land’s money woes could jeop- both sides need to be convinced: Russia needs to take bailout that many are calling According to Olli Rehn, the in Ireland concentrate on the ardise the euro’s stability the steps necessary to qualify for the WTO while some inevitable. EU’s Directorate-General for banking system. altogether. Estimations about existing members may need encouragement to ap- Finnish Finance Minister Economic and Financial Af- Ministers from the Eu- the prospect of the weak econ- prove Russia’s application. Jyrki Katainen (National Co- fairs, the situation in Ireland ro Group held a regularly omies of Portugal, Spain and alition) proposed at an EU fi - should not be compared with scheduled meeting on 16 No- Italy descending into similar THERE is a history of unhappy relations between the nance ministers’ meeting on the earlier fi nancial crisis of vember in Brussels, a day af- problems that Ireland is cur- two parties, and sometimes things happen in Russia 16 November that any bail- Greece, because the diffi cul- ter Ireland insisted it was not rently facing has caused con- that Finns don’t like. There are issues with corruption out loans granted to Ireland ties of these two countries on the verge of defaulting on siderable uneasiness among and human rights. The rule of law might seem applied must come with securities. differ substantially. “Ireland its debts. Finland has report- the EU member states. a bit arbitrary at times. Russia has proven quick to use its economic clout rather aggressively in foreign policy. Because of all this, some people believe Russia should be isolated. Others think it should be engaged. ARE YOU IN FINLAND TO I’m in the second category. WORK OR STUDY? FINLAND is a tiny country with a tiny domestic econo- my. It learned decades ago that to grow and prosper it needed to think globally. Barriers to do business with INFORMATION our neighbours to the west and south have been vir- tually eliminated. We still have a barrier to the east, ON ACCOMMODATION, though. Very gradually more and more holes are ap- FINNISH LESSONS pearing in it. When we fi nally make a determined ef- fort to tear it completely down it will be profi table for AND JOBS AT everyone, in more ways than one.

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Cabin crew union Finnish issues strike notice September GDP up The Finnish Cabin Crew Finland’s seasonally ad- Union (SLSY) said in a justed gross domestic statement on Tuesday 16 product rose by 4.2 per November it had no choice cent year-on-year after but to issue a fortnight’s a revised August growth strike notice, adding the rate of 4.5 per cent, Sta- employer side had sought tistics Finland (SF) said in to disrupt and delay pay a statement on Friday 12 and conditions talks in a November. number of ways. The agency added that The open-ended strike output had remained fl at would affect Finnair and sequentially in September. Scandinavian Airlines sub- SF said in a separate sidiary Blue1 beginning at statement that the coun- 13:00 on 30 November, po- try’s manufacturing or- tentially grounding the der intake had risen by Postal workers Christa Luoto (left) and Mari Tamminen (second from left) standing next to Hannu Toivonen of the Finnish Post and Logis- two carriers entire fl eets. about 32 per cent year-on- tics Union PAU and Silve Ahanen (right) on 2 November. The union says the em- year in September, having ployers’ aim is to massively grown at a year-on-year weaken employment terms. rate of about 24 per cent in “Coping with work and August. Employers start to take the life management are one “Despite the strong of the most important growth, in the most im- things for us, and they are portant main activity, the in jeopardy now,” said Thel- metal industry, the val- initiative in labour relations ma Åkers, the chairman of ue of new orders was nev- the union. The cabin crew ertheless fairly low, so the about other issues such as has shifted momentum. pay and conditions agree- growth is partly explained Employers are now trying to set the agenda working hours or redundan- Many of the calls for reform ment expired in May. The by the weak situation in cies. The food workers went now come from the Confed- last time SLSY mounted a the respective period of in a bid to reform the Finnish labour market. on strike to protest the ex- eration of Finnish Industry strike was in 2006. STT the comparison year,” the tension of working hours (EK), while employee organ- statement said. STT while postal workers are isations are left to fi ght a DAVID J. CORD – HT such as calling for higher pay fi ghting against night shifts rearguard action. Government to STT or improvements in work- and proposed changes due to In March the EK brought sell 19% slice of Helsinki’s wealthy ing conditions,” he says. private competition. Finnair up the possibility of in- Sponda districts have IN RECENT decades Finnish “Now they have been far was a target of strikes be- creasing the fi nes for illegal labour relations have large- more defensive while em- cause the airline outsourced strikes, which currently on- Finnish government-owned better services ly been dictated by unions. ployers are calling for more some ground handling oper- ly go up to 25,000 euros. At asset management outfi t Public services, including They would demand chang- fl exibility, for example. Em- ations. Stevedores stopped that time the EK also took Solidium said in a statement healthcare and schools, are es to the working life of ployee organisations are work because of outsourcing its complaints to the inter- on Tuesday 16 November it better in Helsinki’s wealth- their members and employ- therefore forced into a con- and severance pay. national press. Sakari Tam- had sold 53 million shares in ier districts than they are ers would largely be left to servative position, which is minen, Chairman of EK, property developer Sponda, in low-income neighbour- react. In recent months this quite a paradox in relation to EK has lead role told Bloomberg that Finn- booking about 176 million hoods, Annina Ala-Outin- traditional dichotomy has the labour movement’s origi- While specifi c industrial ac- ish labour laws date from the euros from the divestment. en, a researcher at the city evolved. nal intention.” tions have been in response 1960s and are unsuitable for The statement said the council’s urban facts unit, Seppo Koskinen, profes- In years past unions went to changes initiated by in- the modern globalised busi- sale amounted to about 19 said in a statement on Fri- sor of labour law, explains. on strike to demand higher dividual companies, even ness world per cent of Sponda’s out- day 12 November. “In the past, striking work- pay. Currently, though, in- public debate involving the standing shares. She added that the dif- ers were on the offensive, dustrial actions have been entirety of labour relations Continued on page 10. “We have reduced our ferences stemmed from ownership level in Spon- the heavy workload of da in line with our strate- public services in poor petition, which could bring rect marketing, newspapers, gy and I am very satisfi ed districts, with teachers problems to Itella as it is magazines and parcels. The with the successful execu- overstretched and doctors Postal service deal bound by legal universal ser- Mail Communication divi- tion,” said in the statement avoiding working at health vice obligations. It has a le- sion had sales drop by over 25 Kari Järvinen, the manag- centres fl ooded with pa- DAVID J. CORD ment agreed to amend the gal requirement to deliver million euros and profi t fall ing director of Solidium. He tients. Ala-Outinen went HELSINKI TIMES Postal Services Act. 80 per cent of the mail with- by 18 million euros. added Solidium would re- on to say that residents of The Finnish Post and Logis- in one night, as well as to pro- “The demand for post- main the largest sharehold- affl uent districts demand- A DEAL HAS been reached to tics Union PAU appears to be vide service fi ve days a week al services and profi tability er in Sponda with a stake of ed high-quality public ser- bring postal service employ- pleased with the outcome, say- to all but the most remote continue to face tremendous about 15 per cent. STT vices. STT ees back to work. Employees ing that the preliminary terms and inaccessible areas, such pressure,” said CEO Juk- had been engaging in local meet most of their objectives. as wilderness places or out- ka Alho. “Our price level has strikes and refusing to work Itella was more cautious, mere- of-the-way islands. not followed the general cost overtime until the propos- ly pointing out in a release that The new competitors, trend, partly due to regulato- al by national mediator Esa the important Christmas deliv- however, would not be bound ry supervision.” Lonka was accepted. ery season wouldn’t be disrupt- by these rules. They would The proposal was for a new ed by strikes. be permitted to only provide two-year contract. Under the The confl ict between services to the more profi t- terms of the deal postal work- workers and Itella, which able urban areas, while Itel- ers would get a one per cent runs Posti in Finland, is re- la would have been forced Your Global pay raise the fi rst year, while lated to wider changes in the to continue working in loss- the pay increase for the sec- European Union. A new di- making rural locales. One Exhibition Partner ond year is to be agreed upon rective will open up postal estimate is that 26 million later. In addition, the govern- services to increased com- euros in subsidies would be arvelin.fi necessary to keep the cur- rent level of service in rural areas if Itella lost its high- profi t city markets. Even without the coming changes, Itella is already la- bouring in a rapidly changing delivery industry. Lucrative package delivery is already

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Talvivaara Mining with Chinese no-brand posts first manufacturers grabbing market share from house- quarterly profit hold names. Talvivaara Mining Company According to Gartner on Wednesday 10 November Nokia remained the mar- posted a July-to-Septem- ket leader, with South Ko- ber pretax profi t of about rea’s Samsung and LG losing 34 million euros, up from a market share too. STT year-ago loss of 15 million. The third quarter was the company’s fi rst in the Finnair to open black. Gdansk route “We are pleased to be re- porting good third-quarter Finnish fl ag carrier Fin- fi nancial results, not least nair said in a statement on our movement into net prof- Wednesday 10 November it it, supported by stronger would open daily services The food workers went on strike on 21 April to protest the extension of working hours. nickel prices,” Pekka Perä, between its Helsinki-Vantaa the managing director, said hub and Gdansk next March. “We need legal actions, then we should have a cer- has shown that the employ- in a statement. Gdansk will be Finnair’s changes in our laws,” he told tain working-hour contract,” ers’ only real goal is to reform Average annual “We expect nickel to re- third destination in Poland. the news service in March. he says. “With our current the law on the workers’ fun- working days lost main around its recent lev- Finnair added the fl ights “The government should work hours we should be able damental right to strike and per 1,000 employees el for the remainder of the would be operated by Finn- really consider this, and I to take care of that interna- to limit that right,” SAK an- Denmark: ...... 249 year, although some volatil- ish Commuter Airlines. STT would hope that these chang- tional competition.” nounced in a press release. France: ...... 136 ity related to the US dollar es would be started as soon The employer group has Generally, strikes are Spain: ...... 60 and macroeconomic drivers as possible.” also reiterated its displeasure not allowed if both employ- Euro area average: 37 is likely to be seen.” STT Inflation In recent days EK has con- at the number of strikes called er and employee are bound Finland: ...... 27 accelerates to tinued its campaign, sug- in Finland. “Spain, France and by a valid collective agree- Sweden: ...... 9 gesting longer working hours Italy lead these statistics in ment. Industrial action is Source: Eurostat, 3 most recent years Gartner puts 2.3% in October or less vacation time. Hav- Europe, and then Finland is permissible by either par- Nokia’s Q3 market The infl ation rate acceler- ing existing employees work in fourth place,” EK’s CEO ty, in the form of lockouts or Number of industrial actions in Finland share at 28% ated to 2.3 per cent in Oc- longer hours is cheaper than Mikko Pukkinen told YLE. strikes, if the agreement has tober from September’s 1.4 hiring additional workers. “We have signifi cantly more expired. However, both po- 2004: ...... 84 Market research company per cent, Statistics Finland This would help fi rms com- strikes than our competitors litical strikes and sympathy 2005: ...... 365 Gartner said on Wednes- (SF) said in a statement pete against countries with Sweden and Germany, and in strikes are allowed. 2006: ...... 97 day 10 November that Monday 15 November. lower-cost labour, so the this respect the system must Koskinen thinks that it is 2007: ...... 91 Nokia’s global handset “Infl ation accelerated theory goes. Koskinen be- be developed. You have to re- quite possible that the num- 2008: ...... 92 market share had shrunk primarily because the im- lieves that citing interna- member that about 95 per ber of strikes could begin to 2009: ...... 139 to 28.2 per cent in the third pact from the lowered rate tional competition is a valid cent of our strikes are illegal.” increase. The last decade was Source: Statistics Finland quarter from 36.7 per cent of value-added tax on food reason to call for reform for relatively quiet, except for in the year-ago period. one year ago wore off and some companies, but oth- The right to strike a severe stoppage in 2005. Overall mobile phone food prices went up,” the ers may just be using this as SAK, the central group of “There is a threat that indus- number of strikes has gone sales rose by 35 per cent, agency added. STT an excuse. “It is not so that trade unions, has fought back. trial unrest is growing,” he well down, but this trend is if products are made abroad “The recent output of the EK concludes. “In the long run the not necessarily continuous.”

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LEHTIKUVA / SOILE KALLIO CODEWIT NEWS 9 November When Minna Vehma, a HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS cashier at a Siwa food out- 14 November let shop, refused to sell beer Security to a female customer who seemed intoxicated, she be- came the target of a fl ood Russian a p r o b l e m of abusive language and threats. This was in a neigh- journalist for small bourhood shop, well before mid-day. ‘I’ve been threatened with granted Helsinki a gun, that was the scariest. After something like that, asylum in shops I’ve been frightened, but it passes,’ Vehma says. The “ARMED robberies of grocer- help she got from vocational Finland ies and kiosks take place on healthcare services allowed a nearly weekly basis in Hel- her to deal with the fear. “RUSSIAN journalist Ele- sinki. Both shopkeepers and The most common tar- na Maglevannaya, whose employees’ unions are look- gets are the smaller conven- articles focused on human ing for ways to put the brakes ience outlets of chains such rights abuses in Chechnya, on this trend. as Siwa, Alepa, K-kauppa has been granted asylum in and the R-kiosks. ‘It’s cer- Finland. The Sami are Europe’s northernmost officially recognised indigenous people. tain that many employees Maglevannaya said she are wondering at this very fl ed Russia after becom- TRAVEL VIDEO NEWS 11 November moment when it will hap- ing a target of harassment pen to them. It causes quite and threats because of her a side effect, just the exist- published articles on hu- Immerse yourself ence of that fear,’ points out man rights abuses in Chech- Erika Kähärä of the ser- nya, Finnish broadcaster YLE vice sector employees’ un- reported on 12 November. in Sami culture in Finland

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON ion PAM. Maglevannaya was grant- A joint working groups set ed residence a few weeks “HOW WELL do you know the mi genotype is distinct from municipalities: Enontekiö, up by PAM and the Federa- ago and is currently living Sami people? Get acquainted other Nordic genotypes, and Utsjoki and Inari in Lapland. tion of Finnish Commerce is in a reception center in Lap- with the rich and unique her- so are many aspects of their While elsewhere in Finland now looking at ways to im- peenranta while awaiting itage of the Nordic countries’ culture and traditions. the Sami are a minority, the prove the safety of retail placement in south-eastern only indigenous group – yet There are no exact fi g- majority of the population in workers... Finland. another reason to experience ures on the number of Sami, Utsjoki is of Sami descent. Many smaller shops have The 28-year-old journal- the untouched allure of Finn- but it is estimated that there Together with hunting only a single employee work- ist has written for several ish Lapland. are 50,000 to 100,000 mem- and fi shing, reindeer hus- ing late in the evening. Con- publications in Russia, in- The Sami, Europe’s most bers living in Finland, Swe- bandry has traditionally tracting security company cluding Svabodnoye Slovo northern indigenous peo- den, Norway and Russia. Sami been one of the Sami people’s Small grocery shops and services and increasing in Volgograd. As a result of ple, are the only indigenous culture is considered a sig- main sources of livelihood. kiosks are the most common evening staff are two meas- her work she was convict- group living in the Nor- nifi cant facet of Finland, and In fact, in Norway and Swe- targets of armed robberies ures many owners are now ed of defamation of charac- dic countries. While the ex- today the group is free to pre- den, laws dictate that the Sa- in Helsinki. looking at.” ter and fi ned 200,000 rubles act origin of the group is serve their languages and car- mi possess the sole right to for publishing reports of tor- unknown, their language be- ry on their ways of life. The breed reindeer. Although not ture in a Volgograd prison. longs to the Finno-Ugric lan- Sami people have a popula- exclusive in Finland, the Sa- ALLAFRICA.COM 11 November. ABSALOM SHIGWEDHA She also received numerous guage group, into which the tion of approximately 4,000 mi’s reindeer breeding tra- death threats from national- Finnish language is also clas- in Finland and live in three of dition is alive and well in appliances and will inform ist groups.” sifi ed. Interestingly, the Sa- the country’s northernmost Inari...” people about their use. Renewable Speaking at the signing of a funding agreement with the CNN 12 November. MATT FORD BEATWEEK MAGAZINE 13 November energy in Finnish embassy on 11 No- vember, Dr Tjama Tjivikua said a total of 180 shops are Finland’s nuclear Conan O’Brien faces Namibia planned to be set up over the next 20 years. given a Tjivikua said Namibia’s waste bunker built to international crisis: vastness and low population boost density made it diffi cult to last 100,000 years he’s not on in Finland extend the power grid to re- “EACH of the 13 regions of mote areas, hence the need “IT’S ONE of the great ques- itself, the rest engineered “CONAN O’BRIEN has an in- to building an international Namibia will get an energy for off-grid electricity. He tions of our age: What to do from steel and concrete, with ternational conundrum, as audience. shop that will help make re- said the 73,000-euro Finn- with nuclear waste? the waste fuel rods stored in his new show is available in For his part, Conan joked newable energy more acces- ish donation will be used to It’s challenging, not just corrosion-resistant copper virtually every American that he’s particularly dis- sible in remote areas, said develop renewable energy because radioactive mate- canisters with fi ve centime- home that has basic cable or tressed that his new show the Rector of the Polytechnic and energy effi ciency sample rial is highly toxic, but be- tre-thick walls. satellite, but overseas availa- isn’t yet airing in Finland, and of Namibia. awareness materials, includ- cause really engaging with These canisters will then bility is a different story. jokingly blamed that fact on The energy shops will sell ing display boards for the 13 the problem forces us to con- be deposited in a bed of ben- While major network talk President Obama as an appar- appropriate, approved ener- regions’ energy shops, and to front unimaginable time- tonite clay that, because it shows are generally syndi- ent jab at those who’ve seen fi t gy products and compatible provide training.” scales. But in Finland they swells when it absorbs wa- cated worldwide, TBS is a to blame Obama for all sorts believe they have found a so- ter, will both create a buffer different story; beyond Co- of things that have nothing to lution, with the world’s fi rst against any geological move- nan, most TBS programming do with him. Finland’s Pres- permanent nuclear-waste ment and prevent liquid pool- consists of live broadcasts ident is a woman who looks sudoku SOLUTION ON PAGE 18 repository – ‘Onkalo’ – a ing, which could corrode the of US sporting events and oddly similar to Conan, which huge system of underground copper. ‘There are no coun- repeats of sitcoms, mak- during his original talk show tunnels that is being hewn tries which are as far ahead ing Conan new territory for motivated him to tour Finland out of solid rock and must as we are in this area,’ said the network when it comes and meet with its President...” last at least 100,000 years. Seppälä. ‘We are going to be ‘It is our law that we have the ones who set the stand- to dispose of our nuclear ard for fi nal disposal.’ waste within Finland’s bor- Onkalo is the subject of ders,’ Timo Seppälä, from Into Eternity, a new docu- Posiva, the company con- mentary by Danish fi lmmak- structing the site, told CNN. er Michael Madsen, which ‘It was also important that explores some of the philo- we found a solution that sophical questions raised by would require no surveil- the facility. ‘What interested lance or management by fu- me was how those involved ture generations.’ [with Onkalo] responded to The bunker is based the idea of 100,000 years,’ around a spiraling track that Madsen said. ‘That time span will eventually be three miles is new to humanity. What long, and reach a depth of does it say about our civili- 500 metres. The waste will zation when we build some- be secured through a system thing that will last to a time of ‘multiple barriers’, the fi rst when all we know is gone and President of Finland, Tarja Halonen (right) is said to resemble being the Finnish bedrock forgotten?’” American talk show host Conan O’Brien. 12 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 HELSINKI TIMES

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Some handy budget hints for city living • Visit cinemas before 17:00 on weekdays and all tickets are at Helsinki on a shoestring a reduced cost of €6.80. Superpäivä each month also offers films for €6.80. • Enjoy good quality and diversity of choices at the many lunch Helsinki is becoming a more popular tourist destination than ever before, with the launch of a buffets around town for under €10. new website collating the many options available around town for those on a tighter budget. • The National Museum of Finland and the Museum of Cultures offer free entry every Tuesday after 17:00. Exhibitions held at Tennispalatsi are free on Fridays. • Take inexpensive Finnish lessons, along with many other in- JAMES O’SULLIVAN expensive destination, the rent range of tourist enquir- charge at various times dur- HELSINKI TIMES introduction of fl ights by ies include questions about ing the week. teresting courses from Työväenopisto. airlines such as EasyJet and affordable accommodation This demand for cheaper • Don’t pay for expensive entertainment items – your local li- brary rents out DVDs, CDs, video games and Blu-ray discs. WITH the number of leisure Ryanair, alongside cheaper and dining options, as well as accommodation and cultur- travellers to Helsinki on the fares via Blue1 and increased cheaper ways to see the city’s al experience has seen a rise There is also often space to play music, with a range of instru- increase, this has seen a fur- competition in ferry travel, sights. Factory outlets and in the popularity of organi- ments for free rental. Try the Finnish language cafes organ- ther growth in the number means that the city is playing the handful of excellent fl ea sations here such as Couch- ised by the libraries as well, where people can practise their of visitors travelling on their host to more and more tour- markets, such as Valtteri, are Surfi ng, The Hospitality Club Finnish language skills in a social environment. own money and looking for ists each year. particularly popular among and Global Freeloader. Using • Don’t pay for internet usage. Most universities and colleges more affordable travel and Since opening in ear- overseas visitors. There is the internet and a strict ref- offer it free, as do libraries and HOAS apartments. Many plac- es around the city also offer free wifi (often called WLAN in overnight alternatives. ly September, the Helsin- much on offer. erencing system, these offer Finland). As a way to serve these vis- ki on a Shoestring web pages “I would recommend City free accommodation at a lo- itors, the Helsinki City offi cial have proved to be most pop- Museum as a budget ex- cal residence for tourists, of- • Take advantage of the many free festivals and events around tourism website www.visithel- ular, with currently two out perience,” suggests Laura fering an immediate window town. There’s always something on offer. sinki.fi now features a spe- of every three visitors to the Itävaara, communications into the culture and way of • Use online communication and social media to save money cial section devoted to budget site accessing from abroad. manager, Helsinki City Tour- life here. on text messages and phone calls. Especially when contact- travellers, offering tips on how Additionally, these tips are ist & Convention Bureau. “Es- ing friends and family abroad. to fi nd affordable accommoda- designed to reach both stu- pecially the Tram Museum Cheap student living tion, sightseeing tours, attrac- dents and local residents and its café are nice.” Fur- One of the secondary tar- tions, dining and nightlife. here. thermore, a range of muse- get markets of the Helsin- tions,” he adds. “You don’t Night on the cheap? Whilst Helsinki has a long According to Helsinki City ums and exhibitions around ki tourism website is that of have to eat all of the same While Helsinki will never be held reputation for being an Tourist Information, the cur- the city are available free of the burgeoning student pop- portions by yourself – trade known for its cheap alcohol, ulation here, especially those with friends.” the most affordable bars near from abroad. Pete Stock- Furthermore, Helsinki the city centre can be found ley, from the UK, is currently now hosts a wider range of in the Kallio district. Further-

EWAN BELL EWAN studying at Haaga-Helia and shopping options than ever. more, while it is some time has become adept at keeping “Lidl has some things away yet, picnicking with his eye on his wallet, fi nding cheaper than others, but friends in the parks of Hel- ways to avoid overspending. so do the larger S-markets, sinki is one sure-fi re way to CHRISTIAN VON ESSEN “Eat cheaply,” he suggests. K-markets and Prismas,” cut back on costs – and have “After eating lunch at your Stockley continues. “Check a great time people watch- own university or college, eat the prices in each of your lo- ing. Keep an eye out for Vappu dinner at Unicafe at student cal stores for the best deals next year to signal the start of prices. Make your own bread and get what you need from the picnic season. Until then or pizza dough. There are lots each one.” – dine in with friends. Kippis! of recipes online and it’s very cheap and easy to do.” “If you have a freezer, save Further information: cash by buying in bulk, cook- www.visithelsinki.fi > For you > Budget travellers Coffee and pulla. The Kallio district is known for its nightlife. ing in bulk and freezing por-

fl ights between Helsinki and among its 30 European tour- Helsinki expects 2010 to be its best ever year for tourism Olso by the budget airline ist destinations has been Norwegian. The airline also seven per cent, so tourism HELSINKI TIMES the exception of January, dation outlets in Finland has main markets, Russia has fl ies to Helsinki from Stock- in Helsinki has been grow- growth has been recorded in increased by an average of grown by 8 per cent, Great holm, which has also had an ing somewhat better than in all months. three per cent. Britain by 4, Sweden by 15 impact on the Swedish mar- competing cities. Helsinki HELSINKI TIMES The current Finnish travellers have By far the strongest and the USA and Japan by 10. ket. Among other neighbour- has been the market leader year is expected to be even favoured Helsinki, as the growth has been recorded Overnight stays by visitors ing markets, the number of among Nordic capitals in the better than the previous re- number of overnight stays in Helsinki, where foreign from Germany, on the oth- overnight stays by visitors Japanese market since 2006 cord year in 2008 in terms of by domestic visitors was up visitors account for around er hand, have decreased by from Estonia has increased and continues to be the over- tourism in Helsinki. 15 per cent during the fi rst 55 per cent of all overnight 6 per cent. dramatically by 47 per cent. whelming leader in the Rus- The number of overnight three quarters. The number stays. The highest num- Among other markets, Helsinki is strong al- sian market. According to stays at accommodation out- of overnight stays by for- ber of foreign visitors ar- overnight stays by visitors so in international compari- European Cities Marketing, lets was up nine per cent eign visitors was up by fi ve rives from Russia, Germany, from Norway have increased sons . According to European more Russians stay overnight year-on-year for the peri- per cent. The number of over- Great Britain, Sweden, the by 24 per cent, largely due to Cities Marketing, the aver- in Helsinki than in Prague, od January-September. With night stays at all accommo- US and Japan. Among these the introduction of low-cost age growth in overnight stays Rome and Vienna. 14 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 LIFESTYLE HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER with other musicians. In 2007, Gilbert joined the renowned Noodlin’ G3 guitar world tour with fel- low guitar greats Joe Satriani and John Petrucci. While last around year saw the release of the acclaimed United Sates with JAMES O’SULLIVAN singer Freddie Nelson, 2010 HELSINKI TIMES has also been a big year for the prolifi c Gilbert, returning as a GUITAR fans will be in heav- solo artist and touring with en next Monday 22 Novem- the album Fuzz Universe. ber when acclaimed shredder Much to the delight of Paul Gilbert rattles the foun- fans around the world, Gil- dations at Tavastia. Known bert has also joined the cur- primarily for his work with rent Mr. Big reunion. Best the bands Racer X and Mr. known for their 1991 inter- Big, Gilbert is recognised as national hit single To Be With one of the most impressive You, the band visited Helsin- guitarists in the current era. ki in September last year, and Regularly appearing in lists have commenced recording accumulating the best guitar- a new album with produc- ists in the world, he has ranked er Kevin Shirley (The Black 4th in the ‘Top 10 Greatest Gui- Crowes, HIM, Slayer). tar Shredders of All Time’ cate- gory in GuitarOne magazine as well as featuring highly in Gui- Paul Gilbert tar World Magazine’s ‘Fastest 22 November Guitarists of All Time’ poll. Tickets €23/25 Having left Mr. Big in 1997, Tavastia Gilbert has gone on to release Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 some 14 albums, either as a Helsinki Stuart Baxter, the former head coach of Finland’s national football team, was given his marching orders on 9 November. solo artist or in collaboration Finland hope to regain Remaining teenage JAMES O’SULLIVAN from Northern Britain contin- HELSINKI TIMES ued the band’s momentum, form after sacking head coach as the band endeared them- ONE OF SCOTLAND’S most re- selves to a hard core fanbase. While appointing Huttunen nowned indie rocker outfi ts, With singer-songwrit- Finland’s dismal start in the Euro 2012 qualifiers spelled the end of may be a desperate measure, the group referred to by Kurt ers Norman Blake, Gerard he must be one of the best- Cobain as “the best band in the Love, and Raymond McGin- Stuart Baxter’s time as head coach. liked men in Finnish foot- world” makes their way to the ley contributing a wealth ball – something that Baxter Nosturi stage on 18 November. of infectious melodies, the never was. Forming in 1989, Teenage band has released 10 albums. MIKA OKSANEN Finnish football fans eagerly make a decision about the Fanclub released its fi rst full- 2003 saw Four Thousand Sev- HELSINKI TIMES joined the chorus. near future, based partly on Drawing board beckons length album A Catholic Edu- en Hundred and Sixty-Six Sec- Initially, the nation- the proposals of the Associa- for rebuilding success cation to positive reviews, and onds – A Short Cut to Teenage THE FINNISH national foot- al team’s powers-that-be tion’s board that convened in In the 2010 World Cup quali- really hit their stride by the Fanclub compiling all of the ball team lost its third group balked at the vociferous de- late October. fi ers, Finland, under Baxter’s time of their third release, the band’s best-known singles. match in a row on Tuesday mands. Both Sauli Niinistö, On 9 November, a good command, performed well, acclaimed Bandwagonesque. Currently on a tour that 12 October when they were President of the Football As- week before the bout against beating Wales and drawing Widely lauded, the album be- has seen them perform across beaten 2-1 by Hungary at sociation of Finland, and San Marino, the Football As- with Germany twice before came famous for beating North America, Asia and Eu- home. The contest ended in Kimmo Lipponen, the As- sociation announced that fi nishing third in the group. Nirvana’s groundbreaking rope, the band’s Nosturi gig is dramatic fashion: just sec- sociation’s General Secre- Olli Huttunen, the team’s Despite losing twice to Rus- Nevermind in the Album of the in support of this year’s well- onds before the fi nal whistle, tary, publicly declared that assistant coach, would take sia and dropping points in Year category in US rock maga- received Shadows. Balász Dzsudzsák scored the no hasty decisions about the over as interim head coach. games against teams of- zine Spin’s annual poll. winner for the visitors with a coaching situation would be Baxter, hired through to ten referred to as football- Boasting the singles Star terrifi c shot. made. At the same time, both 2011, would remain with the ing minnows, the feat was a Sign, What You Do To Me and Teenage Fanclub That was one bullet Team admitted that some sort of Association in a consultative respectable one per se, fol- The Concept, Bandwagon- 18 November Finland’s head coach Stuart rethinking might be in or- role (so as to earn the mon- lowing the success achieved esque set a critical and com- Tickets €28 Baxter failed to dodge. His der to determine the best ey he’s paid anyway). Con- by Baxter’s predecessor, Roy mercial benchmark to which Nosturi dismissal was demanded by approach for the remaining sidering the team’s start to Hodgson. Baxter caught the subsequent releases would Telakkakatu 8 a plethora of stakeholders group fi xtures, with a view to the qualifi ers and the sharp bulk of the ensuing fl ak and forever be compared. 1995’s Helsinki both within and without the the future as well as the pre- criticism he’s faced in recent was promptly dismissed. Grand Prix and 1997’s Songs press box. The country’s lead- sent. It was said that the As- months, it must have pro- But as his replacement, ing sports weekly had picked sociation’s central council, vided some relief for Baxter Huttunen now rolls up his on Baxter for a long time assembling for the fi rst time on a cloudy day. At any rate, sleeves, your eyes are easily but after the loss to Hunga- in its current composition the news surely came as a re- drawn to what he has in his ry went all out to get him. on 24-25 November, would lief to hapless Finnish fans. hands and how he intends to deploy it. How good a squad do we actually have and how do you use them? The older stars such as the esteemed Jari Litmanen still set the tone but no longer create the scene like they used to as Teenage Fanclub will perfom at Nosturi on 18 November. time marches on. Plenty of hopes rest on the Eremenko brothers Alexei Jr. and Ro- man, whose exceptional tal- ent has yet to catch up with their big egos and fl amboy- ant demeanour. Huttunen, a keeper with 60 internation- al caps to his name, must feel the departure of Jussi Jääskeläinen, who no long- ORIGINAL er puts the national team’s gloves on. Will we opt for a REMARKABLE more attacking or defensive HELSINKI YEARS KAISANIEMENKATU 1 C style? CITY CENTRE Finland has now shift- IN HELSINKI MYYRMÄKI MOLLY MALONE’S TOPPARI ed to rebuilding mode, look- www.mollymalones.fi MYYRMÄKI TRAIN STATION ing beyond 2012. The hunt for the next head coach can wait at least for a little bit of time. Live Band Every Night! HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 1515 Getting it down on paper

JAMES O’SULLIVAN Accompanying Machet- to another, switching cos- HELSINKI TIMES to will be a wide variety of tumes before the audience as paper costumes, with which he creates a fl ow of imagina- SAVOY Theatre will soon he creatively imitates famil- tively linked characters. play host to the internation- iar public fi gures such as La- Originally from Venice, It- ally awarded comedian and dy Gaga, Freddie Mercury, aly it became apparent in his impersonator, Ennio Mar- Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, Elton formative years that he would chetto, when he brings his John and Amy Winehouse. not follow in his father’s foot- renowned performance to With a backing tape giv- steps in the espresso coffee the Finnish stage from 23-27 ing musical cues, Machetto machine family trade, devel- November. morphs from one character oping his love for Disney car- toons into an extraordinary performance that has been

SAVOY acclaimed around the world. After receiving his inter- national breakthrough at the Edinburgh Festival in 1989, Machetto has gone on to be the recipient of such awards as the Golden Lion from the Venice Entertainment Festi- val as well as the Best Show award from Cannes. Drawing on a fraction of his 350 different characters, his Savoy residence promises an energetic and memorable performance lauded as “Pa- per with a pulse…fl at out fun- ny!” by Hollywood Reporter.

Ennio starring Ennio Marchetto 23-27 November, 20:00 Tickets €39/44 Imogen Heap will be performing to a packed house this Thursday at Tavastia. Savoy Theatre Kasarmikatu 46-48 Speak for Yourself and Ellipse. Helsinki The gifted singer-songwrit- Ennio Machetto as Queen Elizabeth II and Indiana Jones. A Heap of originality er’s original medium in music was classical piano, but she PETRA NYMAN but she didn’t shoot to pop- realised at a young age that tain their status as the most HELSINKI TIMES ularity until the early 2000s her true passion lied in alter- It’s all about successful franchise of all when she was the other half native pop – and the world time. Armed with a collab- ONE of the most original of the London based duo of popular music is sure to orative pot brimming with musicians to emerge from Frou Frou, together with be thankful for her decision. the franchise, kids state-of-the-art special ef- Britain during the past dec- Guy Sigsworth. Frou Frou’s Her unique music carries an fects and plain good old im- ade makes an appearance fi rst single Breathe In was entirely individual style that JAMES O’SULLIVAN cent and the proliferation of agination, the fi lm will whet in Finland this Thursday. received to high acclaim in moves from soulful pop to HELSINKI TIMES forests here has allowed for the global appetite for the The Grammy award win- 2002, and two years later an- dreamy eletronic tunes. excessive consumption of concluding chapter that ar- ning singer-songwriter Imo- other single Let Go, featured NOW, the success of the Har- the written word. But else- rives in July next year. gen Heap takes to the stage in the popular fi lm Garden ry Potter books represents where in the world – i.e. the As an aside, it will be in- at Helsinki’s Tavastia Klubi State, brought the duo into Imogen Heap something of a modern mar- US – kids are surely more teresting to see just what to – unfortunately for those the consciousness of an ever- 18 November vel. Okay, so maybe not in likely to be slowly expand- happens after the second who snoozed when the tick- widening audience. Tavastia Finland where reading pro- ing on a sofa somewhere, part has been released. Will ets came to sale – a sold out Since her days as part of a Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 fi ciency is listed as being wrist deep in a pack of crisps there be a spin off? How will gig. duo, Heap has stepped back Helsinki somewhere north of 100 per and sipping on a soda as they movie execs cope once the Heap released her fi rst into a solo career and re- negotiate their way around fl ood of profi ts slows to a solo album as early as 1998, leased another two albums, the latest video game with trickle? Hmm, time shall tell. their free hand. With all of Anyway, elsewhere this the gadgets and distrac- week sees the interesting tions technology has to of- pairing of Brian Cox and Paul fer, where do kids fi nd the Dano, teaming up together Lights on time to read anymore? in The Good Heart. Here, af- Well, with Potter’s world- ter sharing a hospital room, PETRA NYMAN wide sales of over 400 million a short-tempered barman HELSINKI TIMES copies along with 67 differ- takes a homeless man under Harry Potter and the ent languages of translation, his wing, teaching him the TAMPERE is about to take the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 this phenomenon has gone ropes of working behind the crown on being the prom- Release Date: 17 November some way to reverse the per- bar upon their discharge. An ised land of small time mu- Director: David Yates ception of the written word unlikely pairing, maybe, but sic festivals with yet another Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, as a dying trend. As for the Cox and Dano are two of the weekend fi lled with interest- Emma Watson series of fi lms, however, ex- most interesting character ing gigs about to kick off. The ecutives have been rubbing actors currently working on autumn has already seen their paws together with glee the fringes of Hollywood at a number of festivals any- over the best part of the last the moment. where from emerging indie decade, with the previous six Finally, this week sees music to big time jazz events entries amassing nearly 5.5 the release of La Rafl e (The taking place in the city, and billion dollars in the box of- Round-Up), a French fi lm now the coming weekend in- fi ce. Not bad really, when you starring the always-watcha- troduces Valoa Festival. think of it! ble Jean Reno and Inglorious The darkest time of the Magenta Skycode’s Jori Sjöroos (left), Kalle Taivainen (centre) So, with this in mind, it Basterd’s Mélanie Laurent. year is rarely the time for mu- and Niko Kivikangas. The Good Heart comes as no surprise that Here the fi lmmakers rec- sic festivals, but Valoa (liter- Release Date: 19 November the fi nal entry to the series reate the terror of the 1942 ally a command for light) is makers, but this time around Director: Dagur Kári arrives to audiences in two Rafl e du Vel d’Hiv, in which here to fi x that. Taking place the international acts are Valoa Festival Starring: Paul Dano, profi t-maximising parts, 13,000 Jews in Paris were ar- for the second time around imported over from Germa- 19-20 November Brian Cox with Harry Potter and the rested by the French police, Valoa Festival brings a touch ny. Some of the highlights of Restaurant Artturi Deathly Hallows: Part 1 bring- and then sent to Auschwitz. of light amidst the November the weekend will surely be and YO-Talo Tampere La Rafle ing the fi rst half of the story Whilst the fi lm has received darkness with performances the performances of Barbara Tickets €6-36 Release Date: 19 November – stretched out over two and mixed reviews from crit- concentrating on lights and Panther, an energetic sing- www.valoafestival.fi Director: Roselyne Bosch a half hours. So, this week we ics, it has been praised for visuals amongst interesting er who last entertained audi- Starring: Jean Reno, have Harry, Ron, and Her- its acknowledgement of a music from local and interna- ences in Finland in the spring, Mélanie Laurent mione back in action as they less than fl attering moment tional acts. Mirel Wagner, a young singer genta Skycode, who have just wrestle with the nose-less in France’s history. See what Last year the festival was known for her strong lyrics, released their new album to Voldemort in order to main- you think. dominated by Swedish music and on the domestic side Ma- high acclaim. 16 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

A&S RAVINTOLAT ple of trips to Ukraine in the RESTAURANTS • PUBS • BARS past I fell in love with borsch, the beetroot-based soup that is fantastic on cold win- ter evenings. The Šašlik ver- sion (10.20 euros) also has some chunks of bacon in it and comes with smetana and a small and tasty lamb pas- try. Also as a starter, blini with various roe alternatives (19.80–23.10 euros) was good – the blini themselves being the big and chunky versions, crisp on the outside and ac- companied by more smetana, onion, roe and egg. As might be imagined, this restaurant serves blini all year round.

You won’t walk away hungry Main courses are mainly We serve home-made meat-oriented, with a soli- Ivan’s sword, a meat kebab skewered in an unconventional way. tary vegetarian dish of savoy pasta 7 days a week in cabbage rolls (22.80 euros) Fabianinkatu 16 and in providing solace for non-car- the Itäkeskus shopping mall. nivores. Two fi sh dishes, one of salmon and one of scam- Tel 09 - 66 77 80 A fabulous taste of Russia pi (24.60 and 29.20 euros re- www.ristoranteprego.com spectively), are also on offer, You don’t have to travel to Russia to taste some of the country’s being served (like all hot dish- es at Šašlik) on a sizzling hot Italian Restaurant Mon-Fri 11-22 | classic dishes. From sizzling hot skewers, blini and smetana to flam- griddle at the table – an im- béed bear fillet, restaurant Šašlik is uniquely placed to offer genuine pressive, if smoky, touch. The Sat 14-22 | Sun 14-21 | ‘scampi in garlic butter’ has a Annankatu 4 | atmosphere and themed décor to complete the experience. rather uninspired name but tastes very good. The seafood www.vaelsa.fi | comes in a small pot with a NICK BARLOW invitation to turn down, so said – and they’ve defi nitely creamy and indulgent garlic + 358 9 698 00 12 | HELSINKI TIMES Helsinki Times visited it and nailed the Russian vibe. It’s sauce over a bed of hot sauer- met the marketing manager, almost like dining in a muse- kraut, a tennisball-sized lem- WE ALL KNOW that the va- Heli Laakkonen, for a trip to um, there are so many cabi- on rice croquette, and further riety of international food the past. nets, photos, paintings and accompanied by de rigeur available in Finland, espe- Šašlik is one of six res- wall-hangings. The smallest cabbage, pickled cucumbers cially in larger cities, has taurants owned by the A&S private room is just off the and whole roasted garlic. increased over the years. restaurants company, each main dining area and is a lit- Laakkonen insisted we al- Whereas 15 years ago you’d of which has its own spe- tle romantic cabin for two so taste the aforementioned have been lucky to fi nd much cial theme. Entering Šašlik with a heavy curtain shield- ‘Spiced fi llet of beef Russian beyond pizza or kebab repre- is a truly bizarre experience ing you from the watchful style’ (27.80 euros) which senting ‘ethnic’ food, these from the off – but in a good gaze of other eaters. Book- came nestled on a big pile of days there are more Chinese, way. It’s like walking into a ing a private room doesn’t garlic potatoes. I can safe- A CLASSIC SINCE 1932 Thai and Indian restaurants Russian upper-class home cost extra, you just need to ly say that you will not walk than you can shake a fork at. circa any time in the period plump up for one of the sev- away hungry from a Russian But strangely, considering 1920 to 1950. A quick tour by eral-course menus on offer. meal. According to Laak- our geographical closeness, Laakkonen revealed an over- konen there were a couple of Et. Hesperiankatu 22 tel. +358 9 6128 5200 if there’s one cuisine that is all, surprisingly spacious Hard to define things that we didn’t try but mon-tue 11-24, wed-fri 11-01, sat 14-01, sun 14-23 underrepresented here, it is establishment with eight According to Laakkonen, maybe should have. ‘Ivan’s www.royalravintolat.com Russian. private rooms seating 2-50 most of Šašlik’s customers Sword’ is a meat kebab deliv- Russian cuisine actual- people and the main din- are either foreigners or Finn- ered not on a skewer but, yes, ly has a long pedigree in Hel- ing rooms with a capacity of ish businesses taking foreign a sword. The weapon is not sinki. The Bellevue restaurant about 100. guests to dinner, although left at the table to avoid any in Katajanokka, for example, The private rooms are Finns tend to favour the res- vodka-related injuries. By all opened in 1917 and played great – each has a theme, taurant especially when accounts this plate of food is host to Marshall Mannerheim such as the bank, the pres- celebrating “that special oc- enough to feed an army, so himself. Troika, on Caloniuk- ident’s room or the press casion” such as a wedding, we recommend you don’t eat senkatu, has likewise been room. The decor is appropri- hen nights or a birthday. anything for a few days be- around since the 1920s. And ate to the theme, so in the “For Finns, Russian food fore your visit. a third restaurant, Šašlik, has president’s room you can isn’t perhaps that exotic,” she In addition, we visited the been open for nearly 40 years dine under the watchful gaze ponders, “perhaps because restaurant at the tail-end and invites guests to sample of the Finnish elite, from many Finns think that Rus- of their ‘Bear Feast’ which the cuisine of Tsarist Russia. Ståhlberg to Halonen. A sian food is very similar to our meant that their bear dish- The latter proved too good an very unique venue it must be own.” Indeed there are cer- es – which are, in fact, on Eteläesplanadi 24 F o r u m M a n n e r h e i m i n t i e 2 0 tain similarities, in that both their menu almost constant- tel. (09) 611 217 tel. (09) 694 4207 countries use a lot of potatoes. ly – were on a discount. Pot- Mon-Tue 10.30-23.00 Mon-Fri 10.30-21.00 Wed-Sat 10.30-24.00 Sat 10.30-19.00 Apart from that, however, it is ted bear meat, bear paw and Sun 12.00-23.00 Sun 11.00-18.00 quite hard to defi ne Russian fl ambéed bear fi llet are just BEST STEAKS IN TOWN food because, apart from an- three of your options, but be HELSINKI • LAHTI • TAMPERE

A&S RAVINTOLAT A&S ything else, the country is so warned: it is hard to get bear Welcome! big – especially taking in- anywhere and prices refl ect www.manhattansteakhouse.fi to account the former Soviet the meat’s scarcity. The fi l- states, which have had some let clocks in at an impres- gastronomic input. Food from sive 98.20 euros. Room in our dessert. The Baked Alaska places in St. Petersburg. Like Siberia will not be the same as stomachs being at a premi- (“a classic since 1973”) was every type of food that is that from Georgia. um, we only tried some bear essentially a small moun- both speciality and rare, it’s Šašlik’s menu is altered salami, which tasted like the tain of baked meringue with not cheap, but for a special a couple of times a year, al- regular sausage just with fresh berries and vanilla ice occasion with friends, busi- though certain staples re- a heavier, gamier taste, al- cream. The sheer size of the ness partners or your loved main ever-present. “We are though the taste of bear fl esh dishes that we tried remind- one it’s a great option. But well known for our spiced fi l- is diffi cult to describe. ed me of the all-important plan ahead – booking is ap- let of beef, for example,” La- Drinks-wise, schnapps Russian style of eating: take parently necessary every day akkonen says, “and if we try aplenty was on offer, and in your time, preferably several of the week. to change our more well- a pleasingly wide variety, as hours, wait after fi nishing a known dishes we get com- well as some surprisingly de- course and drink plenty. plaints, so we just don’t try cent Georgian red and spar- So Russian food: hearty, Restaurant Šašlik to do it.” Reading the list of kling white wine, which did rich and fl avoursome. It’s Neitsytpolku 12 dishes makes comforting the food no injury. Finally, we certainly something a bit dif- Helsinki reading for anyone who has had to fi nd room in our ever- ferent and you can probably 09 7425 5500 spent time in Russian-infl u- expanding guts for at least get better examples in Hel- www.asrestaurants.com Baked Alaska, a fitting way to end any meal. enced countries. On a cou- a taste of Šašlik’s signature sinki than you can in many HELSINKI TIMES EAT & DRINK 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 1717

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An exhibition about Sébastién Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) who developed the bastion fortification system and has influenced fortification architec- ture worldwide. Kettupäivät – Finnish Short Film and Documentary Film Festival Suomenlinna Museum Kettupäivät (Fox Days) is an annual Finnish short and documentary film festi- Suomenlinna C 74 Mon-Sun 10:30-16:30 val that provides something for anyone with an interest in film. With films be- Tickets €0/4/5 ing screened and awards handed out to the best short films in three different www.nba.fi categories, Kettupäivät also serves as an important forum for both film stu- BRAM GOOTS dents and professionals working in the industry. Until Sun 9 January The international ‘Huippuja Maailmalta’ series will serve up the best in in- Jorma Puranen ternational short film, including selected pieces from the Berlin International An extensive exhibition of the work of the Finnish photographic artist. Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, and the Sundance Festival. The Nordic coun- Espoo Museum of Modern Art tries, Europe, Saudi Arabia and the United States are all represented in this se- Ahertajantie 5 ries, many of the films having already won awards. Furthermore, some of them Tue 11:00–18:00 have never before been seen in Finland. All the films in the ‘Huippuja Maail- Wed - Thu 11:00–20:00 malta’ series have English subtitles. Fri - Sun 11:00–18:00 Kettupäivät is organised by Finnish Film Contact, which is celebrating its Tickets €0/8/10 www.emma.museum 40th birthday this year. Until Sun 9 January Until Sat 20 November Tickets €2-20 100% SILK – Story of Chinese Cultural Complex Andorra www.kettupaivat.fi Philip James McGoldrick’s fictional short film Siemiany will be screened during Ket- Silk Eerikinkatu 11 tupäivät on 20 November. The latest in the series of EMMA’s Chinese culture exhibitions, silk and its uses are displayed. Espoo Museum of Modern Art Ahertajantie 5 MUSIC Sat 20 November Tue 23 November Thu 18 & 19 November Premiere Tue 23 Tue 11:00–18:00 Spitfire (RUS), Astro Can Sum 41 (CAN) Varietee Magica November Ennio Marchetto Wed - Thu 11:00–20:00 Thu 18 November Caravan The Eastpak Antidote Tour. The top international performers A Venetian imitator combining Fri - Sun 11:00–18:00 Teenage Fanclub (UK), A ska-punk group from Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 from New York and Shanghai offer origami art to theatre. Tickets €0/8/10 Delay Trees St Petersburg. Tickets €39 an enchanting mixture of magic Savoy Theatre, Kasarmikatu 46-48 www.emma.museum A Scottish cult band. Korjaamo Culture Factory www.kaapelitehdas.fi acts, hilarious humour and unique Tickets €39/44 Nosturi Töölönkatu 51 B www.antidotetour.com dance acrobatics. www.savoyteatteri.fi Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €8/9 www.sum41.com Savoy Theatre FOR CHILDREN Tickets €27 www.korjaamo.fi Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tue 23 November www.elmu.fi Tue 23 November Thu 19:00 Stand up & Kemia Sat 20 November Sat 20 November Les Triaboliques (UK) Fri 17:30, 20:00 Ali, Bahar Tokat, Henric Chezeck Family Saturday at The Colours Thu 18 November Jedi Mind Tricks (USA) A trio combining blues guitar, punk, Tickets €29/34 and Mikko Iranshahi on the stage. of Estonia Exhibition Imogen Heap (UK) Hardcore hip hop. new wave sounds and ethnic music. www.savoyteatteri.fi The performance will be translated Workshops for children. A Grammy awarded singer-song- Virgin Oil Co. Korjaamo Culture Factory into sign language. Kunsthalle, 12:00-15:00 writer. Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5 Töölönkatu 51 B Fri 19 & Tue 23 November Stoa Cultural Centre, Café, 19:00 Nervanderinkatu 3 Tavastia Tickets €28/31 Tickets €18/20/22 Cabaret Berlin Turunlinnantie 1 Tickets €0/5.50/8 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.virginoil.fi www.korjaamo.fi Popular songs and acrobatics in the Free entrance www.taidehalli.fi Tickets €27 spirit of Marlene Dietrich and the www.stoa.fi www.tavastiaklubi.fi Sat 20 & Tue 23 November Wed 24 November cabaret of the twenties. Sun 21 November Madama Butterfly Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Theatre Kapsäkki Liikuntahulinat Thu 18 November Giacomo Puccini’s opera. Conductor John Storgårds, Truls Hämeentie 68 EXHIBITIONS Helsinki City Sports Department UMO Jazz Orchestra Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Mørk, cello. Tickets €18/24 organizes sports activities for A Concert presenting the Helsinginkatu 58 Finlandia Hall, 19:00 www.kapsakki.fi Until Sun 21 November children and their best-known works of Tickets €14-62 Mannerheimintie 13 E Wanted – Armfelt families. Charles Min gus (1922-1979). www.operafin.fi Tickets €6/13/20 Sat 20 November Selection of over a hundred items Liikuntamylly, 9:00-10:45 Birdland Jazz Club www.hel.fi/filharmonia The Symptoms Contemporary personally owned by G. M. Armfelt. Myllypurontie 1 Mannerheimintie 6 Mon 22 November Dance and Theatre Company National Museum of Finland Tickets €0/3 Tickets €11.50/18/23 Avenged Sevenfold (US) The Hungarian dance group per- Mannerheimintie 34 www.umo.fi A top ranked American rock band. THEATRE & DANCE forms its award winning piece Alibi. Tue 11:00-20:00 www.birdlandjazzclub.fi Helsinki Ice Hall Savoy Theatre Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 OTHERS Nordenskiöldinkatu 11-13 Thu 18 November Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tickets €0/5/7 Fri 19 November Tickets €44 Matsuri Tickets €15/20 www.nba.fi Until Thu 25 November Renée Fleming A dance performance by Aki Suzu- www.savoyteatteri.fi Mexican Cultural Week Finnish Radio Symphony Mon 22 November ki, where the summer festival of a Until Wed 24 November Films, fashion, music and Orchestra conducted by Miguel Paul Gilbert (USA) Japanese village becomes a window Until Sun 21 November The Colours of Estonia exhibitions. Hart-Bedoya. Guitar virtuoso. into the human life on this planet. Baltic Circle The exhibition presents the unique Cultural Centre Caisa Finlandia hall, 19:00 Tavastia Stoa Cultural Centre International Theatre Festival. collection of the Estonian art patron Mikonkatu 17 C Mannerheimintie 13 E Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Turunlinnantie 1 Several venues Enn Kunila in the broadest histori- Embassy of Mexico Tickets €60-140 Tickets €22 Tickets €12/15 Tickets €10/15 cal review of Estonian art present- Vuorikatu 14 yle.fi/rso www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.stoa.fi balticcircle.fi ed in Helsinki to date. www.caisa.fi Kunsthalle Nervanderinkatu 3 Fri 19 November Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Future Shorts One Proudly sponsored by: Wed 11:00-20:00 Short film festival Future Helsinki Travel Tip Sat - Sun 11:00-17:00 Shorts will have its seventh Tickets €0/5.50/8 Helsinki-based screening in PAUL WILLIAMS www.taidehalli.fi November. Cafe Mascot, 19:00 Until Fri 28 November Neljäs linja 2 Cream Tickets €2 Autumn’s main exhibition presents www.futureshorts.com the work of Damien Hirst and his contemporaries. Fri 19 November Kiasma Saman taivaan alla – Multicultural Mannerheiminaukio 2 Music Festival Tue 10:00-17:00 Music performances at the Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Salvation Army’s facilities. Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Salvation Army, 19:00 Tickets €0/6/8 Castréninkatu 24-26 www.kiasma.fi Free entrance

Until Sun 12 December Until Wed 24 November Ars Fennica 2010 Candidates Women’s Bank Flea Market Exhibition The profits are directed to the Can you feel the Christmas magic? Joint exhibition of the Ars Fennica Women’s Bank and the women in art award candidates. the developing countries. Helsinki gets into the Christmas spirit already in November. The Christ- Kiasma WTC mas lights at Aleksanterinkatu are lit on Sunday 21.11. On the following Mannerheiminaukio 2 Aleksanterinkatu 17 weekend of 27.-28.11. one can find Christmas-related activity in sever- Tue 10:00-17:00 Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00 al locations: At the Christmas Event in Suomenlinna children can meet Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Sat 10:00-15:00 the Fortress Gnome at the Visitor Centre and follow the adventurous Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Sun 12:00-16:00 Gnome’s trails in the Suomenlinna Museum. At the same time art lovers Tickets €0/6/8 Free entrance can purchase new works of art at the Suomenlinna Arts event. In Arabia www.kiasma.fi the art students of the Aalto University sell their products at TOKYO’s Until Sun 16 January traditional Christmas Sale. The Jouluhattara pre-Christmas fest at Lin- solution sudoku nanmäki opens the amusement park in a nostalgic Christmas atmos- Peekaboo – The New South phere. The Helsinki City Museum receives Christmas at Sofiankatu by Africa decorating the street in traditional Christmas decorations. One can also This exhibition takes a look at the history of South Africa. Photos, buy handmade Finnish Christmas delicacies at the Association of Use- Open: 14-02 Sunday-Tuesday 12-03 Wednesday-Saturday paintings, sculptures and installa- ful Plants’ Christmas market in Annala (Hämeentie 154). tions from about twenty artists. For more tips about Christmas events visit www.visithelsinki.fi WHAT'S ON AT THE AUSSIE BAR: Tennispalatsi Thursday thur until Sunday DJ’s each night @ 9:30pm. Saturday @ 4:30pm Live Rugby Union Salomonkatu 15 Scotland v South Africa @ 7:30pm Live Ireland v New Zealand. Sunday Animal Planet Party..... look Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 M O R E T I P S F R O M out. Monday 22nd Free Poker Tournament @ 6:30pm 2000€ Main event prize reg by calling 09 Tickets €0/6/8 737373 only 27 places. 24th November Live Music with Black Out @ 9:30pm. www.hel.fi/hki/taimu Come and have AUSSIE BAR Tel. +358 (0)9 737 373 www.visithelsinki.fi a Tooheysv Salomonkatu 5, Kamppi E-mail: [email protected] Until Fri 31 December or two! 00100 Helsinki, Finland www.aussiebar.net A journey with Vauban – French fortifications HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 1919 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday 18.11. friday 19.11.

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09:30 Doctors 10:05 The Young and the Restless 09:30 Doctors 10:05 The Young and the Restless 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 13:10 Hell’s Kitchen USA 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 13:10 Royal Inquest DOC 11:05 YLE News in English 14:15 New Adventures of Old 11:05 YLE News in English Fall From Grace. 11:10 Louis la Brocante Christine 11:10 Louis la Brocante 14:10 Bill Engvall Show In French. Christine and Barb are In French. 14:40 Ice Road Truckers 15:05 Coronation Street starting their new business. 15:05 Coronation Street It is the 61st day of the ice 17:10 Emilie 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful 16:00 Neighbours in the Wild road season. Ovila is visiting home while 18:00 Emmerdale 17:10 Emilie 15:35 New Scandinavian his mother is pregnant. 21:00 Mentalist (K13) Part 8/20. Cooking with Tina Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid Part 7/20. A mayor’s aide is found 19:10 Heartbeat Nordström Calcium Kid YLE Teema 21:55 21:50 Midsomer Murders (K13) dead. Joe and Rachel investigate 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful MTV3 00:00 23:30 FC Venus – Made in 22:35 Cougar Town the beating of a young 18:00 Emmerdale Germany FILM 23:05 Vampire Diaries hippie. 21:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen 13:00 Birth Stories German remake of the Matt’s mother shows up to 13:00 Pregnancy and Birth: The 22:00 Kingdom Nightmares 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home original Finnish film. Matt and Caroline’s surprise. Truth 23:45 John from Cincinnati The Italian restaurant Heist Directed by Ute Wieland. 00:00 Calcium Kid (K15) FILM 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home Part 10/10. Sabatiello’s is in deep 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson Starring: Christian Ulmen, Young milkman Jimmy, Heist trouble. Anna prepares a 1950s style Nora Tschirner. Germany an amateur boxer, ends 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson 22:35 Mad Max 2 (K15) FILM meal. 2006. In German. up fighting the world Anna prepares some food TV2 Cult classic about a post- 15:40 Britain’s Next Top Model champion. for the players of a charity apocalyptic world where 16:40 Bridezillas Directed by Alex De Rakoff. golf tournament. 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen anarchy reigns. 17:45 Dr. Phil TV2 Starring: Orlando Bloom, 15:00 Sarah’s House Children’s programming. Directed by George Miller. Elaine and Michael’s Michael Peña. 15:40 Britain’s Next Top Model In Finnish. Starring: Mel Gibson, Bruce marriage is strained by 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen UK 2004 The girls get to try out their 10:25 Little House on the Prairie Spence, Michael Preston. Michael’s sex addiction. Children’s programming. rodeo skills. 11:12 Globetrekker Australia 1981 21:00 My Super Ex-Girlfriend In Finnish. 16:40 Bridezillas 12:00 Heartland 00:30 Elite Squad aka Flics FILM 10:25 Little House on the Prairie SUB 17:45 Dr. Phil 13:15 Derrick In French. When Matt wants to break 11:13 Globetrekker Today’s guests are crisis- In German. up with his girlfriend Jenny, Ian Wright’s journey takes 07:00 Children’s Programming ridden families. 15:30 Don Matteo he finds out that there’s him to the Australian In Finnish. 19:30 Animal Rescue In Italian. SUB more to her than meets Outback, where he 15:30 The Hills The case of the dead 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen the eye. Directed by Ivan encounters Aborigines, 16:00 E! Entertainment: Behind puppies is investigated. Children’s programming. 07:00 Children’s Programming Reitman. Starring: Uma hunts kangaroos and flies in The Scenes 21:00 Criminal Minds (K15) In Finnish. In Finnish. Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna a hot air balloon. 16:30 E! Entertainment: Reality The only surviving witness 22:05 Law & Order (K13) 14:30 112 Faris. USA 2006 12:45 Animal Hospital Hell of a serial killer’s murder An investigation of a In German. 23:20 NCIS: Los Angeles (K13) 13:15 Derrick 17:00 3rd Rock From the Sun spree is a blind boy. tourist’s murder reveals 15:30 The Hills 00:20 Top Gun (K15) FILM In German. Sally starts planning a bank 00:10 Frasier police corruption. 16:00 E! Entertainment: E! News Reckless fighter pilot 15:35 Don Matteo robbery. 22:50 The Border (K15) Weekend Maverick Mitchell is ready In Italian. 19:30 Two and a Half Men Two Syrian men are caught 17:00 3rd Rock From the Sun to meet any challenge. 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen Charlie is still seeing Mia. JIM at the airport by an anti- 17:30 Marienhof Directed by Tony Scott. In Finnish. 20:00 Friends terrorism unit. In German. Starring: Tom Cruise, 20:00 Siska 20:30 The Simpsons 12:10 Flip This House 23:35 Hung (K15) 18:05 Sturm der Liebe Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, In German. Lisa aides Moe in 13:05 Good Buy, Bad Buy In German. Anthony Edwards, Tom 23:55 The Intelligence (K15) discovering his inner-poet. 13:35 Tricked Out 19:30 Two and a Half Men Skerritt, Meg Ryan. USA Reardon’s drug shipment is 21:00 Supersize vs Superskinny Dustin Ford’s electric blue YLE TEEMA 20:00 Friends 1986 under tight surveillance. 23:00 C.S.I. Honda Civic still needs a 20:30 The Simpsons 00:40 Flight of the Conchords 00:30 Numb3rs finishing touch. 13:00 Camomile Lawn 21:30 Madventures III (K15) Bret and Jemaine encounter The FBI is looking for a cult 14:05 Build It Bigger Based on the novel by Mary Amazonas. Part 1/10. JIM a most unfriendly fruit seller. leader who forces underage In this episode we visit Wesley. Parts 1-3. 23:00 C.S.I. Miami girls to be his wives. Turku, Finland to see how 18:00 Seventeen Moments of A woman killed by a giant 12:05 Flip This House 01:25 When Women Rule the the world’s largest cruise Spring snake leads CSI to the trail 13:00 Good Buy, Bad Buy YLE TEEMA World ships are built. Part 12/12. In Russian. of a drug gang. 13:30 Tricked Out SERIES ENDS. 15:00 MasterChef Australia 21:00 Make ‘em Laugh: The 00:00 It’s Always Sunny in 14:00 Extreme Fishing 15:35 Ansel Adams DOC 16:00 Bondi Rescue Funny Business of America Philadelphia Robson Green travels to Documentary about the 16:30 America’s Funniest Home DOC 00:30 Black Donnellys British Columbia. legacy of the American TV VIISI Videos It is popular to mock the 01:25 He Kills Coppers (K15) 15:00 MasterChef Australia photographer’s life and 17:00 LA Ink world around us, as Johnny Part 2/3. 16:00 Bondi Rescue work. Directed by Ric Burns. 18:00 That 70’s Show 18:00 MasterChef Australia Carson, Jon Stewart, 16:30 America’s Funniest Home USA 2006 18:30 Grounded for Life The contestants are surprised Stephen Colbert, Sid Caesar Videos 17:00 The Wonderful World of Sean and Eddie have a hard with a taste and creativity test. and Mel Brooks show. Part TV VIISI 17:00 LA Ink Albert Kahn DOC time tolerating Walt’s new 19:00 Bondi Rescue 6/6. 18:00 Bang for Your Buck After the end of the war, life girlfriend. Maxi takes a major step 21:55 Dead Men Don’t Wear 18:00 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show 18:30 Carter Can began to return to normal. 19:00 America’s Funniest Home towards adulthood. Plaid FILM 19:00 Farscape 19:00 Operation Salvage Part 6/9. Videos 19:30 America’s Funniest Home Steve Martin interacts The Moya’s crew gets 20:00 Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline 20:30 Drug Class 19:30 Airline Videos with the likes of Humphrey involved in a coup plot. Junkie Part 5/13. 20:00 RuPaul’s Drag Race 20:00 World’s Wildest Vacation Bogart and other classic film 20:00 Prince and Me FILM SERIES ENDS. Jack’s six- 20:55 My Breasts Could Kill Me 21:00 Scream Awards 2010 (K15) Videos (K13) noir stars. Directed by Martha month ordeal reaches its DOC The best Sci-Fi, fantasy, 21:00 70’s Fever DOC Directed by Carl Reiner. Coolidge. climax when he climbs Part 2/2. horror and comic American society in the Starring: Steve Martin, Starring: Julia Stiles, the 900-metre El Capitan 21:40 Le Fils de L’épicier FILM achievements in cinema 1970s was shaken by the Rachel Ward, Carl Reiner. Luke Mably. USA 2004 mountain. Directed by Eric Guirado. and TV of 2010 are awarded Vietnam War, the Watergate USA 1982 22:05 The Corruptor (K15) FILM 21:00 Gangland: Everybody Starring: Nicolas Cazalé, in this gala, which is scandal and the battle for Policeman Nick Chen tries Killers (K15) DOC Clotilde Hesme. France shown for the first time the rights of women and to keep the peace in New In the 1980s the infamous 2007. In French. in Finland. USA 2010 sexual minorities. Part 1/2. York’s Chinatown during a Hoover Criminals gang 23:15 Paul Merton in India DOC 22:50 Born to Kill (K15) DOC 22:00 Deadliest Catch gang war. migrated from Los Angeles Part 5/5. Albert DeSalvo, the The crab catches begin to Directed by James Foley. to the peaceful city of “Boston Strangler”, is improve, but there are still Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Portland. Programmes on Yle Teema one of the most infamous setbacks. Mark Wahlberg. 22:00 Dirty Jobs may be viewed in the original serial killers in 23:00 Fear Factor USA 1999 Plumber. US history. Part 1/2. 00:10 The Ultimate Coyote Ugly 23:00 Border Security USA language(s) by changing the 23:45 That 70’s Show 00:00 Modern Marvels: Lead Top Gun Search 00:00 Penn & Teller (K15) digital receiver’s settings. DOC Nelonen 00:20 00:35 Why I Ran

Numb3rs Mad Max 2 Numb3rs follows FBI Special Agent In the near future, the world has Don Eppes and his mathemati- crumbled into anarchy due to en- cal genius brother Charlie, who ergy shortages. Ex-policeman Max helps Don solve crimes for the FBI. (Mel Gibson) roams the desert in a The show focuses equally on the supercharged V8 Pursuit Special, relationships among Don, Charlie scavenging for food and petrol. and their father Alan and on the After an encounter with a biker brothers’ efforts to fight crime, gang Max meets an autogyro pilot usually in Los Angeles. A typical (Bruce Spence) who leads him to a episode begins with a crime, which small working oil refinery nearby. is subsequently investigated by However, it turns out that the a team of FBI agents led by Don refinery is under siege by a small and mathematically modelled by army of vicious marauders led by Charlie. The insights provided by the bizarre and charismatic “Lord Charlie’s mathematics are always Humungus” (Kjell Nilsson). Max in some way crucial to solving the sees the situation as an opportuni- crime. Several mathematicians ty to earn more petrol for himself. work as consultants for each epi- However, he will end up getting far sode. Numb3rs was the most popu- more than he bargained for. Mad lar show airing on Friday evenings Max 2 was well received by critics throughout its first four seasons. and is regarded by many as one of Its creators, Nicolas Falacci and the best films of 1981. Its depiction Cheryl Heuton, won the Carl Sagan of a post-apocalyptic future has Award for Public Understanding of become a staple in the genre and Science in 2006. popular culture. Sub 00:30 MTV3 22:35 20 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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08:05 The Life of Birds 07:35 Children’s Programming 11:15 At Home with the 07:25 Children’s Programming Part 3/10. In Finnish. Braithwaites In Finnish. 11:15 At Home with the Braithwaites 11:20 FUTIS+ SPORT 12:40 The Green Green Grass 10:40 Design Inc. Part 10/26. A special football broadcast. 14:20 Cranford 11:10 Grand Designs 13:30 The 40 Year Secret DOC In Finnish. Part 2/5. 13:55 Wild at Heart 15:15 Gilmore Girls 17:50 Top Gear 15:15 Gilmore Girls Beginning of the fourth 16:00 Waterloo Road Jeremy tests the Noble 16:00 Who Killed the Aztecs? season. 18:15 Outnumbered M600. DOC 14:55 Fletch Lives FILM 19:35 New Tricks 21:00 Survivor Ace reporter Fletch Major Dundee 17:10 Heartbeat It’s time for the traditional 22:00 Kombat Opera Presents TV2 22:05 19:15 Animal Files DOC encounters murders, land Part 2/5. auction. 21:10 Boy Interrupted DOC speculators, televangelists The Ladykillers 22:30 Silent Witness (K15) 22:30 Mad Max 3 (K15) FILM 22:45 Michael Bublé Meet and local conspiracies in YLE Teema 18:00 Max gets involved in Madison Square Garden Louisiana. Directed by a power struggle in 13:30 Wizards of Waverly Place DOC Michael Ritchie. Starring: 09:10 Jamie’s Ministry of Food TV2 Bartertown and becomes 14:00 Wildfire Concert documentary about Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, Jamie’s campaign has lasted the messiah for a group 14:55 Dawson’s Creek the Canadian singer. Julianne Phillips, R. Lee almost six months, and the 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen of children. Directed by 15:50 The Cheetah Girls 2 FILM 23:45 Sensitive Skin Ermey. USA 1989 moment of truth is at hand. Children’s programming. George Miller. Starring: Mel The Cheetah Girls take a Part 10/12. 17:50 National Geographic 10:10 Ultimate Zoo In Finnish. Gibson, Tina Turner, Helen whirlwind tour of Spain. Programming Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo 11:35 FIS Cross-Country Skiing Buday, Frank Thring, Bruce Directed by Kenny Ortega. Little is still known about contains the world’s largest World Cup SPORT Spence, Robert Grubb, Starring: Raven-Symoné, TV2 blue whales and their lives. indoor desert. Women’s 10 km. In Finnish Angelo Rossitto. Australia/ Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina 11:10 Most Extreme and Swedish. USA 1985 Bryan, Kiely Williams, 08:00 Pikku Kakkonen Which animal makes the 13:30 FIS Cross-Country Skiing 00:40 Nip/Tuck Belinda Peregrin. USA 2006 Children’s programming. SUB most noise? World Cup SPORT Christian and Julia’s secret is 17:45 Ripley’s Believe It or Not In Finnish. 12:15 Frasier Men’s 15 km. In Finnish. revealed. In this episode we see 11:40 FIS Cross-Country Skiing 09:30 Wildlife Nannies 14:10 Desperate Housewives 16:15 V75 Trot SPORT several world records. World Cup SPORT 10:05 The Simpsons 15:05 Grey’s Anatomy (K13) In Finnish. 19:00 Ice Princess FILM Women’s 4 x 5 km relay. Nelson takes Bart under 21:00 Prime FILM 17:35 Bondi Vet SUB 17-year-old Casey dreams of In Finnish and Swedish. his wing. Rafi is wooed by David, a 18:00 Lonely Planet: Roads Less becoming a champion figure 13:25 FIS Cross-Country Skiing 10:35 Futurama young painter who also Travelled 13:30 E! Entertainment: Dress skater. Directed by Tim World Cup SPORT 11:05 Friends happens to be the son of 22:05 Major Dundee (K15) FILM My Nest Fywell. Starring: Michelle Men’s 4 x 10 km relay. 13:05 Two and a Half Men her psychoanalyst. Directed Directed by Sam Peckinpah. 14:30 Flipping Out Trachtenberg, Kim Cattrall, In Finnish and Swedish. 15:35 One Tree Hill by Ben Younger. Starring: Starring: Charlton Heston, Jeff has a difficult but Joan Cusack. USA 2005 17:10 Blood, Sweat and T-shirts Brooke receives an Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Richard Harris. USA 1965 communicative relationship 21:00 The Producers FILM Part 4/4. important phone call. Bryan Greenberg, Jon 00:20 Law & Order: Special with his dad. Remake of the classic 20:00 Baronessa di Carini (K13) 16:30 I Own Britain’s Best Home Abrahams, Zak Orth, Annie Victims Unit (K15) 15:30 Marienhof 1968 Mel Brooks comedy. Part 2/4. In Italian. 18:00 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover Parisse. USA 2005 01:30 Yle Live: R&R Hall of Fame In German. Directed by Susan Stroman. 00:00 Law & Order (K13) Tabatha Coffey helps failing 23:25 Castle Part 3/4. 18:00 Cold Feet Starring: Nathan Lane, hair salons turn around in Castle receives the offer he Rachel and Adam receive Matthew Broderick, Uma one week. has always dreamed of. The unexpected help in their Thurman. USA 2005 YLE TEEMA 20:00 Knight Rider (2008) first Nikki Heat book looks YLE TEEMA apartment hunting. 00:00 Lost Room (K13) 23:00 The Mentalists DOC like it will also be the last. 19:00 Eat Yourself Sexy Series reruns begin. 09:45 Walks with an Architect This documentary follows 00:25 Criminal Minds (K15) 11:05 Ansel Adams DOC SERIES BEGINS. Gillian Detective Joe Miller Normandy’s coastal towns Ben Pridmore in his bid to 14:45 Simon Schama’s Power of McKeith helps overweight acquires a mysterious key. are popular holiday spots. become the World Memory Art DOC women acquire healthy 01:00 Something Wicked This 13:20 Lola FILM Champion. JIM Part 6/8. dietary habits. Way Comes FILM A young man falls in love 00:00 Bones 15:40 Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of 20:00 Glee Based on the Ray Bradbury with a cabaret dancer. 00:55 Smallville 09:20 Auction Squad Living DOC 21:00 Bones novel. Directed by Jack Directed by Jacques Demy. 01:45 E! Entertainment: Wildest 11:10 Make a Move Part 6/8. A team of government Clayton. Starring: Jason Starring: Anouk Aimée, Marc Cop Show Moments 11:40 Fifth Gear 16:35 Drug Class agents puts the Jeffersonian Robards, Jonathan Pryce. Michel. Italy/France 1961. 12:10 Kings of Nitro Part 5/13. Lab on lockdown. USA 1983 In French and English. Urs Erbacher’s team goes to 17:30 My Breasts Could Kill Me 23:00 24 (K15) 15:35 Mama kommt! TV VIISI Las Vegas. DOC 01:30 Miami Vice In German. 13:10 Dirty Jobs Part 2/2. Guest appearance by John JIM 17:05 Battle Against Rome DOC 18:00 Relic Hunter 14:05 Surf Patrol 18:25 Lincoln’s Last Night DOC Leguizamo. The Battle of the Teutoburg Sydney and Nigel go to 15:05 Man v. Food Part 1/2. In Finnish and 02:30 Most Haunted 10:00 Hooked on Fishing Forest in 9 AD had far- Burma to locate an ancient 17:00 70’s Fever DOC English. During World War I wounded 10:30 Surf Patrol reaching consequences. treasure and the explorers Part 1/2. 19:20 Lenin’s Testament soldiers were cared for at 11:20 Extreme Fishing Part 1/2. sent to find it. 18:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Part 11/12. In Russian. the Peterborough Museum. 12:15 Sandhogs In Finnish and English. 19:00 Flubber FILM Reservations 21:05 Monsterland DOC SERIES ENDS. A technical 18:00 The Ladykillers FILM An absent-minded professor Anthony and his friend 22:03 King Kong FILM glitch halts all work at Black comedy about a gang invents a new bouncing Zamir tour the Rust Belt Directed by Merian TV VIISI Grand Central. of robbers who rent rooms substance. cities of Baltimore, Detroit C. Cooper, Ernest B. 14:10 Mystery Diagnosis from an eccentric old widow. Directed by Les Mayfield. and Buffalo. Schoedsack. Starring: Fay 18:00 Hello Goodbye 15:05 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Directed by Alexander Starring: Robin Williams, 19:00 Capital Floyd Wray, Robert Armstrong. 18:30 The OCD Project Zimmern Mackendrick. Starring: Alec Marcia Gay Harden, The reruns of the first USA 1933 This time the group has to 16:00 Boys’ Weekend Guinness, Cecil Parker. Christopher McDonald. season begin. 23:45 Make ‘em Laugh: The face their worst fears on the The reruns of the first UK 1955 USA 1997 19:30 Dinner: Impossible Funny Business of America big screen. season begin. 22:45 Lenin’s Testament 21:30 Air America FILM 20:00 Cowboy Builders DOC 19:30 America’s Funniest Home 16:30 Carter Can Part 11/12. In Russian. Young pilot Billy ends SERIES CONTINUES. Part 6/6. Videos 17:30 Bang for Your Buck up in a covert CIA airlift 21:00 Biography: Ben Affleck & 21:00 What happens in Vegas 18:00 House Hunters organisation in Laos during Jennifer Garner DOC FILM International the Vietnam War. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Two people discover they 21:00 The Works DOC Directed by Roger Garner represent the have gotten married during Today we look into all forms Spottiswoode. more down-to-earth and a night of debauchery in of parachuting. Starring: Mel Gibson, balanced side of Hollywood Vegas. Directed by Tom 23:00 World’s Wildest Vacation Robert Downey Jr., couples. Vaughan. Starring: Cameron Videos (K13) Nancy Travis. 22:00 Dexter (K15) Diaz, Ashton Kutcher. 23:30 Danger Beach USA 1990 23:05 Deadliest Catch USA 2008 A surfer is paralysed and 23:35 Relic Hunter 00:00 Gangland: Everybody Mad Max 3 Man v. Food 23:00 Rookie Blue drifts out to sea. Killers (K15) DOC MTV3 22:30 JIM 15:05 00:00 Sexcetera (K18) 00:00 Disorder in the Court (K15) 01:00 Future Weapons

King Kong Fletch Lives Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) agrees Irwin M. “Fletch” Fletcher (Chevy to star in a film directed by Carl Chase) is back. This time he learns Denham (Robert Armstrong). The that his great aunt in Louisiana two set sail on the S.S. Venture has passed on and left him her for filming on a mysterious island “Belle Isle” plantation. Buoyed in the Indian Ocean. During the by the news, Fletch immediately voyage, Ann falls in love with First quits his job and flies down to Mate Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot). Louisiana. There, he finds out After reaching the island, Ann that his plantation isn’t what is kidnapped by the natives who he thought it was. As if things prepare her as a sacrifice to Kong, were not bad enough, Fletch’s a huge ape-like creature who aunt’s lawyer (Patricia Kalember) dwells on the island. Driscoll, Den- is murdered. Fletch must now ham and the ship’s crew set off catch the real killers and clear his to rescue her. Thus starts a chain name, using his skill in disguises. of events that will culminate in a Thus starts an adventure that final showdown on top of the Em- will involve televangelists, land pire State Building in New York. speculators, the Ku Klux Klan, King Kong is distinguished for its a biker gang and a transvestite stop-motion animation, which was necrophiliac named Ben, to name revolutionary at the time. The film only a few. Fletch Lives is a 1989 has spawned numerous sequels comedy film starring Chevy Chase and remakes, and the character of and featuring Hal Holbrook and King Kong has become a fixture of R. Lee Ermey. It is a sequel to the popular culture. 1985 film Fletch. YLE Teema 22:03 MTV3 14:55 HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 2121

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09:30 Doctors 10:05 The Young and the Restless 09:30 Doctors 10:05 The Young and the 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 14:00 Survivor 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine Restless 11:05 YLE News in English 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful 11:05 YLE News in English 13:10 Hell’s Kitchen USA 11:10 Where the Heart Is 18:00 Emmerdale 11:10 Where the Heart Is The teams have to make Series about two nurses, 21:00 C.S.I. Miami 13:00 Bog Mummy Murders DOC tapas dishes out of leftovers. Peggy and Ruth, their The team discovers that Hundreds of well-preserved 14:10 Aliens in America families and a community in Delko is working for an mummies have been 14:40 America’s Toughest Jobs Yorkshire. attorney defending a man discovered in the bogs of Oil Drilling. 15:05 Coronation Street accused of murder. Northern Europe. 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful The return from the hospital 22:35 24 (K15) 15:05 Coronation Street 18:00 Emmerdale I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Devil’s Mistress is a shock for Claire, but it is 12:00-13:00. Jack tries 17:10 Emilie 20:00 Find My Family (US) Sub 21:00 TV1 21:00 only the beginning. to find proof of Russian Part 10/20. 21:00 V 15:55 Animal Files DOC involvement in the murder of 19:00 The Life of Birds John May, the founder of 17:10 Emilie President Hassan. 13:00 Birth Stories Part 4/10. the Resistance, has been 13:00 Birth Stories Emilie and Douville get 23:35 House 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home 21:00 Devil’s Mistress (K15) missing for a long time. Will Michelle have to engaged. Part 9/20. A young boy suffers a Heist On the eve of the English 22:35 24 (K15) undergo a caesarean 19:00 10 Things You Need to severe nose-bleed, which is 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson Civil War, a woman 13:00-14:00. President section? Know About Losing Weight followed by his sister having 15:00 Sarah’s House abandons her baby daughter Taylor has to face the 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home DOC a heart attack. 15:40 Britain’s Next Top Model because of religion. consequences of her Heist 22:45 Homeless: The Motel Kids The girls have to pass a Part 1/2. choices. 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson of Orange County DOC difficult interview and 22:30 10 Things You Need to 23:35 C.S.I. New York Anna cooks for the SUB find an elegant side of Know About Losing Weight A lethal cocktail is employees of a local themselves. DOC discovered in a dead vineyard. TV2 07:00 Children’s Programming 16:40 Bridezillas 23:30 Kombat Opera Presents woman’s stomach. 15:00 Sarah’s House In Finnish. 17:45 Dr. Phil Part 2/5. 00:30 Big Bang Theory 15:40 Britain’s Next Top Model 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 14:30 112 Today’s guests are people Penny decides to throw a The girls look into the Children’s programming. In German. who have survived great surprise birthday party for secrets of cheerleading and In Finnish. 15:30 The Hills catastrophes. TV2 Leonard. cocktails. 10:40 Little House on the Prairie 16:00 E! Kendra 19:30 Animal Rescue 16:40 Bridezillas 11:30 Bondi Vet 17:00 3rd Rock From the Sun 20:00 America’s Next Top Model 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 17:45 Dr. Phil 12:48 Supernanny 17:30 Marienhof 21:00 Desperate Housewives Children’s programming. SUB Dr. Phil talks about children The Uva family’s four- and In German. Gaby goes looking for her In Finnish. who have been abducted by seven-year-old sons expect 18:05 Sturm der Liebe real daughter. 10:25 Little House on the Prairie 07:00 Children’s Programming one of their parents. their parents to constantly In German. 22:00 Nurse Jackie (K13) 11:15 Globetrekker In Finnish. 19:30 Animal Rescue be at their beck and call. 19:30 Two and a Half Men 22:35 Californication (K13) Justine Shapiro observes 14:30 112 21:00 NCIS (K13) 15:40 Flying Doctors 20:00 Big Bang Theory Felicia invites Hank and Native American festivities In German. 22:00 4D: Hoarders DOC 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen 21:00 I Now Pronounce You Karen to lunch. and admires the Grand 15:30 The Hills 71-year-old Shirley has Children’s programming. Chuck and Larry FILM 23:25 Frasier Canyon in the American 16:00 E! Bank of Hollywood collected the area’s stray In Finnish. Two firemen pretend to be 23:55 The Cleaner (K15) Southwest. 17:00 3rd Rock From the Sun cats in her home, which has 18:00 Die Familie Dr. Kleist a gay couple in order to Banks is blackmailed into 15:43 Flying Doctors The Big Giant Head has resulted in a population In German. receive domestic helping an undercover FBI 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen stunning news. explosion. 22:35 Hung (K15) partner benefits. agent who is a drug addict. Children’s programming. 17:30 Marienhof 23:20 Frasier Tanya is outraged when Directed by Dennis Dugan. 00:55 4D: Polygamous Wives In Finnish. In German. Frasier stops to think about Ray wants a three-way Starring: Adam Sandler, DOC 21:35 UEFA Champions League 18:05 Sturm der Liebe his life, his relationship with partnership with Lenore. Kevin James. Kestrel, Summer and Lucy SPORT In German. his family and his numerous 23:30 All Saints (K13) USA 2007 are lovers and live in the Braga-Arsenal. In Finnish 19:30 Two and a Half Men romantic failures. Luke is nervous about the 23:55 Terminator: The Sarah same house, while Philip and Swedish. 20:00 Friends 23:50 NCIS (K13) investigation on the cause Connor Chronicles Sharp lives with his seven 20:30 The Simpsons of death of Dawn O´Connell. 00:50 Rookies wives. Kill Gil, Volumes I & II. 01:20 The Mentalists DOC YLE TEEMA 21:00 Flipping Out JIM 23:00 Smallville (K13) YLE TEEMA JIM 16:00 Eco-Trip: The Real Cost of Lana acquires Clark’s 12:40 Flip This House TV VIISI Living DOC abilities and steals 13:35 Good Buy, Bad Buy 17:00 Lincoln’s Last Night DOC 12:15 Feasting on Asphalt Part 7/8. incriminating evidence of A young couple wants to Part 2/2. In Finnish and 18:00 That 70’s Show 13:10 Good Buy, Bad Buy 17:00 Simon Schama’s Power of Lex. move out of a bachelor pad English. 18:30 Grounded for Life 13:40 Tricked Out Art DOC 00:30 Supernatural and into a detached house. 19:00 Cuéntame cómo pasó 19:00 America’s Funniest Home 14:15 Bull Run Pablo Picasso’s Guernica 01:25 Eureka 14:05 Tricked Out In Spanish. Videos The teams’ journey created the modern 14:35 Chop Shop 20:05 Make Me a Baby DOC 19:30 Airline continues from Las Vegas to historical painting. Episode Eight: VW Golf with In this series we follow 100 A blizzard arrives just as Lake Powell. Part 7/8. TV VIISI Johnny Vegas. couples as they await the people are preparing to 15:05 Cowboy Builders 19:00 Vertical City 15:30 MasterChef Australia birth of their children, while go on their New Year’s 16:05 Anthony Bourdain: No Beetham Tower, Manchester. 18:00 That 70’s Show 16:30 Bondi Rescue researchers advise pregnant vacations. Reservations Beetham Tower is a 18:30 Grounded for Life 17:00 America’s Funniest Home mothers. Part 1/4. 20:00 Breaking the Magician’s 17:00 Capital Floyd Manchester landmark and Sean helps Jimmy build a Videos 23:35 Stray Cat Rock: Wild Code: Magic’s Biggest Keith Floyd gets acquainted England’s tallest building robot. 17:30 LA Ink Jumbo (K15) FILM Secrets Finally Revealed with the cuisine in Madrid. outside London. 19:00 America’s Funniest Home 18:30 MasterChef Australia A girl gang plans to rob a 21:00 Secret Lives of Women 17:30 Dinner: Impossible 19:30 Ein Schnitzel für Drei Videos Lucas confronts top chef church. Directed by Toshiya DOC 18:00 MasterChef Australia In German. 19:30 Airline Ben O’Donoghue. Fujita. Starring: Meiko Kaji. Obesity is an epidemic in The contestants have 21:00 Battle Against Rome DOC 20:00 The OCD Project 19:00 Bondi Rescue Japan 1970. In Japanese. the US. to make a tower-like Part 2/2. Dr Tolin’s three-week A heat wave grips Australia, 22:00 Imagining Argentina (K15) croquembouche. therapy continues. and Bondi is no exception. FILM 19:00 Bondi Rescue 21:00 Wonderland Murders (K15) 19:30 America’s Funniest Home The husband of an abducted Troy confronts the FILM Videos journalist searches for his lifeguard’s worst nightmare. Fading porn star John 20:00 Customs wife during the Dirty War of 19:30 America’s Funniest Home Holmes gets involved in a 21:00 Seven Deadly Sins DOC Argentina. Videos brutal crime. Directed by Gluttony is the most Directed by Christopher 21:00 Suicide or Murder? A Fight James Cox. Starring: Kate controversial sin. How do Hampton. Starring: Antonio for the Truth DOC Bosworth, Carrie Fisher, Val different religions react to it? Banderas, Emma Thompson. 22:40 The Dudesons Kilmer. USA 2003 22:30 Rude Tube Spain/UK/USA 2003. 23:10 Fear Factor 23:00 Dark Justice 23:00 Fear Factor Imagining Argentina In English and Spanish. 00:10 Biography: Ben Affleck & Wonderland Murders 00:00 That 70’s Show 00:25 Suicide or Murder? A Fight TV Viisi 22:00 Jennifer Garner DOC TV Viisi 21:00 00:30 Grounded for Life for the Truth DOC

mercial hit might prove that in fact viewing possibilities like computers Still, let’s not assume that our it’s not a classic. Let’s face it, just and the internet and whatnot. beloved YLE is immune to showing ‘cos a lot of people saw Austin Pow- Sometimes it feels like channel poor films – albeit without com- ers doesn’t mean it’s a good movie. execs are living in a totally differ- mercial breaks, so at least they’re ‘Classics’ offer When it comes to the telly, mov- ent world than the rest of human- over quicker. Airplane! (Hei, me ies are great for broadcasters. All ity, or me at any rate. They advertise lennetään! in Finnish) is on, of all easy scheduling the hard work has already been the fact they’re showing Sister Act channels, YLE Teema on 26 No- done: they don’t need to actu- (Lord preserve us!) for the bazil- vember. Having become rather NICK BARLOW ally do anything themselves other lionth time as if it’s the latest and enamoured of Teema in recent These days the term ‘classic’ is ban- than broadcast it. Even though it greatest Hollywood epic, when in weeks my disappointment is in- died about so loosely that it applies costs, it’s still cheaper buying up fact it’s old and sucks. Obviously deed palpable on learning that to everything from Citizen Kane to a load of old, forgotten films from MTV3 and Nelonen and their sister they, too, have succumbed to the Deep Throat. What is it that makes some American studio than mak- channels are the best at this, which lure of cheap’n’cheerful Hollywood a film or show a classic? Certainly ing any show themselves. I imagine is not much when you consider that schlock. It’s not even as if it’s a good public triumph plays a part – it’s that film studios offer some kind a lot of their scheduling is based film, being most notable for intro- hard to imagine Star Wars (Episode of discount for bulk-purchases of around precisely this showing of old ducing Leslie Nielsen to a wider au- IV, naturally) would be so revered dodgy old films...er, I mean ‘clas- stuff. I’m betting they have to buy a dience. He, of course, has spent his decades after its release if it wasn’t sics’. Obviously viewers like movies bunch of bad movies for every good career paying the same role as he phenomenally successful. On the and even a rubbish-but-well-known one they get, which is why we have played in Airplane!, and good luck other hand, films that relatively few flick is likely to get a few hundred on the one hand relative quality to him. While I can’t deny I laughed people have seen are also consid- thousand viewers for the channels. like The Name of the Rose and The when I first saw the movie over 20 ered masterpieces, so merely being The amazing thing is, though, that Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, years ago, it’s not very funny when seen by a large number of people these days anyone is prepared to while on the other we have disasters it’s been repeated annually since isn’t enough. In fact, the exact op- watch a movie on a commercial like World Trade Center (!), My Super then. So, ‘classic’ movies: some- posite might be true – public tastes channel with annoying ads and Ex (!!), and Judge Dredd (!!!), all be- times brilliant, often dated, but now being what they are, you might news breaks every 20 minutes or ing shown on Nelonen over the next that Christmas is coming expect to imagine that a film being a com- so, especially considering modern couple of months. see a lot more of them. 22 18 – 24 NOVEMBER 2010 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

Thu 11/18 saturdaywednesday 6.3. 24.11. −8 −11 TV1 MTV3 NELONEN −10 Thu 11/18 Fri 11/19 Sat 11/20 Sun 11/21 Mon 11/22 Tue 11/23 Wed 11/24 −8 09:30 Doctors 10:05 The Young and the Restless +6 +8 +7 +7 +6 +3 +6 10:00 Last of the Summer Wine 13:05 Honey I Ruined the House −5 11:05 YLE News in English Claire has made some +20 +20 +22 +20 +21 +21 +18 −1 −2 11:10 Where the Heart Is classic mistakes while +32 +34 +32 +31 +32 +29 +28 13:00 The Life of Birds decorating her home. 0 Part 4/10. 13:35 Design Inc. Fri 11/19 +14 +13 +12 +14 +14 +12 +11 15:05 Coronation Street 14:10 How I Met Your Mother +11 +13 +12 +11 +10 +10 +12 17:10 Emilie Ted and Stella reveal −10 The wedding is prepared. something shocking to Lily The Biofuel Myth +8 +7 +8 +7 +5 +4 0 Part 11/20. and Marshall. TV1 22:00 −11 19:00 Out of the Shadow of Her 14:40 Identity +7 +8 +9 +5 +4 +2 +1 Mother: the Iréne Joliot- 15:35 Find My Family (US) −11 +13 +11 +9 +10 +12 +11 +5 Curie Story DOC 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful 13:00 Birth Stories −12 19:55 The Green Green Grass 18:00 Emmerdale 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home −7 +27 +27 +26 +25 +24 +26 +25 22:00 The Biofuel Myth DOC 21:00 C.S.I. Heist −2 The industrialised world’s 22:35 Fringe 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson −2 +4 +6 +6 +2 0 −1 −2 belief in biofuels is proving 23:35 D.E.A. (K15) 15:00 Sarah’s House 0 costly for rainforests, tribes DEA agents receive a 15:40 Britain’s Next Top Model +26 +25 +25 +25 +25 +25 +25 and many endangered valuable tip from an The girls are tested in short Sat 11/20 +27 +27 +26 +26 +26 +26 +26 species. informer. acting rehearsals. 22:45 The Clinic 00:35 Big Bang Theory 16:40 Bridezillas −18 +8 +9 +9 +7 +4 +4 0 23:40 Upgrade me DOC Vanessa has hired security −9 guards for her wedding. +9 +9 +11 +7 +6 +6 +3 SUB 17:45 Dr. Phil −6 +5 +6 +7 +6 +3 0 −1 TV2 Dr. Phil updates viewers on 07:00 Children’s Programming the situation of his guests. −3 +23 +26 +24 +23 +24 +23 +24 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen In Finnish. 19:30 Animal Rescue −5 Children’s programming. 14:30 112 20:00 Grey’s Anatomy (K13) −4 +18 +19 +17 +18 +18 +20 +17 −2 In Finnish. In German. 21:00 NCIS Los Angeles (K13) −1 +15 +16 +16 +15 +15 +14 +18 10:25 Little House on the Prairie 15:30 The Hills NCIS investigates an armed 11:15 Globetrekker 16:00 E! Entertainment: Kimora robbery at a bank. +11 +8 +10 +9 +7 +5 +4 15:43 Flying Doctors 17:00 3rd Rock From the Sun 23:20 Frasier Sun 11/21 +20 +14 +12 +12 +12 +12 +13 17:25 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 Marienhof Frasier is being analysed by −17 Children’s programming. In German. a fellow psychiatrist. +18 +22 +18 +17 +18 +19 +19 In Finnish. 18:05 Sturm der Liebe 00:05 Nurse Jackie (K13) −13 22:05 Law and Order: Criminal In German. Eddie is made redundant, +10 +10 +11 +9 +9 +9 +5 −12 19:30 Two and a Half Men Cooper tries to conquer Intent (K15) +20 +20 +20 +21 +20 +18 +17 A young mother is gunned Charlie is nominated for an Jackie and Zoey makes a bad −11 down for her kidney award. mistake. −8 +30 +29 +29 +31 +29 +29 +30 transplant. 20:00 Friends 00:40 Californication (K13) 00:10 All Saints (K13) 20:30 The Simpsons 01:15 Raising the Bar −3 −4 +18 +18 +20 +20 +21 +21 +21 21:00 The Fashion Show Jerry desperately tries to get −2 +6 +2 +6 −1 +11 0 +2 The 12 remaining his client treated for mental YLE TEEMA contestants have to design illness. Mon 11/22 +3 +6 +9 +7 +5 −2 −3 a jacket for each season of 16:00 Vertical City the year. −11 +5 +5 +5 +3 +2 −1 −2 JIM Beetham Tower, Manchester. 23:00 30 Rock +13 +9 +13 +9 +17 +19 +16 17:00 Make Me a Baby DOC Liz’s ex-boyfriend Dennis −16 Part 1/4. becomes a hero. 12:35 Flip This House −4 −4 −4 −5 −9 −8 −7 −12 19:10 The Aristocrats 23:30 The Office 13:30 Good Buy, Bad Buy −13 Emily’s son Edward returns 00:35 Most Haunted Songwriter Tammy Jacobs +9 +11 +12 +8 +6 +5 +1 from France. Part 6/6. Tissington Hall in wants to move to a bigger −7 +4 +1 +1 −1 −4 −5 −7 20:00 Mozart - More than a Derbyshire has belonged house. Prince to the same family for 14:00 Tricked Out −9 −10 +26 +26 +29 +27 +30 +25 +23 Drama series about the hundreds of years. 14:30 World’s Toughest Fixes −14 life of master composer The Trans-Alaska oil pipeline +14 +15 +15 +16 +11 +12 +13 Tue 11/23 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has to be shut down in order to +12 +10 +14 +14 +11 +12 +14 in the 18th century. TV VIISI replace a 32-ton valve system. −14 Part 1/3. In German. 15:30 MasterChef Australia +30 +29 +31 +30 +30 +31 +30 21:55 The Narrow Margin FILM 18:00 That 70’s Show 16:00 Bondi Rescue −14 +2 0 +1 0 −2 −3 −4 Classic film noir about a 18:30 Grounded for Life 16:30 America’s Funniest Home detective protecting a Sean causes a blackout in Videos −7 +1 +5 +2 0 −4 −6 −9 woman from gangsters the whole neighbourhood. 17:00 LA Ink −4 during a train trip. 19:00 America’s Funniest Home Professional wrestler 0 +2 +2 +1 −4 −4 −6 Directed by Richard Videos Candice Michelle gets a −9 +14 +15 +14 +13 +13 +13 +13 Fleischer. Starring: Charles 19:30 Airline tattoo from Corey and talks −9 −11 McGraw, Marie Windsor, Guest appearance by Phil about the dangers of her −13 +9 +11 +9 +12 +10 +13 +9 Jacqueline White. Vickery. profession. USA 1952 21:00 Raw Deal (K15) FILM 18:00 MasterChef Australia Wed 11/24 +4 +3 +4 +2 −1 0 +4 A small-town sheriff 19:00 Bondi Rescue +12 +8 +8 +8 +7 +1 −1 infiltrates the Chicago mafia 19:30 America’s Funniest Home −12 in order to avenge the death Videos of his friend’s son. Directed 20:00 Fifth Gear −13 by John Irvin. Starring: 21:00 Modern Marvels: Deliver It Arnold Schwarzenegger, −12 Thursday 11/18 DOC −9 Kathryn Harrold, Darren How does one transport McGavin. USA 1986 terracotta warriors, lobsters, −8 8:25 am 3:43 pm 9:02 am 3:01 pm 23:00 Just For Laughs racing horses and huge wind 23:30 Hello Goodbye turbine blades? −8 −11 8:38 am 3:52 pm 9:19 am 2:42 pm 00:00 That 70’s Show 22:00 American Chopper −11 The Narrow Margin 00:30 Grounded for Life 23:00 Fear Factor 8:39 am 3:39 pm 10:09 am 1:41 pm YLE Teema 21:55 00:05 Seven Deadly Sins DOC

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Nepalian-born Bishwas Hamal came to Finland in 2004. He currently lives and works in Helsinki and is writing his Master’s thesis.

the best holiday one can ever Unknowingly becoming Finnish have. Whenever I have some free time I take my bike and FINLAND has been a second Coming from Nepal, I ing at least fi ve cups of coffee stroll around forests and dive home to me for the last six wanted to talk more in a every day. in tranquil lakes. In the win- years. Like any other for- place where people love talk- The strangest thing for ter, skating and the sauna are eigner, I complained a lot ing. I am a friendly and social me was when silent Finns be- my favorite pastimes. Is it be- about the long and dark win- person who always wants to come happy and celebrate cause of Finnish culture or ters, silent people, diffi cult express his opinion. The fi rst the short summer – in even have I just matured? These Christmas special offers language and the tough im- day, when I went to a sauna more silence – in isolated days, I do not talk much. I love migrant life. During these with Finnish friends, I said to summer cottages. Finns’ love listening to discussion and until 23.12.20 years, I have visited and al- myself “what a weird thing, for ice hockey, beer and sau- others’ opinions. I put forward so lived in many cities across staying naked inside 100 de- sages are phenomenal. I did my opinion only if needed, as Back and Neck Massage 28€ [39€] 30min Finland. After completing a grees.” Similarly, I used to not like any of that. I learned that in Finland “the degree from the Universi- wonder about organised so- Six years have passed by more you talk, the more mis- Foot Relaxing Massage 43€ [59€] 50min ty of Tampere I moved to the ciety and think about how in this cold and silent coun- takes you make.” You may not Meridian massage [69€] 50min small town of Jyväskylä – lo- every single person could try. I am wondering how I believe that my day now starts 50€ cated in central Finland be- abide by the rules and regu- gradually and unknowing- with strong coffee and pul- Christmas cheers and wellbeing. tween forests and lakes – for lations, from obeying traf- ly have become addicted to la, which continues till even- another degree. To be very fi c signals to paying taxes. Finnish culture. In Finland, I ing. Above all, the greatest A wellness present for you and your honest, whether in Tampere For the fi rst couple of years, learned how to appreciate na- virtue that Finland has taught special someone. or in Jyväskylä, or in the cap- I made fun of Finnish pulla, ture as these days I consider me is “honesty”. For that, Fin- Tel. 09 2784201 ital Helsinki, I was not a big perunamuussi and ruisleipä. a summer cottage near a lake land will always be close to my Fax. 09 2784211 fan of Finnish social life. Not to mention people tak- with beer and sausage to be heart. Iso Roobertinkatu 8 LH 1 00120 Helsinki Welcome! E-mail: [email protected] In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. www.liangtse.fi 035535-1046

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