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LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO back among participating countries after a few years of absence,” says This year’s The Finnish Fair Corporation’s exhi- bition group manager Anita Mäkelä. travel Estonia, the offi cial partner country, has had a record-break- ing year in tourism. During the fi rst exhibition nine months of 2010, Finnish visi- tors spent 1.3 million nights in Es- is the tonia, exceeding the total number of nights in 2009 by nearly 20 per grandest yet cent. To emphasise this populari- ty, the Tallinn exhibit is putting on HELSINKI TIMES a special Estonian Design & Music food court and eatery as part of its display at the convention centre. THE NORDIC Travel Fair MATKA, the Another exciting new addition to largest travel-industry event in the the fair is the Dive Village, a special Nordic countries, will be held at the area focusing on all things dive re- Helsinki Exhibition & Convention lated, which is complete with a div- Centre on 20-23 January. This year ing pool, where visitors can fi nd out the fair features a record number what the underwater world looks of participants from new countries, like. The Dive Village is a must for with more than 1,200 exhibitors in all dive enthusiasts and features total from 70 countries. diving-industry service provid- “The travel industry has a more ers, dive-tour organisers and div- optimistic outlook compared with ing magazines from Finland and last year, which is refl ected in the abroad, who are all on hand to an- high level of interest in the fair swer any questions. among exhibitors. Bookings are up An anti-Nato performance Älä muuta virka (“Say No More”) by the Three Smiths Statue in Helsinki on 9 May 2010. and we are pleased to welcome a re- cord number of new countries, with Nordic Travel Fair MATKA Macedonia, the Caribbean, Gabon, 20-23 January Azerbaijan and Singapore all join- Helsinki Exhibition & Convention ing the event for the fi rst time. Den- Centre “Time for Nato debate is now” mark, Nepal and Greece are also With the Finnish Defence Forces in line for a shakeup, the authors of a L o u s y p a y m e a n s F i n l a n d recently published report argue that it makes sense to debate Nato membership.

SUSANNA JÄÄSKELÄINEN – STT discussion of the Nato option is cut Finnish perspective, the key consid- struggles to attract MATTHEW PARRY – HT short by a pronouncement that the eration remains the alliance’s fun- issue is not yet topical. He argued damental charge: common defence. THE PROCESS of thoroughgoing re- that it makes little sense to wait “The key message from Finland’s foreign researchers form of the Finnish Defence Forces until defence capacity has deterio- perspective is that Nato continues to STT several reference countries. Anoth- now underway makes a discussion rated or a threat has appeared, be- take its task of common defence se- MATTHEW PARRY – HT er key difference between Finland about Finnish membership of Nato cause by then it will be too late. riously, that it takes care of region- and many countries where the sci- topical. Thus concludes Janne Kuu- Published by the Atlantic Council al defence for its member states, IF FINLAND wants to lift the qual- ences fl ourish is that here, less than sela, a policy adviser at the Ministry of Finland (ACF), the report does not and that it maintains a credible de- ity of its scientifi c output to rank half of the money for research takes of Defence, and one of two authors directly treat the issue of Finland join- terrent. Traditional military threats among the best in Europe, it must the form of basic state funding. of a report on changes in the mili- ing Nato, but its tone is pro-Nato and are seen as unlikely in the alliance, attract a larger number of foreign The Academy of Finland’s study com- tary alliance. it does not dwell on worst-case sce- but they are not ruled out entirely,” students and researchers. This can pared Finland’s science policies with Speaking at a 14 January press narios. It assures that a rise in defence writes Karoliina Honkanen, the sec- be inferred from a comparative those pursued in the Netherlands, conference on the report’s release, expenditure is not a prerequisite for ond of the report’s authors. study published on 21 December by Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Kuusela said: membership, and that participation in Researcher Tuomas Forsberg, the Academy of Finland. Denmark. These countries were cho- “Fundamental changes to the military deployments is always based who took part in the press confer- What makes this a challenge is sen because they have performed Defence Forces are on the horizon. on separate national decisions. ence and commented on the report, that researchers in this country are well in recent years in studies com- According to the Ministry of De- pointed out that a decision on Finn- less well paid than many of their Eu- paring levels of research. The level of fence and the Chief of Defence, we No new arguments ish membership should not be based ropean colleagues. Poor salaries may research is ascertained by quantify- now face the biggest challenges in The actual subject of the report, on a single issue: also discourage some of the most ing how often a country’s scientifi c our peace-time history, and we can- reform of Nato, does not gener- “It’s an overarching consider- promising Finnish researchers from publications are referenced in other not meet them with structural re- ate arguments either for or against ation that looks at security policy pursuing a career in academia. scientifi c publications. forms alone; we also need a new Finnish membership. The new strat- factors and fi nancial aspects, but Finland also has not invested in This issue of Helsinki Times has a way of thinking.” egy approved in Lisbon in Novem- also at issues of identity. It’s wrong developing offi ce space and equip- special education theme. Read the On the other hand, Kuusela la- ber speaks more clearly of Nato’s to say that which club we belong to ment for researchers as much as in full article on page 13. mented that, far too often, public new threats and tasks. But from the is of no signifi cance.”

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ate a new “Cuban missile” Lisbon summit, President crisis – or, in this particular Dmitry Medvedev has warned case – an anti-missile one? that Europe would face a new A joint Russia-Nato arms race should cooperation THE OTHER problem that may on BMD between Moscow and complicate next stages of the Nato fail. Addressing the Rus- missile-defence “roof”: is it feasible? debates is interconnection sian Federal Assembly on 30 between Nato’s own theatre November 2010, the head of ballistic missile defence and the Russian state said that the With a military joint venture between former Cold War rivals looking increasingly likely, the third US BMD site to be former Cold War rivals have fi elded very soon under the the following choice: either several stumbling blocks are already on the horizon. title “Phased Adaptive Ap- they reach an accord on Eu- proach” (PAA) for missile de- ropean missile defence and fence in Europe, heralded by create “a substantial mecha- The year 2010, among many fi rm desire to resume not on- have its own national BMD sible exchange of data. The Barack Obama in September nism for cooperation in that other positive things (a new ly BMD computer drills but system. At the same time it article that appeared a week 2009. The latter, undoubtedly, domain” or they will fail to do START ranks high), has pro- advocated a qualitatively wanted to know more details ago after the Lisbon sum- is qualitatively much strong- so, by issuing in “a new spi- duced another remarkable new way of interoperability of the coordinated scheme mit in the Wall Street Jour- er than that of the previous ral of arms race”. He stated: result: at the latest Nato-Rus- in the future – the true-to- before it is fi nally launched: nal has claimed that leaders one announced by his prede- “We will [then] have to make sia Council (NRC) summit held life missile defence exercis- such as what kind of inter- of the trans-Atlantic bloc cessor in 2007. One also has a decision on the deploy- last November in Lisbon, Rus- es testing real interception ceptors and radars are to be had rebuffed a proposal from to take into account that at ment of new [combat] strik- sia and the Alliance agreed in of the real ballistic missiles. deployed, when and where Russian President Dmit- the Nato Lisbon summit the ing means,” by confessing principle to create a joint Bal- they are to be located, what ry Medvedev to unite Rus- linkage between the US PAA that such a scenario would listic Missile Defense (BMD) HOWEVER, the fi rst of sever- the chain of command-and- sia’s missile defences with and the Nato missile-defence be “a very diffi cult one” for system to protect Europe from al respective meetings be- control will be and how big those of the West on the ba- architecture in a form of Ac- his country. In another public potential ballistic missile tween ambassadors and the respective zones of re- sis of the principle of fi elding tive Layered Theater Missile statement, he gave an approx- threats in the future. Is the military experts of Nato and sponsibility for each side will a “sectoral missile defence” Defence programme’s com- imate time-frame for such a suggested scheme feasible? Russia held so far had limited be. Russian negotiators have or the BMD based on specifi c mand, control and communi- tragic predicament: it might What are the barriers en route success: the debates showed also insisted on the imple- geographical zones, where- cations capabilities have been happen in fi ve or seven years’ to its development? that “the high contract- mentation of the principles by each side would assume fi nally bolted on. time. Anatoly Serdyukov, ing parties” disagree on key of equality and equal securi- responsibility for delineat- the Russian Defence Minis- IN LISBON, 28 Nato mem- points of their future joint ty, and on making joint deci- ed areas: Russia would be re- WILL the project be cheap? ter, said that in case of fail- ber states and Russia have venture and on the nature sions to use the BMD arms. sponsible for shooting down Seemingly, it will be costly: ure in hammering out a joint agreed to conduct a compre- of potential ballistic-missile ballistic missiles fl ying over the current Nato programme missile-defence structure in hensive analysis for the fu- threats. THE KREMLIN proposal would its own territory, while the to provide its missile defence Europe, Moscow would have ture framework of the BMD mean that the Nato missile- Alliance would be responsi- system for troops’ protection to adopt countermeasures to cooperation that will be as- THERE appeared a “geograph- defence sensors would not ble for intercepting and de- is costing 800 million euros penetrate it. sessed at the June 2011 Meet- ical” stumbling block: what be pointed at Russia. Like- stroying hostile missiles spread over 14 years. In addi- ing of NRC Defence Ministers, area will the proposed deal wise, Russia’s would not be headed for its area of control. tion, no less than 200 million SO, BEFORE June 2011, when and to resume theatre-mis- cover? A limited one between aimed at Nato’s armed forc- euros more over a decade for the two sides are supposed sile defence cooperation in the Atlantic and the Urals es, territory or population. MOSCOW is particularly in- its further development to to draft an agreement on key an agreeable manner. (Russia’s stance) or will it pro- To go by Ambassador Dmitry terested in Nato’s expla- protect civilians are needed. principles of their joint BMD tect more spacious territory Rogozin, Russian Permanent nation of the “Rasmussen in Europe, they have enough YES, A JOINT Nato-Russia stretching from Vancouver to Representative to Nato, Mos- list” – the catalogue draft- TO CREATE a sound and ef- time to clarify their consider- BMD “roof”, or their “new Vladivostok (Nato’s view)? cow’s approach was “remi- ed by the Alliance’s Secre- fective missile defence, Rus- ations for a potential cooper- BMD architecture”, can be niscent of two knights who, tary-General Anders Fogh sia and Nato must overcome ation in this fi eld. They must really feasible, provided that MOSCOW has outlined some defending themselves from Rasmussen, which contains their differences over the reach an agreement on all ba- Moscow and the Alliance other principles of a poten- attackers, stand back-to- the names of 30 nations ca- joint BMD scheme in a con- sic directions of their future agree voluntarily to such a tial anti-ballistic missile back”, thus effectively pro- pable of manufacturing and structive way. True, only al- project – structural, organi- far-reaching and tremen- “shield” by saying that they tecting each other from any launching ballistic missiles. lies (not strategic partners!) sational, juridical and fi nan- dous project that has never should include: a Nato pledge hostile action. What are those countries? can create such a strong and cial aspects of it. been realised between them not to undermine the cur- So far, only two of them have multifaceted system. Log- in the past: in 2003–2008 rent global military–polit- IN TURN, the Alliance coun- been announced specifi cally: ically, if they are to be real TO CUT a long story short, Russian and Nato offi cers ical equilibrium and not to tries expressed their desire Iran and North Korea. What comrades-in-arms, they have Nato as the initiator of the conducted only three rounds devaluate the Russian stra- to assign to Russia only sec- about the rest? Does “the list to reach another accord: not joint BMD scheme with Rus- of missile-defence comput- tegic nuclear potential. Rus- ond-rate functions – only to of 30” include China and In- to use their nuclear arsenals sia bears formidable respon- er simulations exercises. sia has expressed a notion gather and to share informa- dia, with whom Russia has against each other as a fi rst- sibility for forging a really But due to the former plans that a new system should not tion. Speaking in Lisbon on “strategic relationships”? strike weapon, not to use it workable project in this re- of Washington to fi eld the constitute a threat to other 19 November, a Nato offi cial So, presumably, if the joint at all, and not to weaponise spect. Russia, as one of the third BMD site in Poland and nations and wished to avoid said that any deal with Mos- Russia-Nato BMD project is outer space against each oth- biggest European nations, the Czech Republic, as well dividing lines on the Europe- cow on the joint missile-de- aimed at them and some oth- er. Otherwise, they may con- has to take an active part in as the armed confl ict in the an continent, as well as any fence system would probably er prominent states having front with a risk of widening it on an equal footing. Only Northern Caucasus (2008), kind of nuclear and missile- not lead to the development formidable military poten- mistrust between them and in this case their joint missile such virtual games had been defence arms race. Moscow of a single, unifi ed BMD as- tial, will this give a boost to triggering a new arms race. defence project can be called stopped. Nevertheless, af- has agreed that a new project set, but would create links a new arms race in strategic as a bona fi de European mis- ter the Lisbon NRC summit would have “two buttons” between two separate ar- offensive and strategic de- MOSCOW has explained its sile defence “shield”, which is the two sides expressed their meaning that each side will chitectures, with the pos- fensive systems? Will it cre- meaning. Ten days after the still very feasible. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 33

LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO MÄNTYLÄ en declined to comment on the scope or location of any such cuts, but she indicat- SDP accuses government ed that municipalities would bear the brunt of the struc- tural reforms. of moving towards flat tax “We shouldn’t just look at the number of municipalities but also at what their tasks The Social Democrats are preparing their dividing lines in the run-up genuinely are, and at the dis- to April’s parliamentary election. tribution of labour and fi nan- cial responsibility between them and central govern- OLLI KEMPPAINEN – STT “They carp, they bash and ation with the True Finns will ment,” Urpilainen said. MATTHEW PARRY – HT at the same time they copy. be out of the question if Timo Another structural reform But that is a challenge to get Soini’s party insists on abol- would be to lengthen work- THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS up and fi ght. What we need ishing employment contracts ing lives. The SDP stresses the (SDP) are grinding their now is guts and passion,” for over-60-year-olds. A True need to shorten the amount of sharpest knife out of taxa- Urpilainen told SDP heavy- Finns policy committee pro- time spent studying, reduce tion in preparation for elec- weights gathered around a posed the idea last autumn. unemployment and help peo- tions in the spring. The table in the basement of the ple cope at work. opposition party accuses party’s headquarters. Municipalities The SDP will not partic- the Centre and National Co- would face shakeup ipate in a government that alition-led government of True Finns spices The SDP will probably outline raises the minimum age of en- moving towards a fl at tax. Urpilainen argued that the its tax and other fi scal policies titlement to the old-age pen- In contrast, the SDP prom- alternatives facing voters in greater detail at the begin- sion, Urpilainen reiterated. ises to align tax rates with this election were “more cen- ning of February. Urpilainen The party plans to get its the taxpayer’s ability to pay, tre-right government with said that it would make little message across by meeting and to bring the same pro- True Finns spices” or a gov- sense to raise income taxes, half a million people on the gressive logic to capital gains ernment led by the SDP. She but a progressive logic could hustings. Each candidate has taxation. declined to comment on be brought to other taxes be- been charged with getting in At a 13 January press con- which parties she would like sides capital gains tax. touch with 1,500 people, and ference following a meeting to see in her own administra- In order to balance the each member of the party of the SDP board, leader Jut- tion. The foundations of such state budget, the party is al- leadership plans to make eye ta Urpilainen said: a government should refl ect so prepared to make cuts and contact with 5,000 potential SDP leader Jutta Urpilainen and party secretary Mikael Jungner “The entire time now, the the outcome of the vote. Ul- structural reforms. Urpilain- voters. at a press conference held on 13 January. government has been slid- timately, coalition negotia- ing away from the principle tions reveal which parties of payment according to abili- are able to agree on a com- ly allowances, and the reha- ty. Income taxes have been cut mon programme. Kiviniemi draws three lines in the sand bilitation benefi t. In March a while at the same time, energy “The options have been new “guarantee pension” will taxation is one concrete exam- pretty vague insofar as the CENTRE PARTY leader and purchasing power. In addi- stitution of Finland. These in- join this group, lifting the ba- ple of a rise in fl at taxes.” True Finns are concerned. As Prime Minister Mari Kivi- tion, the party will consist- clude the old age pension, the sic benefi t for people perma- Urpilainen, who spent the the election approaches, the niemi made three election ently work to ensure that survivors pension, the fi eld nently residing in Finland New Year on holiday from the nation demands that parties promises in a 12 January col- basic social security and allowance, disability benefi ts, from just over 500 euros to pressures of life in the pub- be up-front with their pro- umn published in Turun Sa- family benefi ts are not cut. the basic daily unemployment 688 euros per month. lic gaze, rallied the board by posals. They’re not interest- nomat, a Turku-based daily. Basic social security is allowance, labour market Ultimately, Finnish liveli- comparing the party’s situ- ed in buying a pig in a poke.” Kiviniemi wrote that the typically seen to refer to all support, the child allowance, hoods are guaranteed by the ation with that of Nokia mo- According to party secre- Centre will fi rst of all strive minimum benefi ts paid by child care support, minimum income support benefi t paid bile phones. tary Mikael Jungner, cooper- to prevent a weakening of Kela, the Social Insurance In- sickness and parental dai- out by municipalities. 4 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / TIMO TOIVONEN Chronic pain can take psychological toll

Doctors should take a comprehensive approach to treating patients suffering from pain.

PÄIVI SEPPÄLÄ – STT chiatry and pain treatment, MATTHEW PARRY – HT makes clear that when treat- ing chronic pain, the patient WHEN pain strikes, it should must get help with both the be treated as effectively as physical condition and any possible. Poorly treated pain symptoms of depression. can trigger a chronic and Untreated depression caus- physically crippling condi- es more pain and makes the tion. A patient seeking help patient feel even worse. Many with chronic pain that has patients are helped by de- lasted for years often wants to pression medication, some of be completely free of his ago- which not only improves mood The Osk. Lindroos jewellery store has been robbed numerous times in the past few years. ny, but that is seldom possible. but also acts as a pain reliever. Chief surgeon Pekka Hannon- “If someone is depressed, en, a pain specialist, says that anxious or suffers from stress, relief of 30 per cent counts as the preventative mecha- a good result in treatment of nisms against pain also func- Robberies on the decline chronic pain. Fifty-per-cent tion badly,” Luutonen says. relief already amounts to an She works in the pain clinic of ka Kähärä told Yle. “It caus- excellent outcome. Turku University Hospital. The number of robberies in Helsinki is on the decline, but more pub- es quite a side effect, just the Treatment of chronic pain Ongoing pain and depres- existence of that fear.” is often tricky, because there is sion can easily become a vi- lic attention is being placed on the problem. usually no single cause that can cious circle. If an able person Safer stores be targeted through surgery, in full control of her life is sud- Retailers use a variety of for instance. According to Han- denly subject to chronic pain DAVID J. CORD per cent in November 2009. dia, employers and employ- methods to reduce the like- nonen, who works at Central following an accident, for ex- HELSINKI TIMES Youth unemployment has al- ee groups. Last year opening lihood of robbery. A dual ap- Finland Central Hospital, many ample, she may fi nd it diffi cult so dropped from 21 per cent hours were liberalised and proach aims to lower the patients have also had their to bear the sudden loss of mo- ROBBERIES of stores and ki- to 16 per cent during that many smaller shops were amount of money a success- distress belittled, which has bility, which in turn increas- osks are on the decline. Dur- same time period. awarded the right to stay ful robbery nets while si- only made the burden worse. es the risk of depression. And ing the fi rst ten months of With a recovering open later. Often these small- multaneously increasing the depression increases the per- 2010 the Helsinki Police De- economy crime has fall- er stores such as Alepa, K- likelihood that the perpetra- Many suffer ceived intensity of pain. partment says shops in en. Throughout all of Fin- kauppa, R-kioski and Siwa tors will be caught. Up to a million Finns suffer Some patients also bene- Helsinki have suffered 38 land the number of reported have become the target of One part of the method from chronic pain. Unremit- fi t from psychotherapy, since robberies, down 25 per cent robberies declined 10 per choice for criminals. to discourage criminals is ting pain causes depression it trains them to live with from the year before. cent through the fi rst nine Siwa in particular has of- to reduce the cash on hand. and anxiety. pain and tackles the fears, There is often an inverse months of the year. Statistics ten been targeted. Yle re- Customers are encouraged Sinikka Luutonen, a doc- depression and anxiety that relationship between crim- Finland says that aggravat- ported about one particular to use credit or debit cards tor specialising in both psy- are bound up with pain. inal activity and economic ed robberies were down 27 Siwa cashier that had been and cashiers make frequent prosperity, and last year the per cent. In fact, 2010 was on robbed three times. More re- cash drops. Cash is placed in economy started to recov- pace to have the lowest num- cently the chain had the du- time-released safes where er while crimes decreased. ber of robberies in a decade. bious honour of being one of no one, cashier or robber in- Gross domestic product the fi rst victimised stores of cluded, can reach the mon- has increased at a healthy Late night 2011 when two men robbed a ey until specifi c times are growth clip, reaching a 5.5 stores targeted shop in Oulunkylä at knife- reached. per cent rate in October. By Although the number of store point. They wore masks and To increase the chance November the unemploy- robberies is waning more at- dark clothing, striking late at that a thief will be appre- ment rate was a shade over tention is being placed on night on 4 January. hended, some stores are in- 7 per cent, down from 8.5 the phenomenon by the me- Stores open late at night creasing lighting to make it LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER are often targeted simply be- more likely that the thief will cause they are open. There be recognised. Other propri- are less people on the streets etors add security cameras. at night and cashiers often In some cases a store may According to specialists, chronic pain and depression often go hand work alone because business even add more employees to in hand. is slow. This concerns the ser- the late-night shift. vice sector employees’ union Mikko Halme of the Hel- PAM, which set up a working sinki Police Department Movement helps, so get out from under the covers group with the Federation of guesses that many robber- • Get out of bed. With chronic pain, it may seem easier to stay under the covers, but you should avoid the temptation. Moving

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON Finnish Commerce in order ies are spur-of-the-moment to fi nd ways to improve the decisions of drug addicts. about helps and maintains mobility. safety of retail workers. “Mostly it is simply that the • Moderate amounts of exercise. Too little exercise at home does “I’m sure that many em- perpetrator needs the mon- not help, but too much will drain you. Although the number of store robberies is waning, many small ployees are wondering at this ey to buy drugs or pay off • Treatment for mind and body. Almost half the people with de- stores that stay open late at night have become the target of very moment when it will a debt,” he told Helsingin pression also suffer from chronic pain. choice for criminals. happen to them,” PAM’s Eri- Sanomat. • Many struggle with pain. According to a study carried out in Central Finland, a fifth of adults have suffered some form of pain lasting more than six months. Advance voting stations • Prevention is important. Pain becomes more common as we age. Vantaa government Authorities in other countries are typi- prepare for cally located in Finnish em- rejects merger with Helsinki bassies. It is also possible to advance vote in Finnish-owned ships, STT forward a countermotion in though only for members of favour of launching a study. voting abroad the crew. Paajanen said merging In considering the loca- THE VANTAA city govern- Helsinki and Vantaa would STT tion of advance voting sta- ment has rejected a merger create a giant local coun- MATTHEW PARRY – HT tions, authorities have with Helsinki on 17 January. cil for about 800,000 inhab- looked at the experiences of Juhani Paajanen (SDP), itants, adding that the size A GREATER number of ad- embassies during previous the mayor, handed a mo- difference relative to other vance voting stations will be elections, and at data and es- tion proposing that the councils in the Capital Region set up in foreign countries timates on the number of po- council should not launch would make regional cooper- this year than during previ- tential voters in each area. a study into a merger, with ation diffi cult. Paajanen al- ous parliamentary elections. As was the case in the gener- 12 members of the govern- so said that combining two Finns who live abroad or al election of 2007, most for- ment backing him and fi ve large cities’ organisations who are out of the country eign polling stations will be against. would be diffi cult. temporarily will be able to ex- in Sweden. Tapani Mäkinen (Nat. Co- The Vantaa city council ercise their democratic right Advance voting will take alition), the chairman of the is to have the fi nal say in the in 241 polling stations located place from 6 to 9 April. Elec- city government, had put matter in a fortnight’s time. in 91 different countries. tion day proper is 17 April. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 55

LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN The researcher points out that the ability to get by or COLUMNCOLUMNIN BRIEF the tendency to be marginal- ised is not something inher- ited genetically. Paananen Helsinki eyes er to recommend charges prefers to speak of “social against Vanhanen. inheritance,” which affects a Guggenheim Nissinen had handed things like attitudes and val- museum more than 1,000 pages of ues. If only bad behaviour is Helsinki city council said preliminary investigation noticed at home or at day- at a news conference on material to the commit- care, the child is branded and Tuesday 18 January it had tee and was asked wheth- the cycle begins. But if at- commissioned a feasibili- er Vanhanen should face tention is paid to the child’s ty study from the Solomon charges before the high successes and he is encour- Guggenheim foundation court of impeachment. aged, it is easier for him to into founding a Guggenhe- Last year, the commit- try harder. im museum in the Finnish tee asked Nissinen to order “Lower secondary school capital. a police investigation in- People lining up for food packages in Helsinki. The relative poverty of families with small children students in Oulu were re- The study is to be fi n- to whether Vanhanen had has increased significantly in Finland in recent years. cently asked in a study who ished by the end of the year. broken the law by failing to pays attention when they The Guggenheim foun- excuse himself from cabi- succeed. Students who rated dation, established in 1937, net meetings during which their own households as poor currently runs four mu- Slot Machine Association Poverty is inherited and were less likely to feel that seums – in Berlin, Bilbao, grants were handed to the anyone at home or at school New York and Venice – and Youth Foundation, a Centre noticed when they did well.” has plans to open a fi fth in Party charity that funded The researcher feels that Abu Dhabi in 2013. STT Vanhanen’s 2006 presiden- leads to marginalisation it makes more sense to talk tial election campaign. about marginalisation, since Vanhanen stepped this is not something that in- Prosecutor says down as prime minis- In Finland, the mechanisms of social mobility are grinding to a halt. dividuals can control. ex-PM Vanhanen ter and Centre party lead- should not be er June last year following Family a long-running campaign HANNA NISSINEN – STT The well-being of chil- Such problems are espe- poverty on the rise charged funding controversy. STT MATTHEW PARRY – HT dren and young people was cially common among those The relative poverty of fam- Matti Nissinen, the Finnish mapped by studying every- with no post-comprehensive ilies with small children has prosecutor-general, con- THE CHILDREN of poor Finn- one born in Finland in 1987 school diploma. increased signifi cantly in fi rmed to the Finnish News NGOs call for ish families are relatively – a total of around 60,000 “The statistics document Finland in recent years. The Agency (STT) on Tuesday binding climate more likely to depend on in- young adults. They were fol- medication or hospitalisation proportion of children living 18 January that he had told come support and mental lowed from their time in the related to mental health issues, in low-income households the parliamentary consti- law health services. Children of womb to the end of 2008, but not visits to a psychologist has already climbed to 14 per tutional committee as his Seven Finnish non-govern- parents on lower incomes al- with the help of various pop- at public health clinics, for ex- cent, while one in four chil- personal opinion that the mental environmental or- so tend to be less educated, ulation registers. ample. So it would seem that dren of single parents is poor. report of a police inquiry ganisations said in a joint and are more commonly con- The results are alarming. the actual number is greater,” The study shows that the into Matti Vanhanen (Cen- statement on Tuesday 18 victed of a crime. These are The impact of income ine- Paananen notes. children of more highly ed- tre), a former prime minis- January that Finland should the fi ndings of a new study quality is already visible in ucated mothers tend to fare ter, did not merit charges. have a climate law setting by the Academy of Finland, the form of birth weights, Attitudes better than others. “Without going into the out binding greenhouse gas the fi nal results of which will since the babies of parents and values matter “This is hardly just an is- details, that is my conclu- emission cut targets. be confi rmed later this year. who rely on income support Paananen says that 1987 is sue of education, but also one sion,” Nissinen said. The NGOs said Finland “While I was carrying out are often relatively light- not an exceptional year, and of attitudes and an encour- Nissinen did not wish to should be transformed in- research for this study, I had er at birth. The daughters of that the results can be applied aging atmosphere at home,” explain his view, saying the to a carbon-neutral socie- the feeling that this egalitar- poorer parents are also more to young people of other ages. argues Paananen. matter was complicated. ty by the middle of the next ian Finland of ours doesn’t likely to be teenage mothers “The trend is regressing as “We need to take pover- The committee chose century. seem to offer such equal op- and to become infected with income differences climb. ty seriously. The emphasis not to disclose Nissin- The groups added that portunities after all,” con- chlamydia. The sort of social mobility we in support for families with en’s view but his opinion the fall in biodiversity fesses Reija Paananen, a At least one in fi ve of saw in the 1950s is no longer small children should be on was leaked to the Finn- should be checked, particu- researcher at the Nation- those turning 24 this year happening. When someone preventative services, since ish Broadcasting Compa- larly by protecting bog and al Institute for Health and have received treatment faces problems, they tend to we can’t afford to rob chil- ny (Yle). forest habitats. The NGOs Welfare. for mental health problems. pile up.” dren of their future.” The committee had said handed their government earlier on Tuesday it want- programme proposals to ed to hear further advice the parties, which are pre- that should have been tack- from legal scholars before paring for April’s general Families and students join bread lines led 20 years ago: student bene- taking a decision on wheth- election. STT fi ts, basic daily allowances and HANNA NISSINEN – STT number of parents requested poor families, problems are pensions should have been lift- MATTHEW PARRY – HT food and clothing packages often passed down from par- ed and all indexed to infl ation.” because they wanted to give ents to children. Hursti’s other suggestion GROWING poverty among their children something de- “In my own youth petty is that emergency assistance families with small children spite limited funds.” crime was part of the picture funds be set up in every city Did you know this about Finland? is also visible in the bread Hursti often also sees due to poverty and alcoholism and municipality. Kaamos (“The polar night“) occurs when night- line, says Heikki Hursti, head young people in need of food. in my home. It encourages you “The fund could provide im- time lasts for more than 24 hours. This only oc- of Veikko and Lahja Hursti’s “We hand out food and to seek out similar mates, and mediate relief in diffi cult situ- curs inside the polar circles. The closer one gets Charitable Association. clothing to students once a the stupidity ends up concen- ations. Even though our social to the poles, the earlier the polar night begins “An increasing number month. Note that there is al- trated in social circles.” security is said to be among the and the longer it lasts. In Nuorgam, Finland’s of families have been lining so poverty in those circles, How could poverty in best in Europe, it jams when northernmost point, the polar night, which be- up for our food packages re- even if it is often a temporary Finland be reduced more someone ends up in fi nancial gan on 25 November, ended on 17 January. The cently. This is also visible in state.” effectively? diffi culty for some reason or period of polar night can trigger seasonal affec- requests for Christmas pack- Hursti is unsurprised by “Wow – now that’s a huge another. The Finnish welfare tive disorder in some people. Fortunately, the ages. Last month, a huge research fi ndings that in question. That’s something system only works in part.” darkness of winter is balanced by the midnight sun in summer months. COMMENTARY

month’s insult to the hard- dance to the tune of the True True Finns in power – he just The True Finnlandisation of politics working, patriotic Finn. But Finns (which is, incidentally, wants to do the right thing that’s just wishful thinking. something like a tacky iskel- by Finland’s electorate. How ALLAN BAIN speaking, very active voters, other parliamentary parties It’s mostly all about self-in- mä version of “Maamme”) democratic! How selfl ess! the True Finns may not re- are most worried about how terest, unfortunately. when discussing the topic of How politically calculating ceive as high a proportion the True Finns will, if they The three big parties – immigration. and weak-willed. LAST YEAR saw a phenomenal of votes cast in the parlia- enter government, dumb the Centre Party, the Na- And just last week, Jyr- Have Finland’s political increase in support for the mentary election proper in down Finnish politics with tional Coalition and the ki Katainen (Nat. Coalition) parties resigned themselves True Finns, Finland’s popu- April. Yet, with poll ratings their simplistic policy sug- Social Democrats – could all said on the MTV3 television to the inevitability of the listic, anti-immigration, eu- this high, it is feasible that gestions designed with the foreseeably lose votes to the channel that his party would True Finns entering govern- rosceptic party. According to the party could come fourth, short-term welfare of Finns True Finns and/or end up in a be willing to form a govern- ment, or are they going to the market research house even third at a push if their – and only Finns – in mind, position where they need to ment with the True Finns if challenge it? When are the Taloustutkimus, support for support continues its expo- make Finland a more nar- form a cabinet with the lat- the latter received a suffi - other parties going to start the party went from 6.4 per nential rise. row-minded, insular place ter. The Social Democrats, cient amount of seats come really pressing the True cent in January 2010 to 15.3 This possibility has shak- to live, and draw public at- the party most likely to lose election time. Very rhetori- Finns and force them to de- per cent in December. en the Finnish political es- tention away from pressing votes to the True Finns, al- cally astute stuff, as Katai- fend the party’s most cher- As the True Finns’ sup- tablishment to its core. It issues in favour of whatev- ready last summer demon- nen absolved himself of any ished (read “objectionable”) porters aren’t, generally would be nice to think that er the party claims is that strated their willingness to responsibility for putting the policies? 6 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 FROM THE FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES Translations by AINO BAIN LEHTIKUVA / SEBASTIEN PIRLET HELSINGIN SANOMAT 13 January. JARMO AALTONEN Return to Finland? No Thanks!

Finns who find work abroad aren’t particularly interested in coming back here, especially as their international experience isn’t always ap- preciated, the national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports.

“YOUNG educated Finns are a university degree moved to three to fi ve years. They don’t succeeding in European job other EU countries. think it’s very likely they’ll markets. According to the ‘Most people are still mov- move back to Finland. Academy of Finland’s sur- ing to Sweden, but the UK, The reasons favouring a vey Työntekijänä Euroopassa France and Spain have al- return to Finland were re- (‘As an employee in Europe’), so become increasingly pop- lated to bringing up children 76 per cent of respondents ular,’ says researcher Saara – good, free education, inex- Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi ended up spending hours in Jalasjärvi due to a train delay on 15 January. were in full-time employ- Koikkalainen from the Uni- pensive day care, safety and ment in their new country of versity of Lapland. nature, for instance. AAMULEHTI 15 January residence. Respondents gave many ‘Some of the respondents Respondents were happy reasons for moving abroad. said it would be diffi cult to with their work and position The most common were relat- return because Finnish em- in the job market. Only a few ed to adventure seeking and ployers don’t seem to ap- Kiviniemi experiences respondents were consider- securing a better quality of life preciate foreign university ing moving back to Finland. together with reasons of work, degrees or work experience Moving to another EU coun- gaining work experience, ca- abroad. Surprisingly many of VR’s problems firsthand try was seen as an equally reer advancement, a partner’s these educated, internation- good alternative. career and nationality.” al Finns with good language Pendolino stuck on the side During the fi rst ten years “More than 70 per cent of skills reported having expe- track is admittedly a bit of Finland’s EU membership, the respondents plan to stay rienced discrimination in the On her way back from a pre-election hus- boring,’ Kiviniemi wrote at about 12,000 Finns between in their current country of Finnish job market,’ Saara ting, Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi became about 5.30 p.m. the ages of 25 and 44 holding residence for at least another Koikkalainen explains.” the latest victim of this winter’s weather, Kiviniemi’s status update has been commented on by writes the Tampere-based daily Aamulehti. dozens of people. KAUPPALEHTI 15 January Sources close to the prime minister said that Kiviniemi “ALONG with other Pendoli- the problems of rail trav- had attended a Centre Par- New payment for bank no train passengers, Prime el would surely get more ty pre-election husting at the Minister Mari Kiviniemi got attention now that Prime Rengonharju Teboil service stuck in snow in Jalasjärvi on Minister Kiviniemi was on station in Ilmajoki. card usage a distinct possibility Saturday evening. the train. This means that the prime An Aamulehti read- Kiviniemi also comment- minister got on the train in er told the paper they were ed on the problems of the Seinäjoki. She was more than Customers could be obliged to pay extra when using bank cards in amongst the last passengers Pendolino on Facebook. an hour behind schedule be- shops due to the rising costs facing retailers for accepting this type to leave the train. The con- ‘I’m happy spending time cause of the train-related ductor had pointed out that in Ylivalli, but sitting in a problems.” of transaction, the financial daily Kauppalehti reports.

“SHOPS are seriously con- about 60 million euros’ worth ‘It seems like shops will sidering whether consum- of extra costs for shops. have to charge the maximum ers could be charged an extra According to the CEO of amount, as payment by deb- fee for using a bank card, re- the Finnish retail conglomer- it card is becoming increas- ports the Lahti-based dai- ate Kesko, Matti Halmesmä- ingly popular,’ Halmesniemi ly newspaper Etelä-Suomen ki, shops’ own contribution says. Sanomat. margin won’t be able to cover Etelä-Suomen Sanomat Called the ‘paying pay- the new costs. quotes Halmesniemi’s com- ment’, the new fee would be Luottokunta charges a ments as published in the K- introduced because of the minimum of four cents, and group’s Kehittyvä Kauppa way the card payment ser- a maximum of 75 cents, for magazine, which came out on vice provider Luottokunta debit card payments. Setting Friday. charges shops. upper and lower limits for According to the re- Luottokunta started the charge is a new practice. gional daily, S Group shops charging shops for debit pay- The amount of the pro- will try to avoid charging ments using a new method vision is 0.31 per cent of the their customers the ‘paying in February. This will lead to purchase. payment’.”

ILTALEHTI 15 January. LAURI KOROLAINEN SFP don’t get the answer they were looking for

Asked by the Swedish People’s Party whether visitors to their election site wanted Finland to be richer, a suspiciously large number of re- spondents answered in the negative, according to the tabloid Iltalehti.

“AGGRIEVED hackers have son told Hufvudstadsbladet targeted the Swedish People’s that the internet page had Party’s election campaign, become a target of hackers. reports the Swedish speak- It should only have been ing daily Hufvudstadsbladet. possible to take part in the ‘Are you in favour of a rich- vote once a week and from er Finland?’ the party asks one computer, but somehow on its election pages. ‘No, I the hackers have managed to LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG am not,’ say four out of fi ve get round this.” respondents. “The vice chairman of the Citizens can vote for a rich- party, Nils Torvalds empha- SFP party secretary Johan er Finland on the party’s elec- sises that the slogan doesn’t Johansson. tion website at www.rikar.fi . only mean material wealth. To the surprise of the party, ‘Rikare liv can also refer in general, have evoked strong more than 2,000 respondents to a wealthy spiritual, cultur- emotions recently. Torvalds oppose a wealthier future, al or love life,’ Torvalds tells is aware of the talk about the with barely 500 in favour of it. Iltalehti. stinking rich bättre folk (‘better In an interview, the par- The Swedish People’s Par- people’) but doesn’t think the ty secretary Johan Johans- ty, as well as Finland-Swedes election slogan was a mistake.” HELSINKI TIMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 77 Media crackdown threatens democracy in Hungary

Following the passing of a restrictive media law that led to wide- spread domestic and international condemnation, Hungarian society is trying to come to terms with the broader consequences of the country’s alleged descent into authoritarianism.

be staffed exclusively with “I am prepared to accept LEHTIKUVA / AFP / FERENC ISZA sympathizers of Fidesz, the that any regulation will be con- party led by Orbán, caus- tested by journalists, but we ing fears that the law will be were surprised by the ferocity used to restrict freedom of of the attacks,” György Ocskó,

BUDAPEST speech and attack the non- international spokesperson of aligned press. the Hungarian Media Council The move was closely ob- said in a public discussion on served by Europe as Hungary Wednesday, 12 January. took over the EU presidency The discussion on “Is 1 January, with various West- Freedom of Speech Threat- ern European countries mak- ened in Hungary” was held at ZOLTAN DUJISIN ing harsh criticism of the law the Common Sense Society in IPS and asking if Hungary was fi t Budapest and was joined by to preside over the EU Council. journalists, academics and HUNGARY’S conservative Although Orbán insists representatives of the Hun- Prime Minister Viktor Or- the law is in line with Europe- garian state. bán approved a controver- an legislation, the Hungarian Ocskó defended the law A placard featuring Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (who approved the controversial media sial media law last December, government is backing down against the mostly critical law last December) is held up during a protest in front of the national parliament in Budapest on 14 making the most of the two- and admits the legislation voices at the event: “Hun- January urging the government to withdraw the law. thirds constitutional major- will be modifi ed if the Euro- gary is still a parliamenta- ity he gained in last year’s pean Commission deems this ry democracy and has all the self: “I don’t think freedom Fidesz accumulates, of which rope will be able to fi nd out,” parliamentary election. Sup- necessary. necessary checks, the law will of speech is in danger. Indeed the media law is just a small he told IPS. porters of the new legislation be scrutinised by the Consti- the government might be able part. “The danger for oppo- But Europe should not on- claim it will protect the pub- Fear of tutional Court, which is an in- to control the media, but not nents of the law is not the law ly look at Hungary, Andris lic from content offensive to authoritarianism dependent body, and all our because of this law. The pre- itself, but the fact that Fidesz Mellakauls, from the Coun- national, religious or ethnic on the rise decisions can be contested.” vious law also had regulations has a two-third majority and cil of Europe’s Steering Com- minorities and from partial In Hungary confusion pre- But he was unable to provide on fairness and impartiality, may want to control every cor- mittee on the Media and New news coverage. vails as media outlets make satisfactory answers as to so formally there is no prob- ner of the country. But that is a Communication Services The government also cre- contradictory assessments why the law was passed with- lem with it, but in real life it different question.” told participants. ”Freedom ated an all-powerful Media of the law and most of the out consulting stakeholders might be different,” András Stumpf admitted the law of expression is in danger all Council in charge of mon- public remains apathet- and his Council staffed exclu- Stumpf from the conserva- contains worrying elements, around Europe,” he noted. itoring the media’s appli- ic. Supporters of the law ac- sively with Fidesz supporters. tive weekly Heti Válasz said. such as the council’s rights “Just look at the questionable cation of the law, and has cuse the domestic opposition Speaking to IPS, Stumpf to check the computers of libel laws and misuse of anti- authorised it to impose hefty of causing panic in Europe, Power is accumulating called the law “idiotic” and newspaper redactions and terrorism legislation in the UK fi nes which could potential- while its opponents warn in one man’s hands “unnecessary”, but explained to access their business se- or at the French minister of In- ly force dissenting media to Hungary is descending into Still, the journalist argued the that the real potential problem crets. “If they do that, I will dustry asking French internet shut down. The Council will authoritarianism. problem was not the law it- lies in the enormous power write about it and all of Eu- providers to block Wikileaks.” Egypt is not Tunisia, but…

Prior to Tunisians ousting their autocratic ruler on 14 January after Ben Ali’s 23 years in power, Egypt, a regional trendsetter, had been

seen as the primary candidate for regime change by popular upris- LEHTIKUVA / AFP / FETHI BELAID ing in the Arab world.

Today the view from Cai- casionally allowing free- ro is that the military-backed doms that help vent anger. regime of 82-year-old Pres- “The regime channels some CAIRO ident Hosni Mubarak is far anger through talk shows, more formidable, and more tolerating some street pro- subtle, than the brutal re- tests, critical opinion pieces gime of Ben Ali that alienat- in newspapers, strikes and ed its own people, and failed sits-in,” Amr Elshobaki, po- to handle the unrest when it litical analyst with the semi- fi rst erupted on 17 December. offi cial Al-Ahram Centre for Mubarak’s supporters say he Strategic Studies in Cairo carries the public with him, told IPS. EMAND MEKAY and has a wide support base Elshobaki points to anoth- IPS that includes the army and er difference between Egypt many businessmen. and Tunisia. Labour unions JOHN R. BRADLEY penned a “Mubarak is simply much in Tunisia had appeased the book in June 2008 predicting stronger than Ben Ali, and regime to a degree, but they Tunisian demonstrators believe the game is over for the toppled president Ben Ali. Now the Arab a revolution in Egypt. He said enjoys the backing of the kept their structure and world is waiting to see whether the same will happen in Egypt as well. the country was slowly dis- country’s most powerful insti- some of their integrity, he integrating under the twin tution; the army,” says Khaled says. Unions in Egypt “have pro-government. “I do not “Like Ben Ali, Mubarak of- model of governing, which pressures of “a ruthless mil- Mahmoud, an independent become like a government see much resemblance be- fers nothing to his people but exists in many other Arab itary dictatorship” at home analyst. Mahmoud argues that entity. Their leaders are gov- tween Tunisia and Egypt,” tyranny, emergency law and countries including here in and a fl awed Middle East pol- Ben Ali was shown up during ernment staff.” Elshobaki says. armies of security troops. Egypt, is fragile,” says Ba- icy in Washington. the protests as a “weak” pres- Moreover, the Egyptian They are alike in that nobody hai El-Deen Hassan, head of In his book, Inside Egypt: ident. “His performance was regime has used religion Signs of fragility wants them and nobody likes the Cairo Centre for Human The Land of the Pharaohs very weak. Tunisians sensed cleverly to keep the young in Mubarak’s regime them,” says Ibrahim Issa, Rights. “Police states are not on the Brink of a Revolution, his fragility and realised that under control through proxy The view mentioned above editor of the online daily Al- sustainable.” Bradley argued that Egypt what they were afraid of was players. The Islamic Salafi is widely disputed especial- Dostor and one of the main “The rationale for revolt was “the most brutal Arab just an illusion.” movement that does not be- ly among human rights activ- critics of the regime in Egypt. is the same. The people are state where torture and cor- lieve in challenging a Muslim ists, bloggers, Islamists, some Others argue the simi- the same. The general atmos- ruption are endemic” and it Is the Egyptian ruler, turns passion among university professors and in- larity between ruthless po- phere is the same,” says Ab- would therefore be “the next regime less threatened the young into “passive re- dependent journalists, who lice tactics in both nations, delmonem Amer, editor of the domino to fall” to popular an- than Tunisia’s? ligion”, Elshobaki says. The say that Egypt is fl irting with which in part led to the Tu- Islamist-leaning Arab News. ger. The book was banned in Mubarak is credited with a Salafi trend and the Chris- revolt. Tunisia comes as a ma- nisian unrest. “The expul- “Tunisia’s tyrant ran away. It Egypt. “smart” grip on power – oc- tian Coptic church are both jor boost to the idea, they say. sion of Ben Ali shows how his is Egypt’s Pharaoh’s turn.” 8 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG COLUMN

David J. Cord is a writer and columnist for Helsinki Times. He is also a private investor with over ten years of interna- tional experience.

The Facebook bubble NORMALLY it is very diffi cult to spot a fi nancial bubble in real time. They are much easier to spot in hindsight. Every now and then, though, mass hysteria for an as- set is impossible to miss. We have that happening right Working without receiving a wage isn’t a new phenomenon, but the internet is changing the way it is facilitated. now with Facebook. employee and outsourcing jects that are easily man- THE SOCIAL networking website is a glorious success them through an open call aged through networks, such story. It is so popular that investors are desperate- to a large group of people. as the production of digital ly scrambling for a piece of it. Currently Facebook is a The new labour Amazon was one of the fi rst goods. private company with shares held mostly by founders practitioners of this through and venture capitalists, but Goldman Sachs recently Mechanical Turk, which has The future bought a piece to offer to their sophisticated investors, The internet is not only changing how we thousands of relatively sim- Miettinen says that the so there is a developing secondary market with shares work, but how work is defined. Not all work- ple tasks like tagging pho- whole concept of “working” being traded outside the traditional exchanges. tos open to people to perform will change through this new ers work for pay, and not all employers need over the internet. Miettinen’s method of utilising labour. GOLDMAN SACHS made their purchase along with some employees. company Microtask special- It is changing how both pur- other fundraising that valued Facebook at about $50 ises in this new method. chasers and providers of la- billion. Since Facebook is private it doesn’t release fi - “There are two main im- bour interact to complete nancial information, but company offi cials have giv- DAVID J. CORD the benefi ts go to someone portant angles to crowd- tasks. en hints to the effect HELSINKI TIMES else? The answer is not quite sourcing: motivating people, “We will be increasing- I can’t imagine any that it is still losing so simple. and the logistics of contrib- ly organising tasks around money and sales are THE USE of electronic com- “There is always a pay- uting,” explains Miettinen. global talent pools rather investor with access about $2 billion. munications is changing the ment involved; people hardly “The internet itself doesn’t than local resources,” says to a calculator is in- face of labour. Today, tel- ever work without some form provide much of anything Puhakka. “Geographical re- THEORETICALLY, this econferencing and telecom- of compensation,” says Ville new or special on the motiva- gions, where you choose to terested in Facebook values Facebook at 25 muting are commonplace, Miettinen, the CEO of Micro- tional side. However, the net live, will be less important at these values. times revenue. Cur- making geographical loca- task. “However, the payment makes the logistics of work- than your ability to work rently Nokia is val- tion much less relevant and may be in the form of exter- ing so much more effi cient.” through the web. This is a ued at .7 times revenue. At the absolute height of the changing the way in which nal goodwill, or the person By way of example, he ex- huge change. Examples of dotcom market madness, when Nokia was at €65 per many tasks are delegated may have an internal source plains the building of a fi re a similar magnitude can be share, it was valued at about 10 times revenue. If Nokia and performed. of motivation such as enter- station in a small village. Tra- seen in the industrial revo- was valued similarly right now it would be worth a con- tainment, personal interest, ditionally each villager would lution and the main struc- tinent or two. Open source-working or that they want to make the come and offer a day of la- tural changes in society MySQL set the standard. It world a better place. It is not bour to build the structure. can be mirrored from those SOME MAY point out that Facebook is growing exponen- was largely an open-source practical to think that people “It is not practical for peo- experiences.” tially and is changing the way people interact. Mark project, meaning that thou- do work ‘for free’.” ple to contribute just by hit- Zuckerberg was Time’s Person of the Year. There is so sands of people collaborated Mikko Puhakka, one of ting one nail into the wall,” much hype that it is impossible to lose money, right? on it and thousands of people Finland’s foremost experts he says. “On the internet Let’s say Facebook magically had a 50% profi t margin, benefi ted from it. The com- on open-source labour, gives these problems of participa- no taxes and a 50% cumulative sales growth rate for pany made this labour-sav- another example. “The guid- tion disappear, in some cases eternity. Then it would only take eight years to earn ing tool profi table through ing principle is called mer- entirely. In a way, it’s possi- your money back at these valuations. I doubt the Gold- dual licensing. Its users can itocracy, so you earn the ble to get tens of thousands man people are pointing this out to the mob salivating get the software free as long respect of peers,” he says. of ‘nails’ hit in a few seconds, for Facebook shares. as they agree to release pub- “Another answer is that a if necessary.” licly any moderated versions growing number of compa- Not every project can I CAN’T imagine any investor with access to a calculator they make. If they want to nies allow their employees to work in such a manner, but is interested in Facebook at these values. But investors keep their work proprietary, participate in these projects the method is adaptive. Mi- will toss away their calculator when Facebook fi nal- they need to pay for a license. in order for them to develop ettinen names projects that ly goes public. They will be buying on the “greater fool Co-founder Michael Wideni- their skills in certain tech- can be meaningfully subdi- theory,” which is that the company is so popular that us earned millions of euros nology areas.” vided into simple tasks such some bigger fool will come buy it for an even higher val- when MySQL was sold. as distributed proofread- uation. Does this work? It sure does. Ask someone who The question is immedi- Crowdsourcing ing and projects that can be bought Nokia at €50 and sold at €65. Or ask someone ately raised: why will people Then there is crowdsourc- replicated by a large num- who bought at €65 and is still holding it at €8. volunteer their time and ex- ing, taking tasks tradi- ber of people such as design Ville Miettinen, the CEO pertise in such projects when tionally performed by an contests. Puhakka lists pro- of Microtask. I THINK Facebook is a great tool, and I honestly hope Zuckerberg and those venture capitalists smart enough to back him make a boatload of money. They deserve it. But I also hope valuations are realistic dur- ing the IPO and retail investors aren’t hoodwinked. Follow MARKET silliness is the bread and butter for value in- vestors. Hopefully all the hype about a social network- Helsinki Times on ing company will allow some other gems to be ignored and undervalued. Some day in the future the value of Facebook will be more realistic (probably the result of a panic, which is how it normally happens) and may even be a good investment itself. I’ll keep my calcula- tor handy.

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Designing the future

DAVID J. CORD strategy or entrepreneur- ROI promotes Finland ship mention design.” She sees the connec- “FINLAND is a country tion of both management Innovative approach where every person on the and design in organisations. street understands that “Design is a management encourages foreign design is a profession,” function and we observe how companies in says Brigitte Borja de Mo- designers are best integrat- zota. “This is certainly not ed in corporate objectives,” Finland to do more the case in most countries Borja de Mozota says. “We in the world.” develop models in order to and be more. Borja de Mozota is one manage brand, innovation of the world leaders in de- and strategy with design as a sign management. As such, new competency. Designers DAVID J. CORD she is one of the key speak- bring specifi c skills to the or- ers scheduled for the 2011 ganisation’s workforce.” Greater Helsinki Promo- She continues: “We are THERE are thousands of for- tion Stakeholder Day. She in Helsinki to launch an In- eign companies active in Fin- is excited that Helsinki has ternational Design Man- land. These fi rms are vital for been named World Design agement Research Institute the economy as they make Capital for 2012 and says it in 2012 in order to interna- up about a fi fth of all sales is an opportunity to “bring tionalise design manage- and account for tens of thou- the best of design manage- ment research, capitalise sands of jobs. But once they ment to Helsinki.” on companies that are lead- have established a presence She sees a growing rec- ers, launch new interna- in Finland it is important to ognition of design val- tional programmes on remind them of what else ue through studies and design thinking and devel- this country has to offer. awards, as well as im- op design management re- Now a new programme proved design man- search in NGOs.” has been developed to help agement research and Borja de Mozota says companies evaluate expan- education. However, Borja design management re- sion opportunities. Dubbed de Mozota is thinking much search is aimed at per- ROI Finland, the programme bigger. manent positive change, is a joint project between the “Managers have under- such as her participation American Chamber of Com- stood that they may per- in collaboration between merce in Finland (AmCham) form better with designers, designers and the UN in and Greater Helsinki Promo- but the classic organisa- disaster situations. tion (GHP). It is a free ser- tional chart remains un- “Design is always about vice offered to the American changed,” she says. “What people,” she concludes. “In and other foreign corpora- has not been understood is design management we tions that are members of that design has an impact should never forget that AmCham. on brand, innovation and organisations are made of “A lot of countries don’t do strategy. Common sense people before there are a a good job taking care of es- requires that all courses portfolio of products and tablished foreign companies, in branding, innovation, services.” and we’re one of them,” says Micah Gland, Director of Op- erations at GHP. “But we’re aiming to change that.”

Bespoke programme ROI Finland provides par- Matthew Wood, AmCham Finland (left); Micah Gland, GHP (centre) and Sandeep Shah, GHP. ticipants with tailored ex- pansion and development support. As an example, a cision makers about these panies a variety of reasons to the wider domestic econ- global company may have issues. GHP has the data, re- for expansion, such as a high- omy. According to Statistics a sales offi ce in Helsinki. If sources and connections. ly educated workforce, a safe Finland 69,000 people were that company plans to open Their strength is making environment, a highly-de- employed by foreign affi li- a new Research & Develop- things happen on the busi- veloped infrastructure, and ates during 2009. Besides ment centre somewhere in ness side.” partnerships with education the number of employed per- Brigitte Borja de Mozota the world, ROI Finland helps Prior to the launch of ROI and research institutions. In sons, foreign fi rms can also make the case for that centre Finland the parties engaged addition, Helenius stresses increase wages. A paper pub- to be located here. in discussions and surveys our location. lished by Kristiina Huttunen “This really is a pioneer- with foreign member compa- “No other country can from the University of Hel- World Design Capital www.wdc2012helsinki.fi ing project; it has not been nies. Matthew Wood, Policy tick off as many boxes as sinki found that when for- done before,” says Kristi- Director at AmCham, points Finland,” Helenius enthus- eign companies buy Finnish na Helenius, Managing Di- out that the process helped es. “We are in the Nordic re- fi rms wages rose. rector of AmCham. “It is also them understand the reasons gion, Baltic region, Eurozone “Finland is not as used to Did you know? very timely. In fact, it is long why international compa- and we share a border with international companies as overdue.” nies were not investing more Russia. We are not in a mar- some other countries,” Hele- – The United States has the second-highest number of foreign The programme brings and to apply those fi ndings ket of 5 million people; we are nius sums up. “Since this is affiliates in Finland. together the strengths of to meaningful policy recom- in the centre of a market of the case we are really trying – The number of American affiliates has increased 15% since the two organisations. “Our mendations. Helenius adds 50 or even 100 million peo- hard to attract them. We can 2005. strengths at AmCham are that all the participants in the ple. We really have a great meet companies half-way or – American affiliates employ 27,247 people in Finland. marketing, communicating pilot project expressed inter- location and a unique value even more than half-way. We Source: Statistics Finland, 2009 and advocating,” explains est in one way or another. proposition.” are coming from behind so The American Chamber of Commerce in Finland Helenius. “If there are things Helping international we are really pushing the en- www.amcham.fi that need to be changed, we Finnish benefits companies to expand in Fin- velope. The attitude to suc- have the tools to talk to de- Finland can offer these com- land can be of great benefi t ceed is there.”

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LEHTIKUVA / VILJA VEHKAOJA In need of aid While the provision of student financial aid offers considerable assistance, students here are increasingly finding it difficult to make ends meet.

JAMES O’SULLIVAN studying to become a kinder- HELSINKI TIMES garten teacher. “It’s a lot, but you can’t survive just with it. AMIDST the pressure of dead- Now all rents are so high – al- lines, lectures and exams, the most everything I get goes to demands of academic life can rent.” often become overwhelming According to a recent sur- for many higher education vey conducted by the Minis- Students at Helsinki University Library. According to a recent survey, 47 per cent of polytechnic and 30 per cent of university students students. Further adding to try of Education and Culture, feel they don’t have sufficient funding for studying. their already full agendas is 47 per cent of polytechnic the necessity for some to also and 30 per cent of universi- know it isn’t like that for eve- Though for some, Långvik dents shouldn’t be obliged to this index attachment the stu- work while studying. ty students feel that they do ryone. It depends on what concedes, these tighter re- work alongside of their stud- dent aid will only get weaker Here in Finland the life of not have suffi cient funding kind of job you get.” strictions on their time can ies, or wouldn’t have to be that as years go by and the cost of each student is made some- for studies. With the medi- come at a benefi t. “There is stressed about their income,” living continues to rise.” what easier by the award- an income of a Finnish high- Time is money also data that says students offers Långvik. Furthermore, “It’s funny because poli- ing of a fi nancial assistance er education student found Perhaps as a direct result who think working while things should also not be al- ticians are trying to get stu- by Kela. Eligible for Finnish to be 821 euros per month, of the increased amount of studying also helps them to lowed to take backward steps, dents to graduate and enter citizens as well as foreigners over half comes from the time students are utilising plan their time.” with the forthcoming elec- working life, but it isn’t pos- who have been awarded a res- study grant and the housing to appease living costs, the tions offering an opportuni- sible if the students have to idence permit here for rea- supplement. The largest ex- study from the Ministry of Getting ty for “attaching the student work so much while they are sons other than study, each penditure for students is ac- Education and Culture al- their money’s worth aid in an index as all other so- studying,” muses Perttilä. month students are entitled commodation, the median so revealed that one third of The amount of student aid in- cial incomes are going to be “They have to raise the aid so to receive up to 298 euros in being 400 euros a month. all students progress more creased for the fi rst time in attached on 1 March. Without they will graduate sooner!” study grant as well as up to a Sitting in her small apart- slowly in their studies than 16 years, when it rose by 15 further 202 euros to help fi - ment in South Haaga that she their projected target rate. per cent in 2008 (along with nance accommodation costs. shares with another student, “Well-paid successful a 30 per cent rise in the in- Student aid facts Furthermore, Kela also as- Perttilä acknowledges that jobs just aren’t available for come ceiling and a 36 per • Only available to Finnish citizens, or to those who have ob- sists with providing a govern- she is in a more fortunate sit- all,” states Katja Långvik cent increase in loan guaran- tained a Finnish residence permit for reasons other than study. ment guarantee for student uation than some of her peers. secretary for Social Affairs, tee). More recently, the rising • Maximum possible amount study grant: €298 per studying loans. But, as the cost of liv- “For me it is very good as Student Union of the Univer- tide of discontent current- month. ing continues to edge higher, I already have one degree sity of Helsinki. “Some peo- ly within the student body • Maximum amount possible housing assistance: €201.60 per the question remains: is this studying sign language, so I ple cannot choose when they concerning allocated bene- studying month. amount enough? can work in that fi eld. I can work and how and how much. fi ts perhaps may bring about • Maximum amount of loan guarantee: €300 per month. now have a better salary – I would be concerned about similar action in the future. • Threshold amount of sideline income allowed while studying: Reaching their limit that’s why I don’t have to their mental well-being, and “The main solution that €660, and for each aid-free month €1,970. “It’s great to have this aid,” work so much. Also my par- the mental illnesses that stu- we see at the Student Union explains university student ents have been supporting dents have to cope with – all is that the grant should be More info: www.kela.fi Auli Perttilä, 25, currently me fi nancially as well. But I the stressful situations.” higher so that so many stu-

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An Education Ministry working group has suggested that university entrants should only be granted the right to pursue an undergraduate degree at first. They would be required to apply separately for a Mas- ter’s programme at a later date. Working group would encourage “break” between Bachelor’s and Master’s is important that universi- Education Minister shows little interest in a ty studies continue to lead to the Master’s degree, and that proposal from ministerial experts. granting new students the WELCOME right to both degrees when they start their studies is an MARIA ANNALA – STT needs of working life. But she important symbol of this. MATTHEW PARRY – HT disagrees with the working The proposal is opposed TO STUDY! group on the need for a pro- by 13 universities and sup- UNIVERSITY students of the ductive pause between Bach- ported by seven. The oppo- future could fi rst complete elor’s and Master’s studies. nents fear that the change Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied their Bachelor’s, spend a few would increase bureaucracy, years working in their fi eld Little support for increase the number of reg- Sciences is the right place for you if you want and then return to university separate master’s istered but idle students and to complete a Master’s. This is applications weaken the motivation of to study in an international environment the scenario put forward by an The working group also sug- master’s students. Education Ministry working gests that university en- The National Union of Uni- and obtain a higher education degree with group which has evaluated the trants only be granted the versity Students (SYL) also op- success of recent reforms to right to pursue an under- poses separate applications for real hand-on experiences benefi ting from the Finnish degree structure. graduate degree at fi rst. They the Master’s degree. It points the excellent connections we have with the At the moment, however, would be required to apply out that if the government a Bachelor’s degree offers lit- separately for a Master’s pro- wants to encourage students working life! tle competitive advantage in gramme later. This would en- to graduate more quickly, it the Finnish job market. Jari tail amending the section on hardly makes sense to put new Niemelä, who chaired the study rights in the Universi- barriers in their way. working group, feels that the ties Act. Niemelä emphasises University degrees were Bachelor-level Programmes in English undergraduate degree should that the application pro- reformed in 2005. The aim be modifi ed to better prepare cess should be fl exible and was to break studies up into • Chemistry and Technology students for working life. painless. two steps, but in several aca- The working group would Virkkunen has not warmed demic disciplines this has not • Business Management also make Bachelor’s stud- to the idea. She feels that it been achieved. ies more general in nature, • Nursing so students could more easi- ly change subject or universi- Degrees were reformed across Europe • Industrial Management ty. Niemelä insists there is no • Finland’s university degree reform was part of a wider Europe- contradiction between mak- an project aimed at standardising higher education degrees in • Information Technology ing undergraduate degrees European countries. more general and more em- • Consequently, degrees in different countries were made to con- • Hospitality Management ployment-focused. He believes form to the same structure and student progress began to be that universities can broadly measured in study points conceived against a common standard. prepare students for working • At the same time, efforts were made to facilitate student, life, but a deeper knowledge of teacher and researcher mobility between countries. Master-level Programme in English a particular profession comes • The aim is to make European education more competitive and with the job itself. more attractive. • Business Management Education Minister Henna • The reform was agreed to by the education ministers of 29 Virkkunen (Nat. Coalition) countries in Bologna, Italy in 1999. For this reason, the project also feels that undergrad- was called the Bologna Process. uate degrees should be de- • In Finland, the changes took effect in 2005. APPLICATION PERIOD veloped to better refl ect the 3.1.-15.2.2011 sities and polytechnics began Polytechnics receive to measure student progress in study points conceived against MORE INFORMATION a pan-European standard. good marks for reforms Virkkunen considers the www.cou.fi STT The same idea was proposed use of internationally stand- a couple of years ago by pol- ard points to be of key impor- ytechnics and their students. tance, because it facilitates A WORKING group set up to Education Minister Henna comparison of degrees across assess the success of reforms Virkkunen (Nat. Coalition) is countries and strengthens of the Finnish degree struc- opposed to the idea. She says opportunities to study and ture found more cause for that universities and polytech- work internationally. praise in polytechnics than in nics have different purposes, Virkkunen also praises Fin- universities. It concludes that and that using the same name land for carrying out the re- the reform’s biggest success for both degrees would ob- form in cooperation with was developing the higher scure this difference. students and university staff. polytechnic degree and profi l- She says that she has seen mas- ing it as clearly different from Virkkunen relieved sive student demonstrations a university Master’s degree. The move towards study against the reforms in sever- But the working group would points was also a success, ac- al other countries, and she was also rename this higher poly- cording to the working group. glad that the changes had been technic degree as a Master’s. With the reform, both univer- received positively at home. HELSINKI TIMES EDUCATION 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 1313

LEHTIKUVA / VILJA VEHKAOJA Early success followed by stagnation

A comparative study by the Academy of Finland suggests Finnish science policy is in dire need of an update.

STT research activity. Finland be- veloped over the last decade MATTHEW PARRY – HT longs to this group, but it is as expected. neither a frontrunner nor an Many small Europe- From page 1. exemplary member. an countries – such as Ire- The underlying ques- land, Norway and Denmark ACCORDING to a study pub- tion of the Academy of Fin- – have overtaken Finland, lished on 21 December by land’s study was this: what and some established lead- the Academy of Finland, the have these countries done ers – including the Neth- Studies conducted in recent years have indicated that the relative level of academic research in Finland Netherlands, Ireland, Nor- better than Finland, or what erlands and Switzerland has not developed over the last decade as expected. way, Switzerland and Den- important prerequisites has – have consolidated their mark have been successful in Finland neglected or left lead. It is felt that the most According to the Acade- continued to approach that ures, foremost among which attracting foreign reseach- undone? important reason for this is my of Finland’s Director of of the United States – the are strong, international- ers because they have spent The results of domestic Finland’s failure to update Evaluation and Development, current world leader in sci- ly competitive universities, the entire 2000s active- and international studies in its policies since the ear- Paavo Löppönen, Switzerland entifi c research – and looks generous funding for basic ly and consistently develop- recent years indicate that the ly 2000s, when it emerged differs from the other stud- set to overtake it in the near research, abundant and ver- ing the fundamentals and relative level of academic re- amongst the international ied countries in an interest- future. The Swiss approach satile international coopera- funding models that support search in Finland has not de- vanguard. ing way. Swiss research has rests on traditional meas- tion and researcher mobility.

tries take part in developing ence policy. There have been and exploiting internation- attempts to use science policy The key problems with Finnish science policy al infrastructure. But more to create various points of at- attention has also been paid traction, such as career paths THE ACADEMY of Finland’s • Degree of academic in- • The funding structure Finland it is 45 per cent and to domestic infrastruc- for researchers. The compar- Director of Evaluation and ternationalisation: This is for university sector re- in Ireland 35 per cent. ture in reference countries ative study shows that one Development, Paavo Löp- Finland’s most apparent search: In the Netherlands, • Thematically directed vs. than in Finland. These other of Finland’s key weaknesses pönen, stresses that no sin- weakness, and a strength of Norway, Switzerland and researcher-oriented funding: countries have implement- is poor researcher salaries, gle factor can be identifi ed Switzerland, in particular. Denmark, basic public sector Thematically directed funding ed concrete investment pro- an area in which every oth- to explain the success of ref- Finland falls behind all of the funding for research activity models appear to be of great- grammes spanning a number er country in the reference erence countries in com- reference countries when it by universities and other ter- er signifi cance in Finland than of years. group does signifi cantly bet- parison to Finland. But he comes to the proportion of tiary institutes is above 60 in several reference countries. • Researcher remuner- ter. This is true of both the does point to fi ve signifi cant foreign researchers and stu- per cent. In the Netherlands • Research infrastruc- ation: The competition for public sector and universities differences: dents in the academic system. it is 75 per cent, wheres in ture: All of the studied coun- experts is also refl ected in sci- and of the private sector, too.

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LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER a profession, prevent bully- Countless similar situations ing of children who do not Girls already were observed during a project conform to traditional gen- by The Feminist Association der roles, and talk to pupils given more Unioni which fi lmed everyday about gender, sexuality and activities at three kindergar- equality in a way that would responsibility tens and then examined the enable them to perceive material from the perspective themselves as individuals – at kindergarten of gender segregation. not mere prisoners of their Milla Paumo, who worked own gender. A GROUP of children must on the project, says that even But teachers are but one be warmly dressed before as early as preschool age, girls professional group target- heading out into the cold, but are in danger of being raised to ed for enlightenment by the there are not enough adult take on unnecessary amounts working group. It proposes hands to spare at the kin- of responsibility, whereas boys that the central government dergarten. One of the teach- learn that adults do not dare to not be allowed to issue a sin- ers notices that fi ve-year-old trust them with responsibility. gle decision without con- Liisa is already ready and The Ministry of Educa- An Education Ministry working group has concluded that teacher attitudes play a key role in reinforcing sidering the impact it might asks her to help out in put- tion and Culture feels that it gender differences and that issues around equality should receive more attention in teacher training. have on gender segregation. ting shoes on the younger is time to move away from ed- children. Pekka, who is the ucation that reinforces such Crafts subjects same age as Liisa and stand- damaging gender roles. On 23 should be merged ing right next to her, is also December, a working group Government experts target and renamed ready, but the teacher’s eyes set up to look into the matter Textile work and techni- glide over the boy, failing to released a number of practi- cal (metalwork, woodwork) even register him. cal suggestions to this end. gender inequality in schools work lessons would be done away with if the work- ing group on reducing gen- Gender inequality is pervasive at school and in work An Education Ministry working group would send teacher trainees der segregation had its way. Gender segregation shows up in the following areas: They would be replaced with • Girls and boys are treated differently at kindergarten and to gender equality courses. a single subject for all pupils, school and different behaviour is expected of them. where they would learn ver- • Boys are often given a slightly better grade than they de- satile handicraft skills and serve – and girls a slightly poorer one. MARIA ANNALA – STT ing the distinction between The group would also offer use of materials. • The majority of illustrated figures on school textbooks are MATTHEW PARRY – HT textile crafts and more tech- gender awareness courses to The working group would men or boys. nical skills. students who do pass the ex- also give the subject a new • Boys have a more positive attitude than girls towards mathe- THERE ARE PLANS to reinforce am, one aim of which would be name, though it does not sug- matics, and are more likely to choose mathematics and natu- gender equality in primary Teacher to help them observe whether gest any one in particular. ral sciences as study electives. school education so that girls attitudes under scrutiny they treat people of different Gender will almost cer- • Girls attain better grades than boys in foreign languages. and boys are not subjected to The working group has con- genders differently. Teach- tainly come up for discus- • Girls are more likely to choose psychology, theology and stereotypical gender roles. cluded that teacher attitudes ers who have completed their sion along with other issues health education as matriculation exam subjects, while boys A working group set up play such a key role in reinforc- education would be offered when the principles underly- tend to opt for natural sciences. to ponder ways of promoting ing gender differences that it similar courses in the form of ing the primary school cur- • The majority of university students are women. equality has concluded that is- would go so far as to bar indi- supplementary professional riculum are reviewed in the • There are clear male or female majorities in many areas of sues around gender roles and viduals who disparage either training. Student counsellors coming years. The working working life. equality should receive more gender from entering teacher would receive the same train- group would like to see them • Men are more likely than women to work as managers and to attention in teacher training. training. Consequently, it rec- ing – but in greater doses. include tangible and clearly enjoy better pay. One recommended change ommends including a section The aim is to help teachers defi ned measures to mitigate Sources: The Finnish News Agency (STT); is that crafts lessons be made designed to measure attitudes encourage pupils to ignore the dichotomy between gen- Final report of the working group on reducing gender segregation the same for all pupils, remov- in the relevant entrance exam. gender roles when choosing ders in education.

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Plastics will either be recycled or used as fu- plastics engineers. Profes- dustry. Another dream she has el, thus partially replacing fossil fuels. HELSINKI TIMES “The degree programme sionals in the plastics in- is to continue studying for a in plastics technology at Ar- dustry today are engineers master’s degree in Europe. On- Job opportunities cada is broad enough to give in production or industri- ly the sky is the limit for a mo- The plastics industry in Finland is exciting and constantly devel- RUSSIAN third-year student graduates a wide range of op- al management. They have tivated plastics engineer. oping, employing more than 15,000 people. The plastics indus- Elena Lezhneva is happy with portunities. We study all the learnt the profession in the try follows new trends in consumer electronics, the construc- her choice to become a plas- aspects of the industry; eco- industry. Graduates from the tion industry and the packaging of products. As a graduate of tics engineer. She has stud- nomics, design, engineer- plastics programme have al- Plastics plastics technology you will qualify for positions as an engineer. ied accounting and fi nancial ing, chemistry and material ready trained the skills and Technology in a nutshell Some typical job titles include production engineer, design en- analysis in St Petersburg for science,” she explains. “Our have knowledge in different Bachelor of Engineering: gineer and sales engineer. two years and is now com- teachers are engineers with materials as they enter the • Scope: 240 ECTS credits pleting her studies through solid industry experience, labour market,” she explains. • Duration: 4 years Continue on to a Master’s degree correspondence. The reason so they can give us students Lezhneva’s concern is • The entrance exam will be Students who want to continue their studies at a Master’s lev- she chose Finland and Helsin- practical advice.” that many people have an held on 28 April. el can do so at other universities or universities of applied sci- ki was that Finland was close Lezhneva was surprised outdated picture of the plas- • Arcada admits 20 new ences either in Finland or abroad. Arcada offers a Master’s pro- enough and already somewhat to learn that engineering tics industry. “The industry students for entry in gramme in real-estate management in English. familiar to her. She studied dif- studies is a male-dominat- today has career opportuni- autumn 2011. ferent options and curricu- ed fi eld in Finland. However, ties within development and • Application takes place Interested? Learn more about the courses included in the pro- la carefully, and chose plastics this has not been a problem innovation, new materials 3 January-15 February gramme on http://studieguide.arcada.fi/en and about applica- technology at Arcada Universi- to her. She has made friends and advanced technology.” A www.admissions.fi tion and admission procedures at www.arcada.fi/en. ty of Applied Sciences. from several degree pro- plastics engineer can make

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The reputation of In the US, by contrast, schools consistent schools affects the prices studying at college level re- in quality of residential areas and the quires a signifi cant amount Get the keys to an international career at a YOUNG people in Finland en- The assessment of the costs quality of teachers that dif- of money, yet many differ- joy the world’s most equal of further education includ- ferent schools are able to re- ent kinds of families and stu- leading internationally accredited business opportunities to study at uni- ed not only tuition fees and cruit. By contrast, in Finland dents are still able to cover school with campuses in Helsinki and in Vaasa, versity level. A comparative textbooks but also living ex- we have placed a great deal of tuition fees and other ex- Finland. Hanken alumni work in more than 60 study published by the Coun- penses, study grants, schol- importance on offering high- penses. 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LEHTIKUVA / PEKKA SAKKI on spruce branches, the wind keep your head and extremi- skiing locally. “With the Hel- caressing your face, perhaps ties protected from the cold. sinki bus number 66, you’ll a glimpse of a winter bird or The weather also plays a get to go skiing in Paloheinä a hare darting between the part. “For me, the best out- right from downtown,” Kor- trees. On skis, you will be able door temperature for skiing piola says. “What I like the to enjoy it a lot more than on is between –5 and –10ºC. most is to ski on lake ice near foot because you won’t be im- Below that, some of the fun where I live, just 200 yards peded to the same extent by is generally lost,” says Paal- away,” Paalanen says, adding the thick snow. anen. She also dislikes it that she has to travel some “I have enjoyed skiing when the snow is wet be- kilometres to reach the pre- for over 45 years,” Paalanen cause there is much less pared municipal-run tracks says. The same cannot be glide. Korpiola adds blizzards in Espoo and Kauniainen. said for every Finn. as the least desirable skiing All of the Capital Region’s Korpiola, for example, on- weather condition. cities provide good facilities for ly truly discovered the sport The right kind of gear is es- skiing, as long as there is snow when living and working in sential. “Having a good pair to begin with. There is plen- According to some estimates, more than half a million Finns ski for fun, and the number is growing. Oulu. A colleague playful- of skis, ski poles and bind- ty this winter, compared with ly challenged him to a skiing ings makes skiing enjoyable,” many less conducive winters event, a race of a gruelling 50 Korpiola says. According to in the early 2000s. Amazingly, kilometres. With some lim- him, a really good set will cost after the snow melts, you can ited training under his belt, around 500 euros, and you can continue skiing indoors in Hel- Cross-country skiing means Korpiola accepted the chal- get a decent set for 300 euros. sinki, at the skiing hall in Kivik- lenge, even though the insti- Cheaper sets are also avail- ko. “I tried it out last winter and gator himself pulled out on a able, as well as second-hand. liked it a lot!” Korpiola touts. exercise and enjoyment work-related excuse! It may be a good idea to start “I was OK until about 35 out with cheaper gear and up- kilometres, but then ran in- grade as you go along – you Where to ski The skiing season is on, and Helsinki is no exception. We spoke to to a virtual wall. My muscles will have to balance between in and around Helsinki two recreational skiers about their passion for this popular pastime. started aching and I really enjoyment and expense. • The track map service (in had to throw in everything I When you buy your fi rst Finnish) is available on the had in the tank. But eventual- skis, always get expert ad- web: www.mski.fi/helsinki MIKA OKSANEN and-bred Finns who fall in- ery makes for a most medita- ly I reached the fi nish line,” he vice. You need to consider at • The English-language web- HELSINKI TIMES to the latter category. Tiina tive experience.” recollects. The experience lit a least the skiing discipline that sites of Helsinki, Vantaa and Paalanen of Espoo repre- One might ask, how does fl ame that has never gone out. you want to do, the right ski Espoo provide further info DRESS them up in sausage sented the fairer sex, and Eki the physical aspect break length (related to your body on municipal-run tracks skins, attach fi breglass piec- Korpiola from Helsinki pro- down in non-coaching terms? The apparel and the gear weight as well) and the length es to their feet and hands, vided masculine insights. On every stride you use your “I suit up for skiing as light of ski poles. Waxing to weath- The disciplines take them to the woods and legs and arms, kicking and as possible,” he says. “A rule er is also an issue. Grip tape is of cross-country in brief make them race until blue in Why do you ski? pushing in turns or in sync, of thumb is that you should the fast fi x for slipping issues. • The main styles seen in Fin- the face. “Skiing makes me feel good which means good exercise start feeling a bit cold in your land are classic and skating. Wasn’t torture banned in and relaxed. To spend time for all of your limbs. As you do skiing clothes when you’re Where to ski • The classic style involves Finland, a disconcerted read- in nature soothes the mind this, your upper body recipro- not moving. Then, you won’t in Greater Helsinki? different techniques such er might ask. Well, it depends and brings tranquillity. And cates forward and down, and feel too hot or cold during For Finnish skiing buffs, the as the diagonal stride on flat on whether cross-coun- I fi nd skiing a complete way then back up again, exercis- skiing,” he adds. dream is to live where “a and the herringbone on up- try skiing is classifi ed as in- to shape up,” says Paalanen. ing your midriff. Save for the Both skiers rely on layered ski track runs by your back- hill, and many more. quisition or, perhaps, bliss, Korpiola agrees: “Skiing is gravitational downhill glides clothing specifi cally designed yard”. In the populous south, • In skate skiing, the weight as many do. Helsinki Times a great way to relax, and to where you can catch your for cross-country, but begin- this may be less common- is transferred onto one ski caught up with a pair of born- glide through a winter scen- breath, your entire body is at ners can get started with their ly available but the oppor- angled and then the oth- work basically full time. normal outdoor winter clothes. tunities are still within easy er, with the ski’s inner edge Then there is the spirit- Ski boots of the right size and reach for most. Both of our on the snow, resembling the ual side. Think of snow-cov- suitable for your bindings are interviewees, albeit Lapland style of ice-skating ered ground, snow glistening also needed. Don’t forget to frequenters, do most of their

ting in their back catalogue, the group has no shortage of More material to perform at Sa- voy, arriving to Finland on the back of last year’s RODERICK ANGLE Faith Moves Fun creative exercise than Mountains album. Having performed re- classes for children cently at the White House meets for President Obama and aged 2 to 10 years the First Lady, the band has toured with numerous art- in English the eye ists over the years, includ- ing a surprise appearance by JAMES O’SULLIVAN Prince joining them onstage HELSINKI TIMES Kung Fu Panda Karate Mad Juana feat. Sami Yaffa play at Tavastia on 20 January. in 2008. Given the Purple One’s track record with Finn- Yoga Bears the seven-piece band condens- FRIDAY 21 January sees the ish concerts, fi ngers are not Monkey Gym es a variety of music to form an Savoy Theatre drenched in exactly crossed for a repeat Mad energetic sound combining el- gospel sounds as The Blind performance on Friday. Kangaroo Kids ements of ethno punk, world Boys of Alabama bring their Although well into the music and rock ‘n’ roll. harmonious stage presence autumn of their career, the (mom & toddler) onstage Having toured throughout to Finland. group still manages to sell out JAMES O’SULLIVAN Europe and the USA during Having accumulated an concerts around the world, Allow your child to improve HELSINKI TIMES their career, including an au- impressive amount of acco- with stops in both the US and or learn English in a healthy fun way tumn 2008 US tour with gyp- lades throughout their ca- Australia planned after this TAKING their spiritual swag- sy punks Gogol Bordello, the reer including winning the current European jaunt. by participating in lots of fun activities, ger from Patti Smith’s 1978 band hits the stage here per- Grammy Award for Best Tra- games and movement. book Babel, New York outfi t forming songs both new and ditional Soul Gospel Album Mad Juana will soon be em- familiar to fans. Preceded by every year between 2002 The Blind Boys of Alabama barking on a brief tour of var- the release of the singles 3 Id- and 2005, the group has also 21 January, 19:30 Register Now ious cities around Finland, iots and New York Marvelous been inducted into the Gos- Tickets €48 for the spring season starting making a welcome stop at Hel- last year, 2011 also sees the pel Hall of Fame. Savoy Theatre 17th January 2011. sinki’s Tavastia on 20 January. digital release of their fourth After forming at the Ala- Kasarmikatu 46-48 After headlining the World album Kumpania. bama Institute for the Negro Helsinki Classes in Espoo and Helsinki Village Festival with a memo- Support at Tavastia Blind back in 1939, the group rable performance in May last comes from local outfi t distinguished itself on the www.kidsfi tness.fi year, the band returns to Fin- Tundramatiks. music scene due to the fact Darlene: 050 576 3492 land once again, ready to take that its original three main Pia : 043 200 7550 their audience with them on vocalists and drummer/per- a unique journey through nu- Mad Juana feat. Sami Yaffa cussionist were blind. merous sonic landscapes. 20 January, 20:00 While a number of the orig- Also: Headed by charismat- Tickets €16/17 inal members have passed Birthday parties/entertainment ic front woman Karmen Guy, Tavastia away during recent years, along with Sami Yaffa, mem- Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 the group is still fronted by English Interaction Classes ber of local heroes Hanoi Rocks Helsinki lead vocalist Jimmy Cart- as well as The New York Dolls, er. With some 70 albums sit- The Blind Boys of Alabama HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 1919

The New York Times. With their inspired inventiveness soon catching M.I.A.’s eye, Ring it was not long before Miller was performing on her 2009 the bells cut Meds and Feds, and the duo was signed to her label JAMES O’SULLIVAN N.E.E.T. HELSINKI TIMES Headed by the distorted catchiness of lead single Tell BROOKLYN-BASED experi- ‘Em being made available as a mental pop duo Sleigh Bells free download, debut album return to Finland on 24 Jan- Treats was released to con- uary, following up an ap- siderable fanfare last year. pearance at last years Flow Amassing praise for its Festival with a show at energetic freshness from the Tavastia. press and fans in all corners After a chance meeting of the globe, that is exact- as customer and waiter at ly where Sleigh Bells taking a neighbourhood Brazilian their live show in recent restaurant in New York, the times, performing in such duo of songwriter/guitar- far-fl ung regions around the ist Derek E. Miller (formal- world including Australia, Ghetto Millionaires by Gilles Remiche, Kongo 2010. ly of hardcore outfi t Poison New Zealand and Japan be- The Well) and vocalist Alex- fore this current batch of Eu- the war, touching on the lin- is Krauss were soon hard at ropean dates. gering effects of war and vio- DocPoint – Helsinki work accumulating a bunch lence upon ordinary lives. Documentary Film Festival of demos laden with dance- Making a point Furthermore, the diverse 25-30 January able pop hooks and crunchy Sleigh Bells programme in 2011 includes Tickets €7 per screening rhythms. JAMES O’SULLIVAN Stefan Jarl. One of Sweden’s rock legends (Lemmy) and Various locations in Helsinki 24 January, 22:00 HELSINKI TIMES Breaking through on the Tickets €19/20 most remarkable fi lmmak- street artists (Exit Through www.docpoint.info US festival circuit in 2009, Tavastia ers, Jarl has directed some 30 the Gift Shop), alongside a the duo released several Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 TAKING place 25-30 Janu- fi lms, with a number of his comprehensive selection of tracks online, gaining the Helsinki ary, the annual DocPoint – defi ant and political works works focusing on life and sent at the festival, with a se- recognition of such publica- Helsinki Documentary Film forming a retrospective dur- society in the Congo. Support lection of Documentary Films tions as The Guardian and Festival celebrates its 10th ing the festival’s programme. for local talent is also pre- from Finnish Film Schools. anniversary this year. Furthermore, Ire- As way of celebration, the land’s Ken Wardrop (His & festival is presenting a series Hers), Helena Treštíková of ten Finnish documentary (Katka) from the Czech Re- classics alongside a range of public and Romanian-born new Finnish documentaries Alexander Nanau (The World and acclaimed international According to Ion B.) will also works. be present to introduce their Held in a number of dif- fi lms during the festival. ferent locations around One of the more notable town including Orion, Andor- local fi lms being screened ra, Maxim and Kinopalatsi, this year is that of Mantas DocPoint 2011 is also play- Kvedaravicius’s debut fi lm ing host to a number of in- Barzakh. Produced by Aki ternational guests including Kaurismäki, the fi lm de- the award-winning Swedish picts the disappearance of a The New York indie duo Sleigh Bells. documentary fi lm director man in a Chechen city after Bengt Jägerskog’s Hugo and Rosa, Sweden, 2002.

explosive personalities of a directions, between and criminal family. Animal Kingdom among people. All in the family Shrouding events in a pal- Release Date: 21 January Lift Kopperi graduated from pable air of menace and dread, Director: David Michôd the Academy of Fine Arts Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, JAMES O’SULLIVAN such fevered competition director David Michôd allows Düsseldorf in 1996 and now HELSINKI TIMES wrestling each other for elbow the intensity of the scenario Guy Pierce me up lives and works in Helsinki. space to claim the attention to enfold, as the family digs She is best known for her THE AUSTRALIAN fi lm indus- of a small audience market itself deeper into a quagmire The King’s Speech PETRA NYMAN environmental and social try has long produced two con- share each week, the most re- of violence under the increas- Release Date: 21 January HELSINKI TIMES works, along with spatial fl icting standard of movies: cent Aussie fl ick to make it to ingly watchful gaze of detec- Director: Tom Hooper sculptures. In her site- those that follow a well-worn cinemas here was Baz Luhr- tive Guy Pierce. Headed by Starring: Colin Firth, A UNIQUE interactive specifi c pieces, the artist formula of watered-down sce- mann’s epic clunker, Austral- a chilling Jackie Weaver in a Geoffrey Rush installation by visual artist explores concepts such as narios catering to a wide audi- ia in 2008. Golden Globe-nominated per- Anna-Lea Kopperi will open the environment and the ence but inevitably managing This week, however, sees formance as twisted matri- Biutiful for visitors on 28 January at situational through material, to sink without a trace (say, the release of an Australi- arch “Smurf”, the cast here is Release Date: 21 January the Amos Anderson Muse- light and interaction. Crocodile Dundee in Los Ange- an fi lm fi nally worth taking a universally outstanding in a Director: Alejandro um. The work pays homage les, 2001); or the occasionally look at: Animal Kingdom. Crit- fi lm that refreshingly never González Iñárritu to architecture and light inspired piece of fi lmmaking ically lauded down under up- slips into genre clichés. Starring: Javier Bardem, and is located both in the Maricel Álvarez Thought lift that gives reason for the global on its release last year, and Elsewhere this week sees Hufvudstadsbladet tower 28 January-14 March community to sit up and take the recipient of 10 AFI Awards the arrival of the acclaimed and inside the museum The Tourist Amos Anderson Art Museum notice such as Lantana (2001) (the local equivalent to the release, The King’s Speech, elevator. Yrjönkatu 27 and Mad Max 2 (1981). Oscars), the fi lm follows the with Colin Firth’s King Release Date: 21 January The installation is named Director: Florian Henckel Helsinki Now, it’s quite rare for increasingly uncertain path George VI calling on the as- Thought Lift – a name which www.amosanderson.fi Australian fi lm to appear on of survival taken by a 17-year- sistance of speech therapist von Donnersmarck speaks for itself, as visitors screen here in Finland. With old boy living amongst the Geoffrey Rush to overcome a Starring: Angelina Jolie, literally view and evaluate persistent stammer. Advance Johnny Depp the installation from with- word has been unanimous in a lift. The elevator car- in its praise for this period ries visitors to the same piece, with the leading men mood and also lambasted for level as the beaming, pink Rainbow Book turning in predictably superb its incessantly glum outlook. letter A, which lights up performances. Finally, this week sees the the dark midwinter inside Children’s book and toy shop Thirdly, this week sees the latest fi lm from the memo- the Hufvudstadsbladet latest fi lm from Mexican di- rably monikered German di- tower. Surrounded by four Books available in several languages. rector Alejandro González rector Florian Henckel von columns, the letter A appears Enjoy a cup of coffee Iñárritu (21 Grams, 2003; Donnersmarck (The Lives of as a pyramid facing all four while your kids have Babel, 2006), returning to his Others, 2006) as a hapless directions, illuminating the fun at our play corner. native Spanish language as Johnny Depp follows An- elevator at the same time. he follows underworld fi gure gelina Jolie about in search Once visitors step Vihdintie 3-5, 00320 Javier Bardem’s anguished of a plot in Venice. Now, it’s out of the elevator, their Etelä-Haaga, Helsinki path to fi nd redemption in been a while since Depp has experiences will be compiled Tel: 024 802 9420 Biutiful. 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Designers Grafia and Finnish Asso- ciation of Designers Ornamo award annually six distinguished designers. Design Forum Finland Erottajankatu 7 Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00 Sat 10:00-18:00 Sun 12:00-17:00 Maija Kovari – Play-work-play www.designforum.fi

In the exhibition Play-work-play at the 00130Gallery, Maija Kovari examines work from Until 20 February the perspective of play, her installation taking the form of an adult version of a Hakka, Tilaa ihmiselle – Aarne Ervi the classic Finnish children’s toy. The installation is meant as a tool for regaining some The architect Aarne Ervi of the playfulness and tolerance towards absurdity we mastered as children but lost (1910–1977) was one of the top while growing up. names in post-war modern archi- tecture in Finland. In the 1950s, he Children are allowed to enjoy games and activities that to adults seem pointless or was one of the most influential ar- absurd, and Kovari asks whether losing the ability to accept the absurdity of human ac- chitects of his time, in addition to tivity is inescapable. Alvar Aalto and Viljo Revell. Kovari’s overriding interest is to study the relationship between the observer and the Museum of Finnish Architecture surrounding space by working with public space, architecture and installation. Accord- Kasarmikatu 24 ingly, she is currently studying both fine arts and architecture. Tue, Thu & Fri 10:00-16:00 00130Gallery is an artist-run, nonprofit space supporting young contemporary art- Wed 10:00-20:00 Sat & Sun 11:00-16:00 ists and non-commercial projects in all art mediums. Tickets €0/2.50/5 www.mfa.fi Until Sun 30 January Thu-Fri 12:00-17:00 00130Gallery, Project Room Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00 Until Sun 20 February Korkeavuorenkatu 27 www.00130gallery.net Maija Kovari with her installation, in which she examines the relationship It’s a Set-up Wed 13:00-18:00 www.kovari.fi between work and play. An exhibition about the experiential and participatory aspects of art. Various works and techniques from 41 different artists. Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 2 MUSIC Sat 22 January Fri 21 January Wed 26 January Fri 21 January Tue 10:00-17:00 Helsinki Balalaika Orchestra Kap Kap, Octopus Syng Helsinki Philharmonic Sibelius Upper Secondary School Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Thu 20 January 101 Years Avangardist rock music. Bar Loose djs. Orchestra Dance Pupils Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor Gennadi Klykov. Bar Loose, 21:30 Conductor, Karl-Heinz Steffens. A diploma performance where Tickets €0/6/8 Conductor John Storgårds, Daniel Malmitalo, 15:00 Annankatu 21 Emma Bell, soprano. the pupils perform their own www.kiasma.fi Müller-Schott, cello. Ala-Malmin tori 1 www.barloose.com Finlandia Hall, 19:00 choreographies. Finlandia Hall, 19:00 Tickets €5 Mannerheimintie 13 E Kanneltalo, 15:30, 18:30 Until Sun 27 February Mannerheimintie 13 E www.malmitalo.fi Sat 22 & Tue 25 January Tickets €6/13/20 Klaneettitie 5 Fantasy Design in Community Tickets €6/13/20 Faust www.hel.fi/filharmonia Tickets €3/6 2009-2011 www.hel.fi/filharmonia Sat 22 January Charles Gounod’s opera. www.kanneltalo.fi Samples from a pedagogical The Wind Orchestra Louhi Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Wed 26 January design project where children Thu 20, Mon 24, Wed 26 January Conductor Okko Kivikataja. Helsinginkatu 58 Hurts, TV Off Sat 22 January and young are planning their Robin Hood Popular and classical music. Tickets €36-72 An English synthpop pop Cositas del Pasado – Diez Años own environment A brand new adventure with the fa- Juha Virtanen, tuba. www.operafin.fi duo with a Finnish pop group de Flamenco with the help of design mous outlaw from Sherwood Forest. Martinus Concert Hall, 15:00 supporting. A flamenco dance group pe forms professionals. Jukka Linkola’s opera for the whole Martinlaaksontie 36, Vantaa Sat 22 January The Circus, 20:00 Katja Lundén’s choreographic Design Museum family! Tickets €8/12 Carmen, a Bird of Prey Salomonkatu 1-3 pieces. Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Finnish National Opera Mikaela Hasán’s variation of www.thecircus.fi Joonas Widenius, guitar. Tue 11:00-20:00 Helsinginkatu 58 Fri 21 January Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen that Kanneltalo, 18:00 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.operafin.fi La Bohème refuses to submit to the traditional Wed 26 January Klaneettitie 5 Tickets €0-8 One of the world’s most interpretation of the story. Minä ja Ville Ahonen Tickets €10 www.designmuseum.fi Fri 21 to Sun 23 January beautiful operas, created by Finnish National Opera, A Helsinki based band combining www.kanneltalo.fi Kallio Contemporary Music Fes- Giacomo Puccini. Alminsali 19:30 melancholy with a cheery dance Until Sun 27 February tival The performance will be Helsinginkatu 58 beat in their music. Sat 22, Wed 26 OPEN 140 – School of Art and Three evenings with contemporary conducted by maestro Leif Tickets €12/20 Bar Loose, 22:00 Keittiönpöydällä Design since 1871 music of different styles. Segerstam. www.operafin.fi Annankatu 21 Satu Tuomisto, choreocraphy, The exhibition presents the Vaihtolava Fleminginkatu 21 Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Tickets €7 Mariska & Pahat Sudet, music. history, present and future of the Tickets €8/1 Helsinginkatu 58 Sun 23 January www.barloose.com Zodiak, 19:00 largest school of design in the Tickets €36/67/72 Schönbrunn Castle Orchestra The Cable Factory, Nordic countries. Fri 21 January www.operafin.fi The famous orchestra from Vienna Tallberginkatu 1 B Design Museum German Finnish Choir, with conductor Guidi Mancusi. THEATRE & DANCE Tickets €12/20 Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Camerata Bux Fri 21 January Romana Beutell, soprano, www.zodiak.fi Tue 11:00-20:00 Conductor Riitta Laine, Munna Ny- The Blind Boys of Sebastian Huppmann, baritone and Fri 21 to Sun 23, Tue 25 & Wed 26 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 berg, soprano, Niall Chorell, tenor, Alabama (USA) Linda Lampenius, violin. January Sat 22 January Tickets €0-8 and Teppo Lampela, bass. Rock’n’Roll, Gospel, R’n’B. Finlandia Hall, 14:00, 18:00 Karttunen Kollektiv – Bad Body American Old School Music www.designmuseum.fi Bach’s and Schubert’s music. Savoy-teatteri Mannerheimintie 13 E Doubles Dance Contest The German Church, 18:00 Kasarmikatu 46-48 Tickets €49/59 Jyrki Karttunen’s choreography A blues dance competition. Dj Solid. Unioninkatu 1 Tickets €48 www.finlandiatalo.fi approaching themes like love, Cultural Centre Caisa, 21:30 Until Sat 31 December Free entrance www.kulttuuritalo.fi empathy, violence and humanity, Mikonkatu 17 C Red Sat 22 January but always in Karttunen’s own Free entrance A display of works from the Die So Fluid, V for Violence peculiar style. Amateurish puppet www.caisa.fi Saastamoinen Foundation Art An English hard rock band with an theatre, magic and fierce Collection. The theme that links up of Natsuki (vocals), Aki American goth rock band. make-ups included. Tue 25 January together more than 40 pieces of art Virgin Oil Co., 22:00 Stoa Cultural Centre, Ruotuun Taipumaton work is the colour red. (guitar), Tama (guitar), Nao Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5 19:00 (Sun: 15:00) The performance is the artistic part Espoo Museum of Modern Art Arriving (bass) and Zukki (drums). Tickets €10 Turunlinnantie 1 of Anita Valkeemäki’s doctoral Ahertajantie 5 Follow up record Rouge www.virginoil.fi Tickets €12/20 dissertation. Aura Latva-Somppi, Tue 11:00-18:00 was released last year, boast- www.stoa.fi Siiri Niinivirta, Liisa Niinivirta, Wed-Thu 11:00-20:00 in style ing another selection of Mon 24 January Aino Niinivirta and Anita Fri-Sun 11:00-18:00 Sleigh Bells, Square Mode Thu 20 & Fri 21, Mon 24 to Wed Valkeemäki, Dance. Ervi Sirén, Tickets €0/8/10 catchy rock-metal riffs. 2010 A noise pop music duo from USA. 26 January choreographic guidance. www.emma.museum JAMES O’SULLIVAN also saw the swift release of Tavastia, 20:00 Tumma, Nimeämätön Theatre Academy, 19:00 HELSINKI TIMES their fi rst Greatest Hits al- Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Dance group TADaC from Haapaniemenkatu 6 bum compiling the strong- Tickets €20 Theatre Academy performs Free entrance FOR CHILDREN www.tavastiaklubi.fi Liisa Risu’s piece Tumma www.teak.fi PROVING yet again just how est cuts from their albums, and Ari Tenhula’s piece Thu 20 January popular J-rock has become as well as their many earlier Mon 24 to Wed 26 January Nimeämätön. Menninkäisten poluilla here in Finland, visual kei singles. Ruuvikierre Theatre Academy, 19:00 EXHIBITIONS An interactive dance theatre piece alt rockers -OZ- play a gig at With their current tour al- Benjamin Britten’s opera. (Tue 16:00) about a dwarf who tries to win a Gloria Cultural Arena on 20 so taking in stops in London Sibelius-Akatemia, concert hall, 19:00 Haapaniemenkatu 6 Fri 21 January to Sun 8 May fairy’s heart. Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9 Tickets €6/12 All or Nothing – The Young Axel The performance is in Finnish. January. and Paris this inaugural visit Tickets €10/20 www.teak.fi Gallén Tanssiteatteri Raatikko, Not to be confused with to Europe sees the band play- The exhibition features the con- 9:00, 10:30 the Finnish metal band of the ing in cities in Germany and flicting elements of Akseli Galèn- Viertolankuja 4 B, Vantaa same name that disbanded Russia. But, for fans here in Kallela’s early career. Tickets €10 back in the 1990s, this Japa- Helsinki, be sure to come to The Gallen-Kallela Museum www.raatikko.fi Gallen-Kallelan tie 27, Espoo. nese outfi t is hitting the Eu- the gig armed with your be- Tue-Sat 11:00-16:00 Fri 21 & Tue 25 January ropean tour circuit for the loved -OZ- paraphernalia Sun 11:00-17:00 KadosKissa fi rst time in their career, as the band will be sticking www.gallen-kallela.fi Opera for four- to eight-year-old bringing their highly stylized around after the show for a children. punk-goth-hair metal look in signing. Until Sun 6 February Finnish National Opera, Kari Cavén – Eyes Crossed 11:00, 13:00 tow. Exhibition introducing Caven’s Helsinginkatu 58 After forming back in unique way of depicting the world Tickets €7/9 2004, the band went on to and being. www.ooppera.fi release a number of singles Kiasma and EPs, with their fi rst long -OZ- Mannerheiminaukio 2 Gloria Cultural Arena Tue 10:00-17:00 OTHERS player Versus fi nally landing Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 20 January, 18:30 The most entertaining in 2009. Building up a loyal Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Tue 25 to Sun 30 January following on their home turf, Tickets €24/26 bowling centre in the city Call 010 229 0100 Tickets €0/6/8 DocPoint – Helsinki Documenta- where their winning cock- Pieni Robertin katu 12 for more information www.kiasma.fi ry Film Festival tail of “beauty and degener- Helsinki or visit The best Finnish and international gr8 Salmisaari www.gr8.fi Until 13 February documentaries of the year. acy” has inspired a dedicated Finnish Designer Awards ‘11 Several venues fan base, the band is made Association of Professional Graphic www.docpoint.info HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 2323 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday 20.1. friday 21.1.

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09:30 Mercy Peak 10:05 The Young and the Restless 09:30 Mercy Peak 10:05 The Young and the Restless 11:05 Yle News in English 13:10 Biggest Loser 11:05 Yle News in English 13:10 Biggest Loser 11:10 Where the Heart Is 14:15 New Adventures of Old 11:10 Where the Heart Is 14:10 Bill Engvall Show 15:05 Always Greener Christine 15:05 Always Greener It is Christmas Eve, but only Liz is forced to take the main It is the eve of Richard and 16:00 Wild China Bill appears to be excited. responsibility for packing. New Christine’s wedding. How do people and wild 14:40 North Sea DOC 17:10 Mercy Peak 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful animals manage to coexist 15:35 Who Do You Think You 19:00 As Time Goes By 18:00 Emmerdale in southern China? Part 1/6. Are? DOC 21:50 Monk 20:00 Who Do You Think You The Diary of Anne Frank 17:10 Mercy Peak Susan Sarandon. Boogie Nights Troy and his friends ask Are? DOC YLE Teema 19:30 Ken’s toy collection is 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful MTV3 22:40 Monk to help after they find Susan Sarandon. stolen, resulting in an 18:00 Emmerdale a treasure map. 21:00 Mentalist (K13) intense hunt for the thief. 21:00 Royal Pains 22:45 Volver (K15) FILM 22:35 Cougar Town 13:00 A Baby Story 19:10 Heartbeat 22:40 Boogie Nights (K15) FILM 13:00 A Baby Story Drama about a young 23:05 Closer 13:30 Wedding SOS A pupil takes revenge on a Eddie Adams becomes porn 13:30 Wedding SOS woman with a dark A crooked real estate mogul 14:00 Open House stern teacher. star Dirk Diggler. Directed Goran wants a traditional past. Directed by Pedro disappears on the way from A Victorian row house from by Paul Thomas Anderson. Serb wedding, but he does Almodóvar. Starring: the airport. 1882 undergoes a complete Starring: Mark Wahlberg, nothing to help. Penélope Cruz, Carmen 00:00 Infernal Affairs 3: End makeover. TV2 Burt Reynolds, Julianne 14:00 Open House Maura. Spain 2006. Inferno (K15) FILM 14:30 Good Chef, Bad Chef Moore. USA 1997 14:30 Good Chef, Bad Chef In Spanish. Inspector Ming suspects 15:00 Judging Amy 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 01:35 Life 15:00 Judging Amy police superintendent Amy has to chastise her ex- Children’s programming. Charlie goes to see the 16:00 Animal Attractions Yeung as being a new husband’s girlfriend. In Finnish. detective that handled his 16:25 Married… with Children TV2 mole for the triads. 16:00 Animal Attractions 10:25 Little House on the Prairie case. Marcy has lost her wedding Directed by Lau Wai-keung. 16:25 Married… with Children 11:15 Globetrekker ring at a male strip club. 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen Starring: Tony Leung, 17:00 Days of our Lives Ian Wright immerses himself 17:00 Days of Our Lives Children’s programming. Andy Lau. Hong Kong/ Chelsea confesses to Ford’s in Bolivia’s rich culture and SUB Tony tells Anna about his In Finnish. China 2003. dad. fantastic scenery. great plan. 10:25 Little House on the Prairie In Chinese. 17:50 Dr. Phil 13:40 FIS Snowboard World 14:30 E! Keeping Up With The 17:50 Dr. Phil 11:45 Animal Hospital Dr. Phil and assorted Championships SPORT Kardashians Dr. Phil gives “octomom” 12:15 FIS Snowboard World experts tell people how to La Molina, Spain. In Finnish. 15:30 American Inventor Nadya Suleman the chance Championships SPORT SUB avoid being swindled. 17:21 Pikku Kakkonen 16:30 Marienhof to tell her side of the story. La Molina, Spain. In Finnish. 19:30 Animal Rescue Children’s programming. In German. 19:00 Wipeout UK 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen 14:30 E! Keeping Up With The 21:00 Detroit 1-8-7 (K13) In Finnish. 17:00 Capri 21:00 The Negotiator (K15) Children’s programming. Kardashians A simple looking case 18:00 IBU World Cup Biathlon In Italian. FILM In Finnish. 15:30 American Inventor receives a surprising twist. SPORT 18:05 Sturm der Liebe A police hostage negotiator 18:00 FIS Snowboard World All kinds of odd inventions 00:10 Frasier Anterselva, Italy. In German. is framed for his colleague’s Championships SPORT are shown to the judges. 00:40 Lost (K15) In Finnish and Swedish. 19:00 My Name Is Earl murder. Directed by F. Gary La Molina, Spain. In Finnish. 16:30 Marienhof Kate sets off to fulfill her 22:05 Law & Order (K13) Now it’s Randy’s turn to be Gray. Starring: Samuel L. 20:00 Siska In German. promise to Sawyer in the A trucking company is revealed hit by karma. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, In German. 17:00 Capri helicopter. to have had connections with 19:30 Two and a Half Men David Morse. 22:35 The Intelligence (K15) In Italian. 01:35 Scrubs the Russian mafia. Alan does not know how to USA/Germany 1998 Mary finds out alarming 18:05 Sturm der Liebe Turk and J.D. help the 22:50 The Border (K15) break up with his girlfriend. 23:55 NCIS: Los Angeles (K13) things about an influential In German. interns write the sketches Two Canadian soldiers are 20:00 The Simpsons 00:55 Deuce Bigalow: Male group of businessmen. 19:00 My Name Is Earl for their traditional comedy taken hostage by Afghan 21:30 Dudesons in America (K13) Gigolo FILM 19:30 Two and a Half Men show. rebels near Kandahar. The Dudesons defend A hapless fishtank cleaner 20:00 The Simpsons Meanwhile terrorists America from an alien becomes a male gigolo. YLE TEEMA 21:00 My Antonio threaten to hit Toronto. attack. Directed by Mike Mitchell. SERIES BEGINS. JIM 22:00 Numb3rs Starring: Rob Schneider, 18:10 What Remains DOC 22:00 Sons of Anarchy (K15) 23:00 C.S.I. Miami William Forsythe, Documentary about the life 23:00 C.S.I. 11:55 Flip This House YLE TEEMA Horatio finds his brother’s Eddie Griffin. and work of photographer 00:00 Dudesons in America (K13) 12:45 Will Work for Food bloody fingerprint at a USA 1999 Sally Mann. Directed by 01:00 Heroes Adam wants to try out being 17:00 What Remains DOC murder scene. 02:40 Scrubs Steven Cantor. USA 2005 Claire and Matt try to return a teppanyaki chef. Directed by Steven Cantor. 00:30 Cops With Cameras 19:30 The Diary of Anne Frank to normal life. 13:10 Tyler’s Ultimate USA 2005 The police make a large After a couple of months in 01:50 Skins 13:40 Heliloggers 18:20 Silk Road of the Sea DOC drug bust. JIM their hideout, Anne notices 14:30 MasterChef Australia Part 7/12. 01:30 Life on Mars (US) changes in herself and 15:55 Fifth Gear 20:05 Apocalypse: La 2éme 11:50 Flip This House others. Part 2/5. TV VIISI 16:25 Bull Run guerre mondiale (K13) 12:40 Will Work for Food 20:30 Drug Class 17:15 MasterChef Australia DOC TV VIISI 13:05 Tyler’s Ultimate Part 12/13. 18:00 That 70’s Show SERIES ENDS. Australia’s In 1940 Germany overran 13:35 Extreme Fishing 21:00 Cell: A Search for the 18:30 Grounded for Life best two amateur chefs France. After this victory 18:00 Farscape 14:25 MasterChef Australia Origins of Life DOC 18:55 America’s Funniest Home square off in the final. Hitler’s attention turned to 19:00 Relic Hunter 16:35 Fifth Gear Dr Adam Rutherford Videos 19:30 South Park the east. Part 2/6. In French 20:00 Black Knight FILM 17:05 Sandhogs examines billion-year-old 19:25 The Catherine Tate Show Canada goes on strike. and Finnish. Theme park worker Jamal Rerun of the first season. fossils, the oldest evidence 20:00 RuPaul’s Drag Race 20:00 World’s Wildest Vacation 21:00 Goodfellas (K15) FILM is thrown back in time to 18:00 Bang for Your Buck of life on earth. Part 3/3. 21:00 The Good Girl (K15) FILM Videos (K13) Three mobsters try to rise in the Middle Ages. SERIES ENDS. 21:55 Nadzieja FILM Justine, a frustrated 21:00 Sex in the Ancient World the Mafia hierarchy and stay Directed by Gil Junger. 18:30 Carter Can A young man witnesses discount store clerk, strikes DOC alive. Directed by Martin Starring: Martin Lawrence, SERIES ENDS. the theft of a valuable up an affair with a stock boy. In AD 79 Mount Vesuvius Scorcese. Starring: Ray Marsha Thomason. 19:00 Dangerous Encounters piece of art. Directed by Directed by Miguel Arteta. erupted, burying Pompeii Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe USA 2001 20:00 Jack Osbourne - The Recruits Stanislaw Mucha. Starring: Starring: Jennifer Aniston, beneath ash and lava. The Pesci. USA 1990 21:45 Simply Irresistible FILM 21:00 JIM D: Criminal Behaviour Rafal Fudalej, Kamilla Baar. Jake Gyllenhaal. diggings at Pompeii have Amanda’s cooking improves (K13) DOC Poland/Germany 2007. USA/ Germany/ revealed astonishing things considerably after acquiring A 15-year-old girl is found In Polish. Netherlands 2002 about the city’s sex life. a magic crab. brutally murdered in a 23:35 An Idiot Abroad DOC 22:40 Born to Kill (K15) DOC 22:00 Deadliest Catch Directed by Mark Tarlov. wealthy neighbourhood. Part 2/8. Myra Hindley and Ian Brady The storm has dealt extensive Starring: Sarah Michelle 22:00 Dirty Jobs kidnapped and murdered damage among the ships. Gellar, Sean Patrick Flanery. Coal Miner. Programmes on Yle Teema five children in England in 23:00 Fear Factor USA/Germany 1999 23:00 Big Trouble in Thailand may be viewed in the original the 1960s. 00:15 JIM D: Modern Marvels 23:30 Footballers’ Wives: Extra 23:55 Gumball-rally: 2006 23:40 The Dark Side of Modern DOC Time 00:25 Why I Ran (K15) language(s) by changing the Love (K15) DOC 01:15 Manhunters: Fugitive Task The Negotiator 00:30 The Catherine Tate Show 00:55 Untamed & Uncut (K15) digital receiver’s settings. Force (K13) Nelonen 21:00 01:50 South Park

Closer Goodfellas Closer is an American crime Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) quits drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick school and goes to work for the as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Mafia. The local capo, Paul Cicero Johnson, a Georgia police detec- (Paul Sorvino), and his close as- tive who arrives in Los Angeles to sociate Jimmy Conway (Robert De lead the Priority Murder Squad, Niro) take him under their wing which is currently called the and help cultivate Henry’s crimi- Major Crimes Division. Originally nal career. He also meets Tommy the team dealt with high profile DeVito (Joe Pesci), an aggres- murder cases. Other main char- sive gangster with a hair-trigger acters include Johnson’s superior temper who becomes his best officer Will Pope and her husband friend. In 1967 the trio commit Fritz Howard, an FBI agent. Each the Air France Robbery, which is episode deals with an aspect a success. They start to slowly of the Los Angeles culture as it climb up through the hierarchy of interfaces with law enforcement the Mob, but their path is fraught in the city. The show deals with with danger. Goodfellas is a 1990 complex and subtle issues, while American gangster film directed the large cast explores the human by Martin Scorsese. It follows the condition. It has received numer- rise and fall of three gangsters ous awards and nominations. over three decades. The film won Currently in its sixth season in the one Academy Award and was USA, the series remains cable’s nominated for a further five. It is highest rated drama and has been often considered to be one of the renewed for a seventh season. greatest films ever. MTV3 23:05 YLE Teema 21:00 24 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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08:05 The Private Life of Plants 07:40 Children’s Programming 08:05 Nature’s Great Events 08:15 Children’s Programming Part 2/6. In Finnish. DOC In Finnish. 11:15 Upstairs, Downstairs 10:40 Hannah Montana Part 4/6. 11:10 Design Inc. 13:55 Los Serrano SERIES CONTINUES. 11:15 Upstairs, Downstairs 13:15 Wild at Heart In Spanish. 11:10 Snowboarding: Frontside 3 12:05 Last of the Summer Wine 14:15 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 15:15 Gilmore Girls 12:20 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 12:35 Diagnosis Bi-Polar: SPORT 16:00 Waterloo Road SPORT Five Families Search for Kitzbühel, Austria. 18:45 Nature’s Great Events Kitzbühel, Austria. Answers DOC In Finnish. DOC In Finnish. 13:40 Foyle’s War 15:35 Just Like Heaven FILM Entourage Part 4/6. 13:50 FIS Freestyle Ski World 15:15 Gilmore Girls An architect falls for the Sub 23:10 19:38 New Tricks Cup SPORT 16:00 Swimming in Auschwitz spirit of a beautiful woman. Breakfast at Tiffany’s 22:30 The Thick of It Les Contamines & Mt. DOC Directed by Mark Waters. YLE Teema 18:00 Gabriel. In Finnish. 12:00 Animal Rescue 17:10 Heartbeat Starring: Reese 16:20 Garfield & Friends 13:30 Wizards of Waverly Place 19:15 Croatia’s Undersea World Witherspoon, 10:00 Animal Planet: The Little TV2 Garfield shows the fun 14:00 Dawson’s Creek Rab. Part 1/10. Mark Ruffalo. USA 2005. Zoo That Could that one can have from a 15:50 Wildfire 22:10 Inspector Lynley Mysteries 17:55 National Geographic After surviving a hurricane, 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen cardboard box. 16:50 Greek (K15) Programming a small zoo must withstand In Finnish. 18:30 Storm Stories 17:45 Ripley’s Believe it or Not 23:40 Britain’s Missing Top Model 22:35 Wallander: Firewall (K15) two more. 11:10 FIS Cross-Country World 21:00 Amazing Race 19:00 Memoirs of an Invisible Part 1/6. FILM 11:00 Most Extreme Cup SPORT 22:30 Charlie Wilson’s War FILM Man FILM Kurt Wallander investigates the 12:05 Frasier Otepää, Estonia. Political drama about the Directed by John Carpenter. brutal murder of a taxi driver. 14:00 Desperate Housewives In Finnish and Swedish. US support of Afghan rebels Starring: Chevy Chase, TV2 Directed by Niall 14:55 Grey’s Anatomy (K13) 12:30 UEFA Futsal EURO 2012 against the Soviets in the Daryl Hannah. MacCormick. 19:00 Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (K13) SPORT 1980s. Directed by Mike USA/France 1992 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen Starring: Kenneth Branagh. FILM Finland-San Marino. Nichols. 21:00 A Time to Kill (K15) FILM In Finnish. UK 2008 The mother of a kidnapped Qualifying round. In Finnish. Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia A young lawyer defends 10:55 FIS Cross-Country World child wants Stone to reopen 13:25 FIS Snowboard World Roberts, Philip Seymour a man accused of Cup SPORT the case. Directed by Robert Championships SPORT Hoffman, Amy Adams. murdering his daughter’s Otepää, Estonia. SUB Harmon. Starring: Tom La Molina, Spain. In Finnish. USA 2007 rapists. Directed by Joel In Finnish and Swedish. Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl 15:30 World Sprint Speed 00:30 Nip/Tuck Schumacher. Starring: 13:05 FIS Snowboard World 09:30 Wildlife Nannies Sudduth, Leslie Hope. Skating Championships Matthew McConaughey, Championships SPORT 10:05 The Simpsons USA 2009 SPORT Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. La Molina, Spain. In Finnish. The Simpsons go to Ireland. 21:00 Die Hard: With A Heerenveen, Netherlands. SUB Jackson. USA 1996 13:40 IBU World Cup Biathlon 10:35 Futurama Vengeance (K15) FILM In Finnish. 00:05 Harper’s Island (K15) SPORT 11:35 Wreckreation Nation John McClane races around 16:05 FIS Nordic Combined 13:35 Flipping Out Series rerun begins. Anterselva, Italy. SERIES BEGINS. Dave New York in order to stop a World Cup SPORT 14:30 Marienhof 01:00 Devour (K15) FILM In Finnish and Swedish. Mordal presents unusual terrorist bomber. Directed Chaux-Neuve, France. In German. A weird game leads to 14:35 FIS Nordic Combined American recreational by John McTiernan. Starring: In Finnish. 17:00 My Antonio deadly consequences. World Cup SPORT activities. Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, 17:00 V75 Trot SPORT 18:00 The Millionaire Directed by David Winkler. Chaux-Neuve, France. 12:35 Friends Samuel L. Jackson. In Finnish. Matchmaker Starring: Jensen Ackles, In Finnish. 13:05 Two and a Half Men USA 1995 17:35 IBU World Cup Biathlon 19:00 Eat Yourself Sexy Shannyn Sossamon. 15:10 World Sprint Speed 15:35 Criss Angel: Mindfreak 23:40 Castle (K13) SPORT 20:00 Glee USA 2005 Skating Championships 16:00 Friday Night Lights A family finds the body of a Anterselva, Italy. Will sets a Madonna-themed SPORT 17:30 Jamie’s Food Escapes stranger at their home. In Finnish and Swedish. assignment. Heerenveen, Netherlands. Jamie goes to Andalusia. 00:40 Detroit 1-8-7 (K13) 22:05 High Plains Drifter (K15) 21:00 Goldfinger (K15) FILM JIM In Finnish. Part 2/6. FILM James Bond uncovers a 22:05 Material Girl (K13) 18:30 Pushing Daisies Directed by Clint Eastwood. sinister plot concerning 10:20 Celebrity Rides: Burt Part 1/6. 20:00 Knight Rider (2008) JIM Starring: Clint Eastwood, the Fort Knox gold reserve. Builds a Bandit 23:55 Law & Order (K13) 21:00 Minority Report (K15) Verna Bloom. USA 1973 Directed by Guy Hamilton. 10:45 Surf Patrol John Anderton is accused of 10:05 Cool Tools 00:20 Law & Order: Special Starring: Sean Connery, 11:40 Extreme Fishing a murder that has 10:30 Chop Shop Victims Unit (K15) Honor Blackman, 12:30 JIM D: Nature Tech DOC YLE TEEMA not yet happened. The construction of 01:00 Brit Awards 2010 Gert Fröbe. Lightning. Directed by Steven Lawrence Dallaglio’s muscle UK 1964 13:20 JIM D: MysteryQuest DOC 12:25 Kuhle Wampe FILM Spielberg. car continues. 23:10 Entourage Hundreds of ships and In German. Starring: Tom Cruise, 11:20 Air Medics YLE TEEMA Vince is threatened with planes have disappeared in 14:35 The Old Curiosity Shop Colin Farrell. Today the air medics bankruptcy. the Bermuda Triangle. Directed by Brian Percival. USA 2002 encounter many severely 15:45 Drug Class 00:10 Dudesons in America (K13) 14:15 Ian Wright: Out of Bounds Ireland/UK/USA 2007 00:20 The Mentalists DOC injured patients. Part 12/13. 00:40 Miami Vice Cuba. 16:10 Un village français 01:20 Numb3rs 11:55 Fifth Gear 16:10 Cell: A Search for the 01:40 Most Haunted 15:05 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Part 5/23. In French. 02:15 Smallville (K13) 12:30 Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Origins of Life DOC Ammersoyen Castle. Zimmern 17:05 Gandhi DOC Corwin Part 3/3. Japan. Part 3/3. 13:20 Dirty Jobs 19:10 Deti Arbata 16:00 Boys’ Weekend 18:00 Breakfast at Tiffany’s TV VIISI 14:10 Surf Patrol Part 2/16. In Russian. TV VIISI 16:30 Carter Can FILM 15:10 Man v. Food 21:00 La fin de l’innocence DOC 17:00 Floyd’s India Directed by Blake Edwards. 18:00 Confessions of a Teenage 17:00 Sex in the Ancient World France 2010. 19:00 Crossroads FILM Kerala. Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Drama Queen FILM DOC In French and Finnish. Road movie about three 17:30 Bang for Your Buck George Peppard. USA 1961 Lola competes for attention 18:00 Anthony Bourdain: No 22:30 Crisis: Behind a Presidential friends who set off for Los 18:00 House Hunters 21:30 Apocalypse: La 2éme guerre with the most popular girl Reservations Commitment DOC Angeles. International mondiale (K13) DOC in school. Directed by Sara Anthony travels to Provence Directed by Robert Drew. Directed by Tamra Davis. SERIES ENDS. Part 2 /6. In French and Finnish. Sugarman. Starring: Lindsay in search of peaceful USA 1963 Starring: Britney Spears, 18:30 Kill Arman 22:25 Qur’an (K13) DOC Part 2/2. Lohan. USA 2004 country life and local 23:25 Zappa Plays Zappa Dan Aykroyd, Kim Cattrall. 21:00 UFO Files DOC 20:00 Too Poor for Posh School delicacies. USA 2002 22:00 Situation Critical (K15) DOC 19:00 Chuck’s Day Off 20:50 Bedazzled FILM 23:00 World’s Wildest Vacation 21:00 Intervention 19:30 Dinner: Impossible Elliot sells his soul to Satan Videos (K13) 22:00 Der Abgrund - Eine Stadt 20:00 Cowboy Builders in return for seven wishes. 23:30 Jacked: Auto Theft Task stürzt ein (K15) FILM 21:00 Biography: Al Gore DOC Directed by Harold Ramis. Force (K15) Directed by Sebastian Vigg. We look into the life and Starring: Brendan Fraser, SERIES BEGINS. Starring: Liane Forestierri, achievements of former US Elizabeth Hurley, Frances 00:00 Crime Investigation Marco Girnth. vice president Al Gore. O’Connor. Australia (K15) Germany 2008. 23:05 Deadliest Catch USA 2000 01:05 Disorder in the Court (K15) Confessions In German. 00:00 JIM D: Criminal Behaviour A Time to Kill 23:10 Just For Laughs 02:00 Rude Tube (K15) of a Teenage Drama Queen 23:55 Relic Hunter (K13) DOC Nelonen 21:00 23:40 Sexcetera (K18) 02:30 South Park TV Viisi 18:00 00:55 Customs

High Plains Drifter Die Hard: The Stranger (Clint Eastwood) With A Vengeance rides into the tiny mining town of John McClane (Bruce Willis) is Lago. Three armed men follow him now almost a full-blown alcoholic around, taunting and ridiculing and is suspended from the NYPD. him. It is an unwise move, for When a bomb explodes at the the Stranger shoots them dead. Bonwit Teller department store in Impressed with his performance, New York, however, McClane is a dwarf named Mordecai (Billy needed once again. A man calling Curtis) befriends him. The next himself “Simon” (Jeremy Irons) day, the sheriff tells him that no contacts the police and claims charges will be filed. In addition, responsibility for the attack. He the townsmen hire the Stranger also orders McClane to do a num- to defend the town against ber of tasks. If not, Simon will three gunfighters who are being detonate another bomb. With the released from prison. The towns- help of Harlem electrician Zeus people are not as innocent as Carver (Samuel L. Jackson), John they claim to be, however, and the McClane must race all over New Stranger has his own ideas about York if he hopes to catch Simon how to prepare the town for the before he strikes again. Die Hard: coming battle. High Plains Drifter With A Vengeance, directed by was directed by Clint Eastwood, John McTiernan (who directed who also stars in the film. It was the first film), is the third film in influenced by the work of East- the Die Hard series. It was fol- wood’s two major collaborators lowed by Live Free or Die Hard in Sergio Leone and Don Siegel. 2007. TV2 22:05 Nelonen 21:00 HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 2525

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09:30 Mercy Peak 10:05 The Young and the Restless 09:30 Mercy Peak 10:05 The Young and the Restless 11:05 Yle News in English 14:10 Back to You 11:05 Yle News in English 13:10 She’s Got The Look 11:10 Where the Heart Is Chuck must prove to 11:10 Where the Heart Is The models test their limits An epidemic spreads among Kelly that he is a Anna and Simon’s on a trapeze. the village children. Vic’s trustworthy and relationship hits a roadblock. 14:10 Two and a Half Men research leads to the source responsible person. 15:05 Always Greener Charlie, Alan and Jake each of the contamination. 14:40 Amazing Race Cam and Pip are naturally try something new. 15:05 Always Greener 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful nervous in their first day at 14:40 Ax Men DOC John gets an idea on how 18:00 Emmerdale school. Dustin tries to talk his father to get acquainted with the 21:00 C.S.I. Miami 17:10 Mercy Peak into going back to work neighbours, though his A woman is found murdered Blow Dry Nicky’s car, and the medicine for Pihl. Always Greener family isn’t too hot about it. at a porn magnate’s party. TV2 22:35 bag inside, is stolen. 17:05 The Bold and the Beautiful TV1 15:05 17:10 Mercy Peak 22:35 Human Target (K13) 19:00 The Private Life of Plants 18:00 Emmerdale William encounters his Chance must act fast 13:00 A Baby Story Plants use all kinds of 22:35 C.S.I. Miami 13:00 A Baby Story accountant Ian, who is in in order to prevent the 13:30 Wedding SOS methods to ensure the 00:35 Big Bang Theory 13:30 Wedding SOS deep trouble and intends to assassination of a high- 14:00 Open House propagation of their species. Leonard tries to help Penny Chris and Karen met in the commit suicide. ranking target. 14:30 Good Chef, Bad Chef Part 3/6. with her financial problems. virtual world. 19:00 Pill Poppers DOC 23:35 White Collar 15:00 Judging Amy 21:00 The Pacific (K15) 14:00 Open House Antibiotics and cholesterol Elizabeth’s friend’s husband Amy stands in for another The Japanese hit hard in the 14:30 Good Chef, Bad Chef drugs are beneficial to our is accused of smuggling. judge. Battle of Peleliu, and Sledge SUB 15:00 Judging Amy bodies, but what do we 00:35 Frontside 3 16:00 Animal Attractions gets back in the action. Amy’s friend Greta causes really know about them? Snowboarding. A Beagle named Quincy tries to Part 5/10. 14:30 E! Keeping Up With The her to think about her 23:15 Le salaire de la dette DOC get his owner to run after him. 23:05 Pill Poppers DOC Kardashians spiritual life. In French. 16:25 Married… with Children 15:30 Exterminators 16:00 Animal Attractions SUB The Bundys struggle with 16:00 E! Kendra 16:25 Married… with Children not having phone service TV2 Kendra’s friends have a Kelly wants a driver’s license. TV2 14:30 E! Keeping Up With The because of Al’s actions. bachelorette party. 17:00 Days of our Lives Kardashians 17:00 Days of our Lives 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 16:30 Marienhof 17:50 Dr. Phil 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 15:30 Exterminators 17:50 Dr. Phil Children’s programming. In German. 19:30 Animal Rescue Children’s programming. 16:30 Marienhof Did Nadya Suleman make a In Finnish. 17:00 Capri 21:00 NCIS (K13) In Finnish. In German. mistake when she had eight 10:25 Little House on the Prairie In Italian. 22:00 4D: Hoarders DOC 10:35 Little House on the Prairie 17:00 Capri more children? 11:13 Globetrekker 18:05 Sturm der Liebe 23:20 Frasier 15:45 Flying Doctors In Italian. 19:30 Animal Rescue Estelle Bingham tours In German. 23:50 The 4400 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen 18:05 Sturm der Liebe 20:00 America’s Next Top Model Rome, the “Eternal City”. 19:00 My Name Is Earl Someone is causing people’s Children’s programming. In German. 21:00 Desperate Housewives She starts her journey from Guest appearance by Danny worst personal fears to come In Finnish. 19:00 My Name Is Earl There is unrest during the famous Forum, and also Glover. to life. 18:00 Die Familie Dr. Kleist Joy tries to get along with Thanksgiving Day. attends mass at St. Peter’s 19:30 Two and a Half Men 01:20 Scrubs In German. the women of her new 22:00 Sex and the City (K13) Basilica. 20:00 The Simpsons The interns have a hard time 22:35 Blow Dry FILM neighbourhood. 23:15 Frasier 15:45 Flying Doctors 21:00 Flipping Out ahead of them because of Directed by Paddy 19:30 Two and a Half Men 23:45 Jericho 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen 22:00 Life on Mars (US) the full moon. Breathnach. Starring: Charlie has the flu. Ravenwood tightens its hold In Finnish. Sam finds a headless corpse Alan Rickman, Natasha 20:00 The Simpsons on Jericho and arrests Dale 22:05 Zulu Dawn (K15) FILM thanks to a strange phone Richardson, Rachel Griffiths, 21:00 Eragon FILM for smuggling. War film about the Battle call. JIM Rachael Leigh Cook. USA/ A discovery of a dragon’s 00:40 Sex, Lies & Secrets (K13) of Isandlwana between 23:00 Talk To Me UK/Germany 2001 egg leads a boy on a 01:40 Scrubs British and Zulu forces SERIES ENDS. The friends 12:15 Flip This House 00:05 All Saints (K13) predestined journey. 12:20 Viking Special in 1879 in South Africa. are shaken by Claire’s Only after Armando buys Paul fears that the woman Directed by Stefen In Japanese. Directed by Douglas Hickox. father’s funeral. the house is the horrifying he loves will be in a coma for Fangmeier. Starring: Peter O’Toole, 00:30 Smallville (K13) truth revealed. the rest of her life. Starring: Edward Speleers, Burt Lancaster, Simon Lex takes his decisive 13:05 Will Work for Food Jeremy Irons, Sienna JIM Ward. USA/South Africa/ steps toward the heart of 13:35 Tyler’s Ultimate Guillory, Robert Carlyle. Netherlands 1979 darkness. Tyler makes delicious food YLE TEEMA USA 2006 13:10 Will Work for Food out of potatoes in Ireland 23:35 Sons of Anarchy (K15) Adam Gertler goes to and Switzerland. 19:00 Cuéntame cómo pasó 00:35 The Mentalists DOC Massachusetts to collect YLE TEEMA TV VIISI 14:05 Dream Homes In Spanish. 01:35 Criss Angel: Mindfreak cranberries. 15:00 Iron Chef UK 20:15 Alternative Therapies 13:40 Tyler’s Ultimate 17:10 Silk Road of the Sea DOC 18:00 That 70’s Show 16:30 Fifth Gear DOC 14:10 World’s Toughest Fixes Part 8/12. One of the pictures in the 17:00 Sandhogs Hypnotherapy. Professor TV VIISI 15:10 Cowboy Builders 19:00 The Diary of Anne Frank school yearbook is a bit too The first new subway Kathy Sykes looks SERIES ENDS. Part 3/5. bold. expansion in decades is into hypnotherapy, a 18:00 That 70’s Show 16:05 Anthony Bourdain: No 20:00 Deti Arbata 18:30 Grounded for Life begun in Manhattan. controversial but popular 18:30 Grounded for Life Reservations Part 2/16. In Russian. Lily, alone after Brad goes 18:00 Iron Chef UK form of treatment. Part 3/3. Lily and Brad encounter 17:00 Chuck’s Day Off 21:00 Lost Kingdoms of Africa to Florida for a vacation, On the second day the 22:50 An Idiot Abroad DOC Lily’s ex-boyfriend. 17:30 Dinner: Impossible DOC becomes dependant of the contestants battle in the Jordan. The reluctant 18:55 America’s Funniest Home 18:00 Iron Chef UK Art historian Gus Casely- telephone. world of onions. traveller is sent on a Middle Videos SERIES BEGINS. Hayford looks into the 18:55 America’s Funniest Home 19:30 South Park East tour. Can even the 19:25 The Catherine Tate Show 19:30 South Park history of various African Videos Stan’s family heads mythical city of Petra excite 21:00 Girl Next Door (K15) FILM 20:00 Speeders kingdoms that flourished 19:25 The Catherine Tate Show west after the internet the idiot? Part 3/8. High school senior Matthew 21:00 Autopsy: Most Shocking before colonial times. What 20:00 X-Weighted connection goes down 23:35 Stevie Wonder meets a beautiful girl with a Stories (K15) DOC sorts of monuments were 21:00 54 (K15) FILM nationwide. 2008 London concert. wild past. A man dies after a long created in Nubia? Part 1/4. The setting of the film 20:00 Customs Directed by Luke Greenfield. illness. When his daughter is the legendary Studio 54 21:00 JIM D: Buried Alive-Chile Starring: Emile Hirsch, starts having the same disco club in New York. Mine Rescue DOC Elisha Cuthbert. symptoms, the case takes a Directed by Mark Documentary about the USA 2004 surprising turn. Christopher. rescue operation of the 23:00 Penis Envy (K15) DOC 22:00 Untamed and Uncut (K15) Starring: Ryan Philippe, trapped Chilean miners Stand-up comedian Stephen 23:00 Fear Factor Salma Hayek, Neve in 2010. Amos looks into British 00:00 Biography: Al Gore DOC Campbell, Mike Myers. 22:30 Rude Tube (K15) men’s penis envy. 01:00 Manhunters: Fugitive Task USA 1998 23:00 Fear Factor 00:00 Die Sieben Todsünden Force (K13) 23:50 Dark Justice 00:00 Autopsy: Most Shocking In German. The task force searches for JIM D: Buried Alive - Chile Judge Nicholas Marshall and Stories (K15) DOC Iron Chef UK a murder suspect in Puerto Mine Rescue his team are after a drug 01:00 Manhunters: Fugitive Task JIM 18:00 Rico. JIM 21:00 trafficker. Force (K13)

front of vapid fads, and pointless and useless people would lose they have neighbours (imagine!) millionaire programmes seem to all their money and be reduced and are in general wealthy and be plopping on our screens with to living in a dumpster, gnawing healthy, the poor dears. alarming regularity. rats for nutrition and wearing an Winter herself owns the pro- Unsurprisingly the channel at alcoholic’s castoffs. duction company responsible for the forefront of this, er, revolution Anyway, those two are out of this slice of gauche television, so Out of touch is Liv, the channel whose sched- the way, but hot on their heels don’t expect too much in the way ule consists largely of Jamie come some Swedish million- of incisive reportage. We do get to NICK BARLOW Oliver reruns. They were the ones aire mums, and this time they’ve see, however, some truly amazing who introduced us to Maria and multiplied – now there’s three of things, such as one of the ladies Millionaires. Dontcha’ just love Nina, the miljonääriäidit whose them, and they live Hollywood, getting a facial with pure, 22 carat ‘em? All that money rolling around short-lived run of fame has hap- the home of the vacuous (Ruotsin gold flakes. Supposedly soft and and nothing useful to do with it, pily come to an end. These two miljonääriädit, Liv, Wed and Sat, gentle, I wonder if when you leave for the most part they’re about as charming Finnish ladies are rich 21:00). Anna Anka has a name the salon anyone else can tell useful as a brothel in a seminary. by virtue of being married to rich similar to the Finnish Donald you’ve had gold rubbed into your Still, that doesn’t stop us from al- blokes, as far as I can tell, and live Duck and about as much intel- cheeks, or is it just a tool tapping ternately fawning after them (or a life of luxury in various villas and ligence; Maria Montazami has into the customers vast vanity? their money) and laughing when onboard yachts, lighting Cuban huge boobs and a butch demean- I suspect the latter. If you think they eventually topple from their cigars with 100-euro banknotes our; Agnes-Nicole Winter looks I’m just jealous, I can admit that I lofty financial perch. While celeb- and wiping their backsides with EXACTLY like a rich bitch from wouldn’t say no to marrying into a rity culture isn’t anything new, it a 500. The series was mildly suc- Desperate Housewives. The series wealthy family (two of the women takes a particularly vapid kind cessful, although any rib-tickling follows them in their daily lives as are now divorced and presum- of culture to create cults around moments where the viewer would they struggle to overcome their ably in receipt of large divorce people who have done nothing laugh at their social ineptness “unique problems”, as the web- payouts), but I like to think I’d do useful, and are merely in posses- and hopelessly out-of-touch atti- site puts it. Their problems often something more useful with the sion of huge wads of lucre. Natu- tude were soon wiped out by the seem to involve the fact that there money. Signs of grandiose luxury rally, the telly is often at the fore- desire that these irritatingly rich is no pool in their back garden, just make one look like a prat. 26 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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New York TV2 23:25 +3 +4 +6 +3 0 +4 +6 19:00 Stauffenberg - The True A man on a business trip is −18 +4 +3 +2 +1 +1 −1 +2 Story DOC killed with the help of GPS. 13:00 A Baby Story −15 How did an aristocratic 23:05 Fringe 13:30 Wedding SOS −15 +17 +18 +18 +18 +18 +18 +19 German officer became The shapeshifters from the 14:00 Open House −16 one of the central figures parallel world are once again 14:30 Good Chef, Bad Chef −11 −1 −1 −1 +2 0 +4 +3 of the German resistance involved. 15:00 Judging Amy −11 movement? In Finnish and 00:05 North Sea DOC A boy accused of murder +17 +22 +19 +22 +21 +21 +21 German. Seafox 2 is equipped with needs the testimony of a Sat 1/22 +21 +21 +21 +20 +21 +19 +19 19:55 Last of the Summer Wine a cinema, a gym and a dying boy. 22:00 Carbon Hunters DOC cybercafé. 16:00 Animal Attractions −8 +4 +2 −1 −2 +3 +1 0 01:05 My Name Is Earl 16:25 Married… with Children −6 17:00 Days of our Lives 0 −2 −4 −4 −2 −1 −3 TV2 17:50 Dr. Phil −11 +1 0 +1 +2 0 +3 +2 SUB Dr. Phil and his guests 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen give advice on how to save −6 +20 +18 +18 +21 +13 +16 +18 Children’s programming. 14:30 E! Keeping Up With The money during these hard −10 In Finnish. Kardashians times. −16 +12 +14 +15 +13 +10 +6 +4 −4 10:25 Little House on the Prairie 15:30 American Inventor 19:30 Animal Rescue −11 +12 +11 +8 +7 +8 +7 +9 11:15 Globetrekker 16:30 Marienhof 20:00 Grey’s Anatomy (K13) Megan McCormick heads In German. 21:00 NCIS Los Angeles (K13) +5 +2 +3 +7 +4 +6 +7 for New England, the 17:00 Capri An explosion destroys a Sun 1/23 +20 +19 +17 +19 +18 +19 +22 northeastern region In Italian. huge amount of classified −16 of the US. 18:05 Sturm der Liebe information. +17 +15 +15 +16 +14 +14 +15 16:00 ISU European Figure In German. 23:15 Frasier −15 Skating Championships 19:00 My Name Is Earl 23:45 Rescue Me (K15) +10 +6 +4 +6 +3 +5 +5 −10 SPORT 19:30 Two and a Half Men Tommy faces the ghosts of +14 +14 +11 +13 +13 +13 +11 Bern, Switzerland. In Finnish. 20:00 The Simpsons his past. −11 17:25 Pikku Kakkonen 22:00 Skins 00:45 NCIS (K13) −6 +29 +30 +31 +30 +31 +30 +29 Children’s programming It’s not always easy being 01:45 Scrubs In Finnish. identical twins. The Janitor sends out −8 −7 +22 +21 +20 +22 +20 +21 +20 19:20 ISU European Figure 23:00 Heroes invitations to his fake −4 −12 −11 −17 −14 −20 −9 −7 Skating Championships Sylar manipulates Matt into wedding in order to score SPORT using his powers again. some free gifts. Mon 1/24 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −13 Bern, Switzerland. In Finnish. 00:30 Chuck 23:25 Big River Man DOC Chuck has to steal back a −11 0 −2 −3 −4 −3 −3 −1 JIM Martin Strel swims the valuable diamond. −3 −2 −6 −4 −8 0 +4 entire length of the Amazon 01:20 Most Haunted −8 River. Directed by John The customers at Black 12:10 Flip This House −5 −8 −3 −2 −4 −4 −1 −18 Maringouin. USA 2009 Swan Hotel in Devizes have Angie and Harris co-operate −12 01:05 All Saints (K13) reported about mysterious with a silent partner. +5 +3 +5 +3 +4 +1 +5 things occurring there. 13:00 Will Work for Food −14 +2 +5 +6 +5 +2 +4 +6 Adam goes to Wisconsin YLE TEEMA to learn about pheasant −8 −12 +31 +30 +31 +31 +31 +31 +33 TV VIISI farming. −11 17:00 Alternative Therapies 13:30 Tyler’s Ultimate +10 +9 +7 +6 +6 +6 +5 Tue 1/25 DOC 18:00 That 70’s Show 14:00 Kings of Nitro −6 −3 +1 −1 −4 −3 −3 Hypnotherapy. Part 3/3. 18:30 Grounded for Life Rerun of the first season. −16 20:05 Un village Français Claudia finds out that a 15:00 Iron Chef UK +31 +31 +29 +30 +29 +31 +28 Marcel secretly distributes porn movie was shot in their 16:30 Fifth Gear −9 0 −3 −4 −2 −5 +1 +1 pro-communist fliers. house. 17:00 Sandhogs Part 6/23. In French. 18:55 America’s Funniest Home 17:55 Iron Chef UK −17 0 −5 −4 −2 −10 −12 −19 21:00 Sculpture Diaries DOC Videos Four challengers challenge −12 Part 3/3. 19:25 The Catherine Tate Show Iron Chef Tom Aikens to a −4 −6 −1 −4 −10 −3 −12 −11 21:50 Perfect Strangers (K13) 20:00 Middle Aged Mommy’s Boy mackerel battle. +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +3 +5 A family gathering at a DOC 19:25 South Park −6 −14 luxury hotel in London leads We meet three middle-aged 19:55 Fifth Gear −5 +4 +3 +4 +3 +2 +3 +2 young Daniel to a strange men who still live at home 21:00 JIM D: Modern Marvels new world. Part 1/3. with their mothers. DOC Wed 1/26 +4 +8 +7 +7 +7 +10 +9 21:00 Fallen (K15) FILM The Overseas Highway links +3 0 −1 −2 0 0 0 Detective John Hobbes mainland Florida with the −14 and his partner investigate Florida Keys. a string of disturbingly 22:00 American Chopper −11 familiar murders. 23:00 Fear Factor Directed by Gregory Hoblit. −22 Thursday 1/20 00:00 JIM D: Buried Alive - Chile −20 Starring: Denzel Mine Rescue DOC Washington, John Goodman. 01:00 Manhunters: Fugitive Task −18 9:01 am 4:01 pm 9:43 am 3:15 pm USA 1998 Force (K13) 23:50 Just For Laughs A hip hop star is murdered −12 −19 9:14 am 4:10 pm 10:03 am 2:55 pm 00:15 RuPaul’s Drag Race in Florida, with the suspect −14 Fallen fleeing to the Bronx in New 9:16 am 3:56 pm 11:08 am 1:41 pm TV Viisi 21:00 York City.

Chuck Chuck Bartowski, a computer expert, receives an e-mail from his former university roommate who is now apparently a “rogue” CIA agent. When he opens it, the entire database of all the US government’s secret information is subliminally embedded into his brain. Both the NSA and the CIA want the intel- ligence back and dispatch agents John Casey and Sarah Walker to re- trieve the data. Chuck must now use his new-found knowledge to help the government thwart assassins and international terrorists, upend- ing his previously mundane life in the process. Chuck is an action- comedy television programme created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. Since its premiere in 2007, the series has enjoyed soaring critical reviews and a fanatical following. In December 2008 Time magazine named the show one of the top 10 TV series of the year. Sub 00:30 HELSINKI TIMES CLASSIFIEDS & SERVICES 20 – 26 JANUARY 2011 272727

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Beth Morton is a freelance script writer and consultant who has been living with her, also British, partner in Finland since May 2010.

Take the bus?

MOVING to Finland earlier bles at bus stops and I have stop. Or, if I prefer, I can sim- The most amusing in- this year was one of the best even been known to dither ply go onto the Reittiopas stance among this experience things I have ever done in my over which side of the road to website and type in my lo- occurred just a few days ago life. However, having to give stand on in the UK when I’m cation, my destination, my when we made a phone call up my car back in England in a new area. The lack of in- preferred time of arrival or home. My home town, at the was like someone asking me formation at the stop and the departure and, as easy as all moment, is experiencing their which limb I would prefer to complexity of the timetable that, it tells me which bus to catastrophic 11 cm of snow for wonderful to see have removed. I had no idea displayed contributes to the catch at what time. It is even which they were characteris- how I would live without it. I fairly general public opinion as helpful as to tell me if there tically unprepared, which ob- without glasses! envisaged nightmare trips to that buses are a waste of time. is a connection I must make, viously means that schools the supermarket after hav- I say “contribute” as the main where to walk to catch my are closed and many people since 1991 ing stood in a miserable bus factor leading to this opinion next bus or indeed train. Plan- can’t get to work; not to men- shelter for hours in eager an- is that of the buses nearly al- ning a journey is so fl awlessly tion the reduced rail and bus ticipation of the bus’ arrival. ways being late, if indeed they easy. In addition to this effi - services. So when we were Well, my British-fuelled pre- turn up at all. cient service, the buses are on telling home that we were conceptions could not have Who would have thought time, deeming them late if a planning to go out for a meal been more wrong! that I would have to come all mere 2 minutes have passed. in the city that night, their re- My impression of the bus this way to have my faith in Come on Britain, catch up! action of “How will you get lasersurgery service so far is that they are public transport restored? A I must admit, I did become there? Do you still have pub- on time, regular and easy to seasonal book with all of the a little sceptical again in the lic transport?” made me howl use, none of this off-peak/ bus timetables for my district preparations for the winter with laughter and made me www.femtolasik.fi peak-price nonsense. Not on- dropped through my letter- weather, especially when I realise how lucky I am to be in ly this, but there is the won- box a few months ago, in ad- realised that there would be a country that is not only well Hotline 010 421 9800 der of Reittiopas. Now, I’m the dition to the clearly laid-out no revising of the timetables prepared, but continues to of- sort of person who is confused timetable and destination of during the snowy months. fer excellent transport servic- Mehiläinen Ympyrätalo, Siltasaarenkatu 18 A by public transport timeta- each bus visible at every bus But once again – no problem! es regardless.

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LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO /VANDERLEI ALMEIDA FRIDAY A hillside residential area heavily damaged by a mudslide in Nova Friburgo, 150 km from downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilians braced themselves for more rains on 14 Janu- ary, fearing further catastrophic landslides, after walls of muddy water claimed over 500 lives in one of the worst natural disasters the country has ever seen.

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Indian Sikh devotees pay their respects as lights glow at The Gold- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (centre), leaves Belmarsh Mag- A woman runs through the snow with her dog on 12 January in en Temple in Amritsar on 10 January as part of the 345th Prakash istrates’ Court, sitting at Woolwich Crown Court, in London on 11 New York. The northeast of the US was hit by its second major Utsav birthday celebrations for Sikh Guru Gobind Singh. January. Julian Assange said his WikiLeaks website was preparing winter storm of the season. to release new classified US cables after a judge said on Tuesday that Sweden’s attempt to extradite him would be examined in full on 7-8 February.

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Lithuanians carry a 200-metre-long Lithuanian flag as they Turku opened this year’s European Capital of Culture with the A horseman jumps over a bonfire in the central Spanish village march during a celebration of the 20th Defenders of Freedom Day opening performance This Side, The Other Side along the River Au- of San Bartolome de Pinares to start celebrations for the feast of in Vilnius on 13 January. Lithuania marked the 20th anniversary ra on 15 January. Saint Anthony, patron saint of animals, on 16 January. of a bloody Soviet assault that failed to halt its drive for indepen- dence and instead sped up the collapse of the communist bloc.