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LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA Tougher restrictions on tobacco products

HEIDI EKDAHL – STT with numbers or some other form of coding. For the time being, cigarette TOBACCO PRODUCTS are in for a packets themselves will not be al- fairly radical facelift, although tered. In addition to the brand name not a fl attering one. Visible tobac- and logo, cigarette packs currently co shelves are to be removed com- also carry a warning of the health pletely from kiosks and shops from risks associated with tar, nicotine the beginning of 2012. According to and carbon monoxide inhalation. the National Supervisory Author- Disturbing images showing the ity for Welfare and Health Valvi- harmful effects of tobacco prod- ra, the new regulations support the ucts are likely to be made compul- 30-year-old prohibition on the ad- sory by the end of 2012, according vertisement of tobacco products. to the Ministry of Social Affairs and “The methods for displaying to- Health. A new selection of warn- bacco products have been a means ing images for use throughout the of promoting sales. Now that means European Union is currently in has been removed,” according to preparation. lawyer Laura Terho. The new reg- Additionally, in coming years Minister for Finance Jutta Urpilainen (SDP) has announced a slew of tax hikes. ulations do not prohibit the sale of EU countries may switch over to tobacco products. Under the new the practice of removing all brand- ences to the prices of alcohol, tobac- tighter law the products sold will be ing from tobacco product packag- co products, sweets and fuel, due to shown only on a separate list, which ing. All brand names and product these areas being earmarked for the the customer will have to ask to see. descriptions would be written un- Austerity measures steepest tax increases. Owner-oc- All traces of product branding will obstrusively in small text, all with cupied housing will also be subject be removed from the automatic cig- the same size and type of font. The to tax increases. The 2012 budget arette dispensers at supermarket decision to adopt such simplifi ed to be felt all round will also see reductions in the tax- checkouts. They will be replaced and unenticing packaging has al- deductible rate on mortgages, and ready been taken in Australia. This STT In the fi rst budget proposal of the maximum tax-deductible level has raised a furore among tobacco HELSINKI TIMES Minister for Finance Jutta Urpilai- for domestic expenses will also be fi rms, which have accused the fed- nen’s term in offi ce, the growth in brought down. eral government of destrying their THE MINISTRY of Finance released gross domestic product (GDP) for However, income tax levels for brands. its budget proposal for 2012 on 2012 is estimated at 2.8 per cent. mid-level wage earners are not set

LEHTIKUVA / AFP Finland began putting the Monday. Despite the tough spend- The prediction is based on domestic for any major changes next year. squeeze on the tobacco industry ing cuts outlined in the propos- demand, since export rates are ex- Those dependent on basic security in 1976, a trend which has coin- al, the savings achieved may still pected to decline from their current- payments, by contrast, can expect cided with a slow but steady drop not be enough to put state financ- ly good levels. Employment rates are some relief. Among other changes, in the popularity of smoking. Al- es back on balance. In announcing expected to improve, with the unem- the fi xed daily benefi t rate for the un- most one in fi ve working-age Finns its proposal the Ministry admit- ployment rate projected to drop to employed and the labour market sub- light up every day. The same pro- ted that the projected incremen- 7.2 per cent by the end of 2012. The sidy will both be increased by 100 portion of 18-year-olds smoke, al- tal austerity measures will not number of long-term unemployed euros from the beginning of 2012. Disturbing images, such as this one though among this cohort there bring any noticeable short-term seems set to rise, however. from a US package, are set to deter has been a steady decline over the improvement to the national The fi nance ministry’s budget Read more on page 5 about how smokers. past decade. economy. proposal will make tangible differ- next budget will affect consumers.

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Here come ‘The Finns’

PERUSSUOMALAISET, the political party that has until now been referred to in this newspaper and other in- ternational publications as the “True Finns”, has decid- ed to take as its English-language name the translation “The Finns”.

DESPITE the fact that the English-language names of Finland’s political parties are treated as unoffi cial by the Ministry of Justice, it has been and continues to be the policy of Helsinki Times to consider the transla- tion each political party has chosen for itself as essen- tially offi cial. This editorial policy is also evident in the translations we use for names of institutions, build- Tuukka Tomperi is a researcher at the Finnish Youth Research ings, reports and so on. Society and the University of Tampere. ONE PROBLEM we at Helsinki Times have had in the past few years concerns the name we should use for “Perussuomalaiset”. Before Sunday 21 August, the par- ty had never provided its own English version of the party’s name; it had, at best, merely adopted the name, although party members such as election coordinator Monocultural ideals Matti Putkonen have asserted that even “True Finns” isn’t correct and that the only proper name for the par- ty is “Perussuomalaiset” (SixDegrees 6/2011). have no historical foundation PRIOR to 2010, the translation of the party’s name in- to English was of less consequence due to its margin- and disagreement are per- al importance in Finnish politics. However, with “True ceived as a threat rather than Finns” becoming a household name across Europe and Multiculturalism is discussed as though it were something new, but it something to be understood as further afi eld around the time of April’s parliamentary has always been inherent in Finnish society, writes Tuukka Tomperi. part of society, there can be no elections, we felt that the continued use of “True Finns” scrutiny of one’s own beliefs. was justifi ed because a large proportion of our readers are short-term residents in Finland and may already WHEN “multiculturalism” is language, religion and polit- A SOCIETY of difference cannot IN THE worst case, this leads have been familiar with the name “True Finns” before criticised in debate about im- ical beliefs, sexuality, life- be based on rose-tinted visions to psychological tensions re- their arrival here. To use “Perussuomalaiset” would migration or from a religious style, hobbies, and numerous of harmony, for confl icts are in- lieved with violence. have been more correct, but would also have required fundamentalist point of other factors. herent in it. Solving them re- explanation every time it was used, in order to avoid al- view, one sometimes has the quires more than a conceptually THE MOST important antidote to ienating those of our readers who have less knowledge notion of a prevailing homog- EVERY individual associates vague “tolerance”; it demands this might be dubbed “disagree- of Finnish. enous culture or even mon- himself with these groups in clear principles and procedures ment tolerance training”, i.e. oculture. Even academics a number of different ways. to help us all get along. encounters with contrary opin- THUS, it is with both relief and regret that we acknowl- sometimes talk about multi- There is no unequivocal ma- ions. This is available to many edge the news of Perussuomalaiset formally agreeing culturalism as though it were jority or minority in a soci- VALUES, for example, are in- people by way of their closest on the English-language name “The Finns”: relief to fi - a new phenomenon or simply ety, for the content of these exorably different, which relationships, in the form of de- nally have an “offi cial” translation, but regret that it is a byword for immigration. concepts depends on what is makes discussion about eth- bates with family and friends, so inappropriate. This obscures the fact that being examined. ics indispensable. This does for example. One has to get used we are all multicultural. not mean that all sorts of val- to learning from others, to iden- NO PRIOR translation has been entirely satisfactory, so A SAMI reindeer herder in In- ues and practices should be tifying sound arguments and we understand the diffi culties the party faced. “Every THE MULTICULTURAL nature ari, a Karelian WWII refugee accepted, but rather that the faulty logic, and to recognising party has the right to call itself whatever they want,” of this country should be fa- working as a farmer in Häme, good life, right action and the one’s own mistakes. said Timo Soini. The party could have consulted some miliar to everyone who has a Finland-Swedish hip hop just society should be rigor- native speakers and linguists to help in fi nding a suit- been through the Finnish kid from a west-coast town ously discussed. THERE should also be more able translation. However, to name themselves “The school system: population and a well-heeled investor re- space in schools for this sort Finns” borders on parody, as no single party in a liber- migrations from the east, the siding in the Helsinki district ACCORDING to the most un- of communal dialogue – the al democracy can claim to comprehensively represent Baltic and Scandinavia; the of Eira live in quite different compromising view, Islam is earlier, the better. Discussion the views of an entire nation. intermingling of tribes; the worlds even if they all belong not compatible with a liber- of worldviews, critical scruti- introduction of Christiani- to the so-called native popu- al, pluralistic society, which ny of one’s own concepts, phil- NONETHELESS, we continue to uphold the editori- ty and the power struggles lation. They may have more is why nothing less than a cul- osophical debate and ethical al standards that our readers have a right to expect, between its different forms in common with people with ture war is breaking out. Pro- study are also a form of civic so henceforth we shall use “The Finns” to translate that went with this; Swedish education in a democracy. “Perussuomalaiset”. and Russian infl uences; the The challenge today lies more in understand- arrival of noble families and THE HISTORY of our society is bourgeoisie from Sweden ing difference than in forging uniformity. full of twists and turns, and in- and other parts of Europe; terests are confl icting. Moreo- the foreigners who fostered similar lifestyles and values ponents of this view forget ver, people’s access to power is local industry and economic living in other countries than that the coexistence of mul- unequal, and they are able to growth; and the innumera- they do with each other. tiple lifestyles and ideals is in infl uence their environment to ble cultural infl uences of the the nature of a liberal society. varying degrees. This all pre- 20th century that a global DESPITE this, the notion that Only by infringing someone disposes society to confl ict. media culture and capitalism nationality is of primary im- else’s rights and human digni- That is why we need public Want to know have only amplifi ed. portance when it comes to ty does one overstep the mark mechanisms that give prom- identity is alive and kick- of acceptable behaviour. inence to different views and more? ALL CULTURAL phenome- ing. It informs an erroneous that sustain governability and na, from holiday traditions belief in “cultures” that are DEFENCE of human rights social peace in spite of differ- to language and worldviews, entirely separate from one and non-violence, for exam- ences. Peaceful disagreement Read our latest are historically layered and another. As nation-states ple, does not require adhe- is the motor of progress. news update on your mobile at mutable. There are no mono- were emerging in the 19th sion to a particular “cultural cultural corners of the globe, century, nationality and na- tradition” but merely action IT HAS become fashionable to http://m.helsinkitimes.fi unless one thinks of isolat- tion became meaningful po- on behalf of those princi- disdain parliamentary poli- ed tribes. The country that litical concepts as well as ples. Improving the status of tics and liberal democracy, comes closest to monocul- instruments of power. children and women or fur- but for all their drawbacks turalism is North Korea, but thering gender and sexual they are remarkably humane even the roots of that culture NATIONAL homogeneity was equality do not require cul- historical achievements – one of homogeneity sus- once considered necessary to tural isolation. On the con- compared to the alterna- tained through violence – bolster state structures. Now trary, they have all advanced tive – mythical homogenei- are various and lie elsewhere. those structures are sturdier as cultures have opened up. ty nurtured by dictatorship. than anyone could have im- MODERN states are also so- agined at the time they were THE MOST unfortunate aspect This text was fi rst pub- cially pluralistic. Society is being created. The challenge of a rigid worldview is the in- lished in the Helsingin Sano- divided into subcultures ac- today lies more in under- ability to enter into dialogue mat Vieraskynä section on cording to class, age, profes- standing difference than in with those who think and live 15 August. Translation from sion, region, ethnicity and forging uniformity. differently. Because difference Finnish by Matthew Parry. HELSINKI TIMES 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 3 Young people start to turn against online piracy for the copyright organisa- While attitudes are slowly shifting, a great tion Gramex. many people still share files illegally. Blocks and warnings The government’s programme outlines tighter restrictions SAILA KIUTTU – STT to just under one third. Even it would like to see included so, pirated material is being in copyright law. A draft com- downloaded in every second piled by the Ministry of Edu- YOUNG people are viewing family with family members cation’s copyright committee internet piracy increasingly aged between 15 and 24. that was leaked to the press negatively, according to Teki- According to Lauri Kai- proposes that in the future, jänoikeusbarometri, a study ra, project manager at Ly- courts of law could order in- conducted by the Lyhty, an hty, piracy does not stem ternet operators to block pag- organisation for workers and from attitudes and igno- es that spread material which entrepreneurs in the creative rance but rather from the violates copyright laws. sector. fact that the temptation of In addition, Kaira sug- As many as 40 per cent of getting something for free gests that sending warnings young people approved of il- is so strong. to the computers of users legally downloading music, “Illegal content should be who spread illegal material movies and games two years removed from the internet,” should be enabled. ago. Now this fi gure is down says Kaira, who also works “After three warning mes- sages, for example, the inter- net operator could hand over to the courts the IP address- es of users who continuous- ly spread pirated material,” he says. This way, those who have shared the material by acci- dent would receive a warn- ing in advance, while those who break the law repeated- LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO ly by sharing illegal material would be brought to account. “The changes would not be huge,” Kaira reassures.

Sharing without their knowledge Although many call for restricting illegal downloading, others ar- Peer-to-peer services can be gue that such people are fighting a losing battle due to the ubiq- a pitfall for young people. Us- uity of websites providing this service. ers can become distributors of illegal material without their knowledge, even if they think they are simply using Here is where it’s all done a service. According to Kai- ra, some peer-to-peer servic- Legal sources: es allow their users to choose iTunes only to download material. • the world’s largest online music store However, this is not possible • free material also available with all internet services. “One day the police could Spotify ring your doorbell and say • a streaming service for music that it has come to their atten- • free and paid versions available (the free version has adver- tion that thousands of songs tisements between songs, and users have limited listening have been shared from here rights) and from this computer.” Both sharing and down- Voddler loading are prohibited by • a paid streaming service for movies and TV series law. Sharing can lead to a di- • free material also available rect penalty, while those who download may be obliged to Yle Areena pay compensation. • a streaming service where Finnish Broadcasting Company programmes can be watched until a set date after they are aired. Facts about Of questionable legality: illegal downloading Grooveshark and its sister site Tiny Shark • 85% of Finns know that it • a streaming service for music is illegal to download mu- • free music available sic, games or movies that • partial agreements made with record companies have been put online with- • controversy among holders of rights about the use of their out permission. work • On average, pirated mate- rial is downloaded in one Illegal: in every five homes. The Pirate Bay • 94% of Finns consider it il- • the world’s largest peer-to-peer website legal to share pirated ma- • free music, movies and computer programmes available terial. • administrators of the website have received custodial sen- • 3% say that they knowing- tences in Sweden and the website has been blocked in Den- ly share pirated material. mark and Italy • 31% of young people ap- • In Finland, a blocking order is being sought from internet op- prove of downloading pi- erator Elisa rated material online and 11% approve of sharing it. Fin-tv • a foreign-operated streaming service targeted at Finns A total of 1,007 Finns were • both free and paid movies and TV series available interviewed for the sur- • currently under criminal investigation for using works ille- vey. The research was car- gally for profit ried out by the research Source: Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre house Taloustutkimus Oy. 4 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

New citizenship laws Bargaining is no substitute expected to increase for backbone in parenting application numbers

key challenge in childrear- NICK BARLOW involve being resident in Fin- ing is dealing constructively HELSINKI TIMES land at all. with so-called negative and The only cases where hostile feelings. NUMEROUS changes have re- Finnish citizenship cannot “That can’t be learned cently been made to citizen- be regained are those where

SARI GUSTAFSSON SARI by pretending that life’s all ship legislation which mean the original loss was a result fun and games. Sometimes that from 1 September it will of the annulment of paterni- things simply get out of become easier for foreign na- ty, or where citizenship was hand, and both parents and tionals to be granted Finnish withdrawn due to providing children can go too far. Chil- citizenship. false information or conceal- dren and parents can learn Most nations require ing information during the together how to deal with would-be citizens to have original application process. disappointment, anger and been resident in that coun- The linguistic require- negative feelings.” try for a certain number of ments for applicants have Sinkkonen suggest that years, and Finland is no dif- been reduced. New rules de- parents and children can ferent. Previously, Finland mand either 15 credits of uni- best make peace by trying must have been the country versity education in Finnish to fi gure out together where of residence of the prospec- or Swedish, an offi cial trans- things went wrong. He em- tive citizen for a total of six lator’s degree or education phasizes that it is not only years if over 22 years of age, studies in Sweden as a pre- children who have to admit or ten years for 18-22 year cursor to gaining citizenship. when they’ve made mis- olds, with Nordic citizens The language requirements In their early years, children need structure and routine more than they need bargaining rights. takes; parents must do the being subject to slightly less had previously been criti- same. stringent requirements. cised as being too arduous. However, as of next Further simplifi cation in- “Kids love routine” month, the time an appli- volves removing the abili- Child psychiatrist Jari Sinkkonen challenges the belief that making Parents who fear their child’s cant must have been resident ty of misdemeanour fi nes to trade-offs with stubborn children is good for their development. negative reactions should re- in Finland will be reduced to put a stop to an individual’s member that children love fi ve years of uninterrupt- dreams of a Finnish passport. routine and the feeling that ed residence. Furthermore if Although an applicant who EEVA NIKKILÄ-KIIPULA – STT dren, or that compromises ing their child are motivat- someone is taking care of the applicant demonstrates is the subject of a suspended HT are worth it if they prevent ed by fear of their child, or them, Sinkkonen suggests. a comprehensive grasp of jail sentence or a restraining the child from getting or reluctance to disrupt the Routines, rules and struc- Finnish or Swedish, citizen- order may be refused citizen- WHEN THE family’s little prince staying upset. peace. tures create a secure envi- ship may be granted after ship on those grounds, the fact or princess throws a tantrum “The mentality is often In his work with chil- ronment for the child. “I’ve four years. that they have received, say, a in the middle of the supermar- geared towards keeping eve- dren and their parents Sink- noticed this often in working One group who will ben- speeding fi ne in the past will ket or gets into a row with oth- ryone happy, rather than konen has also often noticed with foster children and chil- efi t from the new legislation have no bearing on the matter. er kids, it’s panic stations for putting one’s foot down and that adults fear their own an- dren who’ve been taken into is those who have previous- Finally, granting national- many parents. Of the various showing fi rmly that there are gry reactions. Anger can of- care. After being taken out of ly lost their Finnish citizen- ity to children has been sim- ways of dealing with the situ- certain lines that the child can- ten create intense feelings of a chaotic environment, they ship for whatever reason. plifi ed and will be possible ation, it’s common to hear par- not cross.” guilt for parents, he says. become quickly attached to These individuals are able even when the child does not ents taking the following way In the psychologist’s one of regular mealtimes, a to retrieve their citizenship live with a parent or guardi- out: “If you behave yourself, view, parents who take the Not all fun and games homework schedule and fi xed through a simple notifi ca- an, or when their parent or you’ll get such-and-such…” bargaining approach to rais- Sinkkonen believes that the bedtimes.” tion procedure that does not guardian is not Finnish. Child psychiatrist Jari Sinkkonen sees such respons- es as typical of what he calls • Be available for your child lated to moving to and liv- the bargaining culture (kau- • Love your child as they are, without their having to earn it. ing in Finland, which clients pankäyntikulttuuri) in chil- • Do your best to take an interest in your child’s thoughts and Advice have found particularly help- state of mind. drearing. “It gives the child MÄNTYLÄ KIMMO ful in navigating the hous- the impression that he or she • Give credit for genuine achievement; insincere praise doesn’t you can ing market and municipality is as powerful as, or even more improve self-esteem. regulations. powerful than the parent.” • Make small talk with your child when there’s time. understand FINFO operates a one-stop Sinkkonen insists that • Don’t compare a child to siblings or other children. service which allows its cus- • Humiliation can cause permanent damage to a child’s self-esteem. parents are asking for trou- KENNETH QUEK tomers to ask for information ble if they believe that • Shame is the biggest obstacle to a positive self-image. HELSINKI TIMES in English, Russian, Somali, everything is a matter of ne- Source: Timo Parvela and Jari Sinkkonen, Kouluun! (“Off to School!”), WSOY, 2011. Chinese and Finnish. This is gotiation in dealing with chil- Psychiatrist Jari Sinkkonen. A COMMON problem for im- particularly useful for those migrants is that, while infor- planning to move to Finland, mation is freely available in who can contact the service by the sense that it requires the whether they fancy porridge Finland, much of it is available phone, e-mail or the Internet. Kids don’t need democracy child to be the judge of things or yoghurt for breakfast. only in the offi cial languag- Those who use other languag- he or she is simply incapable But there are also things es, Finnish and Swedish. This es can also obtain interpreta- TUOMAS TIRKKONEN – STT particular cannot have the fi - of being able to decide on.” that shouldn’t be up for means that they often have tion services over the phone, nal say in very many things. Sinkkonen is quick to add negotiation.” diffi culty understanding the charged at normal rates. As they mature, the range that democracy is not out of Be fi rm on non-negotia- ins and outs of life in Finland. ACCORDING to child psychol- of choice made available to place in certain situations, ble matters: the rules on not Enter the Family Federa- FINFO advice services ogist Jari Sinkkonen, the them should be gradually however. “Even young chil- watching violent TV pro- tion of Finland, whose FIN- Tel: 0207 40 11 60 principle of one person, one expanded. dren can be allowed to decide if grammes, on brushing teeth FO advice services help with Email: [email protected] vote is no way to run a fam- “The idea of family de- they’d prefer to wear a striped and going to bed at a reasona- Finnish rules and regulations. Website: www.finfonet.fi ily. Very young children in mocracy is unreasonable in or chequered shirt today. Or ble time are not for kids to set. It provides information re-

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The research, done in Chi- Budget proposal to na, found that patients who slash immigration had caught swine fl u were at spending in Finland higher risk of being diagnosed with narcolepsy. The Pandem- Government spending on rix vaccine was not used in immigration is to be cut to China. Previous research has 80 million euros next year, mainly focused on the link be- down by a quarter from tween Pandemrix and the rise Petrol will likely cost 40-50 euros more per year. The tax hike on alcohol will be the fourth in five years. this year, according to the in child narcolepsy cases in Ministry of Finance’s budg- Finland and Sweden. STT Punakallio, adding that the et proposal which was pub- income tax rate for the typi- lished on Monday. cal wage earner will be more The proposal is to cut Finland’s Räsänen Consumption to be more or less unaffected. “It’s likely funding for refugees and asy- to continue as that there will be some con- lum seekers in Finland. The leader of Christian cessions for small-income Finnish Immigration Service widely taxed next year earners, but it’s not possible is also to face budget cuts Democrats to say yet how much.” should the ministry’s budget Päivi Räsänen (CD), Fin- Prime Minister Jyrki proposal be approved. STT land’s interior minister, The tax hikes outlined in the 2012 budget proposal released on Monday Katainen (National Coali- was unanimously chosen to tion Party) believes the gov- continue to lead the Chris- are aimed at increasing overall tax intake by 6.5. per cent, and consum- ernment can lighten income Number of tian Democrats for the ers will bear the brunt of the extra cost. tax rates, provided the la- weapons in next two years at the par- bour market organizations ty conference on Saturday. can come to agreement on a Finland drops Räsänen was the only KATRI KANGAS “It does look like the aver- of 650 euros, according to the wage deal that safeguards The number of guns in Fin- candidate for party leader. STT age consumer will be paying ATC. the competitiveness of Finn- land has dropped by 20 per The minister has led some tens of euros extra over The taxman also has his ish businesses. Katainen cent in the last 15 years, her party since 2004. Teu- THE MINISTRY of Finance plans the course of the coming year sights set on mortgage inter- maintains that a 1 per cent with some 400,000 fewer vo Riikonen, Sauli Ahven- to switch the focus of taxa- on these items, depending of est rate deductions, with the reduction in income tax rates guns in Finland today, Finn- järvi and Sari Mäkimattila tion in next year’s budget from course on how much one con- deduction for a 3-per cent in- would increase purchasing ish regional daily Turun Sa- were chosen to be the par- wage earners and business- sumes,” Punakallio says. With terest rate on a 100,000-eu- power by the same amount nomat reported on Monday. ty’s deputy chairmen. STT es to environment- and health the new budget newspapers ro mortgage being reduced as a 3 to 4- per cent increase The number of handguns sector-based taxation. The tax will be in the 9 per cent val- by 75 euros, and by 130 euros in nominal wage rates. in particular has fallen. The base will be broadened in a bid ue-added tax (VAT) brack- for a 200,000-euro mortgage. According to the Ministry police have seized numerous Firefighter to improve the public fi nances. et, which is likely to mean a Punakallio estimates that of Finance, tax on basic in- illegal fi rearms. The demand shortage threatens From the ordinary consumer’s marked increase in subscrip- from 2014 onwards the corre- come subsidy recipients and for fi rearms has also fallen Finnish security point of view, consumption will tion prices. Punakallio es- sponding interest rate reduc- low-wage workers can be al- during the last few years. be subject to more and steeper timates that based on the tions will be 165 and 330 euros leviated by increasing the In total there are some A shortage of fi refi ghters taxes next year. average of a 7-litre petrol car less, respectively, than they municipal basic tax-deduct- 1.6 million fi rearms in Fin- that could endanger securi- and annual mileage of 18000 are now. It is expected that an ible rate and earned income land, the majority of which ty is looming over Finland, Consumption kilometres, the annual cost upper limit will be placed on deductions. The daily allow- are used for hunting. STT according to a statement on Taxation on alcohol and to- of running a car will go up by domestic tax rebates. ance for the unemployed and Tuesday by the Association of bacco products will increase 40-50 euros, with diesel pric- recipients of labour market Finnish Fire Fighters (SPAL). from the start of the year. es rising even more. Any respite for subsidies is to be increased Research finds link According to the associa- The tax hike on alcohol is the the average citizen? by 100 euros a month. “The between swine flu tion, every third fi re fi ghter fourth in fi ve years, with the Traffic and housing Punakallio calculates that State tax intake will increase and narcolepsy is over 50 years old, meaning tax increase on tobacco being The budget will also increase the typical 1200-euro domes- by 6.5 per cent, which is a co- that training new profession- the fi fth within the same pe- road tax and motor vehi- tic tax rebate will decrease lossal amount. Consumer tax –Duodecim al fi refi ghters is essential to riod. According to estimates cle tax, and Punakallio es- by 355 euros next year. A increases, on the other hand, The Finnish Medical Socie- prevent a shortage. by chief economist Minna Pu- timates the increase will be two-adult family claiming will affect more or less eve- ty (Duodecim) said on Mon- Pentti Partanen, of the nakallio of the Taxpayers’ As- 20-30 euros for each. The Au- the maximum tax rebate will rybody,” states Punakallio. day that researchers have department for rescue ser- sociation of Finland, the price tomobile and Touring Club of be as much as 2000 euros found a connection be- vices, said that increasing the of a half-litre bottle of Finnish Finland (ATC) is more pessi- worse off next year. Does the tween narcolepsy and the number of training courses vodka – the traditional indi- mistic about the scale of the new budget bring any respite swine fl u, not the swine fl u is not possible in the current cator in Finland – will go up proposed tax increases, esti- for the average citizen? vaccine Pandemrix. economic situation. STT by about a euro, and the price mating that the annual basic “Perhaps the main source of a bottle of wine by slightly tax rate, assuming average of relief for the average per- less. The price of a packet of carbon dioxide emission lev- son will come indirectly, GUSTAFSSON SARI cigarettes will rise by 30-40 els, will rise from 128 euros through better balancing of In HT 31 (4-10 August) Nick Barlow mistakenly wrote in his cents. Sweets, ice cream and to 173 euros by 2013. Motor the state fi nances and reduc- TV column that David Mawby no longer works for the Finnish soft drinks are also in for tax vehicle tax rates on new ve- tions in the budget defi cit and Even sweets will not evade the Broadcasting Company (Yle). Mawby is, in fact, currently Staff rises. hicles will rise by an average the national debt,” suggests taxman. Journalist at Yle News. He also has a radio programme on Ra- dio Moreeni twice a week. COMMENTARY

as he puts it, of last year scup- as a joint presidential candi- pering his attempts to regain date for the Centre and The Your humble servant the leadership of the Centre Finns, something that can after a 20-year interlude. be described as nothing but Who: ALLAN BAIN lem with Väyrynen is that he Less seriously, in 1993 the cynical act of a man des- Teemu Pukki craves political appointment Väyrynen proudly claimed perate for power at any cost. and celebrity. to have read all Fyodor Dos- That’s not to say he isn’t for- NUKARIJUSSI From: YOU’LL probably have noticed For instance, in 1994 and toyevsky’s books in one mally qualifi ed for the presi- Kotka that Paavo Väyrynen (Centre) 1999 he ran in Finnish par- weekend, although it turned dency, however. is looking to be nominated as liamentary elections while out that he’d only read the In his recent blog entry In the news because: his party’s candidate for next sitting in the European Par- most important parts of “Liian lyhyt ja liian vanha?” Scoring goals year’s presidential election. liament and won a seat on those books of the Russian he describes himself (in the Väyrynen stands a good chance both occasions before decid- author’s available at his lo- third person) as, “by far the of winning the nomination and ing he actually didn’t want to cal library. Such bravado was longest serving Minister of Even keen football fans could have been forgiven for not hav- believes he has what it takes to be an domestic MP again af- also on display when, after Foreign Affairs, who worked ing heard of Teemu Pukki as recently as last week, but not any- be Finland’s president. This last ter all. Then earlier this year, failing to be reelected this as Minister of Foreign Trade more. Two sensational goals for local champions HJK against point is debatable. he announced his desire to year, he cursed his decision and Development for the last the – on paper – vastly superior German side Schalke 04 The former party leader become president after ex- to switch constituencies in four years. This man is a doc- earned the Finnish side a two-goal victory in the first leg, and and many-times minister has pressing an interest in the an interview on MTV3. In his tor of political science who earned Pukki instant fame. twice (in 1988 and 1994) failed position of foreign minister opinion, he “would’ve [oth- wrote his PhD on Finland’s Both goals were taken with an aplomb Arsenal boss Arsene in his bid for the presidency, – a position he would’ve on- erwise] been elected with a foreign affairs and is a docent Wenger might find lacking in his side: the first an audacious and in 1987 he lost out on the ly held for a year if he’d also handsome margin.” Maybe of international relations at chip from well outside the penalty area, the second an accu- prime ministership after a been successful in his bid for that’s true, but why was he the University of Lapland […] rate side-foot shot into the corner that Pukki made look easy, dodgy pre-election deal with the presidency – in the new unable to win over the people This man isn’t, however, good but certainly wouldn’t have been for most players. the National Coalition and the administration if the Centre of his new constituency of enough for some.” Remarkably enough, Pukki moved to HJK from Spanish side Swedish People’s Party that remained a party of govern- Uusimaa? Was the evil south- It’s not only “some”, Sevilla when his services were not required for the 2011 sea- would’ve seen Väyrynen head ment after the elections. ern press at work again? Väyrynen. son – but after last week’s goals he may not stay in Finland for the post-election government Additionally, Väyrynen has Väyrynen’s latest move many more seasons. blew up in his face. The prob- accused the “southern press”, has been to propose himself [email protected] 6 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 FROM THE FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES Translations by AINO BAIN KAUPPALEHTI 19 August More bankruptcies despite LEHTIKUVA / TOR WENNSTRÖM Finnish firms’ good health

“COMPANIES’ fi nances are in a good state, although a differ- ent interpretation of the situ- ation could be made based on the bankruptcy statistics pub- lished by Statistics Finland at the beginning of the week. According to the fi gures, the number of bankruptcies Passing an entrance exam is often required before gaining a place at a Finnish university or voca- increased last year, between tional college. January and July, by six per cent when compared to the HELSINGIN SANOMAT 15 August corresponding time period. This can be considered sur- prising in that, based on com- Immigrant denied chance to panies’ strong growth fi gures, the recession should only be an unpleasant memory now. take Espoo entrance exam The trade and building sectors have seen the biggest “NASER HUSSEIN, 19, was residence permit from the the country, then they won’t increase in bankruptcies. left disappointed even be- Finnish Immigration Service be selected.’ ‘The aftermath of the re- fore his entrance exam for only after an acceptance let- The matter isn’t one of cession is still being felt. Espoo vocational train- ter has arrived. offi cials’ rules but, rather, Those fi rms that haven’t kept ing college Omnia to study ‘We’re not involved in of the decision a school has up with growth have done social and health care. He immigration politics at made itself. badly,’ thinks Ari Rajala, head wasn’t allowed to sit the ac- the school,’ says the insti- Saarinen says that a res- analyst at Balance Consult- tual exam, even though he tute’s rector, Juha-Pekka idence permit is already de- ing. Balance Consultancy is had sailed through the lan- Saarinen. manded at the application Kauppalehti’s analysis unit.” guage test with ease. According to Saarinen, stage nowadays, because Omnia explained to Hus- Hussein wasn’t allowed to some years ago a good num- sein, who is originally from sit the entrance exam be- ber of students, whose prima- AAMULEHTI 17 August Afghanistan, that he was be- cause ‘the end result of the ry goal wasn’t always to study, ing denied the opportunity exam was already known entered Finland’s schools. The to sit the exam because he beforehand.’ study place helped them enter Naked doesn’t yet have a residence ‘The student wouldn’t the country. permit. have been chosen under any Students have sometimes high- At the heart of the prob- circumstances. We have had to cut their studies short lem is, however, the fact that a policy that if someone before graduating because of schoolers You’ll love a foreign student can get a doesn’t have the right to be in deportation.” heat ETELÄ-SUOMEN SANOMAT 21 August things up the way we Russians buy up land in Päijät-Häme in Tampere

“ONCE AGAIN Russians have Sizeable investments 5,000-10,000 hectares in “THE ANNUAL streaking by print it shown increased interest in have also been made in the their possession. pupils at Tampere Arts-Ori- acquiring property in Fin- municipality of Päijät-Häme. The NLS’s chief expert, Ju- ented Senior Secondary land. The National Land Two Russian women have hani Väänänen, doesn’t think School has gotten people on Survey (NLS) of Finland es- bought land in Heinola’s the amount of foreign owner- online discussion fora ex- timates that over 500 sales Isosaari for almost 10 mil- ship is particularly notable. pressing their disapproval. www.iprint.fi of land have been made this lion euros with the inten- ‘If the whole of Finland The pupils, who have just year. tion of using it for seasonal were to be bought up at this entered their last year of The number is clearly accommodation. rate, it would take 2,000- school, surprised fi rst-years larger than in 2009 and 2010. Of property sales to Rus- 3,000 years. Even though the by running naked from the It is estimated that Russians sians, four fi fths are made appeal of Finnish areas has school’s main hall in the now own signifi cantly more in and around Imatra and grown, for the time being it’s middle of a welcome pres- than 100 million euros’ worth Savonlinna. According to a long way off the top year of entation. The school’s rec- sudoku SOLUTION ON PAGE 22 of Finnish soil. the NLS, Russians now have 2008.’” tor, Tuija Flinck, was giving a speech in the hall at the time. Such streaking is an an- nual tradition. The idea behind the display of na- kedness is that the expres- sive art school’s new pupils are shown that anything can

LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI happen at the school. ‘There can be anybody or any sort of goings-on here,’ one of the streakers, Juuso Sallinen, explained.”

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LEHTIKUVA / AFP / DARIO LOPEZ-MILLS No ‘Mission Accomplished’ claimed in Washington yet

While the apparent end of Muammar Gaddafi’s 42-year reign over Libya was greeted with satisfaction on Monday, no one was prepared to declare “mission accomplished”, given the looming questions around what happens next.

port for what he called “an in- vilian population, it became ly and its shrinking circle of clusive transition that leads increasingly clear over the friends and allies,” he wrote to a democratic Libya.” course of the fi ve-month con- on the publication’s website. Obama’s statement fol- fl ict, and particularly in the “There will likely be intense TRIPOLI, LIBYA lowed the unexpectedly last few weeks as the rebels disagreements over how to swift takeover by rebel forc- retook the offensive, that the distribute Libya’s oil wealth, es of most of Tripoli. goal was regime change. how to account for the last 42 “There still could be con- years of despotic rule, how NATO’s goal siderable bloodshed before to incorporate Islam into the JIM LOBE was regime change this thing is over,” warned state, and how to disarm and IPS Libyan leader Moammar Robert Danin, a Middle East integrate the disparate fi ght- Gaddafi ’s whereabouts, how- expert at the Council on For- ing brigades that overthrew US PRESIDENT Barack Obama ever, were unknown, and in- eign Relations (CFR) who al- Gaddafi . Hopefully, any con- stressed those uncertain- tense fi ghting around the so served as a senior adviser fl icts that arise will be re- ties in a statement released Bab al-Aziziya compound to former President George solved peacefully.” by the White House on Mon- which has served as his re- W. Bush. “I’m very worried Of particular concern is day 22 August that described gime’s military headquarters about a Libya that could be the presence of Islamists, the situation on the ground reportedly continued Mon- divided along tribal lines or some of them with alleged Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, heir apparent of Moammar Gaddafi, ap- in Tripoli as “still very fl uid.” day. The sudden and sweep- along geographical lines,” ties to Al Qaeda. pears in Tripoli on 23 August. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Oc- “I want to emphasise that ing rebel advances from both Danin said. These uncertainties, as ampo earlier mistakenly said he had been arrested by the rebels this is not over yet,” Obama east and west over the past well as the lack of genuine for crimes against humanity. said. “As the regime collaps- week were reportedly facil- International national institutions, have es, there is still fi erce fi ght- itated by increased surveil- community to help led some analysts to call for role, along with Gulf Arab on 23 August according to ing in some areas, and we lance by US drone aircraft oversee transition the UN, NATO, or other mul- states that supported the TNC which it may not be long un- have reports of regime ele- and intensifi ed NATO air sup- “Not only is it not clear how tilateral bodies to form an and NATO campaign. As to the til the international commu- ments threatening to con- port against the regime’s de- much loyalty (the TNC) com- international force to help wider regional implications, nity is asked to help bring tinue fi ghting.” Obama also fensive positions, according mands among the fi ghters, oversee the transition and most Middle East specialists peace to the Libyan situation. called for next month’s UN to a variety of reports. but Libya has effectively no keep the peace. predicted that the events in Finland’s role in the region is General Assembly, as well as While the original justifi - institutions,” noted Blake Given Europe’s inter- Libya would encourage ongo- still uncertain, but according Washington’s NATO allies in cation for NATO’s interven- Hounshell, a Middle East est both in Libya’s energy re- ing movements for change, to Halonen, she is to discuss Europe and Arab states that tion against the regime, as specialist and managing edi- sources and in preventing particularly in Syria, Yemen, the situation with the govern- aided the opposition Tran- authorised last March by UN tor of foreignpolicy.com . large-scale immigration from and Bahrain. ment soon. Halonen warned sitional National Council Security Council Resolution “It was a state run for the Africa, Danin suggested that Tarja Halonen, Finland’s that the process of building (TNC), to provide critical sup- 1973, was to protect the ci- benefi t of the Gaddafi fami- the EU should play a major president, made a statement peace in Libya will not be easy.

Transparent Panama”), creat- that boosts its credibility. ed by a group of journalists and Links can be added to vid- Fighting crime with online maps non-governmental organisa- eos, newspapers, photos or tions, widens the focus to in- any other document that sup- the newspaper El Universal, clude swindles and corruption. ports the informant’s credi- and a Buenos Aires province bility,” Furtado says. People in Latin American nations are turning to web technology to “map of insecurity” was fund- Data accuracy On interactive crime report and combat high crime rates. ed by Argentine businessman The interactive capability maps, the reports depend and centre-right lawmaker of crime maps and other on- on the goodwill of citizens, Francisco de Narváez. line tools can hinder their but cooperation with gov- tado, the systems engineer lence. Body counts from the Crime map sites have also effectiveness, due to incom- ernment agencies can be who created WikiCrimes. morgues are published in been set up in Chile and Pan- plete or inaccurate crime decisive. Furtado claims,

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL “It’s very common nowa- the media every Monday, but ama. The Chilean crime map reporting. “The authorities do not view days to hear about someone there is no crime database distinguishes between offi - “At WikiCrimes we are WikiCrimes as their ally, be- who has been mugged, but available.” cial crime reports and online concerned about false report- cause it challenges the sta- who is not going to report it An online Crime Map of reports from citizens, and Mi ing. It is up to users to provide tus quo. They are afraid of to the police because they are Mexico City was created by Panamá Transparente (“My the system with information being pressured by society.” convinced nothing would be done. Surveys of victims of JOSÉ DOMINGO GUARIGLIA crime in Brazilian cities show IPS that under-reporting in the most densely populated areas

“I WAS WALKING down the may be as high as 60 per cent WIKICRIMES.ORG street, talking on my cell for some offences,” he claims. phone, when a guy on a mo- WikiCrimes receives torbike came by and grabbed crime reports from around the phone out of my hand. I the world, although most ran after him but I couldn’t originate in Brazil. catch him. He had probably been following me.” Crime maps This message was post- In Venezuela, crime data maps ed on WikiCrimes, a Brazil- can be accessed at the VicTE- ian web site where citizens AMS and QuieroPaz sites. who have lost confi dence in VicTEAMS was creat- the effectiveness of police ed in 2009 in reaction to the action can report crimes di- thousands of hold-ups, kid- rectly. Similar initiatives in nappings and murders com- Venezuela, Panama, Mexico, mitted in Venezuela, and Argentina and Chile provide especially in the capital, Ca- interactive maps that peo- racas. The crime problem in ple can use to report crimes Venezuela is exacerbated by anonymously. the lack of offi cial statistics, The crime maps seek to said Ángel Méndez, an IT supplement the paucity of consultant. “Venezuela is one offi cial crime reports at po- of the most violent countries lice stations, and to guide im- in Latin America, and unfor- plementation of policies to tunately there are no offi cial fi ght crime, says Vasco Fur- statistics to monitor the vio- WikiCrimes shows users the prevalence of crime in their nation or region. 8 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / TIMO JAAKONAHO with strategic opportunities COLUMN to grow existing business lines and to take advantage of some of the core strengths of the forestry business. “We continue to rethink and question the old ways of doing things and always search for better solutions,” he says.

UPM net seller UPM-Kymmene has even more invested in power pro- duction, as the company also has stakes in hydroelectric David J. Cord is a writer and columnist for Helsinki Times. and nuclear plants. In Fin- He is also a private investor with over ten years of interna- land and Uruguay the com- tional experience. pany actually produces more energy than it uses, so it is a net seller of power in these The financial transaction two countries. Over the past 11 years tax is a terrible idea UPM has invested over one billion euros in renewable A EUROPE-WIDE fi nancial transaction tax (FTT) has been energy production, mainly discussed around leftist political parties for some time. in biomass-based combined With the offi cial endorsement of Germany and France heat and power production. its implementation is now closer than it’s ever been be- The generation of power al- fore. This is reason for considerable alarm, because such so creates heat, which in the a tax will cause severe harm to our economy. past used to be considered a waste product. However, if THE BASIC idea is a tax on all fi nancial transactions, that heat is captured it can be such as buying a stock or selling a bond. Proponents used for other purposes. of the FTT look for three outcomes: an increase in rev- Stora Enso is one forestry company that has realised the industry’s combined heat and power potential. UPM’s energy business enue for cash-strapped governments, a decrease in had sales fall 19 per cent while market speculation and a punishment handed out to operating profi t fell from 125 the fi nancial industry. million euros to 92 million Forestry industry euros in the fi rst half of 2011, IN A RECENT column I suggested Sweden as an exam- not counting extraordinary ple, and once again Sweden has had experience with items. A key problem in their a FTT. Sweden had such a tax for fi ve years before hydroelectric business is that it was universally con- finds revenue in waste water reservoirs are about People say that demned and ignominious- 12 per cent below their long- Angry Birds is a ly repealed. term average, limiting pro- duction. Market prices are Finnish success SWEDEN’S tax resulted in no Finland’s big forestry companies are finding that an old by-product also lower, hurting the com- story, but I say it is net revenue gain. The FTT it- can improve profits. pany’s operating margin. a story of our col- self raised some money (al- Unlike some other corpo- lective failure. though only 3% of what was rations in the sector, Stora expected), but this gain was DAVID J. CORD Traditionally, the forestry in- should also become another Enso does not have a busi- completely offset by the fall HELSINKI TIMES dustry has been a voracious source of revenue. ness division for energy pro- in capital gains taxes. Unsurprisingly, the imposition of user of power, so any im- “Zdirec is one of our core duction, so no specifi c sales the tax immediately caused asset prices to fall by the ex- FINLAND’S forestry industry provement in effi ciency is sawmills,” explains Hannu or profi tability fi gures are pected net present value of those taxes. still hasn’t fully recovered much sought after. Kasurinen, Vice President available. from the fi nancial crisis, but Finland has offered sub- of Stora Enso. “This invest- M-real utilises mill resi- MOREOVER, fully 50% of all Swedish equity trading it is improving. Much of the sidies to encourage forest- ment is a logical step in fur- due such as bark and sludge volume fl ed to London. For bonds, trading volume col- credit for its recent growth ry concerns to expand their ther upgrading the mill with for local energy production. lapsed 85% the fi rst week of the tax. The volume of can be credited to a focus on use of waste products to gen- sustainable energy sourc- However, it recently divest- futures fell 98%, and the options trading market dis- selective lines of business erate power. The Ministry of ing. The production and sale ed its bioenergy plant in Ger- appeared entirely. Whole swaths of the capital market and taking advantage of pe- Employment and the Econo- of renewable energy to lo- many. The sales at its market became a ghost town. Not only did foreign investors culiarities in the industry. my hopes the scheme will in- cal electricity suppliers pulp and energy division in- shun Sweden, even Swedish capital fl ed overseas. One example for a new crease electricity production will also improve the mill’s creased three per cent in the source of revenue growth is by wood chips by 22 terawatt profi tability.” fi rst half of this year, but the THOSE who want the FTT hope to make it broad enough a traditional waste product. hours. Stora Enso’s CEO Jouko operating result fell from a that it is next-to-impossible for capital to fl ee. They Sawmills produce wood chips Karvinen says that his com- 25 million-euro profi t to a 35 want it to apply to all of the 27 members of the EU. The that are generally treated as Stora Enso’s pany will continue to expand million-euro loss. problem with this is that it is still possible to fl ee Eu- waste from the process of large investment rope. For example, Nokia could pull its Helsinki listing making lumber products for In the Czech Republic, Sto- and only trade on the New York exchange. Then there is the construction industry, ra Enso is investing 21 mil- First-half 2011 results for Finnish forestry concerns Switzerland, the home of offshore capital. There would but those chips can be used lion euros in a combined heat UPM-Kymmene Stora Enso M-real be an audible whooshing sound as money fl ees to the to create power. Often this and power plant at the Zdirec friendly Alpine nation. power generation contrib- Sawmill. It will use by-prod- Sales 4,779 (+12%) 5,544 (+11%) 1,345 (+5%) utes to the company’s own ucts from traditional forest- IF EU OFFICIALS want capital to fl ow into projects for energy requirements, but in ry production as fuel. When Profit 464 (+94%) 262 (+11%) -37 job creation, they should be encouraging the capi- some cases the plants gener- completed, the project will tal market, not dampening it by imposing additional ate so much electricity that it make the mill completely Stock price YTD -29% -19% -33% costs. For Finland in particular, its capital market is al- is sold on to the open market. self-suffi cient in energy and ready in a dire situation.

ROVIO, the company behind Angry Birds, is an exam- ple. It is a story of a Finnish company becoming suc- cessful, but the rewards will be reaped by others. Rovio is gathering funds in America, not Finland. If it lists, it will be in New York, not Helsinki. Finland can create the technology but is not able to fund it, which, in no uncertain terms, is terrifying for our future. People say

• WWW.HELSINKITIMES.FI EAT & DRINK LIFESTYLE First-rate ISSUE 30 (210) • 28 JULY – 3 AUGUST 2011 • €3 BUSINESS Hitting Asian INTERNATIONAL Female the market Norway board fairways page 16 NEN that Angry Birds is a Finnish success story, but I say it is page 10 TA-LIINA SALO mourns quotas LEHTIKUVA / LOT its dead page 8 page 7 pages 11-1411-14 a story of our collective failure. Air traffic controllers’ pay and conditions

dispute still unresolvedthe standoff quickly, as, for exam- ple, the working conditions at Hel- STT N – STT ALLAN BAI sinki Airport and county airports are completely different. was found to the ongo- There’s a threat of a series of NO SOLUTION spot strikes carried out by air traf- ing air traffi c controllers’ pay and con- c con- fi c controllers beginning next Tues- ditions dispute during negotiations day 2 August from 6 am. According on Tuesday 26 July. The air traffi to Finavian, which maintains the trollers and the employers’ team of airports, managers will have to cov- c control duties during negotiators have still not come to an er air traffi agreement over the system of breaks. the duration of possible strike ac- Air traffi c controllers have want- ights could be affected. tion, but fl c controllers’ agree- ed written into the agreement the The air traffi INSTEAD of trying to stop people from investing in Fin- maximum length of time they can ment on work conditions came up be asked to stay at work at one time for renewal in February. A new ag- and about the minimum length a reement has been under negotiati- break can last after each session of on since January. work. Those acting for the employ- The steps of the Norwegian Embassy in Finland, strewn with flowers and candles in condolence and solidarity. ers think it’s been impossible to end ple are tempted to take their Green Find Helsinki Times Card – a test required to play on full-length courses which hopeful- Norwegian massacre has ly indicates the prospective golfer land, I have an alternative: encourage it. The progres- Birdies has some clue what they’re doing out there on the fairway. Helsin- ki Times visited one of Finland’s knock-on effects for Finland and bogeys many beautiful courses to take the test and meet a golf pro responsi- NICK BARLOW The Interior Ministry has begun an investigation into the laws governing the ac- HELSINKI TIMES ble for awarding it, discovering along the way that it’s not as easy quisiton, ownership and use of handguns. has demanded greater intervention into hate speech. “People now use popularity of the sport of as it looks on the television. But is AS THE it really a good walk spoiled? Ministry of the Interior, including the sort of language about immi- golf keeps on increasing in Fin- – STT immigration policy. grants that nobody would have tol- KATRI KANGAS The Ministry will also begin land, and the Finnish Golf Associ- To fi nd out the answer, go to page 10. HT erated a few years ago.” sive capital gains tax will be a disaster and should be work on a domestic security pro- ation continues to encourage new In Arhinmäki’s view, there is no participants, more and more peo- committee for secu- gramme in August, the aim of which reason to think that the recent trag- THE EXECUTIVE dustry would have been in a very will be to identify the key securi- edy in Norway is solely “a question rity affairs of the Ministry of the In- ty challenges facing the country. diffi cult position if the Egyptian terior met on 26 July to review the of a warped attack by a lone mad- , head “The events in Oslo will be take in-man.” He is adamant that is every- market had Timoclosed Karinenoff entirely,” possible effect of recent events in Tarja commented to account and will be responded one’s responsibility to intervene in Oslo on Finland. The Ministryto will constructively,” promised of lumber operations with Finn- launch an investigation into hand- , head of the secretari- developments that could incite the Increase ish forestry industry conglomerate Mankkinen perpetrators of atrocities. gun security, which is due to be at for internal security. Violent rad- “This will also be the test of the Metsäliitto Group. completed by the end of the year. The Finnish Sawmills Associa- rearms laws that icalization will be one of the themes true nature of those Members of abolished. Instead, I suggest a lower capital gains rate Reforms of fi of the programme. Ro- in timber tion estimates that the Eurozone came into effect in June have al- Parliament who capitalized on an- According to Chief of Police ti-immigrant feeling. It won’t do debt crisis and freight charges have ready reduced the number of ap- Lardot, a number of rightwing made a serious dent in the profi ta- bin to just condemn what’s happened. plications for small arms. In the extremist groups are active ed in their Fin- exports bility of the industry. Sawtimber capital region, for instance, the Those politicians must now take a tree prices have also risen, partly land. Police have intensifi clear stand against hate speech. Si- number of applications has dropped surveillance of extremist groups SAARA KOHO – STT due to shortages. remarkably, the Helsinki Police De- lence means approval.” On Tuesday Independent sawmills are not in following the Norway terrorist at- 26 July the Chairman of condemned the True partment remarked on Tuesday. tacks. Lardot believes that the scale Timo Soini as bleak a position as they were ear- According to Minister, Finland of the willIn- Finns Party, FINNISH sawmill exports have re- Räsänen of the extremist activity ned to is a fewsmall, lo- ly in the year, however. At that time terior Päivi the mass murders in Norway “as a turned to normal levels after the storm damage to forestry in Swe- however, being confi horrible crime against individuals, for long-term investments, say fi ve years, which will problems experienced earlier in the push for swift development of ex- cal groups. den and the low price of the krone humanity and life”. year. Shipments to Egypt, an impor- plosives regulations at European The Oslo massacres have spurred rter of Finnish timber prod- gave Finland’s western neighbour Union level. Finland and Germany massacre is covered tant impo s in widespread public debate about hate The Norwegian be postponed in February a strong competitiveand sta edge,ff layoff lead- want the existing EU statute on the , 5, 6 and 7. ucts, had to ing to closures speech, which with the electoral suc- on pages 2 has and March due to the political up- sale of explosives to be reformed to cess of the “True Finns” party has Finland. apply also to ammonium nitrate,tracted internet into main- The Norwegian government of condolence heavals in that country.much North as one-third African End-of-year demand is like- ical that can be ex spread from the set up an online book markets import as xperience a peak due to re- a chem stream politics. Muslims,re immigrants frequently ly to e ollowing the from agricultural fertilizer and was for messages of sympathy for the vic- of Finnish softwood production.y due to the tion in Japan f and other minorities a tims of the Norwegian bomb attack gh demand is partl construc . There is a strong used in the bomb that exploded in Hi March earthquake the targets of hate speech.ntry, Minis- and shootings: phically Oslo on Friday. In a recent blog e er ringen.no/protokoll/ heavy requirement for new con- tradition of timber-intensivey. Howev- con- Räsänen believes that the ter- e) blogg.regje encourage capital to come to and stay in Finland. struction in the demogras also one of slo will spur a ter for Culture and Sport(Left MinistAllianc struction in the countr of pro- on Facebook rorist attacks in O Arhinmäki young region. Egypt i er, Finnish sawyers are scepticalled boom, of Paavo the few willing importers of lower- cult to read thorough re-examination the prospects of a Japan- cedures in all departments of the quality timber, makinguyers. it diffi since reconstruction wills. be sp fi nd alternative b imports have come out over several year “Fortunately along well since late spring. The in- david@helsinkitimes.fi HELSINKI TIMES BUSINESS 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 9 Finland causes problems in COLUMNIN BRIEF things do not go this far be- Finland’s July cause of the risks of the crisis unemployment spreading. STT on-going sovereign debt crisis rate dips to 6.9 per cent DAVID J. CORD cal union of sorts. One idea is Finnair to employ HELSINKI TIMES the issuance of Eurobonds, Finland’s July unemploy- more pilots soon or debt guaranteed by all the ment rate was stated at 6.9 EUROPE’S sovereign debt cri- European nations. In a sense per cent, down 0.6 per cent Finnish fl ag carrier Fin- sis is now 18 months old and this is already happening: the year-on-year, Statistics nair is making plans to hire still unresolved. The inter- ECB has been urgently buy- Finland said on Tuesday. new pilots in the near fu- vention of the European Cen- ing the bonds of distressed Unemployment dropped ture, according to a state- tral Bank (ECB) has calmed countries. This has stabilised signifi cantly from 8.4 per ment on Monday by Ville market jitters, but Finland’s the bond markets, but it has cent in June. Iho, chief operating offi cer insistence on collateral from also indirectly increased the According to the agency, for Finnair. Greece has thrown the politi- role of individual euro coun- some 190,000 people were The growth of long-haul cal process into turmoil. tries as creditors. unemployed in July, down routes to Asia has creat-

Investor focus is currently In return for Finnish par- LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK KOVARIK from around 240,000 in June. ed a demand for some 30 shifting away from troubled ticipation in another Greek The number of em- new pilots annually, while government debt to the banks bailout, politicians demand- France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy and Germany’s Chancel- ployed persons rose by retirement will create an- that hold those bonds. There ed collateral. Bilateral talks lor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference on 16 August 30,000 year-on-year to other 10-40 vacancies to are fears that one nation’s dis- between the two nations re- in which Merkel said that the idea of issuing eurobonds to pool some 2.58 million. STT be fi lled each year. Finnair orderly default could cause sulted in a preliminary deal, eurozone members’ debts was not a solution “for today,” while currently employs some a chain reaction throughout where cash would be depos- Sarkozy said such an instrument would put Europe’s stronger 750 pilots. STT the banking system. Finan- ited into an account that in- economies “in grave danger.” Greek guarantee cial supervisors in America vested in AAA-rated assets. negotiations Finnish operator have begun investigating the Details are non-existent, Yields on 10-year government bonds continue – branches of European banks and investors have been left DNA’s confidential Country Current One month ago One year ago Finland’s PM domiciled in the US to see if a to speculate how it will work numbers leaked sovereign default could ripple if it comes to pass. Funda- Finland 2.36% 2.93% 2.53% Katainen across the Atlantic. mental legal problems ex- The confi dential phone Investors have general- ist, such how it would bypass Germany 2.09% 2.65% 2.32% Finland’s Prime Minister, Jyrki numbers of Finnish mobile ly been fl eeing the bonds of Greece’s promise to other Greece 15.67% 17.69% 10.60% Katainen (NCP), made a state- phone operator DNA’s cus- countries that have received creditors not to pledge collat- ment on Tuesday 23 August tomers were accidentally bailouts, as well as those eral to “secure any external Italy 4.84% 5.89% 3.75% according to which the nego- leaked into public distribu- judged to be weak, like Italy indebtedness.” Also of par- tiations over Greek guaran- tion during the spring and and Spain. Funds have been amount importance is how ropean participant states Sanomat. “We will fi gure out tees are still ongoing. Finland summer of this year, ac- fl owing into the debt of coun- Greece will fund it. The Fi- agreeing. Austria has already if that’s the case.” does not want to harm other cording to regional daily tries seen as fi nancially se- nancial Times wondered if announced its opposition un- An anonymous Greek of- euro countries by demanding Keskisuomalainen. cure, pushing down yields. By other creditors like France less all creditors are part of fi cial denied that the Hellen- guarantees for the Greek bail- The error occurred dur- some estimates, the yields on or Germany would be forced the deal. ic Republic could offer other out, according to the prime ing a DNA system update, Finnish and German bonds to offer Greece’s collateral to “The collateral model has nations collateral. minister. Katainen stated that and the numbers of confi - are now below the expected Finland. to be open to all the eurozone “We are not discussing it is still possible that Finland dential subscriptions were infl ation rate. Moreover, collateral for countries,” Harald Waiglein this,” he told Reuters. “Enter- does not participate in the added to the Finnish phone Increasingly, economists Finland is apparently con- of Austria’s fi nance ministry ing such talks would cancel Greek bailout, but he hopes directory’s database. STT are hinting at a European fi s- tingent upon all other Eu- told the newspaper Helsingin the entire bailout deal.”

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ent recruitment sector by launching its own CV net- Jobseekers strive to working service. Among the array of new means of seeking employ- stand out from the masses ers and employees, Pylk- känen believes that the use employers will be spurred of “tip-off” rewards will be- The predominance of social media is exerting to seek ways of using social come more common. Ac- media to pre-fi lter the fl ood cording to Pylkkänen, many a noticeable influence on the job market. of applications they receive. fi rms already give rewards Many experts say that this to workers who put them in is already happening to some touch with promising new MINNA KARKKOLA – STT “If employers wait three extent, with some vacancies recruits. HT weeks before getting round being advertised only with- Sundén thinks it unfor- to processing applications, in closed online community tunate that the digital age JOBSEEKERS poring over the they’re just too late. The best services. has removed the personal di- Wanted ads to fi nd, at best, a applicants have already been Sundén points out that mension from both job ads couple of likely options a day taken by then,” she says. this is already a well-estab- and job applications. In the are a thing of the past. Nowa- Pylkkänen and motivational lished practice in the Unit- old days of paper applica- days most job ads are no fur- consultant Kaj Sundén have ed States, and it is unlikely tions, Sundén recalls once re- ther than a click away on the noticed that the role of so- to take a long time to fi nd its ceiving an application in the website of the Employment cial media in job-seeking is way to Finland. One sign of form of a treasure map. Al- and Economic Development growing apace, a trend al- this is that the number of so- though such distinctive job Offi ce. so noticed by development cial media services designed applications are hardly an The outcome of this de- manager Sini Norta of the for job-seeking purpos- option nowadays, there are velopment is that employers recruitment and outsourcing es is growing rapidly, with still ways to stand out. Sun- often receive far more appli- agency Barona. Increasingly, the world’s largest service, dén suggests that applicants cations than they have the many companies are adver- LinkedIn, having 300,000 should add a link to their own time or resources to process. tising vacant positions on so- members already. Linked- website or online social me- At the same time, recruit- cial media. In members can post their dia profi le. ment processes themselves “You have to go to where CVs on the service and create A simpler way to grab a have become more stream- people are, not the other way their own network. prospective employer’s at- lined, according to Monster around,” Norta says. Sun- The Employment and Eco- tention is with a photo, which recruitment agency Marja dén believes that it will on- nomic Development Offi ce has become an important Pylkkänen. ly be a matter of time before has followed the independ- part of job applications.

in the United States and Can- Video CVs: the next big thing, maybe ada for several years, but it re- mains to be seen whether it MINNA KARKKOLA – STT eo CV. Video CVs are popular Video CVs allow applicants will take off in Finland. She be- HT with employee-leasing and to put their own oral presen- lieves that presenting oneself recruitment fi rms in particu- tation skills to the test in mar- on video to prospective em- IN ADDITION to the tradition- lar, according to Monster re- keting their skills. Pylkkänen ployers is not necessarily the al application, job-hunters cruitment agency managing says that the method has al- most natural option for Finns. now have a new option: a vid- director Marja Pylkkänen. ready been in widespread use The recruitment and out- sourcing agency Barona is one fi rm that allows appli- cants to post video CVs, and it has been doing so since the +HOVLQJIRUV DUELV start of the year. “Applicants can fi lm the video at home at :HOFRPHWRWKH6ZHGLVK$GXOW(GXFDWLRQ&HQWUH their own convenience. In :HKDYHFRXUVHVLQODQJXDJHVDUWKDQGLFUDIWSK\VLFDOWUDLQLQJFRRNLQJHWF)RUH[DPSOH effect the applicant gets to the interview immediately, ,17(16,9(6:(',6+)25)25(,*1(56 which saves a lot of time,” ac- 7KHFRXUVHFRQVLVWVRIVL[SDUWVRIOHVVRQVHDFK6WXGHQWVKDYHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRHQUROHYHU\ ZHHNVWKURXJKRXWWKHWHUP1RSUHYLRXVNQRZOHGJHRI6ZHGLVKLVUHTXLUHGIRUWKH¿UVWSDUW cording to Barona’s develop- 3DUW ¼ ±:HGQHVGD\DQG)ULGD\IURPSPWRSP ment manager Sini Norta. DWWKH)LQODQG6ZHGLVK,QIRUPDWLRQDQG&XOWXUH&HQWUH/XFNDQ6LPRQN So far Barona has received 0DUJDUHWKD)DJHUVWU|PDQG%RGLO:DGHQVWU|P  around 2,000 applications, of 7(;7,/(&5$)7 HXUR which half have been success- $UH\RXLQWHUHVWHGLQDOONLQGVRIFUDIWV",I\RXFDQKROGDQHHGOHDQGDWKUHDGWKHQ\RXFDQFHUWDLQO\ ful in securing jobs. This is a MRLQDFKHHUIXOJURXSRIIRUHLJQHUVDQG)LQQVIRUFUDIWLQJ:HZLOOEHWU\LQJROGDQGQHZLVKKDQGFUDIW higher success rate than with WHFKQLTXHVDQG\RXFDQJHWKHOSIRU\RXURZQSURMHFWVRUZRUNRQRQHRIWKHWHDFKHUVVXJJHVWLRQV the traditional application ±DQG±:HGQHVGD\IURPSPWRSP6XVDQQH0HQVLQJ9DULOD methods. Norta believe that 6:(',6+)253$5(17667$<,1*+20(:,7+&+,/'5(1 HXUR this may be because video CVs :H¶OOVWXG\6ZHGLVKE\GRLQJWKLQJVWRJHWKHU:HZLOOVLQJZLWKWKHFKLOGUHQGLVFXVVFKLOGUHQDQG gives employers a broader pic- FKLOGFDUHLQ6ZHGLVK&KLOGFDUHLVRUJDQLVHGGXULQJWKHOHVVRQV ture of the applicant, so that P E N S I O N I N S U R A N C E ±7XHVGD\IURPDPWRSP±)ULGD\IURPDPWRSP even if there is not a correct (PLOLH$GROIVVRQDQG*XQLOOD+DQQHOLXV$UELV'DJPDUVJDWDQ match with the advertised po- 5HJLVWUDWLRQVVWDUWLQJ)RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQSOHDVHFDOORUYLVLWRXUZHEEVLWH sition the same employer may 'DJPDULQNDWXSKRQH fi nd it easier to offer the appli- ZZZKHO¿DUELV cant a different position. HELSINKI TIMES WORKING LIFE 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 11 Putting your best foot forward

Helsinki Times looks into ways to make that job search just a little less heartbreaking. INTEGRATION KENNETH QUEK require staff with a specifi c HELSINKI TIMES background. Eichholz notes that as LOOKING for a job isn’t al- many as 75 per cent of Finn- ways easy, especially in a ish job openings are nev- new country with different er advertised, instead being customs and an unfamiliar fi lled through networking language. One common prob- and introductions. “Take lem for foreigners in Fin- some courses,” he says. “Get land is the great diffi culty of to know some people, build breaking into the Finnish la- your networks, and let all bour market. Simply put, it’s your friends know that you hard for a non-Finn to fi nd a are looking for a job.” Before job here. long, word will arrive that Tony Eichholz is an expert some fi rm or other has an in employment issues, hav- open position. That’s when ing been among other things it’s time to send out the CV. the head of the careers ser- “Usually, for a Finn, I WELCOME TO BRIDGE vice at Hanken School of Eco- would advise them to make nomics. He had some sage a CV that stands out,” says - a service for newcomers! advice to give Helsinki Times Eichholz. “But for an immi- If you have any questions about the public readers regarding how best grant, your name and ap- services and services provided by to present themselves on pearance already make you Tony Eichholz advises jobseeking immigrants to resist the temp- associations, please contact us. their CVs and at interviews, stand out, so you should in- tation to send off an elaborate CV. as well as some tips on fi nd- stead try to blend in as much ing a job. as possible. Make your CV but it is crucial to avoid exag- be a bit more formal than “Start by narrowing down look Finnish in design and gerating or bragging because usual.” Seminars and events the possibilities,” Eichholz layout.” He also suggests these will not go down well And fi nally, it’s all well and 5 September at 14.00-16.00 advises. It’s a good idea to demonstrating that one has with a Finnish employer. good if you secure the job, but How to look for a job? apply for jobs where experi- made an effort to integrate, The same applies when at- even if you don’t, it’s an oppor- Useful tools for job hunting in the capital region. ence with the home country, especially by taking courses tending an interview. Punc- tunity to learn. It’s perfectly Register by 2 September. or extant language skills, are in the Finnish language. tuality is important, as is acceptable to write to the em- relevant. Then make a list of Given the Finnish pen- friendly formality. As Eich- ployer to ask for feedback on 8 September at 9.00-12.00 about 30 prospective em- chant for directness and holz notes, “Finnish organ- why you weren’t selected, and Experiencing immigration ployers and assess which of honesty, it is also important isations are usually quite for ways to do better in the fu- Moving to a new country creates mixed feelings. How them is likely to have open- to be honest and to the point horizontal, but in an in- ture. An earnest desire to im- to get on? When do I need to seek help, and where? ings. Look further afi eld regarding one’s study and terview there is a power prove plays well, and will at The Finnish Association for Mental Health arranges an than the usual suspects like employment record. Avoid- imbalance between the in- least suggest that they should open theme discussion describing the mental process. Nokia, and try to identify ing gaps is a must, as is put- terviewer and the inter- keep your CV on fi le for the Register by 5 September. companies that are likely to ting oneself in a good light, viewee, so it’s a good idea to next time there’s an opening! 12 September – 19 October Intensive Swedish for Beginners (20€) Mondays and Wednesdays at 13.30-16.00 in Luckan. The course is organised by the Swedish Adult Edu- Returning to work cation Centre of Helsinki (Arbis) to whom also enrol- ments should be directed. For more information and after holidays may registrations see www.arbis.hel.fi 18 October at 12.30-15.30 Ticket to the Interview cause severe stress LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON Do’s and don’ts in a successful CV & Cover letter. Lec- turer: Tony Eichholz. Register by 14 October. At its worst, the “going back to work anxi- 20 October at 17.00 ety” may cause severe stress symptoms. Dinner at Martha Association Welcome to prepare and taste a Finland-Swedish meal! You will also get an insight in the Finland-Swedish food HELSINKI TIMES more alcohol and often also If symptoms such as regular stress, loss of appetite, melancholia culture and cooking traditions. Marthaförbundet, Lön- exercise less. Most people of and anxiety don’t pass within a couple of weeks of returning to nrotinkatu 3. Register by 17 October. Limited places working age can manage the work, there may be other underlying reasons for ill health. available! IN AUGUST, many Finnish effects of these changes and workplaces are full of em- get over them quickly. How- All registrations to [email protected] or ployees longing for the sum- ever, for some the effects last Phases in the return from holidays call 040-485 96 36, unless mentioned otherwise. mer gone by and trying to get longer and cannot be man- • Detaching from holidays. back into the swing of things aged without help. Feeling blue about the fact that the holidays are over. You are welcome to visit our service point on Mondays after relaxing summer holi- • Adapting to the new rhythm. and Wednesdays between 11-16 or call or send an e-mail days. However, for some the Back to work with A change in the daily rhythm may cause stress symptoms. with any questions concerning integration in the capital return to work may cause charged batteries? • Need to orient oneself. region. You can also book a personal appointment with more serious problems than “After returning from hol- What should I do? What was left unfinished? It takes time to our Information Offi cer. just the normal, harmless idays, one has to give one- get back on track with work. tension. self time and not expect to • Getting back into normal everyday life “For some people, the re- be able to perform at the top When one readjusts to the routines of life outside turn to work invokes so many level in the fi rst week,” tells work, everyday life starts running smoothly little by little. unpleasant feelings that the Lappi. • Normal working related normal tension turns Normally the symptoms Work performance usually gets back to normal in a couple of into true anxiety or depres- should pass and everyday weeks after returning from holidays. sion. This may cause symp- life should start running (Source: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health) Are you looking for a job, study place, toms of regular stress, such smoothly in a couple of language course or leisure activities? as insomnia, loss of appetite, weeks. If this is not the case, We off er assistance and advice. melancholia and anxiety,” there may be other underly- years, summer holidays do not while to tackle the issue and explains Tanja Lappi, Chief ing reasons for anxiety, such necessarily provide suffi cient seek help at occupation- Psychologist specialising in as long-term overload, latent time for recovery. In that case, al health care, for instance. occupational health care at depression or problems in exhaustion can set in after just After good summer holidays Terveystalo. the work community. a couple of weeks of work in you should feel rested and The symptoms related “Many work all year round the autumn.” ready to take in new things. to returning from holidays at their wit’s end, thinking that “If the normal every- Summer holidays usually LUCKAN are caused by the change in in the summer holidays there day life does not start run- clear our working memory the daily rhythm. On holi- will be time to rest. 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Manuel Velazquez is a Mexican industrial engineer living Working from somewhere other than the office is some people’s in Finland. He will soon receive his MSc from the Faculty dream, although the reality isn’t always as idyllic as what’s depict- of Business and Technology at Tampere University of Tech- ed in this photograph. nology. He is currently working as strategic purchaser at AGCO Sisu Power. According to statistics from the Finnish Institute of Regular Occupational Health, in 1997 more than a third of employ- Investment losses ees expressed interest in dis- distance tance working. Eleven years THE FINNISH education system is one of the best in the later, that proportion had world, and it is free! Well not really, nothing is free in dropped signifi cantly. this life. The truth is that the entire infrastructure workers “You often hear of employ- used to educate people in Finland is funded by taxation. ers taking a favourable view towards distance working. THE SYSTEM built out of these national contributions still a Sometimes that’s just talk, benefi ts people coming to Finland from all around the and in practice things can world. Surprisingly few of these internationals are able be very different. Concerns to contribute to the Finnish economy after graduation. minority relating to leadership and On the contrary – international graduates normally supervision always take prec- end up giving the benefi ts of their Finnish-funded ed- HEIKKI METSÄMÄKI – STT edence,” according to Seppo ucation to other economies. There are plenty of cases HT Tuomivaara of the Institute of international graduates from Finland who now work of Occupational Health. for companies in other countries. This basically means FIRST there was utopia: home Statistics show that work- that Finland is actually training foreign people for oth- sweet home with a laptop. ers in Finland have been slow er economies and companies, if not competitors, and Now there’s the horror sce- to take to distance working, not cashing in on any investment return. nario: stressful commutes to although the number of em- work on packed trains with a ployees who do this regularly ALTHOUGH international graduates try to become laptop and mobile phone go- has doubled between 1997 and part of the Finnish economy, even during their thesis ing full tilt. Neither extreme 2008. That fi gure represents work the bridges between academia and the private image of distance working is only 7-8 per cent of all employ- sector seem to be limited for them. It’s true that stu- an accurate refl ection of re- ees, depending on the statis- dents should pro-actively sell themselves in the mar- ality. On 16 September, na- tics consulted. The most typical ketplace, but support could be dramatically improved. tional distance working day distance workers are higher- is celebrated for the fi rst level employees. Of this cohort, THERE is also the other side of the coin, where the pri- time. over 60 per cent work from vate sector neglects and avoids international students The brave new world of home at least occasionally. for groundless cultural reasons. It is even possible to distance working has been fi nd companies that expect, if not outright suggest, on the horizon for almost two that international students work for free. Some re- decades, but regular distance markable efforts are being carried out by projects workers are still a rarity. The like WorkPlace Pirkanmaa, with their mentoring pro- world has changed much in gramme and “Puhu minulle suomea” campaign. that time, however, and the concept of distance working Come and enjoy YET THE discussion goes as far as considering charging now includes a great many internationals for education, but this is only an easy new approaches to work. The learning the easiest way out, whereas the real effort should be on prese- development and prolifera- lecting people in a smarter way, together with the sup- tion of mobile computers and port and involvement of the private sector. One idea phones have made it routine language in the world! could be that executives, with the competence to iden- for many people to do work tify the right people to work with them, could have away from their place of em- closer relations with universities and deliver informa- ployment. Work often also re- tion about the kind of human resources that they need. quires travel. Finnish for Foreigners Old-fashioned human resource practices are out of the picture in this regard. Benefits FRANKLY, Finland’s population is ageing, and if pen- • Efficiency sions and young people’s education aren’t to be af- • Concentration fected the gap in the workforce has to be fi lled. But • Peaceful working environ- how? Maybe with highly educated internationals who ment see Finland as a suitable place to live? Internationals • Environmentally friendly who decide to pursue degree studies in Finland have • Avoids commuter hassle at least a Bachelor’s degree. A degree means at least 15 • Cuts out travel time years of education into which a considerable amount • Increases worker autonomy of resources has been spent in these people’s home • Can make it easier to bal- countries. ance work and family re- sponsibilities IN THE END, this is not a discussion of solidarity but one • Cuts down workspace ex- of business. Whatever the case, the real question is, pansion costs for employees how can Finland embrace highly educated internation- als after the completion of their studies in Finland and Drawbacks stop turning them into investment losses? • Employee commitment See our vast and absolutely fabulous • Difficult to supervise work performance course programme. • Costs of maintaining a home office Have your say • Working facilities may be • What did you think of the topics discussed in this inadequate working life themed issue? • Can blur the divide be- HelsinginAikuisopisto.fi • Could we have done better? tween work and home life • Do you have a suggestion for a topic that you • Lack of contact with col- would like to see featured in the upcoming leagues can make work working life issue? life lonely • Insurance costs Institute of Adult Education in Helsinki Please send any feedback • Can weaken career pros- or suggestions you have to pects Töölöntullinkatu 8, 00250 Helsinki [email protected] HELSINKI TIMES LIFESTYLE 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 13

LEHTIKUVA / ROOPE SALONEN Music and poetry question human borders 27 August at 3 pm. It concen- trates on the experiences of Jazz and poetry on living in Finland with an immi- Suomenlinna contin- grant background. The Tenalji von Fersen banquet hall intro- ues to Saturday. duces the music of Sid Hille, which expresses how two dif- ferent cultures can combine NEA METSÄVUORI to form a unique individu- HELSINKI TIMES al identity in which neither is compromised and both com- VIAPORI JAZZ is a part of the plemented. Hille’s Frizzle, Siz- Helsinki Festival programme. zle, Dazzle is dedicated to the Until Saturday 27 August, richness of culture varieties The Night of the Arts never fails to fill Helsinki’s streets with people in search of good cultural events. Suomenlinna hosts two con- and along with an outstanding certs a day, and an early even- cast of musicians there will al- sketches and photos of the ing one, usually starting so be spoken poetry. work in progress being dis- around 7 pm, and a late night Kiamars Baghbanin, Far- played alongside the fi nished one starting at 9 or 9.30 pm. zaneh Hatami Landin, Ser- An annual cultural treat artwork. The daily programme and gei Zavjalovin and Roman These are only a few ex- artists vary but there will be Schatzin have all moved to GARETH RICE “Spaghetti Westerns”. Bio- shouldn’t miss The Radio Sym- amples of what’s on offer, but a special show on Saturday Finland and become Finnish HELSINKI TIMES Rex will show Sergio Leone’s phony Orchestra, conducted whatever you decide to at- citizens. They have written po- “Dollars Trilogy”, the mov- by Ingo Metzmacher, and its tend, enjoying the Night of the ems that will accompanied by IT’S THAT time of year again ies A Fistful of Dollars (1964), performance of Gustav Mahl- Arts doesn’t have to be too ex- live music composed by Hille when the Night of the Arts For a Few Dollars More (1965) er’s Resurrection at Finland- pensive. Events are free, un- and José Mäenpää. The poems takes over Helsinki for one and The Good, the Bad and ia Hall. less otherwise stated. You concentrate on the feelings night as part of Helsinki Fes- the Ugly (1966). A real treat Outside the very centre of should, however, check that and thoughts that have been tival, which is running from for movie buffs will surely be the city there will be a host there is enough space be-

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Heidi Wellinger was born in Helsinki. After graduating from the University of Helsinki in 2003, she went abroad and currently lives and works in Berlin and Frankfurt.

iCrowds at iFlow Henri Välimäki (in blue) executes a throw. A SCENE from Monty Python’s Life of Brian was the fi rst thing that came to mind as I entered Helsinki’s district He was the fi rst of a suc- of Suvilahti during the Flow Festival. Brian, the mis- cession of excellent Finnish takenly assumed messiah, talks to his followers: “You wrestlers, including Ivar Böh- are all individuals.” The crowd goes wild and shouts in Coming to grips with ling and Eino Leino, who were unison: “Yes, we are all individuals!” Brian adds, “You known especially for their are all different!” and the crowd replies, ”Yes, we are strong bridging skills, where all different!” The scene in Suvilahti was very simi- they kept their shoulders off lar, fi lled with thousands of purported individuals – all Finnish contact sports ground by supporting their alike. weight (and sometimes the opponent’s as well) on their AS WELL as a shared taste in music, food and lifestyle, a Finland’s early sporting pioneers of the last century played an im- head and the soles of their common denominator of Flow attendees is their enthu- portant role in modernising many of the traditional contact sports feet. Half of Finland’s Olym- siasm for products with a picture of one specifi c fruit pic gold medals in wrestling on them. Hence it was no coincidence that Nokia had and martial arts that we know today. were won in the 1920s. After chosen to be the event’s main partner. The Finnish cor- the war, wrestling became poration that led the country in jedi-like fashion out of a shorter, more technical- the depression in the 1990s is now having major diffi - KENNETH QUEK While there had doubt- on wrestling – and likely all ly elaborate sport. And, while culties in the high-end smartphone market. Nokia saw HELSINKI TIMES lessly always been strong martial arts. still successful, Finnish wres- in the hip Flow Festival an opportunity to pimp its im- and fi t men in Finland, it was Allén trained Verner tlers no longer dominated the age and lure customers back from the Dark Side of the FINNS are enthusiastic about at the turn of the century Weckman, Finland’s fi rst scene as they had before. iEmpire. their sport, and not just as that sports, physical culture Olympic champion, who Wrestling is still a pop- spectators. Sport is an im- and gymnastic education took gold in the 1906 Athens ular sport in Finland, al- FINNS predominantly prefer individualism to collec- portant part of Finnish cul- reached its peak. Finns pre- games in the Greco-Roman though it faces competition tivism. Whether it’s one or the other that is viewed as ture, and has been for over dictably excelled in sports middleweight category. His from other contact sports, a virtue, it is culturally predefi ned. According to the a century. Ilkka Hartikai- such as cross-country ski- dominance was such that his especially mixed martial Dutch social psychologist and anthropologist, Geert nen, a physical-culture en- ing and running, where sisu, fi rst pin in the fi nal occurred arts, which has a strong fol- Hofstede, the pairing of individualism and collectiv- thusiast and researcher of or unbreakable endurance, too quickly for the referee lowing. Nonetheless, it has ism is one of fi ve dimensions that enable us to differen- historical martial arts, takes would prevail. But there and he had to do it all over left its mark on the sport- tiate between national cultures. us through the early devel- was another, more elabo- again, this time not letting ing landscape and remains opment of Finnish sporting rate sport, where they would go until the referee had tried a great way to develop IN INDIVIDUALISTIC societies, we stress personal culture. achieve prominence. and failed to slide his hand strength and fl exibility. achievement and individual rights. We expect people “It is the late 19th centu- In 1897, the Polish ath- under his opponent’s shoul- Proof of its continuing at- to stand up for themselves and to choose their own ry. Heavily agricultural Fin- lete Ladislaus Pytlasinski ders, thus clearly indicating traction comes in the strength reference groups according to their own interests. land is slowly urbanising, visited Finland. Famous as the pin. Weckman went on of the Finnish team that is In collectivist societies, however, people are mainly and its population grows a gymnast and wrestler, he to defeat countryman Yrjö heading to Istanbul to take members of a life-long and cohesive group or organi- steadily. Changes in the Rus- took on men of all sizes with Saarela in the 1908 London part in the FILA Wrestling sation. Extended families offer protection and expect sian regime have made re- ease. An excellent show- games, and in later life would World Championship 2011 unquestioned loyalty in exchange. This kind of cross- forms in education possible, man, he demonstrated his become president of the from 12 to 18 September. At cultural, intercultural expertise has become more and and as part of these reforms skills to the leaders of the Finnish Cable Works, one of stake are not just medals and more important in the survival of global players. the physical education of physical-education move- Nokia Corporation’s found- glory, but also qualifi cation for young Finns is being keenly ment at the home of fenc- ing companies. the 2012 London Olympics. INTERESTINGLY, the Force is still rather strong with promoted.” ing and gymnastics teacher Nokia on the markets of Asia, a region where cul- Among the pioneers is Mauritz Maexmontan. He tures are mostly dominated by collectivism. On the Ivar Wilksman, the father of would later give formal les- • Greco-Roman wrestling is actually quite different from the other hand, the company is facing great challenges Finnish sport, who published sons in his art at the gym- martial art of the Classical period. It was originally devised in in conquering the solvent, highly individualistic tar- numerous books on different nastics department at the France to make the sport safer and more humane by banning get groups of North America and Europe. Just this sports, started a gymnas- University of Helsinki. choke holds, the breaking of bones and joints, eye-goug- past June, Apple overtook Nokia as the world’s biggest tics club and was eventual- One of his most successful ing and other dangerous practices. The modern sport owes smartphone producer by volume. Regardless of wheth- ly chosen the fi rst chair of students was Carl Allén, who many techniques to early Finnish innovators. er or not Hofstede’s cultural dimensions theory has the Finnish National Sport- travelled widely and inspired • Freestyle wrestling is similar to Greco-Roman, with the ma- infl uenced Apple’s marketing and advertisement ex- ing Union (SVUL). Wilksman aspiring wrestlers across jor difference being that holds below the waist are allowed. perts, this development may broaden the job prospects saw fi tness as a duty to build Finland, and published the • The true ancient contact art of Pankration included much for social-science majors. élan vital, a necessity for the Handbook in Wrestling and more damaging techniques, with leg hooks and holds, strikes Finnish people to survive as Athletics, which was the fi rst to the groin and joint locks. AMONG the iCrowd at Flow, I felt like an alien with my a nation. ever Finnish-language book • Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is partway between the ancient Nokia phone. Buying my new phone had been a kind and modern wrestling disciplines, allowing certain strikes of patriotic mercy purchase, partly because Nokia’s and a greater variety of holds, but still restricting the most success is relevant for the Finnish economy. Whether vicious attacks. Nokia manages to compete with Apple in the long run depends on its leadership and strategy. By securing a presence at events such as Flow, the company shows

thorough strategic marketing skills. After the block- ILKKA HARTIKAINEN buster Return of the Jedi it took director George Lucas The Finnish team at the almost 20 years to make the prequel Star Wars trilogy. 2011 World Championship consists of: Although the screenplay was lame, the prequel was an All of whom will compete economic success. There is New Hope for Nokia. 55 kg: Jani Haapamäki 60 kg: Jarkko Ala-Huikku in the Greco-Roman discipline. 66 kg: Tero Välimäki 74 kg: Henri Välimäki heidi.wellinger@helsinkitimes.fi In the women’s category: 84 kg: Rami Hietaniemi 48 kg: Sarianne Savola 120 kg: Taisto Lalli Finnish wrestling has a long and glorious history. The spring-load- ed weights are a 19th-century invention for training grip strength. HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 19

winning cast also includes the likes of Marion Cotil- All about Woody lard, Michael Sheen and a scene-stealing Adrien Bro- JAMES O’SULLIVAN European audience that laud dy, replete with his delicious HELSINKI TIMES his every move. So, with this use of the word “rhinocer- in mind, what can be said of os”. Enough said. THE YEARLY offering from his latest fi lm, Midnight in While Woody certainly Woody Allen has been some- Paris? isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, what on the up in recent Well, to put it simply: it’s keep in mind that the bespec- years, with his fi lms over wonderful! Funny, sweet and tacled one doesn’t appear in the last 5-6 years benefi ting thoroughly enjoyable, coin- front of the camera for this from a shift of focus from cidentally it has already be- outing, so if that’s the major his traditional New York come the highest grossing stumbling block for you, then City locale to Europe. Some fi lm of his career as well. I urge you to make the effort have argued that this is the As the trailer success- to go and see it. I guarantee fi nal nail in the coffi n for fully avoids giving away the you’ll be smiling by the time the king of neurotic humour, plot’s major surprises, I’ll the end credits roll. however, and that he’s mere- try to do the same. What I Elsewhere sees the high- ly fi nding refuge in the wait- can say is that a small group ly anticipated sixth feature ing arms of a more forgiving of Americans visiting Par- from American director Ter- is for reasons of business rence Malick, The Tree of and pleasure includes Holly- Life. Here Brad Pitt and Se- Midnight in Paris (S) wood hack screenwriter Ow- an Penn join us in refl ecting Release Date: 26 August en Wilson, who fi nds himself on the origin of man and just Director: Woody Allen stumbling across some of the how the universe came to be. Starring: Owen Wilson, city’s more fantastical ele- With its existential musings Rachel McAdams ments after a drunken walk doing away with all hints of back to his hotel one evening. linear narrative, critics have The Tree of Life (K11) So enamoured with the expe- been divided, while earlier Release Date: 26 August rience is he that each night this year Cannes awarded it Ever since coming to the notice of metal fans in the mid-90s, Deftones have consistently come up Director: Terrence Malick from then on, as the clock with the Palm d’Or. with the goods, unlike their nu-metal contemporaries. Starring: Brad Pitt, strikes midnight, he returns Otherwise, for those who Sean Penn to these magical experienc- like fi lms of the meat and es that inevitably force him potatoes variety, the bal- Conan the Barbarian (K15) to confront the shortcomings looned biceps and pecs of of his strained relationship Conan the Barbarian get an- Striking the right tone Release Date: 26 August Director: Marcus Nispel with his fi ancé. other airing this week, with After a number of years the Schwarzenegger clas- JAMES O’SULLIVAN later, with Korn limping along involved in a severe car acci- Starring: Jason Momoa, Ron HELSINKI TIMES Perlman in the comedic wilderness, sic receiving a modern, 3D to the sounds of middle age dent that saw him fall into a here Wilson confi dently re- makeover. and succumbing to the law of coma in 2008. Larry Crowne (S) turns to the fore, revealing And fi nally, critics have IT WASN’T too long ago that decreasing returns and the Bi- After a lengthy hiatus, the Release Date: 26 August a softer, mature side that is also sunk their claws into nu-metal angst was all the zkit recently reuniting to little band returned with session Director: Tom Hanks both charming and effort- Larry Crowne’s hide, with this rage among teenagers the fanfare, the Californian outfi t and tour bassist Sergio Vega, Starring: Tom Hanks, lessly entertaining. Work- movie, starring Tom Hanks world over. The formula was still stands, boasting a diverse releasing the cathartic rum- Julia Roberts ing with a script from Allen and Julia Roberts , swiftly simple: hook a disturbed back catalogue and an evolv- ble of Diamond Eyes, Apple that contains a fresh slew of pronounced DOA. See what frontman up with some ing sound. iTunes Store’s 2010 Rock Al- memorable one-liners, the you think. tuned down guitars, mix in a After hitting their stride bum of the Year. frequently vocalised person- with their Grammy Award- Support at The Circus on al trauma of some descrip- winning third album, White Tuesday comes from the in- a release which boasts pro- tion, and voilà, teenagers had Pony, in 2000, the band’s strumental prog-metallers duction overseen by John a voice for their generation. popularity exploded. While Animals As Leaders. Agnello, known for his work Amidst the Korns and Limp the riffs of their self-titled Lo-fi presence with Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr Bizkits, however, the efforts follow-up in 2003 hit even and The Kills. of Deftones seemed distinct harder, the change in style Deftones JAMES O’SULLIVAN made immediate waves on Support on Monday at in their embrace of something polarised their audience. 30 August, 20:00 HELSINKI TIMES the indie rock underground. 9 pm comes in the shape of more genuine, refl ecting more The band was then dealt a Tickets €45/47 Comparisons with Bruce Turku shoegazers The New than a passing fad. In fact, the huge blow on the eve of fi n- The Circus IF THE SOFT tones of dreamy Springsteen and Tom Pet- Tigers, who will be per- band vocally resisted being ishing the recording ses- Salomonkatu 1-3, Helsinki lo-fi angst speak to you the ty follow him everywhere he forming in anticipation of lumped together with nu met- sions of their sixth album, loudest, then all of your Sun- goes, yet his head-slung-low, their forthcoming self-titled al at the time. So, over a decade when bassist Chi Cheng was days will have come at once hands-in-pockets approach debut. next Monday 29 August, to pessimism will no doubt when Kurt Vile shuffl es onto strike a resonant chord here, the Tavastia stage. with an audience staring Vile made his commercial down the barrel of a long, Kurt Vile & The Violators recording debut in 2008 with dark Finnish winter. 29 August, 22:00 Festival Constant Hitmaker, his mix of Vile, backed by The Vi- Tickets €16.30/17 tunes that had been predomi- olators, arrives in Finland Tavastia nantly recorded at home onto in the wake of his impres- Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki of chill CD-R, along with a handful of sive fourth full-length al- studio-polished tracks, and bum Smoke Ring for My Halo, JAMES O’SULLIVAN HELSINKI TIMES

TIME to bring things down to a slower pace, when the A book for human rights Helsinki Reggae Festival takes over both Tavastia JAMES O’SULLIVAN and organiser Saara Launio. ing available in conversation and Semifinal on Saturday HELSINKI TIMES “It is like a regular library ex- with most of the books. 27 August. cept that... all the books are Forming part of the Es- At the top of the bill reside EMPHASISING the need to ap- living human beings!” poo Day celebrations, the the infectious vibes of Jamai- preciate diversity, Living Li- Visitors are allowed to Living Library at Helinä can artist Prezident Brown. brary is being held at Helinä borrow these “living books” Rautavaara Museum can be Also known as Professor Rautavaara Museum, Espoo, for 20 minutes at a time found at WeeGee Exhibition Frisky and Junior Ranking, for the fi rst time on 27 Au- without charge, offering Centre, Tapiola. An ethno- Brown lands in downtown gust. First organised at Den- people with different back- graphical museum, its exhi- Helsinki ready to deliver mark’s Roskilde Festival in grounds the opportunity to bitions traditionally focus on a positive message via his 2000, this innovative idea interact who might not nor- non-European cultures and trademark “chanting stylee”. Prezident Brown will be showcasing his unique sound at the Hel- spread throughout Europe, mally do so. The chief aim of cross-cultural interaction. His unique vocals have tak- sinki Reggae Festival at the weekend. the US, Canada, Australia the library is to reduce and en him around the globe, and beyond, arriving in Fin- prevent racism, discrimina- including previous perfor- catch a glimpse of a swag of land in 2006. tion, and prejudice in socie- mances here in Finland at local talent, including the Helsinki Reggae Festival Living Library 2011 “Living Library is a meth- ty. Available titles this year 27 August, 12:00-15:00 Down By the Laituri and Fac- likes of Raappana, Lily Luxu- 27 August, 21:00 od that works for human include Somali Woman, Ho- Helinä Rautavaara Museum es Ethnofestival. ry Band, Puppa J & Yona, Nop- Tickets €21.50 rights, especially those of mosexual, Catholic and Bud- Tapiola Elsewhere, peeking out sajalka, Bubblin Dance Crew, Tavastia/Semifinal minorities and other groups dhist. The main languages www.keks.fi from the thick fog of smoke Compost Sound, Lion Head Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 that might experience dis- on offer include Finnish, Ta- /elavakirjasto/taustaa that’s forecast to descend on Sound, Pouta Sound, 4ward crimination or face prejudice mil and Somali, with English Urho Kekkosen katu come Sqard, Black Bear Sound and Helsinki in society,” explains guide as a second language also be- Saturday night, be sure to Svengali. 20 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

PALACEKAMP Food prices rising faster than all other expenses

Consumers tend to keep a closer eye on food prices during times of sluggish economic growth.

SAARA KOHO – STT creased energy and raw ma- HT terial costs. In addition, food and INCREASES IN grocery prices drinks industries are anx- are expected to stabilise by ious to learn whether the the end of the year, but still new government will raise outpace price increases in all excise taxes or extend pack- other areas. According to the aging taxes.” At least judging independent analysts Peller- from taxation levels it seems vo Economic Research (PTT), unlikely that prices are going since the spring peak in food to take a downturn,” Tammi- price increases, prices have vuori reckons. continued to rise by about According to chief econ- fi ve per cent on average. omist of the Federation of Restaurant Kämp Signé can be found on Helsinki’s Pohjoisesplanadi. “Prices of some products Finnish Commerce Jaana will continue to increase in the Kurjenoja, a worsening eco- autumn, but there are no fur- nomic climate presses more ther major price hikes on the consumers to buy cheaper horizon. Food price increas- brands. Organic foods and Wild, seasonal and wonderful es are set to come back in line luxury items are the biggest with infl ation next year,” pre- losers in lean times. dicts agricultural economist “Food will always be Restaurant Kämp Signé is cut above the rest when it comes to sourcing ingredients. Kyösti Arovuori of PTT. bought of course, but now Record price increas- people are more careful es on food items this year about what they buy. They al- VIOLETTA TEETOR they have come from a local – with a little fl air added by an indication of what might have caused widespread an- so tend to throw away less.” HELSINKI TIMES producer. Let’s follow that Tallberg himself. be available, because the fo- ger worldwide. The increas- with ham hock and orpine. Treating produce with the cus is on what is the best and es have been attributed to Thriving exports SO YOU thought you knew Orpine? Yes, orpine. I must respect that it deserves is his in season. a number of factors, partic- Current global economic un- about Finnish cuisine? Brace confess that I had to google hallmark. No mashed carrots Prices range from €12.50 ularly the strong economic steadiness has also led to a yourself – enter Sami Tall- this one. I found out that it is for this guy: the humble car- to €37.50 (lobster) for start- recovery early in the year, in- marked decrease in oil pric- berg of the newly opened a herb with fl eshy pink/pur- rot has a texture – a pattern ers, €22 to €75 (lobster creases in oil prices, a spate es in recent weeks, which Restaurant Kämp Signé at ple leaves, traditionally used that needs to be seen and ap- again!) for mains and €9 of natural disasters and in- is a source of relief for food Hotel Kämp. He plans to put in folk medicine. And just in preciated – hence it is sliced to €13.50 for desserts. The creased demand in the rap- transportation costs. Econo- his stamp on the Helsinki case you thought it was al- length-wise to get the full im- four-course menus are the idly growing economies. mist Kurjenoja is sceptical of food scene once and for all. most over, let’s throw in a pact. Dishes are sweetened best value for money, with Additional reasons for price the prospect of any marked This bicycle-riding nature Brittany lobster. This is the with raw sugar or honey. As the Menu Green priced at upturns in Finland are the re- drop in production costs, lover has no qualms about only restaurant in town that for bread, spelt is ground in €49.50, the Menu Wild Tall- cent increases in energy and however, since there has the hunter-gatherer image uses lobster caught from Eu- the kitchen mill every day so berg at €69.50 and the Menu sweets taxes. been no decrease in the pric- that he’s trying to project ropean waters. This is just that the maximum benefi t is Classic at €68.50. Pricey, Higher prices have been es of basic ingredients. in his style of food prepara- one example of Signé’s Menu derived from whole grains. but not outrageous for such most notable here on wheat Despite the continuing tion. He often goes scouring Wild Tallberg. Furthermore, all of the res- a wholesome experience. fl our, rainbow trout, chicken hard times at home, Finn- the Finnish countryside and taurant’s produce is organic. and ice cream. Coffee, how- ish food exports are general- forests looking for grass- Fresh food with flair ever, is in a class of its own, ly doing well. PTT’s Arovuori es, herbs, fl owers and other For those of you think- Always in season Restaurant with prices having rocketed notes that the Russian de- plants – you name it and he ing that this all sounds too “Fresh, fresher, freshest” Kämp Si gné by 50 per cent over the past mand for Finnish dairy prod- can use it in his innovative trendy or so very preten- is the motto of this unusu- Pohjoisesplanadi 29 year. This has been attrib- ucts remains extremely kitchen. tious, think again! Signé is al restaurant, to the point Helsinki uted to poorer than average buoyant. Let’s start with a wild- not out to prove anything to where its seafood is import- www.hotelkamp.com crop yields and price fi xing “The economic situation herb salad. If Sami hasn’t anyone; it only wants to stick ed from wherever it is in sea- /restaurantkampsigneeng on coffee markets. of recent years has been easi- harvested the greens him- to what is good, healthy and son. Hence, the menu on the er on Russia than on us.” self, you can rest assured that nutritious – even traditional restaurant’s website is only Consumers wary Kurjenoja emphasises When the global econom- that prices of particular food ic forecast is gloomy, con- items can often be infl uenced sumers take added care with by factors that defy even the grocery prices, according to best efforts at reliable pre-

PALACEKAMP PALACEKAMP chairman of the Finnish Gro- diction. When the European cery Trade Association Osmo Union placed restrictions on Laine. Laine believes that the the importation of Brazilian average price rise for house- beef, for instance, this ben- hold items in 2011 will not be efi tted the domestic market. more than fi ve per cent. “If bad times are on the way again, there’s simply no room for further increases,” he says. However, a member sur- vey conducted by the Finnish GUSTAFSSON SARI Food and Drinks Industries’ Federation found that pro- duction costs in the sector have already gone up by an average of 7.6 per cent this year. According to branch ex- ecutive Heli Tammivuori, in- dustry expenses have been Food prices have increased Signé´s seafood is imported from wherever it is in season. “Fresh, fresher, freshest”, is the motto of Signé restaurant. especially affected by in- tremendously this year. HELSINKI TIMES EAT & DRINK 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 21

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Fri 26-Wed 31 August Viirus: Identity is a Myth This theatre piece investigates ANTON SUCKSDORFF what defines us and how we define ourselves. Theatre Viirus Meritullinkatu 33 Art Goes Kapakka Tickets €18/24 Art goes to kapakka (“tavern” or “bar”) as bars and restaurants around the www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi city play host to a diverse lineup of artists and acts. Art Goes Kapakka is an Mon 29&Tue 30 August annual city festival held during the last weeks of August. The programme Eeva Muilu & Milja Sarkola: In features over 300 performances including music, theatre, arts, dance, cu- Human Disguise linary art and science. Fusion of contemporary dance and Tsiigaa brings interesting exhibitions into restaurants. Taste Art Goes theatre examines nudity as a fact Kapakka reveals the secrets of delicious food. Science is Art discusses the of circumstance. The piece that depicts human beings as strange link between culture and well-being. anatomical creatures, in odd pos- Art Goes Kapakka offers a handful of brilliant musical acts such as the tures and from peculiar angles, is amazing combo of a legendary Finnish pop artist, Freeman, and an experi- now back after its second run in mental electro/disco/folk group Uusi Fantasia at Siltanen on Thursday 25 April 2011. Zodiak August. On Friday 26, three interesting soul/hip hop artists, Tuomo, Tom- Cable Factory my Lindgren and Redrama meet with a talented beatboxing artist Felix Tallberginkatu 1 B Zenger at Manala. Tickets €18/22/24 www.zodiak.fi Until Sat 27 August Tue 30&Wed 31 August Various bars and restaurants around the city War on Stage – Martial Arts Free entry Theater from China www.artgoeskapakka.fi Beatboxing wizard Felix Zenger performs at Manala during the Art Goes Kapakka. Amazing acrobatics, mind-blowing fight scenes, colourful costumes and beautiful masks. Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets €15-37 MUSIC Thu 25 August Fri 26 August Sat 27 August Celtic sounds with jazz and Latin www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi “Stream carries the line” – Jukka “ Jazz på finlandssvenska” Saint Vitus (USA) influences. Thu 25 August Perko Streamline Jazztet – Niklas Winter Band feat. Doom metal. Huvila Festival Tent Club Folks: Anna Inginmaa + Iiris New swinging jazz. Emma Salokoski Nosturi Tokoinranta EXHIBITIONS Viljanen Trio Tenalji Von Fersen, 19:00 Melodies of jazz, enhanced Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €35 Interesting female voices. Suomenlinna with new, contemporary Tickets €33 www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Until Sun 28 August Korjaamo Culture Factory Tickets €25 lyrics written by the eternally www.elmu.fi Hugo Simberg & Niemenlautta Töölönkatu 51 B www.viapori.fi/jazz jazzy Finnish poet, Claes Wed 31 August An exhibition presenting the works Free entrance Andersson. Sat 27 August Primal Scream (UK) of the famous Finnish symbol- www.korjaamo.fi Fri 26 August Tenalji Von Fersen, 19:00 Helsinki Reggae Festival 2011 Scottish alternative rock. ist painter and graphic artist. Real Jukka Poika & Sound Explosion Suomenlinna Swinging vibes with artists such as The Circus places served as the stage for Sim- Thu 25 August Band, Jätkäjätkät Tickets €25 Prezident Brown (JAM), Raappana, Salomonkatu 1-3 berg’s symbolist motifs – such as Fatoumata Diawara (MLI), Mad From reggae to hiphop and from www.viapori.fi/jazz Yona + Puppa J and Nopsajalka. Tickets €38 the dance on Niemenlautta jet- Ice (UGA) groove to folk. Tavastia & Semifinal www.thecircus.fi ty where people are partnered with Warm and spicy sounds. Huvila Festival Tent, Tokoinranta Fri 26 August Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 skeletons. Huvila Festival Tent Tickets €25 Paula Vesala & Pekka Kuusisto: Tickets €20 Wed 31 August Didrichsen Museum of Art and Tokoinranta www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Kiestinki www.tavastiaklubi.fi Lapko Culture Tickets €35 Wartime experiences written into Heart grabbing melodic rock. Kuusilahdenkuja 1 www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Fri 26 August lyrics and melodies. Sat 27 August Semifinal Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Cannabis Corpse (USA) Military Museum’s Manege Unela – the music of tranquility Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Wed 11:00-20:00 Thu 25 August Death metal. 21:30 Jukka Perko, Samuli Kosminen and Tickets €12 Tickets €8/6/2 Kokonut Kult: Demon Night Dom Suomenlinna Yona lead their audiences into that www.tavastiaklubi.fi www.didrichsenmuseum.fi Tropical club combines burlesque Fredrikinkatu 42 Tickets €25 magical borderland between wake- and live music. Tickets €15/17 www.viapori.fi/jazz fulness and sleep. A musical piece Wed 31 August Until Sun 4 September Kokomo Tikibar & Room www.domhelsinki.fi for saxophones, vocals and peace. Renaud García-Fons (FRA) The Golden Forest Uudenmaankatu 16-18 Fri 26 August Kuntomaneesi, 17:30 Master of fusion music blending Photographers Ritva Kovalainen Tickets €9 Fri 26 August Eva & Manu (FIN/FRA) Suomenlinna flamenco, jazz, tango and classical and Sanni Seppo explore www.kokomo.fi Felix Zenger feat. Tuomo, Tommy A duo traveling Europe to write Tickets €25 with African, Indian and Arabi- humanity´s status in nature. Lindgren and Redrama their first album. www.viapori.fi/jazz an sounds. Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace Thu 25 August Talented beatboxing with brilliant Club Liberté Huvila Festival Tent Salomonkatu 15 Tonight at Noon hip hop artists. Kolmas Linja 34 Sat 27 August Tokoinranta Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Energetic jazz. Manala, 00:00 Free entry Ron Sexsmith (CAN) Tickets €35 Tickets €0/6/8 Juttutupa, 22:00 Museokatu 10 www.clubliberte.fi Melancholic melodies by anadian www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Säästöpankinranta 6 Free entry singer-songwriter. Free entry www.botta.fi Fri 26 August Huvila Festival Tent OTHERS www.juttutupa.com Club Folks: The Night Tokoinranta THEATRE & DANCE Fri 26 August of the Arts Tickets €45 Fri 26 August Thu 25 August HD/DC 4 aka Helsinki Drum & Fantastic evening at Korjaamo with www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Until Wed 31 August The Night of the Arts Freeman feat. Uusi Fantasia Bass & Dubstep Conference artists such as Kanerva, Stage – Helsinki Theatre Night of the Arts allows visitors Brilliant combination of a legend- International and local pioneers of Wannabe Ballerinas and Matti Sat 27 August Festival to leap from one atmosphere ary Finnish pop artist and an exper- drum&bass and dubstep. Johannes Koivu. Capital Beat Stories of hatred and love to another, from the calm imental electro group. Club YK & Bassment Korjaamo Culture Factory Energetic ska group. including the masterpiece of an art gallery to an energetic Siltanen Pohjoinen Rautatienkatu 21 Töölönkatu 51 B Corona Baari/Dubrovnik, 22:00 by the acclaimed Russian world music concert. Hämeentie 13 Tickets €10 Free entry Eerikinkatu 11 director Dmitry Krymov with Various venues throughout www.siltanen.org www.clubyk.fi www.korjaamo.fi Free entry world-famous dancer Mikhail the city. Baryshnikov. www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Sun 28 August Korjaamo Culture Factory The Creole Choir of Cuba (CUB) Töölönkatu 51 B Fri 26-Sun 28 August Ten-strong choir celebrates the Tickets €16-58 Lady Latin Festival musical traditions of Haiti, the Do- www.korjaamo.fi Workshops, parties and dance perfor- Seeing the forest for the trees minican Republic and Cuba. Huvila mances from salsa to Haitian dances. Festival Tent Thu 25, Sat 28 & Sun 29 August Adams-sali Tokoinranta Mart Kangro: Talk to Me Erottajankatu 15-17 JAMES O’SULLIVAN until 4 September, the ex- Island of Spirits, a series of Tickets €45 HELSINKI TIMES Dance piece by the internationally Tickets €10-145 hibition seeks to challenge photographs taken by Ko- www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi acclaimed Estonian choreographer www.ladylatinfestival.com man’s seeming dominance valainen and Seppo on the asks questions about performing EXAMINING the human re- over his surroundings, ask- Japanese island of Shikoku Mon 29 August and performers. Fri 26-Sun 28 August lationship with nature, The ing whether nature repre- in 2009. Softly Sways the An- Kurt Vile & The Violators (USA) Zodiak, 19:00 (15:00 on Sun) Helsinki Hookup 2011 Interesting guitarist and singer Cable Factory Three days of skateboarding with Golden Forest sees photog- sents something spiritual, or cient Pine reveals glimpses of from Philadelphia. Tallberginkatu 1 B international masters and the raphers Ritva Kovalainen if is it merely material at our a virgin Finnish forest, where Tavastia Tickets €18/22/24 Skateboarding Finnish Champi- and Sanni Seppo once again disposal. individual trees are part of a Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.zodiak.fi onships. champion the cultural and Along with Japanese art- complex ecological system in Tickets €15/17 Helsinki Ice Hall spiritual value of forests. ist Reiko Nireki’s instal- a state of ongoing evolution. www.tavastiaklubi.fi Thu 25 August Nordenskiöldinkatu 11-13 Christoph Schlingensief: Tickets €10-20 On display at Helsinki lation Wishing Tree, the Finally, Silvicultural Oper- Mon 29 August Via Intolleranza II www.proskate.com Art Museum Tennispalatsi exhibition also includes The ations sheds light on the im- Carmen Souza (CPV/PRT) Can we help Africa if we cannot pact of industry on Finland’s Sunny jazz blended with Cap help ourselves? A multi-cultural forests, with a series of pho- Verdean rhytms. mega-production directed by the Huvila Festival Tent, Tokoinranta German cult director. tos taken both from the air Tickets €35 National Theatre, 19:00 solution sudoku and on the ground docu- www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi Läntinen Teatterikuja 1 menting the harsh reality of Tickets €25/46-49 man’s interference with his Tue 30 August www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi surroundings. Deftones (USA) Alternative metal group with ener- Fri 26, Sat 27 & Mon 29 August getic live shows. Liisa Risu: More or less love The Circus songs The Golden Forest Salomonkatu 1-3 Fluid movements and conflicting Until 4 September Tickets €45/47 emotional states of people in love. Helsinki Art Museum www.thecircus.fi Helsinki City Theatre, Tennispalatsi 19:00 Tue 30 August Ensi linja 2 Salomonkatu 15, Helsinki La Bottine Souriante (CAN) Tickets €18/24 One of Sanni Seppo’s photographs from her series “Kami” (2009). Québecois traditional music and www.helsinginjuhlaviikot.fi HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 23 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday 25.8. friday 26.8.

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09:30 Les Soeurs Elliot 10:05 The Young and the Restless 10:20 Faces - NY Confidential 10:05 The Young and the Restless SERIES ENDS. In French. 11:00 Biggest Loser DOC 11:00 Biggest Loser 10:20 Faces – NY Confidential 15:45 ER The Bronx. Part 4/5. 15:45 ER DOC Lewis attends therapy. In English and Finnish. Carter finally gets his Brooklyn. Part 3/5. 18:00 Biggest Loser 11:05 YLE News in English doctor’s degree. In English and Finnish. 20:00 Parenthood 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva 18:00 Biggest Loser 11:05 Yle News in English 21:00 House In Spanish. 19:30 How Clean Is Your House? 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva House throws a challenge to 12:40 Dave’s London 21:00 The Moment of Truth In Spanish. the interns. Ong-bak: The Muay Thai Warrior Part 6/6. 22:35 Formula 1 SPORT American Beauty 13:35 Road to Avonlea 22:35 Modern Family MTV3 23:05 13:10 Travels to the Edge with Belgium. In Finnish. MTV3 23:10 Cecily befriends a young boy. 23:05 Ong-bak: The Muay Thai Art Wolfe DOC 23:10 American Beauty (K15) 17:10 Une Famille Formidable Warrior (K15) FILM Part 13/13. FILM In French. A young martial artist 13:00 A Baby Story 13:35 Road to Avonlea Lester Burnham decides to 13:00 A Baby Story 18:30 Faces – NY Confidential fights to recover a sacred 13:30 Bulging Brides 16:00 Billy Connolly - Journey to turn his life around. 13:30 Bulging Brides DOC statue from the underworld. 14:00 Sarah’s House the Edge of the World DOC Directed by Sam Mendes. 14:00 Sarah’s House The Bronx. Part 4/5. Directed by Prachya 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson Part 3/4. Starring: Kevin Spacey, 14:30 Fresh with Anna Olson In English and Finnish. Pinkaew. Starring: Tony Jaa. Anna likes to add something 17:10 Une Famille Formidable Annette Bening. 16:00 Judging Amy 21:05 Waking the Dead (K15) Thailand 2003. of her own to classic recipes. In French. USA 1999 Amy tries to make her DNA evidence is stolen from In Thai and English. 16:00 Judging Amy 18:30 Faces - NY Confidential 01:30 Life intentions clear to David. Boyd’s lab. 17:00 Days of our Lives DOC 17:00 Days of our Lives John has changed his mind Queens. Part 5/5. 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show SUB about his future. In English and Finnish. SUB 19:00 Animal Rescue TV2 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 19:00 Lark Rise to Candleford 21:00 Babel (K15) FILM 14:00 Garfield & Friends We go back to 1996, when 21:00 The Tiger and the Snow 14:00 Garfield & Friends An incident in the Moroccan 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 14:30 The Mask Oprah interviewed John FILM 14:30 The Mask desert touches off an Children’s programming. 15:00 Wild Animal ER F. Kennedy Jr. three years Directed by Roberto 15:00 Wild Animal ER interlocking story involving In Finnish. 16:00 Baywatch before his death. Benigni. Starring: Roberto 16:00 Criss Angel: Mindfreak different families. 10:10 Flying Doctors 17:00 World‘s Greenest Homes 21:00 Criminal Minds (K15) Benigni, Jean Reno, 17:00 World‘s Greenest Homes Directed by Alejandro 11:10 Five 19:00 Candid Camera The BAU profiles a highway Nicoletta Braschi. 19:00 Candid Camera González Iñárritu. In French. 19:30 Cougar Town serial killer. Italy 2005. In Italian, 19:30 Cougar Town Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate 13:30 William & Mary 20:00 Friends 22:00 Mindhunters (K15) FILM English and Arabic. 20:00 Friends Blanchett, Gael Garcia Mary and William’s child is 20:30 The Simpsons FBI trainees discover a killer 22:55 My Boy Jack (K15) FILM 20:30 The Simpsons Bernal. France/USA/ one and a half years old. Homer forms a bowling team. in their midst. Directed by UK 2007 21:00 The Dudesons in America Mexico 2006. 14:15 Storm Surfers DOC 21:00 Pineapple Dance Studios Renny Harlin. Starring: LL (K13) In English, Spanish, Arabic 15:00 Five 22:00 C.S.I. New York (K13) Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, In English and Finnish. and Japanese. In French. 23:00 Burn Notice Kathryn Morris. TV2 22:00 C.S.I. Miami (K13) 00:05 Oz (K15) 17:21 Pikku Kakkonen 01:00 C.S.I. (K13) USA/Netherlands/UK/ 23:00 Chuck 01:15 Secret Diary of a Call Girl Children’s programming. 01:55 Entourage Finland 2004 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 00:00 C.S.I. (K13) (K13) In Finnish. Ari gets a surprising offer 00:25 Frasier Children’s programming. Three teenagers are shot in 01:45 Hustle & Flow (K15) 18:00 Il falco e la Colomba from Terrance. 00:55 Oz (K15) In Finnish. a dark alley. A Memphis pimp wants to SERIES ENDS. In Italian 02:30 It’s Always Sunny in Jefferson Keane renounces 10:15 Five 00:55 Entourage become a rapper. Directed 20:00 Ein Fall für Zwei Philadelphia (K13) his lifestyle and converts In French. 01:40 Ashes to Ashes by Craig Brewer. Starring: In German. 03:00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars to Islam with the help of 13:25 Don Matteo 02:40 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Terrence Howard, Anthony 22:40 Single-Handed Kareem Said. In Italian. SERIES ENDS. Aurra Sing Anderson. USA 2005 23:35 Rabbit Fall (K15) 14:25 Five awaits Mace Windu’s next Tara suspects that Bob TV VIISI In French. move. is involved in a domestic JIM 16:05 Orgoglio JIM violence case. 12:25 Home and Away In Italian. 13:00 The King of Queens 12:10 MasterChef Australia 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen TV VIISI 12:35 MasterChef Australia 13:25 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show 13:10 Chuck’s Day Off 17:55 Bed of Roses 13:05 Chuck’s Day Off YLE TEEMA 14:25 Write & Wrong FILM 13:40 Man vs. Food 19:10 Bella Block (K13) 12:30 Home and Away 13:35 Man vs. Food Directed by Graeme San José. In German. 13:05 The King of Queens Denver. 18:00 Bikini Revolution DOC Clifford. Starring: Kirstie 14:10 Extreme Fishing with 21:35 UEFA Super Cup SPORT 13:30 Packed to the Rafters 14:05 JIM D: Life After People 19:00 North and South Alley, Eric Christian Olsen. Robson Green Monaco. 14:25 Mrs. Washington Goes to When humanity is gone, Margaret is orphaned and USA 2007 Robson tries various kinds In Finnish and Swedish. Smith FILM water reclaims the planet reluctantly moves to her 16:05 Junior MasterChef of fishing in India and the 23:40 Rush (K15) Alice decides to complete by force. aunt in London. Part 4/4. Australia Maldives. 02:50 2011 World Championships her college education. 16:30 Airways 21:00 History of Science DOC 17:05 America’s Funniest Home 16:35 Airways in Athletics SPORT Directed by Armand 17:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Michael Mosley embarks Videos 17:05 Anthony Bourdain: No In Finnish. Mastroianni. Reservations on his quest to discover the 17:35 My Wife and Kids Reservations Starring: Cybill Shepherd, Dubai. complicated processes of 18:00 That 70’s Show In this episode we see a Tracey Costello. 18:00 Sliced the human body. Part 5/6. 18:30 The King of Queens documentary from the YLE TEEMA USA 2009 18:30 Ultimate Tourist Scams 22:00 Dreams (K15) FILM 19:00 Navy NCIS (K13) beginning of Anthony’s career. 16:10 A Different Breed While in China, a tourist A lone doctor struggles A marine is killed in a 19:30 South Park 20:00 Life After the Wall DOC 17:05 America’s Funniest Home should beware false to care for his patients in parachuting accident. The kids start fourth grade. Part 1/4. In German. Videos banknotes, worthless art war-torn Iraq. Directed 20:00 Resolutionaries 20:00 Sliced 21:50 American: The Bill Hicks 17:35 My Wife and Kids and excessively friendly by Mohamed Ali Daradji. 20:00 71 Degrees North Robots. Story DOC 18:00 That 70’s Show people. Starring: Aseel Adel, Bashir 21:00 Drowning Mona FILM 21:00 Mengele’s Twin Mystery American stand-up 18:30 The King of Queens 19:00 World’s Deadliest Animals Al Majid. Iraq 2006. Directed by Nick Gomez. DOC comedian Bill Hicks was only 19:00 Joe Somebody FILM SERIES ENDS. In Arabic. Starring: Danny DeVito, The large number of twins in 32 years old when he died in Directed by John Pasquin. 21:00 JIM D Crime: Terror in 23:50 Louis Theroux: The City Neve Campbell. the Brazilian town of Candido 1994. USA 2009 Starring: Tim Allen, Julie Mumbai DOC Addicted to Crystal Meth USA 2000 Godoi has mystified locals Bowen, Kelly Lynch. 170 people were killed in the (K15) DOC 22:55 Kalgoorlie Cops (K13) and researchers for years. USA 2001 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Cheap methamphetamine 23:25 Hale and Pace 22:00 Breakout 21:00 Little Black Book FILM 23:00 Moments of Impact (K15) plagues the city of Fresno, 23:55 More Sex Tips For Girls Ohio’s Most Wanted. Directed by Nick Hurran. 00:00 World’s Wildest Vacation California. DOC 23:00 South Park Starring: Brittany Murphy, Videos (K13) 00:30 Expedition Impossible 23:30 Fear Factor Holly Hunter. USA 2004 01:00 Unusual Suspects (K15) Programmes on Yle Teema SERIES BEGINS. 00:30 Modern Marvels: 23:00 Numb3rs A young girl vanishes in may be viewed in the original 01:20 Minor Accomplishments of Helicopters DOC 00:25 Flashpoint California. Jackie Woodman 01:30 Medical Emergency 01:20 Rookie Blue 02:00 Situation Critical (K15) language(s) by changing the 01:55 Dark Justice 02:30 Destroyed in Seconds Babel 02:10 That 70’s Show A US fighter jet is shot down digital receiver’s settings. (K15) Nelonen 21:00 02:35 RuPaul’s Drag Race over the former Yugoslavia.

Oz The Tiger Welcome to the Oswald State Cor- and the Snow rectional Facility, popularly known Rome, March 2003. Attilio as “Oz”. The maximum-security (Roberto Benigni), a literature prison is plagued with violence, professor, is hopelessly in love drugs and corruption. Many of the with Vittoria (Nicoletta Braschi), plot arcs are set in “Emerald City”, a writer who is the subject of an experimental unit in which unit a recurring and surreal dream. manager Tim McManus attempts Despite his strenuous and unsuc- to rehabilitate the inmates rather cessful courtship, Attilio does not than punish them. Despite his lose hope. Vittoria goes to Iraq to idealism, he is hampered by the write the biography of the poet various groups that each plot and Fuad (Jean Reno), a close friend scheme against each other. The of Attilio who is returning to his series is primarily narrated by country after a long period of paraplegic inmate Augustus Hill, exile in France. When Vittoria is whose narrations break the fourth wounded during the US invasion, wall. Though there is no clear Attilio is willing to do anything to protagonist, a number of inmates save her. The Tiger and the Snow and prison officials soon become is a romantic comedy set in con- central characters. Oz was cre- temporary Rome and in occupied ated by Tom Fontana. Due to the Baghdad during the Iraq War. Sev- freedoms of premium cable, the eral references to Life is Beautiful, series was able to show material a previous Benigni production, are that would have been too excessive scattered throughout the film. for traditional broadcast TV. Nelonen 00:55 TV1 21:00 24 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva 08:25 Children’s Programming 08:05 Big Cat Diary Special DOC 08:30 Children’s Programming In Spanish. In Finnish. 09:05 Dave’s London In Finnish. 12:40 Horse People with 11:55 Hannah Montana Part 6/6. 12:00 Sailing: 49er Grand Prix Alexandra Tolstoy DOC 12:25 Formula 1 SPORT 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva SPORT Part 2/2. Belgium. In Finnish. In Spanish. Turku. In Finnish. 13:35 Road to Avonlea 13:25 FUTIS+ SPORT 12:40 Mega Shark DOC 12:30 Formula 1 SPORT 15:55 Banda de Pérez A special football broadcast. 13:35 Road to Avonlea Belgium. In Finnish. In Spanish. In Finnish. 15:00 Young Victoria DOC 14:00 Princess Diana Secret 17:05 Tess of the d’Urberville 18:00 Formula 1 Qualifying Longford 15:55 Banda de Pérez Tapes DOC Part 4/4. SPORT In Spanish. Part 2/2. TV1 23:15 Underworld 18:45 Big Cat Diary Special DOC Belgium. In Finnish. 17:10 Billy Connolly – Journey to 15:15 Head Over Heels FILM TV Viisi 21:00 19:35 Dalziel and Pascoe 20:00 Minute to Win It the Edge of the World DOC Directed by Mark S. Waters. 21:15 Billy Connolly – Journey to 21:00 Hell’s Kitchen USA 08:05 Animal Rescue Part 4/4. Starring: Monica Potter, the Edge of the World DOC 22:25 Mercury Rising (K15) FILM 13:55 Jonas L.A. 18:55 Poirot: Taken at the Flood Freddie Prinze Jr.. 09:30 Extreme Makeover: Home Part 4/4. An FBI agent protects a The boys are left home alone Starring: David Suchet. USA 2001. Edition 22:00 Law & Order: UK (K13) young autistic boy from for a week. UK 2005 In English and Russian. Some areas of New Orleans 22:50 Mumbai Calling government assassins. 14:25 90210 22:05 Mistresses 17:00 Private Practice have still not recovered from Part 6/7. Directed by Harold Becker. Liam blackmails Jen. Part 1/4. 18:00 Formula 1 SPORT Hurricane Katrina. 23:15 Longford (K13) Starring: Bruce Willis, Alec 15:15 Married... with Children 23:05 Ideal (K15) Belgian Grand Prix. 11:30 Underdog to Wonderdog Directed by Tom Hooper. Baldwin, Miko Hughes. 16:45 Ugly Betty In Finnish. 12:35 Frasier Starring: Jim Broadbent, USA 1998 17:45 Ripley’s Believe It or Not 20:00 Perfect Strangers FILM 14:35 The Good Wife Samantha Morton. 01:05 Crash 19:10 The Benchwarmers FILM TV2 Directed by Robin Shepperd. Alicia and Will defend a UK/USA 2006 Three middle-aged nerds Starring: Rob Lowe, Anna murder suspect. form a baseball team. 05:00 2011 World Championships Friel. UK 2004 15:35 Australia’s Next Top Model SUB Directed by Dennis Dugan. in Athletics SPORT 23:40 Southland TV2 16:45 The Bachelorette Starring: Rob Schneider, In Finnish. Wes admits to only being in 13:30 World’s Greenest Homes David Spade, Jon Heder. 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen SUB the show for the publicity. 05:00 2011 World Championships 14:00 Criss Angel: Mindfreak USA 2006 In Finnish. 19:00 The Englisman Who Went in Athletics SPORT 14:30 Red Bull Cliptomaniacs 21:00 A River Runs Through It 10:00 2011 World Championships Up a Hill But Came Down a In Finnish. 15:00 Wreckreation Nation FILM in Athletics SPORT 11:00 World’s Greenest Homes Mountain FILM 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 16:00 Privileged Directed by Robert Redford. In Finnish. 11:30 Criss Angel: Mindfreak A Welsh village sets out In Finnish. SERIES BEGINS. Starring: Craig Sheffer, Brad 15:15 Blood, Sweat and 12:00 Date My Ex to turn their hill into a 10:00 2011 World Championships 17:00 Date My Ex Pitt and Tom Skerritt. Takeaways 12:55 Friends mountain. Directed by in Athletics SPORT 18:00 Adventures of Merlin USA 1992 Chicken. Part 4/4. 15:00 One Tree Hill Christopher Monger. Summary of last night’s 21:00 Monty Python’s The 23:50 Rome (K15) 16:40 Flight of the Conchords 16:00 Pineapple Dance Studios Starring: Hugh Grant, Tara events. In Finnish. Meaning of Life (K15) Herod’s secret gold 17:06 William & Mary 18:30 Masterchef US Fitzgerald, Colm Meaney. 11:55 My Big Decision FILM shipment strains relations 20:55 Bed of Roses SERIES BEGINS. UK 1995 Part 6/6. Legendary comedy troupe’s within the Triumvirate. SERIES ENDS. 20:00 Mythbusters 21:00 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (K15) 12:45 2011 World Championships non-stop romp. 01:00 Secret Diary of a Call Girl 23:05 Law & Order (K13) 21:00 The Tuxedo FILM FILM in Athletics SPORT Directed by Terry Jones. (K13) 23:50 Eastbound & Down (K15) Directed by Kevin Donovan. Directed by Doug Liman. In Finnish. Starring: Graham Chapman, 01:30 Small Town Folk (K15) 00:20 The Guard (K15) Starring: Jackie Chan, Starring: Brad Pitt, Angelina 17:10 V75 Trot SPORT John Cleese. FILM 03:50 2011 World Championships Jennifer Love Hewitt. Jolie, Vince Vaughn. In Finnish. UK 1983 Directed by Peter Stanley- in Athletics SPORT USA 2002. In English and USA 2005 21:00 SOKO Stuttgart 23:10 C.S.I. Miami (K13) Ward. Starring: Greg In Finnish. Chinese. 23:45 Dexter (K15) In German. 00:10 The Dudesons in America Martin, Hannah Flint, Simon 23:00 Vampire Diaries 00:50 FlashForward 22:05 Cursed (K15) FILM (K13) Stanley-Ward. UK 2007 Elena finally meets her Directed by Wes Craven. In English and Finnish. YLE TEEMA mother. Starring: Christina Ricci, 00:40 Miami Vice 00:00 The Dudesons in America JIM Jesse Eisenberg, Shannon 01:40 Most Haunted JIM 11:40 Silk Road (K13) Elizabeth. USA/Germany Part 13/30. In English and Finnish. 10:05 Deadliest Catch 2005 09:30 Monster Jam 14:25 Greatest Cities of the 00:30 Bones TV VIISI Captain Phil is examined at 23:40 Eastbound & Down (K15) 10:00 Kung Fu Kitchen World with Griff Rhys the hospital. 02:50 2011 World Championships Noodles. Jones TV VIISI 11:00 Monster Jam in Athletics SPORT 13:10 The King of Queens 11:00 JIM D: Life After People Hong Kong. Part 6/6. 11:30 Fifth Gear In Finnish. 13:45 Lisa Williams: Life Among DOC 16:05 History of Science DOC 12:05 Flip This House the Dead 12:00 The Works DOC Part 5/6. 11:45 Beach Patrol 13:00 Street Customs 16:00 Packed to the Rafters 13:00 JIM D History: Ancient 17:05 What A Difference A Day 15:30 Relic Hunter YLE TEEMA 13:55 Bizarre Foods with Andrew 16:55 Little Black Book FILM Discoveries DOC Made: Doris Day Superstar 16:25 A Different Breed Zimmern Directed by Nick Hurran. Torture equipment. DOC 17:55 Operation Dumbo Drop 14:55 American Pickers 11:00 Race is the Place DOC Starring: Brittany Murphy, 14:00 Biography: Michael J. Fox In German and English. FILM Mike and Frank hear of an 12:35 Child of the Commune Holly Hunter. USA 2004 DOC 18:00 Notorious FILM Green Berets attempt to incredible amount of original DOC 18:55 Hale and Pace We look into the life of Directed by Alfred transport an elephant during Harley-Davidson parts. In Dutch. 19:30 Meet the Parents Hollywood star Michael Hitchcock. Starring: Cary the Vietnam War. Directed 15:55 World’s Deadliest Animals 18:15 Lost Adventures of SERIES BEGINS. J. Fox. Grant, Ingrid Bergman, by Simon Wincer. Starring: 17:00 Mengele’s Twin Mystery Childhood DOC 20:00 Live to Dance 15:00 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Claude Rains. USA 1946 Danny Glover, Ray Liotta. DOC 19:55 Walks with an Architect 21:00 Private Valentine - Blonde Zimmern 20:00 Earth Days DOC USA 1995 18:00 Tobie & Matt DOC & Dangerous FILM 16:30 Ultimate Tourist Scams Part 1/2. 20:00 The Boy Who Loved Before Tobie has never made Thai Bukhara and Dushanbe. A young actress joins the 17:00 Floyd’s India 21:45 Jordi Savall and the DOC food, but luckily he has local In French. army on a whim. Goa. Borgias DOC 21:00 Underworld (K15) FILM help. 23:09 Queen’s 1986 Budapest Directed by Steve Miner. 17:30 Sliced In Spanish. Directed by Len Wiseman. 19:30 Man v. Food Concert Starring: Jessica Simpson, 18:00 Carter Can 23:00 Bikini Revolution DOC Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Cleveland. Vivica A. Fox. Frank and Lori need a bigger Scott Speedman. 20:00 Cowboy Builders USA 2008 kitchen. UK/Germany/Hungary/ 21:00 Biography: Albert Einstein 22:50 Sexcetera (K18) 21:00 JIM D: Mysteryquest DOC USA 2003 DOC 23:35 Tropical Passions (K18) Researchers head for 23:15 Absolutely Fabulous Albert Einstein was the most FILM London to investigate Jack 23:55 Private Valentine - Blonde important physicist of the Directed by Mike Sedan. the Ripper’s identity. & Dangerous FILM 20th century. Part 1/2. Starring: Diana Kauffman, 23:30 Penn & Teller (K15) Directed by Steve Miner. 01:00 Breakout Raena Cassidy. 00:05 Gene Simmons Family Starring: Jessica Simpson, 02:00 JIM D Crime: Terror in USA 2002 Jewels Vivica A. Fox. USA 2008 Mumbai DOC Cursed 01:05 Navy NCIS (K13) 00:35 Survive This (K15) Mr. & Mrs. Smith 01:40 Intervention TV2 22:05 Nelonen 21:00 170 people were killed in the 02:00 Numb3rs 01:05 Untamed & Uncut (K15) 02:35 Outrageous Fortune 2008 Mumbai terror attack.

Monty Python’s The Notorious Meaning of Life Alicia Huberman (Ingrid Berg- What is the meaning of life? man), the daughter of a convicted Monty Python seeks to find Nazi spy, is recruited by govern- out the answer. The Meaning of ment agent T.R. Devlin (Cary Life was Monty Python’s final Grant) to infiltrate an organisa- film. Unlike its two immediate tion of Nazis who have fled to predecessors, Holy Grail and Brazil after World War II. While Life of Brian, the film returns awaiting further orders in Rio de to the sketch comedy format of Janeiro they fall in love, though the troupe’s original TV series. Devlin’s feelings are complicated Meaning of Life consists of a by his knowledge of Alicia’s past. series of sketches that loosely When he is ordered to persuade follow the ages of man from birth her to seduce Alex Sebastian to death. The film contains some (Claude Rains), a leading member of the group’s most bizarre and of the Nazi group, their relation- disturbing moments (including ship becomes strained. Notorious an operation to remove a liver was directed and produced by from a living patient), garnished Alfred Hitchcock. The film marked by a great deal of black humour a watershed for him artistically and spectacular violence. Enter and represents a heightened the- the world of elderly pirate of- matic maturity. Praised by critics fice clerks, enormous Catholic and moviegoers, Notorious went families, blasphemous musical on to become one of the biggest numbers and the morbidly obese hits of 1946, receiving two Oscar Mr. Creosote at your own peril. nominations in the process. Sub 21:00 YLE Teema 18:00 HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDEGUIDETV 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 25

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09:30 Une Famille Formidable 10:05 The Young and the Restless 09:30 Une Famille Formidable 10:05 The Young and the Restless In French. 11:00 Biggest Loser In French. 11:00 Emmerdale 11:05 YLE News in English Today the biggest loser is 11:05 YLE News in English 14:05 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva revealed. 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva 15:40 Parenthood In Spanish. 14:05 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals A video commercial is shot in 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful 12:35 Green Sun of the Freegans SERIES BEGINS. the Cuestas’ kitchen. Every 18:00 Emmerdale DOC 15:40 Hell’s Kitchen USA penny counts, for they are 21:00 Whitechapel (K15) In French. 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful heavily in debt. In Spanish. Chandler learns that the 13:35 Road to Avonlea 18:00 Emmerdale The Mummy 13:35 Road to Avonlea Kray gangster family has Downton Abbey 17:05 Une Famille Formidable 20:00 Mentalist (K13) Sub 21:00 Clive and Muriel announce not died out. Part 2/3. TV1 21:00 In French. 21:00 Law & Order: Los Angeles that they plan to marry. Izzy 22:35 Cold Case 19:00 What Makes a Genius? (K13) has a hard time coming to 23:35 The L Word DOC 22:35 Closer 13:00 A Baby Story terms with the idea. Sixth season begins. 13:00 A Baby Story Professor Marcus du Sautoy A young woman is found 13:30 Bulging Brides 17:08 Une Famille Formidable 00:45 Big Bang Theory 13:30 Bulging Brides asks if geniuses’ brains are shot in front of her home. 14:00 Unsellables UK In French. Leonard tells Penny how he 14:00 Unsellables UK fundamentally different 23:35 Without a Trace Rerun of the first season. 21:00 Downton Abbey first met Sheldon. 14:35 Fresh with Anna Olson from his. The Hart family dreams of SERIES BEGINS. Lord Anna and her husband 21:30 Please Remove Your Shoes moving to Australia. Grantham’s cousin and heir Michael like ordinary home DOC SUB 14:35 Fresh with Anna Olson apparent dies in the sinking SUB cooking. Anna treasures her of the Titanic. Part 1/7. 16:05 Judging Amy 14:00 The Mask grandmother’s recipes. 23:05 What Makes a Genius? 14:00 The Mask Maxine decides to hire TV2 14:30 Wild Animal ER 16:05 Judging Amy DOC 14:30 Wild Animal ER Ignacio. 15:30 Masterchef US A teenage girl maintains a 23:55 Ideal (K15) 15:30 Criss Angel: Mindfreak 17:10 The Oprah Winfrey Show 05:00 2011 World Championships 19:30 United States of Tara questionable website. Criss has only four minutes Tonight’s guests are popular in Athletics SPORT SERIES BEGINS. 17:10 The Oprah Winfrey Show to escape an explosion. reality TV stars. In Finnish. 20:00 Glee 18:10 Married… with Children TV2 17:00 Project Runway 18:10 Married… with Children 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen Second season begins. SERIES CONTINUES. Rerun of the fifth season. Peg tries to get Al to Children’s programming. 21:00 The Mummy FILM Seventh season. Peggy’s 05:00 2011 World Championships 19:00 Candid Camera talk with her, while Kelly In Finnish. A group of explorers relatives come over to visit. in Athletics SPORT 19:30 Cougar Town wonders why men call her 09:25 Up Close and Dangerous unwittingly release a 20:00 Britain’s Next Top Model In Finnish. Jules arranges a golf date a slut. 09:45 Flying Doctors monster. 21:00 The Good Wife 07:40 Pikku Kakkonen for Bobby and Grayson. 21:00 NCIS (K13) 10:30 2011 World Championships Directed by Stephen Alicia defends a man Children’s programming. 20:00 Friends A traffic death is revealed to in Athletics SPORT Sommers. Starring: Brendan accused of a prison murder. In Finnish. Guest appearance by Anna be a murder. In Finnish. Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John 22:00 Sex and the City (K13) 09:41 Flying Doctors Faris. 22:00 Seven Ages of Drinking 12:00 Globetrekker Hannah, Arnold Vosloo. 23:35 Frasier 10:30 2011 World Championships 20:30 The Simpsons DOC Ian Wright travels in USA 1999. In English Frasier gets into trouble in Athletics SPORT 21:00 Cops With Cameras Journalist Cherry Healey Venezuela. and Arabic. with Daphne. In Finnish. 22:00 Supernatural explores women’s attitudes 12:50 2011 World Championships 23:25 Vampire Diaries 00:05 Ghost Whisperer (K13) 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen 23:00 Smallville to alcohol. in Athletics SPORT 00:20 Obsessed DOC Melinda has had enough of Children’s programming. Chloe and Jimmy vanish. 23:20 Frasier In Finnish. 01:20 Sons of Anarchy (K15) Sam’s scepticism. In Finnish. 00:00 C.S.I. (K13) Frasier and Niles compete 17:22 Pikku Kakkonen 02:30 X-Files 18:00 2011 World Championships 01:00 The Dudesons in America viciously for a membership In Finnish. Guest appearance by Burt in Athletics SPORT (K13) in the exclusive Empire Club. 18:00 2011 World Championships Reynolds. JIM In Finnish. In English and Finnish. 00:20 Detroit 1-8-7 (K13) in Athletics SPORT 22:05 Uncommon Valor (K15) The remains of two people In Finnish. 12:35 Floyd’s India FILM are discovered in an old 22:35 Rush (K15) TV VIISI 13:05 Chuck’s Day Off Directed by Ted Kotcheff. TV VIISI bomb shelter. 23:20 Northern Lights (K13) Chuck invites his cousin’s Starring: Gene Hackman, FILM 12:10 Home and Away children into his restaurant. Fred Ward, Patrick Swayze, 12:25 Home and Away Directed by Mike Robe. 12:40 The Catherine Tate Show 13:35 Man vs. Food Reb Brown. USA 1983 13:00 The King of Queens JIM Starring: LeAnn Rimes, 14:10 Miracle of the Heart FILM North Carolina. Adam tries 23:45 True Blood (K15) 13:25 Punk’d Eddie Cibrian. USA/Canada After losing his patient, to break the Roast Grill’s hot 02:55 2011 World Championships 14:25 I Do (But I Don’t) FILM 11:55 MasterChef Australia 2009 Nathan decides to return to dog record. in Athletics SPORT Directed by Kelly Makin. 13:20 Chuck’s Day Off 03:50 2011 World Championships his hometown. 14:05 Street Customs In Finnish. Starring: Denise Richards, 13:50 Man vs. Food in Athletics SPORT Directed by Karen Arthur. 15:05 Cowboy Builders Dean Cain. 14:20 Japanese Vikings In Finnish. Starring: Neil Patrick Harris, 16:05 Tobie & Matt Canada 2004 In Japanese. Rebecca Gayheart. 17:35 Man v. Food YLE TEEMA 16:05 Live to Dance 16:10 Speeders USA/Canada 2005 Cleveland. 17:00 America’s Funniest Home 16:40 Airways YLE TEEMA 16:25 Jon & Kate Plus 8 19:00 Speeders 16:00 Silk Road Videos 17:10 Anthony Bourdain: No 16:55 America’s Funniest Home Today we encounter a One of the most famous 17:30 My Wife and Kids Reservations 17:00 Life After the Wall DOC Videos surly chef and a singing parts of the Silk Road is the 18:00 That 70’s Show 19:00 Speeders Part 2/4. In German. 17:25 My Wife and Kids construction worker group. Khyber Pass. Part 14/30. Guest appearance by Brooke 19:30 South Park 19:00 Cuéntame cómo pasó 17:50 That 70’s Show 19:30 South Park 19:00 Au siécle de de Shields. 20:00 Bait Car In Spanish. 18:20 The King of Queens Cartman’s new Trapper Maupassant: contes et 18:30 The King of Queens Today’s thieves are a gang 21:00 Classic Albums DOC Doug wants to watch the Keeper threatens the world. nouvelles du XIXeme 19:00 Navy NCIS (K13) member, a trio of women and 22:00 Louis Theroux: Law and Super Bowl. 21:00 Crime 360 (K13) DOC siécle 20:00 My Strange Addiction a singing man. Disorder in Lagos DOC 18:50 Women Who Sweat DOC Was a fatal shooting the In French. DOC 21:00 10 Ways to Kill Bin Laden Louis Theroux travels to 19:50 Kalgoorlie Cops (K13) result of self-defence or an 21:00 Earth Days DOC 20:30 I Can’t Believe I’m Still DOC Lagos, where the residents 20:30 Operation Repo argument? How was the modern Single (K13) DOC We are shown six other ways find themselves increasingly 21:00 Jerry Maguire FILM 22:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task environmental movement SERIES BEGINS. with which the US has tried besieged by crime. Sports agent Jerry Maguire Force (K13) born? Part 2/2. 21:00 Trapped (K15) FILM to kill Osama bin Laden. questions his purpose. The team hunts for a A married couple turn the Part 2/2. Directed by Cameron fugitive paedophile. tables on their daughter’s 22:00 Gene Simmons Family Crowe. Starring: Tom Cruise, 23:00 South Park kidnappers. Jewels Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renée 23:30 MotoGP SPORT Directed by Luis Mandoki. 22:30 Runaway Squad (K15) Zellweger. Indianapolis, USA. Starring: Stuart Townsend, 15-year-old Jennifer Sosa USA 1996 00:30 Fear Factor Charlize Theron. has been missing for about 23:40 Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice 01:30 Biography: Albert Einstein USA/Germany 2002 a month. (K15) DOC DOC 23:05 Operation Repo 23:00 South Park 00:50 Numb3rs Part 1/2. 23:40 Rookie Blue 23:30 Fear Factor 01:45 Farscape 02:30 Medical Emergency 02:30 Dark Justice 00:30 Crime 360 (K13) DOC Jerry Maguire Uncommon Valor 03:30 Friday Night Project 03:30 Destroyed in Seconds 03:20 Jackie & Tara 01:30 Medical Emergency TV Viisi 21:00 TV2 22:05 (K15) 03:50 Friday Night Project 02:30 Destroyed in Seconds (K15)

1) Drinking with the Stars. derision. We believe in calling a cretins, blindly stumbling along from This show capitalises on the previ- spade a spade. Let’s air a show that one pitfall to another. The best way ous success of Dancing with the is happy to celebrate the mediocre to get folk to forget the pathetic Stars, and operates under the as- and the incompetent. Best of all nature of their lives is to exaggerate Minutes from another sumption that anything involving the format can be exactly the same the worst features of other people. reality show production drinking and D-list celebrities will as Finland’s got Talent, since the To this end, we get ten or so mem- company brainstorming be a hit in Finland. The format is shows will eventually be identical bers of the public who we have simple – a straightforward series anyway. Only that this time you carefully vetted for mental health session of elimination rounds involving know from the start the contest- problems and psychotic tendencies. drinks of ever-increasing alcoholic ants will be startlingly inept. Anyone without these traits doesn’t NICK BARLOW content, pitting members of the 3) Stuck on a boat. In an at- get in. We lock them in a house for, Following on from previous discus- public against a celebrity with a tempt to tap into the Finns’ love ooh, let’s say two months, with no sions, please find attached the four drink problem. (Note to staff: check affair with the glorious history contact with the outside world be- ideas for pre-production that were Matti Nykänen’s availability/pris- of the Finnish Defence Forces yond a disembodied voice to whom most popular with our focus group. on release date.) Toilet breaks are let’s send a camera crew onto a they can talk and vent their feelings As requested, we have tried to pro- allowed but they can only eat pea- boat and film the crew engaged of frustration and hurt. If we give vide ideas predominantly aimed at nuts for the duration of the contest. in childish, drunken horseplay. them enough alcohol and contrast- the Finnish domestic market; how- Whoever passes out last, wins. Why? Because Finnish men love ing personalities there’s no reason ever, there is no reason that these 2) Finland has no talent. We that kind of thing, and if they see why we shouldn’t get some great formats should be restricted in their think that the TV-viewing public our brave boys in blue doing the footage of them in a completely fake international appeal. Feel free to has had enough of shows pur- same thing they’ll love them, and environment plumbing the depths of circulate these ideas through ap- porting to find the Next Big Thing us, even more! Just don’t mention their own stupidity – much as we are propriate channels. MTV3 and Ne- and using this as an excuse to air the dodgy weapons deals. doing with the viewers, in fact. lonen are the most obvious choices; footage of hopelessly useless idi- 4) Locked in a house. This one Everyone’s a winner! it is likely that offering these to YLE ots singing/breakdancing/doing could really hit paydirt. We all know Teema will be unsuccessful. gymnastics or whatever to general that people in general are mindless [email protected] 26 25 – 31 AUGUST 2011 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

Thu 8/25 wednesday 16.3.31.8. +16 +17 TV1 MTV3 NELONEN +18 Thu 8/25 Fri 8/26 Sat 8/27 Sun 8/28 Mon 8/29 Tue 8/30 Wed 8/31 +19 09:30 Une Famille Formidable 10:05 The Young and the Restless +20 +20 +13 +18 +17 +18 +18 In French. 11:00 Emmerdale +18 +19 11:05 Yle News in English 14:05 Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals +36 +33 +33 +33 +33 +35 +34 +17 11:10 Aqui no hay quien viva 14:40 Private Practice +33 +34 +32 +30 +31 +32 +32 Vicenta gets hold of a forged 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful +20 banknote, while Paco finds 18:00 Emmerdale Fri 8/26 +30 +32 +28 +28 +29 +29 +26 himself homeless again. 20:00 45min Special: 9/11 Crime +27 +28 +29 +30 +32 +31 +26 In Spanish. Scene Investigators DOC +18 Immediately after the 13:35 Road to Avonlea Modern Marvels: Casino Technology +26 +29 +18 +20 +21 +22 +24 While returning to Avonlea 9/11 attacks crime scene JIM 21:00 +18 Rachel has another seizure investigators scoured the +20 +18 +15 +17 +18 +20 +18 and loses the ability to speak. site for evidence. +19 +36 +36 +33 +28 +31 +32 +33 16:00 Big Cat Diary Special DOC 21:00 House 13:00 A Baby Story +21 17:08 Une Famille Formidable 22:35 The Apprentice 13:30 Bulging Brides +21 +35 +35 +35 +35 +34 +32 +32 Ophelié meets her penpal There are only five 14:00 Unsellables UK +21 Vincent. In French. contestants left. 14:35 Fresh with Anna Olson +22 +19 +23 +19 +18 +18 +16 +16 22:00 Silent Witness (K15) 23:35 North Sea DOC 16:05 Judging Amy +22 A boat full of dead illegal SERIES ENDS. Maxine handles a case in +32 +32 +31 +32 +32 +32 +34 immigrants is found on the 00:35 My Name Is Earl which an abusive father Sat 8/27 +37 +38 +38 +37 +37 +36 +36 Thames. Who was behind wants to give up custody of such an operation? his son. Heather has news +16 +24 +31 +18 +21 +23 +24 +21 23:45 Beauty Mark DOC SUB for Kyle. +21 More and more people want 17:10 The Oprah Winfrey Show +27 +29 +17 +21 +24 +24 +22 the perfect body, but how 14:00 Garfield & Friends 18:10 Married… with Children +21 +24 +27 +20 +19 +19 +18 +23 far are we willing to go for 14:30 The Mask The Bundys try to celebrate it? Diane Israel talks about 15:00 Wild Animal ER Seven’s birthday in the park. +24 +30 +30 +32 +31 +31 +32 +33 her experiences. 16:00 True Beauty 20:00 The Bachelorette +24 +31 +31 +31 +31 +31 +30 +30 Series rerun begins. Jillian meets the families of +23 +19 17:00 Project Runway the five remaining men in +22 +24 +22 +24 +23 +23 +22 +18 TV2 19:00 Candid Camera their hometowns. 19:30 Cougar Town 21:00 Criminal Minds (K15) +14 +13 +17 +18 +20 +16 +17 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 20:00 Friends Sun 8/28 Guest appearance by Forest +33 +35 +31 +29 +27 +26 +26 Children’s programming. 20:30 The Simpsons Whitaker and Beau Garrett. +17 In Finnish. 23:00 The L Word 22:00 High School Reunion +24 +23 +25 +24 +25 +26 +26 09:15 Flying Doctors Bette begs Tina to come An angry Jessica decides to +15 10:00 2011 World Championships back to her. +29 +26 +27 +30 +28 +26 +23 let everyone have a piece of +16 in Athletics SPORT 00:00 C.S.I. (K13) her mind. +31 +32 +31 +31 +31 +29 +31 In Finnish. 00:55 Supernatural 23:15 Frasier +18 15:35 Orgoglio Frasier finds himself with +18 +31 +31 +29 +29 +28 +28 +29 17:19 Pikku Kakkonen an overly eager fan, so he In Finnish. +23 +24 +24 +24 +25 +25 +25 TV VIISI hires a bodyguard for the +18 +17 18:00 2011 World Championships SeaBeas awards. +16 +25 +22 +25 +21 +14 +22 +22 in Athletics SPORT 23:45 Lost (K15) In Finnish. 12:15 Home and Away Locke finds out about his Mon 8/29 +21 +23 +23 +25 +23 +22 +20 22:35 Hung (K15) 12:45 The King of Queens father’s other crimes. Ray’s new, wealthy client 13:15 The Hottest Home Baker +16 +29 +33 +16 +22 +25 +26 +27 is unsatisfied, but Ray is 14:05 Husband for Hire FILM +30 +29 +26 +25 +26 +27 +27 persistent. Tanya tries to Directed by Kris Isacsson. JIM +15 figure out her relationship Starring: Nadine Velazquez, +17 +16 +16 +17 +16 +16 +15 +14 with Floyd. Mark Consuelos. 12:15 MasterChef Australia +14 23:35 Unter Verdacht (K13) USA 2008 13:15 Chuck’s Day Off +25 +17 +21 +23 +25 +22 +22 In German. 16:00 X-Weighted 13:45 Man vs. Food +14 +12 +11 +11 +10 +10 +11 +11 03:50 2011 World Championships 17:00 America’s Funniest Home San Antonio. Everything is in Athletics SPORT Videos big in Texas. +14 +15 +22 +24 +22 +26 +28 +26 +22 In Finnish. 17:30 My Wife and Kids 14:15 Iron Chef UK +16 +35 +35 +31 +32 +30 +29 +29 Jay‘s celibacy hits Michael 16:10 Speeders Tue 8/30 hard. 17:10 Anthony Bourdain: No +29 +30 +30 +29 +32 +32 +23 YLE TEEMA 18:00 That 70’s Show Reservations +13 18:30 The King of Queens Return to Beirut. +31 +31 +30 +30 +30 +30 +29 17:00 Cotton Wool Kids DOC 19:00 Ireland’s Most Pampered 19:00 Speeders +18 +23 +21 +21 +18 +18 +17 +11 What kind of an effect do Pets DOC 19:30 South Park overprotective parents have 20:00 Expedition Impossible Pip is the star in South +16 +20 +20 +24 +24 +18 +16 +15 on their children? 21:00 DOA: Dead or Alive (K13) Park’s version of +16 19:57 Landscapes Through Time FILM Charles Dickens’ “Great +20 +21 +26 +17 +14 +17 +17 with David Dunlop DOC Directed by Corey Yuen. +14 Expectations”. +28 +28 +24 +19 +19 +18 +21 David Dunlop presents Starring: Holly Valance, 20:00 Grimefighters +14 +16 Frederic Church’s work. Jaime Pressly, Devon Aoki. Dave and Graham clean an +17 +29 +29 +28 +28 +27 +26 +28 Part 13/13. USA/Germany abominably filthy apartment. 22:45 Die Klimawechsel UK 2006 21:00 Modern Marvels: Casino Wed 8/31 +24 +26 +23 +24 +23 +21 +21 23:20 Just For Laughs Part 6/6. In German. Technology DOC +33 +34 +29 +24 +27 +29 +31 23:50 Jerry Maguire FILM We follow the development +13 Directed by Cameron of the gambling industry Crowe. Starring: Tom Cruise, over the ages. +16 Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renée 22:00 American Pickers Zellweger. +17 Thursday 8/25 23:00 South Park +17 USA 1996 23:30 Fear Factor 02:30 Navy NCIS (K13) 00:30 10 Ways to Kill Bin Laden +16 5:56 am 8:46 pm 5:33 am 9:04 pm 03:15 Farscape DOC 04:10 Dr. Tatiana’s Sex Advice Part 2/2. +17 +17 6:06 am 8:58 pm 5:24 am 9:11 pm (K15) DOC 01:30 Medical Emergency +18 The L Word 5:56 am 8:56 pm 4:57 am 9:28 pm 05:05 Friday Night Project 02:30 Destroyed in Seconds Sub 23:00 (K15)

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TRANSLATIONS WELLBEING Finland info Delingua Language Service Banks and Bureaux de Change. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri 9:15-16:15 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which Translations in any language is open 6-22 daily. The currency exchange counter at the harbour China Liangtse in Katajanokka, Helsinki is open every day (Mon-Sat 10-11:30, 16- Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting 17:30 and 19:30-21:15, Sun 10-11:30, 16-17:30 and 6:30-8). The Fo- Tailor-made language training Wellness rex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21. See www.forex.fi for more information. Terminology management: Delingua Profiterm™ Celebrating two years of Grocery stores. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat Chinese holistic massage in Helsinki 7-18 and Sun 12-21. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway For further information, please contact: Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22. 020 743 1389 / [email protected] www.delingua.fi Two years ago we began offering Post Offices. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 10-18. Hel- sinki’s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. See our services in Helsinki – our second www.posti.fi year of working together for health Emergency Numbers. Dial 112. For emergencies only involving and well-being! the police, dial 10022, for non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 Our broad selection of regenerating, stress-removing 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891. and revitalizing treatments has been very well Market halls. Wanha Kauppahalli (“Old Market Hall”) at the Mar- Tell us what you want to read received in Finland. ket Square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (“Hakaniemi Market Hall”) We welcome You to experience the benefi cial effects are the most popular. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but about in Helsinki Times! of our treatments on your health and well-being and are closed on Sundays.

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EXPAT VIEW Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to Las- tenklinikka children’s hospital. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783 (be- Sonali, an HR professional from India, has also worked as a kindergarten teacher in Eng- tween 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and 6:00). land and Finland. She has been in Finland for more than four years and is currently a stay-at- home mother of two. Pharmacies. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. 0300 20200, calls are charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Man- nerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24.

Telephone. Operator number 118. Finland’s international country Play park … pal park code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. Public phones are scarce. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile MANY of us who have done it to play. The City of Helsinki ered that the apparently shy park play area all year round. phones can be bought at R-kioski shops. would agree that raising chil- organises a host of clubs and Finns are very friendly if one My park mates became my dren can be quite a stupen- activities for the parents too. is able to break the ice with reference point for getting Laundry. Rööperin pesulapalvelut, Punavuorenkatu 3, open Mon- dous task. The complexity of From “family mornings” to them. I shared some stories feedback on the local daycare Thu 8-20, Fri 8-18, Sat 10-15 and Sun 12-16. Café Tin Tin Tango, the job defi nitely gets multi- “baby massage sessions”, it of my experiences in Fin- centres, for fi nding out about Töölöntorinkatu 7 open Mon-Thu 7-24, Fri-Sat 9-02, Sun 10-24, call plied if it is in a foreign coun- was all there. To begin with, land, how I landed up in the the different kinds of clothes 09 2709 0972 to make a reservation beforehand. try, with a knotty language. I was a bit hesitant – much “land of lakes” and talked to needed by the children in the While the well-organised due to the paucity of my Finn- them about some Finnish lit- long, dark winters and the Tourist Information. Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau Finnish maternity system ish knowledge. I could barely erature in English that I had best places to buy them, and (Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20 ensured that I had a smooth- speak fi ve sentences of the managed to read during my a multitude of other things. and Sat-Sun 10-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times sailing birthing experience language and most of them time here. That was enough I have made some wonder- of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. 09 3101 3300. For with both of my children, only served to communicate to kick-start some interest- ful local friends at the park. more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. The Tourist Bureau pro- by the time my daughter my ignorance. Nevertheless, ing conversations. Ullanlinna’s playground and vides information about the city and its sights. turned one she needed some I decided to go for one of the I attended some more its various activities have playmates and I too felt the Perheaamu family mornings. of those sessions on chilly become a huge support sys- Long-Distance Trains. Passenger rail services in Finland are oper- need to connect with oth- I went in and there were mornings and met famil- tem for me and have helped ated by VR. Prices vary according to the train, Intercity trains be- er parents of small children. many parents with their chil- iar faces in the play area on me cope with the stress of ing a bit cheaper than Pendolino trains. InterRail, BIJ and Scanrail It wasn’t easy initially be- dren. There were toys, some sunny mornings. I got help raising two children. It’s the passes are valid in all trains. VR Customer Service, Mon-Sun 7-22 cause most of the informa- song sessions for kids and in understanding the various place where not only my chil- tel. 0600 41 902, Trains to Russia Mon-Sun 8:30-16:30, tel. 0600 tion available was in Finnish. parents interacting with park programmes and tried dren get fruitfully engaged in 41 905, International train traffic Mon-Fri 8:30-16:30, tel. 0600 One fi ne autumn morning, each other. I told every- to participate in them, espe- play but I also get a chance to 41 906 (all calls charged at €1/answered call + local rates). See I chanced upon Leikkipuisto one, “Puhu vähän suomea” cially the parties. My daugh- interact with other parents www.vr.fi for more information. Seppä in Helsinki’s Ullanlin- (“Speak little Finnish”). ter is registered to attend the to share stories of joys and na, where we live, and I was The park staff and the oth- päiväkerho (“daytime club”), woes. Paradoxically enough, Public Transport. Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and met- pleasantly surprised to fi nd er mothers were extreme- and both my children en- a children’s play park fulfi ls ro. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding regions out that the playground was ly helpful in translating joy the communal summer my need for adult affi liations from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight. Single tick- not just a place for children things for me. I also discov- lunches as well as the huge in my home away from home. et fares: Helsinki (one zone) €2.50/€2 from ticket machine, Helsin- ki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) €4 and whole area (three In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. zones) €6.20. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. Night buses have an extra fee. For more information, see www.hsl.fi. 035535-1134

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