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LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA An aging employee needs work and rest in a suitable relation

TERHI LEINIÖ – STT pervisors and continuous adminis- MICHAEL NAGLER – HT trative changes decreased the work satisfaction of the elderly. EVEN a few extra free days would Maija-Kaarina Saloranta, 73, help the elderly to cope with their has remained eager to work even work. Most of the respondents in a during retirement. “I work because recent survey by the Rehabilitation it’s fun. Working also provides you Foundation and the UKK Institute with a routine and brings vigour to do not necessarily want semi-re- your everyday life. Otherwise life tirement. Instead they want a slack- would be just reading Helsingin Sa- ening in work schedules. nomat,” she sums up. Rehabilitation Foundation senior Saloranta, who lives in Helsin- researcher Tiina Pensola’s proposed ki, retired at 65 from Yleisradio in age-related free time could be a pre- 2000 but she still participates in the ventive measure with which more publishing of an organisation mag- people could keep on working long- azine and her voice can be heard in er without fatigue and burnout. commercials and in the voice books “Age-related free time would be of the Finnish Federation of the Vis- more affordable for the employer, ually Impaired. and if people could keep working “If work begins to tax me too for a couple of years more with that, much, I’ll quit. I don’t have many then it would be a really good sys- work years left in any case,” says tem indeed,” Pensola thinks. Saloranta. Those who responded to the sur- 43 employed people and 22 reti- vey also think that good work-re- rees aged 56 – 69 took part in the lated health care, rehabilitation Rehabilitation Foundation and UKK opportunities and appreciation of Institute’s project. In the medical employees also encourage people exam it was found that they needed to keep working. On the other hand rehabilitation, but they also did not excessive hurrying, bad work by su- have serious functional limitations.

The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) may in the future take over an even greater share of immigration related respon- sibilities, suggests a report published on 6 May. The report was presented by former minister Ole Norrback (in the photo) The use of the Equality to Astrid Thors minister of migration and European affairs. Act is meagre in Finland

MINNA SAARINEN – HT not necessarily recognise situations where the Act should be invoked.” Sweeping changes proposed “The Act is invoked mostly in age THE EQUALITY ACT is not known or in- discrimination cases that concern voked in Finland, indicates a recent applying for a governmental post,” for immigration to Finland study conducted at the University Miettinen says and continues, “Such of Joensuu. The Act forbids discrim- candidates are usually well aware of STT Currently processing times sa decisions, immigrant integration ination on the basis of gender, age, their rights.” DAVID J. CORD – HT for work permits may take many and asylum seekers in reception origin, language or religion. The authorities consider the Act months, but Norrback hopes that centres. All of the immigrant serv- Compensation on the grounds of clear even though the lack of dai- THE FINNISH Immigration Service those immigrants with jobs lined ices would be under the jurisdiction the Act has been claimed only a few ly use indicates otherwise. “None should become the central source up could get permits in only a of the Ministry of the Interior. times a year after the law came into of the nearly 200 people who par- for immigration services in Finland week. Ongoing tightness in the la- In total, Norrback’s report con- force in 2004. The number of cases ticipated in the study had stumbled according to a long-awaited propos- bour market would be reduced if it tains 35 different proposals. These where discrimination is suspected across a case where compensation al released 6 May. The proposal was were easier for foreign workers to proposals detail specifi c goals and is considerably higher. was claimed based on the Act,” Mi- authored by diplomat Ole Norrback get necessary approval to work in have deadlines for each goal which “The most typical discrimination ettinen says. and presented to Astrid Thors, the Finland. range from immediately to 2010. crime in Finland is to deny access or The most common situations Minister of Migration and Europe- “It is certainly possible to get The Interior Ministry now must service for Roma in a restaurant or where the authorities have enforced an Affairs. work permits in a week,” says Tar- study Norrback’s proposals. The store,” says professor of administra- the Act concerned employee, student The main aims of the proposal are ja-Riitta Nissinen of the Finnish Ministry will attempt to move as tive law Miettinen from the and resident selections. But only a to make the process of immigration Immigration Service. “At the mo- quickly as possible, but expects the University of Joensuu, who is also fraction of the cases were given ver- quicker and more effi cient. Current- ment some cases are done within process to take months, not weeks. one of the conductors of the study. dicts on the grounds of the Act. ly a number of different government that time. But these proposals en- “This is very new,” continues Miettinen believes that unaware- One of the conclusions of the entities have different jurisdictions tail many new practical things, like Nissinen. “There are many new ide- ness of its existence is the main reason study was that the enhancement of over various matters. Under the pro- developing the data system and as and some quite radical chang- why the Act is not invoked. “Almost equality has not yet established its posal, the Finnish Immigration Serv- working out the details.” es proposed so we have to wait and one third of EU-citizens do not know place as an everyday principle of the ice would have more responsibility, The Finnish Immigration service hear the opinions of other parties. their rights and the authorities do Finnish authorities. including authorising work permits. would also take responsibility for vi- We are ready for all challenges.”

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which had brought Benito Such people are forgetting trap he fell into. And if Pres- Mussolini to power 20 years that the cognitive sciences ident Bush had studied the earlier, was Luigi Facta. At have gotten to where they British wars in Afghanistan in 18, I knew about Italian pol- are now specifi cally thanks the 19th century (or even the iticians such as Urbano Rat- to a discourse that began very recent war between the tazzi and Francesco Crispi. with the philosophers of the Soviets and the Taliban), he And that was stuff from the 17th century. We have given would have organised his Af- previous century. up on using the experience of ghan campaign differently. the past in order to better un- THE FACT is that our rela- derstand the present. IT MAY seem that there is an tionship with the past has abyss between the English id- changed. There was a time MANY THINK that the old say- iot who thinks Churchill was when we were very inter- ing about history being the an imaginary character and ested in the past because in- teacher of life is a banality Bush, who went into Iraq con- formation about the present worthy of an old-fashioned vinced that his troops would was rather thin – old news- schoolmarm. But there's no fi nish the job in two weeks. papers said all there was to doubt that if Hitler had made But that's not so. We are deal- UMBERTO ECO’s say in eight pages. The mass a careful study of Napole- ing with the same blurred most recent book is On Ugliness. media, a recent phenome- on's Russian campaign he conception of the historical He is also author of the interna- non, brings us an immense wouldn't have fallen into the dimension. tional best-sellers Baudolino, The amount of information about Name of the Rose and Foucault's the present, and if I surf the Pendulum, among others. Web I can fi nd out about mil- lions of things that are hap- pening right now (even the Once upon a time... most irrelevant things). THE PAST that the mass me- dia tells us about through According to a study made in the UK many people Hollywood and related indus- tries – stories about the do- don’t seem to be able to tell the difference between ings of Roman emperors, of the medieval English king Ri- real people and fictional characters. chard the Lionheart, about the battles of World War I – comes to us together with the AT THE BEGINNING of March, I NOR AM I surprised that IT'S TRUE that ideas about fl ow of information about the read a brief article about a poll many believe that Holmes even the recent past are very present, so it's hard for peo- held in the UK. According to or Robin Hood really exist- vague: We notice this when ple to grasp the time differ- the story, it would seem that ed. After all, there is a Hol- asking young people cer- ence between Spartacus and one-quarter of the English mes "industry" and people tain questions. Here in It- Richard I. The difference be- people think that Winston visit the apartment on aly, I have read about tests tween the imaginary and the Churchill is an imaginary Baker Street where the fic- from which it emerged that real is pulped, or at least los- person, along with Mahat- tional detective supposed- some students thought that es consistency. Why should a ma Gandhi and Charles Dick- ly lived. What's more, the the late Prime Minister Aldo kid watching a movie on TV ens. On the other hand, many person who inspired the Moro (assassinated in 1978) believe that Spartacus re- of the interviewees – it's un- Robin Hood legend actu- was a member of the Red Bri- ally existed and Vinicius of clear how many – said that ally existed, though today gades (the terrorist group "Quo Vadis" didn't? Or that Sherlock Holmes, Robin Hood he may seem unreal since that killed him), and that Al- Ivan the Terrible was real and Eleanor Rigby (she of the in feudal times you stole cide De Gasperi, a states- but the tyrant Emperor Ming Beatles' song) were all people from the rich to give to the man and one of the founding of planet Mongo isn't, giv- who had really existed. poor while in the modern fathers of the European Un- en that they both look very market economy you steal ion, had been a Fascist lead- much alike? MY FIRST reaction was to from the poor to give to the er. One might say that a lot avoid getting dramatic – rich. On the other hand, as of time has gone by: Why IN AMERICAN culture this after all, things have im- a child I thought that Buf- should 18-year-olds know fl attening of the past over the proved. If the pollsters had falo Bill was an imaginary who was in power 50 years present is met with consider- interviewed the Londoners character until my father before they were born? able nonchalance. It's even of Dickens' day, at least those told me that not only had possible to meet philosophy portrayed in Gustave Dore's the great cowboy existed, WELL – though it was prob- professors who will tell you etchings of the wretchedness but he himself had seen Bill ably because the schools of how irrelevant it is to know of London life, at least three- onstage when his circus the Fascist period hammered what Descartes said about quarters of them – dirty, bru- passed through our town. such information into our the way we think, given that talised and hungry – would From the legendary Wild heads – at age 10 I knew that the interesting thing now is not have known who Shake- West to the provinces of the prime minister in the what the cognitive sciences speare was. Piedmont. days of the March on Rome, are discovering about this.

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else in Finland. Helsinki area for better job “My cousin, who lives near opportunities – myself in- me and is also from Jyväsky- cluded – and often they lä, is in a similar situation don’t have any social net- Rents keep increasing paying 790 euros for a small- works here, and so they sim- er fl at that is in a worse state ply aren’t aware of where than mine,” says Kananen the bargains – if any – are. Finstat recently published data suggesting that the cost of rent is spiral- suggesting that condition of We come here in search of property does not necessar- a place to stay fi rst and we ling ever upwards. ily entail value-for-money can’t be too fussy about anymore. price; that comes later when Allegedly, this demo- we are well established NICHOLAS WHITEHOUSE ty of rental costs for many is being drowned out by the tion changing anytime soon,” graphic is most likely to in our careers,” confi rms HELSINKI TIMES Finns, which can be a little clamour of “money, money, persists Kananen. wind up in overpriced ac- Kananen. more rattling. money.” commodation as finding “I can honestly say that TO FINSTAT, the costs of “I currently pay 800 eu- “About two months ago Southward bound is a roof over your head in- I would prefer to work as dwellings are reaching ep- ros for a 52 sq m apartment my landlord phoned to tell where the money is variably takes precedence an expat overseas just long ic proportions and the gap in Lauttasaari,” explains me he is going to raise my Indeed, the current situa- over the hard slog of find- enough to be able to come in prices between the met- Antti Kananen, a 28-year- rent by 10 per cent simply tion sees no signs of relent- ing affordable, low cost back and afford to buy a ropolitan area and the rest old IT specialist who moved because he felt he wasn’t ing as long as the migration rentals. home of my own rather than of Finland has never been to Helsinki from Jyväskylä. charging enough!” grumbles southwards continues at a “More and more young continue renting in the fu- higher. That price works out to about Kananen. faster rate than anywhere people are moving to the ture,” concludes Kananen. “In the fourth quarter of 15 euros per sq m, which is “When I pointed out that 2007 we recorded a price per above average for the cur- this fi gure would be more sq m in the greater Helsin- rent market level. than double the current rate The average rent per sq m in 1975-2007 ki area of 3,009 euros and “I think my rent is very of infl ation he simply asked 1,456 euros for the rest of the expensive,” agrees Kananen. me if a 50 euro increase will euro/m2/month country,” says Paula Paavi- Indeed, the trend towards be alright instead,” continues 10 lainen, Senior Statistician rising rentals seems to be Kananen. for Finstat. accelerating as infl ationary 9 Finns are witnessing a pressures are starting to be Landlord and tenant property divide that has now felt on the ground. Apparently, demand for ac- 8 more than doubled over the commodation is putting the last few years. Little surprise Landlords and squeeze on long-term rental 7 then that rents in the Helsin- their Cash Cows agreements, encouraging a ki metropolitan area are al- Competition for accommoda- short-term and usually more 6 so at an all time high cashing tion seems to be intensifying expensive offer. 5 in at an impressive 13.75 eu- as landlords experience easy “The frustrating fact ros per sq m in 2007/8. Else- money at never before seen for people like me is that 4 where in Finland, the rent levels from renters who seem most agreements in Helsin- price per sq m stands at 7.62 desperate for a place. ki seem to be tied to one- 3 euros – almost a twofold in- “When I went to view my year renewable contracts, crease by comparison. current abode about 2 years which allows many land- 2 “The rent level is now ago, I quickly realised that lords to push up the rent higher than ever before in fi ve other families wanted it every year as they see fit,” 1 the greater Helsinki area,” too. So, I knew that I would says Kananen. confi rms Paavilainen. have to pay a hefty price – “It isn’t easy to fi nd long- 0 and the landlord knew it too,” term fi xed price rentals be- 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 9091 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 05 03 04 05 06 07 Rental costs and says Kananen. cause demand is so high at social reality It seems that the old prop- the moment, which means Non-subsidised housing Social rental housing (ARAVA) However, behind these sta- erty owning mantra of “lo- landlords have the upper tistics lies the social reali- cation, location, location” hand and I can’t see the situa-

LEHTIKUVA / HELINÄ KUUSELA / PFP 2004 The high rates of alumin- ium recycling in countries such as Finland that fea- Recycling in Finland is ture aluminium can depos- it schemes are indicative of the potential success of pol- shaped by EU policy icy – rather than market- based initiatives. Though aluminium cans have a mar- 2008 is a crucial year for recycling and waste issues in Finland and other ket value of around 1,000 European countries as the EU revitalises its Waste Framework Directive. euros per tonne uncrushed, less than 50 per cent are re- cycled in countries such as MICHELE SIMEON as Germany, where house- member states and to foster the US and UK. HELSINKI TIMES holds pay for the amount of the inception of a European refuse collected, feature ex- recycling culture. A signif- Targeting the culprit IN APRIL the Finnish gov- tensive systems of recy- icant proportion of local Presently, The European ernment approved a waste cling incentive and waste and national environmental Commission reports that, management programme penalisation. strategy in Europe is defi ned excluding the 700 million that will seek to increase the The bottle deposit system at the European level. tonnes of annual agricultural amount of recycled municipal that has operated in Finland This year will prove deci- waste, European Union coun- waste from its current rate of since the 1970s is one exam- sive for environmental poli- tries collectively produce 1.3 around 30 per cent to 50 per ple of a fruitful recycling in- cy throughout Europe as the billion tonnes of waste annu- cent by 2016. The programme centive. The Federation of Waste Framework Direc- ally. That’s around 3.5 tonnes will focus on recycling as well the Brewing and Soft Drinks tive (WFD), the EU’s umbrel- of refuse per person. as waste prevention, inciner- Industry (Panimoliitto), la mandate on waste strategy, SYKE writes that 67 per ation and containment. which manages the bottle is overhauled. The directive’s cent of Finland’s waste is The Finnish Environmen- refi ll system in Finland, re- fi nalised revision, anticipat- generated by construction, tal Institute (SYKE) reports ports that as of 2004 there ed at the end of 2008, will see mining and agriculture in- that municipal waste, which were 315 million glass and its translation into national dustries alone. Although the includes all refuse collected by plastic bottles in circulation law in each of the 27 member minimisation of municipal local districts, accounts for a with a return rate of 98.7 states. rubbish must be addressed, mere 2 per cent of the 120 mil- per cent, thereby prevent- The environmental group the real potential for change lion tonnes of solid waste that ing 380,000 tonnes of waste Friends of the Earth (FOE) lies in industry. Finland generates annually. annually. has criticised proposed The European Union lists Charges for disposable changes to the WFD recy- waste prevention as the fore- Discipline and reward plastic bags in shops is an- cling legislation as “very most principle in waste man- But even if the new plan other successful waste-pre- limited” and excessively fo- agement. But until strategies proves successful, Finland’s vention method that, while cussed on the development effectively target the true 2016 target recycling rate growing in popularity, re- of markets for recycled prod- source of the vast majori- will lag behind EU recycling mains rare worldwide. ucts. FOE instead urges the ty of waste – industry – we leaders and the Neth- implementation of more pre- can expect to see a sustained erlands, both of which pres- Guided by the EU cise product- and material- increase in landfi ll and in- ently boast the recycling of The Finnish plan comes as the specifi c recycling practices cineration, as well as the en- Separate containers for different kinds of waste in a housing over 50 per cent of household result of a European Union which should be achieved vironmental degradation association's waste shed. waste. Some countries such initiative to reduce waste in through policy measures. that accompanies them. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 9 – 15 MAY 2008 5

several countries and receive IN BRIEF false certifi cates. From rainforests Several stores that provide Greens trash the Finnish Environment In- illegal parquet admit to it, but stitute (Syke) and the Coast also claim they are not ready defence minister’s Guard reported on 6 May. to Finnish flooring to give it up since selling it is Nato views During the last two weeks still legal, and they could lose of April there were nine con- customers to other chains Tarja Cronberg, chair of the fi rmed oil sightings. April Can the remaining rainforests survive Westerners’ that still have not given up Greens and Finland’s labour and May are especially prob- selling tropical fl ooring. minister, rejected recent lematic for oil spills because demand for exotic parquet? Parquet is not the only pro-Nato comments by Jyri at this time migratory birds reason why rainforests are Häkämies (cons) on 7 May. are on their way back north. disappearing, but it is defi - Cronberg said that Häkämies Oil spills are monitored via KAISA MÄENPÄÄ ment, the only internation- est species sold in Finnish nitely one that consumers had displayed extreme igno- satellite and surveillance HELSINKI TIMES ally approved certifi cate is stores cannot be from plan- can have an effect on. Ask- rance in his speech in pic- fl ights. In addition infor- granted by the Forest Stew- tations, because they are not ing for an FSC certifi cate, or turing the Nordic countries mation is exchanged with ACCORDING to both World ardship Council (FSC), which cultivated anywhere in the simply not buying rainfor- being able to act in concert the Estonian and Swedish Bank and the United Nations is a non-profi t, membership- world. This means they are est parquet already makes a as a block of countries. In ad- authorities. STT Environment Program (UN- based organisation. usually smuggled through difference. dition, Cronberg underlined EP), illegal logging is endan- FSC grants certificates that there is no situation in Finland, EPA PHOTO AFPI CHOO YOUN-KONG / / LEHTIKUVA gering the very existence of that are based on its ten sight in which membership renew Saimaa several plant and animal spe- main principles, which in- would increase Finland’s se- cies that can only be found clude monitoring and min- curity. The Greens, also a Canal lease in the threatened rainforest imising environmental government party, are une- Finland and Russia on 6 areas. impacts, securing workers’ quivocally against Finland’s May reached an agreement An estimated 90 per cent and the forests’ original in- Nato membership. STT on continuing the lease for of logging is illegal, which habitants’ rights, making the Saimaa Canal that runs means that illegally logged sure logging is legal, pre- between the two countries wood is also sold at several venting pollution and pre- Russia’s Putin to from the city of Lappeen- stores in Finland. serving forests that are ranta to the Problematically, there is ecologically significant. visit Finland in May at Vyborg. The lease, allow- no law that would prevent il- If wood does not possess Vladimir Putin, Russia’s ing Finnish vessels to use legal timber from entering this certifi cate, it means its former president and future the Russian side of the ca- the European Union. The EU providers have not fulfi lled prime minister, is to visit nal, is to increase consid- is currently working on the the requirements. The gov- Finland in May, commercial erably from the current problem. A program called ernment of has broadcaster MTV3 report- €290,000, but more exact FLEGT was started in 2003, recently pleaded to the EU ed on 7 May. The prime min- fi gures depend on the fre- with the purpose of reduc- to prohibit illegally logged isters of Finland and Russia quency of traffi c. The new ing the amount of unlawful wood from entering the mar- aim at meeting at least twice 50-year agreement includes logging. ket, and only allowing FSC a year. The last such meet- a basic fee and extras based However, several envi- certifi ed material. ing was in November, when on the traffi c. The current ronmental organisations are While asking for a certif- Matti Vanhanen (centre) lease agreement is to end in criticising it for not acting icate, Merbau is one of the met Russia’s Viktor Zubkov 2013. STT quickly enough. According to species to watch out for. Mer- in Moscow. STT many, urging loggers to fol- bau parquet is warm-col- low the law is not effective, oured and sturdy, and brings Helsinki starts because supervising them is an exotic atmosphere into Foreign ministry to project to meet with diffi cult – especially since one’s living room or kitchen. give €300,000 for local authorities are often However, because of popu- Romanian beggars corrupt, and can even be in- lar demand, this large, slow- Myanmar aid The city of Helsinki is start- volved themselves in the ille- ly growing tree has become Finland’s foreign ministry is ing a project for establishing gal business. critically endangered, and it to give €300,000 for emer- contact with the Romanian Some stores that sell rain- is estimated that it will be- gency relief in Myanmar beggars that have arrived forest parquet falsely claim come extinct in 30 years if (former Burma), the min- in the city, the daily Huf- that their wood has been logging continues. istry said in a statement vudstadsbladet reported properly certifi ed. At the mo- The fact is, most rainfor- on 7 May. The funds are to on 6 May. The project is to be channelled through the be organised jointly by the Some rainforest species in stores near you Finnish Red Cross (FRC), Helsinki City Social Serv- Abachi (some from plantations), Balau, Iroko, Khaya, Kempas, which already announced ices Department, the Hel- Keruing, Mahogany (African), Meranti, Merbau, Nyatoh, Sapele, earlier on 7 May it was sinki Deaconess Institute, Teak (some from plantations) spending €70,000 on the FinnChurchAid and the po- An Indonesian stevedore unloads wood from a timber carrier. rescue operation in addi- lice. It aims at establishing tion to the foreign minis- contacts with the beggars try’s funds. The money will and fi nding out why they European Cities Mar- services for travellers, qual- be used for donating blan- have arrived in Finland. keting has produced fi g- ity, and attracting interna- kets, clean water and medi- Two people profi cient in the International ures which reveal that both tional cruise traffi c. cine to the victims. STT Romanian language are to tourism and business-relat- The commercial strate- be hired to meet with beg- ed travel in Helsinki grew gy places great emphasis on gars, who belong mainly to travellers turn their at a signifi cantly faster rate the need for transport con- Wallin calls for Roma minority. However, than the average for Euro- nections. Both new fl ight more women on according to Hufvudstadsb- gaze on Helsinki pean cities. Rising demand connections and developing ladet the aim of the project for accommodation meant train and boat connections company boards is not to help the beggars in MARJO HÄKKINEN – HT nation for both business and hotel-use was up by 8.7 per are important. In terms of Stefan Wallin (Swedish Peo- acquiring food or lodging. MATTHEW PARRY – HT pleasure according to statis- cent – more than twice the cruises, it is our intention ple’s Party), minister of cul- Starting this summer, the tics recently released by an European average of 4.2 per that Helsinki function as ture and sport, on 7 May project may continue until HELSINKI is becoming an in- organisation monitoring in- cent. a turn-around port for in- expressed his dissatisfac- next year. STT creasingly attractive desti- ternational tourism. While domestic tourism ternational cruise boats,” tion at the low number of CITY OF HELSINKI was one source of growth, explains Tuulikki Beck- women on the boards of list- the greatest increase was er, deputy tourist director ed companies. Wallin, who is Pekkarinen calls seen in visitors from Russia, of Helsinki City Tourist and also the minister in charge for more renewable the number of which grew by Convention Bureau. of equality issues, said that 22 per cent last year. Increas- The Bureau has formu- only 12% of board mem- energy projects es of more than 10 per cent lated its own tourism strat- bers in Finland were wom- Mauri Pekkarinen (centre), were also observed in each egy, the goal of which is en. One of the remedies was economic affairs minister, of the respective fi gures for annual growth of four per including an explicit recom- on 6 May called for more South Koreans, Brazilians, cent between now and 2012. mendation for an increased government aid to be given Lithuanians and Germans This target will most like- number of female board to renewable energy source visiting the capital. Travel for ly be surpassed this year, members in guidelines for investments in this spring’s leisure grew at a faster rate since demand for accom- listed companies. STT supplementary budget. than business travel in 2007, modation already grew by Pekkarinen said at least an but business travellers con- 15.4 per cent during the Jan- additional €40 million in tinue to form the bulk of all uary-to-February period. Significant number investment support would arrivals. The amount of people cruis- of oil spills found in be sorely needed. Investors Tourism is one area giv- ing between Finland and have plans to put €100 mil- en particular emphasis in Estonia grew by 19 per cent, Finnish waters lions into renewable ener- the city of Helsinki's com- while the number of inter- A large number of illegal mi- gy, Pekkarinen claimed, but mercial strategy. The strat- national travellers moving nor oil spills have been de- these investments will not egy focuses on developing through Helsinki-Vantaa tected in Finnish coastal be realised without a boost Tourist guides help visitors in sunny Helsinki. accessibility, the supply of Airport rose 10 per cent. waters during the spring, from the state. STT 6 9 – 15 MAY 2008 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

9.5. Europe Day Europe Day poll 1. What day is celebrated on 9 May? (Europe Day) 2. How many member countries are there in the EU? (27) On 9 May 1950, at the same time as the whole of Europe was concerned over the threat of 3. How many members does Finland have in the European World War III, the press was summoned to the French foreign ministry to listen to the Schuman Parliament? (14) 4. Did you vote in the last European Parliament election? Declaration which is considered to be the first step to the founding of the European Union.

ELISA LAUTALA – HT done well in the EU despite resources created for the Un- in combating the challenges MICHAEL NAGLER – HT its small size: “Finland has ion,” Tiilikainen says. caused by globalisation. Mem- achieved a very established “It was specifi cally during ber states should be able to Sami Smili: “WORLD peace cannot be position as an EU member. Finland’s term that the EU create a strong sense of com- 1. I don’t know. safeguarded without the In the Union no one can get took its fi rst step as a military munity and mutual solidari- 2. We just had this at school. 27. making of creative efforts anything done alone. Every- player. The second chairman- ty in order to speed the Union 3. Two? proportionate to the dangers one must be capable of ac- ship term was dominated by forward in this role which cov- 4. No I didn’t vote. which threaten it. The contri- quiring support from others the surprise Lebanon crisis. ers strengthening competitive bution which an organised to get decision-related things In light of the crisis Finland ability as well as the persistent and living Europe can bring forward.” was seen to have acted in a work done for human rights to civilization is indispen- “Like all member states laudable manner as chair- policy and combating climate sable to the maintenance of Finland also has to some- man of the Union during a change,” Tiilikainen says. Markus Hurskainen: peaceful relations.” times give in on its interests. challenging situation.” Globalisation-related 1. I don’t know With these words begins Finland’s authority is mostly challenges will, from the 2. I’m guessing 24. the declaration, written by related to its own initiative, Future in the EU point of view of EU policy, 3. Maybe two. Jean Monnet and read out to activity and our ability to 2008 has been named as the be handled by a wisemen’s 4. I wasn’t in the country at the press by French Foreign seek compromise solutions. theme year for European in- group appointed for the EU, that time. Minister Robert Schuman. Finland may not be quite the tercultural dialogue. The in which Jorma Ollila will be In 1985 it was agreed to top country with regards to purpose of the theme year deputy chairman. at the Milan summit that the initiative, but it is active and a is to bring the nations of Eu- “The challenges are in anniversary of the Schuman compromise builder,” Tiilikai- rope closer together as well fi nding this European sense Declaration be celebrated as nen continues. as bring citizens with dif- of community and develop- Europe Day, which is nowa- Finland has been EU ferent cultural backgrounds ing the democratic system of Mia Ansala: days a symbol of the Europe- chairman in 1999 and 2006. together and get them to un- the Union in a way that citi- 1. I don’t know an Union together with the The next chairmanship term derstand each others way of zens also can participate in 2. Maybe eleven. common currency, the fl ag will be in 2020. thinking. building such a community,” 3. Haven’t got any idea, 35? and the anthem. “Finland’s chairmanships “The EU is a central tool Tiilikainen says. 4. No, I didn’t vote. Finland joined the EU 1 Jan- have received wide recogni- uary 1995. A non-binding ref- tion in the Union. They have Europe Day erendum was organised on become known for good This year Europe Day events are held in at least 18 municipalities in Finland. joining the EU in which 57 per preparations, a disciplined The day is also commemorated in schools around the country. There will Kauko Häkkinen: cent of voters were in favour of following of the agenda and be music, gastronomic culture, EU information and speeches by prominent 1. No, I haven’t checked the Union membership. The parlia- functioning practical ar- politicians in the programme. calendar. ment made the fi nal decision on rangements. Finland’s fi rst 2. Over twenty at least. joining in November 1994. chairmanship went down The main event of Europe Day will be held in Hämeenlinna and there will be, 3. Six or seven. According to the Foreign in Union history. 'Helsinki for example, Commissioner Olli Rehn, Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb 4. Yes, I voted. I always vote Minister’s State Secretary headline goal' refers to the and MEPs Riitta Myller, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Esko Seppänen and Satu Hassi. regardless of the elections. Teija Tiilikainen Finland has system of crisis management

According to the Defence Häkämies calls for Finland Minister Nato is no longer a product of the Cold War that and Sweden to join Nato is collectively prepared to de- fend itself but a maintainer The Defence Minister sees positive effects to relations of Europe’s stability and pac- ifi er of faraway crisis spots. with Russia in Nato membership. “For many people in this ar- ea it is overwhelmingly dif- PEKKA POHJOLAINEN – STT be most practical if all Nordic fi cult to see this basic change MICHAEL NAGLER – HT countries were members of in Nato.” both Nato and the EU. Häkämies also estimat- FINLAND and Sweden should Häkämies also refuted ed that as Nato members the join Nato in order to pro- allegations that as a mem- Nordic countries would re- mote Nordic and wider inter- ber of the Nato alliance Fin- ceive war material cheaper national cooperation, says land would merely be a piece through shared purchases. Defence Minister Jyri Häkä- of fl oating wood without a “Equipment purchases that mies (National Coalition). will of its own. According to would be jointly planned and At the annual summit of him the perception that in conducted, cooperation in the Atlantic Council of Fin- Nato the will of an individual crisis management and espe- land in Helsinki Häkämies member state is pressed into cially planning a common re- openly advocated for Finnish the same mould is untrue. gional defence would by their and Swedish membership. He Häkämies’ speech was own increase the effective- You know it... ffordable did not detail a specifi c time- an apparent rebuttal to SDP ness of all Nordic countries ost a line for membership. Chairman Eero Heinäluoma, and support the military se- us is the m According to Häkämies who in his May Day speech crit- curity of the Nordic region,” ExpressB a group of skilled and active icised attempts to join Nato. he listed. Nordic countries with a com- LEHTIKUVA / ROOPE SALONEN bined population of about 24 million would be seen as a positive thing in Nato. “Many Finns shy away from this thought (about Nato), as many seem to be indoctrinated with the idea that we can best take care of our relations with Russia in a ExpressBus takes you to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport bilateral way. They seem to have forgotten that already affordably from everywhere in Finland. now it is the EU-Russia rela- tionship that largely defi nes Please check the timetables, prices and platforms to the airport how we relate to Russia.” from our website: www.eb.fi. Häkämies said that he For more information contact our timetable information service: himself tends to think that 0200 4000 (€ 1,5/min +local network charge) Finland’s experience and wide cooperative network with Russia would bring in some Travel smart! www.eb.fi welcome Russian expertise to According to Jyri Häkämies (cons), Finland’s defence minister, closing Nato. He added that it would the doors to Nato membership would not be in Finland’s best interest. HELSINKI TIMES995999 – 15 MAY 2008 7

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The national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports on the poor state of Finland’s social security and the government’s attempt to rectify the situation.

“FRESH statistics claiming basic pension, has lagged be- that Finland’s social securi- hind the rest of the Nordic na- ty is in many areas the worst tions, and the last time home of the Nordic countries and in care benefi ts were improved the bottom caste of the EU did before the last parliamentary not surprise Minister of So- term was in the beginning of cial Affairs and Health Liisa the 1990s,’ Hyssälä said. Hyssälä (Centre) on Sunday. In the government ‘We know that it is so. I rec- Hyssälä is responsible for the Woodland estates were left outside of the inheritance tax reform. ognise that in social security we reforming of social security, have holes and cases of people which has been given to the SUOMENMAA. JANNE IMPIÖ falling through the cracks and a Sata committee for prepara- need for level increases. For ex- tion. It is due to fi nish its pro- Tax solution scant comfort for forest owners ample the national pension, the posal at the end of 2009.” LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI Suomenmaa, the official newspaper of the Centre Party, reports on the inheritance tax reform and its effect on forest owners.

“IN THE END, woodland es- ever, the tax package does the inheritance tax matter of The government propos- tates were left outside of the contain reforms that encour- woodland estates. Compro- es that in cases of one gen- inheritance tax reform. Jari age the sale of wood to the mises are required in poli- eration taking over from the Leppä (Centre), the chair- market. tics,’ he acknowledges. previous generation they man of the parliamenta- ‘One has to be satisfi ed Leppä estimates that the would be granted an 80-per ry Agriculture and Forestry with the whole. Even after government’s inheritance cent tax relief instead of the Committee, admits that the many tight phases and tax tax proposal is in line with current 60 per cent. Lep- government’s forest tax so- deduction models we didn’t the government’s manifes- pä considers this tax deduc- lution does not meet all of the reach the solution we had to, but only with regards to tion model to be clear and Minister Hyssälä is aware of the poor state of Finland’s social se- Centre Party’s wishes. How- hoped for with regards to farms and family businesses. simple.” curity compared to most EU countries.

TALOUSSANOMAT 4 May. ARI KAPANEN TURUN SANOMAT 4 May. SAVON SANOMAT 4 May. ILKKA KULMALA.

addition the economic growth Growing demand is pushing increases heavy transporta- Police Selänne’s “rejection” was tion, for which trucks going up the price of diesel on diesel are required.” bust hemp actually a misunderstanding LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN marchers The online financial newspaper Taloussano- The Kuopio-based daily Savon Sanomat re- ports that Teemu Selänne’s alleged rejection mat reports on the narrowing difference The Turku-based between the prices of diesel and petrol. from the 1995 Finnish national ice-hockey daily Turun Sano- team was actually a misunderstanding. mat reports about a “ACCORDING to the web- tween diesel and petrol had police crackdown on site Polttoaine.net’s statis- usually been about 30 cents “TEEMU SELÄNNE made an in- However, apparently the tics a litre of diesel cost €1.28 during the last few years. cannabis users dur- teresting revelation in Hal- whole affair was a misunder- on average on Saturday and According to Savon Sano- ing a hemp march. ifax. In the web edition of standing instead of a case of a litre of 95 octane petrol mat the narrowing price dif- Ilta-Sanomat the talkative the stars being rejected. €1.448. Therefore the differ- ference is due to the growing hockey star said that Curt ‘If I recall correctly, by the ence was only 17 cents. demand of diesel. Diesel cars “THE TURKU police depart- Lindström had not accepted time Selänne and Numminen According to statistics by are growing more common, The price of diesel is reaching ment had a busy weekend him and Teppo Numminen had been freed from the NHL the Finnish Oil and Gas Feder- and occasionally there has the price of petrol due to the with regards to drug crime onto the 1995 national team, games the Sweden tournament ation the price difference be- even been a diesel shortage. In growing demand. surveillance. Saturday’s which won the world champi- was already in such a stage that hemp march encouraged can- onship that year. the Lions’(meaning the Finnish nabis users to smoke in pub- ‘After our NHL match- team) quota was full. There was lic. ‘During normal fi eld work es had ended, we were at the no longer any possibility of let- on Friday and Saturday we parking lot and ready to go. ting in any further players,’ ex- met 20 people guilty of drug Then we found out that we plained Hannu Aravirta, who felonies,’ says Senior Consta- weren’t going to be named on- at the time was assistant coach ble Janne Aro-Heinilä of the to the team,’ Selänne recalled. of the Finnish team.” Start up your own business in Helsinki? Turku police department. LEHTIKUVA / MARTTI KAINULAINEN Of the felonies fi ve were drug-related offences and 15 Start up -info, business counselling, were cases of drug use. Of the drug-related offences three entrepreneurial training courses and were cases of home-grown drugs. Most of the felonies business incubator services. were related to cannabis. According to police the fact that the crimes were Business counselling for immigrants: committed in public and in På svenska ɉɨɪɭɫɫɤɢɣ a group adds to the actions’ contemptibility. Some of the In English Eesti keeles accused were at Saturday’s Auf Deutch hemp march. They commit- ϲΑήόϟΎΑ ted the crime of drug use during a common meeting 09-310 36360 www.yrityshelsinki.fi arranged at a park after the 13 years after the incident in 1995, Teemu Selänne is playing for march.” Finland in the 2008 World Championships. HELSINKI TIMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS 9 – 15 MAY 2008 9

LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / SUPRI REUTERS IN BRIEF COLUMNCOLUMN FROM Bali to , rice paddies are being replaced EFTA-Southern als who think there is a way by golf courses, hotels, villas Africa trade pact to move towards member- and industrial parks as Asian comes into force ship and still not give up economies surge ahead, the . Reuters standard of living rises and A trade pact between wealthy locals opt for higher-paying, countries in northern Europe less labour-intensive work and developing nations in Bolivia’s richest away from farming. This southern Africa entered in- region votes ‘yes’ shift has cut into rice produc- to force, the European Free tion, a staple food through- Trade Association said. The on autonomy out much of the region. agreement links EFTA mem- Bolivia’s richest region of “The call from to bers Norway, Switzerland, Santa Cruz voted over- Indonesia to China is ‘return Iceland and Liechtenstein whelmingly for autonomy in to the land and be a farmer with the Southern African a referendum widely seen as again’,” said Song Seng Wun, Customs Union (SACU), com- a rejection of President Evo regional economist at CIMB- prising and its Morales’ leftist reforms, exit GK Research in . neighbours Botswana, Le- polls showed. The ballot was “The lesson is, food security sotho, Namibia and Swazi- the fi rst of four referendums is important, but people have land. The deal, EFTA’s fi rst on greater autonomy from forgotten that in their rush with sub-Saharan Africa, the central government to industrialise. Longer term, gives SACU immediate free being planned by eastern they have to focus on the fact trade in goods with EFTA, provinces, raising tensions that all these people have to while SACU members will between Morales’ support- be fed.” dismantle tariffs on goods ers and the conservative op- In Bali, hotels and oth- from EFTA progressively by position that is concentrated er property projects are 2014, it said in a statement. in the east. According to nibbling away at the picture- EFTA’s exports to SACU in pollster Focaliza, cited by postcard rice paddy terrac- 2007 totalled $850 million, local television, Santa Cruz es. Total harvested area for A worker examines rice before unloading from a truck at a wholesale market in Jakarta, Indonesia. It and it imported $1.6 billion of residents voted 86 percent rice, which peaked at near- is mainly middlemen, such as traders and millers, who are best placed to profit from the increase of goods. EFTA’s main exports for the autonomy proposal ly 182,000 hectares in 1980, rice prices: farmers rarely reap the benefits as fertilizer prices have gone through the roof cutting to SACU are pharmaceuti- and 14 percent against. The has fallen to 145,000 hec- into their profits. cals and machinery, while its referendum theoretically tares, the agriculture min- main imports are precious gives Santa Cruz’s conserv- istry says. The change is not stones and metals, nickel ative leaders more control surprising. Rice farmers and aluminium. Reuters over natural resources that spend long hours standing Golf courses and developers include fertile farmland in muddy water, bent double and about 10 percent of Bo- as they plant, tend or harvest Rights group livia’s oil and natural gas their crops. nibble at Asia’s rice paddies says 36 dead reserves. Reuters “Farming is not a good life. You work hard and make after prison riot a low profi t compared with Asian governments face the dilemma of how to balance economic in Myanmar Austrian incest other jobs, for example in growth with food security in the future. Soldiers and police killed 36 father’s secret tourism,” said Wayan Sugita, prisoners inside Myanmar’s a farmer in Canggu, western most infamous jail to quell a past emerges Bali, who has worked in his ulation, currently over 88 and has earmarked a further sumption even as develop- riot that started in the dev- The Austrian man who held family’s rice fi elds all his life. million and growing over 2 40,000 hectares of this area ment and industrialisation astating wake of Cyclone his daughter captive in a cel- He fears that when he grows percent a year, poor produc- for industrial use over the next whittle away the available Nargis, a Thailand-based hu- lar for 24 years and fathered old, his own children won’t tivity and a lack of river del- three years - still, just a small farmland. For this reason, man rights group said. After seven children by her was want to take over the fi elds, tas mean it is unlikely that fraction of the 7.2 million hec- some experts think the soar- the storm ripped zinc roof convicted of rape around the which have been in his fami- the Philippines will be able to tares planted with rice in that ing rice price may be a bless- sheets of many cell blocks, time the daughter was born, ly for generations. meet all its rice needs. area last year. But with Viet- ing in disguise as this might guards at Yangon’s notori- his sister-in-law told Austri- Nearby in the Philippines, Yet hotel resorts and nam’s annual infl ation hitting force policy makers to make ous Insein prison herded an media. The newspaper the government, alarmed by golf courses are not the only 21.4 percent in April - the high- much-needed changes in the around 1,000 prisoners in- Oberoesterreichische Nach- its inability to feed a fast- threat to farmland and Asia’s est in the region, partly due way rice is cultivated and to a large hall and locked the richten reproduced what it growing population, has or- ability to feed itself in the fu- to surging food prices - Hanoi distributed in the region. doors, the Assistance Asso- said was a 1967 court record dered a halt to the conversion ture. Vietnam’s government needs to address land use and “The whole world is inter- ciation for Political Prison- from state archives in the of farmland to other uses. wants to speed up econom- food security issues, econo- ested in the agriculture sec- ers Burma (AAPPB) said. The city of Linz, in which a Josef The Philippines, the ic development, using indus- mists warn. tor now so maybe this will men lit a fi re to get warm, but F. was accused of breaking world’s largest importer of trial parks to attract foreign Asia’s population is fore- be a catalyst for more effi - thick smoke quickly fi lled into the apartment of a 24- rice, has been hit hard by the investment. cast to reach around 4.6 bil- cient farming,” said CIMB- the building, sparking panic. year-old nurse and raping surge in rice prices. It has set Since 2000, Vietnam has lion by 2020, from around 4 GK’s Song. “Perhaps this will For its part, Cyclone Nargis her. The reported convic- a goal to become self-suffi - built about 40 industrial parks billion currently, according eventually open up new op- killed at least 22,500 peo- tion dates from shortly after cient by 2011 although some using 10,500 hectares of the to United Nations fi gures, portunities for farmers, a pe- ple, and left another 41,000 the birth of Fritzl’s daugh- experts say the rising pop- Mekong Delta rice basket leading to higher rice con- riod of greater prosperity.” people missing, state media ter Elisabeth, now 42, who said. Reuters was released from the cellar where he had fathered seven children with her. Reuters Floating turbines may join Norway’s offshore rigs ’s pro- Western president gets death threats Estonians scour Norway plans to continue deriving energy benefits from its long coastline, but this time with country for junk in greener purposes. Serbian President Boris Tadic has received death big clean up threats for “betraying Tens of thousands of Es- REUTERS fl oating turbine project near costs, analysts say. The price the offshore market - pres- the Serb people” by seek- tonians scoured fi elds, the site of the fi rst North Sea of wind electricity produced ently led by Britain and Den- ing closer ties with the Eu- streets, forests and river- oil discovery 40 years ago. will also probably stay above mark. The Brussels-based ropean Union despite its banks to amass tonnes of GIANT turbines the size of With Europe’s second- that of conventional fossil Global Wind Energy Council support for Kosovo’s seces- rubbish in the Baltic state’s jumbo jets bobbing on the longest coastline after , fuel-based power for years has forecast that the world’s sion, offi cials said. Tadic, fi rst national clean-up. Us- North Sea may soon become Norway is hard hit by winds to come, meaning that state wind market will reach 240 also the leader of the main ing Google maps from the as common off Norway as oil blowing off the Atlantic and, subsidies play a major role. GW by 2012, with a growing pro-Western party, backed Internet and Global Posi- and gas platforms. At least along with Britain, well placed Windpower is growing share coming from offshore. the signing of a Stabilisa- tioning technology to lo- that is the ambition of Norwe- for wind energy projects. and set to top 100 gigawatts The “Hywind” project, which tion and Association Agree- cate junk, people collected gian authorities and industry, Offshore turbines can be in installed global capacity includes German Siemens’ ment over the objections of every kind of garbage from eager to splash some green on twice as powerful as land-based in 2008 in a push for alterna- wind power unit, will test the nationalists, who said it tractor batteries to plas- their oily image and use their units due to stronger, more sus- tives to coal- or gas-powered technology and look for ways to amounted to a recognition tic bottles and paint tins offshore expertise to corner tained winds at sea. Out of plants, which emit heat-trap- cut operating and maintenance of independence for Ser- and ferried it, often in a potentially lucrative new sight from the coast, such wind ping gasses. Still, wind ac- costs for the giant turbines to bia’s former province. The their own vehicles, to cen- market - fl oating wind farms farms could use modifi ed, more counts for only 1 percent of be located in water depths of secession of Kosovo, Ser- tral dumps. The campaign, in deep sea waters. effi cient turbines because lim- the global power mix. up to 700 metres. If the demon- bia’s medieval heartland, which aimed to collect up to Norway’s government iting noise, a key concern for About 98 percent of that stration project succeeds, more polarised Serbian society 10,000 tonnes of rubbish, is contemplating licensing land-based wind farms, is not capacity is at land-based tur- may come early next decade between hardliners who was organised by Internet “blocks” for offshore wind as critical offshore. bines but new technology and to provide supplemental elec- want to freeze ties with the entrepreneurs. Reuters generation, and Norwegian oil The technology is not test- the benefi ts of pushing wind- tricity for places such as some EU and pro-Western liber- company StatoilHydro aims ed and costly offshore re- farms away from populat- North Sea platforms or coastal to start work next year on a pairs could quickly drive up ed areas are strengthening Norwegian towns. 10 9 – 15 MAY 2008 FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON cause this was such a differ- NEWS BLAZE 23 April ent thing - this weird band with weird instruments and weird guys.’” Activist helps women “‘We’re very lucky that we can be this cello metal rock band that does whatev- immigrants in Finland er it wants to do,’ Kivilaakso says. ‘But we also wanted to fi nd our own identity, moving Despite Finland’s small proportion of im- away from the cover songs in order to create something migrants, some organisations are helping original.’ newcomers to integrate into the society. initially America’s News Blaze recognises one of started out with just cello playing and no backing in- those philanthropic groups. strumentation. On its fourth studio album, 2003’s Refl ec- tions, the group featured “BEING an immigrant is dif- Ala-Lipasti’s goal is to re- Slayer drummer Dave Lom- fi cult; being a female im- duce exclusion and intoler- bardo on fi ve tracks and migrant can be even more ance and to promote equality has made contributions ev- diffi cult. But Raija Ala-Li- and acceptance of cultural er since - including on Apoc- pasti is working diligently to pluralism by helping immi- alyptica’s latest, Worlds raise public awareness of im- grant women integrate into Apocalyptica is seen in this handout picture performing during the interval act in the finals of the Collide.” migrant women and political Finnish society, embrace the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland. “Another element Apoca- asylum seekers in Finland. Finnish way of life and fi nd lyptica wanted to explore was She is the executive direc- jobs.” METRO 30 April. IAN NATHANSON the use of vocals. German tor of Turku Women’s Center “Ala-Lipasti’s exemplary punk rock singer Nina Hagen (TWC), an independent non- work earned her a nomina- provided the fi rst contribu- governmental organization tion for the U.S. Secretary of tion - covering Rammstein’s (NGO) run by and for women. State’s 2008 Women of Cour- A match made in hell Seemann For Refl ections. On Founded in 1996, TWC works age Award. Inaugurated in Worlds Collide, contribut- to prevent all violence - phys- 2007, the award is the result ing vocalists range from Till ical, mental, emotional, and of Secretary of State Con- Apocalyptica: from the early Metallica covers to the nowadays mul- Lindemann (Rammstein), honor-related - against women doleezza Rice’s desire to rec- tiguest musician band. Metro Canada shows a glimpse on the course Cristina Scubbina (Lacuna and to improve the situation of ognize exceptional women Coil), Corey Taylor (Slipknot, immigrant women in Finland. around the globe.” of this unique Finnish band. Stone Sour) to Adam Gontier (). ‘Of course the main thing ICELAND REVIEW ONLINE 29 April “THE COMBINATION sounds like Helsinki club in late 1995 ul- really consider ourselves a for us is to have people fo- a match made in hell - classical- timately led Apocalyptica to real group at fi rst,’ cellist cus on the instrumental per- ly trained cellists from Finland a recording contract and its Perttu Kivilaakso says. ‘By formance,’ Kivilaakso says. playing heavy metal music.” 1996 debut album, Plays Me- our third album (that same ‘It’s also crucial that we are Finland’s Prime Minister “In fact, the Finnish group tallica By Four Cellos. year), there was a lot of in- open to new ideas and see began its career performing ‘The whole band began terest from around the world how far we can go in break- on official visit in Iceland Metallica covers. A gig at a accidentally, and we didn’t in what we were doing. Be- ing new ground.’” Economy, trade and Russia were the main CHINA VIEW 30 April topics discussed in the last Finnish-Icelandic Premiers’ meeting. Icelandic Review Online Heavy has the report. drinking “FINLAND’S Prime Minis- ic situation, Morgunbladid re- ter Matti Vanhanen and Ice- ports. Haarde responded he could land’s Prime Minister Geir could not say anything about H. Haarde met in Iceland…. Iceland’s image in the private increase After the meeting the prime business sector which lies ministers held a joint press outside his domain. If that is risk of colon conference in which Finn- the case, private companies ish reporters repeatedly have to solve that problem, cancer asked Haarde about Iceland’s the prime minister said.” economy. “Iceland’s and Finland’s The reporters asked relations with Russia were A study conducted Haarde whether he could also discussed; Finland has in Finland discovers confi rm a rumor the report- strong political and econom- ers claimed was circulating ical connections with Russia. another reason to in the business community in Haarde told Vanhanen about stop drinking. China Iceland that the country had Iceland’s concern that Rus- suffered a blow to its image sian military jets enter Ice- View describes the of trade in Finland because of land’s air observation zone findings. Iceland’s worsening econom- without permission….”

“FINNISH researchers have PHOENIX BUSINESS JOURNAL 29 April concluded that heavy drink- ing has a strong link to co- lon cancer after tracking Barbara Barrett named the health of 2,600 Finns for 17 years, local media re- U.S. ambassador to Finland ported…. The research, con- ducted by the Academy of Finland, found that men who Phoenix Business Journal introduces the consume large quantities new U.S. ambassador in Finland. of alcohol were four times more likely to develop colon cancer.” “BARBARA BARRETT has been a training, development and “The research, which last named the U.S. ambassador mentorship program for Af- about 17 years, focused on to Finland.” ghan women entrepreneurs the health of 2,600 men in “Barrett is president and operated by the Thunder- eastern Finland. A fi fth of CEO of Triple Creek Guest bird School of Global Man- the men were classifi ed as Ranch in Montana and re- agement in Glendale. In heavy drinkers, the reports cently served as a senior ad- addition, she has served as said. The researchers sus- viser to the U.S. Mission at deputy administrator of the pected that one in four cas- the United Nations. She also Federal Aviation Adminis- es of intestinal cancer was is a member of the U.S.-Af- tration and as vice chair- caused by excessive alcohol ghan Women’s Council and woman of the U.S. Civil consumption.” is active in Project Artemis, Aeronautics Board.” HELSINKI TIMES FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS 9 – 15 MAY 2008 11

ITAR TASS 25 April MP TALK Russia values good neighbourly In this series Members of relations with Finland – Lavrov Parliament share their views on With the appointment of Alexander Stubb as the new Foreign Minister, Finland is entering a Finnish society and politics with new phase in its relations with Russia. Russia´s Itar Tass reports on the matter. the readers of Helsinki Times. LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / DMITRY KOSTYUKOV “RUSSIA values good neigh- bourly relations with Finland, PÄIVI RÄSÄNEN is a MP and Christian Democrat Party Russian Foreign Minister Ser- leader, Licentiate in Medicine and a mother of five. gei Lavrov said at the talks with Finnish counterpart Al- exander Stubb... Finnish Christian ‘We intend to establish Democratic party celebrat- cooperation with Finland in European and bilateral af- ing its 50-year-history fairs on international and regional issues in line with HUMAN RIGHTS activist Martin Luther King, who the current agreements,’ the was murdered 40 years ago, repeated in his legendary Russian minister said.” speech “I have a dream!” His dream of equal sister- “For his part, Stubb said hood and brotherhood of blacks and whites changed Finland praises an opportu- the world more and faster than even he probably could nity to discuss bilateral re- have dreamed. This spring we are celebrating one dream lations. He noted that he coming true. The dream of a handful of people in a liv- visited the Russian capital ing room in Helsinki has grown into a signifi cant force, a for the fi rst time in 1982 as parliamentary party standing on its own two feet. a player of the Finnish youth ice hockey team. Then Fin- THE FOUNDERS of the Finnish Christian Democratic par- land lost the match with Rus- ty were particularly concerned about the future of Chris- sia, the minister said with tian up-bringing of children and youth. These challenges regret. ‘Since then you have are astronomically greater today than they were 50 years drawn some conclusions,’ ago. Our youth do not devoid of values but rather in Sergei Lavrov said. a jungle of mutually confl icting values. The post-modern The Finnish minister told society does not recognise universal ethics. A young per- about a funny story that be- Camaraderie was the highlighted feature of the last reunion between Alexander Stubb and his Rus- son has to defi ne his own morals and shop here and there fore his trip to Moscow his sian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. for ingredients to build his worldview. father, who headed the Finn- ish Ice Hockey Federation, at the time and certainly he to the parent the smuggled Stubb ‘violated the Finnish THE VALUES expressed by the media, parents and school warned the son not to bring hid two bottles of vodka un- vodka. law, not the Russian one, and can easily be called hypocritical – they say one thing but vodka from Russia. Stubb der the ice hockey uniform For his part, Lavrov em- therefore Russia would not do another. Violence is objectionable but the media is full said he was just 14 years old and then was proud to show phasized that Alexander bring him to justice.’” of violent entertainment. Young people are told that “life is the best drug.” Still, in the adult world celebrating is self- evidently associated with getting drunk. Human value is CANADA.COM 29 April THE STAR ONLINE 28 April. RASHVIN BEDI the basis of all declarations, but in reality life is destroyed, there is deception, abandoning and infi delity.

Magnesium-rich foods Putumayo presents: IN SPITE of the cruel reality, the dream of a family, of love and a harmonious life is strong. In a national sur- ward off stroke in smokers Tango Around the World vey of values 83 per cent of Finns considered family life and its relationships, especially the sentiment of being loved as a very important contributing factor to hap- A study conducted in Finland reveals that a The New York-based world music record label piness. Only 4 per cent of Finns consider as equally im- portant the goals we usually talk about in politics: a diet high in magnesium could improve smok- Putumayo launched a tango compilation high standard of living, wealth and good income. ers’ health. Canada.com describes these featuring a Finnish exponent. Malaysia’s The CHRISTIAN Democracy offers a third way between the healing effects. Star Online has the review. socialist government-centeredness and the market-lib- eralistic individualism. The right to ownership, entre- preneurship and honest work are the basis of a healthy “DIETS rich magnesium, is blocked - than those who “TANGO invariably conjures places as far-fl ung as Sen- economy, but the weak and defenceless need to be cared found in whole grains and consumed less magnesium. up images of couples danc- egal, Norway, Serbia, Greece for. Christian Democracy combines respect for human vegetables, could help reduce The effect was stronger for ing passionately to infec- and Finland!” value with communal responsibility and caring. Individu- stroke risk in smokers, re- men younger than 60 and the tious and dramatic beats. “Oddly enough, one of al rights are not used to destroy life and the community. searchers reported….” study also found that calcium, Most people (myself includ- tango’s main footholds out- “The study of 26,556 Finn- potassium and sodium intake ed) would probably assume side Argentina and Uruguay EVERYWHERE and in all stages of history man’s central ish men followed for more were not associated with risk that the genre’s popularity is is Finland. Would you be- need has been to be loved. The state can not love peo- than 13 years found that for any type of stroke, the re- restricted to Latin countries lieve that the Finns actually ple, but society can build the circumstances in which those who consumed an av- searchers reported in the Ar- such as Argentina, Cuba and adopted Tango as their na- civil society, nearby communities and especially fami- erage of 589 milligrams of chives of Internal Medicine.” Uruguay. tional music? A Finnish tango lies have the space, the time and conditions to love and magnesium each day in their “Besides whole grains, In actuality, tango is pop- is present in the form of the to be caring. That is why throughout their history, the diets had a 15 percent low- foods high in magnesium are ular all over the world. This sweet-sounding Kangastus Christian Democrats have battled for the wellbeing of er risk for cerebral infarc- black beans, broccoli, hali- album highlights tango from by M.A. Numminen.” families and homes as well as family caring. tion - a stroke that occurs but, peanuts, oysters, rock- LEHTIKUVA / VILLE MYLLYNEN when blood fl ow to the brain fi sh and spinach.” THE FOUNDATION of society is the values it is built on. Often it is hard times that show how durable is the foun- FORBES 30 April dation on which our community is built. Reaching for quick economic rewards at the expense of humanity ends up costing us all a great deal. Sweeping aside the Finnish March industrial human value of those who are defenceless demoralises the entire community. Indifference towards those who output growth slows to 2.5 pct are poor results in insecurity even among those who are wealthy. Undervaluing the human rights of those who “FINNISH industrial output in vised 3.7 percent growth re- are weak results in a loveless society. The corrosion of March grew 2.5 percent from corded in February. Output the foundations of the family threatens to collapse the a year earlier, driven by the grew by more than 9 per- entire future of society. In the face of these challenges, country’s metals and chemi- cent in the metals industry, we want to be the ones who bring hope and build the fu- cals industry, offi cial prelim- but declined by 9 percent in ture. We do not want to only repair damage but prevent inary data showed…. the forestry sector. The sea- it altogether. We want to build on rock, not sand. The fi gure, released by sonally-adjusted month-on- This “Finnish waist bend” at the open-air Seinäjoki Tango Fes- Statistics Finland, marked month increase in March was tival proves to skeptics that tango is also part of the Finnish na- Translated from Finnish by Michael Nagler. a deceleration from the re- a modest 0.2 percent.” tional culture. 12 9 – 15 MAY 2008 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

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DAVID J. CORD is a Private Banker with over ten years of international experience.

Banks have hard first quarter

THE MAJORITY of banks that have released earnings have had a diffi cult start to the year. Although they have avoided the subprime bullet, Finnish banks were still hit by the powder burns of a turbulent market.

DANSKE, Evli and the Bank of Åland all reported a fall in earnings of at least 30%. Danske, which owns Sampo According to AEA craft utilisation rates across all aviation firms dipped in the first quarter of the year. Bank, expects net profi t to be down between 6-13% for the year. Evli and the Bank of Åland also expect earn- ings to be lower than 2007. Finnair feels pain as cost of fuel climbs THE STAR of the Finnish banking show remains Nordea. They announced an earnings increase of 5% for the fi rst quarter, and went on to confi dently predict risk-adjust- The airline posted a reduced profit, but the lucrative Asian routes sug- ed profi t growth of 5-10% for the entire year. gest that its future prospects look bright. ALL BANKS are putting the disclaimer of increased un- certainty on their guesses for the remainder of the year. Conditions are changing so rapidly that it is in- RAISA KARSIKKO – STT that effi ciency measures tak- ”It's frankly incompre- to Spain. One craft was con- credibly diffi cult to predict how they will perform for MATTHEW PARRY – HT en in recent years were be- hensible that, yet again, an verted into a fl ying ambu- the rest of 2008. ginning to have the desired EU country manages to get lance for the purpose of STEEP increases in the price effect. away with pumping money ferrying the injured to care. THE MAIN culprit for the banking troubles continues to of aviation fuel have bitten Moreover, the company’s into a national carrier like Al- According to Hienonen be the higher costs of borrowing. The market is uncer- deep into Finnair’s profi ts, accounts are solid, and in bet- italia, even though earlier in- the exceptional fl ights were tain about the potential losses from a variety of cred- with expenditure on kero- ter shape than those of many stances of such support have laid on despite a lack of cer- it instruments. The Bank of Finland’s Financial Market sene ballooning to as much of Finnair’s competitors. Fin- twice been judged illegal. In tainty over where the money Report pointed to not only instruments packaged with as a quarter of company nair has over 460 million the sporting world, doping would come from. Recently, subprime mortgages, but also car, credit and home eq- turnover – even more than euros worth of cash and eas- results in expulsion. I fail to the Ministry of Social Affairs uity loans as a source of disquiet. the amount spent on staff ily liquidated assets, much of see why the same rules don't and Health agreed to cover wages. which will be invested over apply here,” Hienonen railed. the costs incurred by Finnair. OUTSIDE of the consumer sector, Finland’s central bank ”The industry is quite the coming years in a series Agreement between Fin- is also unsure about loans granted for corporate acqui- clearly headed towards some of orders for new, long-haul Malaga incident shows nair and Aurinkomatkat was sitions. These loans are often packaged into new bonds rocky terrain,” managing di- aircraft destined for those need for clearer rules not an issue, as the latter which have dropped in value. Potential investors are leery rector Jukka Hienonen said promising Asian routes. The collision between an SUV company is a subsidiary of of purchasing them, as they fear that an economic slow- at a press conference on 29 and a coach carrying Finnish the former. Hienonen is not down will impair the April. Challenging conditions tourists to Malaga Airport in certain that the cooperation Higher costs and inves- ability for payments In addition to the increas- to continue Spain, which occurred late would have been so smooth tor pessimism will likely to be made. ing price of fuel, aviation The rising cost of kerosene last month, resulted in a bill had this not been the case, fi rms are feeling the effects has already driven six airlines of some 200,000 euros for however, and used the press make 2008 a difficult A POPULAR method of general uncertainty in to bankruptcy and prompted Finnair after the company conference to call for clearer year for Finnish finan- to measure investor the global economy, which two separate mergers among agreed with travel agency rules surrounding the provi- cial institutions. distrust in fi nancial makes forecasting demand some of the industry’s larger Aurinkomatkat to dedicate a sion and funding of aid fl ights institutions is the diffi cult. For the time being, players. Hienonen predicted number of craft to the trans- in future cases similar to that prices of credit derivatives used to hedge the risk of though, Finnair’s fl ights have that the current tumultuous port of the victims' relatives of Malaga. default. The prices of these instruments peaked in ear- sold fairly well, even if the conditions will continue for ly March, but have since continued to defy gravity, re- degree of aircraft capacity some time yet and warned maining at historically high levels. utilisation dipped somewhat that Finnair is far from im- Mobile phone use on European during the January-to-March mune to the fate suffered by WITH investors uncertain of the fi nancial health of fi - period. others. flights still a distant prospect nancial institutions, they are demanding higher inter- Finnair is not the only air- Nevertheless, the in- est payments to compensate them for increased risk. line to suffer a slight fall in creasing cost of fuel threat- STT already enjoy the use of sat- These higher funding costs, as well as decreased in- craft utilisation rates, how- ens above all the viability of MATTHEW PARRY – HT ellite phones. come from trading and investments, are the main rea- ever. According to the Asso- budget airlines. Of Europe’s In order to allow personal sons for the decline in Finnish banking profi ts. ciation of European Airlines 50 cut-price airlines, only PASSENGERS on Finnair's Eu- mobile phone use on fl ights, (AEA), utilisation rates across fi ve managed to make a prof- ropean fl ights will not be per- craft would need to be fi t- OVERALL the domestic Finnish economy appears to be all fi rms fell by an average of it last year, which suggests mitted the use of their mobile ted with an expensive in- declining in a safe parachute, instead of the precipi- 1.4 percentage points. that the number of compet- phones during fl ights for some ternal network which would tous bungee-cord leap of economic production in North Finnair’s turnover swelled itors in that market is set to time yet, despite a recent de- facilitate communication be- America. Gross Domestic Product grew at a 3.4% rate by over 9 per cent at the be- dwindle. cision by the European Com- tween the phone and a sat- in January according to Statistics Finland, while the ginning of the year, with the Finnair intends to trans- mission to give on-board calls ellite, and at the same time central bank believes growth for the entire year will company’s Asian routes con- fer some of its rising costs the green light. prevent the phone's attempt increase 2.7%. tinuing to serve as the main onto consumers in the form ”We're looking at a matter to link up with ground-based engine for new growth. Traf- of higher ticket prices, but of years rather than months,” networks. This would en- MUTUAL FUNDS continued to show unhealthy net out- fi c along these routes grew industry overcapacity will predicted Finnair's managing sure that the phone's sig- fl ows. This demonstrates investor pessimism and neg- by a considerable 23 per cent make this diffi cult. The situa- director Jukka Hienonen. nal strength remained low atively impacts Finnish asset manager end results. and, for the fi rst time, out- tion has scarcely been helped Before formulating any enough to prevent interfer- However, this is in some measure offset by increased performed the airline’s Eu- by the decision of the Italian sort of timetable, the airline ence with aircraft systems. deposits in Finnish banks. ropean connections in terms government to bail out Ali- has to fi rst make a decision ”We would also need a sat- of the amount of revenue talia by way of a 300 million over whether it wishes to ellite operator who would be HIGHER costs and investor pessimism will likely make generated. euro loan. Finnair has de- move towards allowing mo- prepared to sell this sort of 2008 a diffi cult year for Finnish fi nancial institutions. Finnair’s profi t before manded subvention from the bile phone use on fl ights at service on the routes we fl y. Luckily they have come out much better than many of taxes came in at 7.6 million European Commission on the all. Not all passengers would The airspace over Mongolia, their international competitors. euros, a fall from last year’s grounds that state support be overjoyed by such a move, for example, would not nec- fi gure of 13.4 million euros. for an industry competitor Hienonen pointed out. essarily be covered by any of [email protected] The operating profi t was up, distorts competition, and ar- In Finnair's long-haul the existing market players,” however, which Hienonen tifi cially prevents the dissolu- craft, the Boeing MD-11 and route traffi c manager Hen- suggested was an indication tion of market overcapacity. the Airbus A340, passengers rik Arle pointed out. HELSINKI TIMES BUSINESS 9 – 15 MAY 2008 13

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DAVID J.CORD HELSINKI TIMES Kari Inkinen: Sponda Kari Inkinen has a long history in construction and real estate. He worked at the construction company YIT for thirteen years and was President and CEO of the real estate company Kapiteeli for six years. In 2005 he was appointed President and CEO of Sponda, which acquired Kapiteeli in 2007. JAN AHLSTEDT SPONDA is one of the largest On the debt side, luckily for thirteen years and got quite real estate companies in Fin- us this crisis hasn’t really af- used to property develop- land, specialising in commer- fected Finland. We are still ment and owning buildings. cial property in the largest able to raise debt at about the So I have been involved in re- cities in Finland and Russia. same margins as previously. al estate and properties all The fair value of its invest- Mainly our debt comes my career. ment portfolio is around 2.5 from local or Nordic banks. A person has to get along billion euros and includes In Scandinavia the debt is- with people quite well to about 1.3 million square me- sue is completely different be a business manager, es- ters of leasable area. than in London or New York. pecially in a small country There the market is extreme- such as Finland. You have to What were some of the high- ly tight. get along with different peo- lights of last year for you? ple, and you learn this in a We had a good year. One of the What is your strategy for construction company. The biggest tasks we had was to in- Russia and the Baltics? construction and proper- tegrate with Kapiteeli. It was We have been concentrat- ty industries used to not be the same size as Sponda, so we ing on the Russian market very customer oriented. Now doubled in size. Last year we for our expansion. We are a we try to put the customer’s had to integrate the two busi- big player here in Finland, hat on our head so we know nesses and take care of actu- so there are limits to how what they want and how they al business as well. We were much we can grow here. We are thinking. quite happy with our results. see the Russian market as The biggest and most time very promising. St. Peters- What’s coming up in your consuming issue of the merg- burg and Moscow are huge future? er was the integration of the markets; both of these areas We have a lot of big develop- systems. Integrating the IT have higher populations than ments and projects we are systems took time, but also Finland. We really have pos- working on and they should the basic way of doing busi- sibilities to create value over be fi nalised this year. The Vuo- ness and how to fi nd what there. saari harbour project is on the normal procedures will At the same time it is a schedule. We are also very be. It is a big thing culturally risky market. You really have excited and confi dent about to combine two companies. to know what you are doing. the Russian market. In the Each had 60 to 70 people. We are trying to get into that short term the Finnish mar- We didn’t really have any market with a local presence. ket still looks extremely disappointments. Things go We have an offi ce in St. Pe- good. The need for new prop- up and down all the time, but tersburg and are opening one erties and space is quite high we are moving in the right di- in Moscow. Investing into and rents are going up in Hel- rection. We have to be satis- Russia is quite new; it wasn’t sinki. All the fundamentals fi ed. We had more positive possible until recently. Ten or look good. than negative developments twenty years from now peo- As a CEO I basically work last year, so things are pro- ple will say that Sponda was all the time, so in the future ceeding as they should. one of the fi rst western com- that will be the same. I have panies to go into Russia. a strong will when I am fo- Have you had any problems cused and working on some- raising money with this How did you personally get thing. Some may say that is credit crunch occurring? started in real estate? a weakness but I try to turn We raised some equity early I am a civil engineer, so all that around into a positive. last year. This was just in time the jobs I’ve had have been I’m pretty stubborn but you because the equity markets related to construction or need that in this business! were still extremely healthy. buildings. I worked at YIT for

WHEN WHAT WHERE WHEN WHAT WHERE WHEN WHAT WHERE Name – Kari Inkinen Title and Company – President & CEO, Sponda 1. When you were a child, Singing in an opera would combination of work and free Birthdate – 4 June 1957 what did you want to be be a nightmare for me and time. Birthplace – Espoo when you grew up? everyone else. I don’t know A football player. I still want for whom it would be more 8. What do you hate to do? Education – Master of Science from the Helsinki University of Technology to be one but it might be too painful. I try not to do things I hate. Family – Wife, three children, three dogs, horse, and a cat late! 5. What are your hobbies? 9. What was the best busi- 2. What was your fi rst pay- All kinds of sports. I played ness book you ever read? ing job? football for a long time. Ten- It’s not really a business book, When I was 15 I worked on a nis, ice hockey, skiing, bas- but the best leadership book construction site on the east ketball, golf and in the would have to be Vainö Lin- side of Helsinki. I was very summer I drive motorcycles. na’s The Unknown Soldier. proud of that, because they normally wouldn’t allow peo- 6. What has been your great- 10. What was the best advice ple under 16 to work there. est professional accomplish- anyone ever gave you? ment to date? I can’t say who told me this, 3. What profession other I don’t think that there is a because it is a very famous than your own would you single thing that I could say; person. But this person told like to attempt? I’ve had a lot of satisfaction me that it doesn’t matter if Besides a football player? I from moving forward in my you make some mistakes be- think being a mountain guide career. cause you learn from them. would be a nice job. But you have to be careful In this series Helsinki Times interviews Finnish 7. What do you love to do? not to learn only by making business leaders. The next interview with Tapani 4. What profession would I’m really satisfi ed with the mistakes! Järvinen, President and CEO of Outotec, appears in you not like to do? way things are now, with my issue 20, published on 23 May. 14 9 – 15 MAY 2008 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

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Retailer Metso Foundries Markantalo plans to cut over a job cuts hundred jobs in Electrical appliance retail- Finland er Markantalo is planning Metso Foundries, a part of to close unprofi table stores, engineering group Metso, is the company said in a state- starting cooperation proce- ment 6 May. Markantalo is dure talks in Jyväskylä with to begin cooperation pro- the aim of shedding 120-140 cedure talks for cutting 120 jobs, the company said in a jobs, more than a fourth of statement 5 May. Metso’s its current staff of 450 em- Jyväskylä foundry current- ployees. The talks are to in- ly employs around 330 peo- volve all of the company’s ple. The cuts are due to the in-store staff. Markanta- company’s decision to close lo has worked in coopera- the automatic moulding line tion with retailing company at the foundry owing to low Tradeka since 2006 and it profi tability and decreased operates in conjunction with demand. STT 12 Euromarkets around Fin- land. This business concept has not achieved the goals Forest industry’s set by the company and wood supply will now be abandoned, the heading for statement added. STT catastrophe Aerial view of the Metsä-Botnia mill in Fray Bentos in November 2007. Forest Industries Federa- IBM Finland tion chief executive Anne to cut jobs Brunila warned in a state- ment that Finland’s forest Uruguayan pulp mill top of the trade Multinational informa- industry’s wood supply was tion technology company drifting into a catastroph- IBM is starting cooperation ic situation. According to The factory is odourless – both in the nearby city as well as in Argentina. procedure talks in Finland Brunila the current capac- with the aim of shedding 55 ity and production rates jobs, reported the Finnish cannot be sustained un- ANTTI AUTIO – STT tinean claims are completely the most supervised mill in well. The stoppage planned Tietokone computer maga- less more domestic wood SATU HEIKKINEN – HT untrue. the world,” says Saarela. for this spring has been can- zine on its web pages on 6 can be freed up for the for- In addition to controlling celled and investments only May. IBM Finland has con- estry industry’s use. After THE SMALL town of Fray Ben- air pollution, the purifi cation Female employees lack fi ne-tuning. fi rmed the information to higher Russian timber ex- tos in Uruguay has a brand of water appears to be well The mill started its oper- The Fray Bentos pulp mill the Finnish News Agency. port duties drove costs up new pulp mill close by, yet the managed. The water inside ations in November 2007 has already set a new world In total IBM employs 1,400 Finland’s forestry indus- city is odourless. To someone the fi nal purifi cation tanks and everything still has that record by reaching its full people in Finland. STT try has become less com- who has grown up in a pulp actually looks more trans- shiny new look. The factory production capacity only petitive. Unless imported mill town, this is an amazing parent than the water in the facilities are clean and the 145 days after it started. The timber can be replaced by observation. Uruguay River which is sev- employees are mostly seen in previous record by a similar Commercial domestic supplies the lack The familiar odour fi nally eral kilometres wide. the control rooms. factory was 171 days, set in broadcaster MTV3 of raw material can lead hits your nose in the factory Saarela claims that eight Saarela commends the 2006 by the Santa Fe mill in supports YLE to permanent structural area, but it is still milder than metres away from the mouth Uruguayan engineers, who Chile. cooperation changes. The Finnish for- in Finland. Mill manager Sa- of the outlet water pipe the have quickly learned the se- estry industry uses 75 mil- mi Saarela reveals that addi- effl uents level is already too crets of pulp production. A view to the bridge Commercial broadcast- lion cubic meters of wood tional odour actually escaped low to be measured. The Uru- Next year only three or four The roof of the tallest build- er MTV3 is interested in each year, of which almost in the morning due to a faulty guay River’s strong current Finnish engineers will be em- ing at the Fray Bentos mill the Finnish Broadcasting 60 million cubic meters valve. rapidly dilutes the effl uents. ployed for special tasks. has a view across the facto- Company’s (YLE) plans for come from Finland. STT The controversial Metsä- According to Metsä-Bot- The mill has a total of 200 ry area to the barge harbour increasing cooperation, Botnia mill in Fray Bentos is nia the factory easily meets Botnia employees. In addi- and further to a two-kilome- Pekka Karhuvaara, MTV3’s without a doubt a top-notch all the requirements set by tion, other companies op- tre bridge crossing the Uru- chief executive said on 5 Government gives project in the pulp and paper the Environmental Ministry erating in the factory area guay River. May. “We also have a great Anaika Group industry. Nevertheless, be- of Uruguay. These require- employ 100 people. This cross-border bridge desire to deepen coopera- €5.4 million for yond the Uruguay River, in ments are just as strict as in What is peculiar is that between Uruguay and Ar- tion. Already now we are Kemijärvi plant Argentina, people insist that the European Union. this traditionally male-dom- gentina has regularly host- talking about links be- the factory represents dat- The Uruguayan Ministry inated occupation has such ed demonstrations against tween YLE’s web pages and Technology group Anaika ed technology which would of Environment oversees the a strong female representa- Botnia as well as the gov- MTV3, and sport is anoth- is set to receive €5.4 mil- no longer be used in Europe. pulp mill. Saarela says that tion in Uruguay as compared ernments of Uruguay and er good fi eld,” Karhuvaara lion in aid for starting up a This technology would cause ministry representatives vis- to Finland. Over a third of the Finland, but currently the explained. Mikael Jungner, lambeam plant in the Kem- the Fray Bentos pulp mill to it the factory weekly. In addi- engineers at the Fray Bentos bridge is empty due to a road- YLE’s director-general, said ijärvi pulp mill abandoned pollute the air and water so tion to measuring the level mill are female. They have block constructed by the in the daily Helsingin Sa- by Stora Enso, the govern- severely that illness is spread of effl uents, the groundwa- been selected purely on the Argentineans. nomat on 5 May that state ment said in a statement up to 35 kilometres away ter and the living organisms basis of their know-how. The tallest building con- owned YLE would be pre- 7 May. However, although from the mill. Based on a vis- from fi sh to bees are exam- Saarela says that the mill’s tains a sodium carbonate pared to give its own pro- the government’s fi nance it to the factory, the Argen- ined regularly. ”This must be operations have begun very container where the facto- grammes to commercial committee has given its ry wastes are burned to pro- companies free of charge. stamp of approval the mat- duce energy. The pulp mill “In the future we are em- ter is still far from settled. Yleisiin kielitutkintoihin valmistava produces twice the amount phasising our role as con- The aid will only be giv- suomen keskitason koulutus of energy it consumes. tent producers,” Jungner en to Anaika Group if the 1.9.2008–31.3.2009, Helsinki After careful considera- said. STT project goes ahead as pro- 1.9.2008–31.3.2009, Vantaa tion Saarela says that the so- Koulutus vahvistaa kielitaidon viittä eri osa-aluetta ja antaa valmiuksia posed. This would become suorittaa yleisen kielitutkinnon. dium carbonate container is impossible if another appli- Opiskelijamaksu 50 € ja tutkintomaksu 77 €. the most critical point where Households cation for using the old mill something can go wrong in transfer assets is approved. Anaika Group Yleisiin kielitutkintoihin valmistava the mill. But according to him intendes to start building the accident that occurred in to deposits suomen ylimmän tason koulutus work at the mill already in 1.9.2008–31.3.2009, Helsinki Kaukaa, Finland, for exam- Households transferred August, but the date may Koulutuksen aikana syvennetään kielitaidon viittä eri osa-aluetta . ple, could not recur at Fray their savings from mutual have to be postponed due Koulutus antaa valmiuksia suorittaa Yleisten kielitutkintojen suomen Bentos. funds and shares to depos- to the confl icting applica- ylimmän tason. Koulutus ei sisällä osallistumista testiin. The black liquor leak at its at the end of last year, tions. Anaika’s production Opiskelijamaksu on 50 €. the Kaukaa factory caused the Bank of Finland said in a plant would employ some Lisätietoja: Anita Krook, p. 020 513 1523, [email protected] severe pollution to Lake statement 5 May. Household 100 people. STT Saimaa. As a precaution, an deposits were up €2.5 billion Puhelun hinta: lankapuhelimesta 8,21 snt/puhelu + 2 snt/min (alv. 22 %), additional tank has been in the last quarter of 2007. matkapuhelimesta 8,21 snt/ puhelu + 14,9 snt/min (alv. 22 %) constructed at the Uruguay In total, households sold mill to prevent similar leaks. €1 billion worth of mutual Aktivoi suomen kielen taitosi! If the fi rst tank breaks, the fund shares and €0.2 billion waste liquid will fl ow into the worth of shares in the fourth Lämmittäjänk. 2 A, 00880 Helsinki next tank. Therefore a dou- quarter of last year. STT Virnatie 5 A, 01300 Vantaa www.edupoli.fi ble confi rmation of security exists. 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big Frenchman found it tough and often had to come back Inter hammer TPS in record-breaking derby towards midfi eld to collect the ball. That is not his natu- ral game, and it was diffi cult Inter won 4-0 in front of a record crowd for the renovated Veritas Stadium, as TPS failed to see the tactics TPS were trying to apply. In the post- to recover from the loss of their talismanic English midfielder. match press conference, the fi rst question for the former Finland manager was “your LEHTIKUVA / MARJA AIRIO EGAN RICHARDSON of 8,937 fi lled Veritas Stadium, three in this league before we system didn't seem to work. HELSINKI TIMES widely regarded as the best can think about anything else. Was there one?”. ground in Veikkausliiga. The That's why Sunday was so bad Considering the circum- DURING the fi rst half, one of ground has a capacity suited for us.” stances, it was understand- the TPS fans behind the press to the teams that play there, He can say that again. able that the TPS people did box made a comment that stands close to the pitch, and Without Cleaver, TPS allowed not want to talk about the his team's midfi elder Chris contains facilities for lucra- Chatto the freedom to pick game. Jakonen was keen to Cleaver was like toilet pa- tive corporate hospitality. It's his pass, and the fi rst unchal- talk about the success of his per. A strange analogy, but no surprise that Turku is expe- lenged long ball he hit picked organisation in selling out one that is not without foun- riencing what the local media out Mika Mäkitalo. He turned, the stadium and creating dation. Not the most excit- has dubbed a 'football boom', looked up, crossed the ball for the 'football boom' in Turku. ing thing in the world, but with two sides in Veikkauslii- Ats Purje, and a simple head- However, he was also keen vital, willing to do the dirty ga and an excellent ground to er was all it took to put Inter to stress that not everything work and if you invite a load watch them in. 1-0 ahead. It looked easy and, can be achieved with money. of people round and don't for Inter, it was. Their coach have it, you're going to be Investing for the future Job Dragtsma had prepared Homeless teams embarrassed. The two clubs have contrast- his team to take advantage of “In Finland football clubs Unfortunately for TPS, ing backgrounds. TPS have the the somewhat brittle nature don't tend to have homes,” Cleaver – the battling mid- backing of Seppo Sairanen, of the TPS defence, and with says the former Reipas, TPS, fi elder that usually gives his an investment banker. Their quick passing and movement HJK and MyPa goalkeeper Ja- teammates time and space to budget is big by Finnish Inter opened them up again konen. “I mean what is a foot- play – was injured after ten standards, and they are in- and again. ball club's identity? For me it minutes in the derby against vesting for the future rather In the stands things were is the colours, the badge, the Inter on May 4. He over- than blowing everything on not going well for the “home” team and the ground. In ice stretched himself trying to players' salaries. They heav- team. “On what day did God hockey every club has a home, tackle Inter's Nigerian mid- ily subsidise ticket prices, create this team and couldn't so why not in football?” fi elder Dominic Chatto, and for example, and are reaping he have rested on that day “There is only one place despite attempts to run off the rewards with two active, too?” asked a crestfallen TPS in the world where two clubs his injury, he was replaced growing fan groups: Young fan. The two TPS fan groups successfully share the same by 19-year-old prospect Riku Boys Turku and Sissi Ryhmä. turned their backs on the ac- stadium, and that is in Milan. Riski. Riski is a highly regard- Their plan is to break even tion and their banners upside And those clubs have a lot of ed prospect, but this was too by 2011, after running fair- down, and began chanting history together. Of course big a game and too diffi cult a ly heavy losses, but the Chief at the back of the Olympic we are pleased to have such role for his style of play. Executive Petri Jakonen has a Stand while steadfastly ig- a good stadium, and we are And what a game it was. few issues to sort out fi rst. noring their team's efforts happy to be here, but if we There were some tickets left First and foremost, he is for most of the second half. are to progress we need to do on the morning of the match, clear that success on the fi eld “I'm surprised by how bad something about the match but these had gone with hours is the most important pre- TPS have been,” said Inter's day revenues.” TPS’s Riku Riski replaced injured Chris Cleaver. to spare and a capacity crowd condition to all the plans he goalkeeping coach Jani Mer- has put in place. Without a iläinen. “Cleaver is very im- An overlap between team fi ghting it out at the top portant for them, the kind the organisations Assistance membership is the most extensive membership option. If your journey ends due of the league, the plans for of player you don't notice too Jakonen divides football rev- to technical difficulties, the ATCF of Finland expansion and growth will much but really miss when enues into three parts: match provides its assistance members with road side assistance, towage, replacement vehicle or other come to nothing, and as such he's not playing.” day revenue, sponsorship replacement transport and pays the assistance he was very worried by the Inter wrapped up the money and TV rights fees. TV expenses. performance against Inter. win with an excellent curl- coverage of Veikkausliiga is ing strike from Mäkitalo and in its infancy right now, and Bad Sunday two close range fi nishes by TPS have, according to Jako- “It was our worst day ever,” former Musan Salama player nen, a level of sponsorship that said an exasperated Jako- Timo Furuholm, while Riski is comparable to other Nor- nen. “It's absolutely clear that and Armand One missed ex- dic clubs and even some sides we have to be among the top cellent chances for TPS. The in the UK, but they lag far, far behind in match day revenues, which at the present consist only of ticket sales. Refresh- ment, revenue and merchan- dising are all run by Veritas, AUTOMOBILE AND TOURING CLUB OF FINLAND and TPS want a larger slice of that pie. Travelling all the way with you Veritas is owned by Kiin- teistöyhtiö Kupittaan Sta- Automobile and Touring Club of Finland (ATCF) is the only motorist club dion, whose board contains in Finland. The ATCF provides its members with information and services FC Inter's chairman Stefan in all motoring and traffic related matters and offers member benefits Håkans but no representative in Finland and abroad. from TPS. They did not have

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Hämeentie 105 A 00550 Helsinki Puh . (09) 7258 4400 Fax (09) 7258 4460 w ww.autoliitto.fi Sairanen's largesse began to raise TPS attendances much Members can also buy member-priced ferry tickets The club’s online store and stores in Helsinki and higher than Inter's, disquiet to Viking Line’s, Finnlines’ and Tallink-Silja’s cruises Turku offer all motorists a wide selection of maps, from the ATCF stores or phone service. motorists’ handbooks and navigators. The members has been voiced about the ar- get a special member price. rangements for merchandise Basic membership € 48 a year The club’s lawyer can also offer advice on car trade, and refreshment stands. Assistance membership repair, insurance, taxation and fine related matters UNION DESIGN TPS want to keep at least € 48 + € 42 = € 90 a year free of charge for the members. TIMELY REFLECTIONS some of the money their fans spend on beer and hotdogs, “COR” COLLECTION but according to Jakonen that Read more and join the club at: www.autoliitto.fi DESIGN PIA WESTERBERG has never been on the table. According to Håkans, TPS never asked. Whatever the Eteläranta 14, Helsinki (courtyard) truth of the matter, the fact is Autoliitto ry. Opposite the Old Market Hall that Turku has two teams at- Automobile and Touring Club of Finland +358 (0)9 622 00 333 tracting good crowds, a great Tel. (09) 7258 4400 Hämeentie 105 A, 00550 Helsinki Mon-Fri 10-18 Sat 10-15 stadium, and an enthusiastic Puolalankatu 4, 20100 Turku www.uniondesign.fi local media. Surely that can't be turned into a problem? HELSINKI TIMES SPORT 9 – 15 MAY 2008 17

LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG Superiority in the Championships of the Aesthetic Group Gymnastics The teams from Olarin Gymnastics Association (OVO) had no equal in the Finnish Championships.

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44 TEAMS from all over Fin- land were competing in three age groups in the Finnish Aesthetic Group Gymnastics’ Championships in Myyrmäki, Vantaa on 3-4 May. The gold medals in the senior group were hung round the necks of the Olari Gymnastics Association’s team Deltat gymnasts after Orienteers in the Jukola Relay 2007. This year the 60th Jukola Relay is arranged in Tampere in June. the two-day competition. The team won the Championship with beautiful and physical- ly demanding choreography Orienteering season opens as by Antton Laine. The coach of the winning team is Anne- clubs cross fingers for good weather li Laine-Näätänen. The silver medalist was Tapiolan Voimistelijat team Keuruu's orienteering fraternity are hoping for a good summer after Elegia and Sudenkorennot last year's near washout. from Turun Pyrkivä won the The choreography of the winning team Deltat is choreographed bronze medal. by Antton Laine.

EGAN RICHARDSON Your correspondent was er, for example last summer OVO, by far the best The results of the Champi- In Finland there are HELSINKI TIMES opted for the 'children and it rained nine Wednesdays in The teams of OVO had no onships were not unexpect- around 2,000 licensed, un- families' route. After initial a row! People, who don't do it equal as they won the gold ed considering the fact that professional gymnasts. Al- THERE are a few tradition- problems locating the mark- that often, don't come when medal in all three age groups. with four World Champion- though the Aesthetic Group al ways to spend May Day in ers in the forest, the 2.3 kilo- it's raining, so in 2007 we With the guidance of coach ship gold medals, one silver Gymnastics has remained a Finland: listening to political metre course was completed had a total of around 2,000 Liisa Loikas OVO’s team Am- and one bronze medal, OVO marginal sport, the number speeches and having a pic- in 44.35 minutes. Not very people at all the Wednesday peerit took the gold in the age is one of the leading associ- of gymnasts is increasing in nic. However, a small number well done. meets.” group 16-18 years. ations in Aesthetics Group Finland and internationally. of enthusiasts do like to un- As we ate our cracker and Nokelainen is a great am- The most sensational Gymnastics internationally. “Due to the success, in- dertake slightly healthier drank our juice, an avuncular bassador for the sport, and and fresh performance of “Our goal is to win a med- terest towards the sport has pursuits. Orienteering is one Ostrobothnian approached. ahead of the Jukolan Vies- the weekend was seen when al in both senior and youth increased. Also televised such substitute, with the sea- “Did you fi nd them all?” asked ti meeting in Teisko this the Zircone from Kemi per- groups in the World Champi- competitions have made the son opening meet in Keuruu. Pauli Nokelainen, organiser June he emphasised the in- formed. The team won silver onships. In the long run our sport more known among the Keuruun Kisalijat (Keuki) of the Vappu meet. It turned clusive nature of the sport, in the 16-18 years age group. goal is to keep on producing public. Aesthetic Group Gym- was founded on 13 September out that we did, but slowly, with the family aspects very The team was also excep- new teams that will succeed nastics is a very aesthetic and 1914, and has sections devot- and Nokelainen managed to well integrated with the elite tional because it was the only at the international level,” beautiful sport suitable for ed to orienteering, basketball, encourage and enthuse for athletes. team from outside Southern says OVO chairwoman Kaisa the whole family to enjoy. The biathlon, cross country skiing our next trip into the forest. “Three things are impor- Finland to win a medal. Vikkula. problem is that in Espoo we and volleyball. With around He was keen to reassure that tant in orienteering: youth In juniors (age group 14- haven’t enough training fa- 400 members, including 200 there were always routes for members, family trips so 16) the gold went to the OVO’s Booming sport cilities and we’ve even had to regular orienteering enthusi- every level, even ours. parents and kids can spend team Fotonit, the silver to Mi- Aesthetic Group Gymnastics turn down some of the chil- asts, they are a Keuruu institu- “Every Wednesday we time together, and the age netit from Tampere TNV and is a discipline of gymnastics dren who would have been tion and their Vappu event was have around 100 people going difference, so that you have the bronze to the Mimodes based on stylized, natural interested in engaging with well attended, even attract- orienteering, and each time every age from small chil- from Vantaa VS. All three and total body movement. It gymnastics,” Vikkula says. ing 2001 World Champion Pa- we have routes for children dren to pensioners taking teams will represent Finland is a team sport of a minimum The Finnish Champi- si Ikonen to come and discuss as well,” says Nokelainen. part. We really fi t the pro- in the Juniors’ World Cham- of six gymnasts in a team, in onships of the Aesthetic the intricacies of the sport “Hobby orienteering de- fi le of the 'fi tness for all ages' pionships in Spain at the end which both artistic and high Group Gymnastics are held with the Keuki enthusiasts. pends largely on the weath- programme!” of May. technical skills are needed. biannually. 18 9 – 15 MAY 2008 LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT HELSINKI TIMES

SOFIA HOLMLUND plication, and a fresh report and Great Britain, British Sometimes she attends your boss has written about diplomats fi ll up their cars receptions with her hus- you. You take your chances; with tax-free petrol. band; sometimes she or- if you want you can be selec- In his spare time Olley sees ganises them at the couple’s tive. It’s a competitive mar- both diplomats and ordinary residence. This is something ket. If you have a family you people. Often he meets Finns which comes with being a dip- will probably choose a coun- next to the ice hockey rink lomat’s wife. Molina is also try with a decent education while his sons are playing in involved in the Internation- system.” Espoo’s junior team Jäähon- al Women’s Club and British According to Olley some ka. “There I meet a broad Women’s Club. They organise do seek the demanding and spectrum of people. We dis- events and excursions. stressful places and see it cuss everything from eco- In Venezuela she did not as an adventure. The fi erc- nomics to world matters.” yet get whole-heartedly in- est competition is for the He sees it as his job to volved in the diplomatic life. diplomatic jobs in New York, meet with Finns. “We real- There she had family, friends Washington, Paris and Mos- ly want to understand which and work, so she simply cow. “But there are also in- subjects the people feel didn’t have enough time for teresting people here. The strongly for here. These feel- that. But according to Mo- European countries are very ings we then transmit to the lina being a diplomat in Ca- demanding to work in.” British at home.” racas is a far cry from being The diplomatic immuni- one in Helsinki. The amount ty, which is regulated by the Decisions to be made of embassies is higher and Vienna Convention on Diplo- “Focus on the forehand,” consequently there are more matic Relations, is something yells the coach Tuomas Ju- celebrations of national holi- which deeply concerns Olley rvakoski to Yliana Molina days and their receptions. as well. According to the con- on the other side of the in- Diplomat Brian Olley has lived in Finland for three and a half years. vention a diplomat is inviola- door tennis court. She shoots Hard work ble. This means that one can’t powerfully from the other Kaihui Ni, 18, spends part of be arrested or imprisoned. end of the court. Venezuelan his leisure time swimming. Tabloid Iltalehti published Molina started playing ten- His father works at the Chi- an article at the beginning of nis in Helsinki. Her husband nese embassy. Since recently The diplomat, the this year on the problem with is a Portuguese diplomat. his mother worked as a diplo- the diplomats’ unpaid park- They met during his posting mat in Greece. ing tickets. In 2007 some 700 to Venezuela. “My Chinese friends here fi nes were submitted and on- “My sister knew the Finn- and in China understand me wife and the son ly 14 per cent of them have ish ambassador in Venezue- best. We share the same phi- been paid. la then. She brought me with losophy and understand it “It’s not true that we her to the farewell party at in the same way. It’s easier Eight countries established diplomatic relations with the new Republic don’t have to pay parking the Finnish embassy where I communicating with them,” and speeding tickets. If my met my husband. Now we are says Ni. of Finland in 1918. Ninety years later there are 54 embassies in Hel- name would be published as in Finland together”, she says He doesn’t meet his class- sinki. The people who work in and are associated with the embassies one of those who didn’t pay happily. mates that often since they have privileges, but also duties. their tickets my superiors To become a diplomat’s live in Espoo or Vantaa. Ni would look harshly upon it. wife meant for Molina giving studies the last year at up- There would be disciplinary up her career. “I got used to per secondary school Ressun measures.” it quickly. It was my decision lukio. There he attends the SOFIA HOLMLUND there’s no use asking permis- pictures and geodesy. But it Olley explains that dip- and I’m happy with it.” Most IB programme, where every- HELSINKI TIMES sion from my superior,” she wasn’t as a student he was lomatic immunity must be diplomats’ wives don’t work, thing is taught in English. says in a tough manner. recruited as a diplomat. He’s seen through international for various reasons. Do you want to become a MENACING THORNY brown I meet Brian Olley in the been working at the Minis- glasses. As a British diplomat “They can work. But it’s diplomat, like your parents? iron poles encircle the British Blue Room, which is a recre- try of Defence and the UN. he is under the jurisdiction of hard to have a career when “No, I want to become a busi- embassy at Itäinen Puistotie ation room for the embassy For the last three and a half British Law. “The British gov- you’re moving all the time. nessman. There are so many 17. At the entrance there is a personnel. “The way in which years he’s been in Finland. “I ernment protects us against Here I don’t have the possi- diffi culties in a diplomat’s sentry box: you ring the bell Great Britain recruits diplo- spent four months studying laws other than internation- bility to work, I don’t speak profession. You don’t have and fi sh out our ID. Behind mats today is completely dif- Finnish before I came here. al law, for instance some Finnish. If you apply for a job much time for your family the yellow refl ective plex- ferent than 20-30 years ago. My wife and I are still trying countries have the death they know that you’re here and work is hard. A diplomat iglas looms a young and deci- For 10-15 years diplomats to master it.” penalty.” only for a certain time,” she has many duties and a big sive woman. have been handpicked from Any diplomat can apply There are other advantag- says sincerely. responsibility.” Could you tell me what universities, industry and for jobs at the British Min- es for a diplomat than immu- “Being married to a diplo- This is something Ni is it like to work here, there the government.” istry of Defence’s intranet. nity. The British government mat means having lots of free knows a lot about. His par- must be interesting people Olley has studied at the “Every month they advertise provides him with an offi - time. You must fi ll it. I do it ents have been working as who pass you by? “Sorry, we University of Nottingham for jobs around the world. cial car. Thanks to a bilateral with tennis, going to the gym diplomats for 16 years in have strict security rules and and has a degree in satellite You can send your CV, ap- agreement between Finland and lunching with friends.” Greece and Finland. “I’m SOFIA HOLMLUND SOFIA HOLMLUND very proud to be a son of dip- lomats. In many countries diplomats are considered to Diplomatic Life have good jobs, many people – A diplomat is a government representative abroad and a respect them.” member or employee of the government. A diplomat repre- But the greater part of his sents his or her country in dealings with other nations, espe- life he lived with his grand- cially by working in an embassy or consulate abroad. parents, or with his parents’ – An embassy is the ambassador’s headquarters, the residence friends. and place of business. “I’ve lived in 4–5 families. – The ambassador is a diplomatic official of the highest rank I did miss my parents when sent by a country as its long-term representative. they were away. But often – In Helsinki there are 54 embassies. Finland’s first diplomatic they tried arranging it so that relations with other countries were established in 1918 with at least one of them was in , Denmark, Norway, The , Spain, Great China during their four-year Britain, Sweden and Austria. postings. We kept in touch by – Helsinki Diplomatic Association (HDI) is an organisation for calling and via e-mail.” diplomats and their spouses. HDI organizes meetings, polit- “Most diplomats must ical luncheons and trips in Finland and abroad. It currently work very hard, and the work- has 90 members. ing hours are long. When my father is in China he’s always Sources: Msn Encarta, Vesna Fabris of Helsinki Diplomatic Association, Minis- try for Foreign Affairs at the offi ce. Sometimes he Ylina Molina's husband is a Portuguese diplomat. Kaihui Ni's father works at the Chinese Embassy. comes home at two a.m.”

Finnish microbrewery beer festival 23.5.2008 THE EVENT WILL GO ON AS LONG AS THE PRODUCT´S ARE AVAILABLE Iso Roobertinkatu 1, 00100 Helsinki. Tel. (09) 680 237. Open: sun-tue 11-02, fri-sat 11-03 HELSINKI TIMES LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT 9 – 15 MAY 2008 19

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON movie that is a tour through space and beyond. For Sep- Heureka! Heureka! tember the new scheduled More than a museum, the Finnish Science movie is called Search for Life: Are we alone? Centre Heureka is an interactive scientific experience. Expand your knowledge Dependent on current exhi- bitions, Heureka regularly MARINA SIDYAKINA ranged according to their offers high-quality lectures, HELSINKI TIMES Finnish geographical origin. workshops and learning The springs that run through groups. These educational HEUREKA is a place where the support a huge fl oating, per- events are most often run on visitor becomes part of the fecty round, granite mono- free admission, giving every- scientifi c wonders already lith that even a child’s touch one a chance to expand their discovered through exhibi- can put to motion. Heureka’s knowledge from informative tions, open laboratories and building is a result of an archi- lectures and practical exper- special shows or he can join tectural contest. iments and asking questions the exciting process itself. from the museum’s experts In Heureka the fi rst exhi- Animated films in and visiting professors. bitions start already from its the Planetarium Those activities are mainly adjacent gardens. There is a The museum is a complex of in Finnish, although the Café science adventure playground laboratories and exhibitions, Scientifi ques is in English. and a rock garden, with vari- and one of its major attrac- Heureka's fi xed exhibition ous samples of minerals, ar- tions is the Vattenfall digital has over 200 displays from Many children pick white anemones for their mothers this coming Sunday. KIRILL LORECH Planetarium. The latter shows many fi elds of science, also animated planetarium fi lms with activity points, especial- based on the most recent ly arranged for children. One technological discoveries, im- of its specials is a team of bas- Happy Mother’s Day! mersing the audience into a ketball-playing rats. The 10- very realistic sci-fi galaxy. minute matches run several The Planetarium’s roster times a day. Among the per- is constantly updated, often manent exhibits are Thought "Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it brings boredom, ex- from abroad, as the Science and Mathematics, The Uni- haustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or Centre cooperates with many verse and the Laws of Nature, similar establishments over- The Structure of Life, The Open as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a seas. Most movies are nar- Laboratory, The Global Village, person develop his own individuality, especially while you struggle to rated in English. Since April, Languages and Cultures and Heureka’s speciality: basket- the newest arrival to the pro- Energy and Production. keep your own." – Marguerite Kelly and Elia Parsons. ball-playing rats. gramme is Infi nity Express, a Furthermore, our young- er generation of science enthusiasts can visit Heure- PAMELA KASKINEN woman who gave birth in 2007 home for the fi rst three years. Heureka ka’s open laboratory, where HELSINKI TIMES was 30 years old. Fathers are also eligible for Tikkurila, Vantaa. Tel. (09) 857 99. www.heureka.fi Einsteins-to-be can do ex- A mother in Finland resem- extended parental leave, but Open: Mon - Fri 10:00-17:00. Sat - Sun 10:00-18:00 periments themselves. Heu- MOTHER’S DAY began in the bles her European neighbours. as of yet, few choose to use it. Tickets: €7-23 reka can also arrange special USA when U.S. President According to a 2005 study This decision is also assisted Discounts for groups, students and the elderly. birthday parties for children, Woodrow Wilson proclaimed by the Family Foundation of by the state. Membership cards available. with all the scientifi c enter- Mother’s Day a national holi- Finland, in Western Europe- As highly-educated wom- tainment on their site. day in 1914, to be celebrated an countries fi rst birth takes en wait until they are older on the second Sunday of May. place at the age of 27-29. to have children, the sudden Parliamentarian Vilho Rei- Increasing age at fi rst change in their lifestyle is ma brought the holiday to birth may eventually in- dramatic. They are no long- Finland in 1918, originally pro- crease childlessness. Unfor- er pulling the strings − now it posed for the third Sunday of tunately everyone doesn’t is the baby who is calling the May, but changed to the sec- heave a chance to celebrate shots. Having strongly assert- ond in 1927. Äitienpäivä, as it Mother’s Day, even if they ed their independence before is known in Finnish, became a wanted to; childlessness is a motherhood, many mothers fl ag holiday here in 1949. growing phenomenon espe- may fi nd themselves feeling In Finland Mother’s Day is cially in western cultures. alone in their daily routines. Fly higher traditionally celebrated with Post-natal depression breakfast in bed or a cake. Getting Mommy and burn-out is increasing Children present cards they back to work among new mothers, but so- have made in school or day Finland is a Nordic country ciety still frowns on the un- care and typically also col- with a strong social welfare grateful mother who dares to lect white anemones from agenda and the state plays an complain about her children. with the forest, carrying home a important role in supporting Fortunately, help lines and big bunch in their hands to motherhood. A health care chat rooms offer a sympa- present to their mother. Be- check-up system is in place thetic audience. Most women cause of the warm spring for monthly monitoring of in Finland are glad to return weather this year, there the newborn and its moth- to work after their years at top degree. are now a record-breaking er. A maternal and parental home, eager for the company number of white anemones leave with job security is in of adults and the intellectual in the wooded areas of the place for the fi rst three years and social stimulus. Helsinki area, just in time for of a child’s life, with an av- Children become more Mother’s Day. erage of 67 per cent of the self-suffi cient when their par- It is also the tradition for previous salary for this pe- ents return to work, one of the the President of the Republic to riod, in addition to a mater- reasons that has been specu- award selected mothers with a nal grant of 90 euros a month lated for the academic success medal of honour on Mother’s for the fi rst child, increasing of Finnish children compared Day. While in the past it was with each subsequent child. to other countries. In Finland, typically awarded to mothers Because of this state fi nan- the majority of women suc- Bachelor of Science in Business. of large families, the award to- cial support and a common cessfully combine mother- day is also presented to foster understanding in Finland that hood and a career. So it seems Accomplish International, highly appreciated degree in London School of Economics mothers and mothers of chil- the beginning years of a child’s that it is not only on Mother’s belonging to one of the leading universities in Europe, University of London. Coaching dren who require special care. life are formative, many Finn- Day that they have their cake for the degree will be done by MJK Training Ltd using web based learning environment ish mothers choose to stay at and eat it, too. with professional specialists. This degree will prepare you for a career in areas of Mothers in Finland general management, banking and accountancy. According to Statistics Fin- land’s data on population Mother’s Day events in the greater Helsinki area Training begins 22.9.2008. changes, 58,729 children were – Several restaurants, e.g. Cantina West and Kalastajatorppa, born in Finland in 2007, 111 have a Mother’s Day brunch, reservations needed – Some museums have free entry for mothers: e.g. Finnish Mu- For more information, contact: children less than the year be- Marjo Lehtonen, marjo.lehtonen@mjk.fi fore. According to the fertil- seum of Photography opens at 11:00 Sari Grönberg, sari.gronberg@mjk.fi ity rate of 2007, a woman in – Cantores Minores boys choir Mother’s Day concert at 17:00, Finland would give birth to Lutheran Cathedral in Senate Square 1.83 children during her re- – Vantaa Music Academy Mother’s Day concert at 14:00, Lum- MJK Training Ltd productive period and only 20 metie 4 Iso Roobertinkatu 20-22, per cent of women aged 30- – Vaskivuori Mother’s Day concert at 15:00, Virtatie 4 FI-00120 Helsinki, Finland. www.mjk.fi 44 have families with three or – Mother’s Day Carnival at 11:00-14:00, Paloheinä ski area more children. On average, the 20 9 – 15 MAY 2008 HELSINKI TIMES XFFHFFFYIJCJUJPODFOUSFXXXXFFHFF¾

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Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola. INFO 09 - 816 31818. Opening hours: tue, fri, sat, sun 11-18 and wed, thu 11-20. HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 9 – 15 MAY 2008 21

BRIGITTE POUGEOISE Circus in the middle of Helsinki The CIRCO Helsinki Contemporary Circus Festival lands in the city centre for the third time.

MINNA SAARINEN – HT the strange universe of three a meaningful of life. Taïteul ANNI SYRJÄLÄINEN – HT protagonists: the Juggler, the does not give answers, but it Acrobat, and the Musician. sows the seeds of questions. THE CIRCO festival offers top The audience travels through Taïteul performances are international artists and Finn- a hilarious yet nightmar- numbered according to their ish talent in contemporary cir- ish story where the differ- order. Each performance is a cus art from 7 to 14 May. ent shades of clownery, the unique work of art, which is The main attractions are strength of juggling and the moulded by the works of vis- three French circus com- suspense of acrobatics fol- iting artists and audience re- panies La Scabreuse, Com- low each other providing no actions. In the Circo Helsinki pagnie 3.6/3.4 and Le Petit explanations. Contemporary Circus Fes- Travers. Alongside the per- Taïteul creates tensions tival Taïteul is performed in formances there is also a on the explanations of so- Kiasma Theatre while most bundle of workshops, lec- cial changes such as globali- events take place at the Lasi- tures, meetings and exhibi- sation, revolutions, fashion, palatsi Square. tions to attend. cloning and affl ictions of our The Cirko Helsinki Con- La Scabreuse’s perform- time e.g. AIDS, unemploy- temporary Circus Festival is a ance Taïteul is directed by ment and terrorism. While collaboration between Cirko Jean-Michel Guy who is one presenting a threat to the - the Centre for New Cir- of the most signifi cant re- identity of contemporary cus, the Kiasma Theatre, the searchers and writers of the people, they create a univer- City of Helsinki Cultural Of- contemporary French circus. sal sense of insecurity. At the fi ce and the Centre Culturel His fi rst work as a director same time religion, commu- Français. Circo is a Helsin- moves in the as yet unchart- nities, citizenship and per- ki-based production commu- ed areas of new circus. Taï- manent jobs seem to have nity whose aim is to develop teul leads the spectators to lost their power as sources of circus as an art form. French group La Scabreuse’s Taïteul is a powerful and intense performance.

er of spring, symbolises vani- ty and wealth. A different face of Kallio Flowers in art Design Museum's Flower MICHAEL MCLAIN exhibition approach- CARINA CHELA Power HELSINKI TIMES es this theme from the per- The Kallio Kukkii Festival brings dancing, theater and other cultural spective of design. It tells of events near to city dwellers. PLANTS AND FLOWERS have the use and meaning of roses, fascinated people throughout violets, lotuses, irises, tu- history. Elements like myth- lips and other fl owers in var- MARJO HÄKKINEN thing more positive happen- various local associations, ical and even divine proper- ious cultures and periods as HELSINKI TIMES ing when the Kallio Kukkii communities and enterpris- ties are often associated to ornaments, symbols and in- Festival takes place in sever- es. Daily schedules start them, as well as the physi- spiration for form. The exhi- KALLIO, a district in Hel- al different locations around from early morning and cal and spiritual wellbeing bition, which is open until 25 sinki, is too often associat- the district. continue until late evening of people. Finland’s national May, includes textiles, ceram- ed only with negativity and The festival offers al- offering e.g. theater, docu- fl ower, the lily-of-the-valley, ics, glass, metal and furniture bad news. For ten days, from most a hundred different mentaries, capoeira, opera is an old symbol of the Virgin with fl oral motifs, as well as 9 to 18 May, there is some- cultural events organised by and recitation. Christine Langinvainio-Kullan- Mary in the Catholic Church, vases and pots from the 18th der, flower installation, 2004. LEHTIKUVA / JUKKA RITOLA On Sunday 18 May at 11:30 while the tulip, another fl ow- century to the present day. the Kallio Kukkii Parade is assembled at Sörnäinen met- ro station and heads with the lead of The Samba School Im- pério do Papagaio towards This summer for art lovers the Park Dallapé. The parade, THUPTEN K. RIKEY “truth was beauty” and that In addition, the exhibition like most of the events, is HELSINKI TIMES these two, truth and beau- will have on display a house of free for all to participate. ty, are the elements “she un- fairytales created by ceram- Kallio Kukkii was held THE CELEBRATION of the compromisingly sought in ic artist Heljä Liukko-Sund- the fi rst time in 1994 and 120th anniversary of At- her art”. A collection of her ström and over 50 models of since then tolerance and eneum Art Museum in Helsin- works, consisting of over the machines designed and cultural diversity have re- ki is in full swing with series one hundred pieces and devised by Leonardo da Vinci mained the main themes of of exhibitions presenting the many of them coming from (1452-1519), the painter, engi- the festival. works of renowned artists rare private collections, is neer and the scientist, whose such as Pekka Halonen and going to be the heart of this power of invention was far For more information see: Matti Saanio. A similar sig- exhibition. ahead of his own time.

www.kallionkulttuuriverko- nifi cant event is taking place MATTI JANAS Dancers of the Samba School Império do Papagaio in Kallio. sto.fi /kukkii.html. also in the heart of Finland’s lake district, i.e., at the seat of one of the largest art centre in Nordic region, Retretti Art Centre in Punkaharju, from 5 June to 31 August 2008. To mark the celebration of its 25th anniversary, Retret- ti Art Centre is gearing up with full preparation to host a major exhibition this sum- mer under the banner Ellen Thesleff – Dance of Colours. The exhibition will feature the works of as many as a dozen of renowned contem- porary Finnish artists in gen- eral and that of Ellen Thesleff

Narrative Stage Art (1869-1954) in particular. Being an artist of inde- pendent in thought, strong in expression and unique in style, Ellen Thesleff is re-

Teemu Vesterinen Teemu garded as one of the most prominent fi gure in the era known in the Finland’s histo- ry as the Golden Age of Finn- Ellen Thesleff, Self-portrait, 1894-1895, pencil and sepia draw- ish Art. It is said that for her ing, from Ateneum Art Museum's collection. 22 9 – 15 MAY 2008 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

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They offer a costs a bit more (€24.60) and Buffet Anglais for €32 includ- includes 4 warm dishes with SHEEP THIEF It’s brunch time! ing: oysters, duck liver mousse, specialties like duck breast or beef tartar, meat paté, arti- lamb fi llet, salads and a piece Transported to in 1828 for the crime of steeling a sheep, this man was never to see Europe again. Now his descendents are back. Fancy a peaceful weekend early afternoon choke and goat cheese quiche, of cake. Serving you with criminally good Australian beer, wines and snacks in Helsinki today. break? A brunch is a delicious answer. grated crudités with garlic mayonnaise, fresh asparagus The cosy and more Spring is the best time for a smooth, tasty soup, braised beef brisket with affordable morning dining. horseradish sauce, cheese cake Many other cafeterias serve SERVICE BY DESCENDENTS OF CRIMINALS with raspberry sauce and Tom- brunches as well, mostly just me de Savoie and Camembert. by adding more time to their Open: 14-02 Sunday-Tuesday 14-03 Wednesday-Saturday SIRU VALLEALA But as brunch is a lunch, too, A beautiful, picturesque al- breakfast schedule. The leg- HELSINKI TIMES Fri 9 May “Good Times Roll” Dj Terry @ 9:30pm. Sat 10 May Live Music @ 6:30pm, it can include whatever the ternative that combines sight- endary Karl Fazer Café is one Brand New Classics. World Bikini Tour, Sponsored by Rip Curl. Plus Free BBQ and Dj kitchen chef has on his mind seeing and classy brunching of those, having a Saturday Etali @ 9:30pm. Sun 11 May “Lazy Sunday” groovy tunes, hot pies, cold beer. Wed 14 May Live music @ 9:30pm with Mikko Sippula. Thu 15 May Cocktail Evening, ORIGINALLY known in Oxford i.e. different side orders, is Restaurant Töölönranta by Brunch for €15.50 including with funky Dj. El cheapo cocktails for the ladies start @ 19:30-11pm but more popular in the USA, meats, seafood, vegetables, Töölönlahti bay. Their French Fazer specialties like a selec- WORLD ICE HOCKEY CHAMPS SHOWN AT BAR! brunch gathers together hun- soups and desserts. Style Sunday Brunch costs tion of Fazer's bread with ham, AUSSIE BAR 2ND BIRTHDAY 26TH JUNE! gry weekend late wake-uppers. Sometimes menu-ordered €30 including sparkling wine. cheese, vegetables, fruits and Come and have AUSSIE BAR Tel. +358 (0)9 737 373 Typically it is served between meals may be available. 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Main courses a lot for everyone. Tasty veg- ular time for a brunch and in Helsinki change weekly, for example gie steaks with cream sauce seasonal celebrations such as If you are looking for a bit Grilled Entrecôte with stewed and creamy potatoes are a Mother’s Day and graduation classier place with a hint of spring cabbage and Madei- good way to start the day and parties are a nice set up for luxury, or a place for a cele- ra sauce, Smoked salmon and meat alternatives are not a brunch idea. It is also pos- bration, the Sunday brunch at pike mousseline with leek- forgotten either. Appetiz- sible to organise a wedding Hilton Helsinki Strand hotel in potato purée and Noilly Prat ers include salads, olives and with a brunch theme in the Hakaniemi offers quite a large sauce, or for veggies Spicy cheese. Usually there’s only afternoon, leaving the rest of selection. It is also the most ex- vegetable couscous with nat- one dessert alternative and the day for the celebrations! pensive on our list, costing €38 ural yogurt seasoned with on the test day it was deli- The brunch often consists with a glass of champagne. If lemon can be found from the cious raspberry sour cream. of typical breakfast items you want to feel like a Sunday menu. Töölönranta dessert Restaurants in Helsinki served as a buffet, like buns, morning celebrity, do hurry, buffet endulges tour taste have a lot to offer, so go and Pohjoisesplanadi 21 Helsinki www.marcante.fi tel +358-9624327 bread, yoghurt, cheese, ham, their Hilton Fusion Brunch is buds with cherry clafoutis fi nd out – it’s brunch time! salads, eggs, sausages, bacon, served only until 25 May. and almond cream, chocolate meatballs, pancakes, cakes, Rivoli on Albertinkatu is a mousse with fi g compote and croissants, fruits, pastries... good choice for a fancy Sunday a selection of French cheeses.

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MUSICMUSIC Tue 13 May Seminaarimäen Mieslaulajat THIS WEEK'S PICK Fri 9 May Male Choir Seminaarinmäen Mustasch (SWE) Mieslaulajat gives a concert. This stoner rock band has been com- Finlandia Hall, 19:00 The Finnish OFF Circle and its twelve productions offer a perfect pared to the early Black Sabbath. Mannerheimintie 13 E European contemporary opportunity to get to know the lively contemporary performance Club Tavastia, 21:00 Tickets €26/18 scene of Finland. The performances include Radio Doomsday di- Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6 theatre in Helsinki rected by Kristian Smeds, Koko Theatre’s Finnish-Estonian contem- Tickets €18/16 Thu 15 May porary dance piece Man-Machine and Q-Theatre’s The Tin Drum Open Door Concert: Fri 9 May Mosabacka Big Band This year, the Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival takes with English subtitles. The festival is organised by Q-Theatre, Koko Secret Night of Science Mosabacka Big Band was found- place for the fifth time, 9-17 May in Helsinki. The festival of- Theatre and Smeds Ensemble. helsinkiLIVE welcomes three of ed in 1983. Since then the band fers contemporary theatre from the Baltic region and central ANNA BAUSCH/DRAMA the world's best has performed in various music Europe and also contemporary performances from Finland, legends in the shapes of LTJ festivals around Europe. under the name OFF Circle. Bukem & MC Conrad, Diane Char- Malmitalo, 17:30 lemagne (former lead singer for Ala-Malmin Tori 1 Moby, U.S.) and KJ Sawka (U.S.). Free entrance The festival programme includes amongst others a Swiss in- Studio 51 www.malmitalo.fi terpretation of Finnish drinking culture in the production De- Fredrikinkatu 51-53 lirium by the group Plasma, the strongly anti-capitalist Swed- Tickets €8 Thu 15 May ish Ebberöds Bank by Teater Tribunalen and photo exhibi- The Funk Brothers tion Miss Landmine Angola 2008 by Norwegian artist Morten Sat 10 May Legendary Funk band. Traavik. Traavik also performs his new street theatre piece Re- Emergenza Helsinki Hall of Culture, 20:00 International band competi- Sturenkatu 4 member Me. tion finals. Tickets €60/55 Nosturi, 20:00 www.kulttuuritalo.fi Contemporary central European theatre is offered by the Ger- büro für zeit + raum: Wait here for further instructions Telakkakatu 6 man group büro für zeit + raum. Their first production Wait www.emergenza.net Fri 16 May Here for Further Instructions has been awarded by the 100° Welldone Underground Club Berlin off-theatre festival and the Kontrapunkt festival in Po- Baltic Circle International Tickets €0-25 Sun 11 May Live Nation, Ylex, Rumba and Theatre Festival The whole programme: Miller arrange a new Welldone land. Baltic Circle also presents the group’s second production Vibrations Fri 9 – Sat 17 May in Helsinki www.q-teatteri.fi/baltic_ This reggae band has released Underground Club concept. Past is in Front of Ego. 27 albums since 1976. Three current and interesting (various locations) circle/eng/ Club Tavastia, 20:00 artists are performing with new Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6 talents which are participating Tickets €35 in the Underground Talent Band is a masterpiece of operetta. The best-loved operettas. Performed tion, a street functions as a met- OTHERSOTHERS Competition. Programme: Ma- rich widow Hanna Glavari needs in Finnish with Finnish and Swed- aphorical space, a common eve- Tue 13 May riko, Valvomo, Torpedo. a husband. Count Danilo would ish subtitles. ryday space or a flow of time. Sat 10 May Chamber Music Concert Virgin Oil Co., 21:00 make an ideal candidate, not least Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Museum of Contemporary Art North African Film Day: The musicians of the Radio Sym- Mannerheimintie 5 because they love one another. 3/6/8/10/14/16/22/24/26/ Kiasma CINEMATHEQUEAAFRIQUE phony Orchestra play cham- Tickets €10 But Danilo refuses to propose to 28/31 May & 3 June Mannerheiminaukio 2 Three North African films. ber music. www.livenation.fi Hanna because of her wealth. The Helsinginkatu 58 Tue 10:00-17:00 12:00: Histoire d`une rencon- Malmitalo, 19:00 Pontevedrian widow’s courting Tickets €80/75/40 Wed - Sun 10:00-20:30 tre, Algeria, 80 min. Ala-Malmin tori 1 Until Tue 3 June games have delighted audiences www.operafin.fi Tickets €7/5 Language: French. Tickets €6 The Merry Widow since 1905. Lehár’s effervescent www.kiasma.fi Subtitles: English. www.malmitalo.fi The Merry Widow by Franz Lehár Merry Widow is one of the world’s THEATRE AND AND DANCE DANCE 14:00: Les mille et une mains, Wed 14 to 29 May , 75 min. Language: Fri 9 May Why I’m Happy in the World Arabic. Subtitles: English. Theatre ILMIÖ: The Essence Thousands of Slovak and foreign 16:00: Alizaoua, Morocco, 90 “MIKÄ UUSSUOMALAINEN?” The Essence is a hilarious, novel pupils and students aged 14-18 min. Language: Arabic. IHMEEN experience that combines differ- express their attitudes towards Subtitles: English. ent kinds of improvisation tech- drugs and addictions through Vuosaari house Euroopan unioni on nimennyt vuoden 2008 Euroopan kulttuurienvälisen niques. Audience members get art in national competitions. Mosaiikkitori 2 to talk about their own experi- Cultural Centre Caisa Free entrance vuoropuhelun teemavuodeksi. Tavoitteena on saattaa yhteen ences in a multicultural environ- Mon, Fri 9:00-17:00 www.vuotalo.fi kulttuuritaustoiltaan erilaisia kansalaisia ja saada heidät ymmärtämään ment. As the performers project Wed 10:00-12:00, 15:00-16:00 these stories back to the audi- Mikonkatu 17 C/Vuorikatu 14 Mon 12 May toistensa ajatusmaailmaa eroavaisuuksista huolimatta. Osana ence, they start to lead a life of Free entrance Women’s International teemavuoden ohjelmaa järjestetään kirjoituskilpailu. their own. The result can be a www.caisa.fi Living Room short scene, a dance, a poem, or Women's International Liv- a song. Until Sun 25 May ing Room is an informal ladies' Vuosaari house, 18:00 Masters of Arts Festival 2008 gathering. Ethnic delicacies will NOVELLIKILPAILU – ”MIKÄ IHMEEN Kilpailutöitä ei palauteta, joten lähettäjän Mosaiikkitori 2 The University of Art and De- be served. UUSSUOMALAINEN?” kannattaa ottaa niistä itselleen jäljennökset. Tickets €5 sign Helsinki (TaiK) presents Registrations and inquiries: www.vuotalo.fi the fourth Masters of Arts Fes- [email protected] or Euroopan kulttuurienvälisen vuoropuhelun Valitse paras tai parhaimmat novellisi tival (MoA08). MoA08 is the tel. 09 310 37508. teemavuoden 2008 kansallinen toimikunta ja (yhteensä enintään 40 liuskaa) ja lähetä ne Fri 9 May grand diploma work exhibition Cultural Centre Caisa, Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos julistavat 30.6.2008 mennessä Kustannusosakeyhtiö CIRKO Festival presents: of the University and a festival 14:00-17:00 alkaneeksi ”Mikä ihmeen uussuomalainen?” - Teokseen nimimerkillä. Sulje nimesi ja Compagnie 3.6/3.4: of art, design and visual culture. Mikonkatu 17 C/ novellikilpailun. Kilpailuun on aikaa osallistua yhteystietosi erilliseen kirjekuoreen, 3-4 petites pieces pour vélo The annually changing event Vuorikatu 14 30.6.2008 saakka. jonka päällä on nimimerkkisi. Acrobatic dance on a BMX bike. has grown to be a showcase for Free entrance A dreamlike contemporary circus limitless collaboration. A great www.caisa.fi Novellikilpailussa jaetaan 2000 euron ”Mikä ihmeen uussuomalainen?” performance about the world of number of the freshly gradu- suuruinen pääpalkinto sekä kaksi 500 euron Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos a man and a bike. Strange im- ated Masters of Arts diploma Mon 12 May tunnustusta. Kilpailun parhaimmisto Vilhonkatu 6 A, 3. krs. ages, sounds and situations are works are presented in the ex- International Literature julkaistaan antologiana tammikuussa 2009. 00100 Helsinki present as a BMX bike and an hibition set up in Media Centre Evening Voittajalle ja antologiaan päässeille artist awarded by Cirque du So- Lume. Current and future devel- The Book and the Rose Day. ilmoitetaan henkilökohtaisesti vuoden 2008 Kilpailun tuomaristossa toimivat kirjailija leil meet. The performance is opments in art, design, film and Poetry and texts in different a part of the CIRKO – Helsinki visual culture are brought to the languages as well as discus- loppuun mennessä. Mikko Rimminen, kustannustoimittaja Contemporary Circus Festival. forefront in many ways, in vari- sion on Latin American Maarit Halmesarka ja tutkija Olli Löytty. Stoa, 19:00 ous events. literature. Novellikilpailun kieli on suomi, ja se on avoin Tuomariston puheenjohtajana toimii Turunlinnantie 1 Media Centre Lume Cultural Centre Caisa, kaikille vähintään 16 vuotta täyttäneille Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teoksen Tickets €20/15 Hämeentie 135 C 17:00-20:00 henkilöille, jotka elävät monien kulttuurien kustantaja Silja Hiidenheimo. www.stoa.fi Free entrance to most of the events Mikonkatu 17 C/ vaikutuspiirissä ja jotka eivät ole aikaisemmin www.moa.fi Vuorikatu 14 julkaisseet kaunokirjallista teosta. Novellikilpailusta lisätietoja: EXHIBITIONSEXHIBITIONS Free entrance Omakustanteet ja antologiat eivät ole este Kustannusosakeyhtiö Teos Until Sun 1 June www.caisa.fi kilpailuun osallistumiselle. Kilpailulla etsitään Maria Säntti [email protected], Fri 9 May to 24 Aug Symbiotic Realms – erityisesti maahanmuuttajataustaisia puh. 050-3552845 Jiri Geller Robin Kranitzky & Kim Over- Wed 14 May kirjoittajia. Novellien aihe on vapaa. http://www.teos.fi Installation. street – Jewellery from the Film: Noise (2007) Museum of Contemporary Art Best Australian Film 2007, vot- Novellit pyydetään kirjoittamaan koneella EU:n teemavuodesta lisätietoja: Kiasma Kim Overstreet and Robin Kran- ed by the Australian Film Critics yhdelle puolelle paperia, 2-rivivälillä. http://www.vuoropuhelu.fi Mannerheiminaukio 2 itzky are American artists, who Association. The film is a part of Käsinkirjoitettuja töitä ei lueta. Tue 10:00-17:00 design jewellery of recyclable the Australian Film Festival. Wed - Sun 10:00-20:30 materials. Cultural Centre Caisa, Tickets €7/5 Design Museum Festivity Hall, www.kiasma.fi Korkeavuorenkatu 23 18:00-20:00 Tue 11:00-20:00 Mikonkatu 17 C/ Fri 9 May to 21 Sep Wed - Sun 11:00-18:00 Vuorikatu 14 Fluid Street – alone, together Tickets €7/3/0 Free entrance In the tenth anniversary exhibi- www.designmuseum.fi www.caisa.fi

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09:10 YLE News 08:00 Nanny 07:00 Animaniacs 08:05 Beijing to Paris 10:00 Biography: Angelina Jolie 14:55 E! Entertainment: Married 09:15 Where the Heart Is 08:30 All in the Family 10:10 Sturm der Liebe 11:05 Heartbeat 14:30 First Monday Away 11:05 Heartbeat 09:00 Oliver’s Twist 11:15 Late Night with Conan 12:00 Last of the Summer Wine NEW SERIES. A drama se- 15:45 E! Entertainment: How Do 14:30 Doctors 09:30 Bridezillas O’Brien 13:10 Der Tag, als van Gogh ries takes place in the su- I Look 15:05 Diagnosis: Murder 10:30 City Gardener 16:00 E! Entertainment: E! News ermordet wurde preme court of the United 16:40 Mad TV 17:08 Heartbeat 13:00 Wedding Belles Weekend A touching German docu- States where the cases are 17:30 MacGyver 18:30 Wild Secrets 14:00 City Gardener 17:00 Mi Gorda Bella mentary takes a look into often high profile and end 19:00 American Idol 19:10 Kingdom 14:30 Oliver’s Twist 18:00 Sturm der Liebe the terror in Europe. up in headlines. The job does 20:00 Top Dog 21:30 Okay FILM 15:00 El Zorro – La Espada y La 19:30 Will & Grace 14:20 4:50 from Paddington not get any easier when 21:00 No Angels A morbid comedy about a Rosa 20:00 Friends FILM the clerks and other assist- 22:00 C.S.I. Miami woman who asks her seri- 20:30 The Simpsons A passenger thinks to have ants are fighting to get their 23:00 Life on Mars ously ill father to live with 22:05 Bones seen a murder in a pass- voices heard or to advance A soccer fan is found dead in her, but nothing turns out Brennan is called to investi- ing-by train. With the help on their careers. an alley. There seems to be quite as they were sup- gate a train accident and is of Jane Marple the body is 15:30 Blow Out no motive for the murder and posed to. Directed by Jes- shocked when she finds out found, but no one seems to 16:40 Charmed the injuries look pretty mys- per W. Nielsen. Starring: Pa- who her new boss is. know the identity of the de- 17:40 Taxi FILM terious too causing Sam and prika Steen, Troels Lyby, Ole 23:00 The X Files ceased. Starring Geraldine Luc Besson has both writ- Gene to argue again over the Ernst. Denmark 2002. 00:10 Late Night with Conan McEwan. UK/USA 2006. ten and directed this speedy course of the investigation. 23:10 New Tricks O’Brien 15:55 Holby City comedy about a pizza deliv- 00:40 Stargate SG-1 00:00 Euronews 01:05 Cheaters 17:08 Heartbeat ery guy who dreams to be- 01:35 The X Files (CERT 15) 02:00 The Oldest Person in the 19:40 Midsomer Murders come a F1 driver. After get- Mulder and Scully are al- World A naked corpse is found ting caught speeding he is lowed to continue their work TV2 British document dives into from the relish factory of forced to help the police only if they can find evi- Sunrise. YLE TEEMA at 19:00 the secrets of long age and Plummer. Barnaby believes to catch a gang of German dence of extraterrestial life 10:35 Plus belle la vie the feelings associated with the deceased to be a bit bank robbers. Directed by and present it to the hearing 11:00 Little House on the Prairie ageing. What does it feel like more than just a random vis- Gérard Pirès. Starring: Samy committee. 15:00 Monster Garage 16:05 The Days of Our Lives to live an entire decade and itor lost during a tour. Naceri, Frédéric Diefenthal, How to turn a truck into a 17:00 Oprah how is it even possible to live 22:00 Bonkers (CERT 15) Marion Cotillard, Manue- mobile ring of professional 18:00 The Lion Man over hundred years? 22:50 Jam & Jerusalem la Gourary, Emma Sjöberg. YLE TEEMA wrestling. Craig has to make a hard de- 23:20 Kindness of Strangers France 1998. 15:50 Derrick cision when a power strug- Part 1/2. Ellie gives birth to 20:00 The Crocodile Hunter 10:20 River Cottage Treatment 18:20 Hockey World Champion- gle emerges in the pack of YLE TEEMA twins only to find out how 21:00 Den Tredje Vågen 13:10 Cosi Fan Tutte ships wild lions in his park. tough it is to combine ca- (The Third Wave) The jolly opera of W. A. Mo- Commentary in Finnish. 21:00 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The 16:15 Walks with an Architect reer and childcare. Lucki- (CERT 15) FILM zart recorded in the festivals 19:10 Hockey World Champion- Final Insult FILM Part 17. Situated by the riv- ly she meets Fiona who soon A stock broker working in of Glyndenbourne in 2006. ships The last of the Naked Gun er Loire, Nantes of the dukes becomes indispensable. Star- London has to run for her life Directed by Nicola Hytner. Commentary in Finnish. trilogy meets the lieuten- of Bretagne became wealthy ring: Julie Graham, Hermi- after finding questionable in- 16:15 Drugs and Brain 23:25 El Lobo (CERT 15) FILM ant Frank Drebin balanc- for its harbour and the con- one Norris. formation about her employ- Part 5/5. Tobacco and alco- A thriller based on re- ing between retirement and ducted salt trade. 00:30 Euronews er. Directed by Anders Nils- hol are the only legal drugs. al events takes place in the work. Abandoned by his lov- 16:45 Michael Palin: Around the son. Starring: Jakob Eklund, 17:10 1968 early 1970s. A Basque man er Drebin finds comfort in World in 80 Days Irina Björklund, Marie Rich- First part of the documen- infiltrates into the ETA or- a bottle but the hunt for Part 7/7. Palin has only 22 TV2 ardson, Ben Pullen, Nicholas tary that traces the move- ganisation that aims to gain the terrorists needs him so- days left to reach London Farrell. Sweden/UK 2003. ments around the world of independence via terrorism. ber. Directed by Peter Seg- and when crossing over the 10:00 Så går det på Saltkrokan 23:50 NCIS the crazy year 1968. Directed by Miguel Cour- al. Starring: Lesley Nielsen, Atlantic takes at least eight 19:15 Hockey World Champion- 18:00 Joseph Schmidt - Story tois. Starring: Eduardo Nori- Priscilla Presley, George days it is going to be tight ships The life of the Jewish ega. Spain 2004. Kennedy, O. J. Simpson, make the journey in time. Commentary in Finnish. tenor and 1930s movies- 02:10 London Live Fred Ward, Kathleen Free- 18:05 City of Photos 22:15 Hockey World Champion- tar Joseph Schmidt ended Keane, Razorlight, Bat for man, Anna Nicole Smith. The documentary about ships abruptly at the age of 38. Lashes and Sugababes. USA 1994. the mundane lives of Indi- Commentary in Finnish. 19:00 V kruge pervom 23:05 Deadwood (CERT 15) ans takes the spectator to 02:30 London Live 19:45 The Legends of Jazz SERIES CONTINUES. The a journey to the land of de- The Killers, Pink, Keane, 20:10 Pole to Pole MTV3 third season of the Emmy sires, memories and stories. Morrissey, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Part 1/8. This time Michael awarded HBO series begins Directed by Nishtha Jain. In- Jarvis and The Flaming Lips. Palin is challenged to travel 09:20 The Young and the Restless with the election fever run- dia 2005. from the North Pole to the 10:40 Emmerdale ning high, which attracts a 19:00 Sunrise FILM Antarctic using only land- 13:50 Still Standing bundle of outlaws and for- Dazzlingly beautifully de- MTV3 and sea routes. 14:45 Jack & Bobby tune diggers to the back- scribed melodrama of a 21:00 Andy Warhol 17:30 The Bold and the Beautiful lands of South-Dakota. play boy who after arriv- 15:25 Benji, the Hunted FILM Phone Booth. MTV3 at 22:30 The son of immigrants be- 18:00 Emmerdale 00:10 American Psycho ing from the city threatens Benji the dog finds him- came the pope of the Amer- 21:00 Without a Trace (CERT 15) FILM the happiness of a coun- self all alone in the wilder- ican pop art. Who was the 22:45 Assault on Presinct 13 Based on the famous novel try couple. Directed by ness where survival needs 00:50 Deep Rising heroic, diversive and contra- (CERT 15) FILM by Bret Easton Ellis the sa- F.W. Murnau. Starring: Jan- resourcefulness. Directed by (CERT 15) FILM dictory character of the trag- The original film version of tirical thriller shows a por- et Gaynor, George O’Brien. Joe Camp. USA 1987. The professional of the big edy. Directed by Jean-Michel the Los Angeles police sta- trait of a not the most typi- USA 1927. 17:30 The Simpsons budget adventure movies Vecchiet. France 2005. tion that gets striken by a vi- cal banker. Patrick Bateman 20:30 Monty Python’s Flying 21:00 Survivor Stephen Sommers focuses 22:21 Absolut Warhol olent hoard of gang bangers. (Christian Bale) is a success- Circus 21:50 Gags this time to the land of mod- The document by Stanislaw Detective Bishop is assigned ful banker on the outside but 21:55 Grumpy Old Men & 22:30 Phone Booth ern piratism. In the para- Mucha travels to Rutenia, to supervice a police sta- a dark and homicidal man on Grumpy Old Women (CERT 15) FILM dise-like environmet of the where the pop artist Andy tion waiting to be closed. the inside. Keeping his in- 00:10 Pripyat A thriller where everything sea of South-China a bunch Warhol was born and where When a man hunted by an ner self hidden from his jet This black and white docu- happens in a street corner. of criminals plans to he- his relatives in the villages armed gang storms in Bish- class friends and co-work- mentary follows the life in An arrogant New York PR ist the luxury cruises Arg- of Meszilaborce and Mikova op has to defend him rely- ers Bateman’s double life the 30 square metres of iso- man is targeted by a sniper, onautica while she is sail- are still aruguing over him. ing only to the help from two sinks him deeper and deep- lated area around the Cher- unable to move or hang up he ing on her maiden voyage. 23:20 Grumpy Old Men & prisoners on death roll and a er into a world of brand im- nobyl power plant 10 years tries to save his life as well as But when they get onboard, Grumpy Old Women desk clerk. Directed by John ages, glossy surfaces and il- after the major nuclear ca- those of the passer-bys. Di- a horrible surprise is wait- 23:50 Sin Cities Carpenter. Starring: Austin lusions. Directed by Mary tastrophe. Austria 1999. rected by Joel Schumacher. ing for them. Directed by Part 3/3. In the countless Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Harron. Starring: Christian Starring: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Stephen Sommers. Starring: tales about Shanghai the Zimmer, Martin West, Tony Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Treat Williams, Famke Jans- city has been named as the Burton, Charles Cyphers. Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Gang bangers at daggers Radha Mitchell, Katie Holm- sen, Anthony Heald, Kevin prostitute of the Orient, the USA 1976. Samantha Mathis, Chloe Se- drawn on MTV3 at 22:45 es. USA 2002. J. O'Connor, Jason Flemyng. paradise fr the adventurers 00:35 MythBusters vigny. USA/Canada 2000. 00:40 Surface USA 1998. or as the Paris of Asia.

The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult The Academy Award ceremony is in danger as a group of mad bombers have chosen the gala as their target of a lethal strike. Lieutenant Frank Drebin is called from retirement to put a BBQ Sauce stop to these evil schemes. If anyone can stop the terrorists, BBQ Sauce so can Drebin. The third and American Psycho final part of the Naked Gun Sometimes the title says it all. This time though the tale does not tell franchise presents the old cast BBQ Sauce about some mundane Manson but about a wealthy young Manhat- gathered once again to save tanite who also happens to be a self-proclaimed serial killer. Based the day as Priscilla Presley is on the 1991 novel by Bret Easton Ellis the film adaptation received seen as Jane Spencer and O. mostly positive reviews and hints that a new horror comedy cult J. Simpson as Drebin's partner classic has born. Christian Bale plays the investment banker Patrick Nordberg. The Final Insult Bateman who lives a double life. On the outside he is just like any continues to parody both clas- other privileged yuppie living the American dream, but that just sics and more contemporary works as a glossy front for his psychopathic ego that conducts TV series and films featuring killings during the nights. Sinking deeper in to the land of illogical also one of the 1990s' most American food and drinks fantasies, Bateman's actions grow more and more violent as his notorious tabloid headliner madness progress. No longer is anyone near him safe. Anna Nicole Smith. NELONEN at 00:10 Fri NELONEN at 21:00 Fri his&hers 28 9 – 15 MAY 2008 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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08:05 Chile – Land of Extremes 07:30 Woody WoodPecker 10:00 Futurama 09:10 YLE News 09:10 The Young and the Restless 07:00 Animaniacs Part 1/4. The desert of At- 08:00 The Winx Club 10:30 King of the Hill 09:15 Where the Heart Is 10:40 Emmerdale 10:05 Sturm der Liebe acama is one of the driest 08:50 Power Rangers: Mystic Force 11:00 Batman 11:05 Heartbeat 13:50 King of the Hill 11:10 Late Night with Conan and most lifeless areas of 13:10 Tierärztin Dr. Mertens 13:10 One Tree Hill 14:30 Doctors 14:45 L.A. Law O’Brien the world. 14:15 According to Jim 14:00 Veronica Mars 15:05 Louis la Brocante Grace is ordered to play the 16:00 E! Entertainment: 50 09:05 The Science of Dogs 14:45 The Simpsons 14:50 Jack & Jill 17:08 Heartbeat role of the Santa in the of- Shocking Celebrity Scandals 11:05 Heartbeat 15:15 Just for Laughs Gags 15:40 Xena: Warrior Princess 19:05 Bone Diggers – Mystery fice’s Christmas party. 17:00 Mi Gorda Bella 12:00 Yes, Minister 16:30 Jesse of a Lost Predator 17:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 18:00 Sturm der Liebe 12:30 Yes, Minister 17:00 American Princess A discovery was made in 18:00 Emmerdale 19:15 Just for Laughs Gags 13:20 Gardener’s Year 17:55 Shipwrecked 2006 Battle Australia in 2002 that rat- 20:00 House, M.D. 19:30 Will & Grace 14:30 Five Little Pigs FILM of the Islands tled the entire community 21:15 Gladiator (CERT 15) FILM 20:00 30 Rock A young girl from Cana- 19:00 American Idol of scientists. A perfectly in- Russell Crowe plays Roman Liz is shocked to find out da comes to meet the mas- 20:00 Hey Paula tact skeleton of a creature General Maximus who is be- that her staff don’t think ter detective Hercule Poi- Paula’s travel plans go ba- resembling a lion was found trayed and his family mur- that she is a nice person. rot to ask whether he could nanas due to a snow storm. from an unexplored cave. dered by a corrupt prince. 20:30 The Simpsons help solve a case dating back 20:30 Smith and Jones The bones were estimated Captured and enslaved in the 21:00 Life on Mars 14 years concerning her par- 21:05 24 (CERT 15) to be over 500 000 million outer fringes of Rome, Max- In the morning Sam receives ents. Starring: David Suchet, 01:00 - 02:00. Jack and years old. imus rises through the ranks a call from his mother. At the Toby Stephens, Gemma Jones, Audrey Raines are brought 22:50 Shrink Rap of the gladiators with an in- same time a desperate man Marc Warren. UK 1994. The Maltese Falcon. to CTU. The vice president Part 3/5. The scandal- tention of entering Rome and holds the staff of the local 16:05 1967 – Six Days in June YLE TEEMA at 19:00 Noah Daniels receives a to- ous former Home Secretary avenging the murder of his newspaper as hostages. Part 1/2. The conflict in tally unexpected call from David Blunkett is visiting family. The film was nominat- 22:05 Studio 60 on the Sunset June 1967 is the source of 22:45 Satisfaction (CERT 15) the president of Russia. Pamela Connolly today. ed for twelve and won five Strip many crises in the Middle- A severe crisis is born when 22:30 Entourage 23:40 My First War Oscars including the Acad- An after show party causes East today. Chloe’s daughter finds about 23:05 Headcase: Sex on the Yariv Mozer was 28 years emy Award for Best Picture turbulence in the relation- 17:08 Heartbeat her mother’s occupation. Brain old when he was called and Best Actor. Directed by ships of the staff of the Stu- Constable Merton starts Not every one is happy when Documentary tells about to service in Lebanon in Ridley Scott. Starring: Rus- dio 60. Drunken Jordan tries to investigate a case of a they learn that Tippi is writ- two men whose lives were 2006. sell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, to make friends with the man gone missing over 20 ing stories about her and her revolutionised by a blow in 00:40 Euronews Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed. cast and Danny tries to get years ago. co-workers. the head. It turned their sex USA 2000. Matt’s mind off Harriet by 18:20 Beijing to Paris 23:50 L Word life upside down. 00:15 Nine introducing three sexy wom- Part 4/4. Moscow and St. 00:40 Crossing Jordan TV2 01:10 Reba en to him. Petersburg are the last stop The building of the Immi- 23:00 Hotel Babylon on the way to Paris. All there NELONEN gration Office is blown to 11:50 Hockey World Champion- Rebecca and Tony are debat- is left to be nervous about pieces. Macy’s team puts ships NELONEN ing over whether the escort is whether the cars will en- 09:00 Jamie’s Great Italian Escape up a temporary morgue on Commentary in Finnish. of a wealthy business man is dure the rest of the journey 10:30 Discovery Documentary the site. 14:25 Danmarks Vaerste Bilist 08:00 Nanny a prostitute or his wife. in one piece. Austin Stevens is looking for 01:30 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 14:50 Inside the World’s Most… 08:30 All in the Family 00:25 Late Night with Conan 22:10 Silent Witness (CERT 15) one very special and lethal Part 2/3. Which one of the 09:00 Oliver’s Twist O’Brien A successful business wom- snake in the jungles of Cos- world’s many dormant vol- 09:30 Wedding Belles 02:15 Eleventh Hour an plunges to a sure death ta Rica. YLE TEEMA canos would cause the larg- 10:30 City Gardener Isobel receives a tape in from a roof top, but it is hard 11:30 The Most Extreme est destruction if suddenly 13:00 Wedding SOS which a young woman begs to believe that so lucky lady 12:30 Frasier 09:30 V kruge pervom becoming active? 13:30 Nigella Feasts help and tries to kill herself. would kill herself. Psychiatrist Frasier Crane 10:15 Michel Strogoff 15:45 Hurtigruten 365 Nigella thinks that even if 23:50 Les Amours Perdus moves back to his home 11:50 Cuéntame cómo pasó you are dining alone, it is The short film of Caroline Sas- town Seattle and plans to 15:05 How to Beat Your Kid’s no excuse not to enjoy the YLE TEEMA cha Cogez tells about relation- start a new life. But the fact Asthma same culinaric experience ships - or the lack of them. that his father moves in with The first part of the docu- than when you are dining in 17:00 Guns, Germs and Steel 01:30 Euronews him complicates everything. mentary follows 12 families a bigger bunch. 17:55 Whispers 13:00 Frasier with children suffering from 14:30 Come Dine With Me This documentary follows 13:30 Frasier asthma as they are partici- 15:00 El Zorro – La Espada y La the hectic mundane life of TV2 14:00 Punk’d pating to a nine weeks ex- Rosa different interpretators. 14:30 The Lion Man periment. 16:05 The Days of Our Lives Germany 2005. 11:00 Little House on the Prairie 15:00 American Chopper 15:55 Jimi Hendrix: The Uncut 17:00 Oprah 18:55 Cuéntame cómo pasó 11:50 French Beauty 16:00 What About Brian? Story 3 18:00 Take this House and Sell It! 20:10 Hebrew Lesson In nowhere else have people 18:30 Ripley’s Believe It or Not! The last years (1967-1970) 18:30 So You Think You Can Dance In Israel every immigrant is seen so sensual, beautiful and 21:00 Indiana Jones and the Last of Jimi Hendrix show the 20:00 Ugly Betty to study Hebrew and Jewish unforgettable women than in Crusade (CERT 15) FILM legend on the top of his ca- Christina persuades Betty to culture. This three-part doc- French films. The documenta- The third part of the Indy- reer. step into the land of inter- umentary follows five im- ry is directed by Pascale Lam- trilogy presents the father 16:50 Guns, Germs and Steel 30 Rock. SUB at 20:00 net dating. migrants with various back- che. UK/France 2005. of the legendary adventur- 19:00 The Maltese Falcon FILM 21:00 Desperate Housewives rounds as they are trying to 13:10 Margarete Steiff er slash archeologist, who is The classic of the mystery Wisteria Lane is up for a re- adjust to the new country and Margarete Steiff gave her played by none other than movie is based on the nov- 16:15 McLeod’s Daughters build but first it is time to to the Hebrew lessons. Their name to the famous Steiff Sean Connery. Jones Sr. has el by Dashiell Hammett. Di- When Nick moves to Drov- say a few goodbyes. experiences manage to open the teddybear. gone missing while search- rected by John Huston. Star- er’s Run, Jodi and Stev- 22:00 Californication (CERT 15) up a different point of view to 14:40 Il Divo ing the Holy Grail and in or- ring: Humphrey Bogart, ie have to ask Tess who in Hank has written a new nov- the Israeli society that is both The concert in Los Angeles der to find him, Indiana must Mary Astor, Gladys George, fact is the real boss of the el during his trip. Life seems sad and hilarious. in June 2006. locate the religious artifact. Peter Lorre, Sydney Green- ranch. to not be able to get any 22:05 Deadly Bees (CERT 15) FILM 17:30 Paul Merton in China Directed by Steven Spiel- street. USA 1941. 18:20 Hockey World Champion- better when a nice bonus An exhausted British pop 18:20 Hockey World Champion- berg. Starring: Harrison 20:40 La Fille du Regiment ships drops in to the mailbox. singer suffering from a nerv- ships Ford, Sean Connery, Den- The Royal opera of England Commentary in Finnish. 22:35 Weeds (CERT 15) ous breakdown is sent on Commentary in Finnish. holm Elliott, Alison Doo- presents the comical opera 19:10 Hockey World Champion- Nancy is not too happy a vacation to a farm. Soon 19:10 Hockey World Champion- dy, John Rhys-Davies, River of Gaetano Donizetti. Di- ships when Silas and Shane ex- she realises that the farm- ships Phoenix. USA 1989. rected by Laurent Pelly. Commentary in Finnish. press their wish to celebrate er grows deadly bees which Commentary in Finnish. 23:50 Rome (CERT 15) 22:55 Doktor Faustus 01:50 Hockey World Champion- their father’s birthday. will kill people in seconds, 00:55 Live: Bon Jovi The heroes of the legion Lu- Subtitles in Finnish and in ships 23:30 Frasier and that she must find a way The popular artist performs cius Vorenus and Titus Pul- German. Commentary in Finnish. Frasier finds himself in the to stop the malicious farm- in Chicago on the Lost High- lo return to Rome. Vorenus middle of a battle of the er. Directed by Freddie Fran- way tour. meats his family after eight minds and wit with the local cis. Starring: Suzanna Leigh, 01:50 Hockey World Champion- years, while Pullo focuses on To be the daughter of a call Killer bees newspaper columnist. Frank Finlay, Guy Doleman. ships having a good time. girl on MTV3 at 22:45 on YLE TEEMA at 22:05 00:00 The Sopranos UK 1967. Commentary in Finnish. 00:55 The Huntress 01:10 The Streets of San Francisco 23:25 Look Around You

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1. ER Drama series – MTV3 Thu (485,000) 2. COLD CASE Crime Series – MTV3 Tue Gladiator (465,000) The 21st century version of the sword and sandal genre of historical epics revives the gladiator tradition of the ancient Rome. Epic scope 3. HEARTBEAT and intense battle scenes do not usually mesh well with emotional TV series – TV1 Mon (461,000) or deep character performances, but Gladiator manages to score in all categories. Russell Crowe plays with gloomy intensity the 4. SURVIVOR General Maximus of the Roman army who is betrayed by the corrupt Adventure series – MTV3 Sat and power seeking Prince Commodus. After the emperor's murder (432,000) reconciled Maximus is taken by slave traders to be grinded to be a 5. MIDSOMER MURDERS gladiator. Maximus sees his opportunity dawning, when the gladi- Crime Series – TV1 Sat ators are to participate in games held in Rome. Wasting no time he (406,000) makes his presence known and conceives a plan to overthrow the unlawful emperor. Source: Finnpanel Oy / Television MTV3 at 21:15 Mon Audience Measurement HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 9 – 15 MAY 2008 29

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09:10 YLE News 09:15 The Young and the Restless 07:00 Animaniacs 09:10 YLE News 09:15 The Young and the Restless 07:00 Animaniacs 09:15 Where the Heart Is 10:40 Emmerdale 10:05 Sturm der Liebe 09:15 Where the Heart Is 10:40 Emmerdale 10:05 Sturm der Liebe 13:50 Living with Fran 11:10 Late Night with Conan 11:05 Heartbeat 13:50 How I Met Your Mother 11:10 Late Night with Conan 14:45 Everwood O’Brien 14:30 Doctors Ted agrees with a girl he O'Brien 17:30 The Bold and the Beautiful 16:00 E! Entertainment: Televi- 15:05 Diagnosis: Murder met at the wedding that 16:00 E! Entertainment: High 18:00 Emmerdale sion Special One of the male contest- they will spend a night to- Price of Fame 20:00 Gossip Girl 17:00 Mi Gorda Bella ants of a reality show is gether and never see each 17:00 Mi Gorda Bella 21:00 Cold Case 18:00 Sturm der Liebe murdered. Doctor Sloan other after that. 18:00 Sturm der Liebe Recovering from the shoot- 19:15 Just for Laughs Gags enters the house as his 14:45 Northern Exposure 19:30 Will & Grace ing, Lilly is anxious to con- 19:30 Will & Grace substitute. 20:00 Friends vince her boss that she is 20:00 Friends 16:05 Chile – Land of Extremes 20:30 The Simpsons ready for action. The team 20:30 The Simpsons Part 1/4. The desert of At- 21:00 Little Nicky (CERT 15) reopens a case of three 10- 21:00 Ghost Dog: The Way of the acama is one of the driest FILM year-old children beaten Samurai (CERT 15) FILM and most lifeless areas of The devil meets an an- to death in 1994, doubt- Forest Whitaker stars as the the world. gel and the consequenc- ing that the teenagers con- mysterious Ghost Dog, an 17:08 Heartbeat es are an offspring of three Warm Springs. TV1 at 21:00 victed of the killings might African American hit man Constable Merton invites kids who end up living in have been wrongfully incar- in the employ of the Mafia, a charming lady to a din- hell with their dad. Two of 11:05 Heartbeat cerated. and who follows the ancient ner but the next day she ac- the brothers are ruthless, 14:30 Doctors 22:31 C.S.I. Miami code of the samurai as out- cuses him of stealing her plain evil, but the young- Doctor Thompson has a reli- A young woman is pushed lined in the book Hagakure. wallet. est is good-hearted and Little Nicky. SUB at 21:00 gious dilemma concerning a in front of a moving bus. When a gig does not turn 19:30 1967 – Six Days in June thus bullied. After the two dying patient. Her boyfriend is the prime out to the liking of the mob- Part 2/2. Many of the con- elder brothers escape from 15:05 Louis la Brocante suspect. But when one of sters, they decide to kill the flicts of today’s Middle- 17:30 The Bold and the Beautiful Hell and start to play hav- 17:08 Heartbeat his office rivals also turns samurai assassin. Direct- East are the results of the 18:00 Emmerdale oc with Earth, it is only up The police station is buzzing up dead, the CSIs start to ed by Jim Jarmusch. Star- Six Day War between Is- 21:00 C.S.I. to Little Nicky to save the to organise a birthday par- think that the incidents are ring: Forest Whitaker, John rael and Lebanon in June Grissom finds a miniature day. On Earth Little Nicky ty to celebrate the coming related. Tormey, Cliff Gorman, Den- 1967. crime scene inside a pack- also learns how different of age of a young constable. 23:30 C.S.I. Miami nis Liu, Frank Minucci, Rich- 22:00 The Day of Joy and Sorrow age sent to him by mail. The the life outside the gates Suddenly the celebrations E-mails and text messag- ard Portnow. France/ In May the Israeli are cel- finding is perplexing since of Hell truly is. A cult clas- take an unexpected turn. es trigger a mass gathering Germany/USA 1999. ebrating the 60th anni- the successive killer ac- sic amongst all Adam San- 21:00 Warm Springs of students on a golf course. 23:15 Traveler versary of founding their countable for earlier relat- dler fans guarantees laughs Franklin Delano Roosevelt When the crowd disperses, Furious about his girlfriend’s state. The Palestinians liv- ed miniature crimes is now and a bundle of cameo roles was diagnosed with polio in a body of a high school stu- gloomy fate Will sets out to ing in the country are not deceased. When the inves- by various actors. Direct- 1921 and was afraid that it dent is found. Horatio and avenge. Tyler is confused celebrating. For them May tigation proceeds, it be- ed by Steven Brill. Starring: would mean the end of his his team start to investigate when he finds out that his 15 is Naqba – the day of comes clear that the murder Adam Sandler, Patricia Ar- dreams of becoming a politi- the origins of the mob. father is entangled to the sorrow. showed in the miniature has quette, Harvey Keitel, Rhys cian. A new hope rises when 00:30 My Name Is Earl business attached to the 00:00 Euronews not yet happened. Ifans, Tommy Lister, Rodney he seeks treatment from the bombing. 22:31 MythBusters Dangerfield, Reese Wither- spa of Warm Springs. 00:10 Late Night with Conan 23:40 Unit spoon. USA 2000. 22:58 Jam & Jerusalem NELONEN O’Brien TV2 The Unit is protecting a for- 23:00 Crossing Jordan 23:35 Bone Diggers – Mystery of 01:05 Crossing Jordan eign guest visiting the UN. 00:10 Late Night with Conan a Lost Predator 08:00 Nanny 01:55 Smith and Jones 10:35 Plus belle la vie Molly and Tiffy travel to a O'Brien A discovery made in Austral- 08:30 All in the Family 15:45 Hjerterum memorial celebration of the 01:35 Last Man Standing ia rattled the entire commu- 09:00 Come Dine with Me 16:15 McLeod’s Daughters Vietnam War where a moth- nity of scientists as the in- 09:30 Nigella Feasts YLE TEEMA Jasmine accepts Tess’s er of a POW asks them to tact skeleton found from the 10:00 Wedding SOS offer to work on the find her son. YLE TEEMA back of a cave turned out to 13:00 Wedding SOS 10:30 Street USA ranch. Tess is thinking 00:40 My Name Is Earl be over 500 000 years old. 13:30 Nigella Feasts 18:00 Edith Piaf how Nick would get along 17:00 Locusts 00:25 Euronews Today Nigella is preparing The first part of the docu- with children. 17:52 Dance for the Camera desserts. mentary serie targeting fa- NELONEN 19:00 Doktor Faustus 14:30 Oliver’s Twist mous chanson singers tells Subtitles in Finnish and in TV2 15:00 El Zorro – La Espada y La about Edith Piaf (1915- 08:00 Nanny German. Rosa 1963). Euroarts. 08:30 All in the family 20:53 Dance for the Camera 11:50 Hockey World Champion- 16:05 Days of Our Lives 18:54 Dance for the Camera 09:00 Oliver’s Twist 21:00 Did You Ever Fall in Love ships 17:00 Oprah 19:00 Michel Strogoff 09:30 Nigella Feasts With Me? Commentary in Finnish. 18:30 So You Think You Can Part 7/7. The Tatars are al- 10:00 Wedding SOS When the Jewish comedi- 16:15 McLeod’s Daughters Dance ready at the gates of Irkutsk. 13:00 Wedding SOS an Max Hansen was forced The ghosts of the past starts 21:00 Las Vegas Ogarjov has reached the 13:30 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist to abandon Germany in the to roam around Drover’s Run 22:00 The Boy Who Sees with city, but Strogoff has not 14:35 Oliver’s Twist late 1920s, he lost his audi- when Tess’s cousin Jasmine Sound thrown in the towel yet. 15:05 El Zorro – La Espada y La ence and stages at the same arrives to the ranch. Jasmine Diagnosed with retinal Subtitles in Finnish and in Rosa time. The children and close has gone through a rough cancer at the age of two, French. 16:05 The Days of Our Lives ones of the popular enter- patch and is clearly in the Ben Underwood had his 20:00 Amateur Photographer 17:00 Oprah tainment artist tell Hansen’s need of help. eyes removed at the age of (CERT 13) Oprah shoots down a ru- tragic tale. 18:25 Plus belle la vie three. Two years later Ben A young German soldier mour concerning her and 22:30 One Day in Europe FILM 20:00 Life Begins discovered echolocation Gerhard M was sent to the Tommy Hilfiger. Moscow, Istanbul, Ber- 22:05 Stranded making him able to detect Eastern Front during the C.S.I. MTV3 at 21:00 18:30 So You Think You Can lin and Santiago de Com- In 1972 the plane carry- the location of objects by Second World War. With his Dance postela. Four stories that ing a young Uruguayan rug- making frequent clicking camera and notebook he re- 20:00 The Bachelor: Officer and take place within a day tell by-team crashes high up noises with his tongue. At corded an unembellished 18:25 Plus belle la vie a Gentleman about tourists encounter- in the icy mountains of the the age of fourteen he us- image of the war, but his di- 19:50 Hockey World Champion- Three girls are to be sent ing cultural clashes in the Andes. This documenta- es the ability in basketball, aries and photographs did ship home in tonight’s episode, cities where crucial soc- ry sheds light to their two- rollerblading and skate- not become public until 60 Commentary in Finnish. because Andy has only cer matches are played. Di- month fight for survival in boarding. years afterwards. 02:00 Hockey World Champion- twelve roses to give. rected by Hannes Stöhr. the freezing environment. 23:20 Frasier 21:00 1968 ship 21:00 Grey’s Anatomy Germany 2005. Directed by Gonzalo Arijon. Frasier worries over Martin 22:40 Soap Commentary in Finnish. SERIES GOES ON A BREAK. 00:05 Vertical City France 2007. who is sitting alone at home A spiritual healer is visiting Part 5/10. The highest 00:45 London Live all day long and buys him a The worst thing the hospital. Bailey’s child is apartment building of the Wrong conclusion Sugababes, The Kooks, Lily telescope. after Chernobyl caught in an accident. world, the Eureka Tow- Allen, Kasabian, Beck, Girls 00:20 Carnivàle (CERT 15) on MTV3 at 21:00 00:20 Frasier er, can be found in Mel- Aloud, Primal Scream. 01:25 The Streets of San Francisco on YLE TEEMA at 17:00 00:50 The Streets of San Francisco bourne.

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09:10 YLE News 09:15 The Young and the Restless 07:00 Animaniacs 09:15 Where the Heart Is 10:40 Emmerdale 10:05 Sturm der Liebe 11:05 Heartbeat 13:50 New Adventures of Old 11:10 Late Night with Conan 14:30 Doctors Christine O'Brien 15:05 Diagnosis: Murder 14:45 Ally McBeal 16:00 E! Entertainment: Love A bomb explodes in the mid- 17:30 The Bold and the Beautiful Ride dle of a wedding ceremony. 18:00 Emmerdale How did Cameron Diaz and 21:00 ER Justin Timberlake end up Luka returns from . Ab- together? by’s attitude is starting to al- 16:30 E! Entertainment: Behind ienate the staff and Neela’s in- the Scenes tern faces a critical situation. 17:00 Mi Gorda Bella 23:00 Nip/Tuck (CERT 15) 18:00 Sturm der Liebe Two totally different men are 19:15 Just for Laugh Gags arriving to the clinic. Sean 19:30 Will & Grace struggles with accustoming 20:00 Friends to be alone after Julia left 20:30 The Simpsons him while Christian is start- 21:00 Project Runway ing a monogamous life with The contestants have half an Michelle. The changes in hour to collect the material men’s lives have an effect to for the next outfit from the their cooperation as well. recycling centre of New Jer- 00:05 Hard to Kill (CERT 18) sey. Besides the found card- Lost. NELONEN at 21:00 FILM board, paper, books, plastic A police officer Mason bags etc, they have a budget Storm is shot by intruders at of 25 dollars to spend on the 17:08 Heartbeat his home. The intruders kill local art store. 18:30 Last of the Summer Wine his wife and leave the scene 22:00 Cold Feet 19:00 Gardener’s Year in the belief that they have David seems to show no re- Part 3/6. Even if the grow- successfully murdered Ma- morse of the happened. Ad- ing period has already son and his son too. Being in am goes ring shopping but started, there is plenty of a coma for several years Ma- the ring he ends up buying time to get one’s garden in son wakes up and plans his is not exactly to the liking of orderly fashion. revenge. Directed by Bruce the bride. 21:50 Shrink Rap Malmuth. Starring: Steven 23:00 24 (CERT 15) Part 4/5. The duchess of Seagal. USA 1990 01:00 - 02:00. Jack and York Sarah Ferguson is sit- 02:00 Munsters Audrey Raines arrive at the ting on Pamela Connel- CTU where everyone is anx- ly’s couch tonight and tell- ious to find out what Audrey ing about her rebellious NELONEN knows. temper that did not fit well 00:10 Late Night with Conan to the customs of the roy- 08:00 Nanny O’Brien al family. 08:30 All in the Family 01:05 Smith & Jones 22:40 The Clinic 09:00 Oliver’s Twist 01:40 Point Pleasant 23:35 La Caja 507 (CERT 15) 09:30 Wedding SOS Things escalade between FILM 10:00 Colin & Justin’s Home Heist Christina and Boyd. Boyd After being robbed, a seems to have set his eyes bank manager finds pa- on Jesse who has supernatu- pers which indicate that ral powers of his own. the death of his daugh- ter might not have been an accident after all. Direct- YLE TEEMA ed by Enrique Urbizu. Spain 2002. 11:30 Street USA 01:20 Euronews Part 2/3. In the Deep South fourteen years old Adam searches after his Indian TV2 roots. Kenneth plays garage rock and Alyssa is the only 10:35 Plus belle la vie black member of her cheer- 11:00 Corner Gas leading squad. Klopka. YLE TEEMA at 21:50 11:50 Hockey World Champion- 16:40 Sahara Marathon ship 17:35 Hebrew Lesson Commentary in Finnish. 13:00 Bridezillas Part 1/3. In Israel the im- 15:50 Derrick 14:00 City Gardener migrants are to learn He- 18:25 Plus belle la vie 14:30 Oliver’s Twist brew and Jewish culture. Léo has only a couple of 15:00 El Zorro – La Espada y La Five immigrants with differ- days to find the evidence Rosa ent backgrounds struggle that will prove him inno- 16:05 The Days of Our Lives through the language les- cent. 17:00 Oprah sons in their new country. 20:00 Der Alte 18:00 Gay, Straight or Taken? 19:00 Soap 23:05 Da Vinci’s Inquest 18:30 So You Think You Can 20:30 Vertical City 00:40 London Live Dance 21:00 How to Beat Your Kid’s Badly Drawn Boy, My 20:00 America’s Got Talent Asthma Chemical Romance, Guille- 21:00 Lost (CERT 15) 21:50 Klopka FILM mots, Amy Winehouse, Lupe Kate and Juliet have to learn A thriller taking place in to- Fiasco. to cooperate when Jack’s day’s Belgrad shows how far a health becomes seriously desperate father is willing to compromised. go in order to finance the op- Outfit out of garbage 22:00 Tudors eration of his seriously ill son. material on SUB at 21:00 00:00 Reno 911 Directed by Srdan Golubovic. 00:30 Surreal Serbia/Montenegro 2007.

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Tourist Information. Helsinki City Tourist Information & Con- vention Bureau offers free information, brochures, maps and oth- er material. The office is located in Esplanadi Park, Pohjoisesplana- RACHEL STRICKMAN di 19, and is open Mon-Fri 9-18, Sat-Sun 9-16. Tel. 09 3101 3300. is a student at the University of A smaller Tourist Information is located in the Central Railway Sta- Helsinki. She enjoys television, tion at the Hotel Booking office. sports and lichenised fungi. Helsinki Travel Tip Life as a talking dog LamWelc iureome tem to Suo velm iuscipenlinn erostruda exerit nulput la- Sea feul F oblartr essfaccum whe roloreete the E assuscit ercilit lobortio EVERYONE who comes to goon (the life of a biologist is errors, which can’t be print- to listen to me maul a sim- Finland learns three things very glamorous). ed in a newspaper. ple question or turn getting odolormeets Wsequiscilest! ipisi tion utetuer ostrud mag- nisit lut aut auguero endiam. Lam iure tem vel the fi rst day. One, failing to After I made it out of the Understanding other a library card into a thir- Ferries and waterbuses depart weigh and put a sticker on sludge and moved to Helsin- people is slightly better, but ty minute language ordeal for from the Market Square your vegetables makes you ki, I badgered my fl atmates only slightly. I often fi nd my- – especially since they all three times in an hour. The a particularly annoying per- to teach me more grammar self drifting, rudderless, in speak English not only well, VÄLIOTSIKKO Mingtrip to eugiat Suomen velitlinna iustie takes son. Two, the pedestrian- and forced them to prac- a vast chartless sea of Finn- but practically perfectly. Kuva bicycle separations on the tice with me. At this point I blather. Someone says some- I admire their generous- mingabout ex 15 euipsusminutes. cidunt pavement are not optional. fi nd it hard to believe there thing, everyone laughs, and heartedness immensely, irillaThis sfaciliqummer uating Suomenlinna eum And three, Finnish language was ever a time I was not I reconsider my decision to and I know I’d never have nonsecommemorates corperat nonullan the year 1808 is impossible. trying to learn Finnish. And move here. And I’m widely gotten this far without it. etwith lorper special augue pro gerostrudramme: I’d like to think I make yet, after almost two years, considered to be freakish- It’s just, after a while, you delenium ei ilit, volendr this statement after hav- my skills are still decidedly ly good at Finnish language, start to wonder if there isn’t ercillaSuomen aditlinna illa Museum conse min ing given Finnish an hon- substandard. for a foreigner. an element of head-patting utat,presents quat, “The sequatin Surrender elese- of est try. I started studying it When speaking, I sound It’s that "for a foreigner " to the whole thing. In my quat,Viapori si. - C.O. Cronstedt’s when I realized that all the like a cross between a cave caveat that’s the heart of the darker moment I feel like Lamdarkest iure hour tem invel spring iuscip 1808 ” research in my ridiculous man and a particularly dim matter. Finns are convinced a sort of large, endearing- erostrudexhibition. exerit Open nulput daily 10-18.la fi eld (lichen ecology) hap- fi ve year old. I go around say- their language is impossible ly dimwitted tame animal. feul bla faccum oloreet pened here. I bought a book ing things like “Me no wan- (largely because it is) and Over here, our adorable res- Daily guided walking tours and started teaching myself, tum study into book exam” are almost ludicrously as- ident foreigner! She’s amaz- susciin En gercilitlish in lobortio May Sat-Sun odolor drilling myself on person- and “Pub time it is, we go tonished and pleased when- ing – she speaks Finnish, sequiscilat 13.30. ipisi tion utetuer ostrud magnisit lut aut al pronouns as I struggled NOW!” There was the time I ever a foreigner takes a stab and almost never pees on www.suomenlinna.fi up hills in and tried to say “I’m out of salt” at it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m the carpet. It’s like the sto- auguero endiam. Lam iure practicing vocabulary as I and instead said “I’m sodi- glad that people are pleased ry of the talking dog - it’s patrolled for dead birds next um-free.” And that’s not even I’m trying. I know it must not that the dog talks well, to a sewage treatment la- including my truly egregious be painful and frustrating it’s that it talks at all. M O R E T I P S F R O M

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LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / ALVARO VIDAL FRIDAY A plume of ashes spewed by the Chaiten volcano is seen from the city of Chaiten, 1,200km south of Santiago, Chile. Thousands of people were being evacuated from the town after the volcano began belching ash and shaking the area with tremors, forcing the cutoff of water supplies, authorities said. For safety the authorities have called on a massive evacuation of the Patagonia zone.

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Rescuers work at the site where two trains collided in east Chi- A Tibetan activitist shouts slogans from the back of a police ve- Pleasant sunny weather warms the traditional Vappu festivities na’s Shandong province. Two passenger trains collided in east- hicle following his arrest during an anti-Chinese demonstration in Helsinki, Finland. This time the student union of the Universi- ern China on Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring hun- in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in Kath- ty of Art and Design were in charge of capping the Havis Aman- dreds as carriages derailed and toppled into a ditch, state media mandu, Nepal. Police in Kathmandu detained around 114 Tibetan da Statue. said. protesters who had gathered outside a building housing China’s consular and trade offices as well as Xinhua, the country’s offi- cial news agency.

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Animal-shaped kites fly over Pornichet beach, western France, This photo shows a tree overturned on a street in Myanmar’s Members of laughter clubs participate in a laughing rally to com- during the 17th “Passion-Cerf-Volant” (kite passion) Festival. largest city Yangon. More than 41,000 people were killed when memorate the “World Laughter Day” in the northern Indian city of cyclone Nargis tore through military-run Myanmar this weekend, Chandigarh. Hundreds of people, who believe that laughter is the an information ministry official said. best medicine for a healthy life, took part in the rally on Sunday.