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LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI Did you Finland says know this yes to nuclear about Finnish? power reactors

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ON WHICH syllable/s words are em- THE FINNISH parliament has voted phasised and how sentences are in- to accept the Government’s propos- toned are fundamental elements of al for the building of two new nucle- any language. Yet, when Finnish is ar power reactors. discussed such issues as the seem- On the table were two proposed ingly infi nite number of noun and permits, Teollisuuden Voima’s (TVO) adjective groups or the differenc- and Fennovoima’s. The fi rst was ac- es between the spoken and written cepted with a 121-72 majority while language come up at the expense of the second was only marginally less emphasis and intonation. popular: it was supported 120-72. This is notable because the stress The vote was a highly conten- and intonation of the Finnish lan- tious one, splitting different polit- guage are relatively unique. Emphasis ical parties, members of individual is placed on the fi rst syllable of rough- parties themselves, and Finland’s ly 99.999 per cent of every Finnish citizenry. The vote, however, was word spoken, something one would a rough approximation of senti- Police moves a victim’s body at the crime scene in Porvoo after a shooting on early Tuesday morning. almost expect from the language of ments in the country about nu- a reputedly orderly country like Fin- clear power despite the freedom land. Likewise, Finnish’s intonation is parliamentarians were given by almost without exception: it’s practi- their parties to vote according to Shooter has violent history cally always a falling one. the MP’s own conscience. Accord- But are emphasis and intonation ing to different opinion polls, Finns ten, the police say. None of the res- diffi cult to learn? What obstacles are more pro-nuclear than other An argument in a fast food drive-through lane resulted taurant workers were wounded. stand in the way of a Finnish lan- EU citizens. in the death of three in Porvoo, Southern Finland. Three people were taken into guage student’s mastery of them? Although opposing views on the custody by the police shortly after And, ultimately, does it really mat- ethics of nuclear power played a the shooting on a highway near Por- ter if a foreigner gets on top of these major role in the vote, issues per- STT ish News Agency (STT) that an ar- voo. An illegal handgun was found features of the language? taining to economics and practicali- PETRA NYMAN – HT gument appeared to have broken in the possession of the suspected ty were also of extreme importance. out between customers before shooter at the time of arrest. He is Find out the answers to these ques- THREE lives were claimed in a shoot- the shooting, with a few motor- a Porvoo resident born in 1969 who tions and more on page 4. For more on this story, see page 3. ing outside a 24 hour McDonald’s ists waiting to be served in the has a history of violent crime. The restaurant in Porvoo in southern drive-through lane. At the time of man was released from prison in Finland in the early hours of the the shooting three cars were wait- December after serving 12 years of rose to the summer’s record fi gure of morning of Tuesday 6 July. The vic- ing to be served by the fast food a life sentence for homicide. Hot weather 30,1 degrees in Puumala, Southern tims and the shooter were previous- restaurant. According to the police the prime Savo. This still falls short of the high- ly unacquainted. Two of the victims The victims were in an open con- suspect denies the shooting, but ad- est ever recorded temperature from died on site and the third was rushed vertible with two other people who mits the possession of an illegal gun. continues the year 1914. On 9 July that year the to Töölö hospital where he died of his managed to escape the shooting un- He claims to have been intoxicated STT temperature reached 35 degrees in wounds. Two of the deceased were harmed. Those who escaped were and that he has no recollection of the HELSINKI TIMES several localities. from Askola, a small town north of pregnant woman and her part- events of the early morning. Police In the inland parts of southern Porvoo, and were born in 1982 and ner. According to the police the vic- investigator Peter Fagerholm says HOT WEATHER will continue until the and central Finland there are approxi- 1965, the third a resident of Loviisa, tims were shot in the head and the that the level of alcohol involved in beginning of next week. According to mately 10-15 days of hot weather with born in 1982. chest at a relatively close range. It is the crime appears to have been low, the forecast of the Finnish Meteoro- temperatures above 25 degrees in a Hannu Nurmi, the franchisee not yet clear how many shots were but it is too early to speculate its in- logical Institute temperatures may summer, and 5-10 such days in north- of the restaurant, told the Finn- fi red, but the number is closer to fl uence on the events. rise to around 30 degrees Celsius in ern Finland and on the coasts. the south over the weekend. North- ern Finland will go well above 20 de- Check the weather forecast for the grees Celsius already by Thursday. coming days in Finland and abroad That’s it – almost over for another four years On Tuesday 6 July the temperature on page 22. ALLAN BAIN Mexico that even the referee could Paraguay and Brazil going out at the HELSINKI TIMES see was offside from the stadium’s quarter-fi nal stage, it was a fair bet big screen – but the goal stood. that we’d get an all-European fi nal. AFTER four weeks of excitement, Controversy continued in the There could be a repeat of the some boredom, amazing goals, rub- quarter-fi nals when Uruguay’s Luis 1974 fi nal, albeit with Germany bish goals, and the incessant sound Suárez intentionally handled the ball competing as one nation this time. of the vuvuzela in the background, to prevent a Ghanaian goal in the dy- The Dutch, employing their creation the football World Cup of 2010 is al- ing seconds of extra time; Ghana ‘total football’, arguably should’ve most at an end. failed to convert the resulting penal- won that game but it wasn’t to be. Since the last issue of Helsin- ty, forcing them into a penalty shoot- They also lost the 1978 fi nal, so may- ki Times, a lot has happened. First- out that they ultimately lost. be it’s now their turn to triumph. ly, the group stage was concluded, At the time of going to print, That’s easier said than done, how- with big footballing nations like It- there was still one place up for grabs ever, with reigning European cham- aly and France sent packing. Then in this year’s fi nal; a chance for Ger- pions Spain or a seemingly invincible the second round came and went many or Spain to deny the Nether- German team for opponents. but not before generating a huge lands their fi rst World Cup. In the The failed semi-fi nalists will amount of controversy. First there fi rst of the semi-fi nals, the Dutch fi ght it out for third spot on Satur- was the English ‘goal that nev- overpowered Uruguay, who put up day 10 July, with the fi nal taking The weather will continue to be very warm in southern and central Finland for er was’ followed later on the same a strong fi ght in an exciting con- place the following day. Then anoth- several more days. day by an Argentinean goal against test that ended 3-2. With Argentina, er four-year wait will begin. 2 8 – 14 JULY 2010 VIEWPOINT HELSINKI TIMES

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Profitable moment with Richard Quest

WHEN BP’s CEO Tony Hayward took a beating before US Congress two weeks ago I felt sorry for him. Hour after hour he sat there, looking miserable as congress- men lined up to put the boot in. After three hours of watching the nearest thing we have to a modern day lynching, I was prepared to shout ‘Enough’. And so on Friday’s ‘Quest Means Business’ I decided to challenge two Juuso Salokoski is an international banker who has worked for the Kansallis-Osake- of the Congressmen who took Hayward to task, and I start- Pankki, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and as a private ed to understand. independent financial consultant. This viewpoint is based on a presentation given by Salokoski to the Helsinki International Rotary Club in May 2010. THEY are politicians, and, as Congressman John Sulli- van admitted, they face an angry electorate who wants to know what happened and who is to blame. Both men reminded me that there were thousands of pages of evi- dence allegedly showing BP’s culture of cutting costs over The day when the ants and the safety. Congressman Sullivan said Hayward “is the CEO of a major corporation. He should have some grasp of this…he did answer a lot of questions with, ‘I don’t know’, grasshoppers stop liking each other ‘I don’t know’, ‘I can’t recall’. I mean, you know, this is a huge disaster, he should have, at that point, looked at the that their private and public data and been able to answer those questions better.” As a result of the financial crisis and the Greek bailout, the euro- borrowers would face much This was reinforced by Congressmen Peter Welch who higher debt burdens than told me, “Hayward just has not been successful in giving zone’s future hangs in the balance, writes Juuso Salokoski. before – loans would still people confi dence”. remain in euros to a large extent. PERHAPS they have a point. By now simply saying you IN FEBRUARY 2008, I gave a stead of the 13 per cent that needs to rescue its saving are sorry or devastated isn’t enough. And with all the presentation to the Helsin- it turned out to be. Lenders banks (cajas), it must borrow THEREFORE, it is not likely PR resources at BP’s disposal, surely they could have ki International Rotary Club made their calculations and for that purpose too, which that the eurozone will break constructed something better than hour after hour of ‘I about the emerging global fi - concluded that, “hey, these will be too much for the mar- up any time soon. In fact, the don’t know’ or ‘wait and see’. People want answers and nancial crisis. At that time I guys won’t be able to pay kets. Besides, all Mediterra- only country that could make Tony Hayward surely could have done a better job of giv- was quite alarmed by the fi - back”, and closed their cred- nean countries have already this to happen is Germa- ing them. nancial tsunami that I felt it lines for Greece. Greece shown growing current-ac- ny, not by throwing the Club was coming and I was pre- was thus heading for default count defi cits for several Mediterranean out of the eu- WHATEVER lingering sympathy I had evaporated af- dicting a 1,000 billion dol- and IMF supervision. When years, which is a sign of de- rozone but by itself deciding ter hearing about Hayward attending a ritzy yachting lar (US) loss for the world France announced that Eu- creasing price competitive- to leave it. I cannot predict event in England where a boat of his was competing. It fi nancial system. As a bank- rope would handle this and ness. To solve that problem whether anything like this was a gift to BP’s critics. ‘The yacht should have been er, I was horrifi ed about what IMF wasn’t needed, the is- they either have to go through will happen, but it will be picking up oil off the gulf coast not racing in England. would happen after these sue became a political one. a painstaking and political- worthwhile closely following Hayward’s got his life back after all, what about ours’ losses. France got the other eu- ly extremely hard route of in- the sentiment of the German and so on. Even BP’s PR response that Hayward was rozone member countries ternal defl ation – or leave the investors. spending a few hours with his family and surely we I GOT it wrong in two re- to join forces, ultimately euro and devalue overnight. didn’t begrudge him that, left many gasping for reason. spects. The latest estimates though, together with the THE ISSUE of the Greek public of the overall losses amount IMF on board. The initial THE unavoidable fact is that debt and the administrative NO – people don’t begrudge him a few hours with his to 4,000 billion dollars, four 15 billion euro plus 30 bil- lenders and investors have problems of the eurozone family; but some are open-mouthed at his choice of times more than I even dared lion euro rescue package for lost their confi dence in the are, though, just a refl ection leisure activity. Some feel it seems inappropriate and to think could be possible. Greece proved, however, to euro, simply because they of deeper and much stronger insensitive to be on the water enjoying himself while But this was minor compared be too small and had to be in- can’t see how the issues of undercurrents in the world his company continues to pollute waters in the Gulf of with my other error. I hadn’t creased to 150 billion euros competitiveness and cur- economy. Over a period of Mexico, making them unfi t for any form of boating ac- fi gured on the massiveness plus a 400 billion euro loan rent-account defi cits can be more than 10 years, some tivity other than spraying dispersants and booming of the governmental support and a 750 billion euro guar- solved as long as such dif- countries have now accumu- for oil. that ultimately made the antee package. At this stage, ferent economies have the lated increasingly high cur- consequent recession quite the smaller eurozone mem- same currency and inter- rent-account surpluses while LIKE it or not, perception becomes reality and the news of short. To save the US bank- ber countries could no longer est regime. Take Ireland, for some others have accumu- a CEO engaged in such luxury activity, days after his Chair- ing system, the US Govern- withdraw from the game and example: 60 per cent of its lated increasingly high cur- man misspoke about ‘the small people’ all ends up sound- ment came with a 700 billion had to swallow the bitter pill cross-border trade is with rent-account defi cits and ing like ‘let them eat cake.’ dollar TARP-fund, Barack even though many of them the UK. As long as the eu- respectively, high debts. The Obama with a 700 billion did not like it at all. The Finn- ro was weak and the pound Financial Times columnist I TAKE no sides in the rights and wrongs over what BP dollar stimulation package, ish minister of fi nance Jyrki strong, the Irish economy Martin Wolf has character- did or did not do to cause the Deepwater horizon oil the US Federal Reserve with Katainen said that he had was booming. But as soon as ised this situation by using spill. Hayward is right – that will be up to the various 2,500 billion dollars of ex- been cheated by the Greek the euro started to strength- the fairytale analogy of ants inquiries and so far they have yet to come up with a tra liquidity support to stabi- government with wrong defi - en and the pound lost value, and grasshoppers. Some ant conclusive answer. But on the PR front lots of people do lise the market, the Chinese cit estimates. This was a half- the Irish economy was in free colonies (China, Japan, Ger- wonder how many more missteps BP can make before authorities with a 500 bil- truth only. He was cheated fall – for the simple reason it many, Switzerland, the Neth- someone gets a grip. lion dollar stimulus package twice. First, by the Greeks, had the wrong currency. erlands plus some others) through additional lending and thereafter by France, are working hard and saving BP HAS been very clear – the legitimate victims of this and the Bank of England, the who got his initial support FOR France, the break-up of money instead of spending oil spill will be compensated and the clean up will be to- European Central Bank and with a package that proved the eurozone into northern it. Then there are the grass- tal and complete. But, unfortunately, the public’s per- various governments with to be merely a starter. and southern parts would hopper colonies (USA, UK, ception of the way this has been handled in both word hundreds of billions of euros be the worst-case scenario. Australia and the Club Medi- and deed may very well last much longer and do more and pounds on top of all this. THIS all went badly wrong. In- With Mediterranean coun- terranean) having a nice life, damage, which cannot be put right by the spending of stead of calming the markets, tries suddenly returning to muddling through and bor- cash. IT HELPED. The stock markets the rescue package had the their national and highly de- rowing money from the ants started to recover in March opposite effect. Markets now valued currencies, France to keep all of this going. But, 2009; the US economy was became convinced that, not would fi nd itself in the mid- some day, winter comes and Richard Quest is firmly back in growth during the only Greece, but probably also dle, with an economically the ants become less willing established as an expert on third quarter of 2009 and the Portugal, Spain and possibly strong and competitive Ger- to do all of the hard work and business travel issues and European economies during also Ireland and Italy would many on the other side and let the grasshoppers spend currently works as a CNN the fourth. The fi nancial cri- fall. Besides, no problems had the Mediterranean countries all of their savings. Then we anchor and correspondent. sis seemed to be over. been solved – only postponed with regained competitive- would all be in a real trou- Quest is British and holds to the near future. After hav- ness on the other. So only for ble – also the ants. The only and LLB (Hons) degree from IT WAS not. In October 2009, ing spent the new 150 billion this reason it is more than way out of this trouble would Leeds University. the newly-elected Greek gov- euros, Greece will have to de- understandable that the be if the ants adopt some of ernment announced that fault, and still its economy French government will do the bad habits of the grass- its predecessors had fi ddled won’t be competitive. Spain its utmost not to let this hap- hoppers and start spend- with the nation’s budget- and Portugal have compara- pen. As far as I understand, ing while the grasshoppers defi cit fi gures. They had an- tively smaller public defi cits, the Mediterranean coun- adopt the habit of the ants, nounced a budget defi cit of 8 but on the other hand, much tries don’t want to leave the save money and not borrow per cent of the Greek GNP, in- higher private debts. If Spain euro because it would mean for living. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 8 – 14 JULY 2010 33

LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO MÄNTYLÄ New nuclear build given green light

A repeat of the problems that have dogged the construction of nuclear reactor Olkiluoto 3 is not viable, according to STUK.

RAIKO HÄYRINEN “The plans must be drawn A 1 July decision by Fin- ANNIINA LUOTONEN – STT up carefully, and a construc- land’s Parliament to give the tion group should be as- go-ahead to two new nucle- FINLAND’s Radiation and Nu- signed to organise a smooth ar reactors was probably the clear Safety Authority (STUK) start to work,” STUK’s Direc- most far-reaching of this An anti-nuclear activist protesting outside Finland’s National Parliament in Helsinki on 1 July. has demanded that Fen- tor General Jukka Laakso- parliamentary term, but it novoima and Teollisuuden nen insists. was merely the fi rst step in Waste fi rst country in the world to Olkiluoto’s and Loviisa’s nu- Voima (TVO) – the two com- Construction of Olkiluo- the reactors’ construction. storage site expanded deposit nuclear waste in its clear waste. But the search panies recently given per- to 3 – also a TVO project The new reactors aren’t set to In addition to giving the own bedrock. The plan is to is still on for a fi nal resting mission to construct two new – is badly behind schedule begin pumping out the elec- OK to new reactors, Parlia- pack nuclear waste into the place for the waste produced nuclear reactors in Finland because the plant supplier tricity until around 2020. ment voted in favour of ex- crystalline gneiss rock over by Fennovoima. – take greater care in pre- Areva-Siemens has failed to The next major step for panding the Posiva nuclear a 100-year-period, where it The Government has giv- paring a construction tender- make deadlines. The project’s Fennovoima and TVO is to waste storage site located in shall remain for no less than en Fennovoima six years to ing process than that shown costs have also ballooned far choose a nuclear reactor sup- Olkiluoto. The decision saw 100,000 years. investigate the possibility of in plans for a third reactor at beyond the original budget. plier. Over the next months, Parliament’s mandate reach co-operating with Posiva to the Olkiluoto nuclear power “Areva wasn’t able to begin the companies will prepare unprecedentedly far into the Fennovoima store waste. If the requisite plant. STUK is keen to avoid construction as soon as per- an invitation to tender, and future. given six years space isn’t found, Fennovoi- a repeat of worksite problems mission was granted. Instead, a in around 12 months’ time If the plans are realised, The bedrock beneath Olkiluo- ma will have to take care of that have plagued the con- couple of years were spent lost they expect to be evaluating in 2020 Finland will be the to will be home to at least its own waste disposal. struction of Olkiluoto 3. in thought,” Laaksonen says. the resulting bids. itive effect on the electricity “If the promises on re- market, which will hopeful- newable energy come to A shot in ly also benefi t consumers.” nothing, I think it will be a Pro-nuclear parliamentary – Jutta Urpilainen, chair- major issue [within the Cen- the arm? woman (leader) of the Social tre Party].” – Timo Kaunis- Democrat Party. to, deputy chairman of the vote surprisingly definitive Or shooting “The nuclear industry still Centre Party. has a long and rocky road to “The decision to build ad- SUSANNA JÄÄSKELÄINEN – STT The strongest support for clearly split down the middle. oneself in cover in the form of the Olkiluo- ditional nuclear capacity will the two reactors came from Five MPs were absent from to 3 fi asco. A permit does not make it possible for industry the centre-right National Co- all votes. Two abstained on the foot? automatically mean that new to remain in Finland as well THE RESULT of the parlia- alition Party, with only one both permit votes. reactors will be built.” – Janne as accelerate new industrial mentary vote on new nucle- of their MPs, Merikukka For- The decision was met with “WE NEED a solid overall en- Björklund, head of the anti-nu- investment.” – Matti Huuto- ar reactors was no surprise: sius, opposing both permits. satisfaction from Finnish in- ergy profi le. Without further clear campaign at the Finnish la, vice chairman of the Cen- permission was granted for The rest of her colleagues sup- dustry and lobby groups. [nuclear power], we will not Association for Nature Conser- tral Organisation of Finnish two new reactors, just as the ported both. The strongest op- Fennovoima’s CEO Juha Ran- move towards an emission- vation (FANC). Trade Unions (SAK). government signalled in the position came from the Green tanen declared the day “his- free Finland.” – Jyrki Katai- “This will be a shot in the “For decades Finland has spring. What was surprising, League and the True Finns, toric”: his new reactor, he nen, chairman (leader) of the arm for a Finland that, like been locked into a form of however, was the strength of followed by the Left Alliance, claimed, will guarantee rea- National Coalition Party. the rest of Europe, is mired in energy production that is the pro-permit vote – both two of whose 17 MPs voted in sonably priced electricity to “If we can bring new oper- [economic] apathy.” – Mau- quickly becoming out dated, reactors were voted through favour of both projects. Fennovoima’s owners. Ac- ators into the market, it will ri Pekkarinen (Centre Par- and which is also high-risk.” with overwhelming major- Nuclear power has been cording to TVO’s CEO Jar- increase competition. I be- ty), Minister of Trade and – Secretary General Liisa ities. Teollisuuden Voima’s deemed an issue of con- mo Tanhua, his new reactor lieve that this will have a pos- Industry. Rohweder, WWF Finland. (TVO) permit was supported science in which caucus dis- will benefi t industry, house- 120-72, while Fennovoima’s cipline doesn’t apply, which holds and the service sector was supported 121-71. Both meant that some parties in equal measure. Finns are pro-nuclear by EU standards projects were opposed by tens showed equal amounts of Both the companies and of parliamentarians – a clear support and opposition. The lobby groups listed econom- Over the period 2008-2010, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE carried out four surveys reminder of the traditional an- Social Democrats, the Chris- ical and emission-free elec- measuring Finns’ attitudes to further expansion of nuclear power capacity beyond the five reac- ti-nuclear stance of the Green tian Democrats and the tricity as well as sustained tors already built or under construction. Opposition to more nuclear power fluctuated between League and the Left Alliance. Swedish People’s Party were economic growth and in- 48 and 55 per cent, while support measured between 34 and 38 per cent. creased employment as the According to an EU poll taken in early 2008, Finns are among the most eager supporters of nu- most signifi cant effects of clear power: 61 per cent of Finnish respondents were in favour of using nuclear power to generate extended nuclear capacity. electricity, while the average for EU citizens was 44 per cent. In a similar poll taken three years But the decisions met earlier, the EU average was 37 per cent. with a chilly response from Of Finland’s political parties (independent of the positions their MPs took in the parliamenta- anti-nuclear NGOs. The Na- ry vote), the National Coalition Party most strongly supports additional nuclear construction. The ture League labelled it Centre Party has signalled its acceptance of further nuclear capacity, while the Green League, the “mindboggling”, while WWF Left Alliance, the Swedish People’s Party and the True Finns are all opposed. The Christian Dem- LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG Finland preferred the terms ocrats and the Social Democrats have declined to take a clear stance. “short-sighted” and “selfi sh”. Candidates in the 2007 Parliamentary elections tended to be less supportive of nuclear power The Finnish Association for than the average Finn. More than half opposed the construction of a sixth reactor, while further Nature Conservation (FANC) construction was supported by just over 40 per cent of candidates. At that time, on average one insisted that it would contin- in three Finns opposed further construction, while almost 60 per cent were in favour. ue to campaign against nu- The plenary session during which the vote was taken. clear power.

The interrogation of the Pride parade attackers suspected of dozens of assaults suspects, hearings with the dozens of victims and the HEIDI EKDAHL, well as the smoke screen put The suspects, two plaintiffs include children believe the motive behind technical investigation will EEVA NIKKILÄ-KIIPULA – STT ALEKSIS TORO – HT up prior to the attack. More- 18-year-olds and a 20-year- under the age of 15, leading the attack to be prejudice keep the police busy for a over, those suspected of the old, come from various local- to a more serious classifi ca- against sexual minorities. long time. “The investiga- attack come from different ities outside Helsinki. Aaltio tion of the crime. The young- “In criminal law this ex- tion will probably take a good POLICE say the attack on the parts of Finland. believes 5-8 people in all took est of the victims was under acerbates the act,” Aaltio while. The suspects are a sexual and gender minorities’ “This was not a whimsical part in the attack. The men one year old. remarked. rather quiet lot,” Aaltio said. Helsinki Pride Parade on Sat- act,” police lieutenant Kari were imprisoned on Wednes- Exposure to the gases In addition to the as- There have been no pri- urday 3 July appears to have Aaltio emphasised. day 7 July. caused the victims to suf- saults, the perpetrators are or attacks on the Hel- been carefully planned. This On Sunday 4 July, the po- The police are investigat- fer smarts of mucous mem- suspected of possessing a sinki Pride Parade. The is indicated, for instance, lice arrested three men sus- ing the crimes as assaults. branes, breathing diffi culties substance that can be used sexual equality organisation by the fact that the attack pected of the attack on the The perpetrators are sus- and dizziness. to cause harm. Possession of SETA condemned the incident targeted the middle of the Helsinki Pride Parade. Dur- pected of dozens of assaults, In addition to spraying a gas spray requires an offi - on Saturday. It also urges the parade. Further signs of pre- ing questioning, the suspects as there were more than 30 gases, the men shouted de- cial permit. The police are not victims of the crime and those meditation include the use of have denied taking part in victims. The victims sus- meaning slogans at the pa- aware of any of the suspects who know something about pepper spray and tear gas as the attack. tained mild injuries, but the rade participants. The police having had a permit. the case to contact the police. 4 8 – 14 JULY 2010 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

pronounced Helsinki in Fin- This element of the lan- land but Helsinki elsewhere guage is perhaps most Mikä in the world. noticeable in question sen- ihmeen punkki? Hannele Jönsson-Korho- tences since the suffi x -ko/- la, a Finnish language lec- kö or the Finnish equivalents turer at the University of of so-called wh-words aren’t Helsinki, says it is important accompanied by a change for a foreigner to learn cor- in intonation – all ques- rect emphasis if they want tion sentences essential- to speak well and be under- ly sound the same as normal stood. At the same time, she statements. adds, “without a suffi ciently Learning Finnish intona- large vocabulary combined tion is fundamentally im- with a good knowledge of portant for Jönsson-Korhola, grammar to enable joining although she notes that, in these words up, speech can- her opinion, understand- not be formed. So vocabulary ing the use of intonation by and grammar are perhaps Finns is more essential for more important.” a foreigner than producing Tämä on Those foreigners Helsin- correct intonation in their ki Times spoke to didn’t seem own speech. Yet she adds, kiva kaupunki! overly troubled by stress in “by mastering intonation, Finnish. For instance, Jad one will be able to express Lian, who came to Finland feelings. Finnish can then from Lebanon four years ago, become a language for emo- freely admits to regularly tional communication.” forgetting to stress the fi rst “This is a nice city!” “What tic is he on about?” When words, in this case kaupunki, are stressed incorrectly, a Finn may completely mis- syllable of words. “However, How do foreigners fare? understand what’s been said to them. When speaking Finnish, emphasis should almost always be placed on the first syllable of a word I can communicate in a work In Jönsson-Korhola’s expe- so, for example, kaupunki should be pronounced kaupunki and not kaupunki. situation. I think too much rience, students don’t learn pressure is put on foreigners Finnish intonation particu- to get things like stress right larly well in the classroom. when speaking Finnish,” he Conversely, “if they have a lot says. of Finnish friends with whom Unsung uniqueness On the other hand, George they speak the language and/ Papadopoulos, a Greek who or they listen to Finnish lan- has just fi nished a one-month guage broadcasts on the ra- intensive Finnish course, says dio or Finnish language he makes a concerted effort television programmes etc. in the Finnish language to stress correctly. “I know they will learn the intona- the rule but also make an ef- tion effortlessly,” she notes. fort because I’ve heard Greek She admits that this failure Emphasis and intonation may not be the first items on a foreigner’s ‘How to master Finn- sports commentators pro- in the classroom is partly be- nouncing Finnish names like cause teaching the pronun- ish’ checklist, but a good knowledge of these relatively unique elements of the language is Kimi Räikkönen the wrong/ ciation of individual sounds without doubt beneficial. funny/Greek way so I know and words is easier than what not to sound like!” the whole of the language’s intonation. ALLAN BAIN about despite their relative dependent of the length of Finns listening to non-na- Intriguing intonation “Yes, it is often confus- HELSINKI TIMES uniqueness. syllable and the amount of tives if for no one else! Short Intonation (the variation ing,” answers Jad Lian when syllables in the word. words shouldn’t pose any re- of pitch used in whole sen- asked if the style of intona- FINNS and foreigners living Stressful suomi? For the purpose of com- al problems, but words of tences or phrases), like em- tion leaves him unsure as to in Finland like to discuss the The Finnish language is no- parison, let’s take the words three syllables or more can phasis, is also an interesting whether he’s expected to re- Finnish language. The fi rst table for requiring empha- ‘sociology’ and ‘psychology’ sound remarkably different feature of the Finnish lan- act to something that’s been group take pride in the diffi - sis, aka stress, be put on the and their Finnish equivalents if the syllable stressed is not guage. While most languages said to him. “If a question culty of their language while fi rst syllable of words and ‘sosiologia’ and ‘psykolo- the fi rst one. This issue be- are spoken with a combina- word is used, I’m alright, but the latter generally enjoy to nowhere else, a miniscule gia’. Whereas in English the comes even more trouble- tion of different styles of in- in some cases I don’t know gripe about this very level of group of exceptions notwith- third syllable of ‘sociology’ some if the speaker swallows tonation, Finnish, with very if a reaction is expected of diffi culty. standing. This is a signifi cant is emphasised (sociology) the syllable/s preceding their few deviations (see side sto- me after a simple sentence Such discussion general- difference from most other and the second in ‘psycholo- chosen one or over-empha- ry), is only spoken with fall- which has no sign of a ques- ly touches on issues like the languages. gy’ (psychology), both Finn- sises this latter syllable, as ing intonation. tion mark.” numerous endings attached As Kari Suomi et al. point ish equivalents stress the the word can become some- to nouns and adjectives and out in the book Fonetiikan fi rst syllable, which creates what unintelligible. If you how awkward constructing, ja suomen äänneopin perus- problems for Finnish speak- want to try this out for your- Getting the stress right applying and understand- teet, due to the predictabili- ers when speaking English as self, say the word ravintola ing Finnish’s fi ve participle ty of the stress in Finnish no it does for many foreigners (restaurant) in the following • In Finnish, stress is practically always put on the first verb forms is. Interestingly, emphasis marks are required speaking Finnish. ways: ravintola, ravintola, syllable of a word, regardless of the length and number emphasis and intonation in in dictionaries. How words Non-loan words can al- ravintola, and ravintola. Or of the syllables contained within this word. the language are less spoken are stressed is completely in- so cause diffi culties – for think about how ‘Helsinki’ is • Compound words – words which themselves are made up of two or more smaller words, a favourite of the Finn- ish language – are similarly unaffected. • Even for words with an obviously non-Finnish origin Finnish infiltrated by rising intonation there’s no escaping this fate. Some examples (stress marked in italics): ALLAN BAIN of Finnish speakers living in secondary school and/or uni- number of Finnish youths in HELSINKI TIMES the Swedish-speaking west versity. However, the conver- particular can speak at least Rautatientori coast of Finland was found to sation researcher also notes two languages to a high level Kuu DESPITE the characteristic be tinged with a touch of ris- that if a politician or man- means that different models Makkara falling intonation of Finn- ing intonation. Interestingly, aging director of a company of intonation are familiar to Järjestelmällisyydellänsäkään ish, one well known but ma- Stockmann’s female lift op- wants to be taken serious- this group. ligned, marginal homegrown erators in the 1960s would ly they should stick to tradi- But is it a good or a bad exception exists. A form of announce arriving at new tional Finnish intonation. “For development? “Language rising intonation is present fl oors with the use of rising your average Finn, a cred- makes its own way in this in spoken Finnish; one asso- intonation. ible decision-maker should world regardless of what the ciated with young women but Although this new into- be a (slightly boring) ‘talking researcher hopes or thinks,” used by ‘trendy’ others. nation is found at the end of head’,” Routarinne explains. Routarinne answers some- Most Finns think this to sentences or phrases, it nev- Historical precedents what noncommittally. “I be a recent occurrence, but er marks a question. Rath- notwithstanding, why has don’t believe even schools it has a surprisingly long er, it’s used as a way to make rising intonation become have the power to change pedigree despite making an sure the other person in- such a recognisable fea- youth language. What appearance only sporadi- volved in the conversation is ture of present day Finnish? schools can do, however, is cally before the 1990s. For still following what’s being Routarinne admits she can to inform their pupils about instance, rising intonation said; it gives them the chance only offer educated guess- those situations where us- may have even existed as to mutter ‘hmm’, ‘ok’ etc. es but suggests that this ing rising intonation may dis- far back as the beginning of Intriguingly, Routarinne style of speech may be sim- advantage them, for example the 1900s, according to Sara says that current research ply fi lling a gap the tradi- when speaking to adults who Routarinne from the behav- points to the fi nding that this tional Finnish intonation may miss the point the youth ioural science faculty at the style of speech is more com- has left room for. She adds is trying to make as a result University of Helsinki. More- mon among young wom- that multilingualism and of their ornamented speech,” over, in the 1950s, the speech en who have attended upper the fact that an increasing she adds. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 8 – 14 JULY 2010 55

LEHTIKUVA / HANNU KIVIMÄKI EU price differences have evened out COLUMNCOLUMNIN BRIEF Price levels for foodstuffs, beverages and tobacco have Poet and 2004 before being asked converged over the period by the Conservatives to re- in which Eurostat carried MP Tommy place Ilkka Kanerva as for- out its price comparisons. Tabermann dies eign minister in 2008. STT The gap between EU coun- Tommy Tabermann died tries in prices for foodstuffs on 2 July, having been di- and non-alcoholic beverag- agnosed with a malignant Poll ranks es has narrowed 31 per cent brain tumour last year. Katainen as since 2003. The difference The Finnish MP, poet and Finnish PM in the cost of alcoholic bev- broadcaster was 62. After erages also narrowed. Euro- two decades at the Finn- favourite –HS stat’s fi gures further show ish Broadcasting Company, The Finnish national daily that differences in the cost Tabermann made a career Helsingin Sanomat on 6 Ju- of tobacco have fallen by 23 as an author, columnist and ly quoted a poll as indicat- per cent. television presenter before ing that Jyrki Katainen, the Last year in Finland, food winning a Social Democrat fi nance minister and Con- cost on average 18 per cent seat in Parliament in the servative leader, was the more than the EU average. 2007 election. early favourite to become Of EU countries, food was Tabermann has more prime minister after next With such high alcohol prices in Finland, it’s unsurprising that so many people buy up as much tax- most expensive in Denmark. than 80 published poem spring’s general election. free alcohol as they are allowed to on ferries to and from Finland. Food cost 37 per cent less in collections and novels. STT The paper added that Poland and 35 per cent less four out of ten respondents in Romania than in the EU as had named Katainen, with a whole. Stubb says to three out of ten picking Consumer prices in Finland stand in general Mari Kiviniemi (centre), Finnish tax burden election the current head of govern- fourth highest in EU ment, as their favourite. are eurozone’s highest Finland’s gross tax ratio is Alexander Stubb (Nation- About 12% said Jutta the fourth highest in the EU, al Coalition), Finland’s for- Urpilainen, leader of the in the industrialised world – cent more for their food than according to a Eurostat study eign minister, told the opposition Social Demo- in practice, the second high- the average EU consumer. In published 28 June. Finnish Broadcasting Com- crats, was the best prime Only Norwegians est in the world. Finns pay an the United Kingdom, prices Finland’s gross tax ratio pany (YLE) on 3 July that he ministerial choice. pay more for alcohol average 70 per cent more for were on average 30 per cent – the total burden of tax and would stand as a candidate Commissioned by the alcohol than citizens in other lower, and in Germany they social security payments as a in next year’s general elec- paper, market researcher than Finns do. EU member states. were 17 per cent lower. proportion of GDP – was 43.1 tion. He added that a deci- Taylor Nelson Sofres inter- Tobacco costs 10 per cent per cent in 2008, while the sion regarding his electoral viewed about 1,000 people more in Finland than the EU Swedish prices fall EU average was 39.3 per cent. district would be taken in in late June. HEIKKI KARKKOLAINEN – STT average. Smoking is most ex- Sweden, which has previous- The gross tax ratio was the autumn. The margin of error was MATTHEW PARRY – HT pensive in Norway and Ire- ly been one of the more ex- greater in Denmark, Sweden Stubb won a seat in the stated as three percentage land, where smokers pay pensive countries, is now a and Belgium. In Denmark, European Parliament in points either way. STT ACCORDING to recent fi gures more than two times more comparatively cheap coun- where the burden is heaviest, from Statistic Finland and than the EU average. try. Last year, Swedish con- taxpayers faced a total gross Eurostat, food and non-al- Last year, the consumer sumer prices fell to the same tax ratio of 48.2 per cent. coholic beverages are a fi fth price level for the whole of level as those in France. The lowest gross tax ra- more expensive in Finland Finland was fourth highest The fall in Swedish prices tios in 2008 were in Roma- Did you know this about Finland? than the European Union av- among industrialised coun- is largely explained by fl uc- nia, Latvia and Slovakia. After the Finnish famine of 1867-1868, the life erage. A study published on tries. The most expensive tuations in the exchange rate In Romania the ratio was a expectancy of Finns began to lengthen. How- 28 June shows that Finland’s industrialised country was of the Swedish krona. For the mere 28 per cent. ever, over the years the difference between consumer prices – the over- Denmark, where the price same reason, Iceland, which In comparison to the Unit- that of men and women grew. At present, the all price level faced by an in- level was 14 per cent higher has previously ranked among ed States and Japan, the EU’s statistical life expectancy of a boy born in Fin- dividual consumer – are the than in Finland. the world’s most expensive gross tax ratio is quite sub- land is 76.5 years while that of a girl is 83.2 highest in the eurozone. With Prices in Norway and countries, now boasts prices stantial. In the United States years. Of those who reached 100 years of age the sole exception of Nor- Switzerland are higher than 28 per cent lower than in Fin- the corresponding fi gure was last year, 484 were women and 82 were men. way, Finnish alcohol prices, Finland, with Norwegian land. The Icelandic krona de- 26.9 per cent, while in Japan for example, are the highest consumers paying 54 per valued 35 per cent last year. it was 28.3 per cent. Source: Statistics Finland

mal complaints. Complaints may actually infl uence in- Several prosecutors vestigations. “They may even Eviction may only result succeed in making the case and judges pressured expire. It is perfectly legal in relocation of Roma camp but, of course, inadmissible.” JANNE HUUSKONEN–STT Finland’s judges and ‘refend- STT The Satama Social Centre poor people into potential ALEKSIS TORO–HT aries’ (a type of civil servant) Threats by HELSINKI TIMES is a collective of activists and criminals. Because the pri- also responded. Their experi- criminal gangs rare young city dwellers. In co-op- mary reason for begging is NUMEROUS court offi cials ences were gathered over the The most serious attempts THE CITY of Helsinki is threat- eration with the Free Move- poverty, banning it would on- report that they have been last year and a half. at pressure, such as vandal- ening to evict the Roma camp ment Network the social ly deepen the distress of poor subject to pressure in Fin- Most cases of inappro- ism, violence, harassment in Helsinki’s Kyläsaari. Ac- centre has offerred housing people and may drive peo- land. One in four prosecutors priate conduct were harass- of family members and brib- cording to Vapaa Katto ry, to east European Roma in the ple to illegal and desperate and one in fi ve judges has ment, which took the form of ery were very rare accord- the association that houses it’s yard since June last year. actions such as stealing and experienced harassment, unpleasant phone calls, let- ing to the survey. About 1 per Roma in the yard of the Sata- prostitution. threats, violence or attempts ters, e-mails or text messag- cent said that their family ma Social Centre, the camp Public debate Almost two in three Finns to bribe them. The pressure es. About one in four of the members had been harassed. will relocate if the eviction is over begging ban are in favour of prohibiting has sometimes been aimed at violations involved cases of Bribes had been offered to 3 carried out. In May Member of Parlia- begging. The fi gure derives those close to them. direct threats. per cent. ”So far the squatters have ment Juha Hakola (National from a survey conducted This information is re- According to Heuni’s di- The respondents esti- always taken over a new Coalition) fi led a bill to alter by six regional newspapers. vealed in a study by the Eu- rector, Kauko Aromaa, the mated that 4 per cent of the building after every eviction. the Public Order Act in such The most positive attitudes ropean Institute for Crime motive behind harassment culprits were part of an or- I don’t think there will be any a way that begging would be- towards begging are found Prevention and Control (He- and threats is often the de- ganised criminal group. An- change to this practice,” says come punishable by fi ne. The among people of low income, uni), published on 23 June. sire to affect the outcome of other four per cent were Keiju Oksanen of the Satama processing of the bill, signed the most negative among The inquiry was conducted in the process or to vent frus- political activists. Social Centre and Vapaa Kat- by 52 members of parlia- people of high income. 2008. It received responses tration over decisions. According to the direc- to ry. The City of Helsinki has ment, will begin in the au- from 255 prosecutors, a ma- Aromaa says the viola- tor of Occupational Protec- issued a warning of rental tumn. A working group was jority of the prosecutors in tions also included death tion of the Länsi-Uusimaa contract breach to the asso- set up in May to investigate Finland. Half – or 640 – of threats and threats of for- prosecutor’s offi ce, Tapio ciation, which has said it will the implications of prohibit- Mäkinen, harassment and not close the camp. Oksanen ing begging. attempts to infl uence oc- hopes the city will call off Those in favour of the ban cur rarely. “Often, these are the eviction. If the City’s line claim criminalisation of beg-

LEHTIKUVA the doings of individual, dis- does not change the associa- ging would improve urban

turbed people.” tion will begin to ponder its order and safety because LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI A similar survey was si- options. The leading expert beggars would no longer be multaneously conducted in at the Helsinki City Social compelled to make their way Sweden. The comparison Services Department Jarmo to Finland. Civic organisa- with Finland’s statistics and Räihä admits that the prob- tions have resisted the crim- experiences is expected to be lems may be transferred to inalisation of begging on the completed in autumn. another location. grounds that it would turn 6 8 – 14 JULY 2010 FROM THE FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES TRANSLATIONS BY ALEKSIS TORO LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI TALOUSSANOMAT 2 July. AAMULEHTI 4 July. KRISTIINA TOLVANEN Housing prices fall Health The average price per square metre in a claims for Helsinki apartment is now 5,582 euros, the various financial newspaper Taloussanomat reports. foods often

“THE AVERAGE price for new euros per square metre. In unfounded apartments on sale has fallen Espoo and Kaunianen a new 3.6 per cent since February apartment costs 4,451 euros in the Helsinki metropoli- per square metre on average Most of the health tan area. Annually, there was and in Vantaa 3,490 euros claims about foods still a 6 per cent increase, the per square metre. market survey of the con- The amount of new apart- on the market prob- According to researchers, anxiety and control have become more prevalent in child rearing. struction newspaper Raken- ments on sale is now clear- ably lack a reliable nuslehti indicates. ly on the rise after two years scientific grounding, HELSINGIN SANOMAT 4 July. ASTA LEPPÄ The price range in Helsin- of decline. A quarter (300 ki is wide, with prices var- apartments) more are on sale the daily newspaper Parents fear inadequacy ying from 3,500 to 13,000 now than four months ago.” Aamulehti reports. “THE CONSUMER will still have to wait years before over child rearing skills she can trust all the thou- sands of health claims made in the marketing of various The field of parenting is brimming with experts and instructions. As a foods and food supplements. result, Finnish mothers, fathers and children suffer from anxiety, the The European Commission has only accepted 12 health national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports. claims and rejected 35. Most of the health claims on the market probably lack “GUILT. Bad conscience. reason is a thoroughly “peda- whether the talk about child scientifi c support. Some of the When listening to parents by gogised” society. This means welfare is true, or whether claims are complete rubbish. the sandpit or reading dis- that parenting experts want more is being demanded of In the worst cases, health- cussion blogs on the internet to have a hand in the upbring- parents. iness is used to market food it seems a sense of inadequa- ing of children – of adults as In the 1950s, parent- products which should not cy torments parents in a way well, at times – in almost eve- ing was still a private, fami- even be on sale due to not not seen before. This sense of ry possible matter. ly matter. Professor Emerita having been safety tested. inadequacy is actually quite According to Hoikka- Marjatta Marin says the The European Food Safety strange. Aren’t children in la, anxiety and control have task of parenting has since Authority (EFSA) had exam- Finland today well off when become more prevalent in become a public one. Par- ined over 1,000 health claims compared, for instance, to child rearing. The more in- ents are now constantly be- by June, most of which have children in the 1940s and formation is available on ing compelled to mirror their been given a negative ver- 50s? what is good for children, opinions with the instruc- dict. In most cases the scien- Why are parents still anx- the more diffi cult the task tions offered by experts and tifi c evidence given was not ious? Research professor of parenting becomes. This the current atmosphere of suffi ciently convincing, ac- Tommi Hoikkala believes one is why it is necessary to ask parenting.” The amount of new apartments on sale is now clearly on the rise. cording to the EFSA.”

TEKNIIKKA JA TALOUS 4 July. LAURA LÄHDEVUORI the only whale species regu- HELSINGIN SANOMAT (KUUKAUSILIITE) 2 July. ILKKA MALMBERG larly encountered in Finland. Most of the sightings take place in the Archipelago Sea. Finns are two different peoples Spot a porpoise The porpoise sighting campaign was initiated in 2001. Last year, fi ve porpoise Eastern and western Finns are as distant from one another genetically The Ministry of the Environment is once sightings were made, each of as Swedes and Italians, the monthly supplement of the national daily again asking to be notified of porpoise which was a sighting of an in- dividual porpoise. Helsingin Sanomat reports. sightings, the engineering magazine Tek- The porpoise is classi- niikka ja Talous reports. fi ed as a globally endangered species, and its Baltic Sea “FINLAND is the result of Scandinavia and the Baltic One can see this when population is classifi ed as ex- pasting two pieces together. It for several millennia. East thinking for instance about “NOTIFICATIONS of porpoise gives instructions on how tremely endangered. The spe- is an artifi cial, invented nation Finland, on the other hand, politicians. Anneli Jäätteen- sightings can be made online to recognise a porpoise. The cies is protected by law. The – like Belgium, Nigeria or Yu- has received its inhabitants mäki is clearly a western on the porpoise pages of the sightings can also be report- porpoise is threatened by en- goslavia. Western Finns have from the southeast, and its Finn and Riitta Uosukai- Baltic Sea Portal. The website ed by phone. The porpoise is vironmental poisons, under- from time immemorial lived contacts have been with nen an eastern one. Sau- water noise pollution, habitat apart from eastern Finns. Novgorod, Vienna and, more li Niinistö is western and destruction and increasingly Only the Winter War recently, St. Petersburg. Jyrki Katainen is eastern, busy maritime traffi c as well brought the divided people to- It is no wonder then that even though both try to win as fi shing net catches. gether to fi ght for a common people’s appearance, dialects, new supporters by adopt- The porpoise is one of the cause. Later on, the evacuees ways of life and attitudes are ing the other’s features: one world’s smallest whale spe- spread eastern genes and tra- so different in the different tries to be more limber, the ERIK CHRISTENSENERIK cies. An adult porpoise is ditions through the west, but parts of Finland. The recent- other more stout. The dif- about 1.5 metres in length the differences between east ly published Finnish Genetic ference can be seen in ath- and weighs about 50 kilo- and west Finland remain clear. Atlas shows that people from letes as well. It is not diffi cult grammes. Females are usu- West Finland has been southwest Finland and from to guess that javelin throw- ally larger than males. The inhabited in several waves Kainuu are as genetically dis- er Tero Pitkämäki is from porpoise may live up to 20 from the west and the south tant from one another as Ital- the west while Seppo Räty is The porpoise is classified as a globally endangered species. years.” and has been in contact with ians are from Swedes. from the east.” HELSINKI TIMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS 8 – 14 JULY 2010 77

LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / MORTEZA NIKOUBAZL Heinonen pushed dubious Iran nuclear weapons intel the burden of proof to Iran, Olli Heinonen, the Finnish nuclear engineer who resigned on 1 July demanding that it provide concrete evidence that it had after five years as deputy director for safeguards of the International not carried out the activities Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), was the driving force in turning that portrayed in the documents. From the beginning, Iran’s agency into a mechanism to support UN Security Council sanctions permanent representative against Iran. to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Solt- anieh, denounced the doc- uments as fabrications. In Heinonen took over the tion on sanctions, as part of Governing Board meetings Safeguards Department in a larger strategy to force Iran and interviews, Soltanieh July 2005 – the same month to abandon its uranium en- pointed to several indicators, that the George W. Bush ad- richment programme. including the absence of offi - VIENNA ministration fi rst briefed cial stamps showing receipt Olli Heinonen was instrumental in making a collection of intelli- top IAEA offi cials on the in- Strategy to put of the document by a govern- gence documents showing a purported Iranian nuclear weapons telligence collection. The Iran on the defensive ment offi ce and the absence research programme. documents portrayed a pur- Long-time IAEA Director- of any security markings. The ported nuclear weapons General Mohammed ElBa- tensions between Heinonen Demand for disclaimer Atomic Energy Organisation research programme, origi- radei and other offi cials and the senior offi cials over Senior IAEA offi cials then de- of Iran. And the date on which GARETH PORTER nally called the “Green Salt” involved in investigating and the intelligence documents manded that Heinonen dis- it was assigned was August STT project, that included ef- reporting on Iran’s nuclear intensifi ed in early 2008, tance the organisation from 1999 – many months before forts to redesign the nosec- programme were immediate- when Iran provided detailed the documents by inserting the purported nuclear weap- OLLI HEINONEN was instru- one of the Shahab-3 missile, ly sceptical about the au- documentation to the agen- a disclaimer in future agen- ons programme was shown to mental in making a collection high explosives apparently thenticity of the documents. cy disproving a key premise cy reports on Iran that it could have been organised. of intelligence documents for the purpose of triggering According to two Israeli au- of the intelligence documents. not vouch for the authentici- Heinonen carefully avoid- showing a purported Irani- a nuclear weapon and de- thors, Yossi Melman and Meir Kimia Maadan, a private ty of the documents. Instead ed endorsing the documents an nuclear weapons research signs for a uranium conver- Javadanfar, several IAEA offi - Iranian company, was shown Heinonen gave a “technical as authentic. He even ac- programme the central fo- sion facility. Later the IAEA cials told them in interviews in the intelligence documents briefi ng” for IAEA member knowledged that Iran had cus of the IAEA’s work on referred to the purported in 2005 and 2006 that sen- as having designed a urani- countries in February 2008 spotted technical errors in Iran. The result was to shift Iranian activities simply as ior offi cials of the agency be- um conversion facility as part featuring a diagram on which the one-page design for a opinion among Western pub- the “alleged studies”. lieved the documents had of the alleged military nuclear the ore processing project and small-scale facility for ura- lics to the view that Iran had The Bush administration been “fabricated by a Western weapons research programme. the uranium processing project nium conversion, and that been pursuing a covert nu- was pushing the IAEA to use intelligence organisation”. Iran proved to the satisfaction were both carried out by the there were indeed “techni- clear weapons programme. the documents to accuse Iran Heinonen, on the other of those investigating the issue, fi rm and shared the same mil- cal inconsistencies” in the di- But his embrace of the intel- of having had a covert nu- hand, supported the strategy however, that Kimia Maadan itary numbering system. agram. He also admitted Iran ligence documents provoked clear weapons programme. of exploiting the collection of had been created by Iran’s ci- The IAEA report published had provided open source a fi erce political struggle The administration was de- intelligence documents to put vilian atomic energy agency just three days earlier estab- publications showing spher- within the Secretariat of the termined to ensure that the Iran on the defensive. His ap- solely to carry out a uranium lished, however, that the ore ical fi ring systems similar to IAEA, because other offi cials IAEA Governing Board would proach was not to claim that ore processing project and had processing project number – the one depicted in the intel- believed the documents were support referring Iran to the the documents’ authenticity gone out of business before it 5/15 – had been assigned to it ligence documents on alleged fraudulent. UN Security Council for ac- had been proven but to shift fulfi lled the contract. not by the military but by the tests of high explosives.

the state-led repression during Peru’s past to serve as evidence in Spanish judge’s trial Peru’s internal confl ict. sented the families of the 15 Catholic University of Pe- Crimes against victims of the 1991 massacre ru, and associate professor humanity unpardonable Human rights crimes committed in Peru in the 1990s – initially in Barrios Altos, a neighbour- at George Mason Universi- He was head of the human amnestied but later tried in court – will be presented in the trial of hood in central Lima, commit- ty in the US state of Virginia, rights unit at the Ad Hoc Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzón as evidence that crimes against ted by a “death squad” of the is an expert on the Fujimori Prosecution Offi ce created in Army Intelligence Service. case. She told IPS, “Gamarra 2000 to investigate charges humanity cannot be legally pardoned. For authorising the mas- played a fundamental role in against Fujimori and his in- sacre and the 1992 assas- the fi ght against impunity in telligence advisor, fellow con- sination of nine students Peru, and that is why Garzón vict Vladimiro Montesinos. the 1939-1975 dictatorship of tice, regardless of where the and a professor at La Cantu- has asked him to testify at Gamarra also participated in General Francisco Franco – crime was committed, or of ta University, Peru’s former the unfortunate trial being the process of extraditing the crimes that were amnestied the nationalities of the per- president Alberto Fujimori brought against him. former president back to Peru in 1977, two years after the petrators or victims. (1990-2000) was sentenced Gamarra would serve “as from Chile. He now serves as dictator’s death. to 25 years in prison. The per- witness that a current of legal secretary general of the Na- MADRID Garzón rose to interna- Fight against impunity petrators of both crimes ben- interpretation exists, based tional Human Rights Coor- tional fame in 1998 when he The Spanish magistrate is efi tted from an amnesty that on the expansion of Interna- dinator, a collective of more issued the warrant that re- credited for breaking ground the Fujimori government is- tional Criminal Law, which fa- than 50 Peruvian non-gov- sulted in former Chilean dic- for establishing the legal prin- sued in 1995 for human rights vours the persecution of those ernmental organisations. tator Augusto Pinochet’s ciples that have led to trials crimes committed by civil- crimes committed in the con- Gamarra said that Garzón ÁNGEL PÁEZ (1973-1990) arrest in Lon- for crimes against human- ian or military agents dat- text of crimes against human- had rightly pursued the trials STT don, where he was held under ity committed during past ing back to May 1980. That ity, despite the time passed of Latin American dictators, house arrest for 16 months dictatorships in Argentina, year is considered the begin- since they were perpetrated like Chile’s Pinochet “estab- THE SPANISH Supreme Court for crimes against humanity. Chile, Guatemala, Peru and ning of the armed confl ict be- and above the so-called laws lishing that crimes against hu- charged Baltasar Garzón That move gained a foothold Uruguay. Now Garzón has re- tween Peru’s security forces of pardon,” states the missive. manity are unpardonable and with overreaching his judicial for the concept of “universal quested that attorney Ronald and leftist guerrillas, and “Such testimony would have to that no ‘full stop,’ ‘forgive and powers in his attempts to in- jurisdiction”: every state has Gamarra present the Peru- which lasted for two decades be supported by the concrete forget,’ or ‘amnesty for all’ vestigate crimes committed an interest in bringing per- vian case at his trial, which in this Andean nation. cases you know,” the letter laws are above the jurispru- during Spain’s 1936-1939 Civ- petrators of the worst crimes is expected to take place lat- Jo-Marie Burt, a visit- says. Gamarra has spent sever- dence that penalises authors il War and the early years of against humanity to jus- er this year. Gamarra repre- ing professor at Pontifi cate al years representing victims of of violations of human rights.” 8 8 – 14 JULY 2010 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA the state to take a stronger COLUMN role.” Specifi cs of this mar- ket interference were lack- ing, but Kiviniemi mentioned identifying export markets and improving the quality of Finnish goods and services. In the past, Kiviniemi has also favoured higher income redistribution. In her blog she has called for higher pay- ments to pensioners with low incomes. She has also sup- ported more payments for families with children. “Wel- fare is unequally distributed, David J. Cord is a writer and columnist for the Helsinki and poverty among families Times. He is also a private investor with over ten years of with children has increased,” international experience. Kiviniemi explained in her blog.

Silent on skilled foreign workers The decline Although the new prime min- New prime minister Mari Kiviniemi spoke at length about economic matters in her speech at the ister has repeatedly tak- of Nokia’s relevance Centre Party’s conference last month. en positions favouring more government infl uence on the THE ONGOING woes of Nokia are well-known. Prac- economy, Kiviniemi has al- tically every day there is an article somewhere in the so called for increased en- Finnish press about Nokia’s problems. That specifi c New prime minister trepreneurship as a way to horse is very dead, as the saying goes, and I don’t feel improve the economy and like beating it. Instead, what does the decline of Nokia job creation. “Once dried mean for Finland? out, a lawn needs more than to focus on economy water. It also requires new IN ACTUALITY, Nokia has been slowly disengaging from seeds,” she wrote. “The on- Finland for many years. Only a small percentage of No- ly way we can create enough kia’s workers, suppliers, customers or shareholders are jobs quickly is to promote en- in Finland. This did not happen overnight. It is a long- Mari Kiviniemi faces an economy in recession as top of her agenda. trepreneurship and create term, ongoing process. the right conditions for new businesses.” However, Kivin- NOKIA has increased its number of employees by over DAVID J. CORD in Lahti in mid-June. In a hint for putting too much empha- iemi did not detail any specif- 22% the past two years. During that time it has grown HELSINKI TIMES of her views on fi scal poli- sis on free markets. “To that I ic proposals or changes in the its head count in every single geographic location – ex- cy, Kiviniemi defended the say: Wrong!” she announced. offi cial party platform. cept Finland, where the head count fell 8%. Conven- FINLAND’S new Prime Min- public response to the reces- Although she took aim at Regarding labour market tional wisdom will say: yes, of course. Production has ister Mari Kiviniemi be- sion. She said that the previ- the positions of these rivals, policy, Kiviniemi was silent moved to countries with lower-cost labour. In fact, lieves her main task is to ous government had worked Kiviniemi also signalled an on the controversial issue electronics are now the least important of all Finland’s help the economy. When she vigorously to fi ght the down- apparent wiliness for more of using skilled immigration major exports. But the good research and innovative was sworn in she promised turn and without the stim- intervention in the economy, to fi ght the expected labour jobs have stayed in Finland, right? Well, many of these to give her attention to eco- ulus measures the situation a position historically staked shortage in the coming years. “good jobs” have also departed. nomic growth and public would have been worse. out by the political left. “Are Finnish public opinion has fi nances. Showing her grasp of a we ready for a stronger role turned against immigra- ETLA estimated that in the year 2000 54% of Nokia’s Although she has never range of issues facing the for the state? Should we tion and she perhaps steered R&D expenditures were in Finland. By 2003 they es- worked in the private sec- economy, Kiviniemi brief- choose to act or to regress? clear of the issue to avoid timated this had fallen to tor, Kiviniemi has broad ex- ly touched upon practically We choose to act,” she an- hurting her party’s chances 45%. I don’t know what perience in economic policy. every relevant issue. She be- nounced. “We are prepared in the next election. The only We can’t thrive that percentage could be She has served in the Par- gan by detailing the Finnish to allocate our resources in a possible reference she made on Nokia alone. at present, but late last liament’s Finance Commit- experience during the great new way through the whole was a rather cryptic “we re- year Nokia made some 220 tee, in the group supervising recession of the 1990s. She country, taking the whole in- ject the populism and loose researchers in Oulu redundant while two months ago Finland’s central bank and eventually mentioned ex- to account. We are ready for talk of the opposition.” the company announced they wanted to establish at in the board overseeing the ports, the construction in- least one new R&D centre in Russia. It’s clear that even Finnish Innovation Fund Si- dustry, the role of forestry Nokia’s R&D is leaving Finland, or at the very least re- tra. Kiviniemi was also an in renewable energy and the Mari Kiviniemi’s CV search is less reliant solely on domestic activities. economic policy advisor to growing service sector. Born: 1968, Ostrobothnia. Matti Vanhanen. She is now Kiviniemi also reiterated Education: Master of Social Sciences, (Economics) TO DIGRESS for a moment: of course Nokia is doing this. expected to use that exper- her party’s position in the po- Family: Married, two children of her own and two from her They should be doing this. It would be unethical not to tise in her leadership of the litical centre, taking aim at husband’s previous marriage. try and fi nd the most productive use of shareholders’ government. both of their major challeng- MP: 1995 – present capital. If it is smarter to increase R&D expenditures ers. She dismissed the Social Parliamentary Committees: Commerce, Environment, Fi- in Beijing and move production to Bangalore then that Economic Keynesian Democrats for being too co- nance, Foreign Affairs, Labour Affairs and Transport and is exactly what management should do. It’s Finland’s The economy dominated her sy with labour and dispar- Communications. fault if we can’t compete, not Nokia’s. speech to the Centre Party aged the National Coalition

THIS leads back to what Nokia’s decline means for Fin- land. It would be easy to expect that the process of leaving Finland will accelerate, or at least continue. More sales, production, research and maybe even ad- ministrative activities will go to geographic locations where expenditures are more productive.

IT IS ALSO conceivable that Nokia will cut back on other spending in Finland. For instance, it is a major sponsor for many public projects. Aalto University, the Finn- Helsinki Times ish pavilion at the World Expo, and dozens of those ed- ucation/innovation projects all have the Nokia name Finland’s English language newspaper stamped on them. If margins are under pressure, will these sponsorships be cut back? Stay in touch with news in Finland by subscribing NOKIA is certainly important for Finland. It is impor- to Helsinki Times for a special try-out period for tant economically, politically and even psychological- ly. But its importance should not be overstated. The only 16 euros for 2 months! fi rm has been slowly looking abroad, fi nding partners that make better sense for years. As Nokia’s relevance Subscribe now and send your contact information (name, ad- to the country declines, perhaps it is time that Finland dress, postal code, city, telephone number) by e-mail to sub- also looks for new partners. We can’t thrive on Nokia [email protected] and quote in the subject field “HT tri- alone. al offer” or call us at 03 424 65 340. For subscriptions inside Finland only For inquiries on subscriptions outside Finland please contact [email protected] [email protected] HELSINKI TIMES BUSINESS 8 – 14 JULY 2010 99

ilar to Denmark and Swe- den. Last year it had a defi cit COLUMNCOLUMNIN BRIEF Finnish economy lags of 2.2 per cent of the econo- my, much worse than Swe- den but slightly better than First-half car sales The SAK added that the behind Scandinavian peers Denmark. Norway is a spe- number of workers affect- cial case because of oil rev- up 20% on last ed by ongoing job cut talks enues: it had a fi scal surplus year also fell, to about 33,000 The recession has pushed Finland behind other northern nations, of almost 19 per cent of GDP Finnish showrooms shift- from 130,000 in the year- but some economists believe the tables will turn. during 2009. ed about 62,400 cars in ago period. Finland’s membership the year through the end But the SAK went on in the euro-zone has helped of June, up by about 20% to underline that last year DAVID J. CORD prices are also lagging be- of 2010. Heiskanen points to with infl ation, and it has the year-on-year, the Finnish had been a record-break- HELSINKI TIMES hind its peers in Scandi- more people retiring as well best rate out of the nordic Information Centre of the ing grim one on the labour navia. The broad Helsinki as the brunt of the recession countries. Infl ation has be- Automobile Sector said in a market. THE FINNISH economy is per- stock market index is up being borne by the export in- gun to increase, however, statement on 2 July. According to the federa- forming much worse than 21 per cent over the past 52 dustry which employs fewer and that is likely to contin- June’s new car regis- tion’s fi gures the number of those of our neighbours in weeks, but is performing far people than services. Nordea ue. “As the year progresses tration fi gure jumped by people facing job cut talks Scandinavia. While growth is behind indices in Copenha- believes that the unemploy- infl ation will accelerate, ap- about 55% year-on-year to continued to run at about returning to those countries, gen, Oslo or Stockholm. Part ment rate will fall to 9.3 per proaching a couple of per some 12,200 vehicles. three times higher than be- Finland is back in a recession of the poor showing can be cent next year. cent towards the end of the Showrooms have tar- fore the recession. after two straight quarters blamed on Nokia, which has year after a VAT hike in the geted sales of about In the fi rst half of this of economic contraction. an abysmal share price per- Deficit under control summer and interest rates 108,000 new passenger year paper maker UPM- According to information formance. Nokia’s share is Finnish public fi nances com- on housing loans no long- cars this year. STT Kymmene, shipmaker released by Eurostat, Fin- down 31 per cent over the pare well against other Nor- er decline,” Heiskanen says. STX and mobile phone gi- land’s Gross Domestic Prod- past year, the second-worst dic countries. Its total debt “Fundamentally, there is mi- ant Nokia led the job cut uct (GDP) per capita was only result out of any listed com- is 44 per cent of GDP, sim- nor infl ation pressure.” Finnish household statistics. 80 per cent of the average of pany in Finland. debt continues to The SAK’s fi gures are Denmark, Norway and Swe- based on company state- den during 2009. The situa- Turnaround rise ments and other readily tion was exacerbated by the Nordea believes that Fin- Finland’s household debt available sources. STT depth of the recession in Fin- land will turn around soon, burden rose by about 5% land. While the Finnish econ- though. “The leading indica- last year to stand at an av- omy shrank by 7.8 per cent in tors have reinforced the view erage €63,780, with inter- Finland grants 2009, Sweden and Denmark that the economy has gained est expenditure falling by extra aid to had their GDP decline by 4.9 momentum,” says Reijo Heis- a third, Statistics Finland and Norway saw only a slight kanen in Nordea’s May Eco- said in a statement on 2 Kyrgyzstan decrease of 1.5 per cent. nomic Outlook report. “Con- July. The Finnish government The situation is contin- sequently, we continue to LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO The agency added that announced on 2 July it had uing in 2010. The Finnish expect a reasonable GDP the country’s household decided to grant a further economy was declining at a growth rate of 2.7 per cent debt load had risen by €400,000 in aid to Kyr- 0.8 per cent rate in the fi rst this year.” about 90% in real terms be- gyzstan in response to a quarter while Swedish GDP Nordea expects Finland tween 2002 and 2009. UN appeal. was increasing at a healthy 3 to grow slightly faster than Last year, housing mort- The government said per cent rate. With a surge of Denmark and Norway and gages accounted for some the funds would be chan- unemployed students in May a bit less than Sweden this 71% of household debt, up nelled through the UN High the Finnish unemployment year before becoming the from about 65% in 2002. STT Commissioner for Refu- rate is now the worst in the best performing economy in The Finnish economy is in sore need of some stimulation. gees and the World Food area as well. The Finnish un- 2011. “The outlook for 2011 is Programme to the cri- employment rate is 10.5 per slightly brighter than we pre- Omena to expand sis-ridden Fergana Valley cent, more than double the viously expected mainly ow- per cent GDP unemployment stock market into Sweden in southern Kyrgyzstan. rate in Denmark and Nor- ing to private consumption,” Finland -0.8 10.5 +21 The government had pre- way and even outpacing Heiskanen explains. Finnish no-frills hotel oper- viously granted €400,000 the perennial high rate of The bank’s economists Denmark -0.4 4.1 +48 ator Omena announced in in Kyrgyzstan aid through Sweden. also think that the unem- Norway +0.1 3.5 +32 Stockholm on 1 July it would the Red Cross. STT With the Finnish econ- ployment rate will begin de- Sweden +3.0 9.5 +41 open its fi rst hotel in Swe- omy gasping, many asset creasing in the second half den by autumn next year. Omena said the 250-room Thai police hotel would be located in hold Finn over also saw VAT on restaurant central Stockholm. Omena embezzlement food fall from 22 to 13 per opened its fi rst hotel out- Price changes will be cent, putting it on a par with side Finland – in Copenha- charge – DPA the rate for food bought di- gen – in early June. The police on Thailand rectly from supermarkets. In Finland, Omena has have arrested a man hold- According to Juhani Pekka- hotels in Helsinki, Jyväsky- ing both Finnish and Swed- gradual following VAT hike la, Managing Director of the lä, Tampere, Turku and ish citizenship suspected so now one per cent higher. Federation of Finnish Com- Vaasa. STT of embezzling some SEK10 The VAT rate for products en- merce, the change could lead million, or about €1 million, VAT on food is now higher – providing it is titled to a reduction will al- to tougher competition for Deutsche Presse-Agentur not served at a restaurant. so rise, from 8 per cent to 9 Finland’s supermarkets and Finnish job cuts (DPA) reported on 2 July. per cent in one category, and grocers. fall – SAK The man was taken in- from 12 per cent to 13 per “In principle it’s good to to custody at Interpol’s JAANA VAAHTIO – STT beginning of April. According cent in another. make VAT rates consistent. The rate of job cuts fell to request in Pattaya, the Ger- MATTHEW PARRY – HT to an estimate by the Feder- “But in all of these prod- The consumer is left to de- about 5,600 in the fi rst man news agency added. ation of Finnish Commerce, ucts, we’re only looking at cide,” Pekkala says. The Fed- half of the year from some DPA quoted a Thai police THE RATE of VAT levied on the rise will translate into a a one per cent change. The eration estimates that the lag 12,000 in the year-ago pe- colonel as saying that the food in Finland rose at the price change of around 0.8– basic approach is the same in price changes will contin- riod, the Central Organ- suspect had entered Thai- beginning of July, but the 0.9 per cent. across the board – the prices ue through the summer into isation of Finnish Trade land on a Finnish passport change won’t be refl ected in Ojapelto says that shops will change once new stock early autumn. Unions (SAK) said on 5 July. last year. STT shop prices overnight. The price their products in sev- arrives,” comments Minna “Shops must pay VAT country’s leading grocery eral-month periods. Most Kurunsaari, Ruokakesko’s up front, which affects the chains say they have no plans prices are not due for review Vice President of Commerce. shop’s profi tability before to race each other to hike until the autumn. The news is not all bad prices can be brought up to prices. They say that the rise According to the food re- for consumers. This month the new level,” Pekkala says. will be refl ected in product tailer Ruokakesko, price tags prices gradually. will gradually change as new “There could be more stock hits the shelves. If you want to check which of than 100,000 products in Finland’s restaurants have re- our shops. Changing all those Relief for duced their prices in line with prices at once would be a restaurant-goers the decreased rate of VAT, a massive endeavour, and not Supermarket prices will al- website has been created spe- terribly sensible fi nancial- so be affected by the one per cifically for this purpose. ly speaking,” comments Juk- cent rise in the general rate LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG www.alv13.fi lists restaurants ka Ojapelto, Director of Fresh of VAT to 23 per cent. This that have factored the reduc- Food and Grocery Retailing rate is levied on utility goods, tion into their prices and those at the S-Group supermarket for example. With more ex- that have not. Although the chain. pensive goods, such as elec- site is in Finnish, no knowledge The rate of VAT on food- tronics, a small rise can hit of the language is really need- stuffs rose by one percent- consumers much harder. VAT ed to navigate around it. age point to 13 per cent at the on books, for example, is al- 10 8 – 14 JULY 2010 FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS HELSINKI TIMES

ICENEWS 30 June. READERS' LETTERS Finland’s forests working hard as carbon sink Ever feel like you’ve been cheated? “FINLAND’s forests are ab- 42 million tonnes of the green- Research Institute (MET- creased. There are around sorbing double the amount of house gas annually, over half LA), who say that even 2.2 billion cubic metres of The VAT we pay in restaurants was reduced to 13% last carbon dioxide from the at- of the 70 million tonnes emit- though buildings and trans- wood in the country, with Thursday (1 July). It was incredible to see that despite mosphere than they were 20 ted by Finland in 2008. port infrastructure have around 100 million addition- paying 22% VAT on 30 June and then 13% VAT on 1 July years ago. Wooded areas in The fi gures are the lat- encroached on forests, the al trees growing naturally for the same food at the same restaurant the price did the country can now take up est from the Finnish Forest number of trees has still in- each year. not change at all. I asked to see my receipt and noticed METLA says Finland is ab- that the rate of VAT listed was 13%, but the price of my sorbing twice as much car- meal did not go down at all. So my questions are: bon from the atmosphere Who is really benefi tting from this reduction? Is than 20 years ago, leading there anything we as customers can do to avoid being them to refer to the country’s ripped off? Are the authorities doing anything to pro- forests as a “carbon sink”. In tect us? addition to the thicker for- This is a win-win situation for the owner of the res- ests, vast areas of agricul- taurant because he is buying the food cheaper and then tural land have also been

selling it more expensively. It is also a lose-lose situa- LEHTIKUVA / HANNU KIVIMÄKI planted with trees. tion for the customer, since we are paying for more Nearly three million expensive food and the owner of the restaurant is tonnes of extra carbon diox- pocketing the difference – money that was previously ide a year are currently being used for the common good. emitted in Finland, howev- David Csaszar er, as a result of the reclama- tion of 226,000 hectares of forests for roads and hous- ing. METLA also said that 13 million cubic metres of wood could be used as an energy source. This wood could be Tap into untouched taken from the parts of the tree not suitable for making paper pulp, such as branches, human Finland’s forest are absorbing more carbon dioxide than two decades ago. tree-tops and stumps.” TELECOMTV 30 June. MARTYN WARWICK PEOPLE DAILY 29 June. potential Finnish legislation defines Nord Stream Helsinki Times undersea can help you find broadband Internet connectivity an international and gas pipeline motivated workforce as a basic communications service e x t e n d s i n t o “FINLAND, once in the van- business offi ce with access to regulator, Ficora, lists 26 tel- guard of the provision of mo- a reasonably priced and high- cos and service providers in Gulf of In today’s labour market the most difficult bile telephony, has brought-in quality internet connection Finland as having univer- task is attracting the best possible applicants upgraded regulations that with a downstream rate of at sal service obligations. It is Finland for the vacancy on offer. come into effect on 1 July. least 1 Mbps’. the regulator’s responsibili- They stipulate that broadband In 2009, Finland’s Com- ty to monitor the price of the “CONSTRUCTION of the sec- access is a ‘basic communi- munications Market Act was broadband universal service tion of the Nord Stream un- As a Human Resources manager, you are re- cations service’ and that all changed and ‘functional Inter- provided by universal service dersea gas pipeline in Finnish sponsible for recruiting the best, but have you telcos with universal service net connectivity’ was added providers and to codify and waters began on 27 June in obligations must, forthwith to the roster of items list- list comparisons of these to Finnish waters, in the west- been looking in the right places? and henceforth, ‘provide eve- ed universal service obliga- the price levels of other com- ern part of the Gulf of Fin- ry permanent residence and tions…the Finnish telecoms munications services. land, Finnish media reported There are more than 120,000 people living Ficora says a monthly fee on 28 June. The section of of between 30 euros and 40 pipeline scheduled for con- in Finland with a native language other than euros is about right but does struction in Finnish waters Finnish or Swedish. Many of them are ca- not have the power to dictate is 375 kilometres in length. pable specialists in their own field. As they a price limit for a universal A short part is to be complet- don't necessarily follow the Finnish media, service subscription in ad- ed this summer. Most of the vance of services being made length will be constructed they might not know you’re looking for them! available on the open, com- during the autumn and win- petitive market. The regula- ter months. To place recruitment tor can later act to determine The section of the gas LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON adverts in Helsinki Times please contact “a reasonable delivery time pipeline running along the [email protected] or phone +358 9 689 7422 and price” but only after com- seabed through Finland’s www.helsinkitimes.fi Broadband Internet connectivity must be provided to every per- plaints have been made and economic zone will lie about manent residence in Finland. on a case-by-case basis.” 30 kilometres off the coast at a depth of 40-200 metres. Finland has fi nally approved sudoku SOLUTION ON PAGE 18 on 12 February this year the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany through Finland’s waters…” LEHTIKUVA

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YLLÄS-HALLI or belt, less like Ivan Drago in Rocky IV! This is not least due to the Lappish cultural setting Shoes and Shades created in the hall, with igloo suites, a drinks bar of ice and live Arctic animals present for Keeping abreast of developments in the the summer period. fashion world isn’t easy, so here are a few The charm of Talvimaa helpful pointers. Even though the skiing fa- cilities are just right, entre- preneur Terho Kääriäinen, DAISEY CHEYNEY who runs the hall, feels that HELSINKI TIMES

Talvimaa (Finnish for “winter LEHTIKUVA land”) is an equally important NOW that the summer is in attraction of Ylläs-Halli, par- full swing, fashions have ticularly in the summer. The clearly become more reveal- concept features a plethora of ing and more daring. Yet the activities and facilities in the unpredictability (and brevi- lower tier of the hall designed ty) of summer – and the fact to make the visitors’ stay a that ‘trendy’ does not always fun-packed experience em- equal ‘wearable’ for most of bodying the genuine spirit of us – means staying afl oat in Lapland. You can ride a sleigh the fashion world is not all In Ylläs-Halli the thermometre rests at 4-5 degrees below zero which is just right for skiing. or a kicksled, play a round of plain sailing. ice stock sport (also referred The fashion industry is to as Bavarian Curling), go notoriously fi ckle, but its fast snowshoe walking, ice-skat- pace does have its advantag- A winter wonderland ing or greet and admire the es. Trends switch from haute reindeers and huskies stay- couture to high street quick- ing at Ylläs-Halli. You can also er than you can say, “Kate go for a husky ride – but if you Moss”. So, if you’re not keen in metropolitan summer spot a Canadian Mountie, it on splashing out on the lat- may be time to return to base! est must-have item only for Animal and jungle prints are Alongside the entertaining it to go from ‘hot’ to ‘not’ in a this season’s trend. Helsinki dwellers can now enjoy the Lapland experience without mak- games, snow-scooters for in- micro-second, then the high ing the trip north, thanks to the facilities of Ylläs-Halli, where skiing door rides are also available. street is your friend. We’ll be enough change for an ice Is one day enough for all make a fashionista out of you cream and no more heart and other Arctic fun are possible even in the dog days of summer. this? The option of pre-book- yet! attacks induced by losing ing one of the seven igloos for Fashion buyers Suzi 150-euro Ray-Ban or Pucci a night may be tempting. After Brown-Hovelt and Char- frames!

MIKA OKSANEN mometer rests at 4-5 degrees the hall’s central area. The a round at the ice bar, you can lotte Cheyney recommend The same trends are also HELSINKI TIMES below zero, which is just right ski track feels oil slick under crawl into your warm sleeping sunglasses and shoes as safe adorning our feet. “Shoes can for skiing. The visitor num- the shoe sole. Judging by the bag, lying on a bed of ice. and easy ways to tap into a really make an impact and A T-SHIRT, a pair of jeans and bers peak in the autumn be- great ease with which a skier “We’re not fi nished devel- trend and make a risk-free make or break an outfi t,” ad- men’s summer shoes hard- fore winter sets in, but the ski passes you by, the conditions oping the site. It’s kind of like statement. vises Cheyney. The clog has ly suffi ce in subzero temper- track is also available in the seem very good for skiing. a sandpit where you can keep “The key infl uences this already been established as atures, but on this occasion summer for skiing buffs, peo- Mikko Krohn, coaxed from on building,” Kääriäinen says season are “glamazon”, tribal 2010’s most directional shoe. the goose bumps were actual- ple who like to combine their the ski track to the café for a about his brainchild. “Step- and safari. Animal and jungle What if you’re of the opinion, ly called for. Minutes ago, on a winter and summer sports, quick interview in the middle ping into the hall, you fi nd prints, beading and tassels however, that only the Dutch quick drive from a downtown and those in search of new of his three-hour skiing stint, yourself thinking: can this are easy to incorporate into can do clogs any real justice? Helsinki sweltering in heat, experiences. is visiting Ylläs-Halli for the actually be my workplace?” your wardrobe,” says Brown- “Platforms, chunky wedg- the apparel felt abundant. The second time. “I truly appreci- Vikman adds. Hovelt. “Bright block colours es and leg-extending nude thermal contrast is provided Not merely a tunnel ate the steady skiing condi- On the warmer side of are huge. The pastel and nude shoes are great alternatives,” by Ylläs-Halli, a winter sports The cold hall has an ambi- tions within the hall. Here I do things, there is a complete fabrics all over the catwalks Cheyney adds. centre in Helsinki’s Kivikko ence of wintertime Lap- not have to worry about dras- gym and solarium available are perfectly compliment- Ticking the ‘wedge’ and by Ring Road I, a short car trip land: the light is dim as if on tic changes in weather and the in the compound as well as a ed with edgy accessories and ‘print’ boxes are Christian from the city centre and ac- a hazy day, the snow-cov- ensuing clothing and ski wax- restaurant, café and the oth- shoes,” adds Cheyney. Louboutin’s animal-print cessible with a handy metro- ered shapes and elevations ing dilemmas”, Krohn says. er amenities you’d expect at Make a bold statement ‘Carino’s’, setting you back bus connection via Kontula. resemble northern land- And this goes for good win- a sports centre. against a sun-kissed com- 350 euros or, try Helsinki’s Ylläs-Halli may be an arti- scape, and the ice-skating ters, the ones in which south- plexion with your sunglass- weekday store, with their fi cial setting for the tradition- area is like a small pond fro- ern Finland gets enough snow es. “Over-sized and vintage ‘Pump Animal’ for just 50 ally natural outdoor sport of zen over. Anne Vikman, the for skiing. Ylläs-halli shapes, and retro classics euros. skiing but it will not fail you site administrator, presents In the wintertime, Krohn Savikiekontie 4, Helsinki like the Ray-Ban Wayfar- “Casually, the gladiator even in June. Coming in, you the upper tier, where part travels to Ylläs in Lapland tel. 09 224 5103 er and Aviator that never go sandal still wears the crown. know that the cold hall’s ther- of the ski track runs around to ski. It helps him keep in www.yllas-halli.fi out of fashion, are updat- Embellished, beaded, lace up shape. “On the long drive ed with bright colours and and knee high,” says Chey- there, I’ll need almost 10 Skiers with their own equip- bold prints,” explains Chey- ney. “Or patterned brogues.” breaks, but on the way back ment are charged a mere 16 ney. How about a heavy dose Paul Smith’s ‘Watercolour three breaks are enough, euros for 3 hours, while tho- of 1980s irony with fuschia Floral’ brogues come in at YLLÄS-HALLI thanks to my improved level se coming without equip- pink, lemon yellow and elec- 250 euros, so perhaps Mon- of fi tness,” Krohn says. ment can hire what they tric blue? Or whimsical, bo- ki’s ‘Ella’ brogues for 20 eu- The hall hardly bears re- need on site. Entrance to hemian printed frames? With ros are more alluring? semblance to your idea of a Talvimaa, inclusive of the H&M’s fl uorescent frames “Changing your shoes can regular ski tunnel, though. rental of winter clothing, and Gina Tricot’s print- transform an outfi t. Wear a You feel less confi ned, less costs 18 euros for adults and ed ‘Maya’ frames for under block-colour Maxi dress with like something on a convey- 15 euros for children. 20 euros, you can have your gladiator sandals by day, add The snow-covered shapes resemble northern landscapes. cake and eat it too! There’ll a waist-cinching belt and a pair of patterned wedges for the night,” suggests Cheyney. Over the years, the event portant stepping stone in a Brown-Hovelt agrees:

has become more interna- soccer player’s development. LEHTIKUVA “There’s no need to buy an Finland’s own brand tional with 78 nations in total This year, over 800 teams entire wardrobe for our most having played at the Helsin- compete in almost 2,500 fl eeting season! Think bright of football world cup ki Cup. Apart from Finland’s matches promising a lot of and playful for your shoes neighbouring countries, Bra- fun, excitement and soccer all and shades, they’ll continue NINA RATAVAARA participate in different age zil has been a strong par- over Helsinki. The matches are to shine even after the sun HELSINKI TIMES groups for eight to seventeen ticipant, but also Gambia, played on 45 pitches in over ten has gone!” year old boys and girls Djibouti, Kazakhstan, Mada- locations, the most important Even if investing in a few THE FIFA World Cup in South Already the fi rst Helsin- gascar and New Zealand being Narinkkatori Square, key pieces means you can Africa will end on 11 July, but ki Cup was a huge success and amongst many others have Käpylä, Tali and of course the splash out, choosing cheaper this is no reason for football proved to the organisers that found their way to Helsinki. Pallokenttä stadium in Töölö alternatives offers a chance fans to despair as the very their years of planning had cre- The Helsinki Cup has where the fi nals will be held. to experiment and give the same day the Helsinki Cup ated an event which the junior become an essential part Depending on the age group, more daring and probably starts. The international jun- football world had been lacking. of the Finnish footballing the matches last from 12 to 50 more fl eeting trends a go. ior soccer tournament, which Although the tournament has world while staying true to minutes and each team plays Remember that the cardinal lasts until 17 July, is in its 35th undergone many changes over its grassroots and has cre- seven matches. rule “accessorise, accesso- year, having been fi rst organ- time, the philosophy of giving ated cherished memories for rise, accessorise!” reigns su- ised in 1976. Teams from over everyone a chance to (fair) play many generations of football www.helsinkicup.fi Oversized and vintage shaped preme and you’ll be a hit this 30 different countries will and compete has persisted. players. It can also be an im- shades are now in fashion. summer! HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 8 – 14 JULY 2010 1515

LEHTIKUVA / PETRA PIITULAINEN children’s book by French writer Cécile Aubry, Belle et Sébastien. Drawing on infl u- Collective pop ences as diverse as Bob Dylan and The Smiths, the band’s JAMES O’SULLIVAN recorded full length album Ti- music has also been featured HELSINKI TIMES germilk with the help of a local in a number of movies includ- college. Buoyed by the success ing Todd Solanz’s Storytelling BRINGING their warm kalei- of this release, they recruited and Jason Reitman’s Juno. doscope of pop infl uences, other members into the band Along with an appearance next Monday 12 July sees ac- to become a fulltime enter- at Ruisrock over the week- claimed Scottish indie pop prise, together recording their end, this visit to Finnish shores outfi t Belle and Sebastian acclaimed second album, If forms part of a worldwide jaunt performing at Tavastia. You’re Feeling Sinister. that sees them playing to fans The band arrives in Fin- After the success of The across Europe, North America land as they’re putting the Boy With the Arab Strap two and as far south as Indonesia. fi nal touches to their new al- years later, the band has con- bum, the follow-up to 2006’s tinued to release a steady The Life Pursuit. stream of albums and EPs Belle & Sebastian Currently a seven-piece that has brought them con- 12 July at 21:30, Tavastia outfi t, the group was formed siderable critical acclaim. Tickets €35 in Glasgow in 1996, when vo- Led by the articulate vo- Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 calist/guitarist Stuart Mur- cals of Murdoch, the band Helsinki doch and bassist Stuart David takes their name from the

jor exhibition of his paintings history, as well as his own. in Finland. Best known for Drawing upon a childhood By Georg his energetic and expansive that was spent in Dresden JAMES O’SULLIVAN paintings, Baselitz is one of under the legacy of Hitler’s An example of Oiva Toikka’s acclaimed work. HELSINKI TIMES the most prestigious art- Germany and the DDR, his ists of our day, and one of the work refl ects revulsion of ed textile designs to various GATHERING together an im- most notable stars of Ger- all ideologies and highlights Marimekko collections over pressive collection of his man contemporary art. his belief in the falsity of A heart of glass the years. paintings and sculptures Challenging our notions systems. This exhibition presents from the 2000s, along with of our relationship with the With his art characterised Toikka’s extensive oeu- a number of works from the past, Baselitz uses his art to by extreme variety, he has JAMES O’SULLIVAN stylised animal sculptures vre, from his early ceramic 1960s, Georg Baselitz is cur- investigate the more sen- enjoyed a changing roster of HELSINKI TIMES that he created at the Arabia sculpture of the 1950s to his rently enjoying the fi rst ma- sitive aspects of German infl uences, and his most re- factory’s art department, in present-day work using glass cent work revisits some of TO CELEBRATE Oiva Toikka’s 1963 Toikka began his work and plastics. With a great his own previous work. Since 50-year career as a design- with glass that has continued number of pieces on display, 2005, he has been remixing er for Iittala, the Design Mu- to the present day. including his renowned and his early paintings; returning seum in Helsinki is holding Though known predomi- highly collectable glass birds, to their gloomy atmosphere, a major retrospective of his nantly for his glass designs, visitors are invited to enjoy and using spontaneity and work this summer until 19 Toikka has also enjoyed suc- his unique vision. lightness to reinterpret his September. cess in a number of differ- JOCHEN LITTKEMANN earlier expressions, with the Known as a playful spir- ent creative outlets. He has aim to “clarify, improve and it in Finnish design, Toikka’s worked as a stage and cos- Oiva Toikka – Moments update”. perpetual experimentation tume designer, predomi- of Ingenuity “Nowadays I like to work throughout his career has nantly with Finnish director Until 19 September on things frivolously, things gained him admirers both in Lisbeth Landefort, although Design Museum Helsinki that used to be my burden Finland and abroad. more recently he has also Korkeavuorenkatu 23 and my ballast,” Baselitz After beginning his col- been associated with produc- Helsinki himself has noted. Making up laboration with Arabia-Nuu- tions by the Finnish National www.designmuseum.fi the core of this current exhi- tajärvi-Iittala in 1956 with Opera. He has also contribut- bition at the Helsinki City Art Musuem, these Remixes tell a story of the joy and freedom spite winning an Oscar for of painting. Beefing up the screen The Piano a little while back, he joins another group of JAMES O’SULLIVAN was the perfect vehicle for mercenaries hunting for that Georg Baselitz: Remix HELSINKI TIMES Schwarzenegger with plen- there box offi ce gold – this Until 1 August ty of machismo to spare, as time on the Predator’s home Helsinki City Art Museum THERE was a time in the a group of mercenaries are soil. Hmm, let’s see. Tennispalatsi 1980s when everything that hunted in the South Ameri- Elsewhere this week Salomonkatu 15 bodybuilder-cum-sort of ac- can jungle by the eponymous sees another sequel, with Helsinki tor Arnold Schwarzenegger creature of the title. the fourth instalment of the Folk Thing Zero by Georg Baselitz. touched turned to gold. With With a rowdy back-up Shrek franchise rolling out his oversized frame comple- troupe of memorable char- for the kids. With Mike My- menting his infl ated screen acters (Jean-Claude Van ers and Eddie Murphy in tow presence, Schwarzenegger Damme even wore the Pred- once again, the old gang gets was king of the box offi ce. ator suit for a handful of together to hopefully remove Summer, sun and metal music Armed with a couple of scenes before being fi red), traces of the disappointing NINA RATAVAARA the schedule was kept to, and Project. Besides local festival bulbous biceps, a catch- the fi lm went on to be a huge Shrek the Third – by this time HELSINKI TIMES lines moved quickly despite favourites such as Finntroll phrase or two and a chau- box offi ce success, and was presenting their new fi lm in all three days being sold out, and Tarot, the schedule was vinistic attitude fresh out of even more popular upon its 3D. Advance word has been a AT THE WEEKEND, Helsinki resulting in 33,000 visitors. fi lled with international clas- small town Austria, his chis- subsequent VHS release. Af- little ho-hum. was invaded by a mostly long- This year was the festival of sics like W.A.S.P., Satyricon, elled face was everywhere; ter a lukewarm sequel with haired, black clad crowd as double gigs and classics, with Nile and Crowbar. Maybe representing the American unlikely hero Danny Glov- the Tuska festival took place Peter Tägtgren perform- the most awaited show was dream after arriving as an er taking over from the Aus- for the 13th and last time in ing with both his bands Pain that of thrash metal pioneers immigrant and soon com- trian oak, the series lay the Kaisaniemipuisto park and Hypocrisy, while Devin Megadeth. They were the fes- manding multi-million dollar dormant until the recent em- next year the festival will take Townsend performed the al- tival’s closing act and no oth- pay packets. barrassments that are the Al- place in Suvilahti. The hot, bum Ziltoid the Omniscient er could have delivered a more So, the best part of the ien vs. Predator fi lms. sunny weather made this the in its entirety before play- perfect ending to a fantastic decade for cinema goers Now, this week sees the perfect summer festival ex- ing with the Devin Townsend festival. was spent watching both he arrival of Predators. Act- perience even though watch- and other muscle-bound su- ing as an offi cial sequel to ing the bands playing on the perstar Sylvester Stallone both Predator and Predator 2 Predators main stage in the afternoon as they either made up for (while distancing itself from Release Date: 9 July sun required stamina. But sit- America’s mistakes in Vi- the Alien vs. Predator duo), Director: Nimród Antal ting in the shade is not ‘met- etnam by shooting a couple producer and screenwriter Starring: Adrien Brody, al’, as Cannibal Corpse vocalist of thousand movie extras, Robert Rodriguez has add- Topher Grace George Fisher put it, and the showed their sensitive sides ed an “s” to the original title, festival goers seemed to agree by playing twins with Danny evoking a plot device similar Shrek Forever After Release Date: 9 July with him, as all of the bands LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA de Vito, or, well, shot a couple to the one James Cameron had a head banging, mosh- more thousand movie extras. employed when he spectacu- Director: Mike Mitchell ing audience in front of them Amongst all of this car- larly took over the Alien fran- Feat the voices of: Mike throughout the three days. nage emerged Predator in chise in the mid 80s. Here Myers, Eddie Murphy The festival was once 1987. Trim and taut, here was Adrian Brody continues to again very well organised, 33,000 fans attended Tuska last weekend. a science fi ction yarn that refuse to be pigeonholed. De- 16 8 – 14 JULY 2010 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

JACEK WALCZAK JACEK WALCZAK

The meze-style Saffron tray includes olives, tzatziki, hummus, dolmades, aubergine and yoghurt.

Yoones prepares the starter-tray at Saffron. A typical feature in Persian food is the cooking time; Persian-style rice. Fesenjan – chicken in pomegranate and walnut sauce. several dishes take all night to cook. the Persian Empire spanned add fl avour to the food, rather (€13), chicken in a pomegran- three continents, from Lib- they are the food.” One notable ate and walnut sauce served ya to Macedonia and to the dish, Ghorme Säbzi, contains with some really good Per- Saffron breaks the mould borders of India in the East, lamb cooked in a sauce of 13 sian-style rice. The Fesenjan so it is unsurprising that its herbs (also available in a veg- was rich and nutty, with sur- food contains a wealth of etarian version), for several prisingly subtle fl avours. The This new Persian restaurant in Helsinki offers a refreshing assort- infl uence. hours. The restaurant tries to pomegranate added a nice “We have a lot of infl u- use Finnish produce as much touch. There’s not much fi sh ment of “old-world” foods that transcend Mediterranean and Middle ences from these areas,” ex- as possible in their recipes but on offer, which is apparent- Eastern cuisine. plains Gharagozlu, “Persian some ingredients are rather ly more of a celebration food cuisine is interesting in that a too unique to be found even in in Iran, but there are a lot of ‘national’ dish will often vary Kallio’s ethnic groceries and good vegetarian dishes. I am that Helsinki’s options for say. When I visited Saffron, I dramatically between differ- must be specially imported. very able to believe the skew- NICK BARLOW eating out haven’t so far in- shared a table with the own- ent regions. The ingredients There’s an extensive ers are awesome, especially HELSINKI TIMES cluded a Persian restaurant, ers, Iman Gharagozlu and will be basically the same amount of skewed meats on after Gharagozlu describes let alone a quality one, either. Parisa Ramezan, so it is on- but the proportions will dif- the menu, along with rice, them in glowing terms. But I I CONSIDER myself moder- Until now, that is. ly fair to say that this is less fer. In different areas they’ll chicken and lamb. It is easy to guess I’ll have to return and ately well versed when it a restaurant review than an add more chilli, for example, see the connections between try those out later, as the comes to international cui- Taking Persia to heart account of a very nice meal. or specialise in certain dish- Persian and other cuisines meze and chicken prove sat- sine. I’ve never eaten a pig’s Saffron used to be a high- Although they’ve on- es. We’ve taken these reci- from that area of the world. isfyingly fi lling. head or swallowed the still- class Indian diner where the ly been open a short time pes and, I guess, added some One thing that differentiates At Saffron the food is beating heart of a cobra, food was pretty decent but and have so far eschewed all Western infl uence.” Persian cuisine from, say, In- good and reasonably priced, but I’ve done fairly well in which didn’t really take off. A forms of advertising and, for What they haven’t done is dian is the cooking time. Sev- and as it is the only Persian the more palatable forms of couple of months ago it reo- that matter, an offi cial open- fall into the trap of trying too eral dishes take all night to restaurant in Finland as far worldwide gastronomy. For pened under new ownership, ing, Saffron seems to have hard to cater to a Finnish au- cook. It is also the case that as we know, this is an excel- some reason, however, be it albeit with exactly the same quickly achieved a positive dience – you won’t fi nd any Persian food involves little lent opportunity to check out that I’ve never visited Iran or name and interior, under the reputation. Having a unique reindeer or salmon on the frying, so it is healthy as well something a little different. there’s never been a restau- guise of a high-class Per- niche in the market clearly menu, and no ‘local’ variants as tasty. rant in my vicinity, Persia is sian restaurant. High-class, helps – and there obviously of Persian dishes are allowed. All this talk of food works one culinary region I’ve nev- in this case, refers more to is a market. “Business is bet- “Although there’s a lot of var- up an appetite, so we order Saffron er had the pleasure of sam- the quality of the food than ter than we had anticipated,” iation, there are still some ta- a portion of the meze-style Kalevankatu 17, Helsinki pling. It needs hardly be said the prices, I am happy to Gharagozlu says. The Iranian boos about messing too much Saffron tray (€16/22). Actu- www.ravintolasaffron.fi expat community in Helsinki with the food. These are old ally, it is two plates with four has certainly become aware recipes – 4000 years ago peo- small dishes on each, includ- Open of the restaurant but Finns ple were making more or less ing olives with pomegran- Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00 have also taken the cuisine the same thing. A lot of these ate and nut, Persian tzatziki, Fri 11:00-24:00 to heart. “Most of our diners are similar to army food in the hummus, dolmades, auber- Sat 17:00-22:00 JACEK WALCZAKJACEK are Finns, quite a lot of whom old days – the soldiers need- gine and yoghurt (excellent), Lunch have actually worked in Iran ed the best ingredients and aubergine pureed with garlic Mon-Fri 11:00-15:00 on construction projects the best food possible. Some and tomato (also excellent), for €8.90. years ago and have fond of the food isn’t so specifi cal- Persian salad and spinach memories of the food.” ly Persian, but fl avours from mixed with yoghurt. Persian- elsewhere – Greece and India style fl at bread accompanies Persian virgin for example – have become the starter. It is very good As a Persian virgin, so to trendy in Iran and part of the food. As mentioned before, speak, I am not really sure culinary lexicon,” Gharagozlu certain similarities between what to expect. Saffron’s explains. Mediterranean cuisines were menu boasts 39 offerings: evident, especially with the 15 starters from €5 (pick- From the hummus and tzatziki, which led vegetables) to €22 (Saf- familiar to the unique were both good, although the fron tray for four); 17 main Among the more famil- dolmades were fairly aver- courses from €13–35; and 6 iar dishes, hummus, tzatziki age. The real stars were the desserts (€5–19). It is a pleas- and dolmades are more, per- aubergine dishes – juicy, fl a- ingly comprehensive list and, haps, specifi cally Persian. Au- voursome and rich. as it turns out, anyone who bergines are pleasingly in has experienced Greek, Leb- evidence, as is a preponder- Trade secrets anese or other Mediterra- ance of herbs. “We use herbs and pomegranate nean food will feel right at a lot,” I’m told, “but for us For the main course Ramezan Parisa Ramezan, co-owner of Saffron. home. After all, at one stage they’re not so much used to suggested I try the Fesenjan Saffron’s pleasant interior. HELSINKI TIMES EAT & DRINK 8 – 14 JULY 2010 1717

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Two more What’s on the wine list? pints I AM eternally grateful to the alcohol monopoly Alko for giving me a wine education. After all, I have spent please! plenty of hard-earned bucks in their stores over the years so I get to go to the ‘new wines tasting’ once a month and make my selections from there.

BEST value for money is an unusual white grape varietal, Xarello – unusual for us but maybe not for the Spanish – from the Catalonian area of Spain at €7.98. Savia Vi- va Familia Xarello is a fab combination of minerality and tropical fruit. To make you feel even better, it’s organ- Keskuskatu 6, Citykäytävä, Helsinki ic. Don’t expect a long fi nish or anything too out of this oluthuone.com world, just a good, slugging of summer wine.

I REALLY liked Nepenthe Sauvignon Blanc from the Ad- elaide Hills in Australia. A little pricier at €13.78 but like no other Sauvignon Blanc I’ve ever tasted. It has a gorgeous blackcurrant nose to it and a very decent follow-through on the palate, leaving you with a long fi nish.

FOR THOSE Chardonnay lovers among us, Bouchard Hautes-Cotes de Beaune ‘Les Prieurés’ at €13.99, will not disappoint you at all. It has enough acidity and lem- ony overtones to balance it and then there’s the unmis- takable hint of butter just at the end, to make sure you know that you are drinking Chardonnay.

BEST value for money in the red category is certainly Cave de Lugny Pinot Noir at €9.20. From where else but Transforming Finnish Bourgogne? This was dry, dry, dry, with the Pinot Noir Korkeavuorenkatu 27 gifts of nature in an fruit coming through and a slight pepperiness in the Helsinki innovative manner to fi nish. This is a decent summer red wine that is not too Tel. +358 9 635 732 heavy and not too watery. www.juuri.fi suit modern tastes.

AND then there is a pretty good offering from Tusca- ny in the form of Tre Rose Rosso di Montepulciano, at €9.98. I always think the Italians try to pull a trick on us by naming a grape Montepulciano and then naming an area Montepulciano, just to confuse us. The grape comes from the mountainous region called Abruzzo and the area is obviously in Tuscany. I like this wine for its elegance. A bit hard on the tannins but it stands up with a straight back and invites you to taste more.

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Tuulenkantajat and Pekko Käppi www.nba.fi draw from the ancient Finnish-Karelian tradition whereas the trio Suo engender epical ath- mosphere in the spirit of the Kalevala. In addition, the Norwegian trio Geitungen play tra- Sun 11 July ditional Norwegian folk music together with some original compositions. Craft Performances Recycling theme. The grand finale is a ceilidh-type folk dance, and everyone is free to join. Then it’s time to Tomtebo Garden, 12:00-16:00 move indoors to the official after-session to the Kallio bar Musta Kissa. Seurasaari Free entrance Sun 11 July 13:00-19:00 Norwegian trio Geitungen are playing at Puistokarkelot. Alppipuisto Park Free entrance Thu 8 & Fri 9 July Outdoor Chess WeeGee House, 11:00-18:00 Ahertajantie 5, Tapiola MUSIC Mon 12 July zunov, considered the “court painter” different seasons of the year, Free entrance Belle & Sebastian (UK) of President Urho Kekkonen. especially from Ostrobothnia. www.weegee.espoo.fi Thu 8 July Tales of outsider hipsters, gay Kiasma Ateneum Art Museum Tessa Virta Trio baseball players, harassed Mannerheiminaukio 2 Kaivokatu 2 Sat 10 & Sun 11 July Tessa Virta, piano and song, Olli waitresses and can’t be bothered Tue 10:00-17:00 Tue & Fri 10:00-18:00 Traditional Work Demonstrations Peuhu, contrabass, and Sami Lin- cleversticks. Tender and Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Wed & Thu 10:00-20:00 Demonstration about how to work na, guitar. danceable pop. Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Sat & Sun 11:00-17:00 with wire on Saturday and leather Nat King Cole’s music. Tavastia Tickets €0/6/8 Tickets €0/7/8/9 work on Sunday. Villa Aino Ackté, 19:00 Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 www.kiasma.fi www.ateneum.fi Espoo City Museum, Glims Tuurholmantie, Tullisaari’s Outdoor Tickets €36/37 Farmstead Museum, 12:00-14:00 Recreation Park www.tavastiaklubi.fi Until Sat 4 September Until Sun 21 November Glimsintie 1, Espoo Tickets €12 The Great Zeppelin exhibition at the International Photography and Wanted – Armfelt Tickets €0/1.50/2 www.ainoacktenhuvila.fi Tue 13 July Post Museum. Note: this picture has Video Art Over a hundred items personally www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi Näin jäätiin henkiin been modified. Works by Danica Dakic, Loretta Lux owned by G. M. Armfelt. Thu 8 July Anneli Saaristo, song and Matti and Anu Pennanen. National Museum of Finland Sat 10 & Sun 11 July Elpis Choir conducted by Irina Piri, piano. Until Wed 11 August Vantaa Art Museum Mannerheimintie 34 Museum Tram Tours Tchervinskij-Matsi Villa Aino Ackté, 18:00 Good Morning, Africa! Myyrmäkitalo, Kilterinraitti 6, Tue 11:00-20:00 Sit in an open car from 1919 or a Helsinki Organ Summer. Tuurholmantie, Tullisaari’s Outdoor Villa Karo, the Finnish-African Vantaa Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 motor car from 1930. Suomenlinna’s Church, 15:00 Recreation Park Cultural Centre in Grand-Popo, Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00 Tickets €0/5/7 Tour starts from Havis Amanda Suomenlinna C 43 Tickets €12 Benin, celebrates it’s 10t Sat 10:00-16:00 www.nba.fi statue every half an hour. Free entrance www.ainoacktenhuvila.fi anniversary with a large exhibition Free entrance Tickets €5 Programme €5 at Kunsthalle Helsinki. Until Sun 20 February Tue 13 July Kunsthalle Until Sun 12 September It’s a Set-up Thu 8 July Ken Vandermark, Paal Nilssen- Nervanderinkatu 3 Kuutti Lavonen & Osmo Rauhala An exhibition about the experien- SPORT Tuomo Prättälä, piano Love, Black Motor and Mohel Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Sketches for Works in the Church tial and participatory aspect of art. Café Carusel, 19:00 Club Helsinki Eye and Ear Control. Wed 11:00-20:00 of Saint Olaf in Tyrvää Various works and techniques from Sun 11 to Sat 17 July Merisatamanranta 10 Kuudes linja, 22:00 Sat - Sun 11:00-17:00 Studies and sketches by Kuutti 41 artists. Helsinki Cup Free entrance Kaikukatu 4 Tickets 0/5.50/8 Lavonen and Osmo Rauhala for the Kiasma The world’s third largest junior Tickets €10 www.taidehalli.fi Church of Saint Olaf in Tyrvää. Tue 10:00-17:00 football tournament fills the city for www.kuudeslinja.com National Museum of Finland Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 a whole week. Until Sun 15 August Mannerheimintie 34 Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Several locations Wed 14 July The Young Designer of the Year Tue 11:00-20:00 Mannerheiminaukio 2 www.helsinkicup.fi Helsinki String Band, Juho Häme, prize Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets €0/6/8 Lauri Häme The Young Designer of the Year Tickets €0/5/7 www.kiasma.fi Sat 10 July Temppeliaukio Church, 17:00 prize of 2010 goes to the Aivan! www.nba.fi HJK vs. TamU Lutherinkatu 3 and Imu groups. Until Sun 9 January Round thirteen in the top division Design Forum Photographies from Albania of Finnish football – Veikkausliiga. Erottajankatu 7 FOR CHILDREN 1858-1952 — Studio Marubi Finnair Stadium, 16:00 STAND UP COMEDY Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00 Presenting to the Finnish public an Urheilukatu 5 Sat 10:00-18:00 Until Sun 12 September extensive collection of Albanian Tickets €22/12 Thu 8 July Sun 12:00-17:00 Contemporary Art from Finland documentary photographs tak- www.finnairstadium.fi Stand Up www.designforum.fi and Sweden en between the late 1800s and the www.veikkausliiga.com Rich Lyons and Tommi Mujunen on Examinations and comments on early 1900s. the stage. Until Sun 15 August contemporary phenomena. Museum of Cultures, Tennispalatsi Wed 14 July Raffaello, terrace, 21:30 Olli Tamminen: Material, Form Kiasma Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8 PuMu vs. Hämeenlinna Aleksanterinkatu 46 and Structure Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tue 11:00-20:00 Finnish baseball – pesäpallo. Free entrance A large selection of Olli Tamminen’s Tue 10:00-17:00 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Women’s Super League. work from the past five decades. Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Tickets €0/4/6 Meilahti’s pesäpallo stadium, 18:00 An example of Olli Tamminen’s Design Museum Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 www.nba.fi Meilahdentie 2 A work on display at Design Museum. EXHIBITIONS Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Tickets €0/6/8 Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.kiasma.fi Thu 8 July Until Sun 1 August Tickets €0-8 OTHERS Freddie Cole Quartet Remix – Georg Baselitzs www.designmuseo.fi Until Sun 19 September Birdland Jazz Club, 20:00 paintings and sculptures Oiva Toikka – Moments of Wed 7 July Mannerheimintie 6 Works by one of the Until Sun 15 August Ingenuity In 2010 Lord of the Susisaari Island Tckets €9 brightest stars of German Denise Grünstein A major retrospective of the work of Puppet theatre. The performance is www.birdlandjazzclub.fi contemporary art. The first extensive Finnish Iittala’s own designer Oiva Toikka. in Finnish. Tennis Palace Art Museum exhibition by one of the best known Design Museum Suomenlinna Museum, 11:00 Thu 8 July Salomonkatu 15 Swedish photographic artists. Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Suomenlinna C 74 Reverend Horton Heat (USA) Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Kiasma Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets €5 The band combines country, rocka- Tickets €0/7/9 Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tickets €0-8 www.nba.fi billy, swing and punk influences in a www.taidemuseo.fi Tue 10:00-17:00 www.designmuseo.fi unique way. Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Sat 10 & Sun 11 July Nosturi Until Sun 8 August Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Until Sun 26 September Sauna Gnome’s Secret Island Tickets €25 New British Painting Tickets €0/6/8 Finnish Architecture 0809 Adventure www.elmu.fi An exhibition of six British painters. www.kiasma.fi Pickings from the leading edge of A fairy tale tour for five to eight Kalhama & Piippo current Finnish architecture. year olds. The tour is in Finnish. Fri 9 July Mannerheimintie 3 B Until Sun 29 August Museum of Finnish Architecture Seurasaari’s outdoor museum, International Salsateca Tue-Fri 11:00-17:00 Onerva – Women of the City Kasarmikatu 24 14:00-15:00 DJ Mickey Dastinz. Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00 An exhibition about life of women in Tue, Thu & Fri 10:00-16:00 Seurasaari Copacabana, 22:00-4:00 www.kalhamapiippo.com Helsinki in the 1910s, seen through Wed 10:00-20:00 Tickets €2 Yliopistonkatu 5 the eyes of writer and critic L. Onerva. Sat & Sun 11:00-16:00 www.nba.fi Tickets €7.50 Until Sun 8 August Kaivokatu 2 Tickets €0/2.50/5 www.copa.fi In the Woods Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 www.mfa.fi Until Fri 13 August Anneli Saaristo performs at Villa Five-year jubileum group Wed-Thu 10:00-20:00 Childrens Traffic City Aino Ackté on 13 July. Fri 9 July exhibition. Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Until Sun 26 September Teaching in pedal cars and cycling. California Jam with Jone’s Bros Norsu Gallery Kaisaniemenkatu 9 Tickets €0-8 Reidar Särestöniemi (1925-1981) Auroranportti 2 Sir Eino, 21:00 Tue, Thu & Fri 11:00-17:00 www.ateneum.fi – Arctic Energy Mon-Thu 9:00-17:00 solution sudoku Eteläesplanadi 18 Wed 11:00-19:00 Sat 12:00-16:00 Särestöniemi’s work from a number Fri 10:00-14:00 Free entrance www.norsu.info Until Sun 29 August of decades. Artist was renowned Sun 9:00-16:00 Night for his large canvases depicting the Fri 9 & Sat 10 July Until Sun 8 August The exhibition takes a look at night Arctic nature of Lapland, its people, Thu 8, Sat 10 & Sun 11 July Elmu’s Folk Fest The Graf Zeppelin – Colossus of from a variety of perspectives. and animal and fantasy figures. From Bremen to East Free outdoor event featuring the skies Sederholm House Didrichsen Art Museum Bremen’s musicians and the heroes Plutonium 74, Astrid Swan & Tales about the famous airship Aleksanterinkatu 16-18 Kuusilahdenkuja 1 of Finnish folk tales meet in the Drunken Lovers, Liekki, Graf Zeppelin’s visit to Helsinki 80 Wed, Fri-Sun 11:00-17:00 Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 common summer theatre project Wedding Crashers, Cosmobile, years ago. Thu 11:00-19:00 Tickets €2/6/8 of Pukinmäki’s art house and Kiki Pau, I Walk the Line, The Capital The Post Museum Free entrance www.didrichsenmuseum.fi Mustasaari’s activity centre. For Beat and I was a Teenage Satan Asema-aukio 5 H www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi over three year olds. The perform- Worshipper. Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 Until Sun 3 October ance is in Finnish. Alppipuisto Park Sat & Sun 12:00-17:00 Until Sun 29 August Veikko Vionoja Thu & Sun 13:00 & 15:00, Sat 13:00 Free entrance Tickets €0/3/6 Ilja Glazunov The exhibition presents the Finnish Tickets €4 www.elmu.fi www.posti.fi Paintings by the Soviet artist Ilya Gla- landscape and emotive scenery in Mustasaari HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 8 – 14 JULY 2010 1919 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday 8.7. friday 9.7.

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09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders In Spanish. 15:50 Doctors In Spanish. 14:45 E! Entertainment: Forbes 11:05 YLE News in English Presenting recent medical 11:05 YLE News in English Top 15 Hot Hollywood 11:10 Road to Avonlea innovations. 11:10 Road to Avonlea Moms Janet wants new content in her 18:00 ER 15:05 Coronation Street 15:45 Doctors life as the children have moved An armed little boy scares 15:55 Holby City The doctors answer out and Alec is busy at work. the whole hospital. Ric finds out that Bradley embarrassing questions 15:05 Coronation Street 20:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen has taken bribes. from women and especially 15:55 Holby City Nightmares The Stranger Beside Me (K15) 17:09 Where the Heart Is from mothers. Elizabethtown Gina talks to Connie about Restaurant Handlebar didn’t TV Viisi 21:00 18:30 Lilies 18:00 ER Nelonen 21:00 her illness. turn out to be the success The girls have a fiery Dr. Ross and nurse 17:09 Where the Heart Is its owners Billy and Caroline reaction to what their father Hathaway are moved by an Stephen is excited because imagined. 14:55 Moving Wallpaper has to say. abandoned little girl. 14:50 Moving Wallpaper of his first day as a teacher. 21:00 House 15:25 Echo Beach 21:00 Grumpy Old Men FILM 19:30 At the End of My Leash 15:20 Echo Beach 19:00 Fork to Fork A dead man suddenly shows Ian has ambitious plans A feud between two 20:00 The Biggest Loser Gillian is hurt by Jonathan’s Don’s garden has plenty of signs of life. but asks help from a wrong neighbours has been 22:40 Formula 1: Free Practice insensitiveness. different kinds of apples. 22:30 In Plain Sight person. going on for decades and SPORT 15:50 Property Ladder Part 6/6. 23:30 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy only escalates when an Roundup from the free 16:50 Dr. Phil 21:35 New Tricks (K15) FILM 16:50 Dr. Phil attractive redhead moves to practice session. In Finnish. Dr. Phil helps parents with A missing police informant A thriller based on Robert 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show their street in this comedy. 23:10 Passenger 57 (K15) FILM dangerously obese children. reappears and speaks up. Louis Stevenson’s story Oprah discusses the US Directed by Donald Petrie. A policeman boards the 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 22:45 In treatment about the light and the dark presidential elections with a Starring: Walter Mathay, same plane with a disturbed 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model Jake has done his homework in man. Directed by Maurice team of experts. Jack Lemmon. USA 1993 hijacker in this action film. 20:00 America’s Got Talent and is a changed man now. Phillips. Starring: John 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model 22:45 In Treatment Directed by Kevin Hooks. The third season continues Hannah. UK 2002 The girls are taught how 23:15 Jekyll (K15) Starring: Wesley Snipes. with performances in Dallas to act coquettish by Part 5/6. USA 1992 and Chicago. TV2 Immodesty Blaize. 01:20 Steven Seagal: Lawman 21:00 Elizabethtown FILM SUB 20:00 Takeshi’s Castle 01:50 Eleventh Hour In this drama comedy, Drew 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 21:00 Criminal Minds TV2 SERIES ENDS. travels to his hometown Children’s programming. 08:30 Children’s Programming Reid and Prentiss look for his father’s funeral In Finnish. In Finnish. into alleged case of child 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen and meets an energetic 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 08:55 Hannah Montana molestation in a fanatical Children’s programming. SUB stewardess on the way. 12:03 Treks in a Wild World 15:10 Welcome to the Parker cult. In Finnish. Directed by Cameron Zoe Palmer travels in 16:00 E! Entertainment: Whose 22:00 Judge Dredd (K15) FILM 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 08:30 Children’s Programming Crowe. Starring: Orlando Albania which has opened Wedding Is It Anyway? An action adventure 12:55 Derrick In Finnish. Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan for tourism only recently. 17:30 3rd Rock From the Sun set in the near future, In German. 08:55 Hannah Montana Sarandon. USA 2002 12:30 Animal Hospital The old Dick is trapped in where judges police the 16:05 Don Matteo 16:00 E! Entertainment: How Do 23:35 Battlestar Galactica 13:00 Derrick the cellar while the new Dick tumultuous streets. Directed In Italian. I Look? 00:35 Suchîmubôi FILM In German. plans on a world conquest. by Danny Cannon. Starring: 17:28 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun A visually stunning 16:00 Don Matteo 19:00 Sturm der Liebe Sylvester Stallone, Diane Children’s programming. The old Dick escapes and animation adventure, set in In Italian. In German. Lane. USA 1995 In Finnish. tries to save Mary from the the 1800s England. Directed 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen 20:00 Friends 00:05 Frasier 18:00 Globetrekker new Dick. by Katsuhiro Oromo. Japan In Finnish. 20:30 The Simpsons To show that he’s “one of Megan McCormick travels in 19:00 Sturm der Liebe 2004. In Japanese. 22:35 Commissario Montalbano 21:00 Project Runway the guys”, Frasier offers to the exotic West India. In German. In Italian. 22:00 Bionic Woman organise Donny’s bachelor 22:05 Law & Order (K13) 20:00 Friends Reruns of the American sci- party. 22:50 Sopranos (K15) 20:30 The Simpsons JIM fi series based on a series Tony is still in coma, and 21:00 The Dudesons (K15) YLE TEEMA from the 70s start. Carmela worries about the 22:00 Moonlight 13:35 Man v. Food 23:00 C.S.I. JIM children. 23:00 C.S.I. Miami 14:00 Hidden Potential 17:10 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean A case of a missing dancer A police officer has been The Dragos have a second Escapes causes friction among the 13:45 Man v. Food killed on duty. home where they want to Rick goes to Sicily and tries investigators. Adam is in New Orleans, YLE TEEMA 00:00 It’s Always Sunny in move to after retiring. matchless pasta in Palermo. 00:00 Pulling (K13) a melting pot of different Philadelphia (K13) 14:30 Chop Shop Part 2/6. 00:30 Two Pints of Lager and a cultures and kitchens. 17:45 Chez Maupassant 00:30 Geek to Freak 17:05 Banzuke 18:10 Estrellas de La Línea DOC Packet of Crisps 14:10 Hidden Potential In French. 17:30 Bondi Rescue A documentary about how 01:05 Love You to Death The Clements bought 18:45 Greatest Cities of the 18:00 James Martin’s Brittany Guatemalan prostitutes 01:35 Ultimate Fighter (K15) a house with a large World with Griff Rhys TV VIISI 18:30 Tyler’s Ultimate started their own football swimming pool in the back Jones Tyler tries different team. Directed by Chema garden. Griff Rhys Jones explores 18:00 Scrubs lasagnes. Rodriguez. Spain 2006. TV VIISI 14:40 Dream Homes the atmosphere and way of 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 19:00 Anthony Bourdain In Spanish. 17:15 Banzuke living in London. Part 2/6. Videos 19:30 Pressure Cook 19:15 1 Giant Leap 18:00 Scrubs 17:40 Bondi Rescue 21:36 Tshelovek s 19:00 Biography: Ben Affleck Ralph Pagano explores Part 6/7. 18:30 America’s Funniest Home The beach guard is busy kinoapparatom DOC and Jennifer Garner Finnish cuisine and bar 19:40 Little Mosque on the Prairie Videos helping beginner surfers. This experimental How does Ben and Jennifer’s culture. 20:05 Backroom Heroes 19:00 Moonlighting 18:10 Medical Emergency documentary film discusses relationship hold up in the 20:00 Super Factories Mobile phones. Part 5/6. Maddie and David The hospital treats a woman life in a big city and film media light? This episode presents 21:00 Coastlines investigate a peculiar love with a dislocated hip. making. Directed by Dziga 20:00 The Catherine Tate Show Winnebago Vectra van and The Nile Delta. Part 2/5. mystery. 20:00 World’s Wildest Vacation Vertov. Music by Michael 20:35 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show the factories where it’s In French. 21:00 Ann Rule Presents: The Videos (K13) Nyman, 1996. 21:10 Down and out in Beverly produced. 21:55 Rosa Luxemburg FILM Stranger Beside Me (K15) 20:30 Rude Tube Soviet Union 1929 Hills (K15) FILM 21:00 Crimewave: 18 Months of A historical film about Rosa FILM 21:00 JFK: 3 Shots that Changed Businessman Dave Mayhem DOC Luxemburg’s life. Directed A crime drama about the America DOC Whiteman puts all his effort John Dillinger’s, Bonnie and by Margarethe von Trotta. friendship between serial If Lee Harvey Oswald in helping a homeless bum, Clyde’s and other legendary Starring: Barbara Sukowa. killer Ted Bundy and crime worked alone or not remains turning his family’s life outlaw’s stories continue. Germany 1986. writer Ann Rule. Directed by a mystery. Part 4/4. upside down in this comedy. Part 2/2. In German and Polish. Paul Shapiro. Starring: Billy 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) Directed by Paul Mazursky. 22:00 Dirty Jobs Campbell, Barbara Hershey. 23:30 South Park (K15) Starring: Bette Midler, Nick 23:00 Police Interceptors Programmes on Yle Teema USA 2003 Miss Garrison decides to Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss. 23:55 Penn & Teller (K15) may be viewed in the original 22:55 GSG 9 – Die Elite Einheit become a lesbian after USA 1986 00:30 Sexy Ads (K15) In German. numerous disappointments 23:10 Farscape 01:00 World’s Wildest Vacation language(s) by changing the 23:55 Late Night with Jimmy with men. Passenger 57 (K15) 00:10 Late Night with Jimmy Videos (K13) digital receiver’s settings. Fallon 00:55 American Hot Rod MTV3 23:10 Fallon 01:30 Rude Tube

Frasier Grumpy Old Men Psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane John Gustafson (Jack Lem- hosts a popular radio talk show mon) and Max Goldman (Walter in Seattle, where he lives with his Matthau) have lived next door to father Martin and his physical each other for years but haven’t therapist and caretaker Daphne. got along since childhood. Their Frasier’s brother Niles, a fellow rivalry extends beyond any rea- psychiatrist, also appears in each son, including silly pranks such as episode. Originally a spin-off from Max changing John’s TV channels Cheers, Frasier soon became one through the window and John of the most critically acclaimed hiding a dead fish in Max’s truck. comedy series of all time. During Other than their rivalry and com- its 11-season-run, Frasier won mon interest in fishing, the two a record 37 Emmy Awards. On lead relatively dull lives, except for Thursday, Nelonen will broadcast John being in trouble with the IRS two consecutive episodes from the over thousands of dollars he owes show’s seventh season. In the first in back taxes. When a new neigh- one, Frasier sets to organise a col- bour, Ariel Truax (Ann-Margret), league’s bachelor party. To prove moves across their homes, Max he is not as stuffy as people think, and John’s rivalry gets even more he auditions a stripper for the heated as they both are interested event – only to end up handcuffed in her and start trying to woo her to her. In the second episode of with various methods. The sequel the day, Frasier’s caricature is to this comedy, Grumpier Old hung on the wall of his favourite Men, with all the same actors is on Italian restaurant. TV1 next week’s Friday. Nelonen 00:05 TV1 21:00 20 8 – 14 JULY 2010 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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14:30 Open Gardens 08:55 Children’s Programming 13:10 Monkey Thieves 09:00 Children’s Programming A charming garden is found In Finnish. Alpha male Tarak’s pack In Finnish. in central London. 16:00 Clifford’s Really Big Movie is hungry, which puts his 12:25 Sailing: 49er Grand Prix 15:55 New Street Law FILM position at stake. SPORT Two policemen are accused An eventful animation film 18:55 Lewis In Finnish. of torturing a suspect. Jack about a giant dog Clifford. Young man’s showy suicide at 14:55 Mermaid Chair FILM defends a policeman with an With his friends, Cleo and a church marks the beginning Jessie returns to her old Asian background. T-Bone, Clifford takes part for a series of murders that neighbourhood to take 19:35 No. 1 Ladies’ Detective in a talent contest. Directed seem to be targeted at the care of her sick mother. Football – Third-place play-off Agency by Robert C. Ramirez. TV2 21:00 founders of a religious cult. She meets a monk who The best lady private USA 2004 21:10 Foyle’s War awakens strong emotions Charly detective in Botswana 17:45 Formula 1: Qualifying 23:40 Lucky Louie (K15) in her. Directed by Steven Yle Teema 18:00 investigates a case that SPORT 13:20 Eli Stone Schachter. Starring. Kim involves an absent-minded A roundup from the Eli has a vision of his father. Basinger, Alex Carter. USA 09:30 The Secret life of a Soccer dentist. Part 2/7. qualifying session. 14:15 Bridezillas TV2 2006 Mom 22:45 Tell Me You Love me (K15) In Finnish. 15:15 Step It Up and Dance 16:45 Heartland A housewife goes back to Carolyn receives treatment 21:00 Inside Man (K15) FILM 16:15 Animal Rescue 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 17:50 Formula 1: Grand Prix being a chef again. and hopes are high again. Detective Frazier tries to The officers empty a house that Children’s programming. SPORT 10:30 Animal Planet: Ms. Palek contemplates what solve a hostage situation has been taken over by cats. In Finnish. Great Britain. In Finnish. Adventure being a father means to him. at a bank in Manhattan, 16:45 Gladiators 10:25 Emily of the New Moon 21:00 Amazing Race What sort of dwellings do 23:35 The Commander (K15) but a cloud of mystery 17:45 Ripley’s Believe It or Not 14:30 Heartland Rushing through the animals have? shrouds the robbers’ real 19:10 Napoleon Dynamite FILM Mark Garcia gets in trouble wondrous India. 11:30 Most Extreme intentions. Directed by A comedy about Napoleon when helping a canoeist, 22:45 C.S.I. Miami Which animal is the most TV2 Spike Lee. Starring: Denzel who has a good heart, and media becomes The police receive help from efficient in keeping its Washington, Clive Owen, strange style, few friends, interested in the event. the locals. surroundings and itself 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen Jodie Foster. USA 2005 and a pet llama. 15:15 Robin Hood 23:45 How to Kill a Human Being clean? Children’s programming. 00:00 Shark Directed by Jared Hess. 17:10 Harness Racing SPORT In this BBC documentary 15:30 Stylista In Finnish. Starring: Jon Herder, St. Michael Race. Michael Portillo tries to find 16:30 Used People FILM 16:05 Oz and James Drink to Britain Jon Gries. In Finnish. as humane way as possible A romantic drama comedy Is the world’s best small SUB USA 2004 17:40 Athletics SPORT to execute prisoners about Pearl who at her brewery located in Wigan? 21:00 Drop Dead Gorgeous FILM Relay. Finnish sentenced to death. husband’s funeral meets A giant brewery is found in 14:40 Baywatch Small town girl Amber wants Championships. his charming American Newcastle. 15:40 Shipwrecked – Battle Of to win in a beauty contests In Finnish. Italian friend. Directed by 17:05 V75 Trot SPORT The Islands to get away from her 19:35 Bed of Roses SUB Beeban Kidron. Starring: In Finnish. 16:40 Mad TV home town in this comedy. Louisa has a couple of Shirley MacLaine, Marcello 17:40 Athletics SPORT 17:30 Ben Stiller Show Directed by Michael Patrick more things to do before 14:30 Baywatch Mastroianni. USA/Japan 1992 Finnish Championships. 18:00 Living Lahaina Jann. Starring: Kirsten leaving for her dream job in 15:30 Shipwrecked - Battle Of 19:00 Takeshi’s Castle Relay. In Finnish. The boys prepare for canoeing. Dunst, Denise Richards, Amy Melbourne. The Islands 19:30 Wipeout 21:00 Football SPORT 19:00 The Shot Adams. USA 1999 20:30 Football SPORT 17:30 Welcome to the Parker 21:00 Marie Antoinette FILM World Cup. Match for third Taking pictures of delicious 23:10 Masters of Horror (K15) World Cup. Final. SERIES ENDS. Marie Antoinette becomes place. In Finnish. food. 00:20 Pinball Summer (K15) In Finnish. 18:30 Top Chef the queen of France at the 20:00 Rock of Love FILM Preparing a Thanksgiving age of 14. After coming to The contestants have to After finishing school, Greg dinner. the throne, she gets carried YLE TEEMA make themselves wedding and Steve have the objective YLE TEEMA 19:30 Models of the Runway away by the decadent dresses. to win a pinball tournament 20:00 Rock of Love pleasures of the court. 19:00 Dekalog 21:00 Cold Feet and find girlfriends during 12:40 Bekenntnisse des The ladies put on skates. Directed by Sodia Coppola. Part 10/10. In Polish. Jenny is not doing well the summer in this daring Hochstaplers Felix Krull 21:00 Star Wars Episode II – Starring: Kirsten Dunst, 21:00 Views on Vermeer: 10 at work, but her love life comedy. Directed by George A miniseries based on Attack of the Clones FILM Jason Schwartsman. USA/ Short Stories DOC flourishes. Mihalka. Starring: Michael Thomas Mann’s novel. After a failed assassination France/Japan 2006 This documentary presents 22:00 Heroes Zelniker, Carl Marotte. Part 1/5. In German. attempt on Senator 10 fresh views on the painter Angela reveals secrets from Canada 1980 18:00 Charly FILM Padmé Amidala, Jedi Obi- Vermeer’s work. In English her past. A touching story of a Wan Kenobi tracks the JIM and Dutch. 23:00 Miami Vice man who undergoes an assassin to a distant planet. 21:52 Girl with a Pearl Earring 00:00 The Ultimate Fighter (K15) JIM experimental operation Directed by George Lucas. 10:15 The Amazing Adventures FILM 00:50 Modern Toss and becomes a genious. Starring: Ewan McGregor, of a Nobody A drama based on a best- 01:20 The Riches 10:25 Any Given Latitude Directed by Ralph Nelson. Natalie Portman, Hayden Leon learns to play the selling novel about a poor Dale and Wayne try to get SERIES ENDS. Starring: Cliff Robertson, Christensen. USA 2002 didgeridoo. peasant girl who is hired as rid of Pete. 10:50 Chopper Challenge Claire Bloom. USA 1968 00:05 Short Angry Men DOC 10:45 Grill it! a servant in artist Johannes 02:10 Spooks Reruns of the first season start. 19:40 Lucerne Festival Three short British men tell 11:10 Gumball Rally Vermeer’s house. Directed 11:40 Chop Shop Orchestra. Gustav Mahler: about their lives. 11:40 Tricked Out by Peter Webber. Starring: 12:35 Flip This House Symphony No. 3 01:05 Sober House 12:05 Customs Scarlett Johansson, Colin TV VIISI 13:25 Nature Tech DOC The renowned orchestra 02:00 Crossing Jordan SERIES ENDS. Firth. UK 2003 This programme discusses is conducted by Claudio 14:20 Build it Bigger 23:30 Cream’s Farewell 1968 18:00 Jon & Kate Plus 8 different forces of nature. Abbado. This episode looks into Before breaking up in 1968, 18:30 I Know My Kid’s a Star 14:20 Total Emergency 22:20 Hair, Let the Sun Shine in TV VIISI how M1 Abrams tanks are Cream performed a concert 20:30 Crossroads FILM SERIES ENDS. DOC repaired. in London’s Royal Albert A road-movie about three 15:10 Bizarre Foods with Andrew This documentary explores 18:00 Relic Hunter 16:05 JIM D: Ufo Files Hall. BBC produced this friends’ trip to Los Angeles. Zimmern the social, political and 19:00 Au Pair FILM There were numerous ufo documentary about the Directed by Tamra Davis. 16:05 Boy’s Weekend cultural effects of the Jenny goes to Paris as sightings in the 70s. final show. Directed by Tony Starring: Britney Spears, 18:00 House Hunters International musical Hair. an au pair to look after 18:00 Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Palmer. Dan Aykroyd. USA 2002 Patty moves from the US to In French. a businessman’s spoiled Corwin 22:25 Dr. Steve-O the Dominican Republic. children in this romantic 19:00 Capital Floyd 22:55 Clerks FILM 18:30 Dream Homes comedy. Directed by Mark 19:30 Dinner: Impossible Dante Hick promises to 19:30 Danger Beach Griffiths. Starring: Gregory Robert cooks Elvis’s favourite work on his day off but 21:00 Dallas DNA DOC Harrison, Heidi Lenhart. food for Priscilla Presley and soon wishes he hadn’t. This episode examines a USA 1999 one hundred fans of the King. Everything seems to go rape-murder that happened 20:55 Punk’d 20:00 Extreme Fishing wrong, and his friends are 22 years ago. 21:25 David Blaine: Magic Man 21:00 Biography: Dalai-lama not much of a help. Directed 22:00 Big Trouble in Thailand David Blaine amazes people DOC by Kevin Smith. Starring: 23:25 Manhunters: Fugitive Task with his magic tricks. The spiritual leader of Tibet Inside Man (K15) Brian O’Halloran, Jason Force (K13) Football – World Cup Final 22:20 Born to Kill went into exile 50 years ago. MTV3 21:00 TV2 20:30 Mewes. USA 1994 23:55 Untamed & Uncut (K15) 00:30 Sexcetera 22:00 Contender

Girl with a Pearl Earring Marie Antoinette This film was adapted from After the success of Lost in Tracy Chevalier’s novel “Girl Translation, the expectations with a Pearl Earring” which tells were set high for whatever Sofia a fictional story behind 17th Coppola was going to do next. century Dutch master Johannes Her response was this biographi- Vermeer’s painting of the same cal film about Marie Antoinette, name. Little is known about the who at the age of 14 became girl in Vermeer’s painting, but married to Louis XVI, the King of this film attempts to recreate France. The marriage is depicted the mysterious girl’s life. Griet as unfulfilling, but soon she starts (Scarlett Johansson) is a young to find her place in the court and woman whose father has recently enjoy its opulent lifestyle. Insted gone blind. To support herself, of having made a typical period Griet is sent to work as a maid in piece, Coppola took a revitalising painter Vermeer (Colin Firth)’s approach. For example, the film’s home. The two become acquinted, soundtrack features mainly New and Vermeer begins to give her Wave, post-punk and electronic lessons in mixing paints while music. Coppola, both the director keeping their meetings secret and screenwriter of the film, from his wife. When Vermeer’s concentrates mainly on Marie An- patron Van Ruijven asks him to toinette’s life in the court, and the paint a portrait of Griet for him, film was largely shot on location Vermeer accepts the commission. at the Palace of Versailles. Marie While working on the painting the Antoinette won an Academy two grow even closer. Award for costume design. Yle Teema 21:52 Nelonen 21:00 HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 8 – 14 JULY 2010 2121

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09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders In Spanish. 15:45 Doctors In Spanish. 15:50 Doctors 11:05 YLE News in English The doctors discuss the pros 11:05 YLE News in English Answering questions sent by 11:10 Road to Avonlea and cons of home care. 11:10 Road to Avonlea the viewers about different Rachel looses her speech 18:00 ER Countess Polenska arrives in bodily odours. because of another seizure. 20:00 Mentalist (K13) town for her son’s wedding. 18:00 ER 15:05 Coronation Street A promising young athlete 15:05 Coronation Street 20:05 Brothers & Sisters 15:55 Holby City is found dead, and a local 15:55 Holby City Tommy goes into court, 17:09 Where the Heart Is witch is the main suspect. Joseph is under pressure which the children try to It’s Peggy’s last day at the 21:00 Lie to Me and resorts to drugs, and hide from Nora. Made in Sheffield Midnight Run clinic. Cal’s old friend suddenly the situation spirals out of 21:00 Cold Case Yle Teema 20:45 TV2 23:00 22:20 Monkey Thieves shows up. The rest of the control. Mark tries to help Detectives attempt to solve 22:45 In treatment team look for a student who Tricia. a promising ice hockey Laura doesn’t show up, and sent a threatening video to 14:50 Moving Wallpaper 17:09 Where the Heart Is player’s murder from 1980. 14:50 Moving Wallpaper Paul uses the opportunity to his school’s principle. 15:20 Echo Beach The Scorpions go to France. 22:30 Survivors 15:20 Echo Beach talk with his children. 22:30 The Apprentice The opening of the surf cafe Vic finds a grave, Simon a SERIES BEGINS. A lethal 15:50 Property Ladder Stephen threatens to leave. is finally at hand businesswoman and Chris a virus is loose in Britain and Myles Gilbert has invested 23:30 Crash 15:50 Property Ladder hitchhiker. the whole nation is in panic. more than 2 million pounds TV2 Seth moves into a new flat, 16:50 Dr. Phil 22:55 In treatment Only a handful of people in his home. and Kenny makes friends Dr. Phil discusses shocking Alex assures Paul he is ready survive the pandemic. 16:50 Dr. Phil 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen with Tess. teenage trends. to make the changes that a 23:30 C.S.I Miami Dr. Phil presents some Children’s programming. 00:30 C.S.I. Miami 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show happy marriage requires. 00:25 30 Rock dangerous crazes among the In Finnish. A show driver looses his Oprah launches a tour that Liz asks Jack to be part of a young. 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters head in a dangerous stunt. aims to help people to clean sketch on the show. 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 12:30 Ein Fall Für Zwei their messy homes. TV2 Oprah presents talented In German. 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model children from around the 16:10 Flying Doctors SUB The contestants sweat at 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen SUB world. 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen the gym. Children’s programming. 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model Children’s programming. 8:30 Children’s Programming 20:00 Drop Dead Diva In Finnish. 08:30 Children’s Programming 20:00 Extreme Makeover: Home In Finnish. In Finnish. Jane has to cancel her 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters In Finnish. Edition 18:05 Schwarzwaldklinik 08:55 Hannah Montana day off when an old case Jaz tries to train her horse 08:55 Hannah Montana 21:00 NCIS In German. 15:10 Xena: Warrior Princess is brought into the court Annie. 15:10 Xena: Warrior Princess The reruns of the fifth 19:20 What to Eat Now Xena has to find a murderer again. 16:10 Flying Doctors 16:00 E! Entertainment: Perfect season start. Tony’s secret is Enjoying fruits and berries from among her friends. 21:00 Good Wife 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen Catch revealed. to end the summer season. 16:00 E! Entertainment: Kimora Alicia assists a lawyer Children’s programming. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun 22:00 Perfect Vagina DOC Part 6/6. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun defending Jewish In Finnish. Sally is gravely disappointed Cosmetic vaginal surgeries 19:50 Rosamunde Pilcher: A sci-fi conference gives extremists, and the two get 19:20 Supernanny with her relationship to are becoming increasingly Coming Home Dick a chance to reveal his on surprisingly well. Jo Frost meets the Young Kevin Randell. popular in Britain. What Judith falls in love with secret to Mary. 22:00 Damages family, whose parents do 19:00 Sturm der Liebe causes women to undergo a young doctor but loses 19:00 Sturm der Liebe Ellen finds out that Phil is shift work and hardly see In German. this painful operation? contact with him. Part 2/2. In German. cheating on Patty. each other. A responsible 20:00 Friends 23:10 Frasier 22:35 True Blood (K15) 20:00 Friends 23:10 Frasier big brother looks after his Rachel is desperate in her Daphne decides to tell Niles A mysterious creature 20:30 The Simpsons Daphne causes a pile- two younger siblings. new job. about her feelings – just attacks Sookie. 21:00 16 Blocks FILM up and has to go to anger 23:00 Midnight Run FILM 20:30 The Simpsons before her wedding. 23:30 Bonekickers In this thriller, a policeman management therapy. An action comedy in which 21:00 Exterminators 23:40 Rome (K15) has to take an important 23:40 Swingtown bounty hunters, FBI and A beaver blocks Barbara and witness to the court house, The film Deep Throat causes hired assassins hunt for an George’s drainage. YLE TEEMA only 16 blocks away from outrage around the country. accountant who embezzled 21:30 Rookies JIM the police station. The money from the mafia. Rebecca and John start a 16:45 First Australians routine task becomes a Directed by Martin Brest. 12-week training session. 13:35 Man v. Food Part 4/7. In English and nightmare as someone JIM Starring: Robert De Niro, 22:00 Chuck Adam looks into different Finnish. doesn’t want them to reach Harles Grodin. USA 1988 Chuck has an interview cuisines in New York. 17:40 Cuéntame Cómo Pasó the destination. 12:50 Dream Homes at work about a possible 14:00 Hidden Potential In Spanish. Directed by Richard Donner. 13:40 Man v. Food promotion. 14:30 Dangerous Encounters 19:00 From Here to Eternity – Starring: Bruce Willis, 14:05 Hidden Potential YLE TEEMA 23:00 Stargate SG1 Brady dives deep in the The War Years (K13) Mos Def. The Svitko family’s children 00:25 Women’s Murder Club waters to investigate a 19:50 Blood and Guts: A History USA 2006 have moved away and the 16:50 Francesco’s Mediterranean 01:15 Génesis (K15) mystical shark. of Surgery 23:05 Terminator: The Sarah home seems too big for the Voyage In Spanish. 17:15 Banzuke Part 4/5. Connor Chronicles parents. Francesco leaves from Athens 02:25 Spooks 17:40 Bondi Rescue 20:45 Made in Sheffield DOC 01:50 Girls of the Playboy 14:35 Ian Wright: Out of Bounds to Peloponnese by motorcycle. New season starts at the A documentary about the Mansion Reruns of the first season 17:50 Cuéntame cómo pasó beach, and the lifeguards birthplace and midwives of start. Ian travels to exotic In Spanish. TV VIISI have to pass a fitness exam electronic pop. Directed by and dangerous locations. 19:30 Teufelsbraten FILM 18:10 Medical Emergency Eve Wood. UK 2001 TV VIISI 18:10 Medical Emergency Hildegard is born into a 18:00 Scrubs 20:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 21:40 Louis Theroux’s Weird An outbreak of appendicitis religious peasant family in Dr. Cox makes friends with Fixing a 8-meter long Weekends 18:00 Scrubs requires an immediate the 50s in this miniseries. the hospital’s janitor. telescope in Chile. 22:55 O Segredo da Múmia (K15) Carla is worried about her operation. She goes to university to 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 21:00 Hardcore Profits DOC This horror film is a homage chances of having children. 20:30 Danger Beach study literature. Part 1/2. Videos The actors in adult to B-movies. Directed by 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 21:00 Single Subject: Evidence In German. 19:00 Moonlighting entertainment are asked Ivan Cardoso. Brazil 1982. Videos Kit (K13) DOC 23:45 Doctor Zhivago Maddie and David try to to do more and more, but In Portuguese. 19:00 Moonlighting The police has thousands Part 4/11. In Russian. make sense of a complex only the studio bosses and Maddie’s baby gets ready to of pieces of evidence that relationship. big corporations get rich. come into the world. haven’t been DNA tested 20:00 Lisa Williams: Life Among Part 2/2. 20:00 The Hottest Home Baker because of lack of funds. the Dead 22:00 Gene Simmons: Family Three contestants face a 22:00 Untamed & Uncut (K15) 21:00 Deadline (K15) Jewels challenging task. A crocodile grabs hold of In German. 22:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task 22:00 Bra Wars – Boom or Bust a perfomer’s arm during a 22:00 Born to Kill (K15) Force (K13) DOC show. 23:00 Alias A couple is suspected of a There is a fierce war going 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) Vaughn suspects Jack knew murder attempt. on in the bra market. 23:30 South Park (K15) about the explosives in 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) 16 Blocks 00:25 Late Night with Jimmy 01:00 American Hot Rod Survivors Madagascar. 23:30 South Park (K15) Sub 21:00 MTV3 22:30 Fallon SERIES ENDS. 23:55 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 00:55 Los Angeles Ink

Obviously when I say ‘noth- of July and through August; hav- paucity of the rest of the com- ing on’ I mean nothing on worth ing said that if you’re gonna milk petitors, or alternatively a severe watching. There’s plenty on, any one game show franchise this lowering of standards on my it’s just all boring, predictable is a pretty good one, especially part. The end of the summer isn’t filler. Perchance telly company after a bottle or five of wine. looking much better as MTV3 Summertime execs figure that in the summer, If you haven’t seen it it’s an hour are gearing up to promote their tinged with the weather permitting, everyone’s long show where 24 contestants latest boring imported sitcom. outdoors. This might on occa- have to negotiate two obstacle Cougar Town, or Puumanainen dread of foresight sion be true, but let me tell you if courses in the hope of winning (“Puma Woman”?) in Finnish, last summer is anything to go by 50,000 dollars. The design of starts in August. It stars Monica NICK BARLOW – involving as it did enough rain the courses is exemplary in that Geller from Friends as a divorced to hydrate the Sahara – we’re when the participants ‘wipeout’ woman who immerses herself As I sit by my computer in the all going to be bored to tears, – and they all do – they look ab- in a dating scene filled with darkened grave I call my office, or at least I am, but then I’m not solutely blooming hilarious. The younger men and ‘explores the outside I can hear the birds twit- much of a fan of Australian inte- one where they have to run over truth about dating and aging’. tering as they frolic in the sun- rior decoration shows from 2002, some massive bouncy balls to a That’s what it says on Wikipedia shine, enjoying the golden rays thanks all the same. platform on the other side of a anyway, but I haven’t seen it and from the heavens warming their No, the TV schedules over the swimming pool is the best one. frankly I don’t want to either, be- very souls. Which is very nice next few months appear as a Or the revolving bar that they cause it sounds horrific. for them and everything, but for veritable audio visual wasteland. have to jump over as it moves So, my advice for the summer me it’s just a painful reminder of Commercial channels import one successively higher. They all in- at the moment is pray for sun- the futility of a TV ‘reviewer’ at- kerrazy game show like Wipeout volve water and potential bodily shine, hope it never ends, don’t tempting and failing to eke out USA (Sundays, Nelonen), and harm anyway. Even the commen- watch telly, go and do something a living in the summer. Why? Be- then import exactly the same tators are surprisingly witty. more interesting instead. If it’s cause there is nothing on. Nish. show again, just from another However, the fact that I think raining then get a hobby, leave Nada. Not a jot. Bugger all, to use country. That’s how come we can Wipeout is one of the best shows the country or if desperate watch the vernacular. see Wipeout Australia at the end on the box merely indicates the Wipeout. Happy holidays! 22 8 – 14 JULY 2010 HELSINKI TIMES

Thu 7/8 saturdaywednesday 6.3. 14.7. +17 +21 TV1 MTV3 NELONEN +22 Thu 7/8 Fri 7/9 Sat 7/10 Sun 7/11 Mon 7/12 Tue 7/13 Wed 7/14 +24 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders +26 +29 +28 +24 +27 +25 +25 In Spanish. 14:50 National Geographic +24 11:05 YLE News in English Programming +32 +32 +33 +34 +35 +37 +38 +26 +30 11:10 Road to Avonlea 15:50 Doctors +35 +33 +33 +34 +34 +34 +34 15:05 Coronation Street 18:00 ER +26 15:55 Holby City 20:00 Royal Inquest Fri 7/9 +33 +32 +31 +33 +33 +31 +32 17:09 Where the Heart Is The dramatic story of +34 +24 +20 +23 +25 +27 +26 19:00 Machu Picchu Decoded the Romanovs, the last +19 DOC Tsar family of Russia, has Finnish Cinema +26 +31 +33 +32 +29 +32 +28 New discoveries have helped enthralled people for almost Yle Teema 19:00 +20 the researchers to uncover a hundred years. +27 +30 +29 +27 +26 +24 +21 the Inca town’s secrets. 21:00 C.S.I. New York +23 +26 +27 +30 +32 +32 +33 +34 In English and Finnish. Mac believes that a wrong 14:50 Moving Wallpaper +23 20:00 Ladies of Letters man has been convicted of 15:20 Echo Beach +23 +34 +34 +33 +33 +35 +35 +36 21:40 The Dark Side of a murder. 15:50 Property Ladder +24 Chocolate DOC 22:30 Hell’s Kitchen Karen Murphy recruits her +24 +24 +23 +25 +27 +27 +22 +27 This documentary reveals Organising a bar-mitzvah. son to renovate a house +27 the manufacturing process 23:30 Ross Kemp on Gangs meant to be sold. +29 +30 +30 +30 +31 +30 +31 behind many well-known 00:30 30 Rock 16:50 Dr. Phil Sat 7/10 +39 +39 +38 +39 +41 +43 +43 chocolate brands. In English Dr. Phil talks to couples who and Danish. are desperate for children. +19 +28 +31 +34 +27 +25 +26 +30 22:45 In Treatment SUB 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show +22 Oprah presents different +31 +34 +34 +31 +30 +27 +31 08:30 Children’s Programming perceptions of beauty +22 +28 +28 +31 +30 +28 +27 +26 TV2 In Finnish. around the world. 08:55 Hannah Montana 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model +24 +32 +32 +32 +33 +32 +31 +29 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 15:10 Xena The girls talk to the press, +25 Children’s programming Callisto is sent to prevent and one of them gets to +28 +24 +24 +24 +29 +29 +29 +30 +27 In Finnish. Caesar from declaring meet the actor Christian +29 +29 +28 +31 +32 +25 +26 +25 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters himself emperor. Slater. 16:10 Flying Doctors 16:00 E! Entertainment: Party 20:00 The Bachelor +24 +27 +26 +24 +24 +24 +23 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen Monsters Jason meets 23 women he Sun 7/11 +22 +23 +24 +23 +23 +25 +26 In Finnish. Missy Elliot. has left on the show. +21 20:00 Treks in a Wild World 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun 22:05 Big Love +23 +24 +25 +26 +24 +23 +21 22:05 Law & Order: Special Dick wants to tell the whole A defaced sign causes +21 Victims Unit world about his feelings uproar at Home Plus. Nicki +36 +34 +35 +35 +33 +34 +32 +23 22:50 Bananas! DOC towards Mary. is hurt when Bill and Barb +29 +30 +30 +29 +29 +29 +30 Lawyer Juan Dominguez 19:00 Sturm der Liebe don’t remember her wedding +24 goes after big corporations In German. anniversary. +26 +31 +33 +32 +30 +31 +30 +30 for compensations for the 20:00 Friends 23:20 Frasier employers that have been 20:30 The Simpsons Daphne’s wedding is coming +28 +28 +19 +18 +18 +20 +21 +22 +20 affected by the use of 21:00 Selon Charlie FILM closer, and Niles decides to +29 +34 +28 +25 +28 +29 +24 +26 insecticide. In English and This drama depicts different tell about his feelings. Spanish. relationship in a small 23:50 Rome (K15) Mon 7/12 +28 +27 +29 +29 +29 +31 +33 00:20 Torchwood (K13) French town. Directed by Marcus Antonius wonders Nicole Garcia. Starring: about his position and status +19 +25 +29 +31 +32 +32 +28 +27 Jean-Pierre Barci, Patrick in Rome. +30 +30 +25 +30 +32 +29 +33 YLE TEEMA Pineau, Minna Haapkylä. +21 France 2006. In French. +18 +21 +22 +22 +22 +23 +21 JIM +21 19:00 Finnish Cinema 23:15 C.S.I. +23 British film critic Peter Political pressure rises after +30 +32 +30 +30 +27 +28 +21 Cowie examines Finnish a marshal’s death. 13:40 Man v. Food +24 +14 +14 +13 +12 +13 +15 +16 cinema. This episode 00:10 Ashes to Ashes Adam visits different cafes discusses Finnish war films. Gil Hollis is robbed in broad and restaurants in Portland. +27 +33 +29 +26 +26 +28 +29 +24 +19 Part 1/5. daylight. 14:05 Hidden Potential +30 20:30 Landscapes Through Time 01:15 Heroes David and Laura live in +30 +32 +33 +33 +33 +32 +33 Tue 7/13 with David Dunlop 02:10 Modern Toss Laura’s parents’ old garage. +29 +30 +30 +26 +29 +29 +28 21:00 The Powder and the Glory 14:35 London Ink +12 DOC Boyzone arrives to get +29 +28 +31 +30 +29 +30 +30 Elizabeth Arden and Helena TV VIISI tattoos. +17 +28 +25 +26 +29 +30 +26 +25 Rubinstein were the first 17:15 Banzuke truly successful female 18:00 Scrubs 17:40 Bondi Rescue +17 +29 +24 +25 +26 +31 +28 +27 entrepreneurs, building Elliot and Keith’s 18:10 Medical Emergency +17 cosmetics empires. relationship troubles J.D. 20:00 Top Trumps +24 +24 +26 +29 +29 +26 +29 +23 22:25 Forbidden Planet FILM 18:30 America’s Funniest Home SERIES ENDS. +35 +36 +36 +35 +33 +32 +33 An expedition searches for Videos 20:30 Fifth Gear +25 +24 survivors on a colony planet 19:00 Moonlighting SERIES ENDS. +24 +27 +25 +24 +26 +25 +26 +29 in this classic sci-fi film. Nora Cooper’s husband 21:00 Modern Marvels: Ca r USA 1956 returns after 10 years, but Crashes DOC Wed 7/14 +32 +30 +25 +26 +24 +21 +27 00:00 V kruge pervom something’s not right. More than 2,000 people +25 +28 +30 +32 +33 +33 +32 Part 10/10. In Russian. 20:00 Punk’d die every day in car crashes. +16 20:30 Dr. Steve-O (K13) Modern technology aims 21:00 Fearless (K15) FILM to make cars safer but +19 A kung fu film based on the can’t make up for drivers’ +19 Thursday 7/8 life of Huo Yuanjia. Directed mistakes. +22 by Ronny Yu. Starring: 22:00 Bullrun Jet Li. Honk Kong 2006. SERIES ENDS. Three best +24 4:08 am 10:40 pm 2:51 am 11:52 pm In Japanese, English and teams compete for the Mandarin. victory. +28 +28 4:16 am 10:54 pm 1:50 am 12:48 am 23:05 The Ultimate Coyote Ugly 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) +28 Forbidden Planet Search 23:30 South Park (K15) 3:58 am 11:00 pm Yle Teema 22:25 00:20 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 01:00 Los Angeles Ink

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