ISSUE 35 (67) • 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 • €3 • WWW.HELSINKITIMES.FI DOMESTIC NEWS HOUSING BUSINESS SPORT CULTURE Televisions My home Ecological Roosters Playing disappearing is my effects to face Hide & Seek from homes castle of news Butchers in Laru page 3 pages 10-13 page 16 page 18 page 19 Vanhanen would shorten JARMO GLADER stores’ weekday hours

STT to December. During those periods MICHAEL NAGLER – HT stores can be open between 12pm and 21pm on Sundays. The restric- PRIME Minister Matti Vanhanen, the tions do not apply to stores that are Chairman of the Centre Party, wants less than 400 m², like fl ower shops, to cut back on stores’ opening hours for example. Instead they can be on weekday evenings and move the open on any Sunday they wish. extra time to Sunday opening hours. Customers are confused by the According to Vanhanen his model changing Sunday opening hours, might satisfy shopkeepers who are which cause many to give a pass opposed to Sunday opening hours, as on Sunday shopping. “If Sunday well as consumers who want to have opening hours were a year-round freer business hours. thing, the share of Sunday com- However, Vanhanen does not merce would quickly rise to near the say when stores should close for the weekday average, i.e. 15 per cent of evening. Now stores can mostly be sales,” says the FGTA’s (Finnish Gro- open until 21pm. cery Trade Association) Managing In the Prime Minister’s opin- Director Osmo Laine. ion the current regulation of store Large stores’ Sunday opening opening hours is confusing, since hours won’t consume small stores’ the opening period is dependant on living space in Laine’s opinion. “Ac- the store type, the size of the store cording to statistics small stores area and the location. have done quite well. We have paral- According to Vanhanen, store lel fi gures from many years, accord- opening hours won’t enter into the ing to which the sales share of small government’s political debate un- stores only decreases by some tenths til November, or after the municipal of a percent at most due to the open- elections. ing hours of large stores,” he says. Nowadays all stores are allowed What do you think of store open- to have Sunday opening hours from ing hours? Tell us your opinion at June to August and from November helsinkitimes.fi .

Bringing sexy back to municipal politics: National Coalition Party Youth League members show off their "personalities" Petition demands for the Cornflower cause. cheaper accommodation Kits off for campaign funds STT They maintain that the cost of MATTHEW PARRY – HT rental and right-of-occupancy ac- MATTI KOSKINEN However, taking their kits off fundraising is not cheered by all. The commodation could be substantial- HELSINKI TIMES for a calendar shoot should not be project smells of gratuitous atten- A GROUP of tenants frustrated at ly reduced, if the government were taken as a political statement, the tion-grabbing, and easy publicity has what they see as the spiraling cost of to provide the same tax breaks it WITH a municipal election just youth organisation says. The calen- its pitfalls, as it threatens to brand keeping a roof over their heads, are directs to home-owners for mort- around the corner, the Finnish Na- dar is merely a sales product, with the entire Youth League campaign. collecting signatures online for a pe- gages to all participants in the ac- tional Coalition Party Youth League the proceeds channelled to election “It’s a worn-out way of getting ex- tition which calls on the government commodation market as well. has launched the hottest fundrais- campaign funds. Surely appearing posure,” says Nina Suomalainen, to use its powers to reduce the cost Furthermore, signifi cant relief ing product so far. What better in such saucy photos is not without member of the party’s general council. of rental accommodation. could be offered were the tenants way to fatten the war chest than signifi cance to the public images of “It’s this Big Brother or Idols type pub- “Movement for cheaper living” and right-of-occupancy residents putting out a tastefully sexy wall up and coming political fi gures? licity, where being talked about is more (AHA) sees the issue as one remedi- allowed more control over their calendar? “Of course it is signifi cant, that’s important than what people are say- able by regulation. They would like own homes in the form of the right The calendar offers something why we refrained from showing any ing, diverting attention from the real to see new rules which would pre- to establish residents’ rights associ- steamy for everyone. One side dis- explicit bits,” says information offi c- issues,” she remarked. “I wish they had vent landlords from increasing rent ations, the petition states. plays a sultry young female politico er Outi Karonen of the Youth League come up with something more fresh and other tenancy-related costs According to Statistics Finland’s for every month. Just fl ip the calen- of the National Coalition Party. “Per- and with more substance.” without an accepted, documented latest report on the matter, the aver- dar over and you have 12 strapping sonally, I chose to pose fully clothed Thus far sales have been highly reason. AHA argues that the govern- age rent in the second fi nancial quar- boys for your year-round viewing because I wanted the picture to re- satisfying, says Karonen. A second ment and municipalities should also ter of 2008 was 4.1 per cent higher pleasure. Many of the models fea- fl ect my personality and my interest print of the calendar has been or- refrain from demanding unreason- than at the same time last year. tured are young National Coalition in competitive dance.” dered, and once the candidates hit able levies on land and taxes on re- Read more about housing on party candidates in the upcoming Even without the “explicit bits”, the streets with the product sales al estate. pages 10-13. municipal elections. employing sex appeal for political are expected to really pick up. 2 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 VIEWPOINT HELSINKI TIMES

SIRPA PIETIKÄINEN was appointed Member of the European Parliament in April 2008, after the nomination of Alexander Stubb as Minister for Foreign Affairs. She is a full member of the Commit- tee of Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Subcommittee for Hu- man rights and a substitute member of the Committee of Interna- tional trade and the Committee of Constitutional Affairs. Inflation: why should we care? sequences of infl ation, with HOWEVER, if you are offered their purchasing power be- a pay rise, declining it for The global economy has been deeply affected during the last few years by a series of major ing seriously affected. the sake of the global econo- changes resulting in a high inflation rate, a slowdown in global economic growth, and an aver- my will not help as someone age decline in economic activity. Where should we start from to get out of this maze we are WE COULD be tempted to greedier than you will take think that the declining pur- advantage of it and you will stuck in? How could this downward trend be mitigated? chasing power could be re- be the one suffering from it, solved by pay rises. However, so let's all be greedy just in as Jean-Claude Trichet ex- case. THE LATEST developments in THE POLITICAL climate, par- THIS RISE in the prices of en- Eurostat, the annual infl ation plains, massive pay rises the global economy, like the ticularly the relations and ergy resources plays a role rate in July 2008 was 4.4 per would be anything but a solu- ANOTHER way to mitigate devaluation of the US dol- confl icts between the main in increasing non-energy cent, which represents dou- tion, triggering a vicious cy- infl ation, coupled with the lar, or the recent failure of oil producing countries, deep- commodity prices, mainly ble the target set by the Euro- cle of even larger increases limitation of the energy de- the Doha negotiations, have ly affects the global economy. food products. Furthermore, pean Central Bank. None of of commodity prices. It is im- pendency on Russia and the brought it to a critical state. Rapidly developing countries along with the development the member states has man- perative to focus on infl ation Middle-East, would be the There has been a general such as China and India have of emerging countries, peo- aged to maintain its infl ation and to carefully monitor its appropriate management of slowdown of growth in devel- outstanding growth and thus ple's consumption patterns level under this threshold. development. The best way the food chain, by controlling oped countries, while emerg- tend to consume more energy. tend to evolve and diets not to enter such a vicious cy- where the food is produced, ing markets mainly keep The demand in energy is high- tend to improve, which ex- IT APPEARS that price evolu- cle is to have shared respon- where it is exported, and by growing. The tensions in the er than ever, and we have ar- erts pressure on the price tion remains uncertain and sibility. Indeed, the EU would optimising food stocks. Al- fi nancial markets and the rived at a point where energy of raw materials and food further increases are likely. need a common negotiation though food prices have ris- resources threaten products. It is evident that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, mechanism involving tripar- en considerably, we do not The demand in energy is to be depleted. Ac- the rising demand of food the Managing Director of tite discussions between the need GMOs or such drastic higher than ever, and we cess to energy re- products in China and In- the International Monetary institutions, national govern- methods. As a matter of fact, sources depends dia can have a strong impact Fund, fears that the upward ments and employee trade enough food is produced in have arrived at a point where on the good will of on prices. The resulting high evolution of both oil and food unions in order to determine the world to meet demand, energy resources threaten to the producers. In level of prices makes it dif- prices could be driving up to the level of tax deductions. but the problem lies in the be depleted a world of growing fi cult for the poorest people 75 developing countries close This type of mechanism ex- tremendous amount of food energy demand but to have access to basic food to a 'tipping point'. It is clear ists already in Finland within that is wasted every day. subprime crisis are due to the a stagnating level of energy products, which poses a hur- that it is the poorest countries the Comprehensive Income This issue can even be dealt fact that banks showed bad production, where oil prices dle for child development. who suffer the most from the Policy Agreement. In this ar- with on the local level. Res- or negative results, impact- reach record peaks, it is im- direct consequences of ris- rangement the government taurants could, for exam- ing negatively both on banks portant to fi nd a balance in THE RISE of energy and food ing prices, exerting infl uence negotiates with employees' ple, set up a system of second and fi nancial stakeholders, order to mitigate energy de- prices is the main trigger both on their political stabil- and employers' trade un- helpings for the hungriest hence a signifi cant decline pendency. Renewable en- for higher infl ation. The in- ity as well as their develop- ions to reach common agree- of us, which would help re- in market investment. In the ergies such as biofuels then fl ation rate in the European ment. The same is true on the ments in terms of revenue duce the growing mountains current state of events, glo- become utterly important, Union has reached worrying citizen level, where the peo- policy, so why not have this of waste, instead of serving balisation tends to spread and not only when it comes to proportions during the last ple with the lowest incomes good practice on the EU and huge portions hardly anyone the effects of the crisis. sustainable development. few months: According to suffer the most from the con- international level? fi nishes off.

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by JUHA MERIMAA photo VEIKKO SOMERPURO BUZZING DOES NOT END WITH CHANGES IN WEATHER Wondering about the disap- pearance of bees and wasps? The cold and wet weather of Russia under the last summer affected nest- ing. Thus, you get only a few overwinterers. The populations recover quickly, so the situation the microscope should be back to normal next spring. ”It’s clear that Russia is a major focus of the disappearance of the Soviet Union from research in Finland,” Arto Mustajoki says. the map, the weary Finns maintained their THE UNIVERSITY’S INNOVATION Mustajoki has spent almost 40 years stud- academic vigilance. CHAIN MUST BE IMPROVED ying and teaching the country’s language ”By the mid-1990s, we were at the The Rector Thomas Wil- and literature. stage where, whenever the subject of helmsson emphasises develop- ”Russia is our neighbour and our two Russia appeared on the EU negotiat- ment of innovation policies and histories are inextricably bound together. ing table, the collective gaze quickly cooperation with businesses. Along with German, Russian is one of Eu- turned to the small Finnish delega- However, social competitiveness rope’s most widely spoken languages,” tion.” does not arise only from inno- Mustajoki, who is also head of Helsinki Uni- In order to furnish this expertise, vations. “Universities have an versity’s Department of Slavonic and Baltic the Aleksanteri Institute was es- educative role, which is wholly Languages and Literatures, points out. tablished as a compatible with the emphasis For a long time, the geopolitical winds part of Hel- on competitiveness in a global of history ensured that Russian studies sinki Uni- society.” were considered somewhat suspect in this versity. country. One of the reasons the Russian lan- Musta- COMPANIES AND guage so appealed to the young Mustajoki, joki stress- INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS whose initial studies were in German, was es that Rus- ARE SEEKING EACH OTHER the guaranteed shock it would give to his sian It is the shared wish of labour parents. markets and universities that ”My father was a Lutheran minister for international students stay to the small locality of Ilmajoki. In the 1960s, it studies work in Finland. Now The Hel- was supposed that one had to at least be a in Helsinki are car- sinki Education and Research communist in order to express any interest ried out in close cooperation with Rus- Area focuses on fi nding intern- in studying Russian,” he recalls. sian academics. He points to the massive ships for international students. Whatever the initial motives, the lan- and comprehensive Integrum-database as “There is a real danger that guage itself soon swept Mustajoki along a one of the Finns’ trump cards. The data- much of the competent work- new path and he was awarded a professor- base contains copies of the daily issues of force will drift abroad.” ship in Russian in 1982, at the age of 34. over 3,000 different Russian newspapers, Finns have something of a reputation in and was given to the Finns in return for Europe for their expertise in matters Rus- the reparations they paid as a result of the sian, and Mustajoki traces this to the col- 1944 Moscow Armistice. lapse of the Soviet Union. While other cen- Everybody interested in accessing the tres of Russian studies suspended their ac- database is welcome to use the Aleksanteri tivities with the end of the Cold War and Institute’s Library. Televisions disappearing from Finnish homes LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / JUNG YEON-JE For many, the Internet has rendered TV obsolete.

HANNA KOIVISTO – STT now allows users to watch that they manage to get on HEIDI LEHTONEN MATTHEW PARRY – HT many programmes online. just fi ne without television,” “It appears to satisfy the Kangassalo suggests. needs of quite a few people, AN INCREASING number of especially the young who Life without a Finns are living a life without are already more likely to be ‘television headache’ television, recently released spending their days staring Teacher Silja Niemi, 28, has statistics indicate. According at a computer screen.” had a television in her home to numbers released by Sta- for only one of the years be- tistics Finland on 3 Septem- Digital switch- tween 1999 and 2008. She in- ber, last year alone saw some over a catalyst stalled a set around the time 100,000 households give up The transition to digital she completed her studies to on the box, with the youth in transmission was another help her relax as she start- particular appearing to ques- factor which clearly contrib- ed a diffi cult fi rst year as a tion the need for it. The fi g- uted to the growth in tele- teacher. She didn’t fi nd the ures reveal that as much as a vision-free households. The experience terribly relaxing, quarter of all under-35-year- new technology was brought though, so after a year, she olds living alone do not own into use alongside exist- gave it up. a set. ing antenna transmission “I can’t really say that it “Perhaps in that age in September 2007, and the ever felt like much of a chal- group people are beginning latter was taken out of serv- lenge to get rid of the thing. to realise that there can be ice altogether in February of It’s just a box which sits in life without television. In this year. For years, the pro- the corner of your room. any case, they already tend portion of households with- When it was on, sure, I would to watch far less television out a set hovered around the end up watching it. But when than their older cohorts fi ve per cent mark. A year it wasn’t, I didn’t exactly miss Many people prefer to live without a TV set. do,” notes Pertti Kangas- before almost 2.5 million it,” she says. salo, an actuary at Statistics Finnish homes went digital, Niemi has now lived so later, suffering a ‘television meaning parents, godparents, holds contain at least two sets, Finland. that fi gure had risen slight- long without a set that life headache’,” she points out. colleagues and even friends,” and almost half also contain at He points out that the cost ly to six per cent. Now, eve- with television seems some- The fact that she and her a puzzled Niemi relates. least two digiboxes. of a TV license may be anoth- ry tenth Finnish home is how remote. Nevertheless, family manage just fi ne with- Digiboxes, whether in- er reason that young people television-free. she does manage to follow out a set has sometimes been Digibox almost ternal or external to the tel- watch less television, since “I’m sure that in quite a news and some current pro- greeted with astonishment universal evisions they service, are they also tend to have less number of cases, having in- grammes via the Internet. by friends and family. In homes which still contain already almost universal in money. In addition, television tentionally or unintentional- “The best thing is that you “Many people seem to fi nd televisions, there is often more those homes which own a set. has to some extent been ren- ly missed the digital boat by don’t end up forgetting why our lifestyle somewhat dis- than one set. Statistics Fin- They’re found in some 98 per dered obsolete by the devel- failing to acquire a digibox you were watching in the fi rst turbing. We’ve been offered land reveals that around half cent of all television-owning opment of the Internet which on time, people have realised place and then, some hours second-hand sets by well- of television-watching house- households. 4 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES

upward pressure from the 4.3 per cent wage increas- Property maintenance costs es for personnel working in maintenance operations, which came into effect at the beginning of May. Cleaners and handymen increased by almost ten per cent working for a property main- tenance fi rm will receive an increase of up to 3.2 per cent Increases in fuel costs, living expenses and heating costs have impacted on property maintenance costs across Finland. as of October 2008. This in- crease is for workers who did not receive an increase RISTO HAATAJA pared to the same period last same period increased by 56 as all the service, electrici- quired in heating such build- in May. HELSINKI TIMES year. per cent. ty, heating, water consump- ings, and the fact that heating These costs largely re- Despite a generally mild According to the defi ni- tion and waste management costs were at the forefront in main to be passed on to con- STATISTICS FINLAND reports winter, heating costs in- tion by Statistics Finland, costs. the cost increases. sumers. The only thing that is that overall property main- creased by a signifi cant 20.5 maintenance costs include The sector with the high- “The increase in all costs certain is that we can all look tenance costs have increased per cent. Heating costs were expenditures arising from est increase are factory type means that we will increase forward to spending more by 9.1 per cent in the second driven by the increase in the management and main- buildings. This refl ects the what we charge, everyone money on maintenance of quarter of 2008 when com- light fuel oil, which over the tenance of real estate, such relative amount of energy re- will end up paying more,” our homes and workplaces. says a building manager who prefers to remain anony- Changes in property maintenance costs between 2001-2008, % mous because he has no au- thority to speak to the press. 10 The increases have gen- erally been passed on to 9 consumers. With increases in electricity already in the 8 spring of this year, there

are expectations that pric- LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO MÄNTYLÄ 7 es will increase again this autumn. 6 “My electricity bill has in- creased a little,” says Tuo- 5 mas Saarela, a 32-year-old clerk living in Vantaa. “But 4 it is only maybe about a eu- ro per month, so it’s not real- 3 ly noticeable for me,” Saarela says. 2 Depending on the severi- ty of the coming winter, and 1 also on the price of oil, there may be even more increases The chimney stack belches smoke into the air from the 0 in store. 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Costs for managing prop- Hanasaari Power Station in erty have also come under Sörnäinen, Helsinki. SOURCE: STATISTICS FINLAND HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 5

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON IN BRIEF

Most Finns study released 8 September by the University of Helsin- anxious about ki and the National Research climate change and Development Centre for Finns are increasingly bet- Welfare and Health. ter informed about the The study suggests that causes and effects of cli- alcohol deaths have risen mate change and are wor- among groups like the un- ried about the impacts of employed, early pensioners the phenomenon, but few and people with low educa- are prepared to change tion levels while remaining their lifestyles to combat unchanged in the working it, the Finnish government population. The study fo- quoted a report as indicat- cused on 2001-2005. STT ing on 9 September. According to the study, carried out by Demos Filatov urges Helsinki, a thinktank, Finnish eight out of ten Finns re- government to Kindergarten children playing in the autumn rain. gard climate change as a threat while two-thirds curb cost inflation say they are prepared to Tarja Filatov, the head of act against it. Finland’s opposition Social Options for families seeking an English But the government Democrats’ parliamenta- said in a statement that the ry group, said 8 September study indicated that many that the centre-right gov- language kindergarten in Helsinki members of the public re- ernment should work to frained from taking action keep cost infl ation at a toler- Young Stars Kindergarten because they doubted oth- able level instead of apply- has 23 spaces for children er people would. ing pressure on the unions. Parents have a range of choices, and school fees are partially sup- aged 3 to 6 years, and is open “People are motivat- Matti Vanhanen (centre), ported by the state. from 8:00 to 17:00. The school ed into action if they know the prime minister, had is in Vuosaari, East Helsin- that other actors and citi- told unions earlier in the ki, and the full time fee is zens commit themselves week to keep their wage NICHOLAS ALVAREZ helps to make English Lan- 28 children aged 3 to 6 years. 650 euros per month (09 328 to climate measures,” it demands low in order to HELSINKI TIMES guage day care affordable to The opening hours are from 0101, [email protected]). added. keep infl ation in check. all families in Helsinki. 7:30 to 17:00, and full time The International Child- Aleksi Neuvonen, re- “It is futile for Prime THE STATE of Finland has a fees are 710 euros per month care and Education Centre search director at Demos, Minister Vanhanen to han- proud history of offering af- Essential services for (09 727 4664, www.bumble- is a non-profi t organisation said the problem was that ker after wage prudence at fordable day care servic- international families beeskindergarten.com). that has two sites in Helsin- fewer than half of Finns the same time as costs rise es for its families when both The independent English The Helsinki English Lan- ki; one at Dunckerinkatu in believed others were as and infl ation gnaws away parents return to full time Language kindergartens in guage Montessori Playschool the city centre (50 spaces), prepared to take action as at low-income people’s work. The Päiväkoti system Helsinki provide several es- has 42 spaces for children and one in Herttoniemi (60 they were. STT earnings,” Ms Filatov said. for Finnish speaking children sential services to the city. aged 3 to 6 years and is locat- spaces). Full time fees are For his part, Mr Van- and the Daghem system for In addition to helping young ed in Kamppi. The hours are 730 euros, with part time hanen, the Centre party lead- Swedish speakers are fi rm- Finnish children learn a sec- from 7:45 to 17:00 and fees are fees at 390 euros per month er, continued to fault “capital ly established state institu- ond language at an early age, 730 euros full time and 375 (09 7554 998, childcare.edu- Finland to send region concrete block par- tions, which families may use the kindergartens also help to euros part time per month (09 [email protected]). about a dozen ties” for trying to make peo- for a nominal monthly fee. In prepare children for possible 6855 5171, school@helsink- Oulunkylä English Kin- police observers ple who lived in sparsely addition to this, the state al- relocation overseas. The pre- ienglishmontessori.com). dergarten is in North Hel- to Georgia populated areas and drove so supports families who opt schools also serve the needs Helsingin Suomi-Amerik- sinki and has 25 spaces for cars feel guilty from “ideo- for an English language kin- of Finnish families returning ka Yhdistys Ry is located on children aged 3 to 6 years. Finland is making prep- logical starting points”. STT dergarten for their child. to Helsinki from countries Arkadiankatu, Central Hel- Opening hours are from 7:00 arations to send about a If the family is paying tax- where the children have al- sinki, and has 21 spaces for to 17:00, and full time fees are dozen observers to Geor- es in Finland and living in ready been exposed to Eng- children aged 3 to 6. It is open 667 euros per month (09 728 gia as part of the Eu- Finnish Helsinki, the state welfare lish. Furthermore, children from 8:45 to 17:30, and fees 3965, www.kindergarten.fi ). ropean Union’s police system KELA and the City of of the non-Finnish speak- are 650 euros full time per The Ullanlinna School, lo- operation there, diplomat- government Helsinki will pay a regular ing international community month, plus 125 euros for the cated in central Helsinki, is a ic sources told the Finnish extends monthly fee to the independ- working in Helsinki on a tem- after school programme (09- Montessori programme with News Agency (STT) on 10 roundwood tax ent kindergartens on behalf porary basis also require pre- 469-681, (kindergarten@lu- spaces for 24 children aged 3 September. of the family. A standard pay- school services ukku.com). The Lauttasaari to 6 years, with hours from EU foreign ministers relief ment of 417 euros per month Summary of the English English Playschool serves 8:00-17:00. Full time fees are are expected to make the Finland’s centre-right gov- is made by the state for each language kindergartens in children between the ages of 690 euros per month (09- offi cial decision to launch ernment 10 September un- child between the ages of Helsinki. 4 to 6 years and is open from 667-167, alvarezedu@netti.fi the operation at a meeting veiled plans to extend the three to six years attending The following list briefl y 8:00 to 16:30. Located in West in Brussels on Monday. temporary tax relief on an independent preschool on describes the options avail- Helsinki, this parent run kin- Families on the move About 200 police from roundwood sales by a year a full-time basis in Helsinki. able in the city for day care dergarten has 29 full time Although most of the pre- EU member states are to be to the end of 2010. The parents are then asked services in English. spaces for a fee of 662 euros schools are full and have tasked with monitoring the In response to Russia’s to pay the remainder of the Bumblebees Kindergar- per month ( 09 630 030, eng- waiting lists for spaces, it so-called security zone oc- decision to raise export du- monthly fee directly to the ten is located in Herttonie- lishplayschool.lauttasaari@ should be noted that Helsinki cupied by Russia following ties on roundwood and kindergarten. This system mi, and has a programme for pp.inet.fi ). has an internationally mobile its incursion into Georgia. sluggish domestic wood population with families that Finland had earlier de- sales, the government fi rst are moving to other coun- ployed two military ob- announced the tax relief in tries all the time, and that servers under the banner July. STT there is always the possibil- of the Organisation for Your Global ity of available kindergarten Security and Cooperation spaces. It is to be hoped that in Europe, which Finland Exhibition Partner the independent English lan- currently chairs. STT guage kindergartens in Hel- arvelin.fi sinki continue to provide these special services for Finland’s badly both Finnish and non-Finnish off worse off with families in the capital. cheaper alcohol New schools Reductions in the price opening in autumn 2008 of alcohol have had a Bumblebees Kindergarten disproportionate- opened a new site in Pihla- ly heavy impact lish. jamäki, North Helsinki, for on the badly 28 children in August 2008 off, accord- settled in Finland? ki.fi YOUR PLACE IN THE WORLD (044 0223 445). ing to a YOU NEEDoughvice theHELP in Infopankki Eng Find it with us. The International Childcare and Education Centre will be de to getting nish opening a preschool in West- r gui DO d help thr Fin y. end, Espoo, with 75 spaces in online serwww.infopankYou ARVELIN Fin the INTERNATIONAL OY the autumn (09 407 845). societ 6 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 FINNISH PAPERS HELSINKI TIMES TRANSLATIONS BY MICHAEL NAGLER LEHTIKUVA / SARI GISTAFSSON HELSINGIN SANOMAT 7 September. ANTTI PILKE A record number of Finns will reach retirement age this month The national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports on the first signs of the looming retirement of the baby boomers.

“THIS MONTH a record of September 1945 could man- of the younger generation to number of 9,700 Finns will ifest itself as a small spike in take their place,’ says Risku. turn 63, which has been the the number of people retiring. This year the largest age lower limit for the Finnish ‘Now we are at the thresh- group of baby boomers, who state retirement pension for a old where the growth in the are those born in 1948 and couple of years. Development number of retirees in relation numbering 84,000, will be hav- Manager Ismo Risku of the to those of working age accel- ing their 60th birthday. 60 years Finnish Centre for Pensions erates. More and more people has been the most usual age for estimates that the age group are retired, and there is less Finns to retire from work.”

ETELÄ-SUOMEN SANOMAT 6 September Nokia's first assembly line in Romania opened in February. Ice hockey is the most expensive hobby, TRADE UNION NEWS 26 August. JUHANI ARTTO whereas swimming is the cheapest The Finnish technology industry now “YOUTH hobbies divide fami- are hard to evaluate. Football, unless you happen to play at a lies into rich and poor also in basketball, judo, alpine skiing, junior team, in which case the has more employees abroad than in Finland the Lahti region. Ice hockey dance, horse riding and music costs quickly rise to almost the is overwhelmingly the most are among those hobbies where same level as in ice hockey. “THIS YEAR, for the fi rst time, factors: the cost of production iar to innumerable consumers expensive of teenage hob- the cost is average. Riding ex- Floorball can be regarded the Finnish technology in- and the vicinity of markets. all over the world. bies. On the other hand, you penses rise signifi cantly if the as a very economically com- dustry employs more people More than half of the do- Another large sector of the can get into swimming clubs rider takes additional lessons petitive hobby since all game outside of Finland than in Fin- mestic personnel (145,000) Finnish technology industry with just a small cost. after the preliminary course. and tournament trips are al- land. In ten years the number work for companies that pro- is the electronic and electri- Cultural and art hobbies With regards to club costs, so included in the annual fee, of employees in Finland duce machines and met- cal industry. Two thirds of its are by and large cheaper than skiing is a cheap hobby. How- which is under 300 euros. has grown from 220,000 to al products. A much smaller 200,000 employees work in sports hobbies, even if they last ever, in practice the cost is at The comparison conduct- 275,000, but abroad the per- number of employees work in units that are located outside all year. Comparing the hobbies least average, for the price of ed by ESS only includes the sonnel of the Finnish technol- the units working outside of of Finland (137,000). Nokia, with each other is only possible equipment which you have to basic expenses of club activi- ogy companies has expanded Finland. Production (by these which is internationally the on an annual fee level. The hid- pay for yourself is often quite ty. Equipment costs were not from 110,000 to 280,000. companies) ranges from cruise best-known company based den costs related to equipment high. Ringette is also cheap, evaluated.” The more rapid expansion ships and paper machines to in Finland, is overwhelming- outside of Finland is mainly lifts, cranes, harvesters and ly the largest company in this due to a combination of two Fiskars’ orange scissors, famil- sector.” HELSINGIN SANOMAT 7 September Oprah Winfrey refuses to interview Palin

The national daily Helsingin Sanomat reports that John McCain’s run- ning mate Sarah Palin will not be seen on the popular TV talk show.

LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / MIKE SEGAR “OPRAH WINFREY, one of the most popular TV personali- ties in the US, will not have Sa- rah Palin as a guest in her show. According to Winfrey she has nothing against the Republican vice-presidential candidate, but Palin will still not be seen on the show in the near future.” “’No discussions whatsoev- er have been had over inviting Palin,’ Winfrey said in a state- ment according to ABC News. Winfrey specified that she can invite Palin as a guest on the Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. show once the election is over.”

KARJALAINEN 7 September. MARKKU LIIKAMAA Accidents and violence take their toll on North Karelian women

According to the Joensuu-based daily Karjalainen, more women in North Karelia are killed as a result of violence or accidents than elsewhere in Finland, in relation to population.

“ALTHOUGH circulatory ill- National Public Health Insti- of-death statistics as having nesses remain the most com- tute’s Atlas report, relative- died by accident and violence mon cause of death among ly more women died in North during those fi ve years, the North Karelian males, 153.1 Karelia in 1998-2002 as a re- equivalent fi gure with re- deaths per 100,000 inhab- sult of accidents and violence gards to Päijät-Häme, which itants, the region’s men and than in any other region. was next on the list, was 31.7. women are clearly killed more While 35.8 women per In the whole country 28.3 by accidents, alcohol and vi- 100,000 inhabitants from women per 100,000 inhabit- olence than in the country North Karelia were listed in ants on average were killed on average. According to the Statistics Finland’s cause- by accidents or violence.” HELSINKI TIMES INTERNATIONAL NEWS 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 7 India nuclear trade waiver a blow to non-proliferation

LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO/ SAJJAD HUSSAIN The special waiver granted to India by the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) from its nuclear trade rules is being seen as a mas- sive setback to the cause of global nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.

nuclear trade for peaceful purposes does not contribute to the proliferation of nucle- ar weapons or other nuclear NEW DEHLI explosive devices.” But it has now done the very opposite by agreeing to the exception- al waiver for India as part of New Delhi’s controversial nu- clear cooperation deal with PRAFUL BIDWAI IPS the US three years ago. Washington hailed the waiver as “historic” and one THE NSG’S waiver will al- that would boost nuclear low India to resume nucle- non-proliferation, while New ar commerce with the rest of Delhi described the deal as the world with very few re- an “important step” towards strictions, although India is meeting the challenges of cli- An Indian political party worker holds a placard at a protest against India’s nuclear energy deal with the US, in Mumbai, 21 June. The not a signatory to the Nucle- mate change and sustainable deal came close to splitting up India’s coalition government in a vote-of-confidence, when the Left Front withdrew its support to the ar Non-Proliferation Treaty development. coalition over India approaching the IAEA for the Indo-US nuclear deal. (NPT) and has refused to ac- Clearly, the waiver on- cede to any other agreement ly became possible because allow India to expand its nu- to separate its military nuclear operating or planned civilian under which it continues to for preventing the spread of, of the strong-arm methods clear weapons arsenal and en- facilities from civilian installa- nuclear reactors under IAEA stockpile fi ssile material for reducing the numbers of, or used by the US to bludgeon courage a nuclear arms race in tions and subject some of the safeguards, which are meant weapons use. abolishing nuclear weapons. dissenting NSG members in- Asia, particularly in the vola- latter to safeguards under the to ensure that no nuclear ma- In the process, says Daryl The 45-nation conglom- to agreeing to the exemption tile South Asian subcontinent, International Atomic Energy terial from them is diverted F. Kimball of the Arms Control erate, a private arrangement text it had drafted in consul- where Pakistan emerged as In- Agency,” says Achin Vanaik, to military purposes. ‘”But it Association (US), the NSG has set up after India’s fi rst nucle- tation with India. dia’s nuclear rival 10 years ago. head of the department of po- can use the remaining eight undermined “efforts to con- ar weapons explosion in 1974, Contrary to the claim that The special waiver has litical science at Delhi Univer- reactors to produce as much tain Iran’s and North Korea’s turned a full circle at its special the waiver, and more general- been roundly criticised by sity and a national coordination plutonium as it likes for its nuclear programmes, and it meeting in Vienna, the second ly, the US-India nuclear deal, nuclear disarmament and committee member of the Coa- weapons programme.” will make it nearly impossible one in a fortnight, held at the will bring India into the glo- peace groups throughout the lition for Nuclear Disarmament India accepts no limits or to win support for much-need- behest of the United States. bal “non-proliferation main- world, including India. and Peace (India). restrictions on the size of its ed measures to strengthen the The NSG was originally stream” or promote nuclear “Under the US-India nuclear According to Vanaik, In- nuclear arsenal and has an NPT” at its next review confer- established “to ensure that restraint on India’s part, it will deal, India signed an agreement dia will only put 14 of its 22 ambitious nuclear doctrine ence due in 2010.

LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO Human rights eroding under “war on terror”

As a UN conference commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration, the general mood among the activists and experts gathered was one of deep concern over the current state of human rights worldwide.

ing assumption that human The UN DPI/NGO confer- legislation since September rights norms as established ence on “Reaffi rming Human 2001,” Mariner said. in conventions and treaties Rights for All: The Univer- “There is a global pat-

PARIS no longer apply,” Joanne Mar- sal Declaration at 60” was tern to suppress the rights iner, director of the terror- held at the headquarters of and freedoms of individu- ism and counter-terrorism the UN Educational, Scientif- als through new laws. These Omar Khadr, 16 years old at the time, appears in multiple video programme at Human Rights ic and Cultural Organisation laws cut back on individu- screen grabs during a February 2003 interview in the Guantanamo Watch, said at the conference (UNESCO). The conference al rights and human rights Bay prison. The video shows the interrogation of a tearful teenager held in Paris 3—5 September. this year commemorated the norms, and have greatly in- pleading with Canadian interrogators to be allowed home. JULIO GODOY IPS The trend has worsened 60th anniversary of the sign- creased government powers over the last seven years, ing of the Universal Declara- to investigate, detain, and im- Mariner said. tion of Human Rights (UDHR) prison people with minimum Canadian teen turns “IMMEDIATELY after Sept. 11 Some 2,000 human rights in Paris in December 1948. judicial oversight, minimum we saw a dramatic change in experts and activists attend- UN Secretary-General transparency, and very little government policies with re- ed the annual United Nations Ban Ki-moon said in a video procedural safeguards.” 21 in Guantanamo gard to terrorism, suspected Department of Public Infor- message that the delegates Mariner and other partic- terrorism, and the monitoring mation Non-Governmental were gathered “to commem- ipants blamed some UN in- MATTI KOSKINEN tion,” said an Amnesty Inter- of citizens, with the underly- Organisations Conference. orate one of humankind's stitutions for cooperating HELSINKI TIMES national statement 15 July this

LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV greatest achievements.” with this suppression of hu- year, a response to the release man rights. “Within the UN, CANADIAN citizen Omar of a videotape of Khadr being Little reason to the balance of power on the Khadr, the only western pris- interrogated back in 2003. celebrate question of human rights has oner still held in the US na- The Globe and Mail re- But it was not a celebratory tilted in favour of the Secu- val base at Guantanamo Bay, ported 4 September that an mood at the conference. The rity Council and the bodies keeps drawing fi re from hu- offi cial inquest would be con- meeting was dominated by it has created specifi cally to man rights activists. Captured ducted into the role of the Ca- the sense that human rights deal with the issue of terror- in Afghanistan in 2002 when nadian Security Intelligence have been globally weakened ism,” Mariner said. he was 15 years old, Khadr has Service (CSIS), whose agents by the war between “terror- The UN Security Coun- been denied treatment as a mi- are shown interviewing the ism and counter-terrorism” , cil, Mariner said, has been nor – an affront to principles child soldier on the tape. both at the national and the passing resolution after res- of human rights, say activists. Having spent six years in- international level. olution on terrorism, all of “The treatment of Omar carcerated among adults in Mariner told a conference which have a marked “legis- Khadr throughout his deten- Guantanamo Khadr, now 21, roundtable on Human Rights lative character,” requiring tion violates the USA’s obli- is slated to be tried in October and Human security that the states to pass ever new laws gations under international for murder and terrorism. He More than 100 people dressed in orange jumpsuits and white US suppression of rights was against suspected terrorism, law, which requires that in all is accused of throwing a hand masks rallied in Sydney, Australia 11 January to protest against the only part of a global trend. to spot the fl ow of money, on actions concerning children grenade which killed a US sol- Guantanamo detention facility on the sixth anniversary of the first “Nearly 80 countries have migration, and to incarcerate the best interests of the child dier during a fi refi ght in Af- prisoners arriving at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay. adopted counter-terrorism suspects. must be a primary considera- ghanistan in 2002. 8 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS HELSINKI TIMES

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LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS SLOVENIA TIMES 8 & 9 September Patria acrimony continues

Corruption claims made on Finnish television, involving a deal between Slovenia and a defence contractor, caused consternation in the Slovenian parliament, reports Slovenia Times.

“OPPOSITION and coalition to lend the statements more suggested that Jansa re- opposing facts to those given parties were at loggerheads credibility. ceived bribes, Erjavec said in last week's show, in which as the parliamentary com- Nothing so far has support- he found it incomprehensi- a journalist purported Prime mittees for domestic policy ed the suspicion that there had ble why the journalist should Minister Janez Jansa and sev- and defence met on the eve been anything wrong in select- protect his source, especially eral other people in Slovenia of an extraordinary session ing Patria's offer, Cernac added. because the documents were had received bribes in the deal of parliament that will deal Dusan Kumer of the Social reportedly Patria's inter- between Slovenia and Finnish with allegations of corrup- Democrats (SD) denied that nal papers and their disclo- defence contractor Patria. tion in a defence deal with the opposition was behind the sure would not have serious According to the offi ce, Finnish contractor Patria.” show and added that the prime consequences.” these facts essentially com- “In the debate, Zvonko minister had not given any evi- “Rudolf Petan of the SDS plement those present- Cernac of the Slovenian dence to support that so far.” said that the whole affair was ed, and shed some light on Democrats (SDS) said that “Defence Minister Karl based on a journalist conspir- how the show was shot and the accusation made by the Erjavec said that the pur- acy, adding that he would ex- interviewees selected. Finnish TV, that Prime Min- chase of the vehicles from pect the MPs to demand the Furthermore, the second ister Janez Jansa had been the Finnish contractor was document of the Finnish TV show would bring clear assur- bribed by Patria, were not the most transparent de- that had started the scandal.” ances from those responsible supported by any evidence. fence deal ever, adding that for the purchase of armoured He said the selection of in- none of the procedures had Waiting for a Sequel personnel carriers in Slovenia terviewees showed that the proven otherwise.” “The Government Commu- and in Patria that there are no authors of the show had “In relation to Monday's nication Offi ce called on the proofs supporting the accusa- help in Slovenia, with the show aired by Finnish pub- Finnish public broadcaster tions made in the show regard- In the hot seat: Slovenian PM Janez Jansa has dismissed allega- Finnish TV chosen merely lic broadcaster YLE, which YLE to air a show presenting ing Slovenian politicians.” tions of corruption.

LEHTIKUVA / SEPPO SAMULI ‘Consumption seems to THE GUARDIAN 8 September have grown well, and taking into account all the insecu- rities in the global markets, Finland economy grows Finnish growth is relatively even-keeled,’ PTT economist in Q2, but clouds gather Janne Huovari said.” “Finnish exports also “FINLAND’S economy grew in of the downwardly-revised grew at a good clip, but falling April-June more rapidly than 0.3 percent pace in the fi rst investments curbed growth in the previous quarter, Sta- quarter of the year, boosted and indicated fi rms are in- tistics Finland said on Mon- by consumer spending. creasingly cautious about day, but economists forecast Consumption accounts the future as export markets weaker growth ahead as for about half of the Finnish are slowing down. the slowing global economy GDP.” Second-quarter exports starts to bite. “‘Growth was surprising- were 6.5 percent higher than Gross domestic product ly good in the quarter, quite in the same period of 2007. (GDP) in the Nordic country different from Central Eu- ‘We expect growth to slow grew by 0.8 percent in the rope and Sweden,’ said Tiina down clearly later this year,’ second quarter versus the Helenius, a Handelsbanken Nordea economist Reijo Hei- previous quarter, well ahead economist. skanen said.”

Biology class in progress in Lauttasaari, Helsinki. BALTIC BUSINESS NEWS 9 September. KAJA KOOVIT BLOOMBERG 5 September. JUHO ERKKI MIAMI HERALD 4 September. ANDRES OPPENHEIMER Valio invested EEK 50 Finnair asks Finland could teach Latin America million into new pro- employees to duction lines in Estonia take salary Today’s transitional economies should take heed of Finland’s emphasis cuts to save on education, writes Miami Herald columnist Andres Oppenheimer. “THE SUBSIDIARY of Finlands' well as in their export mar- Valio in Estonia, Valio Eesti kets in Latvia, Lithuania, Fin- €25 million Laeva Meierei, invested more land, Sweden and Russia.” than EEK 50 million into a new “Valio Estonia AS is one of “FINNAIR OYJ, Finland's big- ”LIKE many other foreign recent decades to create an pi, principal of the Juvanpu- milk production line which be- the largest local dairy produc- gest airline, is asking employ- journalists, I made the oblig- excellent tuition-free educa- isto School, nearly an hour's came active this September. ers and the largest cheese ex- ees to accept a cut or a freeze atory pilgrimage to Finland tion system. That has helped drive from Helsinki. ‘In the Valio Estonia AS managing porter in Estonia. The largest in their wages as the carrier to learn how this country has it make the jump from an 1980s and 1990s, everybody director Kari Finska said that export markets are in Russia, faces higher fuel costs and climbed to the top spots in agrarian, timber-based wanted to go into business. the new production line builds Italy, Finland. Valio products weaker demand. key international rankings economy into a technological Now, they want to be teach- the layout to expand the mar- can also be found in Latvia, Finnair has proposed that measuring economic, polit- powerhouse, she said. ers. They can do part of their ket share both in Estonia as Lithuania and Sweden.” workers either take a 5 per ical and social success. The And what is the secret work at home, get a relatively LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO MÄNTYLÄ cent pay cut after recently ap- answer, I was told, is amaz- of your education system, I good salary and have a two- proved raises or a wage freeze ingly simple.” asked. Among other things, and-a-half-month vacation.’” at the levels before the raise, “The Finnish success sto- highly trained elementary- “One-on-one classes help Chief Financial Offi cer Lasse ry has triggered curiosity school teachers, she said.” narrow the gap between Heinonen said today in a tel- around the world, especially “Indeed, from what I saw good students and those lag- ephone interview. The reduc- in Latin America, where most during my fi ve-day visit to ging behind, which helps ex- tion and freeze would be in countries have yet to make Finland, teachers are rela- plain why Finland does so effect until the end of 2009.” the transition from export- tively well-paid and enjoy well in standardized interna- “Vantaa, Finland-based ers of raw materials to pro- great social respect. You need tional tests that measure the Fin- nair aims to save as much ducers of high-tech goods at least a master's degree to learning skills of all students, as €25 million ($36 million) in that sell for much higher pric- teach in elementary school, not just the best ones.” personnel costs, Heinonen said. es in world markets.” and a college degree to teach “…Finland could be an ex- The company plans to return “How did you do it, I asked in kindergarten. Only one of cellent example for Latin some of the money to employ- Finnish President Tarja Halo- every 10 applicants is admit- American commodity export- ees, should Finnair's operating nen in an interview. ted to the Finnish universi- ers who want to become high- profi t improve by 50 million eu- ‘I can sum it up in three ties' teachers colleges. technology producers. They ros. The carrier may reduce ca- words: education, education ‘The profession of teach- could help themselves by re- pacity more than the already and education,’ she said. er is becoming increasing- membering this country's announced 7 per cent and cut Finland invested more ly popular, especially among three little secrets: education, jobs should it not achieve the than most other countries in women,’ said Ossi Airaskor- education and education.” Valio is Finland’s largest dairy producer. savings, Heinonen said.” 10 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 HOUSING HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON will fi rst be heated. Normal- ly, this process will not re- quire any power, since it will utilise the heat already inside the house. When required, though, air entering the house can also be heated electrically. This may be necessary dur- ing winter following a peri- od when the house has been empty and the internal tem- perature has fallen, when the family has returned from a winter holiday, for example.

Improving older buildings Older houses are not easi- ly modifi ed in order to make them dense enough to go without a separate heating system, but they can certain- ly be made more energy-effi - cient, Rönkkö says. The key is to insulate them properly. In particular, he encour- ages people to concentrate on insulating the build- ing’s foundations, calling it a small but lucrative invest- ment which fundamentally improves a house’s energy- effi ciency and dramatical- ly reduces annual electricity The future might be in homes without heating systems. expenses. Double glazing for the built housing is both thor- windows is slower to pay for ough and effective. itself long-term, he concedes, Pekka Rönkkö is also but remains a worth-while in- quick to calm fears of stuffy vestment. Moreover, better- New experimental homes interiors. A product man- insulated windows reduce ager at Paroc, Rönkkö’s role unwanted draught, which as a technical expert on the makes a house a much more Vantaa project has left him pleasant place to live in. will heat themselves confi dent that every room in Rönkkö also has a mes- the new houses will contain sage for the housing coopera- fresh, well-circulated air. tives of apartment buildings: “We’ve learnt the lessons of the 1970s,” construction officials insist. Circulation won’t come when renovating the build- in the form of an unpleas- ing’s facade, it makes sense ant draught, however, since to improve insulation at the MARIA ANNALA – STT The house will draw its naturally distributed evenly. An unpleasant air coming into the building same time. MATTHEW PARRY – HT heat primarily from the peo- Paroc, along with the Tech- flashback? ple, household appliances nical Research Centre of Fin- Compacter housing models DENSITY, compactness and and lamps it contains. Jorma land (VTT), is responsible for are not an easy idea to mar- insulation are the current fo- Vuoritsalo realises that, for the design and execution of ket to Finns since they of- cus of architects and plan- many people, it’s hard to be- the Tikkurila development. ten provoke fears of poor air ners. New housing in Finland lieve that a house’s contents According to Paroc’s es- circulation and mould. Many is being built more compactly alone could provide adequate timates, residents of the have unpleasant memories of than previously so that heat- heat, but he remains con- planned homes will face heat- the houses built in response ing is more energy- and cost- vinced that he won’t need to ing expenses of some 350 eu- to the energy crisis of the effi cient. Constructed in the freeze in his new home. ros per year, whereas the 1970s, which were soon rid- right way, advocates main- Quite the opposite, ac- annual bill incurred in heat- dled with damp and mould- QVADRAT lkv tain, compacter housing does cording to Pekka Haikonen, ing the current average sin- related damage. Pietarinkatu 20, Helsinki Tel. 020 755 9000 not even require a heating director of development at gle-family house is closer to But the lessons of the REAL ESTATE system. Paroc, a company specialis- 1,200 euros. Even more strik- 1970s have been learnt, This sort of design is be- ing in building insulation. He ingly, the energy consumed Helena Säteri reassures We specialise in providing homes ing experimented north of argues that, when built cor- annually by one of the new people. The director gener- Helsinki in Tikkurila, Vantaa, rectly, self-heating homes experimental houses will be al of Finland’s environmen- that offer Quality of Dream Living where semi-detached houses are perfectly pleasant since less than a sixth of that cur- tal administration explains RENTAL / SALES are being built without a sep- the internal temperature is rently swallowed by a more that the key is to ensure that qvadrat@ qvadrat.fi arate heating system. self-regulating and heat is conventional model. air circulation in densely-

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LEHTIKUVA / PEKKA SAKKI The perfect house

Building the perfect house is not easy. It takes time, money and an enormous amount of patience. Once completed, however, the perfect house may make one believe that it was all worth it.

DAVID J. CORD ever, was the tangle of bu- temporarily derailed. HELSINKI TIMES reaucratic red tape a home With today’s high cost of builder must navigate. energy and more awareness MARIA VON KNORRING, 39, “The biggest challenge was of ecological responsibility, estimates that it will take all the bureaucracy,” von Knor- many people attempt to make about 18 months for her ring confi rmed. “There are so their new home as ‘green’ as to get her house built. “We many rules, and the authori- possible. Although govern- found the ground in the ties are very specifi c. The rules ment regulations require a spring of 2007,” she said. “It are very regional, and each ar- certain level of energy effi - was six months before work ea may be different. For in- ciency, individual home own- started, and we hope to move stance, in the part of Espoo ers are able to make many in by New Year.” Von Knor- where we are building we have environmentally friendly ring and her family sold their to have two fl oors. If the total choices. As with all such deci- previous house in the spring amount of square metres goes sions, costs and benefi ts must and are now living in a tem- over 600 on the property, one be carefully weighed. porary rental apartment un- has to build an air-raid shel- “We tried to be as environ- til the new house is fi nished. ter, which means extra costs. mentally friendly as possible,” “It was a good decision to sell Neighbours have to be favour- said von Knorring. “We opt- the house fi rst and then ful- able to your plans as well.” ed for materials that are very ly concentrate on the build- good insulators. We thought ing process. It would have Complicated about geothermal heating, been too stressful doing both choreography but it would have cost 15 to things at the same time.” Once plans are made and ap- 20,000 euros as an initial in- After land is found and fi - proved, construction can vestment and then taken 20 Building a house is a big challenge. nancing is arranged, the next then begin. It is a fi nely cho- years to pay for itself. So we step many builders take is reographed dance, usual- instead decided on district listen to the advice of those to have good connections to fi nd a good architect. Von ly controlled by the building heating. Luckily the pipes are who have built their own with the building authorities, For more Knorring and her family de- contractor. Materials must close to our property so this home. Von Knorring is hap- because you have to get along information visit cided to share their architect be delivered on time, differ- only cost about 4,000 euros.” py to give a last bit of counsel with them. It is worthwhile the following websites: with several other families. ent stages of construction to those thinking of building to pay more for a good con- By keeping similar exteriors must be approved by the au- Lifetime of their own house. tractor and good construc- The Helsinki Housing they were able to bring costs thorities and specialists such happiness ahead “Plan carefully in advance tion crew so you minimise Affairs Division down and reduce the time as plumbers or electricians Building the perfect house exactly what you want,” she mistakes. Finally, there are www.hel.fi unique plans would have re- have to show up when re- can be frustrating, but the said. “Find a good architect always budget overruns, so Ministry quired. One item that could quired. If one step is neglect- end result can be a lifetime who understands you and prepare to spend 30 per cent of the Environment not be hurried through, how- ed the whole project can be of happiness. It also pays to your life situation. You have more than the budget.” www.ymparisto.fi

HELSINKI Piritanaukio 1 HELSINKI Rautatiekatu 1 ESPOO Länsiviitta 5 Kommodori’s apartments offer Töölön Stage represents modern In the beautiful natural waterside luxurious city living in one of the city architecture. The Oscar setting of Saunalahti. Excellent most prestigious areas of Helsinki. development offers apartments transport connections in all directions. The beautiful waterside location for every taste – including those Länsiviita’s terraces offer high-spec, and the architecture of Eira with looking for the space offered by two two-storey apartments ranging from its peaceful parks are important fl oors. Apartments on the top fl oor 97 m2 three-room apartments to elements in this living environment. also have roof terraces and cosy 130 m2 family homes with 5 rooms + The housing company also owns open fi res. Underground parking. kitchen. Plenty of storage space and the Kommodori Suite, for visiting To be completed in autumn 2009. spacious, glazed balconies. Covered guests. Ready to move in. car parking spaces adjacent to the ASUNTO OY HELSINGIN main access road. To be completed ASUNTO OY TÖÖLÖN OSCAR in summer 2009. EIRAN KOMMODORI 2 rooms + kitchen/kitchenette ASUNTO OY Flat: 48–57.5 m2 ESPOON LÄNSIVIITTA 3(4) rooms + kitchen + sauna + purchase price from €131,370 2 terraces 126.5 m2 debt-free price from €437,900 Terrace 4 rooms + kitchen + purchase price €684,288 sauna 117 m2 debt-free price €1,254,528 3 rooms + kitchen + sauna purchase price from €148,175 66.5–102 m2 debt-free price from €493,590 Viewings by appointment purchase price from €189,613 debt-free price from €632,043 Semi-detached 4–5 rooms + kitchen + sauna 117 m2 4 rooms + kitchen + sauna purchase price €148,175 101–133 m2 debt-free price €493,590 purchase price from €280,860 debt-free price from €936,200 Semi-detached 5 rooms + kitchen + sauna 130 m2 Building homes and Viewings by appointment purchase price €168,695 demolishing preconceptions debt-free price €559,980

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MARCO MELANDER cosy romantic living rooms, fi nding ways to disguise all the speakers and cords may prove exasperating.

Kitchens lose walls and spread out Kitchens are now connected to other rooms of the house; an island usually separates the counters from the dining room. In some cases, the kitchen also looks out over the living room, too, creating large open living spaces. Kitchens in Finland to- day seem to be one of two ex- tremes: the sleek, modern kitchen with integrated ap- pliances that are made invis- ible behind shiny cupboards. The latest trend is pull-out drawer refrigerators, or com- bined microwave/convention- al ovens which are completely disguised in the functional de- sign. Countertops in this type of kitchen are marble, lami- nate or stone, with polished Artek's lounge chair is a classic. concrete the very latest show- stopper. These kitchens are 2008 one out of every three new home is understood as high-tech and streamlined, Finns is planning to use mon- the responsible thing to do. nothing is left on the counter. My home is my castle ey sometime in the next six The increasing availabil- The other trend in kitch- months on home decoration ity of turnkey house kits in ens this year is the polar op- or renovation. Finland means families can posite of the last: the Tuscan now outsource most of the country kitchen with earth- Finns are using more of their time and money to make Interior design is heavy labour and concen- en colours and wooden cabi- their home unique and fill it with life’s little luxuries. everywhere you look trate on interior design and netry. Old-fashioned tiles line Just as in the rest of the west- landscaping. Landscaping as the walls and the counters are ern world, the interior design a service industry has been wooden. This kitchen requires boom has come to Finland and virtually non-existent in Fin- decorative elements: check- PAMELA KASKINEN Our homes are beautiful and and under school age is in mu- the Finnish media has taken land until the last decade, but ered curtains, pictures, fl ow- HELSINKI TIMES trendy, full of modern conven- nicipal day care. full advantage of the new op- things are changing quickly ers and herbs. These kitchens iences, and on most days they In 2006, Finns used near- portunity. Several Finnish tel- on that front as well. may even be fi nished off with IT IS ONE of the many ironies of are unoccupied for eight hours ly 300 euros on home decora- evision shows have cropped an old wood-burning stove to the 21st century that just as we out of 12. This is especially the tion, lagging behind Sweden up along with the trend (in More colour, create the proper mood. complain that we have so lit- case in Finland, where 80 per at 400 euros and Germa- tandem with the other sign more pattern tle free time, we spend more of cent of mothers work and vir- ny at 500 euros. Accord- of the times, cooking shows). There will always be those Saving the best for last our time decorating our homes. tually every child over three ing to Statistics Finland, in Inno, Channel Four’s popu- Finns who prefer the Scandi- When we think of a luxuri- lar TV series, was renewed navian minimalist look, with ous home, we think of a lovely for this fall with a full hour lots of white and blond wood bathroom. Ilkka Mälkiäinen is time slot on Tuesday nights. throughout their homes, but a young interior architect fea- Marko Paananen, an interior for many that muted style is tured recently on the Virtual architect who spent ten years on its way out, as colourful Finland website. “It’s all about learning the trade in Los An- textiles and wallpapers with the spa now,” says Mälkiäinen geles, hosts the show and is big, fl ashy patterns are mak- “A bathroom can be so much now a celebrity on the streets ing a comeback. Big Marimek- more than just a place to take of Helsinki. Paananen likes to ko prints have been a favourite a quick shower in the morning. use bright colours and eccen- for curtains and tablecloths in Bathtubs are back, as are huge tric accent pieces, and his de- Finland since the 1960s, but washbasins, beautiful designs sign transformations rarely now those sorts of prints are in mixers and amazing tiles in leave people cold. moving to the walls and fl oors. various sizes. The atmosphere Finns love their mag- Ornate light fi xtures and over- is more calming than bright.” azines, and over 20 home the-top decorative details are “Natural sand colours, decorating magazines fi ll now all the rage. dark greys and whites com- the racks in supermarket The one factor that can best bined with wooden surfac- aisles and sell like hotcakes. represent the 21st century es seem to be something we The ritzy Finnish magazine home in Finland has got to be Finns love right now,” he says. Gloria has even started an home theatre. The high-tech “People dare to buy all these English language offshoot – equipment blends in with the luxury items that look and are

 SATO QualityHome Gloria Home, based on their modern, aesthetic look, but expensive. There’s no need to popular home décor maga- for those families that prefer have too humble a home.”

zine. Several books show- LEHTIKUVA High-class Apartments of Eiranranta case the Finnish decorating style. Finnish design houses, – The HighestQuality of Living like Artek, Iittala, Marimek- ko, Skanno, Arabia and Pen- The newly developed, five-star rental apartments of the Eiranranta area offer tik, are basking in the home an exceptional opportunity for high-class residency. Elegant and spacious, the beautifi cation fad and using apartments are stylishly equipped and are located in the illustrious area at Pi- their success to gain more ritanaukio 2, Helsinki, by the sea. exposure abroad. 2 2 br+kitchen+sauna 102,0 – 115,0 m € 3 200 – 3 500 / month Pursuing that little The apartments can also be rented fully furnished. red house and More information: www.sato.fi/eiranranta-apartments potato garden Young Helsinki families have been moving into the sub- Contact Details: urbs for several years and the city’s population was fl at SATO-Asuntopalvelu, Account Manager: Katja Grönroos from 2000-2004. An afforda- Telephone: +358 (0) 40 770 9850 ble piece of land is part of the draw to the countryside, as Address: Elielinaukio 2 F, 00100 Helsinki it is now fi nancially feasible for young families to build E-mail: [email protected] their own homes. As a mat- ter of fact, there is now a pre- vailing notion that the young family that chooses to stay sato.fi in the city is doing their chil- dren a disservice. Building a Muoto Steam is a steam sauna made in Kuopio. HELSINKI TIMES HOUSING 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 13

LEHTIKUVA / TOR WENNSTRÖM Tax deduction on renovation work rises to 3,000 euros

Starting next year you can also make a household deduction from expenses incurred in renovations.

HANNU KUPARINEN – STT tion would spur the heat- largely be gone. Benefi ts will MICHAEL NAGLER – HT ing renovations of detached still be offered to those in- houses, where the use of oil habitants of detached hous- STARTING next year you can and electricity would be re- es who, due to their modest receive considerably more placed with wood pellets or incomes, are unable to utilise state support for expenses ground heat, for example. the household deduction. related to renovation work This year the upper limit A great improvement to conducted at home or your of a household deduction on benefi ts was made this way, holiday cottage. The govern- work other than renovation according to Minister of ment agreed on the matter is €2,300. Therefore peo- Housing Jan Vapaavuori (Na- at its budget meeting on 28 ple who have other kind of tional Coalition). He believes Renovations related labour costs are deductible. August. household work conducted that raising the household The household deduc- besides renovation will also deduction will speed up en- rate it would take a hundred efi t will be raised to over were the arguments of re- tion’s upper limit will rise to benefi t from the raising of ergy renovation in detached years to put through a total double the previously decided cent weeks about who should €3,000. This year the upper the upper limit. What is also houses. energy renovation. amount. The same €55 million receive the tax cuts. limit in renovation expenses new is that you can also get Currently, about 250,000 level of benefi ts will be pre- Minister of Finance Jyrki is €1,150. Labour costs can be a household deduction for detached houses are heat- Money directed pared for next year as well. Katainen (National Coali- partially deducted from tax- the installation of computers ed by oil and 450,000 are also for apartment The benefi t money reserved tion) emphasised that house- es up to the maximum lim- and digital television adapt- heated by electricity in Fin- building renovations for apartments’ and row hous- holds' available incomes are it. With regards to spouses, ers and the information serv- land. About 6,000 changes a The government is trying to es’ energy renovation will be growing signifi cantly. Pur- each one can make a sepa- ice related to them. year have been made under encourage the use of renew- doubled next year. chasing power is expected to rate deduction. It is the gov- With the reform the cur- the conditions of the current able energy and buildings’ On Thursday government grow 3.5 per cent next year, ernment’s wish that this rent energy benefi ts target- benefi t system. According to energy renovations by oth- ministers presented the whereas this year growth is hefty increase in the deduc- ed for detached houses will Vapaavuori, at the current er means as well. This ben- fresh budget proposal. Gone expected to be 2.5 per cent. Plumbing renovations bring profit and pain

Almost half of residential space in Finland may be Amount of completed housing blocks in Finland number of blocks m2

due for plumbing renovations. Is it really necessary? 16 000 25 000 000

14 000 DAVID J. CORD are forced out, sometimes In the spring of this year 20 000 000 HELSINKI TIMES for months, while their old Taloussanomat estimated 12 000 building is repaired. that renovation costs could

OLD BUILDINGS may have run up to 510 euros per square 10 000 charm, but they also have Profit for plumbers metre of the residence. Re- 15 000 000 problems. Many of Helsin- According to estimates pro- placing drainage and wa- ki’s current residential build- vided by Vahanen, a build- ter pipes would only average 8 000 ings were built decades ago. ing design and renovation 101 euros per square metre, 10 000 000 As with all aging structures, company, the Helsinki met- while all the other supple- 6 000 these buildings are begin- ropolitan area has about 40 mental renovations would ning to need major repairs. housing blocks dating to the make up the difference. 4 000 It isn’t very diffi cult to 1950s. 70 housing blocks With such an astonishing 5 000 000 paint walls or replace win- date to the 1960s and 80 date potential cost, as well as the 2 000 dows. Buildings can get new to the 1970s. The decade of likelihood of being forced roofs without disrupting the the 1970s saw housing con- out of one’s own home while 0 0 inhabitants’ living space. Re- struction peak in the Helsin- renovations are ongoing, -1920 1921 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000- • • • • • • • • • placing pipes, however, is ki area. many people are questioning 1929 1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 a different story altogeth- For the whole of Finland whether it is needed at all. er. Walls, fl oors and ceilings the numbers are staggering. Total amount of buildings Square metres in total SOURCE: VAHANEN GROUP may all need to be cut in- Over half of all residential Pain for homeowners to simply to reach the pipes. space in Finland – 36 million The most obvious way to de- Once pipes are replaced, then square metres – was con- cide if plumbing renova- ing, it means that something Cycle of People and Buildings the renovated facilities be- all the adjacent structures structed between 1950 and tions are needed is to see if needs to be done.” (IKE). The Vahanen company fore, during and after the need to be repaired as well. 1979. Since the life span of the pipes are still operating Home owners who ignore participated in this research renovation, it is at least equi- The renovation is normally a plumbing is about 50 years, normally. “If you are having leaks should be forewarned: with PutkiremonttiPlus, or table that the project is car- major project. a great many of these hous- water leakages and sewage Keravuori points out that Plumbing Renovation Plus. ried out as resident-friendly On many occasions, the ing blocks are in line for blockages, these are signs insurance companies can The service prototype as possible,” said Keravuori. residents of buildings un- renovations. that plumbing renovations refuse to compensate for aims to make major plumb- Although the service pro- dergoing plumbing reno- These plumbing renova- are necessary,” said Turkka damages if they believe ren- ing renovations more resi- totype received the “Best vations can’t stay in their tions can be extremely ex- Keravuori, plumbing reno- ovation or maintenance has dent-oriented. The residents Housing Corporation Act of homes. It is simply impossi- pensive. In some cases more vation Project Manager with been neglected. infl uence the planning the Year” commendation ble to tear out old pipes and repair work is needed than Vahanen. “The amount of the The Ministry of the En- and implementation of the from the Real Estate Alliance replace them with new ones just replacing pipes. This can leakages and blockages are vironment has realised the project. “Since the owners of Kiinteistöliitto, homeowners while the residents are still be very lucrative for plumb- signifi cant. If the trend of potential for problems and the apartments fi nance the should be aware that renova- present. These residents ers and building renovators. their occurrence is increas- initiated research titled Life project and are the users of tions are never easy.

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MARTHA VERA ly positioned in internation- al markets. And for only five days, top chef and artist Martha Chapa will serve the best Mexican cuisine prepared with authentic ingredients flown from Mexico special- ly for Ilmatar restaurant, and at the same time she will exhibit oil paintings for sale. Q: You are a writer and a journalist who is concerned about the new journalistic tendencies of Mexican me- dia. What can you tell us about the lecture La política mexicana vista por los medi- os de comunicación? A: We invited Raúl Cre- moux, journalist and televi- sion presenter in channel 34 in Mexico, to discuss about Mexican politics through the mass media. Raúl Cremoux is a pres- tigious journalist expert in social communication and politics. He presents the tel- evision programme ‘Barra Libre’. He has been a col- umnist of the most impor- tant newspapers in Mexico, Spain, France, Chile, USA and Sweden. Q: In 1977 Coral Mesina developed a format of au- diovisual-explicative con- Ambassador Agustin Gutiérrez-Canet. certs. These performances consist of an illustrative dis- cussion made by the pianist of the most relevant aspects of each composer. We got the repertoire she specially chose for her performance in Helsinki. What can you tell us about the piano con- cert Mi México Adorado? Interview with the A: Coral Mesina is a pianist and composer whose per- formances are quite popular in Mexico. She has designed a program to promote clas- sical music for children and Ambassador of Mexico young people She also has by Martha Vera a private collection of hun- dreds of Huipiles (Náhuatl word for indigenous female AGUSTÍN Gutiérrez-Can- of print media in informing tography, cinema, architec- He is the editor of El Búho. As an example of cultural dresses), which enabled et was officially recognized society about our cultur- ture, music, ethnography, The magazine published the exchange, the Mexican Em- her to win a prize in 2007 by President Tarja Halonen al manifestations. There- and dance. We want to build winners of the First Litera- bassy and the Museum Bar- for her interest in rescuing as the Ambassador of Mex- fore, I met him one morning bridges of understanding be- ture Contest in Helsinki last ragán will next year (2009) and preserving Mexico’s ico in Finland on 28 August at Simonkatu 12, the Mexi- tween the peoples of Mexi- year. Avilés is a distinguish bring to Helsinki the mock- original textiles. This artis- at the Presidential Palace in can Embassy, and this is our co and Finland. We can do so writer, chairman of the foun- ups and photographs of Luis tic value will be shown in a Helsinki. conversation: with the generous support dation named after him and Barragán. He is a world- unique parade where Mex- Career diplomat and jour- Q: In 1810, Miguel Hidalgo of institutions and sponsors has a column in Excélsior known architect who is quite ican women will wear the nalist, Gutiérrez-Canet left y Costilla called on the from our two countries. newspaper in Mexico City. admired in Finland for his Huipiles. his home country of Mex- population of the town of Q: So everybody is invited to He will give a lecture enti- relation with simple spac- Regarding ethnogra- ico first for Italy, then Ire- Dolores Hidalgo to rebel attend? tled La literatura Mexicana es and its harmony with na- phy, we are looking forward land, Hong Kong, Spain, and against the Spanish crown. A: Everybody is invited to Contemporánea. ture. The Museum of Finnish to see the photo exhibition now Finland. Since 1979, This is known as ‘El Grito join us, Finnish and Mexican Q: Which Mexican book would Architecture will open its Países lejanos, horizontes when he joined the Mexican de Independencia’. Is there public, and almost all of the you recommend to Finns? doors to Luis Barragán’s ocultos. Mayan people and Foreign Service, he has wit- a relation between this his- activities are free of charge. A: Personally, I would rec- exhibition. landscapes will be present as nessed economic, political, toric day and the Mexican We offer such an extensive ommend Pedro Páramo by Q: I love and miss Mexican an ethnographic work done cultural and social trans- Cultural Week which occurs programme: the University Juan Rulfo. Here is the or- Food, as do almost all Mex- by Linda Lasky. And cine- formations, like the demo- 15-20.9.2008 in Helsinki? of Helsinki, Helsinki Univer- igin of magic realism. “Es icans living abroad. I guess ma also is going to expand cratic election in 2000 that A: Yes, indeed. This is our sity of Technology in Espoo, una gran joya. Es el Kalevala the restaurant Ilmatar will the vision of Mexico through marked the end of the polit- way to get the attention of Tampere University of Tech- mexicano”. be crowded; I am sure most the point of view of director ical monopoly of one single the Finnish audience to see nology, Sibelius Academy, Q: Architecture is another of the Mexican communi- Carlos Reygadas, who will party. that Mexico is a syncret- Caisa, Helsinki Film Festival relevant topic, what can you ty have already reserved be present during the Love In this context, we will ic country – it is a mixture Rakkautta & Anarkiaa and tell us about this topic con- tables. Is there going to be & Anarchy film festival. celebrate Mexican Inde- of indigenous and Spanish Ilmatar Restaurant attract cerning the programme? enough places for all? pendence Day on 16 Sep- cultures. different audiences inter- A: Francisco Serrano was A: (Laughs) Of course there Interviewer: Thank you for tember in Helsinki, with a Q: Can you please explain ested in this multidiscipli- an architecture student will be places for all! making the Mexican Inde- cultural festival organized the content of the cultural nary programme. whose first connection to Mexican gastronomy at- pendence Day a high qual- by the new Mexican Ambas- programme which was or- Q: Could you explain why Finland during the ear- tracts the Finnish palate be- ity cultural expression. I am sador in Finland, whose main ganised in six months? the novelist René Avilés Fa- ly 60’s was direct when he cause our cuisine is one of sure the whole Helsinki will goal is to promote educative A: We are very proud to bila is presenting El Búho met in Mexico architect and three most delicious cuisines join us in saying loudly: Vi- and cultural exchange be- present a group of distin- literary magazine, which is designer Alvar Aalto. Ser- in the world jointly with the va México!! tween Mexico, Finland and guished Mexican repre- edited in Mexico City? rano spoke English fluently Chinese and the French. Ambassador: You’re wel- Estonia. sentatives from the fields A: René Avilés Fabila is an and he was chosen to guide Mexican food is rich, region- come, and the Embassy of As journalists we un- of culinary and plastic arts, important author of Mexi- Aalto in his travel to Mexi- al and sophisticated as well, Mexico is pleased to present derstand the importance literature, journalism, pho- can contemporary literature. co City. but it has not been proper- this intense Mexican Week. HELSINKI TIMES MEXICO 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 15

is a blend of indigenous (Aztec and Mayan, among others) and Spanish cultures, producing one of the most vibrant expressions of art in the modern world. The Embassy of Mexico is very proud to present to the Finnish public a group of distinguished Mexican representatives from Cuisine and Plastic Arts, Litera- ture and Journalism, Photography and Cinema, Archi- tecture and Music, Ethnography and Dance.

We want to build bridges of understanding between Mexican cultural week semana cultural de MÉXICO the peoples of Mexico and Finland. We may do so 15.09.2008 - 20.09.2008 with the generous support of institutions and spon- sors from our two countries. Welcome to the Mexican Cultural Week. MONDAY 15.9. and landscapes (16.09.2008 - Cultural Center / Festivity Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Agustín Gutiérrez-Canet Ambassador of Mexico 11:30-14:00. Welcoming 10.10.2008) H. E. Mr. Agustín Hall / Mikonkatu remarks by H.E. Mr. Agustín Gutiérrez-Canet, Ambassador of 17 C, Helsinki Top Chef Martha Chapa Gutiérrez-Canet, Mexico University of Helsinki / Mexican Dream Flavors, Ambassador of Mexico Centro Iberoamericano / Centro 18:00-20:00. Magisterial Mexican Cuisine Festival and de Estudios Latinoamericanos lecture and videos by Paintings Exhibition / Assistant Top Chef Martha Chapa Metsätalo / Unioninkatu 40 B, journalist Raúl Cremoux / La Chefs Benjamín Eljure Téllez and Mexican Dream Flavors, 3rd floor, Helsinki política mexicana vista por los Manuel García Ramírez (Eduardo Mexican Cuisine Festival and medios de comunicación/ Kohlmann Banquetes) / 15- Paintings Exhibition / Assistant 10:30-12:00. Presentation of Prof. Elina Vuola (moderator) 19.09.08 Lunch: 11:30-14:00 Chefs Benjamín Eljure Téllez and El Búho (Mexican literature University of Helsinki / Studia hrs. Dinner: 18:00-22:00 hrs. Manuel García Ramírez magazine) by novelist René Latinoamericana / Centro Reservations tel. 020 7704714 (Eduardo Kohlmann Banquetes) Avilés Fabila (editor) / Prof. de Estudios Latinoamericanos Hotel Klaus K / Restaurant Ilma- / 15-19.09.08 Timo Riiho (moderator) Metsätalo / Unioninkatu 40, tar / Bulevardi 2, Helsinki Lunch: 11:30-14:00 hrs. University of Helsinki / Centro room 4, Helsinki Dinner: 18:00-22:00 hrs. Iberoamericano / Centro de FRIDAY 19.9. Reservations tel. 020 7704714 Estudios Latinoamericanos 19:00-20:30. Top Chef 18:00-20:00. La Bamba / Hotel Klaus K / Restaurant Metsätalo / Unioninkatu 40 B, Martha Chapa y sus Mexican dance workshop, Ilmatar / Bulevardi 2, Helsinki 3rd floor, Helsinki Moles / Mexican Elihú Galván (director), María cuisine workshop Soriano (first dancer) 12:00-14:00. Magisterial Top Chef Martha Chapa Caisa International Caisa International lecture by Architect Mexican Dream Flavors, Cultural Center / Festivity Cultural Center / Festivity Hall Francisco Serrano Mexican Cuisine Festival and Hall / Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Contemporary Paintings Exhibition / Assistant Architecture of Mexico. Chefs Benjamín Eljure Téllez and Top Chef Martha Chapa Top Chef Martha Chapa Introduction by Architect José Manuel García Ramírez (Eduardo Mexican Dream Flavors, Mexican Dream Flavors Luis Cortés Helsinki University of Kohlmann Banquetes) / Mexican Cuisine Festival and Mexican Cuisine Festival and Technology / Otakaari 1, Espoo 15-19.09.08 Lunch: 11:30-14:00 Paintings Exhibition / Assistant Paintings Exhibition / Assistant hrs. Dinner: 18:00-22:00 hrs. Chefs Benjamín Eljure Téllez and Chefs Benjamín Eljure Téllez 16:00-17:00. Opening Reservations tel. 020 7704714 Manuel García Ramírez (Eduardo and Manuel García Ramírez / ceremony / Mexican Hotel Klaus K / Restaurant Kohlmann Banquetes) / 15-19.09.08 Cultural Week. Ilmatar / Bulevardi 2, Helsinki 15-19.09.08 Lunch: 11:30-14:00 Lunch: 11:30-14:00 hrs. Mr. Pekka Timonen, Cultural hrs. No Dinner. Reservations Dinner: 18:00-22:00 hrs. Director, City of Helsinki WEDNESDAY 17.9. tel. 020 7704714 Reservations tel. 020 7704714 and H.E. Mr. Agustín Gutiérrez- 12:00-14:00. Magisterial Hotel Klaus K / Restaurant Hotel Klaus K / Restaurant Canet, Ambassador of Mexico. lecture by novelist Ilmatar / Bulevardi 2, Helsinki Ilmatar / Bulevardi 2, Helsinki Tribute to Posada / Woodcut René Avilés Fabila / La Lit- by artist Claudia Valdés eratura Mexicana Contem- THURSDAY 18.9. SATURDAY 20.9. (15 - 20.09.2008) poránea 16:00-18:00. Cri-Cri/Children 's 18:00-20:00. Las vocales Caisa International Cultural Prof. Timo Riiho (moderator) song workshop and videos malditas, dance theatre Center / Reception Hall / University of Helsinki / Centro by Consul Isadora Espinoza performance based on the Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Iberoamericano Main building, and Prof. Iliana Pérez de Eilola book by Oscar de la Borbolla, Auditorium XVI / Unioninkatu (instructors) Elihú Galván (director), María 19:00-21:00. Welcoming re- 34, 4th. Floor, Helsinki (Registration: Soriano (first dancer), María marks by H.E. Mr. Agustín [email protected]) Fernanda Narvaéz (narrator) Gutiérrez-Canet, Ambassador 12:00-14:00. Magisterial Caisa International Cultural Caisa International Cultural of Mexico. lecture by Architect Center / Living Room / Center/Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Piano Concert by Coral Francisco Serrano Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Mesina Mi México Adorado. Contemporary Mexican cinema participates (Vin de Honneur) Sibelius Architecture of Mexico. 18:00-20:00. Mexican in the Helsinki Film Festival Academy, Concert Hall, Introduction by Architect José Life in Finland / Documen- Rakkautta & Anarkiaa 18-28 Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Luis Cortés Tampere Universi- taries September 2008 Helsinki ty of Technology / Korkeakou- by Carlos Marroquín, Elihú – Silent Light directed by Carlos lunkatu 10, Tampere Galván, Gustavo Alavedra and Reygadas TUESDAY 16.9. Ghadi Boustani (Directors) / – Lake Tahoe directed by Fern- 10:00-10:30. Opening 17:00-18:30. Mexican Folk Round table Consul Isadora ando Eimbcke ceremony / Photo Dresses / Huipiles from the Espinoza, Prof. Diana Berber – Sleep Dealer directed by Alex Exhibition by Linda Lasky private collection of artist de Raiko (moderators) Rivera. Please check pro- Países Lejanos, Horizon- Coral Mesina Caisa International Cultur- gramme at tes Ocultos / Mayan people Caisa International al Center / Festivity Hall / www.hiff.fi 16 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA / AFP PHOTO / SHAUN CURRY COLUMN for 30 minutes. Reduced to 10 minutes, however, it be- came the most effi cient op- tion with an e-book-based newspaper somewhere in be- tween the two. The differences can be DAVID J. CORD partially explained by the fact is a Private Banker that the Swedes get much of with over ten years their energy from hydropow- of international er, whereas Central Europe- experience. ans tend to be more dependent on coal.

E-papers' life cycle still unclear In practice, however, the on- Turmoil hits ly newspaper whose life cy- cle the researchers were able Helsinki stock market to map out in full was the tra- ditional printed one. They did THE FIRST week of September was a painful one for the so by calculating the material Helsinki stock market. It was the worst week so far and energy consumed in pro- this year, with the OMX Helsinki 25 index down 7.5%. duction and transport of the The index is now down 27% for the year and down 34% paper, that used to produced from its recent high point in November. the presses and ink, that con- sumed by the printing process FINLAND’S pride and joy, Nokia, led the rout last Fri- itself and, fi nally, the energy day. The global markets were jittery anyway, with used in the distribution and both American and Asian markets taking a pounding. disposal of the newspaper. The Helsinki market was down about 1% when Nokia For the Internet-based dropped its bombshell: it announced that it would lose newspaper, the researchers market share in the third quarter. calculated the energy used in loading and reading the IT WAS hardly the end of the world, but the stock mar- Japanese group Sony launched on 4 September its portable e-book reader utilising e-Ink technolo- newspaper on a computer ket was in no mood for bad news. Like a room full of gy that requires no power to maintain the image. However, the life cycle of such devices, including screen. The computer's and teenagers watching a scary movie, the market only the total amount of resources consumed and waste produced, is still uncharted. display's disposal were only needed one unexpected noise to start the panic. partially taken into account. The most environmental- NOKIA was down about 11% at the worst and still end- ly cumbersome element of ed down almost 10% for the day. It set a new record 12- Swedish study: paperless the traditional newspaper month low, dragging down the entire market with it. was the energy used in print- Nokia is now down about 46% for the year. ing it. For online newspapers, world may be eco-disaster it was the energy required NOKIA was not the only stock to hit a new 12-month low. by the computer on which it Outokumpu hit a new low last Friday, down about 30% was read, while an electronic for the year. Rautar- Switching off the computer to read a printed newspaper might be edition of a newspaper read Like a room full of uukki also hit a new less taxing on the environment than the online version, but electronic from an e-book was least effi - teenagers watching low. It ended the week cient at the point when it was down 36% since the paper solutions may prove greener still. being prepared. Energy con- a scary movie, the start of 2008. sumed during distribution of market only needed the printed newspaper was EVERY company on MATTHEW PARRY – HT The least effi cient option, per and the online newspaper also signifi cant, but not deci- one unexpected noise the OMX Helsinki 25 STT given typical European elec- read for only 10 minutes was sive, Forest.fi reported. to start the panic. index is down for the tricity-use and paper disposal more or less equal. The researchers declare year to date. The stock TRADITIONAL, printed news- habits, was an online newspa- When Swedish data alone that they are still investigat- that has fallen the most is Ramirent, which recently papers may be environmen- per read for 30 minutes. This was studied, the printed ing the recycling of electron- replaced Amer Sports on the index. Ramirent is down tally-friendlier than their was followed by the tradition- newspaper took the greatest ic products and the emissions almost 60% so far this year and is off 79% from its 12- online counterparts, sug- al, printed newspaper, while environmental toll, but the caused by toxic refuse. They month high back in July. gests a new Swedish study. the environmental impact of online newspaper had a sim- hope to factor these into any The verdict essentially de- the e-book loaded newspa- ilar impact when it was read future analyses. A NUMBER of other stocks are down 30% or more. Upo- pends on how the electricity nor is down over 40% for the year. Cargotec, Elisa, Kes- is produced and how the pa- ko, Metso, Neste, Sanoma, Stora Enso, Wärtsila and per is disposed of. YIT are all down over 30%. The Finnish forest indus- try portal Forest.fi published STRAIGHT WAY TO BUSINESS LIFE THE TWO best performers are Nokian Tyres and Sam- the results of the study which po, each of which is down less than 10% for the year. was carried out at the Swed- Both Nokian Tyres and Sampo are down over 30% from ish Royal Institute of Tech- Study a business qualification in English their 12-month highs, however. Nokian Tyres hit a re- nology in Stockholm. Vocational Qualification in Business and Administration (QBA) cent high in June of this year, while Sampo’s stock hit a The researchers com- high in April 2007. pared the environmental im- Study Programme in Customer Services and Marketing pact of a traditional printed Application period 1 September - 30 September 2008. SEVERAL companies took the opportunity of record low newspaper with that of both stock prices to participate in share buybacks. Aspo, an Internet-based newspa- The entrance exam will take place on 30 October 2008. Elisa, Rapala, Solteq and SRV were among those that per and an electronic news- The students chosen to the programme will be informed in eagerly snapped up their own shares. paper loaded onto an e-book by studying each product's November and the studies will begin in January 2009. You FINGERS are pointing the blame for last week's fall on entire life cycle. can find the application form and further information on our bad news from America, but Finland has had its share of For the Internet-based website: poor news as well. Nordea recently gave a very pessimis- newspaper, two alternatives tic assessment of Finland’s economy, and a number of were studied, one of which www.slk.fi/english/qba/application.htm Finnish companies have announced poor expectations. was read for 10 minutes, the other for 30 minutes. In ad- Finnish Business College dition to Sweden, data was Rautatieläisenkatu 5, 00520 Helsinki Tel. (09) 1489 0200 [email protected] collected from countries in 110 v Central Europe. 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HAAGA-HELIA AMK/HUOMISEN HOTELLI products and services in re- alistic scenarios. Philips Consultants from Philips and VTT will work with aca- demics, companies and con- InnoHub sumers in a single location. “InnoHub is clearly linked to the Living Labs idea,” con- comes tinued Kohtamäki. “Parties brainstorm, make quick pro- totypes and test these ide- to as on consumers. A trial use of the product will happen right in the greater Helsinki region.” Espoo Philips began the Inno- DAVID J. CORD Hub concept several years HELSINKI TIMES ago in Singapore, which now serves much of the Asian WHAT is the best way to de- market. The InnoHub in Es- velop an idea for the mar- poo will eventually serve the ketplace? The new InnoHub entire Nordic and Baltic mar- in Espoo aims to take that ket, but Finnish participants crown by creating an envi- will begin the project. ronment where innovations The InnoHub in Espoo occur in an open setting. “It was announced at the end of The hotel room of the future conforms to the occupant’s personal preferences. is basically a facility help- June, and its activities will ing companies create busi- start during the autumn. By ness out of their ideas,” said the beginning of next year Kari Kohtamäki of VTT. “It is the participants hope to a one-stop shop to speed up have the infrastructure in Finnish hotel rooms of the innovation process.” place and the fi rst projects VTT Technical Research up and running with positive Centre of Finland and Philips outcomes. Applied Technologies are “The focus is on health tomorrow open for guests starting a new innovation care, wellness and lifestyle concept in Espoo. The phys- innovation,” said Kohtamäki. DAVID J. CORD University of Applied Scienc- The project brings togeth- them,” Björkqvist explains. ical location provided by the “We have had a great deal of HELSINKI TIMES es. Most travellers probably er the Haaga-Helia University, “Colours, atmosphere, mu- Well Life Centre consists interest and many contacts. agree with him, but Björkqvist the Finnish Funding Agency sic… they all alter according of simulated environments Besides those that have con- “TRADITIONAL hotel rooms is in a position to change how for Technology and Innova- to the personal wishes of the such as a hospital ward or tacted us, we are approach- are boring. Guests come in the hotel industry will look tion (Tekes) and a multitude customer.” Specifi c custom- full-size apartment. Here ing other potential research overnight and sleep. Noth- in the future. He is the Pro- of private companies, all with ers may be realised by their people from different back- partners. We take into ac- ing changes.” So says Ari gramme Director for the Finn- the aim of looking into the fu- personalised key cards. grounds work together to count relevant expertise Björkqvist of the Haaga-Helia ish Hotel of Tomorrow. ture of hotel rooms. Dozens of hotel managers create, review and test new wherever it is.”

HAAGA-HELIA AMK/HUOMISEN HOTELLI “We saw two megatrends,” have visited the rooms to take PHILIPS APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES continued Björkqvist. “One notes back to their own busi- trend was very environmental, nesses when they renovate or while the other was the oppo- build new hotels. The process site: very technological.” Fol- is still proceeding with new lowing these two trends, the partners joining and hotel Best Western Hotel Haaga now guests giving their opinions. has two very special rooms. A Björkqvist says that the small room is naturalistic, fi lled project is ongoing and that with wood and organic shapes. the rooms will change based A larger suite focuses on indi- on customer feedback and vidual guest technology, featur- new ideas. “When you build a ing glass, metal and computer hotel, you tend to hope noth- monitors in strategic locations. ing changes for eight years,” “The Hotel of Tomorrow he said. “We hope these rooms is something that recognises won’t last in their present customers and changes to fi t state for eight months!” Living room simulator.

Helsinki Living Lab has researchers Did you User ditch lab coats, talk to consumers know …

DAVID J. CORD The basic concept of a The Living Lab concept driven HELSINKI TIMES Living Lab is to bring to- was originally developed by Finland is gether every stakeholder in Professor William J. Mitch- ranked best in THE HELSINKI Living Lab is an innovation. In this man- ell of the Massachusetts In- model on the forefront of how re- ner everyone who needs to stitute of Technology. His the world by the search and innovation is be involved is brought to- proposed research methods World Economic now carried out. Gone are gether for the entire proc- focused on the user in real the days of people dressed ess. Stakeholders might environments. Helsinki Liv- Forum for in white lab coats toiling si- include a university who re- ing Lab therefore uses real The classic view of manufacturing and service businesses was lently alone in a cold stain- searched a new invention, world testing in an authentic as processes controlled by management. The management availability less steel room. Innovation a private company hop- environment. This process had to be at least as complex as the process it controlled. In of scientists today is much more likely to ing to profit from the new helps ensure that the emerg- modern knowledge economy, business processes are non-lin- come from a dynamic change product, the public sector ing technologies, products ear and more complex. Rather than adding more complexity and engineers. of ideas shared among many which needs to build infra- or services are fully devel- to management, more and more companies are passing over people who all have different structure, and of course the oped before they reach the some control from management to the process – to empow- needs and points of view. consumer. market. er the users.

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LEHTIKUVA / MATTI BJÖRKMAN surplus to requirements at smaller leagues have felt un- the Rangers, Nashville Pred- comfortable with transfer ators were desperate to keep arrangements for a long time, their right wing, Alexander and a suitable resolution to Radulov. The player himself the transfer problems is one signed for Salavat Ylaev Ufa, way the KHL can gain appre- a team based in the Russian ciation among the leagues republic of Bashkortostan that might feel threatened by who will compete in the Bo- the trans-national nature of brov division of the KHL. the KHL. That has caused fret- Transfer deal ting among SM Liiga man- This was announced on 11 July, agement, as they worry how the day after a deal was struck their clubs will be able to in- between the NHL and IIHF crease revenues in the new whereby all contracts would era of confl ict between the be respected by clubs in all KHL and NHL – particularly leagues, including the major when the bigger clubs are be- European competitions like ing wooed to join the KHL. SM Liiga and Sweden's Elitser- Enter the Nordic Trophy, a ien. Radulov and his new club pre-season tournament that maintain that their contract certain teams would like to was signed before the NHL-II- become a great deal more. The HF deal was struck, and now competition involves Kärpät, the case will go to court or Tappara, HIFK, TPS and Jok- binding arbitration. erit from Finland, compet- “We would like to create an ing against HV71, Färjestads Ossi Saarinen of Jokerit squeezed between HIFK’s Juha-Petteri Purolinna and goalie Aleksis Ahlqvist in the Nordic Trophy final round environment where mutual re- BK, Linköpings HC, Frölunda game in Helsinki, 2 September. Visitors HIFK took the game 4-5. spect of contracts is more than HC and Djurgådens IF from just a nice slogan,” Gazprom Sweden. Vice president, IIHF board Keskisuomalainen repor- member and KHL boss Alexan- ted that the Nordic Trophy der Medvedev said in a phone participants would like to KHL ruffles feathers as Nordic interview with thn.com. make it a Nordic League, but “I believe every objective the reaction of fans and me- analyst or supporter of hock- dia in both countries has Trophy fails to capture imagination ey, regardless of nationality made that a more distant or location, should appreciate prospect. Jokerit and Kärpät that we are doing everything have been mentioned in the The Gazprom-backed Kontinental Hockey League has reached a transfer deal with the NHL, but possible to have a civilized, Russian media as potential transparent and legally sol- KHL participants, but that is long term effects of the predominantly Russian league are causing discomfort for Finnish clubs. id method of player trans- not a priority for either team fers between the KHL and while the Russian clubs are the NHL. Our friends will nev- unknown and unattractive EGAN RICHARDSON occurring across the Eastern Part of the raison d'etre der to captain his new side, er forgive (the KHL and NHL) to Finnish fans. If and when HELSINKI TIMES border. The vast wealth ac- of the KHL is to acquire play- Avangard Omsk Oblast. He if we create an environment that changes, top-level Finn- quired by Russian oligarchs ers from the North American will receive 7 million US dol- where hockey will suffer. We ish hockey could look very THE START of the Finnish and the Russian state has NHL, offering them colossal lars a year and pay a fl at rate know people are watching us different indeed. hockey season has been col- found an outlet in the Konti- salaries to relocate to plac- tax of just 13 per cent, giving and waiting for a decision.” oured by back room poli- nental Hockey League (KHL), es like Kazan and Yaroslavl. him one of the highest net in- ticking in response to the a new trans-national com- This has achieved some nota- comes of any hockey player Nordic Trophy convulsions the sport is go- petition that will encompass ble transfers, such as Czech in the world. Other European leagues Film ing through as a result of the teams in Belarus, Latvia and legend Jaromir Jagr. He left Not all transfers have been are the target audience of premieres petrodollar boom currently Kazakhstan. the New York Rangers in or- so smooth. While Jagr was that Medvedev missive. The in Finland Friday 12 September Butchers meet Roosters in Maple Bowl

GIRALDO FIGUEROA amalja), its most important 9-3 record. Meanwhile, the but that was quickly forgot- 7 touchdowns, including the HELSINKI TIMES event of the season, featur- Roosters showed their high ten when Atkinson’s second longest play of the game – ing two of the greatest iconic octane offense in a thrill- touchdown run of the game an 84 yard toss in the fi rst QUIETLY, as all good things teams in the league: the Por- ing 53-50 victory over the Jy- sealed the fi nal score. quarter. Rufener added 116 happen in life, American foot- voo Butchers and the Helsin- väskylä Jaguars. yards rushing, with a 46- The Other Boleyn Girl ball has positioned itself as a ki Roosters. Three time defending Roosters advance yard run. (UK/USA) growing tradition in Finland. The Butchers reached champions Porvoo gave a through dramatic The Roosters have al- Director: Justin Chadwick On Saturday 13 September their fi fth Maple Bowl, fourth fl awless defensive perform- semifinal lowed 50 or more points six Starring: Natalie Portman, the American Football Asso- in a row, after defeating the ance, allowing only 12 fi rst In the other semifi nal, the times this season, and have Scarlett Johansson, ciation of Finland (SAJL) will Helsinki Wolverines 31-6 in downs and 77 yards pass- Roosters needed some last managed to give in less than Eric Bana celebrate the 29th edition the semifi nal as the top seed- ing, while Taber Lemarr and second heroics to reach the 33 points in just one game, Genre: History/Romance of the Maple Bowl (Vaahter- ed team of the season with a linebacker Matti Lottonen Maple Bowl for the 18th time against the fi rst year Tam- /Drama intercepted one pass each. in history. Having claimed pere Saints, who couldn’t Lottonen fi nished the game the title 14 times the Roost- win a game this season. In In Bruges (UK/Belgium) with fi ve tackles and two ers hold both league records. contrast, the Roosters had Director:Martin passes defended. Quarterback Robert John- scored more than 35 points McDonagh sudoku SOLUTION ON PAGE 22 The offensive side was son threw his sixth touch- in 11 of their 13 games. Their Starring: Colin Farrell, highlighted with two short down pass of the game with lowest points scored was 14 Brendan Gleeson, Ralph touchdown runs from Larry one second remaining to give against the Turku Trojans in Fiennes, Clémence Poésy Atkinson. Canadian quarter- the Roosters another victory week nine of the league. Genre: Crime/Comedy/ back Steve Panella had a sol- in a shootout against the Jag- The Roosters and Butch- Drama id game, completing 65 per uars. Sonte Wong got wide ers have met twice already cent of his passes, throwing open in the deep left corner this year, splitting victories Kummeli: one touchdown and running of the end zone and softly in two high scoring games. Alivuokralainen (Finland) for another. US native Le- caught the ball for the win- Porvoo defeated the Roost- Director: Matti Grönberg marr, who plays both offense ning touchdown, his second ers 41-35 in Helsinki in week Starring: Mikko Kivinen, and defense, had fi ve recep- receiving score of the game. four, and Helsinki took re- Heikki Hela, Heikki tions for 65 yards and one He also returned a punt 42 venge 37-35 on the Butch- Silvennoinen, touchdown. yards for six more points. ers’ home turf in week 11. The Timo Kahilainen The Wolverines couldn’t Roosters fi nished the sea- teams have fought for the Genre: Comedy deal much damage to the son with an 8-4 record, the Maple Bowl once before, in Butchers, regardless of of- second best of the Maple 1997, when Helsinki shutout Disaster Movie (USA) fensive tackle Iiro Luoto, League, but showed no im- Porvoo 36-0. Director: Jason who played in the practice provement on defense during For the fourth year in a Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer squad of NFL team New York the semifi nal, allowing 519 row, the Maple Bowl will be Starring: Carmen Jets in the 2007 season. The total yards to the best scor- played at Finnair Stadium, Electra, Matt Lanter, longest play was Stephen ing team in the league. which will also host the Fin- Crista Flanagan Stokes’ 23-yard touchdown Jyväskylä’s US-born land national team against Genre: Comedy run in the third quarter af- quarterback Ryan Rufen- all-time nemesis Sweden 4 Source: the Finnish Film Chamber ter a 14-play 93-yard drive, er passed for 387 yards and October. HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 19

EGLE ODDO Hide&Seek: Environmental event

Hide & Seek: Hide & Seek/Piilosta is the theme LARU ART presents this year in Laut- tasaari. International environmental artists will exhibit their works in a protected nature area on the Särkiniemi shoreline and in the Lauttasaari shopping centre.

SUSAN FOURTANE was in Lauttasaari dreaming HELSINKI TIMES about a sub-tropical island and orange elephants, which IN FINNISH ‘piilosta’ has mul- was the starting point for tiple meanings: being hid- this idea. In India, elephants den and staying hidden, to be are a symbol of good luck,” he found and fi nding. says. Egle Oddo, one of LARU’s Timm’s works are known members of the board, ex- for the items he always gives plains that the artists have to the public. This time you been working with the con- can get a small orange ele- cept of showing and hid- phant as a souvenir! ing their art work, toying Marko Timlin (Germany) with the idea of being for or used concrete and two bon- against hiding the art work sai trees to create a work in the environment. called Progress. He questions contemporary modern so- Egle Oddo creates environmental art using recycled materials with the intention of giving a message through her work Same theme, different ciety in relation to the envi- interpretation ronment. “I think we make tasaari and her own topic In- the foot of the fl ag there will as an art group. All the art- Other artists participating For Patrick Timm, a guest things worse everyday,” he visible Objects. be something hidden a few ists are interested in seeing in Hide & Seek are Shachindra artist from Berlin who works says. “This year my work As an artist, Oddo (Italy) centimeters underground what art can bring to the en- Dass (India), Anna Myga Kasten with performance and in- Progress is critical, it’s a little has been working with in- and this will be for the public vironment not only in rural (Germany), Päivi Takala (Fin- stallation in public spaces, bit ironic.” stallations since the 90s and to discover if they want to dig areas but also in urban areas land), Anu Miettinen (Finland) Hide & Seek came to his mind Originally from St Pe- will participate with the in- for it,” Oddo explains. in Helsinki and in other cit- and Sirkka Tapio (Finland). in a form of an orange ele- tersburg and living in Berlin, stallation called Can you dig ies in Europe. “Environmen- Hide & Seek, supported by phant. He will bring an ele- Nastia Eliseeva will exhibit it? “It consists of 12 fl ags Expanding the concept tal art doesn’t mean that you Helsinki Emmaus, K-Rauta phant to Lauttasaari and will sculptures made of synthet- with the symbol of radioac- The concept of LARU is art- just have art in nature, you Ruoholahti and the City of Hel- perform as an Indian guide. ic materials connected with tivity that is normally found ists spending time togeth- could also do it in the city,” sinki, is in Lauttassari from 6 “The idea comes from a day I the particular area of Laut- close to a nuclear centre. At er, doing and sharing things says Timlin. September to 6 October.

to have been among the ear- liest Scandinavians to reach Exhibiting Tibet into the heart of China and to come across face to face with the reigning Dalai Lama. Tampere Museum Centre’s exhibition pres- The artefacts displayed ents the once isolated land in the Himalayas. in the exhibition are said to come from those collections, apart from the ones that THUPTEN K. RIKEY In the past, several Finnish have come directly from Ti- HELSINKI TIMES people in the form of envoys, bet for this purpose. These missionaries and travel enthu- include: ceremonial objects, EARLIER THIS YEAR along with siasts had collected a number sculpture, traditional paint- the Olympic torch relay, Tibet of Tibetan artefacts at differ- ings and so forth; these arte- hit the headlines of a great ent periods of time, out of their facts manifest the religious number of the world’s lead- personal interest. Those ob- symbolism and the sacred- ing news media. jects are now preserved in dif- ness that have enriched the In order to open a window ferent museums and private life of Tibetans for centuries. into Tibet’s culture and tra- collections, some of them dat- Once an isolated and hid- ditions, Tampere’s Museum ing as far back as the mid-19th den land in the wilderness Centre Vapriiki is organising century or even earlier. of the mighty Himalayas, Ti- an exhibition entitled Tibet. Perhaps the most impor- bet has come a long way to The exhibition continues until tant artefacts among them catch the attention of the 11 January 2009, and features are the ones collected by one world. Today it is gaining the “the full range of culture, from of Finland’s greatest states- world’s attention and so does that of farmers and herdsmen men, former president Carl the value of its culture and to monks and other inhabit- Gustaf Emil Mannerheim traditions. ants of the monasteries.” (1867-1951), who happened AXEL CHRISTOPHERSEN

Old woman on a village road near Lhasa. 20 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

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Soul food in the bohemian district of Kallio. ed from a little more spice to them, but when you dunked them in the smoky BBQ sauce Soul food in the heart of Kallio this was not an issue. Two desserts to The district of Kallio in Helsinki might be better known for its cheap two euro pint pubs than for its establishments end the meal I ended the meal with a straw- offering quality food. But take a little walk to some of the side streets and you will find some hidden treasures offering berry milkshake and a choc- nice food in comfortable surroundings. olate brownie with some 'old time' vanilla ice cream. First I was a little afraid that after VILLE VUORINEN was located the pair acted up- let in light and give the Soul months, with some popu- everything on the plate is the fi lling ribs the brownie HELSINKI TIMES on it. Viro himself has a long Kitchen an airy and open feel lar items – such as the Soul prepared from scratch in the would be a little too heavy to background in the restaurant to it as you watch the people Burger – staying from one kitchen, which is always a end the meal with, but the ice ONE SUCH place is the Soul business and is therefore re- walk by. Due to the apart- menu to another. nice thing to know. The por- cream lightened the dish just Kitchen, which opened its sponsible for the drinks and ments underneath the res- The fi rst thing that strikes tion is good sized with three nicely so it felt surprisingly doors in December 2005 and other similar aspects of res- taurant, the venue does not you is that the menu is nicely decent sized ribs, potato refreshing. With the brown- soon after that set its aim to taurant managing. Hoffman have live music bands eve- presented in an old vinyl disk wedges, corn cobs, coleslaw ie there are two ways peo- bring quality food to the bo- has his background in the ry night but does offer occa- cover, adding a little touch to and smoky BBQ sauce. ple might enjoy eating them, hemian district of Kallio. One kitchen, so he is the boss on sional live bands as well as the 'soul' theme of the place. Now it is of course a mat- one is the gooey – sticky of the owners the of the Soul the other side of the wall. De- DJ's and stand-up comedy. The menu’s content also has a ter of choice, but as soon as brownies with marshmal- Kitchen, Jani Viro, told me spite running the restaurant, nice little twist to it called the the ribs were brought in front lows inside, and this tends that he and his business part- the pair still enjoy taking part Dinner food from Kallio-department, which of- of me, I knew that the knife to be the heavier way to en- ner Peter Hoffman had known in the every day tasks of the sandwiches to BBQ ribs fers 'Finnish Soul food', and and fork would stay clean on joy it. The other is the dryer from the early 90s that they place as well. Evening service at the Soul Viro says that surprising- the side of table. It was time version with nuts or almonds would one day open a place Soul Kitchen is decorated Kitchen goes on until 23:00, ly many of their foreign cus- to get my hands dirty and get in it. If prepared poorly, this called the Soul Kitchen. with soul music themed im- with a steady stream of food tomers choose to start their some fi nger lickin' ribs. The one will be too dry and crum- The area of Kallio was ages, and the music is played going out until the last possi- meal with a Finnish Siskon- ribs were nice and soft and the bly to eat. But the brownie in where they really wanted to at a comfortable level that ble orders during the week- makkara soup (sausage soup) meat was nice and easy to bite the Soul Kitchen, even if be- establish the restaurant, and makes your stay at the place ends. The evening menu gets or Läskisoosi. off the bones. Corncobs had ing the dry version, was pre- as soon as the right premises enjoyable. The large windows renewed around every ten a nice grilled fl avour to them, pared as good as I've had in a The food – Finnish and went nicely with the ribs. long time. And with the help- soul food to start with The potato wedges were your ing of the light strawberry Starting with the Kallio-de- ordinary plain wedges, which milkshake, it was a fi tting partment's favourite, Sis- could have possibly benefi t- end to a good 'soul' meal. konmakkara soup, I get a VILLE VUORINEN good taste of Finnish soul- food. The dish comes to your table served in a small bowl and ladle, so you can portion it yourself to the bowl. This is a nice little touch that makes the portion stand out from SATKAR your ordinary 'bowl of soup'. The dish itself is just what it should be, not overly com- plicated but just a simple, Nepalese Restaurant wholesome and 'just-like- The biggest Nepalese Restaurant in Helsinki your-mom-makes-it' kind of • Suitable for group parties soup. Something that at least for me is one of the descrip- • Fully licensed tions of 'soul' food. • Delicious food with tandoor Get your fingers Welcome to Satkar dirty with the ribs Fredrikinkatu 46 (Kamppi, Autotalo). 00100 Helsinki, Finland As the main course I just Tel. +358 9 611 077, +358 40 707 1140 www.satkar.fi could not resist the BBQ ribs, Some Finnish soul in a bowl. HELSINKI TIMES EAT & DRINK 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 21

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Thai Manohra SHEEP THIEF “Best Curry Restaurant” Transported to Australia in 1828 for the crime of steeling a sheep, - City Magazine this man was never to see Europe again. Now his descendents are back. Restaurant - Since 1916 Serving you with criminally good Australian beer, wines and snacks in Helsinki today. Mannerheimintie 21-23, 00250 Lehtovaara is known for its warm atmosphere, Helsinki. Tel. 358-9-5885898 Mon-Fri 11-22, Sat-Sun 12-22 friendly, appreciated service and delicious portions SERVICE BY DESCENDENTS OF CRIMINALS that indulge the taste buds.

Lehtovaara is famous for its high quality Korean Restaurant Open: 14-02 Sunday-Tuesday 14-03 Wednesday-Saturday Finnish and international kitchen. Korea House WHAT’S ON AT THE AUSSIE BAR: 한 국 관 Wednesday 17th September Live Music @ 9:30pm Also N.Ireland vs Czech Mechelininkatu 39-FIN The restaurant is situated close Rep, Football @ 9:30pm. Thursday 18th Cocktail evening with Dj from 9:30pm. "Best Indian Restaurant 2008" Hotel Friday 19th Absolute craziness. Live music on terrace and DJ from 9:30pm 00250 Helsinki to the Sibelius Monument and Restaurant Museum Saturday 20th Liverpool vs Man U @ 2:45pm Tri Nations Rugby LAST GAME!!! tel: +358(0) 9-440833 WELCOME NZ vs Australia Live @ 12:30pm Reshown @ 5pm. DJ spinning from 9:30pm. Mariankatu 19, Helsinki Come and have AUSSIE BAR Tel. +358 (0)9 737 373 Tel. +358 9 135 7158 a Tooheys Salomonkatu 5, Kamppi Email: [email protected] www.lehtovaararavintola.fi e-mail: [email protected] www.koreahouse.fi or two! 00100 Helsinki, Finland Web: www.aussiebar.net 22 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 WHERE TO GO HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNI SYRJÄLÄINEN

Until 28 Sep THIS WEEK'S PICK Visions and Plans for the Future Town planners have outlined the HANNA OJAMO future of Finland's capital region in the Greater Helsinki Vision Art Fair Suomi 08 2050 competition, which has re- The purpose of Art Fair Suomi, Finland’s largest sales exhibition of contem- sulted in vivid debate. The exhi- porary art, is to promote the visibility of contemporary artists across the bition displays the best entries board. Participation is open to all members of the Finnish Artists’ Associa- and future visions of other public architectural competitions. tions, the MUU, and the Union of Artist Photographers. An art acquisition Museum of Finnish Architecture is a direct contribution to a practicing artist. In return, visitors get to review Kasarmikatu 24 works by 200 Finnish contemporary artists, dozens of which will be on dis- Tue, Thu-Fri 10:00-16:00 play for the first time in the Puristamo and Valssaamo venues at the Cable Wed 10:00-20:00 Factory. Under the theme “The Art of Being Fair,” AFS wants to bring to- Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00 gether collectors, artists and the public, and to generate discussion on the www.mfa.fi possibility of artists being able to live on their work. Other themes include Until 30 Sep the art market and fair practices in art. Souvenirs from 18th-century Helsinki and Viapori At the fair, you can buy a CD-ROM piece or an artist’s book for €20, where- Historical Exhibition. as a massive installation can cost up to several thousand euros. The general Ehrensvärd Museum price level is around €700–3,000. Prices for commissioned works are sub- Suomenlinna B 40 10:00-17:00 ject to negotiation. Art interpreters and shopping assistants will be on hand Tickets €3/1/0 to provide personal assistance to novice and experienced buyers alike. Free guidebooks will also be available with advice on how to purchase video, Untiul 7 Dec photographic or performance art. Hokusai and Hiroshige The exhibition showcases col- Fri 12 Sep to Sun 21 Sep Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00 oured woodcuts by Hoku- sai (1760-1849) and Hiroshige Art Fair Suomi 08 Sales Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00 (1797-1858), two of the best Exhibition in Cable Facto- Free entrance known landscape artists of the Adel Abidin, foam, videoinstallation, 2007-2008. ry: Puristamo & Valssaamo Edo period (1830s to 1850s). Tallberginkatu 11 B & C www.artfairsuomi.fi Ateneum Art Museum Kaivokatu 2 Tue-Fri 9:00-18:00 Wed-Thu 9:00-20:00 Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 MUSIC Sat 13 & Sun 14 Sep of Robert Schumann. 16/17/18 Sep 10:00 & 20/21 Italian designers like Giorgio Ar- Sibelius Academy Student Tickets €10/7 Sep 15:00 mani, Gianni Versace, Rober- Tickets €8/6.5/6/4/0 Sat 13 Sep Concerts Villa Aino Ackté, 19:00 Tickets €10/7 to Capucci, and Valentino and www.ateneum.fi Aggrolites (USA), Valkyrians 13 Sep, 16:00: Orchestral instru- Tullisaari Recreation park, www.hurjaruuth.fi Gianfranco Ferré. Some of the Aggrolites combine old school ments: Euphoria Brass Sextet Laajasalo dresses have adorned famous Fri 5 Sep to 7 Dec reggae, rock, soul and funk in (Jörgensen, Mendelssohn, Verdi, www.ainoacktenhuvila.fi figures like Princess Di, Naomi Black and white – classics of their music. Madetoja, Haarala, Danielsson, EXHIBITIONS Campbell, Jacqueline Kennedy Japanese photography Club Tavastia, 21:00 Miller, Kondo) Until Sat 1 Nov and Ava Gardner. This series presents the work of Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6 14 Sep, 18:00 Orchestral instru- The Devil’s Mercenary Fri 12 to Sun 21 Sep Sinebrychoff Art Museum Japanese photographers after Tickets €17/15 ments: Vox Artis Chamber Carl Maria von Weber’s Der Fre- Art Fair Suomi 2008 Bulevardi 40 World War II. www.tavastiaklubi.fi Orchestra (Pärt, Yoshimatsu, ischütz laid the foundation for The Artists’ Association MUU Tue-Fri 10:00-18:00 Ateneum Art Museum S. Al-Wadi, Stravinsky) German opera. A new Finn- and the Union of Artist Photog- Wed-Thu 10:00-20:00 Kaivokatu 2 Sat 13 Sep Sibelius Academy, concert hall ish translation sets the action raphers present contemporary Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Tue-Fri 9:00-18:00 Lyrics Jukka Virtanen, concert Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9 in Hollywood. The basis of the Finnish art. Tickets €7.5/6/5/3/0 Wed-Thu 9:00-20:00 A jubilee concert paying tribute Tickets €0-10 narrative is unchanged, how- Cable Factory www.sinebrychoffintaidemu- Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 to noted lyricist Jukka Virtanen www.siba.fi ever: in the pursuit of fame Tallberginkatu 1 C 15 seo.fi Tickets €8/6.5/6/4/0 for his 75 years of age. and glory, the end justifies the Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00 www.ateneum.fi Finlandia Hall, 19:00 Wed 17 Sep means. Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00 Until 28 Sep Mannerheimintie 13 E Concert in Villa Aino Ackté Finnish National Opera, 19:00 Free entrance Fennofolk – New Nordic Until 4 Jan 2009 Tickets €45 A woman's life and love – songs Helsinginkatu 58 www.artfairsuomi.fi Oddity Karelia Across the Border 20/24/26 Sep & 27/10/ The exhibition is an analysis of The exhibition explores the 24 Oct 1 Nov, 15:00 Sat 13 Sep to 25 Jan 2009 Finnish culture from a new per- relationship between peoples Tickets €22-95 Kivi and Gallén spective. The showing will ex- in the Finnish and Russian sides www.operafin.fi The exhibition presents the spir- pand from the museum to various of Karelia over the tumultuous itual kinship between author Ale- urban events and performances. 20th century. Thu 18 Sep ksis Kivi (1834-1872) and painter Design Museum of Finland Museum of Cultures Helsinki Philharmonic Akseli Gallén-Kallela. Both artists Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Tennis Palace, Salomonkatu 15 Proudly sponsored by: Orchestra, Classical Series experienced nature in a direct and Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tue-Thu 11:00-20:00 The Polytech Choir, conductor fresh manner, also discovering Tickets €7/3/0 Fri-Sun 11:00-18:00 Leif Segerstam (Alfvén, Strauss mysticism and pantheism in its www.designmuseum.fi Tickets €6/4 and Debussy). primal forces. In their works, they www.kulttuurienmuseo.fi Finlandia Hall, 19:00 operated in the borderlines of civ- Until 28 Sep Mannerheimintie 13 E ilization and wilderness, creating Fujiwo Ishimoto – Uniflora Until 11 Jan 2009 Image&After www.hel.fi/filharmonia the narrative of the “tales of the Unique Ceramics of Fujiwo Ishi- The Image and After exhibition forest,” and depicted the common moto. is about internal movements of Until Fri 19 Sep people with humour and respect. Design Museum of Finland art, which travel back and forth The Merry Widow Gallén-Kallela Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 23 in the history of contemporary Franz Lehár’s effervescent Gallén-Kallelantie 27, Espoo Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 art and its living practices. Merry Widow is an operetta Tue-Sat 10:00-16:00 Tickets €7/3/0 Museum of Contemporary Art masterpiece. The Pontevedri- Sun 10:00-17:00 www.designmuseum.fi Kiasma an widow’s courting games have Tickets €8/4/0 Mannerheiminaukio 2 delighted audiences since 1905. www.gallen-kallela.fi Until 28 Sep Tue 10:00-17:00 Finnish National Opera Juhani Heikkilä – Summer Wed–Sun 10:00-20:30 6 Sep 15:00 & 19:00, Fri 19 Sep to 21 Jan 2009 Nights and Winter Days Tickets €7/5 3/5/12/18/19 Sep 19:00 Mika Waltari and visual art Installation of jewellery and oth- www.kiasma.fi Helsinginkatu 58 In 2008 it will be 100 years er objects by silversmith Juha- Tickets €14-62 since author Mika Waltari was ni Heikkilä. Until 11 Jan 2009 Remake www.operafin.fi born. Ateneum Art Museum cel- Design Museum of Finland ReMAKE is a series of five mini ebrates the anniversary with an Korkeavuorenkatu 23 exhibitions on show in Room X in extensive exhibition presenting Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 honour of Kiasma’s anniversary SHEEP THIEF THEATRE AND DANCE the author's relationship to the Tickets €7/3/0 year. The series portrays works, visual arts. www.designmuseum.fi interventions, and projects that Transported to Australia in 1828 for the crime of steeling a sheep, Sat 13 & Wed 17 Sep Ateneum Art Museum put the definition of the rela- this man was never to see Europe again. Now his descendents are back. Kaivokatu 2 tionship between a work of art Serving you with criminally good Australian beer, wines and snacks in Helsinki today. Ballet: Anna Karenina Until 28 Sep Choreography by Alexei Rat- Tue-Fri 9:00-18:00 The Schatzkammer – A Treas- and a museum into a new light. mansky. Anna Karenina, a no- Wed-Thu 9:00-20:00 ury of Evidence – Robert Museum of Contemporary blewoman escaping a cold mar- Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Baines Art Kiasma

SERVICE BY DESCENDENTS OF CRIMINALS riage, forsakes her husband and Tickets €8/6.5/6/4/0 An Australian jewellery Mannerheiminaukio 2 son for a passionate love, reject- www.ateneum.fi artist's journey through Tue 10:00-17:00 ing the moral code of her social different levels of time. Wed-Sun 10:00-20:30 class. When the passion fades, Until 21 Sep Design Museum of Finland Tickets €7/5 there is only one solution left. Fluid Street – alone, together Korkeavuorenkatu 23 www.kiasma.fi Open: In this ballet version of Tolstoy’s In the tenth anniversary exhibi- Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 14-02 Sunday-Tuesday 14-03 Wednesday-Saturday classic novel, Ratmansky focus- tion, a street functions as a met- Tickets €7/3/0 es on the fatal love triangle. aphorical space, a common eve- www.designmuseum.fi WHAT’S ON AT THE AUSSIE BAR: Finnish National Opera, 19:00 ryday space or a flow of time. Wednesday 17th September Live Music @ 9:30pm Also N.Ireland Helsinginkatu 58 Museum of Contemporary Until 28 Sep solution sudoku Tickets €16-70 Art Kiasma Finnish Architecture 0607 vs Czech Rep, Football @ 9:30pm. Thursday 18th Cocktail evening www.operafin.fi Mannerheiminaukio 2 Fresh top architecture – 25 de- with Dj from 9:30pm. Friday 19th Absolute craziness. Live music Tue 10:00-17:00 signs selected by a jury of ex- on terrace and DJ from 9:30pm Saturday 20th Liverpool vs Man Tue 16 to Sun 21 Sep Wed-Sun 10:00-20:30 perts are presented in the third U @ 2:45pm Tri Nations Rugby LAST GAME!!! NZ vs Australia Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth: Tickets €7/5 biennial of current Finnish archi- The Song of Snails www.kiasma.fi tecture. Live @ 12:30pm Reshown @ 5pm. DJ spinning from 9:30pm. A performance for babies, little Museum of Finnish Architecture people and others too. It's based Thu 25 Sep to 28 Dec Kasarmikatu 24 Come and have AUSSIE BAR Tel. +358 (0)9 737 373 on a poem by the French poet Le Notti Italiane - Italian Nights Thu-Sun 10:00-16:00 a Tooheys Salomonkatu 5, Kamppi Email: [email protected] Jacques Prévert. The exhibition will show evening Wed 10:00-20:00 or two! 00100 Helsinki, Finland Web: www.aussiebar.net Cable Factory dresses and accessories since Tickets €3.5/1.7/0 Tallberginkatu 1 A the 1950s, creations of leading www.mfa.fi HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 23

friday 12.9. saturdaySELECTION 13.9. OF ENGLISH PROGRAMMES ON FINNISH TELEVISION

TV1 MTV3 A woman loses her memo- TV1 22:30 The Matrix Reloaded FILM SUB ry after a car crash and a re- In this fast-paced sequel the 09:15 At Home with the 09:15 Desire sourceful would-be-actress 11:35 Documentary – rebel forces have only 72 10:45 Holiday Showdown Braithwaites 10:50 Emmerdale offers her help and compan- A Night with the Sharks hours to save the city of Zi- 11:45 Mad TV 11:05 Ballykissangel 13:55 Still Standing ionship. Something strange 12:30 Bazaar – Roots on from the machines while 12:35 Summerland 14:30 Doctors 14:55 Jack & Bobby is definitely in the air. Most Five artists from differ- Neo (Keanu Reeves) must 13:35 Axe Gamekillers 15:05 Father Dowling Mysteries Bobby is not happy when works of David Lynch leave ent countries do a collec- do everything in his pow- Today Sean has a date with Part two of episode one. Tom shows up for an annual one baffled and this film tive exhibition that studies er to help save Trinity (Car- Meredith, and it doesn’t Father Dowling learns that camping trip. Jack and Missy makes no exception. the theme:“Where are my rie-Anne Moss). Directed by seem to go as planned. good intentions do not al- seem at a loss with their re- Directed by David Lynch. roots?” Hosted in Finnish. Andy and Larry Wachowski. 14:35 E! Entertainment: ways bear fruit. lationship. Starring: Naomi Watts, Lau- 14:50 Documentary – Starring: Keanu Reeves, How Do I Look 15:50 Documentary – 16:25 The Bold and the Beautiful ra Harring, Ann Miller. USA/ European Coasts Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence 15:30 E! Entertainment: European Coasts 17:00 Idols France 2001. The sunny beaches of Spain Fishburne, Monica Bellucci, Dress My Nest The bay of Naples. Past and 18:00 Emmerdale are not far from the near- Hugo Weaving. USA 2003. 16:00 E! Entertainment: present shake hands on the 20:00 Maajussille morsian SUB est greenhouses or nation- Hot Guys Who Cook islands of Capri and Procida. SERIES BEGINS. Maajussille al parks. 17:00 Instant Star Close proximity to Mt. Vesu- morsian is a Finnish reality 15:00 Titanic: Birth of a Legend 17:30 Tommy Lee Goes to vius poses a concrete threat, date show. The aim is to find 07:00 Preston Pig Everyone knows what hap- College however. a companion for lone farm- 07:10 Code Lyoko pened to the “Unsinkable” SERIES BEGINS. Tommy 17:05 Ballykissangel ers. In Finnish. Produced by 07:35 Batman but Titanic’s story began Lee, legendary Mötley Crüe 19:10 Heartbeat Fremantle Media. 10:05 Sturm der Liebe much earlier. Produced by drummer and high school A rapist is freed from pris- 21:00 Identity 11:00 Hollyoaks Granada. UK. dropout, packs his bags and on, which is not appreciat- SERIES BEGINS. An Ameri- 15:35 Mi Gorda Bella 16:15 Russian Emigrants enters the University of Ne- ed by the villagers. Walker can game show where con- Valentina uses her new 18:45 Neighbours in the Wild braska to learn something. meets an old date and Peg- testants could win money by charms to get back at The Alpine Marmots spend Anything. gy decided to go easy on a matching 12 strangers one- people who disrespected the winter in hibernation but 18:00 Idols Extra drifter. by-one to phrases about her in the past. Her revenge when mating season kicks in 19:00 Project Runway 22:00 The Company FILM their identities. Produced by will be sweet. the bustle begins all over. 20:00 Temptation Island The film is composed of sto- Reveille. 16:30 E! Entertainment: 19:40 New Tricks 21:00 The Spice Girls: Giving ries gathered from the actu- 22:36 Formula 1 – Extra E! News Weekend 22:00 Tell Me You Love Me You Everything al dancers, choreographers, 22:50 The Matrix (CERT15) FILM 17:30 Hollyoaks (CERT15) In this documentary we get and office staff of the Joffrey A bleak vision of future 18:05 Sturm der Liebe 22:45 Suburban Shootout 01:35 Inside to hear about the ups and Ballet. Most of the roles are where humans are subordi- Laura has difficulties to 23:10 Monk downs of the Spice Girls – played by real-life company nate to machines. What is accept Helen’s and Alexan- 23:55 Euronews NELONEN straight from the horse’s members. Directed by Rob- really mind-boggling is that der’s new-found love. mouth. Directed by Bob ert Altman. Starring: Neve only a small group of peo- 19:00 Big Brother Extra TV2 Smeaton. UK 2007. Campbell, Malcolm McDow- ple know this. The Matrix re- 19:30 Will & Grace 12:30 FHRA – Power and Speed 22:00 Big Brother ell, James Franco. USA 2003. ceived four Oscars and loads 20:00 Friends 13:00 How to Live Longer 23:00 Most Haunted 23:50 Le Triporteur de Belleville of new fans of scifi all over 20:30 Simpsons 10:00 The Moomins 14:35 Fat Doctor SERIES BEGINS. In eve- Part 2/2. A young man’s the world. Directed by Andy Homer is forced to go to the 17:20 IAAF World Athletics Final SERIES ENDS. In the last ry episode a new “haunt- luck runs out when he is be- and Larry Wachowski. Star- ball game with Ned. From Stuttgart, Germany. episode Carol, 180kg, is de- ed” building is studied for trayed. Mirande risks her ring: Keanu Reeves, Lau- 21:30 Madventures Commentary in Finnish. termined to shave off the 24 hours with the help of a own life to help a friend. rence Fishburne, Carrie- The world tour comes to an 19:10 IAAF World Athletics Final excess. parapsychologist, a medium Victor has no other way but Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, end for our adventurous duo. 20:50 Stolberg 15:35 Kid Nation and a historian to find out if to flee once again. Joe Pantoliano. USA 1999. It is time to dig out the dia- A man, burnt inside of his 16:35 Tuck Everlasting FILM there really is something ab- 01:30 Euronews 01:25 Commando – On The Front mond from its secure stash car, is found from the woods 15-year-old girl meets a normal going on. Hosted by Line and cash it in. and Martin Stolberg must boy who has an incredi- Yvette Fielding. Produced 22:00 Big Brother find out what was behind ble secret. Falling in love is by Antix. UK. TV2 23:00 Bones this terrible tragedy. dangerous if it means you 00:00 Numb3rs NELONEN 00:00 Late Night with 22:05 Colditz (CERT15) can never look back. Di- 00:50 Stargate SG1 07:55 The Moomins Conan O’Brien A two part drama about Brit- rected by Jay Russell. Star- 01:45 X-Files 10:35 Little House on the Prairie 08:05 Love Inc. 01:25 G-Spot ish prisoners-of-war trying ring: Alexis Bledel, Jonath- 02:35 Invasion 11:25 Happy Days 08:30 'Til Death Gigi’s new friend can only desperately to break away an Jackson, William Hurt, 11:50 64 Zoo Lane 09:00 Come Dine With Me get some sleep in water from their captors. Direct- Sissy Spacek. USA 2002. 11:55 Monster Garage 09:30 Baby Squad and Roxy gets all worked ed by Stuart Orme. Starring: 18:30 The Bachelor: Paris YLE TEEMA 12:45 Hundkoll 10:00 Diva on a Dime up with the mere notion of Tom Hardy, Damian Lewis. 20:00 Fear Factory: Finland SERIES ENDS. Festivities 10:30 Unsellables YLE TEEMAlesbian love. UK 2005. NEW SERIES. Finnish ver- 10:05 Alright? Alright! like never seen before, as Lynne and Bob are hope- 23:40 Paralympics sion of one of the most SERIES BEGINS. English forty spaniels get togeth- ful that their house gets sold Daily picks. Commentary in watched game shows of language learning aimed at er to party. soon, otherwise they can Finnish. the decade. Only one con- adults and friends of British 13:15 Mr. Bean forget future motorcycle 00:40 Swinging (CERT15) testant comes home with humor. Subtitles in Finnish 13:30 Lonely Planet – trips together. 15:20 Yle Live – 10.000 euro s. Produced by or English. Studybook, CD Robbie Coltrane’s Britain 13:00 Baby Squad Provinssirock 2008 MTV3 Solar Television. and DVD available at book- Robbie is invited to a wres- 13:30 Colin & Justin’s 18:05 Full Circle With 21:00 Spy Hard FILM stores. Self-study at: www. tling match and he also gets Home Heist Michael Palin Leslie Nielsen (Airplane!, yle.fi/oppiminen. to try out a speedboat and 14:30 Nigella 18:55 Holocaust (CERT13) 08:45 Disney’s Legend of Tarzan The Naked Gun), the king 16:30 The Cycle of Life visits a haunted castle. 15:00 Dr. Phil Part 2/4. It is the year 1941 09:40 Zorro of crazy comedies, stars as 17:20 War of the World 15:45 64 Zoo Lane 16:05 Days of Our Lives and Karl’s been sent to 10:05 Batman agent WD-40 who is on a 19:45 Walks with an Architect 15:50 Derrick 17:00 Ugly Betty Buchenwald concentration 10:30 Hannah Montana mission to save mankind. Today in Beijing. 16:55 64 Zoo Lane 18:00 Australia’s Next Top Model camp. Erik Dorf rises in the 13:10 Golf – PGA Tour Directed by Rick Friedberg. 20:10 Michael Palin’s 20:00 Challenge Today girls learn how to im- ranks of Nazi chain of com- 16:10 War of the Buttons FILM Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Hemingway Adventure NEW SERIES. In this series provise, fast. mand. Two groups of children who Nicolette Sheridan, Charles NEW SERIES. Part 1/4. Palin amateurs take on challeng- 21:00 Elektra (CERT15) FILM 20:30 Walks with an Architect both hail from the same Durning. USA 1996. travels to some of the plac- es that are pushing the lim- Jennifer Garner is a profes- Today’s episode takes us small Irish town are at con- 23:10 Navy NCIS es linked to Hemingway’s its of human endurance. To- sional killer who suddenly into the bustling city of stant war with one another. 00:10 Confessions of a Danger- life. Today’s locations are in day 53-year-old Johnny develops moral issues when Shanghai. Directed by John Roberts. ous Mind (CERT15) FILM Spain and Africa. attempts to cycle across the hired to murder a family. Di- 22:15 The Road to Memphis Starring: Gregg Fitzgerald, Based on the “unauthorised 21:00 The Beatles: Help! FILM USA. The team hopes to fin- rected by Rob Bowman. FILM Gerard Kearney. UK/France autobiography” of Chuck A James Bond satire à la the ish almost 5000 km in only Starring: Jennifer Garner, A biography of legendary 1994. Barris, the American game Beatles. Directed by Richard five days. BBC. Kirsten Prout, Goran Visnjic. B.B. King and an homage to 18:00 Formula 1 – Qualifying show host who claimed to Lester. UK 1965. 22:05 Sopranos (CERT15) USA 2005. the city that created a new Italy. Commentary in Finn- have moonlighted as an as- 22:32 The Rutles: All You Need Is 22:55 Law & Order 23:25 Triangle kind of blues. Directed by ish. sassin for the CIA. Direct- Cash FILM 23:35 Paralympics SERIES ENDS. Another re- Richard Pearce. 21:00 Survivor ed by George Clooney. Star- A satirical story about a Daily picks. Commentary in ality. Next week on this slot: 23:45 Jazz Is Happening Part one of the finals. Only ring: Sam Rockwell, Drew band with a lot in common Finnish. 4400. Jazz improvisation by some five contestants left to pur- Barrymore, Julia Roberts, with the Beatles. Directed 00:50 Skithouse 00:25 Mulholland Drive of the most talented Finnish sue the million dollar prize. George Clooney. USA/ by Eric Idle and Gary Weis. 01:10 Terminal City (CERT15) FILM and Swedish musicians. 22:20 Formula 1 – Extra Canada/Germany 2002. UK/USA 1978.

and very pointless exercise in talent for being a pretentious As Risto and Mia stumbled To laugh or cry? self-flagellation. Presumably git over the past few days, so around the low-budget By Nick Barlow they’ve seen the previous if Minna can cultivate that course trying to ‘rescue’ series and know what they’re a bit more she might save some pyjamas I chortled If at any point in your sad, letting themselves in for. herself from eviction. Ah, the away to myself. They lonely existence you feel When they leave the show intrigue. couldn’t see anything, kept particularly in need of a psy- and realise they’re seen as knocking over the metre- chological pick-me-up, I can terminally dull non-entities Since it is the fourth season, high ‘walls’ and generally heartily recommend watching they’ll only have themselves the producers have had to performed slapstick humour an episode of Big Brother to blame. introduce some additions of the highest order. After (Sub TV). Even if you have no to the format, as keeping half an hour of this, however, job, love interests or money Even though the show has, at the group in the house and and when Mia had panicked, you can at least be consoled by the time of writing, only been waiting for them to shag each thrown off her equipment the fact that you’re not one of going on for about a week, other wasn’t really cutting and sat in the corner for a the contestants on this show there is a clear favourite in it anymore. The other night, good nervous breakdown, I – you, at least, will not have the love-to-hate category. for example, there was some started to feel a bit cheap. your personality examined and Minna Sara, 21 from Helsinki, bizarre exercise in uniform From amusement to self- dissected live on national TV. has emerged as the public’s fetishism. The contestants loathing in five minutes – at least favourite entrant for were organised into pairs 10 pm every evening for the Mind you, I have no sympathy her unfortunate habit of and outfitted in fire-fighter foreseeable future. at all with any of the contes- being really annoying. Risto uniform – helmets, oxygen tants who might find it hard Kuoppala, 23, however, has tank, masks etc., and given SUB at 22:00 every day undergoing this very public demonstrated a remarkable tasks to perform. Sundays at 21:00 24 12 – 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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TV1 rected by Frederick Bak- from season two. TV1 007 protects the daughter 21:00 Rock Rivals er. Produced by ORF. Aus- 16:00 Falcon Beach of an oil tycoon from a ter- 22:00 Paradise Hotel (CERT15) 09:40 Documentary – tria 2003. SERIES CONTINUES. A 09:15 At Home with the rorist who knows no pain nor 23:20 Frasier The Valley of Rhine 16:50 Paralympics Canadian substitute for The Braithwaites pity. Directed by Michael 23:50 Damages 10:45 Documentary – 17:20 IAAF World Athletics Final O.C. White beaches, waves 11:05 Ballykissangel Apted. Starring: Pierce Bro- SUB World’s Strongest Mother 19:10 Secondhand Lions FILM and teens – what more 14:30 Doctors snan, Sophie Marceau, Rob- Swedish Ester Nygren trav- A shy boy spends his sum- could one ask for? Today Helen is willing to hear Jude ert Carlyle, Denice Richards. elled the country as a circus mer holiday with two eccen- Paige celebrates her birth- out. Mac pays a visit to his UK 1999. strongwoman under a stage tric relatives in Texas. Di- day. parents and offers a help- 07:00 Preston Pig name Miss Arona during the rected by Tim McCanlies. 17:00 Awakenings FILM ing hand. 07:10 Code Lyoko 30s and 40s. What was it Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Touching drama about an 15:05 Louis la Brocante 07:35 Batman like to be a child when one’s Michael Caine, Robert Du- inexperienced doctor who Louis meet s a top chef Clara 10:05 Sturm der Liebe mother was both admired vall. USA 2003. wants to introduce new who has come to France to 11:00 Hollyoaks and looked funny at? 20:55 Elisa di Rivombrosa methods at the chronic look for her origins. An old 15:35 Mi Gorda Bella 17:05 Waterloo Road 23:15 Yle Live – Tokio Hotel ward. Based on a true story. puppet as an only clue gives Today Valentina returns to Football match is about to 00:10 Sopranos (CERT15) Directed by Penny Marshall. Loius hard time to solve an- Villanuevos’ manor. go down the pipes for the Starring: Robert De Niro, other mystery. 16:30 E! Entertainment: girls as half of them are be- Robin Williams, Julie Kavner, 17:08 Ballykissangel Love Ride ing kept after school. MTV3 Ruth Nelson. USA 1990. 19:05 Men in Danger Each episode takes a look at 18:20 A Year in Tibet 20:00 MotoGP: Indianapolis, Sperm count and quality is The World Is Not Enough. how celeb couples ended up SERIES BEGINS. Part 1/5. A 07:45 Teenage Mutant Ninja 250 cc decreasing and diagnosed MTV3 at 21:20 together. unique documentary about Turtles 23:20 Sleeper Cell (CERT15) cases of testicular cancer 17:00 Commercial Breakdown the lives of ordinary people 08:10 Pokémon are increasing in number. 17:30 Hollyoaks living in the small town of 08:35 Transformers SUB Same phenomenon is hap- 23:50 Mystère 18:05 Sturm der Liebe Gyantse in Tibet. Today the 09:00 Batman pening in the animal world SERIES ENDS. A Belgian 19:00 Big Brother Extra monks are expecting a spe- 12:00 Candid Camera as well. New research sug- scifi series comes to a grand 19:30 Will & Grace cial guest. BBC. 13:30 According to Jim 09:30 Cow & Chicken gests that chemicals and en- finale. General de Lestrade 20:00 Big Bang Theory Cheryl would want to safe- 10:30 Criss Angel – Mindfreak vironmental toxins are to makes an irrevocable deci- 20:30 Simpsons keep the precious fami- 11:00 Hogan Knows Best blame. Produced by Point du sion. Will the prisoners ever 21:00 Ashes to Ashes ly stuff but Jim thinks that’s 11:30 Quantum Leap Jour/Arte. France. see home again? SERIES BEGINS. This new just a waste of time. 13:25 Instant Star 01:00 Euronews 00:55 Kitchen Confidential series serves as a sequel 14:00 Men in Trees 13:55 Veronica Mars Brunch experiment at Noli- to the 2006 series Life on 15:00 The American President 14:50 Cutting It TV2 ta’s is not enjoying the sup- Mars. Two coppers and a FILM 16:55 Two Pints of Lager and a port of the staff. Seth has psychologist fight crime A drama comedy about a Packet of Crisps a bit of a run-in with a slick in the year 1981. Nothing widowed President who falls Donna gets fired from her 07:55 The Moomins sales person. weird here except that the in love, and how that af- job as a chauffeur. 08:50 Paralympics shrink is actually from the fects the citizens, the media, 17:30 Commercial Breakdown 14:30 Elisa di Rivombrosa NELONEN 21st century. BBC. the electors and his runner- Best ads from around the 15:20 Lonely Planet Special – 22:00 Big Brother A Year in Tibet. TV1 at 18:20 ups. Directed by Rob Rein- world. Today also one ad Ecuador and Galapagos 23:00 Black Donnellys er. Starring: Michael Doug- from Finland. Today Justine Shapiro climbs 08:00 Love Inc. Tommy and Kevin try to hide 21:15 The Wild Horse Redemp- las, Annette Bening, Martin 18:00 Janice Dickinson Modeling the Cotopaxi volcano in Ec- 08:30 Eddie & Jeff their tracks after avenging tion Sheen. USA 1995. Agency uador and sails at the Gala- Eddie is visited by an old for their brother’s death. In the Rocky Mountains in 17:10 Just for Laughs SERIES CONTINUES. Amer- pagos Islands. friend Webby played by Ted 00:00 Late Night with the North-America, pris- 17:30 Simpsons ican reality show about 16:10 McLeod’s Daughters McGinley from Married with Conan O’Brien oners are trained as horse 18:00 Formula 1 – Grand Prix the daily life in a mode- 17:00 Letters from Felix Children. 00:55 Bones whisperers. Do the con- Italy. Commentary in Finn- ling agency owned and run 18:25 Plus belle la vie 09:00 Nigella 01:50 Eleventh Hour victs change for the bet- ish. by the supermodel legend 19:50 Food Safari 09:30 Baby Squad ter as they try to tame these 20:00 Idols herself. Maeve O’Meara gets famil- 10:00 Colin & Justin’s Home YLE TEEMA magnificent Mustangs? Pro- 21:00 Amazing Race 19:00 Project Runway iar with the Indonesian cui- Heist duced by NFB. Canada. 22:36 Formula 1 – Extra 20:00 Little Britain sine. 13:00 Birth Stories 22:10 The Cracker 22:50 Women’s Murder Club 20:30 Pulling (CERT13) 20:15 Mr Bean Jocelyn persuades a gay 16:30 Closeups of China Criminal psychologist Ed- SERIES BEGINS. A drama 22:30 Axe Gamekillers 21:25 Skithouse friend to donate his sperm SERIES ENDS. Rare mon- die ”Fitz” Fitzgerald is once series where a detective, an 23:00 Entourage 22:05 The Fixer (CERT15) to get a play mate for her 2- keys at Mt. Emei lure tour- again faced with the evils attorney, a medical exam- 23:30 Kate: The New Diana SERIES BEGINS. A former year-old. ists in by the masses, which of human behavior. In this iner and a reporter work to- This documentary revolves agent and an ex-convict is 13:30 10 Years Younger USA causes some problems. three-part episode Fitz’s gether to solve murder cas- around Kate Middleton, convinced into becoming a 14:00 Property Virgins 16:45 Alright? Alright! colleague is the victim. es in the San Francisco area. who has stolen the heart of state-sponsored assassin by 14:30 My Greek Kitchen Part 2/10. Learn English bit 23:00 Absolutely Fabulous Today a Pulitzer-prize win- Prince William. a retired police officer. Star- Tonya prepares a meze din- by bit with this self-study 23:30 Night in China FILM ner has been murdered. 02:20 Buffy the Vampire Slayer ring Andrew Buchan and Pe- ner in Kefalonia and visits an program that is served with A journey through anoth- 23:45 Cape Wrath (CERT15) ter Mullan (Shallow Grave, underground lake. dry British humor. er reality of China that is un- YLE TEEMA Trainspotting). BBC. 17:00 War of the World known and dreamy at its 22:55 Flight of the Conchords SERIES ENDS. Fall of the core. Directed by Ju An Qi. NELONEN SERIES BEGINS. Series fol- Berlin Wall in 1989 was Italy/France/China 2008. 12:05 Cuéntame cómo pasó lows the adventures of the hailed as victory for the 00:45 Euronews 08:55 Jamie at Home 13:25 The Alternative Flight of the Conchords, a Western democracy and its SERIES CONTINUES. 16:05 SOAP folk duo from New Zealand, most optimistic supporters TV2 British top chef Jamie 16:30 Carnegie Art Award – as its members seek fame claimed an end to ideologi- Oliver prepares beans. First Portrait of an Artist and success in the Big Ap- cal conflicts for good. season. Else Marie Hagen from Nor- ple. Produced by HBO. USA. 17:50 Monreale’s Cathedral 10:00 The Moomins 10:25 Jeff Corwin Experience way. 23:25 Paralympics 19:00 Cuéntame cómo pasó 10:25 Emil i Lönneberga SERIES BEGINS. Biologist 17:20 Stormy Decade 23:55 Third Watch 20:15 Our Mutual Friend SERIES BEGINS. Part 1/13. and anthropologist Jeff Cor- 18:10 Our Mutual Friend Frasier. NELONEN at 23:20 SERIES ENDS. Eugene gets Author Astrid Lindgren’s win travels around the globe 19:00 You Were Never Lovelier MTV3 the woman she loves and se- much loved character, Emil, churning facts and fun- FILM crets finally unravel. is a full-on prankster who ny anecdotes about some In this musical an Argen- 15:00 Dr. Phil 21:05 Rock Album Classics – lives on a farm in Småland, of the most peculiar species tinian woman falls in love 09:10 Desire Philly smacks some common Jay Z Sweden. Directed by Olle on Earth. with an unemployed Ameri- 10:50 Emmerdale sense onto teenagers who 22:05 Bain cheng san xia – The Hellbom. Produced by Sven- 11:25 The Most Extreme can dancer. Directed by Wil- 13:55 King of the Hill are out of control. Magnificent Trio (CERT15) sk Filmindustri. Sweden. 12:30 NRJ in the park – Turku liam A. Seiter. Starring: Rita Bobby starts a revolt against 16:05 Days of Our Lives FILM 11:30 Little House on the Prairie Music by Negative, Ari Koi- Hayworth, Fred Astaire. hard core feminists. 17:00 Ugly Betty A threesome fight to fend 12:20 Imagine, Imagine vunen, Sturm und Drang, USA 1942. 14:55 L.A. Law 18:00 Australia’s Next Top Model off troops attacking their When John met Yoko, Zen Chisu, Mariko, Fintelligens, 20:35 Thirty-Two Short Films 16:25 The Bold and the Beautiful The girls are sent not on- village. Starring Jimmy met Rock’n’Roll. Documen- Waldo’s People, The Script about Glenn Gould FILM 17:00 Idols ly outdoors but also back Wang Yu the first superstar tary about John Lennon and and The Sun. Directed by Francois Girard. 18:00 Emmerdale in time. of Wuxia – a genre of quasi- how his song “Imagine” 14:00 Frasier Canada 1993. 21:20 The World Is Not Enough 20:00 America’s Next Top Model fantasy martial arts movies. has affected the world. Di- Four episodes of Frasier (CERT15) FILM Directed by Chang Cheh. Hong Kong 1966.

The Wild Horse Flight of the Redemption Conchords A story about voluntary con- A two-piece comedy act from victs taking part in a Wild Horse New Zealand consists of former Inmate Program as part of their film and theatre students Bret rehabilitation process. At a McKenzie (pictured left) and prison in the Colorado Rocky Jemaine Clement (pictured Mountains, hardened criminals right) who formed FOTC al- have 90 days to tame wild mus- ready in 1998. Their comedy tangs. Most of the inmates have and music became first the ba- never ridden a horse before, sis of a BBC radio show and let alone trained a wild one. In then an American tv-series. For essence the men must become a lack of better definition, the “horse whisperers” or face an- dudes themselves call FOTC other bitter defeat in life. “I've “formerly New Zealand's fourth been fascinated by stories of most popular guitar-based redemption and the idea that digi-bongo a capella-rap-funk- most people are never beyond comedy folk duo”. In the first reaching – if the right inter- episode the guys arrive in New vention takes place at the right York but getting decent gigs or time,” says the director. Will two hot chicks proves to be some- wild creatures tame each other? thing of a challenge for them.

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tuesday 16.9. wednesdaySELECTION 17.9. OF ENGLISH PROGRAMMES ON FINNISH TELEVISION

TV1 MTV3 factors in the heinous acts TV1 how attitudes to sex have 11:00 Hollyoaks he committed. changed in China over the 15:35 Mi Gorda Bella 09:15 At Home with the 09:15 Desire 23:30 Frasier 09:15 At Home with the years. The director suggests 16:30 E! Entertainment: Braithwaites SERIES ENDS. American 00:30 Jericho Braithwaites that Chairman Mao married True Hollywood Story 11:05 Ballykissangel drama about life and rela- 11:05 Ballykissangel sexuality with capitalism as Learn how successful televi- 14:05 Documentary – tionships taking place in a SUB 13:05 Peking to Paris forms of corruption and dec- sion series are made. Luring the Arctic chars Californian fine dining res- SERIES BEGINS. A four-part adence, but now Chinese 17:30 Hollyoaks In the waters of Tromsø na- taurant comes to a con- documentary about an inter- youth are embracing both 18:05 Sturm der Liebe tional park in Norway, it clusion. 07:00 Preston Pig national expedition re-en- with a passion. Directed by Laura tells Alexander about said, live gigantic Arctic 10:50 Emmerdale 07:10 Code Lyoko acting a legendary race held Josh Freed. Canada 2007. Helen’s secret and Bar- chars that local ice fishers 13:55 Living with Fran 07:35 Batman in 1907 that started from bara promises to deal with call “submarines”. Produced 14:55 ER 10:05 Sturm der Liebe Beijing and ended in Paris MTV3 the debt. by Norwegian television. 16:25 The Bold and the Beautiful 11:00 Hollyoaks some 16,000km later. Pro- 19:00 Big Brother Extra 14:30 Doctors 18:00 Emmerdale 15:35 Mi Gorda Bella duced by ABC. Australia. 19:30 Practical Magic FILM 15:05 Louis la Brocante Dawn returns from Spain 16:30 E! Entertainment: 25 Most 14:30 Doctors 09:15 The Young and the A family fantasy film about 17:08 Ballykissangel and Debbie wants a qui- Stylish 15:05 Father Dowling Mysteries Restless two witches who carry on 19:00 The Vicar of Dibley et moment with busybody 17:30 Hollyoaks Dowling investigates a pros- 10:50 Emmerdale a family legacy of witch- Part 3/6. Feisty woman Andy. 18:05 Sturm der Liebe titute’s murder, which is not 13:55 How I Met Your Mother craft and tragedy. Can they priest Geraldine causes a 20:00 Private Practice Robert spoils the romantic much appreciated by the There is no reasoning when break the spell and find hap- fuss in the village. 21:00 Prison Break (CERT15) moment for Maxim and Miri- police. Ted hears that Robin is in- piness? The film is based on 19:30 Wild Secrets SERIES CONTINUES. am and the hotel merging 17:08 Ballykissangel terested in him too. Alice Hoffman’s book. Di- Manta rays swimming in Michael is withering in the plans fall through. 19:00 Basaari – Suburb 14:55 Northern Exposure rected by Griffin Dunne. the South Pacific Ocean notorious Sona, where the 19:00 Big Brother Extra Who live in the suburbs and Maggie wants to impress Starring: Sandra Bullock, can grow to over 7 meters only way out is death. Now 19:30 Will & Grace what exactly is a suburb? her father with a classy boy- Nicole Kidman, Dianne Wi- in width. Today we’ll learn is Lincoln’s turn to try and 20:00 Friends Host Ghadi Boustani.looks friend. Holling sees Joel for est. USA 1998. if the old seamen’s story is free his brother. 20:30 Simpsons for answers from people at a minor operation. 22:00 Big Brother true – that a devil ray can Bart gets an elephant to Kontula shopping center. 16:25 The Bold and the Beautiful 23:00 C.S.I. sink ships. mess around with. 19:30 Buffalo Bill 18:00 Emmerdale 00:00 Late Night with 21:00 Kungamordet 21:00 Skins William Fredrik Cody was a Dawn shows Viv Scott’s let- Conan O’Brien 21:55 Suburban Shootout Effy finds a new friend, Pan- bison hunter, a soldier and ter and Matthew tells Robert 00:55 Invasion 22:20 Tell Me You Love Me dora. a showman. This documen- to make peace with Jack. 01:40 Bones (CERT15) 22:00 Big Brother tary sheds light upon a man 21:00 C.S.I. – New York As Booth and Brennan study 23:10 Documentary – Japan’s 23:00 Kojak who had many faces and 22:31 Riches the remains of a documenta- Balloon Bomb Attacks Kojak is after a sniper who Aheadwho of certainly Class. TV1 was at one 14:40 of the 23:35 Mythbusters rist they learn about an un- In 1944-45 the Japanese takes assignments by email. most colourful characters in Can a Christmas tree catch derground community. military launched almost 00:00 Late Night with the Wild West. Produced by on a fire from too many ten thousand bomb-bearing Conan O’Brien WGBH. USA. Christmas lights?.Does vod- YLE TEEMA balloons on North America Prison Break.MTV3 at 21:00 01:55 Smallville 22:00 Line Out – Letter to Anna ka work as a pain killer for across the Pacific Ocean. Clark is hypnotised and pro- A Russian journalist, au- jellyfish burns? 00:10 Euronews fessor Fine returns. thor and human rights activ- 00:40 3rd Rock From the Sun 16:45 Don’t Die Young 22:31 C.S.I. – New York ist Anna Politkovskaya was 17:15 Frauen sind anders krank TV2 23:30 C.S.I. – New York shot in October 2006. She NELONEN – Risikofaktor Geschlecht 00:30 3rd Rock From the Sun YLE TEEMA opposed the Chechen con- Women fall ill differently as Dick wants to show the best flict and criticized actions opposed to men and thus 07:56 The Moomins side of himself for his first 10:30 Go Yoyo Go of President Putin. Why was 08:00 Love, Inc. the treatment should be 08:20 Shaun the Sheep birthday on Earth. This 26-part series teaches Politkovskaya murdered? 08:30 ‘Til Death tweaked accordingly. Differ- 08:27 Shaun the Sheep children the basics of Eng- Produced by AndanaFilms. 09:00 My Greek Kitchen ent risk factors are a genu- 10:35 Plus belle la vie lish in English. France. 09:30 Birth Stories ine problem not always tak- 11:00 Animal Hospital NELONEN 16:10 Chefens sjæl – 10:00 10 Years Younger USA en seriously by doctors, Today’s patients are a bat The Soul of a CEO 10:30 Property Virgins researchers or drug com- suffering from dehydration 08:00 Love, Inc. Part 3/8. IBM’s Malou Aa- 13:00 Birth Stories panies. and a hostile rabbit. Hosted 08:30 ‘Til Death mund, a boss to some 80 Tim tries to adjust to his new 19:00 Documentary – by Rolf Harris. 09:00 My Greek Kitchen employees, tries to find bal- role as a father. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 13:55 Paralympics 09:30 Birth Stories ance between career and 13:30 10 Years Younger USA Aleksandr Sozhenitsyn ex- 14:25 Documentary – 10:00 10 Years Younger USA family life. Flight attendant Kelly is perienced war, captivity, ex- Learning Finnish! 10:30 Property Virgins 17:10 Undersea World of bored of constant weight ile and return to his home- A documentary about a 13:00 Birth Stories Jacques Cousteau gain. land as a revered Russian Finnish private language Marianne is worried about 19:00 Chez Maupassant 14:00 Property Virgins author. In this documenta- school so effective that for- her baby growing too big in- According to an old tradition Can an old and shoddy ry Sozhenitsyn speaks about eign people who have tak- side of her. the most virtuous girl shall Letter To Anna. TV1 at 22:00 house be renovated into a the past and the present. en its courses have become 13:30 10 Years Younger USA be crowned as a Maiden of dream house? 19:45 Der Unbequeme – so fluent in Finnish they are Katie, having lost sever- the Rose. 14:30 Come Dine With Me der Dichter Günter Grass qualified to take jobs they al members of her family in 19:57 Carnegie Art Award – 23:55 Euronews Sharon Eaton prepares a Günter Grass was held were actually trained for a short period of time, gets Portrait of an Artist Thai meal with an Irish twist. as the moral conscience – in as little as 6 months some help she desperate- Kristina Jansson from Swe- TV2 15:00 Dr. Phil of Germany until he re- time. The credit is large- ly needs. den. How to deal with financial vealed that he served in the ly due to Estonian-born ed- 14:00 Property Virgins 20:05 e2 – The Economies of disputes when married Waffen-SS, elite combat ucator Õnne Kankainen and 14:30 My Greek Kitchen Being Environmentally 07:55 The Moomins 16:05 Days of Our Lives troops of the Nazis. This her choice of suggestopedic Today Tonia visits stun- Conscious 10:35 Plus belle la vie 17:00 Ugly Betty documentary sheds more methods. Directed by Sinik- ning mountain region Peli- Part 2/6. Architect Sergio 11:00 Tinas mat 18:00 Australia’s Next Top Model light on the revelation and ka Hein. on in mainland Greece and Palleroni travels the world Always lovely Tina Nord- 22:00 Rome its effect on Grass’ person- 16:15 McLeod’s Daughters prepares a juicy meat stew teaching the poor how to ström is Sweden’s most pop- The Senate is afraid that al life. Produced by Zie- 18:25 Plus belle la vie called stifado. build their houses more ec- ular tv-cook. Today she pre- Octavianus will become the gler Film. 20:05 Robin Hood 15:00 Dr. Phil ologically and still save on pares a Waldorf salad. next tyrant. It is time for 21:15 Music Behind the Scenes 21:35 UEFA Champions League Phil is visited again by previ- costs. 15:15 Food Safari Brutus and Cassius to re- This six-episode documenta- Chelsea – Bordeaux. Com- ous patients Alex and April. 20:30 Don’t Die Young Today Maeve gets to know turn to Rome to save the re- ry tells about the functions mentary in Finnish. 16:05 Days of Our Lives Part 4/6. Eyes. How do life- the spices of Indonesian public. and possibilities of music in 23:45 Paralympics 17:00 Ugly Betty styles affect to our lifespan kitchen and chef Rohanna 23:35 Frasier movies. Today’s topic is love Daily picks. Commentary in 18:00 Australia’s Next Top Model and health? Halim prepares a fiery chi- 00:05 Runaway and temptation. Finnish. 21:00 Las Vegas 21:00 Stormy Decade li sauce. 22:05 Little Mosque on the 00:15 Eye Witness – 22:00 4D – Confessions of a SERIES ENDS. China’s cul- 16:10 McLeod’s Daughters SUB Prairie Tobacco Children Cannibal (CERT15) tural revolution caused tur- 18:25 Plus belle la vie The men want to erect a wall Tobacco poisons children in Armin Meiwes ate the moil in the lives of ordinary 20:30 Vets in Practice inside the mosque to sepa- the developing countries. flesh of man who had vol- people too. The last episode 22:55 Insider’s Guide to 07:00 Preston Pig rate the sexes but the wom- Children working at the to- unteered to be killed. concentrates on the years Happiness 07:10 Code Lyoko en oppose.? bacco fields are exposed to Meiwes’childhood traumas 1973-76, when Mao’s politi- 23:40 China's Sexual Revolution 07:35 Batman 23:20 Yle Live – hazardous pesticides. and a dominant mother were cal power begins to fade. This documentary looks at 10:05 Sturm der Liebe Provinssirock 2008

Learning Finnish! Practical Magic Õnne Kankainen has intro- Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kid- duced suggestopedic meth- man star as the Owen sisters ods as integral part of Finnish who use their hereditary gift language learning, and the of witchcraft to help them find results have been remarkable. ove. Why exactly talented Ms. Even pupils who have had no Kidman got involved in the prior knowledge in Finnish making of this cheesy roman- have become fluent enough tic comedy is beyond me. Ms. as to apply for work they were Bullock, on the other hand, is at originally trained for – in only home as a somewhat obnoxious six months. Over 1500 immi- character she has since epito- grants from some 90 different mized. In all fairness to the film, countries have taken courses it is at par in its own genre. And in a private language school, what’s more, the movie pays a owned and personally overseen loyal tribute to the novel which by Mrs. Kankainen. The school is a rare thing. With a little received the Quality Award of push it just could have been a Adult Education by the Minis- lot more enjoyable. Director try of Education in 2002. The Griffin Dunne could do every- greatest reward, however, goes one a big favour and stick with to all the pupils who have man- acting (a la After Hours), which aged to master the language. he clearly has more to offer for.

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TV1 10:50 Emmerdale 00:10 Hex +10 13:55 The New Adventures of Fri 9/12 Sat 9/13 Sun 9/14 Mon 9/15 Tue 9/16 Wed 9/17 Thu 9/18 +11 09:15 At Home with the Old Christine SUB +19 +14 +17 +16 +16 +17 +16 Braithwaites 14:55 Ally McBeal +10 Charlotte runs away from Cage defends a lady suffer- +10 +34 +33 +36 +34 +32 +30 +29 home and someone has ing from Tourette’s and a 07:00 Preston Pig +12 pocketed funds from the pensioner wants a divorce 07:10 Code Lyoko +12 +25 +30 +30 +31 +31 +30 +27 foundation. from her husband who isn’t 07:35 Mummy 11:05 Ballykissangel ready to retire yet. SERIES BEGINS. An animat- Sat 9/13 +24 +22 +25 +25 +25 +24 +24 14:30 Doctors 16:25 The Bold and the Beautiful ed series where a leading ar- +31 +27 +28 +29 +27 +29 +30 15:05 Father Dowling Mysteries 18:00 Emmerdale cheologist from the British +11 A murder witness seeks asy- Finally Andy has time to Museum and his family head +17 +15 +14 +13 +14 +15 +13 lum at Stephanie’s. consider Debbie’s sugges- for Egypt to solve the mys- +13 17:08 Ballykissangel tions. tery of a Mummy. +13 +15 +16 +16 +16 +16 +16 +9 21:05 The Elections 2008 – 20:00 Idols 10:05 Sturm der Liebe +22 +15 +14 +9 +12 +13 +15 The Election Market 21:00 House 11:00 Hollyoaks +11 The last offers made by the A policeman, played by 15:35 Mi Gorda Bella +12 +35 +35 +35 +34 +34 +33 +32 party leaders and elective David Morse, interrogates 16:30 E! Entertainment: +10 candidates evaluated by the House’s colleagues when a Behind The Scenes +12 +14 +16 +15 +15 +15 +14 +14 voters at Narinkka Square in visitor causes an emergency 17:00 E! Entertainment: +12 Helsinki. In Finnish. at the ward. Living Lohan +33 +34 +33 +36 +36 +34 +34 22:30 The Clinic 22:31 Spooks Ali must face the envy and Sun 9/14 +37 +38 +38 +40 +39 +38 +38 Daisy’s complaint about 23:40 A Nightmare on Elm Street bullying of his peers and Di- Jack’s behaviour causes a 5 – The Dream Child na tries to cheer Lindsay up. +11 +16 +10 +14 +12 +14 +14 +14 fuss and Dan must make a (CERT15) FILM 17:30 Hollyoaks decision. Picking up shortly after the 18:05 Sturm der Liebe +12 +11 +8 +13 +13 +15 +17 +12 23:25 Where the Heart Is FILM events of the previous film Christian throws Helen out A comedy about a pregnant The Dream Master, Fred- of the apartment and Miriam +10 +20 +16 +14 +15 +16 +15 +15 girl who gets dumped at dy Krueger uses an unborn tells Maxim about her true +11 +31 +31 +31 +31 +32 +31 +31 Wal-Mart by her boyfriend. child to resurrect himself feelings. +12 Directed by Matt Williams. and find new victims. Di- 19:00 Big Brother Extra +30 +32 +30 +32 +25 +20 +22 Starring: Natalie Portman, rected by Stephen Hopkins. 19:30 Will & Grace +13 +9 Ashley Judd, Stockard Chan- Starring: Robert Englund, Li- 20:00 Friends +23 +24 +27 +27 +23 +21 +20 +10 ning. USA 2000. sa Wilcox. USA 1989. 20:30 Simpsons +16 +17 +18 +16 +16 +17 +17 01:20 Euronews 01:25 The Job Homer’s boss Mr. Burns has Mon 9/15 no heir so he befriends Bart. +28 +29 +28 +31 +32 +28 +26 TV2 NELONEN 21:00 Idols Extra +11 22:00 Big Brother +23 +26 +22 +24 +25 +25 +25 23:00 Supernatural +11 07:55 The Moomins 08:00 Love, Inc. Sam’s dream leads the +21 +22 +22 +25 +26 +21 +19 10:35 Plus belle la vie 08:30 ‘Til Death brothers on the tracks of a +9 +31 +31 +28 +28 +30 +29 +31 11:00 Landgång When their neighbour dies mysterious death. +10 SERIES ENDS. Today Ger- Jeff and Steph start plan- 00:00 Late Night with +27 +27 +28 +27 +29 +28 +30 man prepares a special pa- ning the funerals. Conan O’Brien +9 ella because it’s his birthday. 09:00 Come Dine With Me 01:05 G-Spot +12 +9 +19 +18 +17 +15 +19 +21 +20 11:30 Corner Gas 09:30 Birth Stories 01:40 Kojak +9 12:50 Journey Into Fear FILM 10:00 10 Years Younger USA +23 +23 +20 +17 +15 +20 +18 A thriller based on Eric Am- 10:30 Unsellables YLE TEEMA Tue 9/16 +7 +7 +7 +9 +13 +8 +9 bler’s novel set in a war- 13:00 Baby Squad waging Turkey about an Kiara Tavares is kept up by +11 +19 +13 +7 +9 +12 +14 +16 American man who is run- her seven months old baby 16:55 Undersea World of ning from his persecutor. Di- girl who constantly wants to Jacques Cousteau +12 +21 +27 +23 +23 +23 +23 +21 rected by Norman Foster. be breast-fed, whether she 19:09 Carnegie Art Award – +12 +14 +15 +12 +10 +11 +11 Starring: Joseph Cotten, Do- is hungry or not. Portrait of an Artist +11 lores Del Rio, Orson Welles. 13:30 Diva on a Dime Gardar Eine Einarsson from +10 +18 +19 +18 +18 +18 +17 +18 USA 1942. 14:00 Unsellables Norway. 15:55 Derrick Yvonne has trouble sell- 19:15 SOAP +9 +11 +11 +10 +9 +10 +10 +10 A van transporting prisoners ing her house because it re- 19:40 More Industrial +9 +9 +33 +25 +24 +19 +18 +21 +19 is attacked and a petty crim- sembles more of a zoo than Revelations Europe +10 inal escapes. a home. Part 3/10. Today Ronald +28 +24 +18 +22 +21 +23 +18 18:00 Globe Trekker – 14:30 Come Dine With Me digs deep into the history Wed 9/17 Panama & Columbia Today the winner at Glas- of the automobile and vis- +28 +27 +29 +29 +28 +28 +28 Today Megan McCormick gow’s is announced and its Poland, where one of the +9 visits the Panama Canal and fashion entrepreneur Ishrat first oil fields was found. +29 +28 +28 +29 +29 +29 +29 Kuna-Indians. Columbia is Gazala introduces some In- 20:05 The Alternative +9 not just violence and drug dian cuisine. 20:30 Hjärnstorm – Brainstorm +14 +15 +13 +13 +11 +11 +12 trafficking. 15:00 Dr. Phil Part 2/3. Today Henrik Fex- +9 +11 +11 +10 +10 +10 +12 +11 19:50 Der Alte How to get in shape for the eus shows how body lan- +10 When Mrs. Finberg disap- summer. guage can both increase the +12 +11 +12 +11 +11 +12 +12 pears without a trace, her 16:05 Days of Our Lives sense of belonging and fend +9 +27 +28 +29 +29 +28 +28 +28 husband Eric becomes a sus- 17:00 Ugly Betty off people. +10 +11 pect. 18:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 21:55 Vozvraschenie – +11 +25 +27 +26 +27 +27 +28 +25 22:35 Eye Witness – The girls learn the impor- The Return FILM A Poisoned Sea tance of personal style and Two teenage brothers go on +20 +21 +24 +25 +24 +22 +19 The chemical weapons marketing and compete on an emotional roller coast- Thu 9/18 dumped in the seabed of stage against drag queens. er ride when their absent fa- +22 +16 +12 +9 +10 +15 +17 the Baltic have raised ques- 20:00 Step It up and Dance ther returns and wants the +8 tions concerning the build- 21:00 Criminal Minds boys to come live with him. +9 ing of a natural gas pipeline Second episode of season Directed by Andrey Zvyag- from Russia to Germany. In two. The agents are onto a intsev. Russia 2003. +7 Friday 9/12 Finnish. serial killer but are running 23:40 The Cemetery Club +10 out of time. Every week a group of sen- MTV3 22:00 Dexter (CERT15) ior citizens gather in a cem- +9 6:41 am 7:48 pm 6:31 am 7:53 pm Second episode from season etery in Tel Aviv to discuss two. Dexter is tracking her philosophy, poetry, politics +10 +10 6:52 am 8:00 pm 6:28 am 7:56 pm 09:15 The Young and the mother’s murderer. and the past. Directed by +10 Restless 23:40 Frasier Tali Shemesh. Israel 2006. 6:44 am 7:55 pm 6:15 am 7:58 pm

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Soldiers of Moldova’s self-proclaimed separatist Dnestr region An animal rights activist covered in red paint lies on a white Giant panda Yalaoda holds her one-month-old panda cub A Bao march during a military parade in Tiraspol during an Independ- sheet made to look like a Japanese flag during a protest against at a panda breeding center in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shanxi ence Day celebration on 2 September. dolphin slaughter in Madrid on 3 September. Every year thou- province on 4 September. sands of dolphins and small whales are killed between October and March in Japan’s fishing villages, according to animal rights activists

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Serena Williams during her semi-final match against Dinara Safi- Chinese children perform during the opening ceremony of the Germany’s Tim Lobinger competes in the men’s pole vault event in na at the US Open tennis tournament on 5 September at the US- 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games at the National Stadium, al- front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on 7 September. TA National Tennis Center in New York City. so known as the “Bird’s Nest”, in the Chinese capital on 6 Sep- tember.