ISSUE 25 & 26 (155 & 156) • 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 • €3 • WWW.HELSINKITIMES.FI Helsinki Times wishes SUMMER GUIDE CULTURE EAT&DRINK Special The spring From you a soothing holiday! summer of 1968 storage shed The next issue of Helsinki Times section to jewel is published on 8 July. page 11-13 page 15 page 16 Finland’s new MOILANEN / VESA LEHTIKUVA government sworn in

STT one mind, however. The chairman ALEKSIS TORO–HT of the Christian Democrats’ parlia- mentary group Bjarne Kallis and a FINLAND’S new government took few of his fellow party members as offi ce on Tuesday 22 June. The sec- well as the True Finns’ Pertti Vir- ond government of Matti Van- tanen declined to vote. hanen resigned and the four party Some of the Christian Demo- government of the Centre Party’s crats took a different view. The par- new chairman Mari Kiviniemi, ty’s chairman Päivi Räsänen voted formed by the Centre Party, the Na- against Kiviniemi’s election. Other- tional Coalition Party, the Green wise, Räsänen has only good things League and the Swedish People’s to say about Kiviniemi. “I wish her Party assumed offi ce. The new gov- every success. It is important to all ernment’s swearing-in ceremo- of us that the prime minister han- ny began in the morning when the dles things well,” Räsänen said. Trains will be packed tight on the Thursday and Friday before Midsummer weekend. Speaker of the Parliament Sauli The Centre Party’s ministers Niinistö (National Coalition) visited will continue in their prior posi- President Tarja Halonen and Halo- tions except for the new Minis- Full trains and busy roads for Midsummer nen notifi ed the parliament of the ter for Administration and Local name of the new prime minister. Government Tapani Tölli (Centre). Parliament elected Mari Kivi- Tölli says he will fi rst familiarise niemi as the new prime minister. himself with the matters in prep- Outgoing Midsummer traffic is expected to be at its busi- For centuries, Finns have celeb- Her election was accepted with aration and then see what is to be est in the afternoon and evening of Thursday 24 June. rated Midsummer, which takes 115–56 votes. Four members of accomplished during the next 10 its title from the Finnish name for parliament declined to vote and 24 months. John the Baptist, Johannes Kasta- ja. Traditionally, the national flag were absent. The new prime minis- STT the temperature is expected to drop ter was chosen by the Centre Par- JAMES O’SULLIVAN–HT down to about 10 degrees at the is raised at 18:00 on juhannus eve ty and the parties in government. lowest. On Sunday, cooler air will and flown all night until 21:00 the following evening. Having had no part in the choice of THIS weekend sees the annual cel- fl ow into the whole country. Last LEHTIKUVA LEHTIKUVA prime minister the opposition par- ebration in Finland of Midsummer, year, both Midsummer day and eve ties reached for the red button. juhannus. Held this year on 26 June, were cool and rainy. “The government has chosen Midsummer is notable for the ma- For many Finnish families, Mid- Thursday 24 June between 14:00 its prime minister. This has noth- jority of the population heading to summer is the time when they move and 21:00. The outgoing traffi c will ing to do with the opposition. There the countryside for prolonged cel- to their summer cottage, with par- continue on Friday when the traf- is no drama involved here. We will ebrations that include the lighting ents often taking their annual four fi c is expected to get going at 9:00, not support the government’s pro- of a giant bonfi re, or kokko, at lake- weeks leave. Thus, traffi c jams are remaining busy until 14:00. The re- gramme, either,” the vice chairman sides and by the sea. expected on the roads heading out turn traffi c will be seen on Sunday of the Social Democratic Party’s Unstable weather is predicted of the major cities on Thursday and evening but will probably be sparser parliamentary group Miapetra for Midsummer. The Finnish Mete- Friday as people scramble to com- than outgoing traffi c. Traffi c police Kumpula-Natri said. orological Institute reports that it mence their holidays. recommend that drivers take alter- The entire parliament was not of New Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi. may rain intermittently on Friday, Roadworks will hinder juhannus native routes during the peak hours juhannus eve, in the southern and traffi c this year on many popu- and urge caution especially in over- central parts of the country, but in lar routes. Such work is to be sus- taking lanes. the north the weather will be sunny pended, however, for the duration World Cup pulls in the punters and calm. On Friday and Saturday, of Midsummer. Unnecessary ob- Check out Midsummer informa- the temperature may reach over 20 stacles will also be removed from tion on page 23. Read about juhan- NICK BARLOW major sporting event. “They should degrees Celsius in sunny parts, but the roads. The outgoing juhannus nus activities in the capital area on HELSINKI TIMES have it every two years,” he laughs, rainy areas will be cooler. At night, traffi c is expected to be busiest on page 18. “or even annually. It’s great for busi- EVEN IN a land as traditionally ice ness. I estimate our sales are up by hockey-fi xated as Finland, the foot- 25 per cent on average. For the last Finland’s first ball World Cup appears to have giv- Mexican game we had a big crowd en the country’s sport-friendly bars of their supporters in here having a memory trainer Capital attracts travellers an fi nancial fi llip. “We’re really a proper party. When Brazil played we DAVID J. CORD rugby bar but the World Cup has in- had samba dancers. For the German HELSINKI TIMES STT sector around three million euros in creased our sales by between 15 and game we’ll have a German band and HELSINKI TIMES total. Marketing of Helsinki abroad 30 per cent depending on the match will be grilling bratwurst.” MARTTI VANNAS has a unique job. is chiefl y focused on Russia, Ger- times,” says Bejay Visser, owner of Despite Finland’s somewhat pre- He makes a living out of teaching LAST year, for the fi rst time, more many, the United Kingdom, Sweden, the Aussie Bar in central Helsinki, dictable failure to qualify, people liv- people how to improve their mem- tourists than business travellers the USA and Japan. Although fewer where as many games as possible ing here seem to have embraced the ories. “Five or six years ago I start- visited Helsinki. Leisure travellers foreign travellers came to Finland are shown, with half having English tournament like it has been all over ed learning about memory training made up 49 per cent of all visitors, last year than in previous years, the commentary. the world, and going to a bar to watch and incorporated it into my mag- while those on business amount- number of nights spent in Helsinki The fact that New Zealand and a match has a different feeling that ic shows,” he says. “I would go out ed to 46 per cent. Finnish and for- accommodation by Finnish tourists Australia both qualifi ed for the fi nals being at home. “People come for the in the audience and memorise the eign travellers from outside the has grown consistently since sum- this year was good news for an An- atmosphere,” explains Visser, “and I names of 30 or 40 people.” capital region visited Helsinki a to- mer 2007. Last summer alone, one in tipodean-centred watering hole. “I’m think we’ll notice further increases His memory may seem amazing tal 20 million times. The most pop- four Finns visited the capital. a Kiwi myself,” Visser explains, “and in sales when the later stages of the to the average person, but Vannas is ular destinations were Linnanmäki, “We want to encourage Finnish I think the game against Italy where tournament come around. The World humble. “We all have this ability,” he Suomenlinna, Korkeasaari, Temp- tourists to stay longer,” says Katrile- we drew against the world champi- Cup seems to have brought people says. “If we forget something it is be- peliaukio Church, and Uspenski na Eklöf, Tourist Director of the City ons was a turning point.” together, even here, and even those cause we either didn’t set the infor- Cathedral. of Helsinki. Just up the road from the Aussie people who don’t normally like foot- mation in our brains properly or else Finnish tourists stayed in Hel- Bar is Elmo Sports & Grill where some ball have joined the jamboree.” we don’t know how to retrieve it.” sinki accommodations for an aver- Read more about tourism in Hel- kind of sport is continuously shown age 1.5 days, while foreign tourists sinki on page 4 and get to know on the screens. Proprietor Tomi Kari The football World Cup continues Learn how to improve your memo- stayed for over two days. Tourism the city as a travel destination on is very enthusiastic about the current until 11 July. ry on page 9. brought the city’s accommodation pages 11-14. 2 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 VIEWPOINT HELSINKI TIMES

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WE need a system that utilis- on the dynamic develop- make decisions; only indi- cedure should also be applied enjoyed by some 1 billion peo- Therefore, sustainable Best es the innate human desire to ment of best practices and viduals are capable of these to the other fi elds of our so- ple on the planet today have Available Technology is sim- reap benefi ts from hard, hon- legislation. We need Best tasks. We should think about ciety. For example, history been made possible thanks ply not enough. We need est work but that also shares Available Religion, based what we are doing and why. books give us an extensive to the amazing scientifi c and much more, because the oth- excessive profi ts among the not on fear but on confi - That is, we must have tar- amount of results from past technological development er aspects of our society and whole of society, which pro- dence and faith, which helps gets. We must understand political, economic and re- over the last 100 years. How- lifestyles can destroy, spoil vides all the facilities to us. us to love our neighbours. that the world is not “black ligious experiments. This is ever, the remaining 5.5 bil- or misuse any of our techno- Automobiles do not stay on We need religion that im- and white.” Instead, differ- why truthful, unbiased his- lion people are still waiting logical achievements. Global the road without shock ab- proves our spiritual welfare ences and variations make us torical records are extremely for the same standard of liv- wars, economic depressions, sorbers. Our economic system and makes us happy. strong. We need continuous valuable. 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Forgiveness may be ic revision and development the living standards for more kill off R&D investment – be based on a system of proc- Science, which is not based the most important and dif- of the whole of society using people and simultaneously all of which are essential for esses and companies work- on scholarship and funding fi cult skill that we have to “best available” principles maintain the beauty and bio- the long-term success of both ing in symbiosis with each missions, but on the pure ex- learn. We can see the effects and practices. After all, we diversity of our nature? companies and society. We other within the industrial perimental truth. We need of our right and wrong deci- can always identify the best will lose the economical race ecosystem. science that improves our sions precisely because our options from the experimen- THIS cannot be done with a to China, which plays by its physical welfare. We also world has been made incom- tal results. We must also re- savings policy or using new own rules, if we are not able WE need Best Available Pol- need Best Available Manage- plete. We have the privilege member that we are all in technology because the glo- to update our own economi- itics, which is not based on ment, which is not based on of learning using empirical charge of this vital and posi- bal population will increase cal system. corruption and dogma but authoritarianism and ex- experience. tive development project.

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The service appears togeth- How many calories do er with the results of a jour- you burn? ney planner search. The emis- As well as calculating emis- sions calculator compares the sions, the calculator also works emissions generated by a trip the amount of energy used by by public transport to the same a traveller, which is recorded in trip taken by car. both kilocalories and pieces of The calculator takes into the chocolate. The calculator takes account the emissions generat- into account any parts of a pub- ed by travelling buses as well as lic transport trip completed on the emissions generated in pro- foot and calculates the number ducing the electricity required of calories burnt on these parts. by electric-run vehicles. Car The calculator also provides fi g- emissions are calculated based ures for trips taken by bicycle or on the assumption that the car entirely on foot. contains only one passenger. Figures for personal energy If there is more than one pas- use are calculated for a person senger, each passenger’s per- weighing 70 kilos so that cy- sonal carbon footprint can be cling burns energy at a rate of worked out by dividing the cal- 25 kilocalories per kilometre, culator fi gure by the number of and walking burns 50 kilocalo- passengers. ries per kilometre. One 10-gram The ’Further information’ page piece of chocolate contains an also includes details of carbon estimated 52 kilocalories. A emissions from your chosen trip similar chocolate calculator is Journey Planner also measures or form of transport on an an- now also available in the Jour- nual level. The box shows how ney Planner for Cycling. much you can reduce your emis- The Journey Planner emis- your carbon footprint sions in comparison to travel by sions calculator was developed car when you use public trans- as part of the Julia 2030 climate port or travel by bicycle or on initiative, which aims to reduce In addition to your trip’s route and timetable, HSL’s Journey Planner foot. The ’Further information’ greenhouse gas emissions in now provides information about the carbon emitted during your trip page also explains the assump- the Helsinki region. The initia- tions and principles on which the tive is fi nanced by the EU’s LIFE as well as the number of calories burnt by the passenger. calculation is based. Fund.

Traffi c during Day tickets: Europe’s most Midsummer and beyond a handy alternative! satisfi ed passengers

On Midsummer eve, Friday Sunday timetables. A day ticket loaded onto a single- Fully 93 per cent of Helsinki residents 25 June, the Helsinki region’s Early morning buses run in charge card is an excellent option are satisfi ed with public transport in buses, trams, commuter the evenings following both when you plan on making sever- their city, reveals a study requested trains and the Suomenlin- Midsummer eve and Midsum- al trips over period of one or sever- by the European Commission. The na ferry will travel accord- mer day. al days. You can choose tickets valid study surveyed residents’ views on ing to their Saturday timeta- From Monday 28 June until for between one and seven days. The the quality of life in their living envi- bles. Helsinki internal bus 24 1 August, several bus routes ticket is valid from the moment you ronment. The survey was carried out will run with additional traffi c will run reduced services. fi rst use it by showing it to a card in 75 European cities during October to Midsummer festivities in Tram traffi c will see reduced reader. and November of 2009. Seurasaari until 1.30 am that services aff ect weekday and The range of tickets includes a Helsinki’s public transport was night. Saturday timetables. The Helsinki internal ticket and a region- deemed the best of all 75 cities. Accord- On Midsummer day, Sat- metro will also run at slight- al ticket, which allows the holder to ing to the results, Helsinki residents urday 26 June, buses and ly longer intervals during rush travel in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen also value such aspects as the city’s trams will not begin running hour over the period 28 June and Vantaa. There are separate cards safety, opportunities for outdoor rec- until around 11am. Commuter – 1 August. for adults and children. reation, and cultural amenities. trains and the Suomenlinna Helsinki internal bus routes Single-charge cards are sold for The Commission published a sim- ferry will begin at the normal 67X, 68X, 71V and 81B will be example in R-kiosks and Stockmann ilar study for the fi rst time in 2007. time. All traffi c on Midsum- out of service for the whole of department stores in the capital re- That report also gave fi rst place to mer day will run according to this period. gion. Helsinki public transport. 4 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 DOMESTIC NEWS HELSINKI TIMES COLUMNCOLUMNIN BRIEF Helsinki International Rotary Minister pushes Katainen favourite Finland to better as next prime prepare for an minister says new Club celebrates 20 years oil spill tabloid poll DAVID J. CORD Finland is to improve its Jyrki Katainen, chairman HELSINKI TIMES readiness to deal with oil re- of the National Coalition, is lated accidents, according currently on course to be- THE English-speaking Hel- to a statement on Tuesday come Finland’s next prime sinki International Rota- 22 June by Paula Lehtomäki minister after the general ry Club (HIRC) is celebrating (Centre), Finland’s environ- election in April next year, two decades of service. With ment minister. according to a poll pub- a membership of about half Even though Finland lished by the tabloid Ilta-Sa- foreign nationals and half needs to increase its capac- nomat on Monday 21 June. native Finns, the group re- ity to act in the case of an The survey asked which mains a meeting place for oil spill, Lehtomäki believes chairmen of the three larg- internationally-minded Finland is already reasona- est parties would be the businesspeople, diplomats bly well prepared for a small most suitable to lead Fin- and academics. country. land after the parliamen- In 1990, Heikki Latvanen Security measures are tary elections. In addition was the driving force be- necessary because of the to Katainen the other al- hind the club and became the Charter President Ambassa- Around 60 guests attended the celebration ceremony held volume of oil transport ternatives were Mari Ki- Charter President. Looking dor Heikki Latvanen. at the Scandic Continental Hotel. across the Gulf of Finland. viniemi (Centre Party) and back, he quotes a speech he Five times more oil in now Jutta Urpilainen (Social gave at that time: “The guid- 1926. By the time the Winter literacy among mothers of Looking back on the past being transported across Democrats). ing principle and the rea- War started, the nation had immigrant families. 20 years, Latvanen has many the gulf than 15 years ago. Katainen was the pref- son for the existence of our 270 members in eight clubs. The club has also tak- memories that stand out. He Russia transports around erence of 38% of respond- club is, and I hope will forev- Today, those numbers have en a keen interest in the cites taking refugee children half of its oil through the ents, while 22% chose er be, the following: the club blossomed into 12,000 mem- establishment of other Eng- to Linnanmäki Amusement gulf. Kiviniemi and 10% favoured serves as a unique Forum Ro- bers and 300 clubs. lish-speaking clubs. HIRC Park, presentations from ex- According to the minis- Urpilainen. manum for our non-Finnish The group exists to en- supported such clubs in change students, visiting the try’s working group, Finland Ilta-Sanomat commis- members, facilitating their courage service, high ethical Turku and Oulu. It was al- fi rst Rotary Club in Chicago, should also prepare itself for sioned the poll from Talous- adherence and adaption to standards and internation- so the sponsor club for the golf outings and Lucia par- accidents further out at sea. tutkimus, who interviewed Finnish society; the club is an al peace and understanding. founding of the Tallinn In- ties. “I can say that the club The oil spill in the Gulf of almost 1,000 people for it international rendezvous for In support of these goals, the ternational Rotary Club in has become a Rotary success Mexico has brought partic- last week. STT our Finnish members, facili- HIRC annually sponsors two 2004. story in Finland and has even ular attention to the ability tating their understanding incoming and two outgoing HIRC has grown from its 42 exceeded my expectations,” to act in the case of a similar and appreciation of foreign students in a youth exchange charter members to about 60. comments Latvanen. accident. STT Finland not to ban countries; and the club be- programme. It has also fo- It has also won several major The club meets for lunch semiautomatic longs to the great family of cused special attention on Rotary International awards. on Mondays from 11:30 to firearms -YLE Rotary International.” refugee children. Recently it In addition, members have 13:00 at the Scandic Conti- Finnish police Rotary International was donated audio-visual equip- visited other clubs around the nental Hotel in Helsinki. Vis- use firearm to Minister of the Interior established in 1905 in Chi- ment and internet connec- world in places as diverse as iting Rotary Club members stop reckless Anne Holmlund (Nation- cago and came to Finland in tions to promote computer Lebanon and Korea. are welcome to attend. al Coalition) stated in an lorry driver interview with the Finn- LEHTIKUVA /HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA During the early hours of the ish Broadcasting Company morning on Monday 21 June (YLE), that she would not Tourist trips to Helsinki usually brief Finnish police were forced to push forward with the im- resort to the use of a fi rearm plementation of a total ban in order to stop a lorry which on semiautomatic fi rearms Visitor numbers are down on previous years, though interest from was being driven irrespon- in Finland. within Finland has held steady. sibly near Kuopio in eastern According to Holmlund, Finland. banning one type of weapon HANNA NISSINEN – STT According to the police, wouldn’t stop mass killings. MATTHEW PARRY – HT burg. They will stay here for teresting, I’ll buy it,” Silvia says. the driver was heavily intox- Instead, a wider reaching just one day before sailing back The Kühnerts say they Naohiko Imai (left) and Yuri icated and endangering the solution is needed to avoid to Russia in the evening. chose Helsinki as their travel Imai, from Japan. safety of other drivers on a repeat of such shootings. YURI AND NAOHIKO Imai, “Helsinki seems peaceful destination on an impulse. the road. In February, the com- from Japan, are great fans of and clean,” Allie Sudell says of departure was Sweden, fol- The incident began in mittee set up after the 2008 the Moomins. But it is mainly as she stands in the Senate Recession takes its toll lowed by Estonia. Fewer trav- Lapinlahti when the lorry Kauhajoki school shooting design and architecture that Square. According to Statistics Fin- ellers arrived from Russia and driver refused to stop de- proposed a ban on self-load- has brought them to Finland. Their plan is to wander land, tourists arriving in Fin- Sweden in 2009 than in 2008, spite numerous commands ing handguns. However, the “All the buildings are so around the city centre, but the land typically only stay here but the number arriving from by police to do so. After ex- committee decision was not stylish,” the young couple ex- group is unlikely to make any for a few days at a time. Last Estonia rose by around 30. hausting other methods, unanimous. claim as they survey Helsinki’s purchases. They’ve heard that year, the average visit lasted The number of Russian such as the use of spike Pekka Sauri, the chair- Market Square. alcohol in particular is far from just under four nights. and Estonian tourists has in- strips, police resorted to fi r- man of the committee, said Naohiko mentions Ikea as cheap in Finland. Half of all tourists were put creased considerably over the ing a gun to stop the vehicle. he was surprised by Hol- one of her design favourites. The party don’t personal- up in hotels or motels. 40 per last fi ve years, but the number The lorry driver was in- mlund’s decision because “But that’s Swedish,” Yuri ly know any other Britons who cent of trips were one-day af- of Swedes has fallen slightly. jured during the incident it was clear that a mass points out. have visited Finland. fairs, which meant that no ac- Over a 12-month period, but, according to initial re- killing on the same scale The Imais will spend three “I suppose the dodgy commodation was necessary. foreign travellers brought Fin- ports, the wounds were not couldn’t have been possible days in Helsinki before contin- weather is to blame. Still, quite Most day trips were made from land 1.6 billion euros. That fi g- serious. had the weapon not been uing their European journey in a few are keen to spend Christ- Russia. ure was down by around 140 The National Bureau of semiautomatic. Italy. Both are visiting Finland mas in Lapland.” The impact of the recession million euros on the previous Investigation (KRP) is inves- The shooting in Kauhajoki for the fi rst time. Johan and Silvia Kühnert can also be seen in fi gures for year. tigating the case. STT claimed 10 lives. STT The pair have no specifi c are in the Stockmann depart- business travel. Last year 5.7 Half of all visitors to Fin- shopping plans, since Yuri has ment store, having also arrived million foreign travellers vis- land were here for leisure. already managed to pick up on a cruise for a day trip to the ited Finland, which is six per One in four arrived on busi- his fi rst Moomin mug in Japan. Finnish capital. The Germans cent less than the year before ness, and more than ten per They say that Finnish prices say their fi rst impression of last. cent were visiting relatives or INFORMATION are broadly comparable with the city is a positive one. One in three tourists ar- acquaintances. One in ten en- those at home. “Prices here are quite rea- rived in Finland via Russia. tered the country en route to ABOUT FINLAND “Next we’re heading to sonable. If I fi nd something in- The next most common point another destination.

Punavuori to check out the LEHTIKUVA /HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA LEHTIKUVA /HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA places where the fi lm Ruokala Lokki was shot.” TOPICS INCLUDE: Naoko Ogigami’s comedy WORK, ACCOMMODATION, FINNISH AND from 2006 has become a mi- SWEDISH LANGUAGE, EDUCATION, PERMITS, nor hit in Japan. The comedy is HEALTH AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY SOCIETY about a Japanese woman who starts a restaurant in Helsinki.

Day trippers England’s Allie, William and Biddy Sudell together with Your guide to Finnish life, culture and customs Douglas Baa have arrived in German tourists Johan and England’s Allie Sudell (left), William Sudell, Douglas Baa and Helsinki by boat via St Peters- Silvia Kühnert. Biddy Sudell in Helsinki’s Senate Square. HELSINKI TIMES DOMESTIC NEWS 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 55 LEHTIKUVA / SARI GUSTAFSSON / SARI LEHTIKUVA Working group: Blood alcohol limit should fall Ministerial advisers have recommended that Finland’s drink-driving laws be tightened, but the proposals are not quite as tough as expected.

JOHAN JAAKKOLA – STT The working group also to mark the working group’s There are also plans to MATTHEW PARRY – HT suggests that when a young submission. toughen conditions on young driver is caught drink-driv- drivers of mopeds. The fi g- FINLAND’s drink-driving lim- ing for the fi rst time, an auto- Moped licenses ures for bodily injuries sus- it may fall to 0.2 grams of al- mated alcohol lock should be too easy to get tained by moped drivers have cohol per litre of blood if the installed in his vehicle. The The working group’s recom- more than doubled over the government heeds ministe- lock prevents ignition of the mendations were not quite as last fi ve years. rial advice. A working group car when it detects alcohol on severe as had been expected Tanttu claims that as set up to consider the safety the driver’s breath. on the basis of preliminary in- many as half of all 15-year- of young drivers has conclud- The working group sub- formation. There was specula- olds apply for a moped li- ed that lowering the limit mitted its recommendations tion of a return of the 80 km/h cense, but the license is If the proposal is enforced, the police will need portable would send a clear signal that to Minister of Transport Anu speed limit for young drivers issued on the basis of a writ- blood alcohol metres.

alcohol and driving do not go Vehviläinen (Centre) in the and a ban on driving at night. ten test alone. The working KAINULAINEN / MARTTI LEHTIKUVA together. beginning of June. Vehviläin- Spokesman Anneli Tant- group feels that this practice Were the proposal en- en took a positive stance tu said that it does not make is too lax. In future, a moped forced, police would need on the proposed drop to sense to limit all new drivers. license should be conditional to be equipped with porta- the drink driving limit, but Some new drivers may work on compulsory lessons. ble blood alcohol metres and pointed out that the matter late shifts or have other im- The working group also computer systems in their falls under the authority of portant trips to make at night. recommends that capacity vehicles in order to carry the Ministry of Justice. Anyone who has obtained for driving instruction be in- out accurate measurements “A tighter limit would re- his driving license within the creased in driving schools. In against the new limit. Fin- inforce the understanding last two years is considered addition, drivers repeatedly land’s current blood alcohol that we need a clear head a new driver. In this context, riding without a seatbelt or limit for drivers is 0.5 grams when driving,” Vehviläin- the driver’s age has no bear- a helmet should have their li- per litre. en commented at an event ing on the matter. cense suspended. If caught, an automated alcohol lock could be installed in vehi- cles of young drink drivers. Alcohol locks to become compulsory in Vast majority support school transportation vehicles next year tighter drink driving law

LEHTIKUVA / SUVI LAINE / SUVI LEHTIKUVA MORE than two in three The survey, which gar- From August 2011, use of an would force all school and vehicles of convicted drink Finns would be prepared to nered the views of around automated alcohol lock will daycare drivers to install drivers. drop the drink-driving limit 1,000 people, was con- become compulsory in vehi- the alcohol lock in their ve- But the locks themselves to 0.2 grams per litre. ducted by TNS Gallup and cles used to transport chil- hicles from the beginning of are not without problems. In A working group set up commissioned by the Finn- dren in daycare or school. August 2011. Sweden, for example, some to consider the safety of ish Centre for Health The government submitted The new law would also of the alcohol locks intro- young drivers recommend- Promotion. a legislative proposal on the include precise guidelines duced onto the market have ed the change as part of its Earlier surveys on the matter on 3 June. on the voluntary installa- turned out to be faulty. 2 June submission to the same issue have registered At the moment, use of an tion of alcohol locks in ordi- The Finnish Transport Ministry of Transport and weaker support for the alcohol lock is merely rec- nary vehicles. Safety Agency (Trafi) would Communications. change. In 2006, 60 per cent ommended, but a survey At the moment, the only be responsible for monitor- The current limit in Fin- of Finns supported a low- of Finnish municipalities such uniform guidelines ap- ing alcohol locks. The agen- land is 0.5 grams. The low- er blood alcohol limit, while found that very few driv- ply to court-ordered instal- cy was established at the er limit is already in place in today this number has risen ers use the locks. A new law lation of alcohol locks in the beginning of this year. The alcohol lock Sweden and Norway. to 69 per cent.

“backside journalism” – so called for its anatomical focus Preliminary verdict reached Media can be ruthless – came as no surprise to Holli. “This sort of tabloid jour- in Ulvila murder case nalism is also directed with women on top towards women in other high- The mother of four, who was accused of mur- status positions, if they’re young and fi t this particular dering her husband, has been found guilty. “High-profile men find it easier to overcome credibility issues.” mould.” But she adds that the Prime Minister is more than a STT failed to fi nd a suspect fi t- helpless victim. ALLAN BAIN - HT ting this description. At this HEIDI EKDAHL – STT indicative: Mari Kiviniemi now, but she hasn’t before “Of course, Kiviniemi her- point, they began entertain- MATTHEW PARRY – HT (Centre Party), Finland's faced this sort of problem self must ponder how she THE MURDER case known ing the notion that the kill- recently appointed Prime with the media.” wants to play along. Personal as the “Ulvila case” con- er may not have been a third TOP FEMALE politicians can Minister, was revealed to be issues brought up by the press cerning the involvement of party and subsequently the easily fall prey to the sort of a “passionate lover.” The same Backside journalism often turn into an image prob- a woman in her husband’s victim’s wife was taken into reporting that wreaks havoc newspaper made comments According to Holli, male politi- lem for women.” death reached a conclusion custody.

with their credibility. So ar- about Kiviniemi’s fi gure, trig- cians overcome credibility is- MOILANEN / VESA LEHTIKUVA on Tuesday 22 June at the The guilty verdict was gues Anne-Maria Holli, an gering a heated public debate sues with much greater ease. Satakunta District Court in made by a panel comprising a Academy of Finland Research about the role of women in The comparatively fresh- Pori. The defendant Anneli chief justice and two district Fellow at Helsinki Universi- politics. Stefan Wallin (Swed- faced Jyrki Katainen, chair Auer was found guilty of kill- court judges, of which one of ty’s Department of Political ish People’s Party), Minister of the National Coalition Par- ing her husband. However, the judges would have freed Science. Holli’s research fo- responsible for Gender Equal- ty, was able to shake off his the fi nal verdict, which rests the woman. Auer was so cer- cuses on politics and gender. ity, condemned the piece as “Jyrki boy” moniker fairly on a mental examination the tain she would be freed that “Reporting about female an all-time low in journalism. quickly. accused has thus far refused she had already packed up her politicians swiftly chang- Holli feels that the arti- “The assumption in Fin- to take, is still to come. belongings in Turku’s prison. es once they reach the top of cle represents a clear depar- land continues to be that men Initially, the woman Prosecutor Jarmo Valka- their parties,” Holli suggests. ture from previous reporting are assertive and compe- claimed that a third party un- ma is primarily calling for a She argues that women can go about Kiviniemi. “Up until tent politicians unless proven known to her had murdered murder sentence, or alter- far in Finnish politics, but as now, reports about Kiviniemi otherwise.” her husband in their home in natively a sentence for man- soon as they secure the lead- in the tabloids have been un- The researcher adds that Ulvila, an assertion she fi rst slaughter. At the same time, ing positions, attacks on their usually professional,” she leading female politicians are made when calling emergen- he acknowledges the conten- credibility can be merciless by says. harshly criticised against a cy services to report the as- tious nature of the case and bringing up personal matters. “It will be interesting to standard of sexiness or moth- sault back in December 2006. said he wasn’t surprised by A 15 June headline in the see how Kiviniemi fares. She’s erliness. The tabloid report- Recently appointed prime However, the police, after the split in the panel over its evening tabloid Iltalehti is been in politics for some time ing dismissed by Wallin as minister, Mari Kiviniemi. an extensive investigation, decision. 6 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 FROM THE FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES TRANSLATIONS BY ALEKSIS TORO TURUN SANOMAT 20 June TUOMAS RIMPILÄINEN SCHLÜTER / JENS LEHTIKUVA Refugee organisations: effects of family reunification distorted

The perception that immigrants abuse family reunification permit scheme is now criticised, the Turku daily newspaper reports.

THE FINNISH Refugee Coun- completely dependent on a newsletter. cil and the Refugee Advice relative receive a family re- “In particular, the amount Centre criticise the way fam- unifi cation permit in Finland. of relatives arriving to join ily reunifi cation is perceived “A few dozen foster chil- solitary children has been by politicians and the media. dren have come over the exaggerated: based on the The organisations claim fami- years from countries where statistics, almost half the ly reunifi cation is represented relatives commonly adopt children who have arrived as an easy way to bring ex- the offspring of deceased sib- in the past few years remain tended families, foster chil- lings. Abuses of the law have altogether without rela- It is estimated that the sales of official wedding products and other items and services associat- dren and distant relatives to emerged only in isolated cas- tives. In the past decade, less ed with the wedding of Swedish Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel could reach Finland. They assert that, in es and they have become less than 1,000 relatives of soli- about 250 million euros. reality, only the nuclear fam- common since the 1990s,” the tary children have come to ily and, in rare cases, persons organisations write in their Finland. KAUPPALEHTI 19 June AULI MAUNO

ILTALEHTI 20 June JUHA VELI JOKINEN Swedish trade organisations Culprit’s remorse over migration minister death threat pleased with royal wedding revenue The man who made a death threat to Minister of Migration Astrid Thors has publicly expressed regret, the tabloid Iltalehti reports. The wedding of Sweden’s princess may prove to be profitable for Swedish businesses, the financial newspaper Kauppalehti reports.

IN February, Rami, 29, a chef terrogated. He is now charged ment thing, I was at home in from Tampere, started a Face- with gross slander, making an the evening after the TV pro- THE WEDDING of Sweden’s and the investment promo- pieces of jewellery and 1,000 book group entitled “I’m pre- illegal threat and incitement to gramme Maria!. Minister Thors Princess Victoria in Stock- tion agency Stockholm Busi- brass items. These are big pared to sit in jail for a few hatred. was handing out shirts to im- holm on today brings Stock- ness Region. Svensk Handel fi gures for us. We hope to years for killing Astrid Thors!” “I regret what I did, it was migrants. Before that I had also holm and the rest of Sweden estimates that sales of offi - see our two million euro- The group was up to about a big mistake to make such a watched the programme MOT a free publicity campaign cial wedding products and turnover grow by 20–25 per 300 members when the Na- threat and start such a group. I about immigrants. I wanted to worth around 80 million eu- other items and services as- cent. We are also interest- tional Bureau of Investigation apologise to minister Thors and go on Facebook and see if many ros. Half of the money comes sociated with the wedding ed in exporting in the fu- and the Security Police got in- I would also be ready to meet other people agreed with me. I from television and print could reach about 250 mil- ture – to Germany as well volved. The laptop of the cul- with her and discuss it,” Rami could have thought twice about media. lion euros. Several prod- as Finland,” said managing prit who made the threat was says carefully and obviously af- that and been spared a lot of This calculation appears ucts have been on sale since director Viktor Blomqvist confi scated during a search of ter thorough consideration of trouble,” Rami ponders, refer- in the recent assessment winter in Sweden as well as of the offi cial wedding prod- his home, the group was dis- the matter. ring also to the suffering of his done by the Swedish Trade abroad. “We’ve sold 3,000 uct manufacturer Skultuna continued and Rami was in- “It was a spur of the mo- family. Federation (Svensk Handel) pairs of cuffl inks, 2,000 Messingsbruk.

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frontières (Sosf) says the only allows for restrictions provisions are “elastic”, as of fundamental rights if na- Swiss plan to gag refugees it is up to the court to judge tional security, territorial in particular cases. Adri- integrity or public safety are an Hauser, spokesperson in danger or to prevent dis- Only two years after its last revision, the Swiss Asylum Act is for the Swiss Refugee Coun- order or crime. “Here and about to be ‘reformed’ again. The changes include a gag order on cil (SFH), says authorities now, this is not the case.” would face serious diffi cul- political activism for asylum-seekers and a modification of the ties proving that someone’s “True” and “Untrue” concept of a refugee. political activities in exile refugees are motivated by abusive Switzerland is trying to

motives. modify the concept of a ref- LEHTIKUVA / REUTERS / MICHAEL BUHOLZER ister Eveline Widmer- between 10,000 and 16,000. Amnesty International’s ugee. Until now, the coun- Schlumpf announced new We’re far from the record refugee coordinator points try’s asylum law has mostly measures to “reduce the at- highs in the end of the nine- out that in their home coun- targeted “untrue refugees”, tractiveness of Switzer- ties, when more than 40,000 tries, refugees often operate a distinction made to defi ne land as a target country for applications per year were underground, as their ac- people who migrate mainly BERN asylum-seekers.” fi l e d . ” tivism is considered illegal. for economic reasons. Under The latest reform pro- “Once in Switzerland,” Graf the new law proposal, peo- Changes to the Asylum Act, posals have now passed the Attack on freedom says, “many asylum-seek- ple so far considered “true implemented under Minis- consultation procedures and of speech ers keep up opposition poli- refugees” are being target- ter of Justice and Police Eve- have been submitted to par- A highly controversial part tics, but undercover. After a ed, too. This revision is a re- line Widmer-Schlumpf, are to RAY SMITH liament for approval. During of the revision is the plan to while, an exiled refugee may action to a decision by the reduce the attractiveness of IPS the consultation procedure, punish “abusive political ac- start to uncover his political former Asylum Recourse Switzerland as a target coun- 45 non-governmental or- tivism” by asylum-seekers. activities, which could then Commission (now the Fed- try for for asylum-seekers. EVER since Switzerland ganisations responded with The Federal Council argues be seen by the authorities as eral Administrative Court) adopted the Asylum Act in a detailed statement slam- that a number of asylum- ‘abusive’.” in 2005. The Commission itrea, the former right-wing 1981, it has constantly been ming the proposed law re- seekers engage in exile pol- All three organisations had decided then that con- justice minister Christoph tightened, largely at the ex- vision as “unnecessary” and itics only for the purpose regard the proposed meas- scientious objectors and de- Blocher and his successor pense of the refugees, as in “baseless”. Denise Graf, ref- of fabricating new reasons ure as an attack on freedom serters from Eritrea would Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf most European countries. ugee coordinator of Amnes- to be granted asylum. Graf of speech. “It’s a totally un- be granted asylum because worked on measures to pre- In 2007 and 2008, Switzer- ty International (AI), says says the offence is insuffi - acceptable attempt to si- their potential punishment vent the infl ux of Eritrean land implemented a harsh- the reform is unnecessary. ciently defi ned. Balthasar lence asylum-seekers,” says in their home country would refugees. The number of ly criticised reform of the “The annual number of asy- Glättli, secretary-general Glättli. SFH’s Hauser stress- be politically motivated. asylum-seekers now seems Asylum Act. Soon after, in lum requests has in the last of the migrants’ rights or- es that the European Con- Fearing a rising number to have become the decisive spring 2008, Justice Min- three years constantly been ganisation Solidarité sans vention on Human Rights of asylum-seekers from Er- criteria. Polar heat bringing harsher winters recorded a full recovery this Last winter’s big snowfall and cold temperatures in the eastern Unit- past winter, in reality much of it was a thin layer of ice ed States and Europe were likely caused by the loss of Arctic sea ice, on top of old rotten ice, he researchers concluded at the International Polar Year Oslo Science said. That explains the rap- id decline already this year, Conference in Norway last week. a near-record low for May.

At the end of the Arctic sum- LENOIR REUTERS/FRANCOIS / LEHTIKUVA mer, the decline will likely prised by the rapid warming Canada. The planet’s cold po- come close to setting another of the Arctic, where annual lar regions are crucial driv- new record, many here said. temperatures have increased ers of Earth’s weather and Barber says an ice-free sum- two to three times faster climate. mer may be just three or four than the global average. In “It has been one million years away, when icebreakers OSLO one part of the Arctic, over years, some think 14 mil- will no longer be needed to the Barents and Karas Seas lion years, since the Arctic navigate the region. “The ice north of Scandinavia, aver- was ice-free,” Barber told the pack looks like Swiss cheese,” age annual temperatures are more than 2,300 research- agreed Mark Serreze, a sen- now 10 degrees C higher than ers in Oslo at the largest-ever ior research scientist at the STEPHEN LEAHY they were in 1990. gathering of the polar-science National Snow and Ice Data IPS community. The Internation- Centre in Boulder, Colorado. Rotten ice al Polar Year (IPY), which just 14 metre-thick pieces of ice the size of Manhattan can be broken up CLIMATE change has warmed Overland explains the warm- ended with the Oslo Science Positive feedback loop by icebreakers that are designed to break up one metre-thick ice the entire Arctic region, melt- ing of the Arctic as the result conference last weekend, in- With ever more open wa- because the ice is rotten. ing 2.5 million square kilo- of a combination of climate volved more than 50,000 sci- ter absorbing the sun’s heat, metres of sea ice, and that, change, natural variabili- entists from 60 countries the Arctic Ocean is warm- from the cold air, preventing weather patterns. paradoxically, is producing ty, loss of sea ice refl ectiv- conducting 30 months of un- ing up, melting more ice in it from thickening during the Another “wild card” in colder and snowier winters ity, ocean heat storage and precedented research at both a positive feedback loop. A long winter. terms of effects from the for Europe, Asia and parts of changing wind patterns, poles. “Much of the remain- day of 24-hour summer sun “Sea ice is the key system Arctic warming is how much North America. “The excep- which has disrupted the sta- ing ice in the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic puts more heat in Arctic. It is just like a trop- and how fast the region’s per- tional cold and snowy winter bility of the Arctic climate is rotten,” said Barber, who on the surface than a day in ical forest...if the forest is mafrost - permanently fro- of 2009-2010 in Europe, east- system. In just 30 years, all spent long periods on re- the tropics, said Overland. cut down it affects the entire zen landscape - that contains ern Asia and eastern North that extra heat has shrunk search icebreakers in the re- That extra heat in the ocean food web,” Barber said. Not enormous amounts of carbon America is connected to the Arctic’s thick blanket of gion. Such vessels can only is gradually released into the only does the loss of ice affect and methane will also melt. unique physical processes in ice by 2.5 million square kil- break through ice a little over lower atmosphere from Octo- conditions locally but “what “Things have to change in the Arctic,” said James Over- ometres - an area equivalent a metre thick but they were ber to January as the region happens in the Arctic dic- the Arctic but we don’t know land of the NOAA/Pacifi c to more than one quarter the plowing through multi-year re-freezes during the 24-hour tates some of what happens what they will all be. That’s Marine Environmental Lab- size of the continental US. The ice 14 metres thick, he said. nights. Temperatures in Janu- in the mid-latitudes,” he add- the scary part,” said Serreze. oratory in the United States. changes in the Arctic are now “We watched a piece of ice the ary were -2C over the water, ed. This huge mass of warmer “Our entire infrastructure is “In future, cold and snowy irreversible, he said. “This is size of Manhattan break up while the land was -25C, mak- air over the Arctic in the late based on the status quo,” he winters will be the rule rath- a very big change for the en- right before our eyes,” Bar- ing conditions far windier fall not only generates more said, namely a stable climate er than the exception in these tire planet,” said David Bar- ber said. and producing more snowfall wind and snow locally, sev- of the past 10,000 years. regions,” Overland told IPS. ber, an Arctic climatologist at Although the ice recov- than normal. Heavy snow on eral studies have now docu- “Change is already here. We Scientists have been sur- the University of Manitoba in ers in winter and satellites the remaining ice insulates it mented the impacts on global must start adapting now.” 8 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES

LEHTIKUVA /KIMMO MÄNTYLÄ LEHTIKUVA / INTS KALNINS COLUMN

David J. Cord is a writer and columnist for the Helsinki Times. He is also a private investor with over ten years of international experience. Estonia is set to become the 17th member of the euro zone next year. Souvenir prices are displayed in Leaderless Europe two currencies in a Tallinn shop.

DO you know if your bank is safe? Actually, you prob- Estonia set to join Federation of Finnish Com- ably can’t be sure. You can check the Tier 1 ratios, loan merce announced that up to loss provisions, ratings agency statements and every 80 per cent of Finnish travel- expert opinion you can fi nd, but the truth is that there euro-zone in January lers to Estonia purchase alco- is a lot of uncertainty. hol, 44 per cent buy food and almost 20 per cent buy med- SINCE investors and the public are a bit leery about the Finland’s southern neighbour could be using the euro very soon, icine. Cheaper services are safety of European banks at present, there is an idea to also a draw. The Federation release some more information about them. For a few making life easier for both companies and Finnish bargain hunters. found that about a third of banks, that is. Maybe. In some countries. Sometime. Finnish travellers have gone on a spa holiday and almost IN a further demonstration that Europe has no leader- DAVID J. CORD have to treat everybody sim- ier for trading partners. Fi- a quarter have visited a hair- ship when it comes to economic policy, we really don’t HELSINKI TIMES ilarly,” said Finance Minister nancial reporting will be dresser in Estonia. know. Basically, the plan was to reassure the public Jyrki Katainen at the meet- made simpler, and curren- There is a common per- on the strength of individual banks, so only the stress OUR southern neighbour Es- ing. “If there is a country cy conversion charges will ception that joining the euro tests that had good results would be released. A ten tonia is likely to start using that fulfi ls all the criteria, it disappear. increases infl ation and con- year-old could see the fl aw in this plan: any bank they the common European cur- should have the same right Estonian authorities be- sumers see prices rise. The don’t tell us about is probably in bad shape. After a ten rency the fi rst of January. The as we all have had.” lieve that using the euro will Estonian Central Bank points year-old apparently pointed this out, our politicians European Commission rec- While the Estonian econ- help entice more foreign in- out that actually this is er- were at a loss on what to do next. ommended the move in mid- omy has been devastated vestment. Most of the large roneous. Studies they cite May, and Finance Ministers by the recession, public fi - commercial and industri- show that price appreciation SOME EU politicians didn’t want to announce banks’ ex- of the union have given their nances are still in remark- al loans are already denom- for consumer goods in na- posure to sovereign debt. Presumably they don’t want approval. ably good shape. It has a inated in the euro, but for tions joining the euro is mi- us to know who is on the hook for debt to near-bank- Member states still need defi cit of only 1.7 per cent of those creditors that used the niscule – only a fraction of rupt nations. to offi cially accept the Esto- GDP and total debt is only kroon they will now not need a percent – and temporary. Investors and the pub- Germany an- nian bid, but this is seen as 7.2 per cent. Finland, in con- to worry about the possibili- Finnish shoppers should con- nounced they relatively certain. “Estonia trast, has a defi cit of about ty of currency devaluation. tinue to see cheaper goods lic know that the titular had privacy will become the 17th member 2.2 per cent and debt of 44 Some fi rms are likely and services in our southern bureaucrats we set up in laws of some of the euro area on the fi rst per cent of GDP. Estonia also to miss the kroon, though. neighbour, something which sort that dis- of January, 2011,” Eurogroup met price stability criteria. These include corporations should delight both them empty offices have no allowed the re- head Jean-Claude Juncker It needed to have consumer specialising in currency ex- and the cruise ship lines that power and no influence, lease of such said at a news conference. infl ation of 1 per cent or less, change. Many Estonian re- service them. so they instead look to the information. “The fi rst commitment of but actually had defl ation of tailers accepted the euro and The Mint of Finland won I guess it is the Estonian authorities is to 0.7 per cent. charged a conversion fee, the contract to mint Estoni- leaders of big nations. against the law ensure the sustainability of and this source of income will an euro coins. The obverse to know the convergence and implement Boon for business disappear. side of Estonian coins will health of your bank in Germany. Meanwhile, an exas- further reforms containing Finland is Estonia’s largest feature a map of Estonia with perated Spain said they didn’t care about the rest of Eu- fi nancial discipline, preserv- trading partner, with 2.2 bil- Inflation a the word “Eesti” underneath. rope and were going to publish their own stress tests. ing fi nancial stability.” lion euros of trade during misperception The next nations to join After the 860 billion euro 2009. Although the Estoni- When Estonia joins the eu- the euro-zone are candidates ALL this confusion is hardly reassuring. To make mat- aid mechanisms put in place an kroon is pegged at 15.6 ro it is also likely to make the Czech Republic, Hungary ters even more embarrassing, the IMF and US Treasury because of national solven- to the euro and there are no life simpler for Finnish tour- and Poland. They still do not Department have once again politely suggested that cy problems strict attention exchange rate risks, using ists. 750,000 Finns visited meet criteria and are not ex- we get our act together. Russian President Medvedev is being paid to states wish- a common currency is still Estonia last year, many on pected to be eligible for an- is promoting the ruble in a new reserve currency plan ing to join the euro-zone. “We likely to make business eas- shopping trips. In April the other four years. because the Americans can’t get their dual defi cits un- der control and the Europeans can’t get anything under control. He’s got a point. Regulatory Authority says speeds were a main culprit. that growth in mobile broad- “At a time when mobile OBVIOUSLY, the bank stress test plan was fl awed from Mobile data traffic band subscriptions jumped broadband is set to grow at the start. The goal of the plan was never to give us more 90 per cent in 2009 and now a scorching pace, these fi nd- information, it was to reassure us. If the information is 37 per cent of all broadband ings are a wake up call for not reassuring then we need a plan to fi x the problem. overtakes voice subscriptions are mobile. the industry,” Nokia Sie- In America they announced bank stress tests simulta- Ericsson believes that da- mens Networks’ Jürgen Wal- neously with a plan to recapitalise weak institutions. DAVID J. CORD confi rmed by the real world ta traffi c will continue to dou- ter said at the time. “Indeed, The problem with doing that here is that individual na- HELSINKI TIMES measurements undertaken ble annually for the next fi ve with the increased availa- tions don’t want to put up more money. We’ve already by Ericsson.” years. They point out that so- bility and use of smart de- promised billions of euros to prop up weak govern- IN December 2009 mobile da- The use of mobile devic- cial networking sites now ac- vices, operators cannot ments, must we do the same with weak banks? ta volume surpassed voice es to access the internet has count for a large chunk of afford to lose any opportu- for the fi rst time, according been growing enormously. mobile data volume. About nity to make the experience MUCH of this dangerous confusion could have been to Ericsson. They announced Ericsson estimates that da- a quarter of Facebook’s 400 on their networks compara- avoided if we had a real leader for the European econo- their fi ndings at the CTIA ta traffi c grew 280 per cent million active users access ble to that of their fi xed-line my. Investors and the public know that the titular bu- Wireless 2010 convention in in each of the last two years. the site through mobile de- counterparts.”

reaucrats we set up in empty offi ces have no power and Las Vegas. The tipping point where data vices. Facebook also says that STRONG / BOB LEHTIKUVA no infl uence, so they instead look to the leaders of big “This is a signifi cant mile- overtakes voice traffi c was people who use Facebook on nations. When these leaders aren’t marching to the stone with some 400 million expected, but it came quicker mobile devices are twice as same tune we end up with the debacle we are current- mobile broadband subscrip- than many thought. Last July active as non-mobile users. ly witnessing. tions now generating more Nokia Siemens Networks es- While mobile broadband data traffi c than the voice timated that the point would use is accelerating, not all EUROPE has the opportunity to create a wonderful traffi c from the total 4.6 bil- be reached by 2011. users are happy. In March, thing – a single economy stretching across the entire lion mobile subscriptions In Finland, the number of Nokia Siemens Networks an- continent. But this won’t work through bureaucrats around the world,” says Hans mobile broadband subscrip- nounced a survey that shows who got their positions via political appointments. For Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson. tions reached almost a mil- mobile internet users are up a single economy we need a single leader. “Our view that the appeal lion by the end of last year. to 22 per cent less satisfi ed of anywhere, anytime con- The total number of mobile with their connection com- [email protected] nectivity would drive mo- subscriptions was 7.7 million. pared to using fi xed broad- bile broadband growth is The Finnish Communications band. Slow downloading Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson. HELSINKI TIMES BUSINESS 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 99

For those of us who have diffi culties remembering Bank of Finland: fiscal Training the memory names, Vannas has three steps to follow. “First, you have to want to remember the consolidation called for Forgetful? Don’t fret: good memory is a skill that may be learned. name,” he says. “Second, you need to be motivated. If you The Governor of the Bank of Finland insists on are introduced to a Pekka, im- mediately repeat the name government action to boost economic growth. DAVID J. CORD Memory Institute of Finland, memory championships. back in conversation: ‘Pekka? HELSINKI TIMES in order to train more memo- My neighbour is named ry coaches. In addition, Van- Names and numbers Pekka!’ The idea is to start OLLI KUIVANIEMI – STT for Finland’s economy in re- MARTTI VANNAS is giving a nas sells CDs and DVDs on his Another standard mnemon- talking about the name. The MATTHEW PARRY – HT cent months. Consumer con- phone interview, explaining website for individuals who ic device is the use of imag- third step is to make an asso- fi dence is fairly strong and his job as a memory train- want to learn his memorising es that resemble the shape of ciation. In English, the name ERKKI LIIKANEN, Governor business expectations have er. He asks for the address of method. numbers. Vannas gives an- Pekka might remind someone of the Bank of Finland, would also solidifi ed. In addition, this newspaper so he can mail Vannas gives an exam- other example. “If you want of a woodpecker. So imagine a like to see a programme of fi s- the country’s ports and even some materials. I tell him, but ple of how he uses his mem- to remember your PIN code, woodpecker pecking like cra- cal consolidation put in place the wood trade are showing then remembering that he is ory. “Let’s say a friend invites imagine yourself at a specifi c zy and wood splinters fl ying that spans parliamentary signs of a clear recovery. driving and unable to write you to his house for dinner ATM,” he says. “Think of your- everywhere.” terms. But for all the muted op- the address down, promise to and says his address is Puis- self putting in the card and If these images sound Although the economy is timism, leading economists email it to him. “Don’t both- totie 14. You attach images the machine asking for your strange, that is because they already showing signs of re- have completely confl icting er,” Vannas says. “I already to these details because im- number. If it is 3456, imag- are. Vannas explains that un- covery, the recession has views on Finland’s short-term memorised it.” ages are easier to remember. ine images that go with those usual, humorous or provoc- left a major dent in the pub- prospects. His memory may seem Think of the address: puisto is numbers. First, you are sud- ative images are more easily lic accounts. State fi gures are Tapiola Bank offered the amazing to the average per- park and tie is road. Imagine a denly in handcuffs. A sail ap- remembered. “Make it fun. deep in the red this year and year’s most pessimistic fore- son, but Vannas is humble. road fi lled with parks. Parks pears on the screen, and on Use colours and sounds. If the debt burden is quickly cast and lowered its esti- “We all have this ability,” are actually on the road. Then the sail is a picture of a glove. you use the image of a clock, ballooning. mate for this year’s growth to he says. “If we forget some- the digit 1 looks like a candle, Then you hear an elephant make it a wild Salvador Da- “In the long run, there can a perfect zero. Sampo Bank’s thing it is because we either while 4 looks like a sail. So im- trumpet. Make a little video in li melting clock,” he says. “It be no sustainable growth picture of the Finnish econo- didn’t set the information in agine a giant candle with a your mind that reminds you of becomes easier the more you without stable government my was somewhat brighter. our brains properly or else we huge fl apping sail.” the PIN code.” use it. It is a habit and a skill.” accounts,” Liikanen said at a The bank lifted its forecast don’t know how to retrieve it.” The use of images to re- 17 June press conference. and suggested that Finnish Vannas is now making a member details is not a new Although confi dence in GDP would grow by 1.8 per living out of teaching peo- idea. Thousands of years Finland’s public accounts has cent this year. ple how to store and retrieve ago the orator Cicero used held steady, Liikanen points One source of uncertainty information, a career path such images to remember out that securing that confi - is the multiple economic cri- he took almost by accident. his speeches in the Roman dence in future will depend ses faced by European coun- When he was younger he be- Senate. He would imagine on a determined effort to bal- tries. The economic recovery came interested in magic. He himself walking through a ance the government’s books. has been swifter than was would give shows for friends building with specifi c loca- The Finnish economy has predicted earlier this year, and family and was eventu- tions where images were lo- been stuck in neutral since but swelling government ally asked to perform in oth- cated. In sequence, these Visualising can help you to improve your memory. The address the turn of the year. Both pro- debts have wrought havoc on er venues. images would help him re- Park Street 14 can be easier stored in your memory if you imag- duction and exports contin- the markets. “I started out with kids’ member his speech. This ine a road with parks, and a huge candle and sail at the end of it ued to contract between then The big question is wheth- parties, but now about 90 technique is often used to- that stand for the numbers 1 and 4. and now. Liikanen repeated er the shudders on the fi - per cent of my clients are day by those participating in his prediction that growth in nancial markets will also be corporations,” Vannas says. Finland, which relies heav- refl ected in national econo- “Five or six years ago I start- ily on industrial production mies. According to the Bank ed learning about memory of investment goods, will lag of Finland, national debt cri- training and incorporated it Images attached to digits behind the global trend. In ses have increased the risk of in my magic shows. I would go the wake of the recession de- lower-than-forecast growth. out in the audience and mem- 0 – ball mand for new paper manu- “The risk of downward pres- orise the names of 30 or 40 1 – candle facturing equipment or ship sure centres on how the un- people.” 2 – swan motors, for example, remains stable public accounts affect 3 – open hand cuffs limited in the world economy. expectations, fi nancing ex- Using images to 4 – sail Still, there has been no penses and investments,” Li- remember 5 – glove shortage of positive signals ikanen explained. The magic act and memo- 6 – elephant trunk ry training complement each 7 – axe other, but Vannas is putting 8 – snowman more emphasis on the mem- 9 – balloon and string ory training work. He is also www.marttivannas.com starting a new company, the

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STAR TRIBUNE 19 June. MICHAEL NORDSKOG ITAR TASS 18 June. THE VOICE OF RUSSIA 18 June. Finland allocating 400,000 Finland to have euros in aid to Kyrgyzstan Immigrant Parliament

“FINNISH government is al- ternational Red Cross and “ACTIVISTS within ethnic di- dren from broken Russian- locating 400,000 euros for will include both material asporas in Finland have pro- Finnish families and also granting humanitarian aid and human resources, the posed what they term an moving to expel an 82-year- to Kyrgyzstan, a spokes- spokesman said. Immigrant Parliament. The old Russian woman, who has man for Finland’s Foreign Foreign Ministry offi - fi rst elections to it would be no support other than from Ministry told Itar-Tass on cials underline the extreme in 2011, the year of Finland’s her daughter in Finland.”

17 June. knottiness of the situation next general elections. SIHVONEN KRISTA LEHTIKUVA / VILLE MYLLYNEN / NR / IMAP According to him, an in- in southern Kyrgyzstan, The function would be Finns celebrate Midsummer with a passion comparable to Ameri- struction on allocating the where according to the In- raising awareness of the sit- cans on Independence Day. funds was signed earlier in ternational Red Cross some uation of the country’s immi- the day by Foreign Trade 400,000 have fl ed their grant communities. Minister Paavo Väyrynen. homes out of a fear of vi- The issue is of signifi cant Sun-powered Finland Aid will be made availa- olence fanned by ethnic resonance in Russia. The ble to Kyrgyzstan via the In- hatred.” Finns are withholding chil- “I HAD to set an alarm clock Finns celebrate the sum- only once on a mid-June trip mer solstice on juhannus (St. to Scandinavia. I wanted to John’s Day) with the fervour ANDINA 19 June. responsibility to the rest of be up by 6:00 from my berth of Americans on Independ- mankind with regard to glo- in the humming, windowless ence Day, absent the bombs bal warming. steerage of an overnight fer- bursting in air. We started CAN and Finland agree on regional The Finnish Ambassador, ry from Stockholm to Hel- off the holiday weekend at for his part, stated that the sinki. The previous evening, Seurasaari, a historical is- biodiversity programme Agreement will make it pos- I had watched from the rear land park in the middle of the sible to promote and help deck as the sun-bathed Swed- Helsinki metro. Thousands “THE ANDEAN Community The Secretary General and and the environment will be maintain sustainable biodi- ish archipelago dissolved in- who had not already skipped (CAN) and the Government the Ambassador of Finland key topics of the Latin Amer- versity use in Andean coun- to a few sea-swept skerries. town arrived to celebrate the of Finland sign an agreement were in agreement in pointing ica and the Caribbean - EU tries with Amazon regions. But as M/S Gabriella entered marriage of a chosen couple concerning the implemen- out that the basic objective of Meeting next year. He pointed out that the suc- Helsinki harbour, a low Bal- in a 17th-century chapel. tation of the Regional Bio- the program is to raise the liv- Freddy Ehlers gave special cessful experience of Fin- tic mist shrouded our arrival, After the wedding, the diversity Programme in the ing standards of the people in- emphasis to the importance land’s Cooperation with obscuring the light. nuptials were broadcast to Amazon region of the CAN habiting the tropical Andean of Finland’s cooperation in Peru, known as BIODAMAZ, Travel for a purpose on a the city via a huge offshore member countries, known as regions of the CAN member carrying out the environmen- will be put to use in this re- tight schedule, in my case ex- bonfi re that the duo lit from BIOCAN. The agreement was countries through the equita- tal tasks the Andean Com- gional biodiversity program ploring cultural artifacts for the prow of a longboat, while signed by CAN Secretary Gen- ble conservation and sustain- munity has set itself, which in the Amazon region, which a book about saunas, is sel- their distant kin lined the eral Freddy Ehlers Zurita and able use of their biodiversity, include aspects relating not seeks to give internation- dom restful. But when your shores, sang folk songs and Finnish Ambassador in Peru, while respecting their cultur- only to climate change, but al- al importance to the Andean journey occurs during the danced into the long twi- Kimmo Pulkkinen, during al diversity. According to a so to biodiversity and water. countries’ Amazon region. longest days of the year at light. The sun does actual- a special ceremony with the press release, they also coin- He pointed out the need for He recalled that a Memoran- high latitude, you can at least ly set over most of Finland participation of the Ambas- cided in stressing the incor- developed countries to under- dum of Understanding was count on solar energy to keep at the solstice -- the Arctic sadors of Bolivia and Colom- poration of environmental stand that not only do we have signed in January of this year you moving. And I had timed Circle lies north of the far- bia in Peru, the acting Chargé issues in the negotiation of an to take care of, protect and by the CAN General Secre- my visit to coincide with the reaching Gulf of Bothnia. But d’Affaires of Ecuador and Association Agreement be- develop our Amazon region tariat and the Government of summer solstice, a time of it does not set deep, nor for high-level offi cials of Peru’s tween the CAN and the Euro- in a sustainable manner, but Finland, marking the start of celebration in Finland… long…” environmental organizations. pean Union and that poverty that they have an enormous a joint effort.”

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NINA RATAVAARA on this one island. Anoth- the Nordic countries and fea- HELSINKI TIMES er way to spend a day in the tures indoor and outdoor wa- green is the tropical garden ter fun on slides, in bubble HELSINKI offers many dif- Gardenia, where children can pools and unique saunas. ferent activities for families explore the jungle by follow- – most of them are fun for ing different activity maps. www.flamingospa.fi both children and adults. An After such adventures in www.gardenia-helsinki.fi all-time favourite is the Lin- the fl ora and fauna, children nanmäki amusement park, can discover different sci- www.heureka.fi which is celebrating its 60th ence fi elds interactively at www.hoplop.fi anniversary this year. Visi- the science centre Heureka, www.huimala.fi tors can experience the rides as well as watch shows and www.korkeasaari.fi as well as watch shows, or fi lms at the planetarium. In- www.leikkiluola.fi just stroll through the park door playgrounds and ad- www.linnanmaki.fi to enjoy the atmosphere and venture centres, such as the www.sealife.fi ice cream since admission to action cave Leikkiluola be- www.serena.fi the park is free. neath Hakaniemi Market in www.tropicario.com Next to Linnanmäki, Hel- Helsinki, the HopLop parks www.visithelsinki.fi sinki Sealife invites you to and the Huimala Adventure The amusement park Linnanmäki is an all-time family favourite.

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MATTI TIRRI The traveller’s guide to Helsinki

It is impossible to list all that is worth seeing in the capital of Finland, but Helsinki Times narrowed it down to a few suggestions on what to do and where to go while in the city.

wine at the Ateljee Bar, where you can enjoy views over the In the Eira district you can marvel at the Jugend-style buildings.

city rooftops. If you are trav- WILLIAMS PAUL elling on a low budget, how- Scenic cruises and ferry to

COMMA IMAGE OY ever, you might want to head Suomenlinna depart from to Toikoinranta in Hakaniemi, the Market Square. via the supermarket of course, Sibelius Monument, Sibe- and sip your own beer with lius Park, Mechelininkatu. the locals by the waterfront Temppeliaukio Church, instead. If you would still like Lutherinkatu 3. to see the city from a bird’s eye Tuomiokirkko, Unioninka- view, make your way to the Ol- tu 29. ympic tower and take the lift Torni, Kalevankatu 5. to the top for the low cost of Tokoinranta, Eläintarhantie. 2 euros. From here, for some- Olympic Stadium, Paavo thing authentic and very Finn- Nurmen tie. ish, fi nd your way to the close Kotiharjun Public Sauna, The historical fortress island of Suomenlinna is worth a visit. by district of Kallio and enter Harjutorinkatu 1. the city’s oldest public sauna Temppeliaukio Church. PETRA NYMAN cruise through the archipel- so offers two big shopping baths still in operation. HELSINKI TIMES ago, exploring the historical centres, namely Forum and To enjoy the architecture fortress island of Suomen- Kamppi. Both of these of- of Helsinki, take a walk round HELSINKI serves as the point linna, visiting the monument fer hundreds of shops, from Töölönlahti bay, where you of arrival for many visitors to of the late Finnish compos- fashion to technology and be- will see some of the city’s old- Finland and many do not get er Jean Sibelius, stepping in- yond. For true mall-goers, it is est villas. This walk is popular the chance to venture outside to the famous rock church of a good idea to hop on the met- with locals and will also give it. But not to worry, the city Temppeliaukio and sitting on ro and head to Itäkeskus, the you a chance to take in some features a number of things to the steps of Tuomiokirkko – largest shopping centre in the of the most prominent sights do, especially during the sum- the pristine white church that Nordic countries. However, if of the city, including the Op- mer months. is known the world over as the small boutiques are more your era house and Finlandia hall. symbol of the city. thing, try the streets of Fre- It is also worth wandering Experiencing the city For shopaholics, the cen- drinkinkatu and Annankatu the streets of Eira, where you Helsinki is relatively small, tral city street of Aleksanter- in the heart of the city. can marvel at the numerous and the most enjoyable way by inkatu offers a number of Jugend-style (Art Nouveau) far to experience what it has stores to step into, including A different view buildings. Make sure you don’t to offer is to do so on foot or by “Finland’s own Harrods” – of the city miss Huvilakatu, one of the bicycle. There are a number of the Stockmann department If you want to see Helsinki prettiest streets in the dis- “must dos” for visitors to Hel- store. If you like to fi nd eve- from another vantage point, trict, which will lead you all sinki. Some of the most popu- rything under one roof, then take the lift to the top fl oor at of the way to the waterfront lar ones include taking a scenic the central city district al- Torni hotel and sip a glass of near Kaivopuisto park. Enjoy Tallinn, the sea and the time off! HELSINKI TIMES CULTURE 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 1515

CLAIRE AHO ERIK BERG A change of pace

JAMES O’SULLIVAN attitude. Though, in con- HELSINKI TIMES trast to this controversial new wave of rebellion, he had RENOWNED fi gure of British ambitions in another gen- pub rock, punk rock and new re: writing the perfect three wave, Nick Lowe performs minute pop song. 3 July at the Helsinki Hall of Lowe emerged in the Culture, arriving to town on late 1970s with his fi rst solo the strength of last year’s record, and began to make a compilation Quiet Please... name for himself as a song- The New Best of Nick Lowe. writer, with such songs Nick Lowe. After commencing his ca- as (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) reer as a producer for such Peace, Love, and Understand- well received solo albums notable acts as The Damned, ing (a hit for Elvis Costello), which has lead up to 2007’s Elvis Costello, and The Pre- Cruel to Be Kind (a US Top 40 At My Age. A consummate tenders, Lowe became single), and I Love the Sound performer, this current tour known under the nickname of Breaking Glass. He al- sees him drawing on over 30 of “Basher”, for his rough and so played and recorded with years of material. Port of Helsinki in spring 1968. ragged production style. Johnny Cash, with Cash re- It was this style which led cording several of Lowe’s Nick Lowe him to be a chief player in songs. 3 July, 20:00. A tranquil photographic era the punk movement, helping With the release in 1994 Tickets €48 to establish the Do-It-Your- of country album , The Impos- Kulttuuritalo

JAMES O’SULLIVAN of Helsinki for an exhibition reer as a photographer in the self aesthetics of the ground- sible Bird, Lowe commenced Sturenkatu 4, Helsinki HELSINKI TIMES entitled Four Nordic Capitals 1940s, Aho became a pioneer breaking musical style and a successful series of very held in Kiel, Germany. in Finnish colour photography With the spring of 1968 in and is known for her work in ON DISPLAY for the fi rst time Finland being typically peace- magazines, advertisements A walk in more than 40 years, an ex- ful and calm, this current ex- and book covers, as well as for The journey continues hibition of black and white hibition is oblivious to the her colourful portraits. through photographs by Claire Aho, political movement and un- The granddaughter of both JAMES O’SULLIVAN Faithfull has also enjoyed circa 1968, is being held until rest at the time that plunged author Juhani Aho and paint- HELSINKI TIMES success as an actor, most 5 September at Virka Gallery other parts of the world into er Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, history notably in Sofi a Coppola’s in Helsinki’s City Hall lobby. chaos. The photos capture im- Aho and her work are fea- ALLAN BAIN ONE of the most distinctive Marie Antoinette, as well as This current exhibition ages of ordinary people going tured as part of a broader pro- HELSINKI TIMES voices from Britain is coming a memorable turn in Irina highlights the work she un- about their everyday lives, of- gramme of events marking to the Helsinki Hall of Cul- Palm. dertook in a few short weeks fering a fascinating insight the Aho and Soldan anniver- THROUGHOUT the sum- ture next Wednesday when Following on receiving after being invited to photo- into the era. sary year. mer, the general public is be- Marianne Faithfull performs the Icon of the Year Award graph her then home town After beginning her ca- The exhibition reveals ing given the opportunity to an intimate show with sole this year from Q Magazine,

CLAIRE AHO the rapid changes enjoyed by learn about the University of backup coming from guitar- this current European jaunt Helsinki in the years since Helsinki from an art history ist Doug Pettibone. sees her playing a stripped through a series of timeless perspective. Numerous free Drawing on a career that down acoustic show; some- portraits, which can also be walking tours of the univer- has spanned over four dec- thing she hasn’t done since enjoyed virtually on the Vir- sity’s different campuses and ades, Faithfull fi rst emerged 1990’s Blazing Away tour ka website. buildings will take place, the in the public’s conscious- with Barry Reynolds. tenth year these tours have ness when she released her Claire Aho – Helsinki been organised. The fi rst few version of Rolling Stones’ Marianne Faithfull 1968 tours have been made already, As Tears Go By – the fi rst 30 June, 20:00. Until 5 September but there will be many more song ever written by Mick Tickets: €48 Virka Gallery chances to join a tour or two. Jagger and Keith Richards. Kulttuuritalo Helsinki City Hall lobby Most of the tours take After a long battle with chem- Sturenkatu 4, Helsinki Pohjoisesplanadi 11–13 place in the city centre, but ical addiction and resultant Helsinki tours of Viikki, Kumpula and commercial absence, she re- www.virka.fi Meilahti campuses are also turned late in 1979 with the Linnanmäki amusement park. available. landmark album, Broken Asked what tour she would English boasting her memo-

recommend if only allowed to rable adaptation of John Len- LEHTIKUVA Monsters) has been roped in choose one, Inkeri Suutari, non’s Working Class Hero. to direct the fourth fi lm next the coordinator of these walk- Her infl uence on younger People are strange year. No chance of Ian McClel- ing tours, went for the ‘From generations is well appreciat- land popping up as well, then? Porthania northwards’ walk- ed, having collaborated with JAMES O’SULLIVAN HELSINKI TIMES a town’s population through Finally this week, hoping ing tour, a fresh addition to the artists as varied as Billy Cor- their water supply and turn- to rectify some of the wrongs tours of previous years. gan, PJ Harvey and Nick Cave ing them into zombies wasn’t of Oliver Stone’s 1990 The This tour takes in the area during her career. Further ex- AS A pioneer of the zom- too far away from his, well, Doors, is director Tom DiCil- of the university’s city centre panding her oeuvre, her most bie fl ick, director George A. zombie fl icks, but here was lo’s acclaimed documentary, campus that lies between Yli- recent release, 2008’s Easy Romero has been scaring and a trim and taut thriller that When You’re Strange. En- opistonkatu’s Porthania build- Come Easy Go, saw Faithfull challenging audiences for the wore its B-grade charms on listing both Johnny Depp as ing and Siltavuorenpenger, adapting songs from such last four decades. Known pri- its sleeve. narrator, along with the par- which overlooks Siltavuoren- artists as Billy Holiday, Mor- marily for writing, directing With each of his original ticipation and approval of the salmi. On this tour partici- risey and Dolly Parton. Marianne Faithfull. and producing the seminal Dead fi lms receiving a Hol- remaining members of the pants will be introduced to a 1968 classic Night of the Liv- lywood remake in recent band, here we get to see an number of the city centre cam- ing Dead, Romero is respon- years, it’s unsurprising that alternative to Romero’s zom- pus’s most familiar structures. sudoku SOLUTION ON PAGE 18 sible for a further four undead this week sees the fresh up- bies as another type of force A tour of the university’s fl icks over the intervening date of The Crazies arriving questions the status quo in Main Building is also very ap- years, with at least one (Dawn to cinemas nationwide. With the late 60s and early 70s with pealing. A result of the archi- of the Dead) being among the Timothy Olyphant and Rad- dangerous and outlandish be- tectural plans drawn up by greatest fi lms of all time. ha Mitchell here assuming haviour – Jim Morrison. C. L. Engel and J. S. Sirén in With rich social commen- the lead roles, amongst all the nineteenth and twentieth tary, his fi lms mix traditional the mayhem and scares audi- The Crazies centuries respectively, this shock and gore with relevant ences should anticipate a fi lm Release Date: 30 June building also houses an exten- and poignant statements on that has received pretty good Director: Breck Eisner sive art collection. the state of humanity. Tinged advance word of mouth. Starring: Timothy Olyphant, The vast majority of these with jet black humour, their Elsewhere, offering up an- Radha Mitchell free tours are given in Finn- infl uence on cinema is on- other kind of undead fl ick is ish, although some are offered going, with Simon Pegg the third part in the Twilight The Twilight Saga: Eclipse in English and Swedish. For in- and Edgar Wright’s hilari- series, Eclipse. After really Release Date: 30 June stance, a tour of the central ous Shaun of the Dead owing hitting their box offi ce stride Director: David Slade campus on 1 July from 14:00 much to the groundbreaking with New Moon last year, here Starring: Kristen Stewart, and on 2 September from 15:00 work of Romero. sees a return to the big screen Robert Pattinson will be given in English. Private One fi lm to have fall- for the crew of pale skins. tours are also available in Finn- en through the cracks in the Promising enough teenage When You’re Strange ish, Swedish and English. shadow of this dead success, angst and bare torsos to at- Release Date: 2 July however, is that of 1973’s The tract a wide demographic, Director: Tom DiCillo www.helsinki.fi/taidehisto- ria/kavelykierrokset Crazies. Now, maybe this sto- more interesting is the news Narrator: Johnny Depp ry of a toxic disaster infecting that Bill Condon (Gods and 16 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES

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First used as storage space, the shed was turned into a gem of a café.

Future plans ate a lovely feel of a small The couple admit that they community within the city,” have many plans to devel- Päivi says. The scenic blue villa café op the café and villa further. Meanwhile, running the One idea is to turn half of the café is the main focus for grand villa into a guesthouse. the busy couple. “We have “We have been tossing this so many plans for this place Nestled up on a hill overlooking the Töölönlahti bay is a wooden shed that serves as idea about for a bit, and it is and we’d love to make them one of the favourite summertime cafés for many Helsinki locals. something that we are con- all come true, but we have to sidering seriously. The villa concentrate on one thing at would serve as a completely a time and right now we are unique accomodation in Hel- getting to the peak season so PETRA NYMAN storage shed of the vil- Simply delicious disappointing surprise if it sinki for tourists or business we are fully occupied by the HELSINKI TIMES la and turned it into a café. Sinisen huvilan kahvila is all gone for the day. “We people who want to stay in café. However, we will see Nowadays Helenius runs doesn’t serve a huge selec- try to accommodate for the the heart of the city but see what the future brings,” Las- ON A RAINY DAY, one could the café with his wife Päivi tion of products, but what it demand, but the reality is it from a different perspec- si says with a smile. easily walk past the small Helenius. does serve is carefully select- that we have just one person tive,” Lassi explains. blue building without real- “The villa has been in ed. On offer are sweet and sa- working in the kitchen and if Another idea the cou- Sinisen huvilan kahvila ising that the place buzzes our family since the 1950s voury products alike and the we were to meet the demand ple has in store is to organ- with people when the sun and when we inherited it prices are reasonable. A cup for quiche then we wouldn’t ise a small farmers’ market Open every day from Easter is out. They will stop for a with my brother we first of coffee and a pulla will set be serving anything else!” that would operate on the vil- to the end of September, cup of coffee or a bite to eat used the shed as storage for you back 3.90 euros, a fi lled Päivi laughs. “However, we la’s yard. “We’d like people to between 10:00-22:00 while on their walk, or sim- all sorts of things that we bread bun 3.80 and a slice are planning to add more be able to stop for their cof- (Closed for Midsummer ply make their way to this didn’t have room for at our of quiche 4.50. The café also products to our selection so fee and grab their veggies at on 24-26 June) popular spot just to enjoy respective homes. The idea serves a daily soup for 6 eu- that we could serve also as a the same time. It would be the view. Sinisen huvilan to turn it into a café origi- ros. All products are made on lunch place,” she adds. a great help to many fami- Linnunlauluntie 11 kahvila is one of those gems nated already in the mid- location with fresh ingredi- The café doesn’t have a li- lies who visit our café every Tel. 09 753 5128 that you might never come 1980s but took a while to ents, which is a nice change cence to sell alcohol, a delib- weekend. Also it would cre-

across if you don’t know come true,” Lassi explains. from the many cafés serving erate decision by the owners, SIHVONEN KRISTA where to look, but once you The café was finally opened the same frozen pulla that but its speciality is juice make your way there, you’ll in 1995 and has been a suc- you could pick up from the served by the pint for 3 eu- find your feet taking you cess ever since. There are supermarket. ros. They have a selection of back again and again. huge amounts of foot traffic “Our selection is narrow juices that are preservative The café sits high on a that pass the spot every day but we serve quality Finn- free and made from different hill next to an old blue vil- as ‘round Töölönlahti’ is one ish café food,” says Päivi. Finnish berries, such as va- la – this is where it gets of the most popular walks According to her, the most riksenmarja (crowberry) and its name, literally, “Blue to do in Helsinki. “This is popular product the café puolukka (lingonberry). The villa’s café” – and it over- where the idea to open a serves is the quiche and this juice comes from a small pro- looks the central Helsinki summer time café came is a reason why you may ducer, Aten Marja-Aitta, in bay of Töölönlahti. Owner from – we wanted to create fi nd yourself heading to the Eastern Finland’s Puumala, Lassi Helenius established a place where people could café with a craving for that and Sinisen huvilan kahvila it with his brother when he stop on their walk for a cup- scrumptious slice of savoury is one of the few places were saw potential in the former pa and a chat,” he says. goodness and come across a it is sold in Helsinki. The view over Töölönlahti is spectacular. KRISTA SIHVONEN KRISTA SIHVONEN KRISTA SIHVONEN KRISTA SIHVONEN KRISTA

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Until Sun 21 November Wanted – Armfelt Over a hundred items personally owned by G. M. Armfelt. National Museum of Finland Mannerheimintie 34 Midsummer Bonfires in Seurasaari Tue 11:00-20:00 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Even for those staying in the city over the weekend, it will still be possible to celebrate a traditional Finn- Tickets €0/5/7 www.nba.fi ish Midsummer or juhannus in Finnish. The Seurasaari Foundation is offering city dwellers some Midsum- mer night´s magic in the idyll of Seurasaari. Until Sun 20 February On Midsummer eve, people used to dance folk dances and play folk music. They cast Midsummer spells It’s a Set-up on their love life and decorated houses in juhannus style. All this will be relived on Seurasaari. In addi- An exhibition about the experien- tial and participatory aspect of art. tion, it’s possible to see old-fashioned craftsmen, log floaters, and handcraft demonstrations at the ven- Various works and techniques from ue. Visitors can even get a glimpse of a Midsummer wedding. 41 artists. Taking centre stage are the spectacular Midsummer bonfires, lit from 21:00 onwards. The bonfires, like Kiasma the spells, have roots in superstition as they are supposed to keep the bad spirits away. It ‘s the 56th time Tue 10:00-17:00 Seurasaari Midsummer Bonfires has been organised. Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tickets €0/6/8 www.kiasma.fi Fri 25 June Tens of bonfires are lit in Seurasaari on Midsummer eve. Seurasaari www.nba.fi Until Sun 9 January Tickets €0/15 www.seurasaarisaatio.fi Photographies from Albania 1858—1952 — Studio Marubi Presenting to the Finnish public MUSIC Wed 30 June EXHIBITIONS Kunsthalle Tue 10:00-17:00 an extensive collection of Albani- Memory Tapes Nervanderinkatu 3 Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 an documentary photographs tak- Thu 24 June One of today’s hottest Until Thu 1 July Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 en between the late 1800s and the Mástango Band indie names. An Englishman Meets Finnish Wed 11:00-20:00 Tickets €0/6/8 early 1900s. Mikko Helenius, piano, Kuudes Linja Nature Sat - Sun 11:00-17:00 www.kiasma.fi Museum of Cultures, Tennispalatsi Antero Jakoila, guitar, Hämeentie 13 Alan Deakins’ photographies. Tickets 0/5.50/8 Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 8 and Mauri Saarikoski, violin. Tickets €12 Art Frida www.taidehalli.fi Until Sat 4 September Tue 11:00-20:00 Argentine and Finnish tango. www.kuudeslinja.com Korkeavuorenkatu 25 International Photography Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Villa Aino Ackté, 19:00 Wed 12:00-17:00 Until Sun 15 August and Video Art Tickets €0/4/6 Tuurholmantie, Tullisaari’s Outdoor Fri 2 to Sun 4 July Thu 12:00-15:00 The Young Designer of the Works by Danica Dakic, Loretta Lux www.nba.fi Recreation Park Tuska Fri 12:00-17:00 Year prize and Anu Pennanen. Tickets €12 Open Air Metal Festival 2010. Sat & Sun 12:00-16:00 The Young Designer of the Year Vantaa Art Museum www.ainoacktenhuvila.fi Kaisaniemi Park www.artfrida.suntuubi.com prize of 2010 goes to the Aivan! Myyrmäkitalo, Kilterinraitti 6, Vantaa FOR CHILDREN Tickets €50/98 and Imu groups. Tue-Fri 11:00-18:00 Thu 24 June www.tuska-festival.fi Until Sun 1 August Design Forum Sat 10:00-16:00 Wed 30 June The Grit Remix – Georg Baselitzs paint- Erottajankatu 7 Free entrance Lord of the Susisaari Island Punk music. Sat 3 July ings and sculptures Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00 Puppet theatre. The performance is On the Rocks Nick Lowe (UK) Works by one of the brightest stars Sat 10:00-18:00 Until Sun 12 September in Finnish. Mikonkatu 15 The headmaster of British rock. of German contemporary art. Sun 12:00-17:00 Kuutti Lavonen & Osmo Rauhala Suomenlinna Museum, 11:00 Tickets €8/10 Kulttuuritalo, 20:00 Tennis Palace Art Museum www.designforum.fi Sketches for Works in the Church of Suomenlinna C 74 www.ontherocks.fi Sturenkatu 4 Salomonkatu 15 Saint Olaf in Tyrvää Tickets €5 Tickets €48 Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Until Sun 15 August Studies and sketches by Kuutti La- www.nba.fi Mon 28 June www.kulttuuritalo.fi Tickets €0/7/9 Denise Grünstein vonen and Osmo Rauhala for the Arcade Fire www.taidemuseo.fi The first extensive Finnish exhi- Church of Saint Olaf in Tyrvää. Indierock-band. Sun 4 July bition by one of the best known National Museum of Finland OTHERS Senate Square, 18:00 Los Angeles Children’s Chorus, Until Sun 8 August Swedish photographic artists. Mannerheimintie 34 Aleksanterinkatu 20 Candomino Choir New British Painting Kiasma Tue 11:00-20:00 Thu 24 June Tickets €50 Temppeliaukio Church, 19:00 An exhibition of six British painters. Mannerheiminaukio 2 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 City Dance www.livenation.fi Lutherinkatu 3 Kalhama & Piippo Tue 10:00-17:00 Tickets €0/5/7 Dance instruction in English, Free entrance Mannerheimintie 3 B Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 www.nba.fi German, Swedish and Finnish. Mon 28 June candomino.fi Tue-Fri 11:00-17:00 Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 Arabia, Blues, 17:30-18:15 Japandroids Sat-Sun 11:00-16:00 Tickets €0/6/8 Until Sun 12 September Hämeentie 111 Canadian punk indie duo will pay Tue 6 July www.kalhamapiippo.com www.kiasma.fi Contemporary Art from Finland Jakomäki, Tango 19:00-19:45 their first visit in Finland. Nikolai Blad, guitar and Sweden Jakomäenkuja Kuudes Linja Espa Stage, 18:30 Until Sun 8 August Until Sun 29 August Examinations and comments on Free entrance Hämeentie 13 Esplanade Park In the Woods Onerva – Women of the City contemporary phenomena. www.mielihyva.com Tickets €12 www.espanlava.fi Five-year jubileum group An exhibition about life of wom- Kiasma www.kuudeslinja.com Free entrance exhibition. en in Helsinki in the 1910s, seen Mannerheiminaukio 2 Thu 24 to Wed 7 July Norsu Gallery through the eyes of writer and Tue 10:00-17:00 Sight-seeing Tours Wed 30 June Tue 6 July Kaisaniemenkatu 9 critic L. Onerva. Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30 Guided tours in Swedish and Eng- Piirpauke Converge (USA), Lighthouse Tue, Thu & Fri 11:00-17:00 Kaivokatu 2 Sat-Sun 10:00-18:00 lish from Olympia Terminal. Audio Sakari Kukko’s band combines Project Wed 11:00-19:00 Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 Tickets €0/6/8 city tours in twelve different lan- ethno and jazz. Hardcore music. Sat 12:00-16:00 Wed-Thu 10:00-20:00 www.kiasma.fi guages from Esplanade Park. Birdland Jazz Club, 21:00 Nosturi www.norsu.info Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Olympia Terminal, every day 10:30 Mannerheimintie 6 Telakkakatu 8 Tickets €0-8 Until Sun 19 September Esplanade Park, every day 11:00, Tickets €8 Tickets €16 Until Sun 8 August www.ateneum.fi Oiva Toikka – Moments of Inge- 12:00, 13:00 & 15:00 www.birdlandjazzclub.fi www.elmu.fi The Graf Zeppelin – Colossus of nuity In 2010 Tickets €11/15/26 the skies Until Sun 29 August A major retrospective of the work of www.helsinkiexpert.com Wed 30 June Wed 7 July Tales about the famous airship Night Iittala’s own designer Oiva Toikka. Marianne Faithfull Gottfried Zykan, organ, Pertti Graf Zeppelin’s visit to Helsinki 80 The exhibition takes a look at night Design Museum Mon 28 June to Sun 4 July The rough voiced interpreter gives Eerola, organ years ago. from a variety of perspectives. Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Helsinki Pride a concert in Finland. Helsinki organ summer. The Post Museum Sederholm House Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 The week-long GLBT event gathers Kulttuuritalo, 20:00 St. John’s Church, 20:00 Asema-aukio 5 H Aleksanterinkatu 16-18 Tickets €0-8 thousands of people to celebrate Sturenkatu 4 Korkeavuorenkatu 12 Mon-Fri 10:00-18:00 Wed, Fri-Sun 11:00-17:00 www.designmuseo.fi the free expression of one´s sexuali- Tickets €48 Free entrance Sat & Sun 12:00-17:00 Thu 11:00-19:00 ty and gender. www.kulttuuritalo.fi Tickets €0/3/6 Free entrance Until Sun 26 September Info at Lasipalatsi www.posti.fi www.helsinginkaupunginmuseo.fi Finnish Architecture 0809 Mannerheimintie 22-24 Wed 30 June to Sun 4 July THEATRE AND DANCE Pickings from the leading edge of www.helsinkipride.fi Puistoblues Until Wed 11 August Until Sun 29 August current Finnish architecture. Blues masters like Hooker Junior, Wed 7 July Good Morning, Africa! Ilja Glazunov Museum of Finnish Architecture Mon 28 June to Mon 30 August Cotton, The Balls and ZZ Top are Dance Group Ta’urua Villa Karo, the Finnish-African Cul- Paintings by the Soviet artist Ilya Gla- Kasarmikatu 24 Helsinki Design Walk grooving by the Tuusula lake. Espa Stage, 18:30 tural Centre in Grand-Popo, Benin, zunov, considered the “court painter” Tue, Thu & Fri 10:00-16:00 A walking tour to Helsinki design Tickets €62/69 Esplanade Park celebrates it’s 10th anniversary of President Urho Kekkonen. Wed 10:00-20:00 stores, studios and Design Forum. Vanhankylänniemi, Järvenpää Free entrance with a large exhibition at Kunsthalle Kiasma Sat & Sun 11:00-16:00 Tour is in English. www.puistoblues.fi www.espanlava.fi Helsinki. Mannerheiminaukio 2 Tickets €0/2.50/5 Helsinki Sightseeing kiosk www.mfa.fi Esplanade Park Tickets €15 Until Sun 26 September Reidar Särestöniemi (1925– Tue 29 June Midsummer events in the Helsinki area 1981) – Arctic Energy Senior Dance Särestöniemi’s work from a number Folklore Centre Tomtebo, 12:00- of decades. Artist was renowned 14:00 Tue 22 to Thu 24 June Fri 25 June Sat 26 June for his large canvases depicting the Tamminiementie 1 Guided Tour about Tuomari Nurmio and Hunaja- Soul Sides 7th Year Arctic nature of Lapland. Free entrance Midsummer Spells luut Midsummer Dance. Anniversary Midsummer Didrichsen Art Museum www.nba.fi Tour is in Finnish. Club Liberte, 22:00 Special Kuusilahdenkuja 1 Espoo City Museum, Glims Kolmas linja 34 Djs Sebastian Fonzeus, Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 House Museum Tickets €12 Sami Dariush and Heikki H. Tickets €2/6/8 Tue & Thu 14:00, Wed 15:00 www.clubliberte.fi Kuudes linja, 22:00-4:00 www.didrichsenmuseum.fi solution sudoku Glimsintie 1, Espoo Kaikukatu 4 Tickets €0/1.50/2 Fri 25 June Tickets €7 Until Sun 3 October Midsummer at Cafe Piritta www.kuudeslinja.com Veikko Vionoja Fri 25 June 60’s retro party at The exhibition presents the Finnish We Love Helsinki Midsummer at Tokoinranta. Sat 26 June landscape and emotive scenery in Midsummer Dance The best outfit is awarded. Midsummer Day different seasons of the year, espe- We Love Helsinki djs play popu- The floating bonfire is lit in Seurasaari According to ancient tradition, cially from Ostrobothnia. lar song classics. at 23:00. Traditional mass, traditional the Midsummer maiden picks Ateneum Art Museum plays and dances. Kuudes linja, 22:00-4:00 Café Piritta flowers while dreaming of her Kaivokatu 2 Kaikukatu 4 Eläintarhantie 12 Free entrance beloved. Midsummer maiden Tue & Fri 10:00-18:00 Tickets €8 Free entrance www.nba.fi Wed & Thu 10:00-20:00 www.kuudeslinja.com www.ursula.fi/piritta www.seurasaarisaatio.fi Anna Oravainen pictured on Sat & Sun 11:00-17:00 Helsinki’s Seurasaari last year. Tickets €0/7/8/9 www.ateneum.fi HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 191919 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday 24.6. friday 25.6.

TV1 MTV3 NELONEN TV1 MTV3 NELONEN 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:10 EastEnders 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 10:30 Robin Hood FILM In Spanish. 15:40 Doctors In Spanish. 14:45 E! Forbes Top 20 Celebrity USA 1973. In Finnish. 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER 11:05 YLE News in English Cash Couples 12:05 Cow Belles FILM 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen 11:10 Road to Avonlea 15:40 Doctors A family comedy. USA 2006 15:05 Coronation Street Nightmares 12:00 The Lost World of Tibet DOC 18:00 ER 14:00 Trekkies 2 DOC 15:55 Holby City The second season starts. 15:05 Coronation Street 19:30 How Clean Is Your House? Star Trek fanatics examined. 17:09 Where the Heart Is 21:00 House 15:55 Holby City U.K. USA 2004. 19:00 Fork to Fork 10-year-old Adam has 17:09 Where the Heart Is 20:05 The Biggest Loser 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy Part 4/6. strange symptoms unrelated 18:30 Lilies 22:30 Formula 1 SPORT 16:50 Dr. Phil 21:35 New Tricks to his autism. 22:45 In Treatment Round-up of the free 17:45 Australia’s Next Top Model 22:45 In treatment 22:30 In Plain Sight Shoot ‘Em Up (K15) 23:10 Jekyll (K15) practice session. In Finnish. 19:00 Zathura: A Space 23:30 Interview with the Nelonen 22:00 Part 3/6. 23:00 Je suis un assassin (K15) Adventure FILM Assassin FILM FILM A fantasy adventure. USA TV2 Ron Kobelski’s neighbour 07:00 Children’s Programming France 2004. In French. 2005 claims to have been the In Finnish. TV2 01:00 Steven Seagal: Lawman 21:00 Hollow Man (K15) 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen other shooter in JFK’s 08:05 Property Virgins 01:30 Eleventh Hour FILM Children’s programming. assassination. Directed by 13:20 Birth Stories 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen A thriller about an invisible In Finnish. Neil Burger. USA 2002 13:50 Auction Squad Children’s programming. man. Directed by Paul 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 14:50 Good chef, Bad Chef In Finnish. SUB Verhoeven. Starring: Kevin 12:30 Super Vets 15:20 Room for Improvement 10:15 McLeod’s Daughters Bacon. USA 2008 13:00 Derrick SUB 15:50 Grey’s Anatomy 15:50 Don Matteo 08:30 Children’s Programming 23:10 Hollow Man II (K15) FILM In German. 16:45 Dr. Phil In Italian. In Finnish. Directed by Claudio Fah. 15:45 Don Matteo 08:30 Children’s Programming 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 16:45 Football SPORT 08:55 Hannah Montana Starring: Christian Slater. In Italian. In Finnish. 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model World Cup. Last matches 16:00 E! Entertainment: How Do USA 2006 16:45 Football SPORT 08:55 Hannah Montana 20:00 Takeshi’s Castle of the G group. In Finnish. I Look? World Cup. Last matches 15:10 Welcome to the Parker 21:00 Criminal Minds 19:10 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun of the F group. 16:00 E! Entertainment: Whose 22:00 Shoot ‘Em Up (K15) FILM Children’s programming. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe JIM In Finnish. Wedding Is It Anyway? This explosive action film In Finnish. In German. Wasabi. NELONEN at 00:40 19:20 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 3rd Rock From the Sun is a tribute to the classics 21:00 Football SPORT 20:00 Friends 09:20 Biography: Ben Stiller Children’s programming. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe of the genre. Directed by World Cup. Last matches 20:30 The Simpsons 10:20 Biography: Rowan Atkinson In Finnish. In German. Michael Davis. USA 2007 of the H group. In Finnish. 21:00 The Dudesons (K15) 11:40 Save My bath 21:00 Football SPORT 20:00 Friends 00:00 Frasier 00:30 Sopranos (K15) 22:00 Moonlight 13:05 Good Buy, Bad Buy World Cup. Last matches of 20:30 The Simpsons 00:30 The Office 23:00 C.S.I. Miami 13:35 Hidden Potential the E group. In Finnish. 21:00 Project Runway 23:55 It’s Always Sunny in 14:05 Chop Shop 22:00 The L Word YLE TEEMA Philadelphia (K13) 15:00 Medical Emergency 23:00 C.S.I. JIM 00:25 Geek to Freak 16:30 Speeders YLE TEEMA A heat wave strikes Las Vegas. 18:35 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern 17:00 Takeshi’s Castle 00:00 Pulling (K13) 11:15 DIY to the Rescue Odyssey 17:30 Bondi Rescue 17:20 Sculpture Diaries 00:30 Two Pints of Lager and a 11:40 Save My Bath Part 6/6. TV VIISI 18:00 James Martin’s Brittany Part 3/3. Packet of Crisps 13:05 Good Buy, Bad Buy 21:00 Mysteries of the 18:30 Tyler’s Ultimate 18:10 Desert Blues DOC 01:05 Love You to Death 13:35 Hidden Potential Archives DOC 18:00 Scrubs 19:00 Anthony Bourdain In French. 01:35 Ultimate Fighter (K15) 14:05 Dream Homes The explosion of Hindenburg. 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 19:30 Pressure Cook 19:15 1 Giant Leap 17:30 Bondi Rescue In French, English and Finnish. Videos 20:00 Super Factories Part 4/7 18:00 Medical Emergency 19:00 Breaking The Magician’s 21:00 Gangland: Die, Snitch, Die 19:40 Little Mosque on the TV VIISI 19:00 Fifth Gear Code (K15) DOC Prairie 19:30 Speeders 20:00 The Catherine Tate Show Hurricane Katrina affected 20:05 Backroom Heroes 18:00 Scrubs 20:00 World’s Wildest Vacation 20:35 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show also New Orleans’s Part 3/6. 18:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos (K13) 21:10 Renaissance Man FILM underworld. 21:00 Return of the Plague DOC Videos 20:30 Rude Tube Bill Rago becomes a teacher 22:00 Los Angeles Ink Part 5/5. In Finnish, 19:00 Moonlighting 21:00 JFK: 3 Shots that Changed for children with learning SERIES ENDS English and Chinese. 21:00 Holy Smoke (K15) FILM America DOC difficulties. Starring: Danny 23:00 Police Interceptors 21:50 Requiem FILM Directed by Jane Campion. Part 2/4. DeVito. USA 1994 23:55 Penn & Teller (K15) Directed by Hans-Christian USA/Australia 1999 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) 23:45 Farscape 00:30 Sexy Ads (K15) Renaissance Man Schmid. Germany 2007. 00:10 Late Night with Jimmy 23:30 South Park (K15) 00:45 Late Night with Jimmy 01:00 World’s Wildest Vacation TV Viisi 21:10 In German. Fallon 00:55 American Hot Rod Fallon Videos (K13) saturday 26.6. sunday 27.6.

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14:30 Open Gardens 08:55 Children’s Programming 13:35 Eli Stone 13:10 Monkey Thieves 09:00 Children’s Programming 09:30 The Secret Life of a Soccer SERIES BEGINS. British In Finnish. 14:30 Bridezillas 18:55 Lewis In Finnish. Mom gardeners who want to open 15:30 Robots FILM 15:30 Step It Up and Dance 21:10 Foyle’s War 13:30 Candid Camera SERIES BEGINS. their gardens to the public. An animation adventure 16:45 Gladiators 22:45 Gladiator’s Graveyard 15:10 Suzanne’s Diary for 10:30 Animal Planet: Ms. 15:55 New Street Law film. Directed by Chris 17:45 Ripley’s Believe It or Not DOC Nicholas FILM Adventure 19:40 Midsomer Murders (K13) Wedge. Voices: Ewan 19:00 Dickie Roberts: Former A gladiators’ graveyard A romantic drama based on 11:30 Most Extreme 22:45 Tell Me You Love me (K15) McGregor, Halle Berry, Child Star FILM has been found in Efesos, James Patterson’s novel. 15:50 Stylista 23:30 The Commander (K15) Robin Williams. USA 2006 A has-been is ready to do Turkey. In English and USA 2005. 16:50 Perfect Romance FILM 17:20 Star Wars: The Clone Wars everything to become a star Finnish. 16:55 Heartland A mother finds a potential 17:50 Formula 1 SPORT again. USA 2003 23:35 Lucky Louie (K15) 17:50 Formula 1: Grand Prix groom for her daughter in TV2 Round-up of the qualifying 21:00 Employee of the Month SPORT this romantic comedy. session. In Finnish. (K15) FILM In Finnish 19:00 Fear Factor: UK 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 21:00 The Blues Brothers FILM A bank teller’s life falls a TV2 21:05 Amazing Race 20:00 Wipeout In Finnish. This musical comedy with part in one day in this black 22:45 C.S.I. Miami 21:00 Spider-Man FILM 12:00 The Bear FILM numerous star performances comedy. Directed by Mitch 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 23:45 Strip Peter Parker becomes a A family adventure film has become a cult classic. Rouse. Starring Matt Dillon, Children’s programming. superhero in this comic about an orphan bear cub. Directed by John Landis. Christina Applegate. USA In Finnish. book adaptation. Starring: 15:25 Up Close and Dangerous Starring: John Belushi, Dan 2004 10:25 Emily of the New Moon SUB Tobey Maguire, Kirsten 15:45 Oz and James Drink to Aykroyd. USA 1980 23:10 Masters of Horror (K15) 11:15 Roxanne FILM Dunst, Willem Dafoe. Britain 00:05 Shark 00:20 24 Hours in London (K15) A warmhearted comedy. 14:30 Baywatch USA 2002 Oz Clarke and James May FILM Staring: Steve Martin, 15:30 Shipwrecked - Battle Of travel around Britain, An action thriller set in the Daryl Hannah. USA 1987 The Islands sipping different beers, SUB world of tomorrow. Starring: 14:30 Heartland 16:30 The Shot JIM ciders and spirits. Part 1/8. Gary Olsen. UK 2000 15:25 Kill the Referee DOC 17:30 Welcome to the Parker 16:45 Football SPORT 14:40 Baywatch What is football like 18:30 Top Chef 10:05 The Amazing Adventures World Cup. Round of 16. 15:40 Shipwrecked - Battle Of through the eyes of a 19:30 Models of the Runway of a Nobody In Finnish. The Islands JIM referee? Shot during 20:00 Daisy of Love 10:35 Grill it! 19:10 Athletics SPORT 16:40 Mad TV European Cup 2008. 21:00 Death Becomes Her (K15) 11:00 Gumball Rally Elite Games. In Finnish. 17:30 Ben Stiller Show 10:05 Any Given Latitude Belgium 2009 FILM 11:30 Tricked Out 21:00 Football SPORT 19:00 The Shot 10:30 Against all Odds 16:45 Football SPORT A black comedy about two 11:55 Customs World Cup. Round of 16. 20:00 Daisy of Love 11:25 Chop Shop World Cup. Round of 16. women looking for the 13:20 Anthony Bourdain: No In Finnish. 21:00 Cold Feet 12:20 Flip This House In Finnish. secret of eternal youth. Reservations 22:00 Heroes 13:15 Nature Tech DOC 21:00 Football SPORT Starring: Goldie Hawn, SERIES ENDS. 23:00 Miami Vice Hurricanes. World Cup. Round of 16. Bruce Willis, Meryl Streep. 14:15 Build it Bigger YLE TEEMA 00:00 The Ultimate Fighter (K15) 14:10 Total Emergency In Finnish. 23:30 School’s Out: The Life of a 16:05 JIM D: Ufo Files 01:00 Modern Toss 15:05 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Gay High School in Texas 18:05 Extreme Cuisine with Jeff 09:35 Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte 01:25 The Riches Zimmern DOC Corwin W.A.Mozart’s opera was 16:00 Boy’s Weekend YLE TEEMA A private high school for gay 19:00 Capital Floyd recorded at the Glyndebourne 18:00 House Hunters young exists in Dallas, Texas. 19:30 Dinner: Impossible Festival 2006. TV VIISI International 09:55 Chez Maupassant 00:30 Sober House 20:00 Extreme Fishing 19:00 Dekalog 19:30 Danger Beach In French. 01:30 Crossing Jordan 21:00 Biography: Aerosmith DOC Part 8/10. In Polish. 18:00 Jon & Kate Plus 8 21:00 History of the Joke DOC 18:00 The Taming of the Shrew 22:00 Contender 18:30 I Know My Kid’s a Star 22:00 Big Trouble in Thailand FILM 20:30 Gun Shy (K15) FILM 23:25 Manhunters: Fugitive Task A romantic comedy based TV VIISI A crime comedy. Directed Force (K13) on Shakespeare’s play. by Eric Blakeney. Starring: 23:55 Untamed & Uncut (K15) Directed by Franco 18:00 Relic Hunter Sandra Bullock. USA 2000 00:50 South Park (K15) Zeffirelli. Starring: Richard 19:00 Kickin’ It Old Skool (K11) 23:05 Narc (K18) FILM Four episodes. Burton, Elizabeth Taylor. FILM A hard-boiled thriller about USA 1967 Justin falls into a 20-year two detectives’ investigation Programmes on Yle Teema 20:00 Opera: La fille du coma. USA 2007 of a colleague’s murder. may be viewed in the original regiment 21:10 Punk’d Employee of the Month (K15) Directed by Joe Carnahan. language(s) by changing the Gaetano Donizetti’s 21:40 David Blaine: What is Spider-Man Nelonen 21:00 Starring: Ray Liotta, Jason digital receiver’s settings. opera, performed by the Magic? Nelonen 21:00 Patrik. USA 2002 Royal Opera. 22:40 Born to Kill (K15) 20 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES

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TV1 MTV3 NELONEN TV1 MTV3 NELONEN 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders In Spanish. 15:45 Doctors In Spanish. 15:45 Doctors 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:00 Mentalist (K13) 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:05 Brothers & Sisters 15:55 Holby City Patrick’s former therapist, 15:05 Coronation Street 21:00 Cold Case 17:09 Where the Heart Is suspected of murder, asks 15:55 Holby City Trying to solve a murder that 19:00 Escape-Proof Zoos DOC her old patient’s help. 17:09 Where the Heart Is took place in 1983. In English and Finnish. 21:00 Lie to Me 22:45 In treatment 22:30 C.S.I. 22:20 Monkey Thieves Cal’s holiday in Mexico Forces of Nature 23:30 C.S.I Miami Rome (K15) 22:45 In treatment is interrupted when an Sub 21:00 00:25 30 Rock Nelonen 23:40 American woman vanishes TV2 SERIES BEGINS. from a nearby hotel. 15:00 Blow Out An Emmy-awarded comedy 15:00 Blow Out TV2 22:30 The Apprentice 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen series about life behind the 15.55 Grey’s Anatomy 23:30 Crash 16:50 Dr. Phil In Finnish. scenes at NBC’s studios. 16:50 Dr. Phil 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 00:35 C.S.I. Miami 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show In Finnish. 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model 16:05 Flying Doctors 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model SUB 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters SUB 20:00 Drop Dead Diva 17:19 Pikku Kakkonen 20:00 Extreme Makeover: Home 12:30 Ein Fall Für Zwei Jane defends a woman who Children’s programming. Edition In German. was fired because of her In Finnish. 08:30 Children’s Programming 21:00 NCIS 13:30 A Bear Named Winnie FILM 08:30 Children’s Programming excess weight. 17:55 Football SPORT In Finnish. 22:00 Our Lives: Painted Babies A story about a pet bear In Finnish. 21:00 Good Wife World Cup. Round of 16. 08:55 Hannah Montana at 17 DOC that became the model for 08:55 Hannah Montana Alicia’s children visit their In Finnish. 16:00 E! Entertainment: Perfect Children’s beauty contests, Winnie the Pooh. 15:10 Xena: Warrior Princess father in prison, but the visit 19:20 Supernanny Catch involving large sums of 16:05 Flying Doctors 16:00 E! Entertainment: Kimora doesn’t go as Alicia would 21:00 Football SPORT 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun money, are a popular 17:19 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun have wanted. World Cup. Round of 16. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe phenomenon in America. In Finnish. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe 22:00 Damages In Finnish. In German. 23:10 Frasier 17:55 Football SPORT In German. Patty blames the FBI for 20:00 Friends 23:40 Rome (K15) World Cup. Round of 16. 20:00 Friends Pete’s death. 20:30 The Simpsons SERIES BEGINS. Wasabi. NELONEN at 00:40 In Finnish. 20:30 The Simpsons 23:05 Frasier YLE TEEMA 21:00 Exterminators This HBO and BBC major 21:00 Football SPORT 21:00 Forces of Nature FILM 23:35 Swingtown SERIES BEGINS. production takes place in World Cup. Round of 16. A man travels to his wedding 16:35 Francesco’s Mediterranean An American reality TV 52—44 BC Rome. In Finnish. and starts having second Voyage series about exterminators thoughts on the way in this JIM Corfu and Greek. in Louisiana. romantic comedy. Directed 17:35 Cuéntame cómo pasó 21:30 Rookies JIM YLE TEEMA by Bronwen Hughes. 11:35 DIY to the Rescue In Spanish. 22:00 Chuck Starring: Ben Affleck, 12:00 Save My Bath 19:30 Mein Leben – Marcel 23:00 Stargate SG1 11:35 Save My Bath 16:55 First Australians Sandra Bullock. USA 1999 12:25 Dream Homes Reich-Ranicki FILM 00:25 Women’s Murder Club 13:00 Good Buy, Bad Buy Part 2/7. In English and 23:05 Terminator: The Sarah 13:20 Good Buy, Bad Buy The lifestory of Marcel SERIES BEGINS. SERIES ENDS. Finnish. Connor Chronicles 13:50 Hidden Potential Reich-Ranicki, a literary 01:15 Génesis (K15) 13:30 Hidden Potential 17:50 Cuéntame Cómo Pasó 01:55 Girls of the Playboy 14:20 Wild Gourmets critic, is more shocking than In Spanish. 14:00 Dangerous Encounters In Spanish. Mansion 18:00 Medical Emergency any fictional story. 17:00 Takeshi’s Castle 19:00 From Here to Eternity – 02:25 Chronicles of Riddick: The 19:00 Fifth Gear In German. 17:30 Bondi Rescue The War Years (K13) Dark Fury (K15) 19:30 Speeders 23:10 Doctor Zhivago TV VIISI 18:00 Medical Emergency 19:40 Blood and Guts: A History 20:30 Danger Beach Part 2/11. In Russian. 19:00 Fifth Gear of Surgery 21:00 The Girl in the Box (K15) 18:00 Scrubs 19:30 Speeders Part 2/5. TV VIISI DOC 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 20:00 World’s Toughest Fixes 20:45 Glastonbury DOC In 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Videos 21:00 JIM D: Going to Pot DOC The story of the Glastonbury 18:00 Scrubs Stan was kidnapped and 19:00 Moonlighting The history of marijuana. festival. UK 2006 18:30 America’s Funniest Home held captive for 7 years. 20:00 Lisa Williams: Life Among 22:00 Gene Simmons: Family 23:00 Louis Theroux’s Weird Videos Brainwashed by her kidnapper the Dead Jewels Weekends 19:35 Moonlighting she didn’t even try to escape. 21:00 Deadline (K15) 22:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task 00:15 A Meia Noite Levarei Sua 20:35 The Hottest Home Baker 22:00 Untamed & Uncut (K15) In German. Force (K13) Alma (K15) FILM 22:00 Teenage Wives (K13) DOC 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) 2 Exterminators 22:05 Born to Kill (K15) 3:00 Reno 911 (K15) A horror film. Brazil 1964. 00:35 Late Night with Jimmy 23:30 South Park (K15) Sub 21:00 23:00 Alias 23:30 South Park (K15) In Portugese. Fallon 01:00 American Hot Rod 23:55 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 01:00 American Hot Rod wednesday 30.6. thursday 1.7.

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09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders In Spanish. 14:35 National Geographic In Spanish. 15:50 Doctors 11:05 YLE News in English Programming 11:10 YLE News in English 18:00 ER 11:10 Road to Avonlea 15:40 Doctors 11:15 Road to Avonlea 20:00 Ramsay’s Kitchen 15:05 Coronation Street 18:00 ER 15:55 Holby City Nightmares 15:55 Holby City 20:00 Princess & the Gangster 17:09 Where the Heart Is 21:00 House 17:09 Where the Heart Is DOC 19:00 Fork to Fork 22:30 In Plain Sight 19:00 The Marvellous History of This documentary discusses Part 5/6. 23:30 Freddy’s Nightmares Vol 2 the Dollar DOC the relationship between 21:35 New Tricks – Dream Come True (K15) Stealth (K15) In French and English. Princess Margaret and Porky’s Revenge (K15) 22:45 In treatment FILM Nelonen 22:00 20:00 Ladies of Letters gangster John Bindon. Sub 21:00 Freddy shows up to scare 21:40 The Future of Food DOC 21:00 C.S.I. New York the town of Springwood. Part 2/2. 22:30 Hell’s Kitchen 15:00 Blow Out TV2 Starring: Robert Englund, 15:00 Blow Out 22:45 In Treatment 23:30 Ross Kemp on Gangs 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy Amy Lyndon. USA 1988 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy 00:30 30 Rock 16:50 Dr. Phil 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 16:50 Dr. Phil 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show Children’s programming. 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show TV2 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model In Finnish. SUB 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model SUB 20:00 The Bachelor 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 20:00 Takeshi’s Castle 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen 21:00 Castle 11:55 Animal Hospital 08:30 Children’s Programming 21:00 Criminal Minds Children’s programming. 08:30 Children’s Programming Castle begins to investigate 14:10 Derrick In Finnish. A young woman is brutally In Finnish. In Finnish. the death of Beckett’s In German. 08:55 Hannah Montana murdered in a way that 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 08:55 Hannah Montana mother, which risks the 16:05 Don Matteo 15:10 Welcome to the Parker resembles a dead serial 16:05 Flying Doctors 16:00 E! Entertainment: Party two’s cooperation. In Italian. 16:00 E! Entertainment: Whose killer’s work. 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen Monsters 23:15 Frasier 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen Wedding Is It Anyway? 22:00 Stealth (K15) FILM In Finnish. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun 23:45 Rome (K15) In Finnish. 17:30 3rd Rock From the Sun A high-speed action film 19:20 Athletics SPORT 19:00 Sturm der Liebe 22:35 Commissario Montalbano 19:00 Sturm der Liebe about the world’s best Elite Games. In Finnish. In German. In Italian. In German. fighter pilots. Directed by Rob 23:00 Garbage Warrior DOC 20:00 Friends JIM 20:00 Friends Cohen. Starring: Josh Lucas, 00:25 Torchwood (K13) 20:30 The Simpsons 20:30 The Simpsons Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx. 21:00 Porky’s Revenge (K15) FILM 11:15 DIY to the Rescue YLE TEEMA 21:00 Project Runway USA 2005 The boys at Angel Beach SERIES ENDS. 22:00 The L Word 00:30 Frasier YLE TEEMA High School are about 11:40 Save My Bath 17:10 Rick Stein’s Mediterranean SERIES ENDS. to win the basketball SERIES ENDS. Escapes 23:15 C.S.I. 20:30 Landscapes Through Time championship, but then 13:05 Man v. Food 19:15 1 Giant Leap 00:10 Pulling (K13) JIM with David Dunlop Porky appears. USA 1985 14:05 London Ink Part 5/7 00:40 Two Pints of Lager and a 21:00 Le jour d’avant 22:50 C.S.I. 17:00 Takeshi’s Castle 19:40 Little Mosque on the Prairie Packet of Crisps 13:05 Man v. Food Part 4/4. In French. 23:45 Ashes to Ashes SERIES ENDS. 20:05 Backroom Heroes 01:15 Love You to Death 13:35 Hidden Potential 21:55 The “Thing” from Another 00:45 Heroes 17:30 Bondi Rescue Part 4/6. 01:55 Ultimate Fighter (K15) 14:05 Dream Homes World FILM 01:35 Modern Toss 18:00 Medical Emergency 21:00 Coastlines 17:00 Banzuke A classic science thriller. 19:00 Fifth Gear Part 1/5. In French. 18:00 Medical Emergency 23:25 V kruge pervom 19:30 Speeders 21:55 Die bleierne Zeit (K15) FILM TV VIISI 19:00 Fifth Gear Part 8/10. In Russian. TV VIISI 20:00 Top Trumps Germany 1981. In German. 19:30 Speeders 20:30 Fifth Gear 18:00 Scrubs 20:00 World’s Wildest Vacation 18:00 Scrubs 21:00 Modern Marv els: 90’s Tech 18:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos (K13) 18:30 America’s Funniest Home DOC Videos 20:30 Rude Tube Videos Presenting the Internet, 19:00 Moonlighting 21:00 JFK: 3 Shots that Changed 19:00 Moonlighting digital cameras, laptops, 21:00 Remember the Titans FILM America DOC 20:00 Punk’d Tamagotchi, and many A drama about the legendary Was there a conspiracy 20:30 Dr. Steve-O (K13) other technological football coatch Herman Boone. behind JFK’s assassination 21:00 The Good Thief (K15) FILM innovations. Starring: Denzel Washington, or did Lee Harvey Oswald 23:10 The Ultimate Coyote Ugly 22:00 Bullrun Will Patton. USA 2000 work alone? Part 3/4. The “Thing” from Another World Search 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) Remember the Titans 23:15 GSG 9 – Die Elite Einheit 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) Yle Teema 21:55 00:25 Late Night with Jimmy 23:30 South Park (K15) TV Viisi 21:00 00:20 Late Night with Jimmy 23:30 South Park (K15) Fallon 01:00 American Hot Rod Fallon 00:55 American Hot Rod HELSINKI TIMES TV GUIDE 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 2121

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TV1 MTV3 NELONEN TV1 MTV3 NELONEN 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 14:30 Open Gardens 08:55 Children’s Programming In Spanish. 14:50 E! Entertainment: Forbes 15:55 New Street Law In Finnish. 11:05 YLE News in English Top 20 Young Royals Jack reluctantly helps a man 16:05 Samantha: An American 15:05 Coronation Street 15:45 Doctors accused of abusing his child. Girl Holiday FILM 15:55 Holby City 18:00 ER 18:45 No. 1 Ladies’ Detective A family film set in the 17:09 Where the Heart Is 19:30 How Clean Is Your House? Agency beginning of the 1900s. 18:30 Lilies U.K. SERIES BEGINS. USA 2004 21:00 A Prairie Home Companion 20:00 The Biggest Loser Mma Ramotswe’s inheritance 17:55 Top Gear We Were Soldiers (K15) allows her to start a detective 21:00 Pelican Brief FILM FILM 22:30 Bachelor Party (K15) FILM Nelonen 21:00 Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, A comedy about a wild agency in Botswana. Part 1/7. A law thriller based on John Alfie Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline. bachelor party, arranged 22:45 Tell Me You Love me (K15) Grisham’s novel. Directed by Nelonen 21:00 22:45 In Treatment for a bus driver about to get 15:00 Blow Out Carolyn has a fit of rage in a Alan J. Pakula. Starring: Julia 23:20 Jekyll (K15) married. Directed by Neil 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy pharmacy’s toilet. Roberts, Denzel Washington. Part 4/6. Israel. Starring: Tom Hanks, 16:50 Dr. Phil 23:35 The Commander (K15) 00:20 Tennis SPORT 13:30 Eli Stone Tawny Kitaen. USA 1984 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show Wimbledon. A round-up of 14:30 Bridezillas 00:35 Steven Seagal: Lawman 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model women’s final. In Finnish. 15:30 Step It Up and Dance TV2 01:05 Eleventh Hour 20:00 America’s Got Talent TV2 01:20 Shark 16:45 Gladiators 21:00 We Were Soldiers (K15) FILM 17:45 Ripley’s Believe It or Not 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen A war film set in the 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 19:00 Son of the Mask FILM In Finnish. SUB Vietnam War. Directed by Children’s programming. SUB A sequel to the comedy 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters Randall Wallace. Starring: In Finnish. film The Mask. 16:00 Don Matteo 08:30 Children’s Programming Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear. 16:45 Football SPORT 14:40 Baywatch USA/Germany 2005 In Italian. In Finnish. USA 2002 World Cup. Quarter-finals. 15:40 Shipwrecked - Battle Of 21:00 Alfie FILM 17:23 Pikku Kakkonen 08:55 Hannah Montana 23:50 Battlestar Galactica In Finnish. The Islands An edgy romcom about In Finnish. 16:00 E! Entertainment: How Do 00:50 Banlieue 13 (K15) FILM 19:50 Athletics SPORT 16:40 Mad TV charming chauffeur Alfie. 17:55 Football SPORT I Look? A parkour action thriller set Pole vaulting and hammer 17:30 Ben Stiller Show Starring Jude Law. World Cup. Quarter-finals. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun in 2010 Paris. France 2004. throwing. In Finnish. 18:00 Living Lahaina 23:15 Masters of Horror (K15) In Finnish. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe In French 21:00 Football SPORT SERIES BEGINS. 00:30 The Real Cancun (K15) FILM Wasabi. NELONEN at 00:40 21:00 Football SPORT In German. World Cup. Quarter-finals. 19:00 The Shot A daring reality film about World Cup. Quarter-finals. 20:00 Friends In Finnish. 20:00 Ironic Iconic America DOC 16 students holidaying in In Finnish. 20:30 The Simpsons JIM 21:00 Cold Feet Cancun, Mexico. USA 2003 00:15 Sopranos (K15) 21:00 The Dudesons (K15) 22:00 Heroes 22:00 Moonlight 13:05 Man v. Food YLE TEEMA 23:00 Miami Vice 23:00 C.S.I. Miami 13:35 Hidden Potential 00:00 The Ultimate Fighter (K15) JIM YLE TEEMA 23:55 It’s Always Sunny in 14:05 Chop Shop 19:00 Dekalog 00:50 Modern Toss Philadelphia (K13) 15:00 Medical Emergency Part 9/10. In Polish. 01:20 The Riches 10:05 Any Given Latitude 17:45 Chez Maupassant 00:25 Geek to Freak 16:30 Speeders 22:48 Le Mystère Picasso DOC 02:10 Spooks 10:30 Against all Odds In French. 17:00 Banzuke This documentary film SERIES ENDS. 18:45 Greatest Cities of the World 17:30 Bondi Rescue includes remarkable footage 11:25 Chop Shop with Griff Rhys Jones TV VIISI 18:00 James Martin’s Brittany of Pablo Picasso at work. TV VIISI 12:20 Flip This House New York. Part 1/6. 18:30 Tyler’s Ultimate Directed by Henri-George 13:15 Nature Tech DOC 21:34 Nanook of the North DOC 18:00 Scrubs 19:00 Anthony Bourdain Clouzot. In French. 18:00 Jon & Kate Plus 8 Lightnings. 18:30 America’s Funniest Home 19:30 Pressure Cook 18:30 I Know My Kid’s a Star 14:10 Total Emergency Videos 20:00 Super Factories 20:30 Jersey Girl FILM 15:05 Bizarre Foods with Andrew 19:00 Breaking The Magician’s 21:00 Crimewave: 18 Months of A warm-hearted comedy Zimmern Code Mayhem DOC about a single father. 16:00 Boy’s Weekend 20:00 The Catherine Tate Show Part 1/2. Starring: Ben Affleck, 18:00 House Hunters 20:35 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Show 22:00 Dirty Jobs Jennifer Lopez, Liv Tyler. International 21:10 Before You Go FILM SERIES BEGINS. USA 2004 18:30 Dream Homes A black comedy about the 23:00 Police Interceptors 22:35 Dr. Steve-O (K13) 19:30 Danger Beach preparations for a tyrannical 00:00 Penn & Teller (K15) 23:05 About Adam (K15) FILM 21:00 Dallas DNA DOC mother’s funeral. UK 2002 00:35 Sexy Ads (K15) Lucy’s family likes her 22:00 Big Trouble in Thailand 23:05 Farscape 01:05 World’s Wildest Vacation boyfriend too much in this A Prairie Home Companion No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency 23:25 Manhunters: Fugitive Task TV1 21:00 00:05 Late Night with Jimmy Videos (K13) TV1 18:45 comedy. Starring: Kate Force (K13) Fallon 01:35 Rude Tube Hudson, Stuart Townsend. 23:55 Untamed & Uncut (K15) sunday 4.7. monday 5.7.

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13:10 Monkey Thieves 09:00 Children’s Programming 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders 15:00 Blow Out 18:55 Lewis In Finnish. In Spanish. 15:45 Doctors 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy 21:10 Foyle’s War 13:35 Just for Laughs Gags 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER 16:50 Dr. Phil 23:40 Lucky Louie (K15) 14:50 Never Been Kissed FILM 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:00 Mentalist (K13) 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show A journalist re-lives her high 15:05 Coronation Street A convicted man asks for 19:00 Australia’s Next Top Model school years in this comedy. 15:55 Holby City Patrick’s help. The series final, filmed in TV2 Starring: Drew Barrymore. 17:09 Where the Heart Is 21:00 Lie to Me front of a live audience. 17:00 Heartland 22:20 Monkey Thieves Cal is taken as a hostage. 21:00 Good Wife 07:45 Pikku Kakkonen 17:55 National Geographic Flawless 22:45 In treatment 22:30 The Apprentice An eyewitness’s account Children’s programming. Programming Nelonen 21:00 23:30 Crash may have been influenced In Finnish. 21:00 Amazing Race 00:30 C.S.I. Miami by the police and the 10:25 Emily of the New Moon 22:35 C.S.I. Miami TV2 accused’s skin colour. 11:15 Wagons East! FILM 23:35 Tennis SPORT 09:30 The Secret life of a Soccer 22:00 Damages A western comedy. USA 1994 Wimbledon. A round-up of Mom 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen SUB Kendrick is in danger of 14:25 Heartland men’s final. In Finnish. 10:30 Animal Planet: Ms. In Finnish. loosing a trusted ally. 15:10 Robin Hood 00:35 Strip Adventure 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 8:30 Children’s Programming 23:10 Frasier The second season starts. 11:30 Most Extreme 12:30 Ein Fall Für Zwei In Finnish. 23:40 Swingtown 17:45 Athletics SPORT 15:30 Stylista In German. 08:55 Hannah Montana Javelin throw. In Finnish. SUB 16:30 Raise Your Voice FILM 16:10 Flying Doctors 15:10 Xena: Warrior Princess 20:00 Bed of Roses A small town girl spends the 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen 16:00 E! Entertainment: Kimora JIM 22:05 Nora Roberts: Carolina 13:30 Rookies summer at a performing arts In Finnish. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun Moon (K15) FILM 14:30 Baywatch high school in Los Angeles. 18:05 Schwarzwaldklinik 19:00 Sturm der Liebe 12:25 Dream Homes A thriller. Starring: Claire 15:30 Shipwrecked - Battle Of Starring: Hilary Duff. In German. In German. 13:20 Man v. Food Forlani. USA/Canada 2007 The Islands 19:00 Fear Factor: UK 19:20 What to Eat Now 20:00 Friends 13:50 Hidden Potential 16:30 The Shot 20:00 Wipeout Part 5/6. 20:30 The Simpsons 14:20 Wild Gourmets 17:30 Welcome to the Parker 21:00 Flawless FILM 19:50 Rosamunde Pilcher: 21:00 Wimbledon FILM SERIES ENDS. YLE TEEMA 18:30 Top Chef A thriller about a supposedly Coming Home A fading tennis star 18:00 Medical Emergency 19:30 Models of the Runway foolproof heist set in the Judith visits her friends considers quitting but then 19:00 Fifth Gear 09:40 Chez Maupassant 20:00 Rock of Love 1960s London. Directed by mansion in Cornwall while meets an inspiring young SERIES ENDS. In French. Third season starts. Michael Radford. Starring: the WW2 is about to begin. female player in Wimbledon. 19:30 Speeders 18:00 12 Angry Men FILM 21:00 Star Wars Episode I – The Demi Moore, Michael Caine. Part 1/2. Starring: Kirsten Dunst. SERIES ENDS. A classic court drama film. Phantom Menace FILM UK/Luxembourg 2007 22:35 True Blood (K15) UK/France 2004 20:30 Danger Beach Directed by Sidney Lumet. The first installment of the 23:30 Bonekickers 23:00 Terminator: The Sarah 21:00 Single Subject: What Starring: Henry Fonda. USA saga. Directed by George Connor Chronicles Happened to Natalee 1957 Lucas. Starring: Liam Neeson, JIM 01:50 Girls of the Playboy Mansion (K15) DOC 19:35 You Cannot Start Without Ewan McGregor. USA 1999 YLE TEEMA 02:20 Van Helsing: The London An 18-year-old American Me: Valery Gergiev, 00:00 My Fake Baby DOC 10:00 The Amazing Adventures Assignment girl disappeared in Aruba Maestro DOC 01:00 Sober House of a Nobody 16:55 First Australians Van Helsing is sent to in 2005. A look into the life of one 02:00 Crossing Jordan 10:30 Grill it! Part 3/7. In English and London in this animated 22:00 Untamed & Uncut (K15) of the world’s leading 10:55 Gumball Rally Finnish. short film. USA 2004 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) conductors. USA 2009 11:25 Tricked Out 17:50 Cuéntame Cómo Pasó 23:30 South Park (K15) 21:05 The Mona Lisa Curse TV VIISI 11:50 Customs In Spanish. 01:00 American Hot Rod 14:10 Build it Bigger 19:00 From Here to Eternity – TV VIISI 18:00 Relic Hunter 16:00 JIM D: Ufo Files The War Years (K13) 19:00 George of the Jungle 2 FILM Also in the Soviet Union 19:50 Blood and Guts: A History 18:00 Scrubs Geroge finds himself in Las there had been ufo sightings. of Surgery 18:30 America’s Funniest Home Vegas in this comedy sequel. 18:00 Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Part 3/5. Videos Starring: Julie Benz, Thomas Corwin 20:45 The Future is Unwritten 19:00 Moonlighting Haden Church. USA 2003 19:00 Capital Floyd DOC 20:00 The Hottest Home Baker 20:45 Punk’d 19:30 Dinner: Impossible 22:45 Louis Theroux’s Weird 22:00 Mini Me Me Me DOC 21:20 David Blaine: What is 20:00 Extreme Fishing Weekends This documentary looks into Star Wars Episode I – Magic? 21:00 Biography: Prince Harry 00:00 Esta Noite Encarnarei no extremely ambitious children. The Phantom Menace Wimbledon 22:20 Born to Kill (K15) DOC Teu Cadáver (K15) 00:00 Late Night with Jimmy Sub 21:00 Sub 21:00 00:30 Sexcetera (K18) 22:00 Contender In Portuguese. Fallon 22 24 JUNE – 7 JULY 2010 HELSINKI TIMES

Thu 6/24 tuesday 6.7. +14 +19 TV1 MTV3 NELONEN +20 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders Thu 6/24 Fri 6/25 Sat 6/26 Sun 6/27 Mon 6/28 Tue 6/29 Wed 6/30 +19 In Spanish. 15:50 Doctors +23 +21 +18 +18 +20 +23 +23 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER +19 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:05 Brothers & Sisters +27 +30 +28 +27 +30 +32 +33 +22 +22 15:05 Coronation Street 21:00 Cold Case +35 +35 +34 +35 +35 +35 +36 15:55 Holby City The detectives investigate +22 Steve promises to help a framed suicide of a boy Extraordinary Hoarders Fri 6/25 +27 +28 +29 +28 +27 +27 +29 Michelle with babysitting. from 1999. Nelonen 22:00 +32 +32 +31 +33 +37 +37 +37 17:09 Where the Heart Is 22:30 C.S.I. +20 A new male nurse causes 23:30 C.S.I Miami +24 +22 +22 +21 +23 +25 +24 confusion. 00:25 30 Rock 15:00 Blow Out +23 22:50 In treatment Liz agrees to go on a blind 15.55 Grey’s Anatomy +23 +21 +22 +21 +22 +23 +25 date with Jack’s friend. 16:50 Dr. Phil +23 +20 +17 +22 +24 +25 +25 +26 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show +24 TV2 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model SUB +14 +33 +33 +32 +32 +33 +33 +34 20:00 Extreme Makeover: Home +23 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen Edition +22 +22 +19 +18 +19 +22 +22 +23 Children’s programming. 08:30 Children’s Programming 21:00 NCIS +19 In Finnish. In Finnish. Gibbs faces a tough +38 +33 +34 +34 +35 +38 +36 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 08:55 Hannah Montana choice after which there Sat 6/26 +39 +37 +37 +35 +37 +37 +37 16:10 Flying Doctors 15:10 Xena: Warrior Princess may be one agent less 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen 16:00 E! Entertainment: Perfect in the team. +18 +22 +23 +22 +23 +24 +25 +25 Children’s programming. Catch 22:00 Extraordinary Hoarders +20 In Finnish. 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun DOC +23 +25 +26 +27 +22 +21 +25 19:20 Supernanny 19:00 Sturm der Liebe Despite being ashaimed +19 +22 +21 +15 +18 +18 +22 +24 21:00 Football SPORT In German. of it, some people World Cup. Semi-finals. 20:00 Friends have the compulsion +23 +31 +31 +30 +30 +31 +31 +31 In Finnish. 20:30 The Simpsons to collect worthless junk. Wasabi. NELONEN at 00:40 +21 21:00 Exterminators 23:10 Frasier +24 +24 +24 +26 +25 +26 +28 +29 +22 Raccoons pester zoo animals Niles worries as Martin +23 +26 +26 +23 +22 +28 +32 +34 YLE TEEMA while bees become a goes on a stakeout mission. problem elsewhere. 23:40 Rome (K15) +23 +22 +22 +21 +23 +26 +22 16:50 Francesco’s Mediterranean 21:30 Rookies Sun 6/27 +26 +25 +23 +24 +23 +25 +25 Voyage 22:00 Chuck JIM +7 17:50 Cuéntame cómo pasó 23:00 Stargate SG1 +21 +20 +21 +20 +20 +22 +24 In Spanish. 00:25 Women’s Murder Club +8 19:25 Der Geköpfte Hahn FILM 01:15 Génesis (K15) 13:10 Man v. Food +30 +25 +23 +27 +24 +28 +29 +12 This touching film depicts In Spanish. 13:40 Hidden Potential +23 +24 +25 +25 +25 +26 +25 young people’s lives in a 02:15 Spooks 14:10 Dangerous Encounters +10 small Romanian town in 17:10 Banzuke +12 +32 +30 +31 +30 +31 +30 +30 1944. Directed by Radu 17:40 Bondi Rescue Gabrea. Germany 2007. In TV VIISI 18:10 Medical Emergency +18 +19 +23 +23 +23 +22 +23 +23 +25 German and Romanian. 20:00 World’s Toughest Fixes +15 +21 +20 +19 +22 +14 +21 +25 23:00 Doctor Zhivago 18:00 Scrubs 21:00 Hardcore Profits DOC Part 3/11. In Russian. 18:30 America’s Funniest Home Tim Samuels investigates Mon 6/28 +29 +31 +32 +30 +31 +24 +16 Videos how much money one 19:00 Moonlighting can make in adult +11 +19 +20 +21 +23 +25 +17 +24 20:00 Lisa Williams: Life Among entertainment. Part 1/2. +30 +32 +30 +32 +32 +14 +24 the Dead 22:00 Gene Simmons: Family +17 21:00 Deadline (K15) Jewels +16 +15 +16 +18 +20 +22 +22 +17 In German. 22:30 Manhunters: Fugitive Task +19 22:00 Born to Kill (K15) Force (K13) +24 +24 +25 +26 +22 +24 +25 23:00 Alias Hardcore Profits 23:00 Reno 911 (K15) +20 +14 +12 +12 +13 +13 +10 +15 JIM 21:00 23:55 Late Night with Jimmy 23:30 South Park (K15) Fallon 01:00 American Hot Rod +24 +21 +27 +28 +27 +26 +28 +26 +25 +23 +26 +28 +28 +29 +31 +29 +29 Tue 6/29 wednesday 7.7. +29 +33 +30 +25 +28 +28 +29 +16 +29 +30 +31 +30 +29 +29 +30 TV1 MTV3 NELONEN +22 +22 +23 +21 +16 +21 +24 +26 09:30 Aqui no hay quien viva 09:15 EastEnders +22 +21 +27 +26 +16 +18 +14 +16 In Spanish. 15:40 Doctors +23 11:05 YLE News in English 18:00 ER +20 +18 +15 +17 +17 +19 +19 +24 11:10 Road to Avonlea 20:00 Royal Inquest +30 +29 +30 +32 +34 +34 +34 15:05 Coronation Street SERIES BEGINS. +25 +24 15:55 Holby City This documentary series +24 +23 +24 +23 +26 +27 +27 +24 17:09 Where the Heart Is explores secrets, crimes and 19:00 Stonehenge DOC conspiracies in royal circles. Wed 6/30 +22 +19 +20 +20 +20 +19 +21 In English and Finnish. 21:00 C.S.I. New York The 51st State (K15) TV Viisi 21:00 +19 +21 +21 +23 +24 +24 +26 20:00 Ladies of Letters 22:30 Hell’s Kitchen +20 21:40 The Great Football 23:30 Ross Kemp on Gangs Giveaway DOC 00:30 30 Rock 14:55 Moving Wallpaper +21 22:45 In Treatment SERIES BEGINS. +24 Thursday 6/24 British comedy series. +26 SUB 15:25 Echo Beach TV2 SERIES BEGINS. +24 3:53 am 10:50 pm 2:20 am 12:19 am 08:30 Children’s Programming British drama series. 06:50 Pikku Kakkonen In Finnish. 15:55 Grey’s Anatomy +25 +26 4:02 am 11:04 pm Children’s programming. 08:55 Hannah Montana 16:50 Dr. Phil +26 In Finnish. 15:10 Xena 17:50 The Oprah Winfrey Show 3:42 am 11:12 pm 10:10 McLeod’s Daughters 16:00 E! Entertainment: Party 19:00 Britain’s Next Top Model 16:10 Flying Doctors Monsters 20:00 The Bachelor 17:24 Pikku Kakkonen 17:30 3rd Rock from the Sun 22:05 Big Love In Finnish. 19:00 Sturm der Liebe The second season of this 20:00 Treks in a Wild World In German. HBO series starts. Albania. 20:00 Friends 23:20 Frasier 21:00 Football SPORT 20:30 The Simpsons Frasier starts hosting a World Cup. Semi-finals. 21:00 Hors de prix FILM morning programme on TV. In Finnish. A romantic comedy about 23:50 Rome (K15) 00:15 Torchwood (K13) Irène, who mistakes a young All means are used to bartender for a wealthy suitor. retrieve the gold stolen from YLE TEEMA Starring: Audrey Tautou. the state’s vault. France 2006. In French. 23:00 C.S.I. 20:30 Landscapes Through Time 23:55 Ashes to Ashes JIM with David Dunlop 00:55 Heroes 21:00 Red Carpet Issue DOC 01:45 Modern Toss 13:25 Man v. Food In French and English. 13:55 Hidden Potential 21:55 This Island Earth FILM 14:25 London Ink Directed by Joseph M. 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Susan Fourtané lives in Helsinki, where she combines freelance journalism and writing with Philosophy studies, teaching, her passion for the arts and the closeness to nature. China Liangtse

Do you really, REALLY Back in Finland withth an- ties, Finland is my home, tthe Wellness other three months ahead of place where my ashes will want to live in Finland? me on a new tourist visa, I got merge with the Finnish na- Celebrating one year of a job offer from a company ture. It is where I can breathe AFTER living for many years dence permit too. Trying by led by two wonderful people and feel the energy ema- Chinese holistic massage in Helsinki in several countries, I came all means to follow my dream, who became my fi rst family nating from the forest and to Finland on vacation as I had I spent the three months my in Helsinki. I applied for my strength from the deep sea been told wonderful stories non-EU citizen tourist visa fi rst residence permit and af- invading my body, fi lling my One year ago we began offering our services in about the land of wondrous gave me trying to fi nd a job ter a long wait I fi nally got the soul with the sweet knowl- Helsinki – our fi rst year of working together for nature and four beautiful sea- and making connections. The stamp on my passport in Sep- edge of having found my place health and well-being! sons. It was September 2005 circle was always the same, tember 2007. in the world. and I was living in Prague. when applying for a job they Nowadays, EU citizens Sometimes when people Our broad selection of regenerating, stress-removing and revitaliz- It was at this point that asked me for a residence per- don’t need to apply for per- ask me where I come from I ing treatments has been very well received in Finland. I had the feeling I had been mit and for the residence per- mits anymore and can im- simply say, it’s not important We welcome You to experience the benefi cial effects of our treat- ments on your health and well-being and to breathe new life into yearning so long for, a warm, mit I needed a job offer. It was mediately work if they have where I was born as I never the spring together! tingly feeling diffi cult to de- Catch-22. How to deal with a job offer. Things are differ- felt that to be my homeland. I scribe. After ten days, with this? I only had my determi- ent and very diffi cult for any am a citizen of the world with that growing feeling I re- nation, the certainty that Fin- non-EU citizen. The permit is a Finnish heart and that is all Back and neck massage: 39€/30 min turned to Prague and made land was my true home, and valid for a year after which a that matters. arrangements to move to Fin- the knowledge that I was go- new application costing an- Is anything impossible if Meridian massage: 69€/50 min land. A dream come true and a ing to fi ght to remain here. other 200 euros is needed. we truly want something in Also many other treatments... year later I moved. At the end of November For my second and third per- our heart? The three main reasons for 2006, with the expiration of mits I applied as a freelanc- To see the beauty of Fin- foreigners to move to Finland my tourist visa I was forced er, which required proof of land you have to open your are: a Finnish girlfriend/boy- not only to leave Finland but a certain level of income, a heart and feel the warmth in friend/spouse, Nokia or the the EU for 90 days. I went clean criminal record, a de- the cold, dark winters. You University of Helsinki. I had to Tallinn, Estonia, where I tailed list of activities and need to feel love coming from none of them. Those being spent three months until I long waits at the Foreign Po- the land of your dreams. apparently the right reasons was allowed to come back. It lice Offi ce. If you can feel it in your the government considers was a time for refl ection and Almost four years have heart, then you really, REAL- valid for extending the resi- introspection. passed. Despite the diffi cul- LY want to live in Finland. China Liangtse Wellness Oy Iso Roobertinkatu 8, LH 1, Helsinki In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. Tel: 09 2784201 I info@liangtse.fi I www.liangtse.fi 035535-1025

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