Anything
the insider could directly or indirectly in?uence.?
Some Finnish insider traders
might be worried about the release
of this study, but many are probably safe: Hietalahti says the statute
of limitations to prosecute is ?ve
years, or ten in serious cases.
noting that Supo already reports
regularly to three parliamentary
committees.
?The committees also handle
classi?ed matters.?
She also points out that the
Chancellor of Justice, Parliamentary Ombudsman, National Police
Board and Data Protection Ombudsman act as Supo?s supervisory bodies with access to Supo?s registers,
carrying out annual inspections.
?Supo has passed the inspections by the supervisory bodies
with ?ying colours.?
Räsänen does not, however, reject the idea of reconsidering Supo?s
position and its monitoring in the
future, because, for example, the
signi?cance of counter terrorism
work is set to grow. ?This would
be spouses, children, foundations,
or family corporations. ?But they?re reticent to
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A new study has found suspicious trades in the investment accounts of young children.
DAV I D J . ?We were not
looking for the result we found. At the time, Sampo was attempting to buy Pohjola, and this
was not known to the public.
Leskinen?s daughter and a family investment company bought
300,000 Finnish markkaa worth of
Pohjola stock, which is equivalent
to about 50,000 euros. We take a look at the most
popular activities provided by a
FunAction card and the kinds of
activities provided during the
summer.
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CULTURE
Lord of the Dance in Helsinki
Michael Flatley?s Lord of the
Dance continues to shatter box
office records around the world.
This classic tale of Good vs. Koch of
the University of Kansas and P.
Joakim Westerholm of the University of Sydney Business School. 2 MAY 2013 . A
supposed way to get around this is
to trade on accounts that are not in
their own names, such as accounts
set up for their children.
Takeovers
and profit surprises
The researchers studied a variety of
scenarios where the stock price of a
company tended to change dramatically over a short period of time.
One of the most obvious scenarios
is a corporate takeover: almost always, an acquisition bid is made for
more than the market price. Evil
is based on Irish folklore and expressed through the universal
language of dance.
See page 13
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tickets and
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Validity from 2
hours to 7 days.
Buy from ticket
machines, bus and
tram drivers, as
well as conductors
on commuter trains
or by mobile
phone. If
bad news was coming in regards to a
takeover, the children correctly sold
67 per cent of the time.
Other events the researchers
examined were earnings releases. 25 APRIL . Koch
continued. It is
planned to be published in the Journal of Finance.
The researchers studied the activity of half a million stock market accounts between the periods
of 1995 and 2010. They speci?cally chose Finland for their study because of the great detail held by the
clearing house Euroclear Finland.
?We were very surprised when
we ?rst found this evidence,. C O R D
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have discovered the
investment accounts of extremely young Finns tended to have surprisingly good returns. Families with the ?nancial wherewith-
Räsänen willing to give a
report on internal security
JUKK A ANNAL A . However, negotiations on any possible changes
should be timed in connection with
the government talks.. ISSUE 17 (299 ) . In the summer of
1999, Jouko Leskinen, the CEO of
Sampo, used his daughter?s account
to purchase stock in the insurer
Pohjola. They discovered young account
holders correctly bought one day
before unexpectedly good pro?ts
were announced 72 per cent of the
time.
Yet the researchers have a caveat to their study: not all of the superior performance of these accounts
is due to illegal activity. Räsänen commented to STT, noting that the mistake over the groundless entry into
classi?ed crime suspect register by
the National Bureau of Investigation was totally unrelated to the police administration reform.
Räsänen also stated that there
were no plans to reduce the police
station network but 29 person-years
would be cut from the National Police
L E H T I K U VA / P E K K A S A K K I
Finnish children?s accounts
used for insider trading
BUSINESS
Parents are trading through their children?s accounts.
al to open investment accounts for
young children are likely to contain
sophisticated adult investors who
would perform better than average.
Regulators unsurprised
Convictions for insider trading are
relatively rare in Finland, but the
use of children?s accounts to conduct illegal trades are not unknown
to authorities. Räsänen said
she would consider possible forms
and dates for the security report,
speculating that either the full report
proposed by Tiilikainen or a more limited report to the Centre Party parliamentary group by the minister of the
interior were both plausible options.
The Finnish Security
Intelligence Service passes
with flying colours
The position of the Finnish Security
Intelligence Service (Supo) also provoked discussion during the weekend when Eero Heinäkuoma (SDP),
Speaker of the Parliament, proposed in the tabloid Ilta-Sanomat
that Supo should come under closer
monitoring, suggesting that the new
supervisory body could be formed by
the chairs of parliamentary groups .
Räsänen was not prepared to
show a green light to the proposal,
sider trading laws, they should pay
particular attention to accounts
held in the names of young children.
Laila Hietalahti, Market Supervisor of the Finnish Financial
Supervisory Authority, says the regulators are aware of the study and
its conclusions, but haven?t seen the
speci?c data the researchers used.
However, she points out that they
already watch these accounts.
?Whenever there is an insider trading investigation, we look at
all the transactions and holdings of
people in the insider?s household,?
she told Helsinki Times. S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y ?HT
of the Interior Päivi
Räsänen (Christian Democrats) is
willing to present a report on internal security to Parliament if deemed
necessary. At the weekend, Kimmo
Tiilikainen, the Centre Party parliamentary group Chairman, called for
a report focussing on police matters
from Räsänen and the government.
Tiilikainen believes that the police are in the limelight more thanks
to different scandals than actual
police work, listing the long distances between police stations, national
MINISTER
police commissioner?s ever-growing remit and Putin?s blacklisting as
problems blighting the police force.
?It seems to me that the Centre
Party parliamentary group suffers
from shortage of information and
misunderstandings,. Intrigued,
they looked closer at their stock
market trades and came to the conclusion that some of these accounts
were being used for illegal insider
trading.
The study was undertaken by
Henk Berkman of the University of Auckland, Paul D. When
the news is announced, the stock
price leaps up to the offered price.
They discovered young account
holders correctly bought just before
the good news of a takeover was announced 73 per cent of the time. Koch
told the American broadcaster National Public Radio. In December
2006 Leskinen was found guilty of
insider trading.
Koch suggests that if regulators
want to catch those breaking the inBoard management. You can
transfer from one
vehicle to another
with a single ticket
within the validity
of the ticket.
www.hsl.?
trade through their own accounts.
One reason would be a fear of getting caught breaking an insider
trading law.?
Individuals who are privy to inside information know their own investments are closely monitored. ?3 . The
group from age zero to ten seemed
to outperform all the others.?
The unusually prescient trades
were not made by the children
themselves; instead they were almost certainly made by their
parents.
?Guardians are willing to trade
on behalf of their children to earn
these extraordinary returns,
suspected
to have caused the 2012 riots after the sport event . But
again, we need time to make
things happen, because before the Arab Spring we
weren?t used to practicing
our freedom. We have various backgrounds and experiences . It?s
highly recognised among Arab states, the Middle East and
parts of Africa. It?s important, for a democracy, to
include all the people in the
country?s activities. The country
will grow again and will go
back to normal.
As member of an Egyptian
delegation, you visited Finland and had roundtable
meetings at the Finnish Parliament and Ministry for
Foreign Affairs. We?re
about to have new parliamentary elections; the Egyptian political life is changing,
hopefully for the better. This is one of
the reasons why we can still
see, from time to time, chaos
and violent acts in the streets
of Egypt. It?s
important for us to let other
countries know about what?s
happening at present.
In addition, we have
talked about the role of law
and separation of power in
democracy. If you look at our delegation, you see that various
religions were represented.
We know how fundamental it is for everyone to live
peacefully with one another,
because this contributes to
a good life for all Egyptians.
Plus, with stability and security re-established, Egypt
will give a positive message
to foreign governments and
investors, as well as tourists.
What impressions
have you had of Finland?
I ?nd Finnish people warm
and kind, and so do the other members of the delegation. Recently, he has visited
Finland as part of a delegation
representing different Egyptian political parties: the Liberal-democrats, the Islamists
. What topics in particular did you
discuss?
The commission included
representatives of different
parties and cultural groups:
liberal-democrats,
Christians, Islamists . We
hope we can take an example
from this success story, so
that we can build our country
in a similar way.
I?d like to say something on
my behalf and my colleagues
of the delegation: we are very
grateful for the hospitality,
kindness and attention we
have had from all those we
met in Finland. We have enjoyed having
these roundtable meetings,
it was a good experience that
we will de?nitely talk about
in the future.
We know that Finland,
same as the Nordic coun-
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tries, has always been supportive, friendly and that it?s
a country without any ?special agenda?. and Bedouins of the
Sinai region. in the ?eld of human
rights, education, transports, health, energy industry, press, NGOs and social
development . After a judge sentenced 21 people . The population is a
little impatient, in the sense
that there is this general way
of thinking that, after the Arab Spring, all problems should
have magically gone away.
However, reality is different
than that. It has plenty
of resources and well-educated people. The country will regain its position, its in?uence
and it will overcome the current ?nancial dif?culties with
the will and power of the people. 2
Q&A
25 APRIL . We have felt
that they all care about Egypt
and want to see it back to
where it was, as a point of reference for the world.
How do you
see Egypt in future years?
Egypt has a very long history of civilization and culture
and I am sure that the country will come back again. People need time to
realize that the country has
changed.
Last year, Egypt and
the rest of the world were
shocked by what happened
in Port Said: 79 people were
killed and hundreds were injured due to a series of riots after a football game.
Months of apparent calm followed, but the city witnessed
violence once again just a few
weeks ago. El Sadat is president of the Reform and Development Party in Egypt. We
need to be patient and people need to give a chance to
the government to bring the
country back to normal.
It?s true that following the
revolution there have been
ticular . 2 MAY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
Anwar E. All these people
are always welcome to Egypt.
We are very glad of what
we have seen here: the Finnish social justice, welfare
system and standards of education. Sala?s and
Muslim Brotherhood in par-
and to share our viewpoints
about the ongoing transition in the Arab world. Actively
involved in politics, he is also a member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA), member of the Constituent Assembly of the Constitution, and founder and chairman of the NGO El Sadat Association for Social Development and Welfare.
Discussing Egypt and
the Arab Spring in Finland
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Times sat down
with Anwar E. I hope to see Egypt the way
it was in history: strong, solid,
full of hope and opportunities.. El Sadat, the
president of the Reform and
Development, a liberal-democratic faction, who also runs
the Human Rights Committee. the Sala?s and Muslim
Brotherhood in particular ?
and the Bedouins of the Sinai region. With all this, Egypt will
once again become a strong,
solid and united nation, full
of hope and opportunities.
Furthermore, we have
spent time on inter-religious
dialogue and the importance of paci?c co-existence
among different religious
groups. The population is the backbone of the
country, so it?s important to
include everyone in the democratisation process that
will lead to a good governance and wealth for the country. Change is a long
process, which takes time. Egypt
will be back to normal if everyone collaborates and, in
this sense, the will of the people is fundamental. After the events of
the Arab Spring the country
has been open and we now
have freedom of association,
that is, the freedom of creating new political parties.
Firstly, we need to build
institutions and this is why
we have been working intensively on our new con-
stitution, in order to have a
separation of powers. to
death, thousands of football
fans took the street of Cairo,
the headquarter of the Egyptian football federation was
set on ?re and more deaths
occurred.
What are your
thoughts on all this?
Chaos happens in Egypt every now and then, because people need and demand a little
bit too much too quickly, and
the government isn?t ready
to immediately react to their
requests. We were glad to have
the opportunity to discuss it
Egypt will be back to normal if everyone
collaborates and, in this sense, the will of the
people is fundamental.
chaotic and violent acts ?
like in the region of the Suez
Canal, Port Said and Cairo ?
but people need to be patient
and have faith. With the upcoming parliamentary elections
approaching and the work on
the new constitution, we felt
it was the most appropriate
time to address the topics.
Then, we exchanged
thoughts about the role of
women within the society,
as well as minorities. and, in Finland, we have talked about
several topics.
Firstly, the Arab Spring.
What impact it has had on
Egypt and neighboring countries and Egypt?s current situation. The system in Finland is quite interesting. The committee
attended roundtable discussions at the Finnish Parliament and Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, sharing experiences and talking about the Arab
Spring and the ongoing transition in the Arab world, as
well as the Finnish education
and welfare systems.
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How was Egypt before the
Arab Spring, and how is it
now?
Before the revolution, we had
a lack of democracy and dialogue, and there was no room
for most political parties to
operate
he said.
Paavo Lipponen (Social
Democratic Party), who was
elected to Parliament for
the ?rst time simultaneously with the celebrated three,
also stopped by to have cake
and coffee.
Globalisation is the
most significant
change
The three MPs were elected
for the ?rst time in 1983 and
started working at the Parliament in April of the same
year.
Anttila says that the most
important changes over the
years in the work of an MP
have been caused by globalisation. It?s,
however, the consumers interested in ?nding out about combining food and wine who will
bear the brunt of it,. into the Google
search engine, no adverts will
pop up among the hits. Valvira, the
National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health con?rms his view.
?We have not approached
Google with any recommendations regarding this,. a luxury that nobody has the
time for nowadays.. Each of
them has been elected to the
Parliament a total of eight
times, and Anttila has also
been elected to the European
Parliament once.
In a celebratory event
arranged at Parliament,
former MP and current Director General of Kela Liisa
Hyssälä (Centre Party) gave
a gift to each of her former
colleagues.
SIRKKA-LIISA ANTTILA
Her gift to Anttila, who
used to be the Minister of
Agriculture, was a milking
stool. explains Sami
Kankkunen, product marketing manager for Google.
Kankkunen is not aware
of the authorities having proposed any changes to the advertising policy. HT
net surfer in Finland types
?red wine. DOMESTIC
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25 APRIL . states PR
Manager Sari Salmela.
According to information
received by a Finnish company, Google will introduce similar advertising regulations in
China, Poland, South Korea
and Vietnam as well. Anttila was one of the
Finnish representatives in
the Parliamentary Assembly
of the Council of Europe for a
long time.
The native of Forssa says
that she is still slightly angry at how some of the male
MPs questioned her language
skills at ?rst. practised
by companies such as Google,?
says Janne Lihavainen, managing director of Prisma Peremarket in Estonia.
The wine recommendation
service Viinikassi, which provides information on wines imported by the group and ?ve
other companies, views visibility on Google as essential but
does not believe that the advertising ban will cause big changes to its marketing policy.
?These days, we use more
resources on ensuring that
our website ranks high in
search results than on paying for advertising visibility,?
explains Tuomas Meriluoto,
managing director of Viinikassi?s parent company.
The wine and spirits company Altia has bought search
advertisements from Google
mainly during holidays and
periods of seasonal food.
?This won?t have a drastic
effect on our advertising, but
is of course regrettable. He
continued by listing several
projects to which the Parliament has allotted funds over
the years outside the regular
working committees.
Born in Tampere, Sasi reminisced about the old ways of
working at the Parliament,
when sessions could last until
the early hours of the morning.
At night, the MPs discussed all
kinds of issues in the cafeteria
. Rajamäki, an eager advocate of the public right of
access to ?shing waters, received a ?shing reel, which
Hyssälä said he could use to
catch all the votes the Finns
Party got in the last elections. 2 MAY 2013
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Google forbids
alcohol advertising
in Finland
on the ?censorship. Sasi received several
pairs of glasses, since he has
been using the same kind of
spectacles throughout his
career.
Speaker of the Parliament
Eero Heinäluoma (Social
Democratic Party) congratulated the three, reminding
them that even though they
all used to be ministers, they
have now returned to their
posts as MPs.
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?They are all strong politicians with great ideals. S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . Later on, Anttila moved on to the European
Parliament and also attended the EU Ministerial Meetings as the Finnish Minister
for Agriculture and Forestry.
Hailing from Varkaus, Rajamäki said that he was told
at the beginning of his career as an MP that ?nancial
initiatives of MPs are of no
signi?cance whatsoever. Besides the
search engine, the company
also sells advertising space for
the Gmail email service.
In the future, Google will
adapt a uniform stance on all
alcoholic beverages, banning
all alcohol adverts as the advertising of spirits is not allowed under law.
?We want to simplify the
procedure,. They
are very diligent and have
achieved much,. This is Google?s policy and I won?t comment
L E H T I K U VA
FROM now on, when an Inter-
Google has enforced a ban on
alcohol advertising on its services in Finland.
SDP?s Kari Rajamäki (left) Sirkka-Liisa Anttila of the Centre party and Kimmo Sasi of NCP celebrated their 30th anniversaries as Members of
Parliament.
MPs celebrate thirty
years in Parliament
Anttila, Rajamäki and Sasi have been MPs for three decades.
O L L I K E M P PA I N E N . Kankkunen states that the change
will concern all countries with
similar legislation on alcohol
advertising in place.
Authorities claim
that they did not
instigate the
advertising ban.
TOMMI TOLKKI, SALL A SAL MEL A ,
K I I R A KO S K E L A . H T
of the
Centre Party, Kari Rajamäki of the Social Democratic Party and Kimmo Sasi of
the National Coalition Party
celebrated their 30th anniversaries as Members of Parliament on 9 April. At the
beginning of April, the search
engine giant enforced a ban
on alcohol advertising on its
services in Finland.
Until now, the advertising
of low-alcohol beverages, such
as beer and wine, has been allowed on the site. Kari
Kunnas of Valvira comments.
Similar ban in
China and Vietnam
Prisma in Tallinn has been one
of the advertisers on Google.
?This is not a life or death
question for us. S T T
TA RU L A I H O
332 species are classified as Regionally Extinct in Finland.
. The party's proposal is part of a document on
the European Union approved by a Greens' delegation in Pieksämäki, on
Sunday. 2 MAY 2013
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HEL SINKI TIMES
sediment pond. The lesser white-fronted goose is Critically Endangered.
. Other habitats,
particularly in mires, shores
and rock outcrops, contain
more at-risk species than
previously thought. 42 species have chemical disturbances such as eutrophication as a primary or secondary cause for extinction.
. ?On average, Finnish forests contain 5.4 cubic
metres per hectare of dead
wood, which is very little in
comparison to old-growth
forests in their natural state,
where the amount of decaying wood is 20-120 cubic metres per hectare.?
Perversely, the authors
point out the attempt to use
logging residue and stumps
for biofuel, which was supposed to be good for the environment, is in fact decreasing
the amount of decaying wood
in trees and putting species
at risk. HT-STT
Greens float EU
referendums
The Greens believe that
signi?cant reforms of the
European Union require
the approval of citizens
in union-wide referendums. 76,7%
L E H T I K U VA
View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi
Who:
Timo Toivonen
Finland?s vast forests are not as healthy as a casual observer might believe.
Finnish forest species threatened
Forest management has endangered a host of Finland?s species.
vast forests are
not as healthy as a casual observer might believe.
A comprehensive survey of
threatened species has determined forests are the habitat of the greatest number of
at-risk species.
The Finnish Environment
Institute SYKE has estimated
that Finland is home to 2,247
threatened species. The State
Forest Management agency
Metsähallitus estimates only
300 individuals survive.
?The clearest reasons for
this were mild winters, during which the proportion of
pups found dead in their lairs
increased from 8 per cent to
30 per cent, as well as drowning caused by ?shing tackle,?
the authors explain.
800
900
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Regionally Extinct species
. Over 70
per cent of Finland?s land area is covered by forest, which
equates to about 230,000
square kilometres. According to
State Prosecutor JuhaMikko Hämäläinen, the
investigation will reveal
whether the use has been
suf?ciently monitored
and whether the superintendents of the of?cials
suspected of violation of
duties have been up to
date.
?The information was
in the register for some
time, and no one paid any
attention to it,. According to the
party, the union is ?rst
and foremost a community of citizens, rather than
a community of its member states. the authors
continue. Therefore, the
Greens would also enhance the in?uence of the
European Parliament and
call for a lucid European
constitution.
HT-STT
Investigation
into Putin's entry
expands
The investigation into the entry of President
Vladimir Putin into a classi?ed suspect data system
now also incorporates the
supervision of the use of
the system. According to the
court, the issue falls under
the purview of the Kainuu Centre for Economic
Development, Transport
and the Environment,
which is currently considering a matter related to the most recent
leak of waste waters
from the mine's gypsum
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Statistically, foreigners make up a disproportionate
number of criminals in Finland.
Do you think that bias and discrimination are some
of the reasons behind these numbers?
Yes . The Baltic Sea, which is
often in the news for environmental problems, is home
to only 17 threatened species.
FINLAND?S
Endangered forests
In the report, Pertti Rassi,
Esko Hyvärinen, Aino Juslén and Ilpo Mannerkoski
say there are several distinct
reasons why forest species
are at risk.
?In the current evaluation, causes of threat related to forests are divided into
?ve groups: forest management activities, changes in
the tree species composition,
reduction of old-growth forests, decreasing amounts of
From:
Kouvola
Famous for:
Made a new skydiving
record in Finland
Threatened species by habitat 2010
Forests
Agricultural
environments
401
290
Rocks
227
Inland waters
132
Fjelds
127
Built-up
environments
105
104
Mires
Unknown
30
The Baltic Sea
17
0
100
200
300
400
Number of threatened species
500
600
700
in the coming 10-year period.
For example, it has not been
possible to mitigate climate
change substantially. Toivonen is already planning to break a new record,
as he is going to attempt a jump of more than 10,000 meters
later this spring.
decaying wood and reduction
of burnt forest areas.?
Finland is the most forested nation in Europe. The wolf is Endangered.
814
Shores
Timo Toivonen, a 49-year-old teacher in Kouvola, made a new national skydiving record on Sunday after jumping from 9,302 meters at Utti in Kouvola and broke the previous record of 9,190 meters which was made by Tomi Aaltonen in 1968. The famous Saimaa ringed seal is Critically Endangered.
. In practice, this will
mean that all logging residue
will be collected from forests.
The planned consumption of
energy wood will decrease the
amount of decaying wood in
forests signi?cantly and may
cause drastic changes in our
forest ?ora and fauna.?
Saimaa seal
While forests contain the
largest number of threatened
species, the rate of decline
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The Saimaa ringed seal is continuing to experience difficulties.
Selected species at risk
. 23,3%
No . As
an enthusiastic parachute jumper he has almost 6,000 jumps
behind him. On Friday,
the Police Administration
identi?ed six measures to
develop the use and monitoring of the suspect data
system.
HT-STT
Administrative
court rejects
Talvivaara's
appeal
The Vaasa Administrative
Court has rejected Talvivaara's appeal against
its interim decision to restrict the drainage of
waste waters south, from
the company's mine in
Sotkamo. New
clouds are gathering in the
sky. Forests
are the habitat with the largest number, 814, followed by
agricultural environments
with 401 and shorelines with
290. In addition, the court stressed
that it cannot consider complaints regarding the drainage of waste
waters which, after the
most recent leak, has exceeded the imposed limits. The mountain hare is classified as Near Threatened.
. extinction is blamed on changes in the forest
environment.
. Hämäläinen highlighted. Toivonen?s jump
was made from the Cessna C-208 Caravan aircraft and his freefall
before opening the parachute lasted 2 minutes and 25 seconds.
Toivonen made his first parachute jump at the age of 16. The flower Viola collina, often known as a violet, is listed as
Vulnerable.
. ?The drainage south
continues unchanged,?
con?rmed Olli-Pekka Nissinen, the Head of Communications at Talvivaara,
claiming
restrictions
would compromise dam
safety at the mine. 50 species went extinct due to the overgrowth of open habitats, such as meadows.
. Finland plans to cover a
larger proportion of its energy demand with wood in the
future. 59 species. Some organisms in aquatic locales
are also threatened.
The Saimaa ringed seal,
the poster boy of Finnish endangered species, is continuing to experience dif?culties.
The seal showed slow but
steady improvement until
2005, when the population
began to decline. The lack of decaying
wood is particularly hard on
species that depend upon it,
such as fungi.
?One cannot be very optimistic about developments
DAV I D J . Climate change has caused only one extinction, Arctoa hyperborea, a type of moss.. Yet it is
not in the best of health.
?The amount of decaying
wood has been found to be
one of the most important
factors affecting the diversity of forest species, and special attention has been paid
to it recently,. C O R D
HEL SINKI TIMES
has slowed. 4
DOMESTIC
25 APRIL
while keeping the rest of
the earnings, an estimated
203,000 euro, to themselves.
According to one of the
victims, the couple also
threatened to sack and deport the employees who
voiced their dissatisfaction with the terms and conL E H T I K U VA / V E S A M O I L A N E N
THE
Court detains
man on suspicion
of stabbing a
paramedic
A man has been detained
on suspicion of stabbing
a paramedic in Uusikaupunki by the District
Court of Varsinais-Suomi. His wage later increased to 800 euro, but he
was accommodated in a tworoom ?at with three of his
co-workers and charged 470
euro per month in rent.
The case began to come
to light in early 2009, when
one of the employees was assaulted by the owners. The Finns
Party candidate, Rauno Hautamäki, eventually missed out on a local
council seat with 42 votes.
In court, he dismissed all
criminal allegations, insisting that the prize referred to his endeavours
in the municipal council.
?The ad was done slightly tongue in cheek,. relatives recruited from Vietnam
. The court,
however, viewed that
the ad referred to a draw
prize, that is a prize given
regardless of the election
outcome.
HT-STT
5. Räty, who
is in charge of investigating
Cannonball?s involvement in
the smuggling operations,
told members of the media
on 18 April.
Bandidos members, in
turn, are suspected of receiving a minimum of ten kilos of
amphetamine, revealed Jukka Paasio from the LänsiUusimaa Police Department.
In addition, the ring organised the smuggling of
hundreds of thousands of
ecstasy pills into Finland,
which saw the police announce the largest ever seizure of 82,000 pills only a
Amphetamine and
ecstasy smuggled
into Finland
concealed in cars.
MEMBERS of the motorcycle
clubs Cannonball and Bandidos are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of
substantial amounts of amphetamine from Central Europe into Finland. All transactions, he
highlighted, were conducted through a mediator in Estonia, and the gangs were
unaware of each other?s involvement in the operations.
As part of the investigation, KRP performed extensive raids on Finnish biker
gangs. The proceedings have
since been postponed a number of times.
The couple is also suspected of embezzling a
total of 203,000 euro from their employees.
is demanding minimum punishments of two years?
imprisonment for a Vietnamese couple for human
traf?cking and aggravated
embezzlement in a trial at
the District Court of Pohjanmaa. In addition, he was
ordered to pay 17,000 euro in compensation for
the victim's distress and
10,000 euro for expenses incurred. facilities in the Helsinki region last November,
seizing roughly 40 illegal
?rearms . CRIME
HELSINKI TIMES
25 APRIL . In
its decision, the court
viewed that the distribution of new, copyright-protected material
by the roughly 30-yearold defendants between
2006 and 2007 was systematic but not ?nancially motivated.
In court, the copyright holders emphasised the extent of losses
caused by the illegal copying of games, music and
?lms, with their representative, the Copyright
Information & Anti-Piracy Centre, tabling demands for a total of one
million euro in compensatory damages. Hearings in the case
began at the District Court of
Etelä-Pohjanmaa in Seinäjoki
on 15 April, a few weeks after
the suspect was apprehended
in Sierra Leone, Africa, and extradited to Finland after several years in hiding.
In addition to the main
suspect, several people face
charges of, among others,
aiding and abetting aggravated tax fraud. The stabbing took
place in the wee hours of
14 April in an ambulance
that was transferring
the male patient from
Turku to Uusikaupunki.
According to the police,
the patient, a man about
45 years old, attacked
the paramedic with an
edged weapon.
The victim sustained
stab wounds to the upper
body and remains in hospital care, listed in stable
condition. His defence
counsel had pleaded
guilty to abduction and
possession of child pornography but denied the
sexual motive. The
suspect, who has no previous history of violence,
is currently on remand
in Turku.
HT-STT
Suspect in Oulu
contract hit
detained
Couple on trial for
human trafficking
R I I T TA S I L L A N PÄ Ä . The police are
investigating the incident as attempted manslaughter and attempted
aggravated assault. Hautamäki stated. In
court, the victim told he had
come to Finland in search of
a better life in 2006 and only earned 400 euro a month
over his ?rst few months
in the country as he was
charged for the travel expenses. from Cannonball
members.
A human trafficking trial has begun at the District Court of
Pohjanmaa.
Human trafficking
convictions rare
Only a few convictions for human traf?cking have been
delivered in Finland so far.
Roughly a year ago, the owners of a nail salon in Helsinki were handed prison terms
of over two years for imposing harsh working conditions
on two of their relatives. In Helsinki, the cars
were received and dismantled by the Estonian suspects
at two Helsinki-based garages. 2 MAY 2013
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
Biker gang members
suspected in
amphetamine ring
were smuggled into Finland
from Belgium,. HT-STT
Court detains
man on four
handed
probation orders
for copyright
violations
The District Court of Oulu has handed probation
orders to and imposed
compensatory damages
of approximately 70,000
euro on four men for copyright violations.
The charges against
two others were dismissed by the court. Räty
revealed. A few charges
have been brought, but they
have all been dismissed,. The defendant
was found guilty of aggravated deprivation of
liberty, attempted aggravated child sexual abuse and possession
of sexually obscene pictures depicting children,
but was found only partially liable for his actions. The drugs were then
hidden outdoors, and a map
indicating their location was
drawn up for the biker gangs.
?The largest caches were in
Helsinki in, for example, the
Bags of amphetamine seized during the investigation.
ditions of employment. According
to the prosecution, the criminal pro?ts were channelled
via the other suspects' bank
accounts in an attempt to
conceal their origin. Elsewhere, the District Court of
Pirkanmaa sentenced a couple to nearly seven years imprisonment in 2009 and a man
to three years and six months
imprisonment this January
for human traf?cking.
Man on trial
in massive
economic
crime case
in Seinäjoki
ST T
HEL SINKI TIMES
of a construction
?rm in Ostrobothnia may face
a prison term of a minimum
of three years and six months
for aggravated accounting
offence and aggravated tax
fraud after paying the wages
of some 200 employees under
the table between 2004 and
2008, hence obtaining roughly
three million euro in criminal
pro?ts. in a
campaign ad published in
a local newspaper ahead
of last autumn's municipal elections.
The maximum punishment for electoral bribery
in Finland is a ?ne or one
year in prison. HT-STT
Candidate fined
for campaign ad
in Nokia
The District Court of Pirkanmaa has slapped a
?ne of 990 euro on a man
from Nokia for electoral bribery, after he promised his voters a chance to
win ?something huge. S T T
Calls for precedentsetting ruling
Cannonball is regarded as a
crime syndicate by the Finnish police force, which is now
calling for a precedent-setting ruling on the extent in
which participation in a syndicate?s activities becomes
punishable. According
to Jari Räty of the National Bureau of Investigation
(KRP), intelligence operations were crucial in exposing the smuggling ring.
Altogether, the case involves three crime syndicates: an Estonian group
that smuggled the drugs into Finland and the two Finnish biker gangs that received
them. Räty underlined.
L E H T I K U VA
T O M I O R AVA I N E N . ?The law was enforced in 2003. including an assault ri?e, pistols, shotguns,
ri?es, dynamite and a hand
grenade . The
transactions were justi?ed
with trumped-up invoices for
subcontracting works.
THE OWNER
The man suspected of
commissioning the recent contract hit in Oulu has been detained for
probable cause of instigating a murder, after his voluntary return
from Hong Kong to Finland on 15 April.
The police believe the
murder of a man born in
1979 in Rajakylä, Oulu, in
February was a contract
killing motivated by a
child custody dispute between the detainee and
the victim's girlfriend.
A man born in 1989
has been detained on
suspicion of committing
the murder after confessing to the homicide
in police interrogations.
The police have yet to reveal whether the killer
received the reward of
tens of thousands of euro offered for the homicide.
HT-STT
Three years in
prison for Kotka
kidnapper
The roughly 20-year-old
man on trial for the abduction of an 8-year-old
girl in Kotka last autumn
has been sentenced to
3 years and 3 months'
imprisonment by the
District Court of Kymenlaakso. S T T
few weeks ago. Accordingly, the investigation is being conducted in
collaboration with Estonian
authorities. ?We are investigating eight smuggling trips
between December 2011 and
March 2013, when several
dozen kilos of amphetamine
Outdoor caches
The other drugs are also believed to have been concealed in cars in Belgium
before transportation to Finland. son
for being late for work. The
?rst hearings in the case
were held at the Vaasa District Court a year ago, but
the trial was suspended as
a defence witness could not
be summoned to appear in
court. According
to Räty, the pills were found
concealed in a car transported from Belgium to Finland.
copses in Herttoniemi,. The couple owned and
managed a subcontracting
business in Uusikaarlepyy,
Ostrobothnia and, according
to the prosecution, severely
underpaid their employees,
PROSECUTOR
who worked 12-hour shifts
without overtime compensation or holidays.
The prosecution also believes the couple withheld a
substantial share of the wages of the employees
An
argument is not born out of
nothing, there are always
two sides,. She
justi?ed the state?s part in
mining by the fact that placing the company into liquidation would be the worst
solution for Kainuu.?
WELCOME TO EIRA
. This arrangement has
been found to be good.?
Dozens of people visit the
Salvation Army?s line at a
time. the Class Teacher
of the Year Kai-Ari Lundell
writes in his blog.
?MESSAGES
In primary school the national Wilma can only be read
by students. Food assistance is also
provided by many other instances in Lahti, for example
social work by parishes and
the Free Church of Lahti.
Lahti?s Manna-yhdistys
gives out food from stores and
manufacturers in many directions and extensively. The possessions of the
businessmen often advance
through complicated tax haven systems.
The business transactions
of the Russians revealed in
a report by Helsingin Sanomat that consists of plenty
of domestic and international material.
Insiders of Putin?s circle
who run their business in
Finland include billionaires
Gennadi Timt?enko, Boris
and Arkadi Rotenberg and
Dmitri Gorelov. Niinistö also believes
that all economic information
produced by ministries should
be made open to researchers.
Niinistö emphasised that
initiatives should be taken se-
L E H T I K U VA / J U H A S O R R I
Billionares with close connections to Putin gather properties from Finland.
tle down and like the home
they have.?
Possible life changes
make up the most important reason why those over
55 consider changing apartments. No referral is
required. Only one in six
retirees considers moving to
another apartment.
?Those in working life easily think that once they retire
they want an apartment of
another type, but during retirement people start to set-
to Seppo
Hämäläinen, Managing Director at Kiinteistömaailma,
the retirement of large age
groups has not led to a signi?cant revival of the real estate business.
?It is not signi?cantly visible, but it slowly will be. It is just
as sick to harass a teacher,
shoot videos in secret with
cell phones and spread the
clip online.
Even puberty brain restlessness does not justify such
actions,. guardians, but
during lower secondary students can also access Wilma.
In lower secondary in classes 7-9, Wilma is a student?s
tool that shows courses and
timetables.
Vantaan Sanomat announced on Wednesday that
the parents of some schoolchildren have been upset by negative feedback
from schools through Wilma. In
one way or another, those
large apartments will be up
for sale,. delegation meeting
that Sweden?s government
has recently decided on such
a critical council. orthopedics, eye laser surgery, plastic surgery and gynecology. Appointments (09) 1620 570.
www.eirahospital.?
Laivurinkatu 29, 00150 Helsinki. Hämäläinen says.
?ACCORDING
UUSI SUOMI 19 April
HELSINGIN SANOMAT 21 April. Niinistö said.
Minister Heidi Hautala,
in charge of the state?s cor-
porate governance, admitted
that Talvivaara is especially
dif?cult for the Greens. Messages that reach
homes from schools show the
teacher?s name. Under the same roof you can ?nd a wide range of surgical services
in i.a. A part
goes through parishes and associations, and a part is taken directly to disadvantaged
families. This
still seems to be the case.
?Apartment wealth creates
security.??
Ville Niinistö advocates an economic-political council for Finland.
riously, even though it is evident that the Parliament does
not necessarily act according
to the requests of the initiatives. Timt?enko and
Rotenberg also hold Finnish
citizenships.?
ETELÄSUOMEN SANOMAT 19 April
Conflicts split the Salvation
army food lines in two
?THE SALVATION Army gives
out food to the disadvantaged in Lahti on Tuesdays
and Fridays. 2 MAY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
T R A N S L AT E D B Y A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A
L E H T I K U VA / A L E X E I N I KO L S K Y
KAUPPALEHTI 21 April
The elderly hold on
tight to their homes
According to a study by Kiinteistömaailma, one in
four of working people over
55 still consider changing
apartments. ?People at least deserve
an answer,. Riikonen says.
?We have talked with Russian
friends, and they expressly
want to have a day for themselves. He
advocates an economic-political council consisting of
top experts for Finland that
would evaluate the government?s economic policies.
Niinistö reported in the
Greens. 6
FROM FINNISH PRESS
25 APRIL . The Russians have not
been satis?ed with how the
Finns treat them.
?Of course it is two-sided, for example pushing. They have
made their fortunes mostly in the energy and banking
industries, which are strictly controlled by the Rus-
sian state and the Kremlin.
The four billionaires maintain close business relations
with Russian-owned companies, such as the energy giant Gazprom. We offer also surgical, medical
and geriatric ward services, physiotherapy and occupational health.
Do not hesitate to contact us. has arisen between the
Finns and Russians seeking
food. Class notes
show the teacher?s initials.
?I consider the spreading of the Wilma messages
a sick phenomenon. You can choose your own general practitioner or specialist doctor and book appointments ?exibly, without queues. JYRI HÄNNINEN
Putin?s circle garners
properties from Finland
?SEVERAL wealthy Russian
businessmen from Putin?s
inner circle have garnered
properties in Finland?s economy. Traditionally anyone in need of help has been
allowed to join the food line.
Now the days are divided so
that the Finnish can pick up
food on Tuesdays and the foreigners on Fridays.
According to Field Sergeant Leena Riikonen this is
due to the fact that ?small friction. Food is also delivered
to children?s homes in Russia
and drug addict centres.?
Wilma messages are
spread over Facebook
from Wilma,
the online service meant for
school teachers and interaction between students. The four have
not had con?icts with President Putin, unlike many other Russian oligarchs in the
last years. According to a parent interviewed in the story the
system has been turned into
a ?children?s criminal record.??
TURUN SANOMAT 20 April
Ville Niinistö: Finland should have
a critical economic-political council
?CHAIR of the Greens Party Ville Niinistö encourages
learning from the backlash
caused by the framework
corporate tax solution. Also
laboratory and X-ray services are available. parents, are spread around the
Internet on, for example, Facebook. Most have gathered
almost 50,000 likes on Facebook. MEDICAL CENTRE WITH
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Our versatile medical centre in southern Helsinki offers you medical services
in several care areas. Since then
the government has not necessarily liked the council?s
policies. These changes could
include retirement, children
moving out, divorce or the
death of a spouse.
?Very few within this age
class have economic reasons pushing them to change
apartments.?
An apartment has been
the most important refuge in cold Finland
With a
growing number of journeys made
by rail in the future, bus routes in
South Espoo and Lauttasaari will
be reorganised.
HSL will start planning the West
Metro feeder network in summer
2013 and wants to involve residents
in the planning. The card will be delivered by
1.90. HSL will also
son ticket holders enjoy cheap-
ple an internal adult 30-day sea-
Kutsuplus offers a new
kind of transport service
customers
but
regular
sea-
ticket fare.
Western
extension to metro
changes bus routes
Hakaniemi
tram stops
under renovation
The Metro will start operating between Ruoholahti and Matinkylä
at the beginning of 2016. This phase will last until the end of
September.. The bus is booked online
and paid in advance using the
Trip Wallet service, where customers can load money via online payments.
The Kutsuplus service supplements public transport by providing an alternative to, for example,
cross-town
journeys
involving transfers. The plan will be completed in
early 2014.
Further information: www.hsl.?/en
> Planning > Route network plans
The Hakaniemi tram stops are being
renovated and the work has caused
changes to the transport arrangements. The goal is to create an easy-to-use and efficient
bus route network that provides
the needed feeder services for the
Metro but also meets other travel
needs within and between the cities. This is considerably cheap-
post.
er than a ticket paid for onboard,
All residents of the HSL area
which costs EUR 2.80.
who are 18 years old or older can
order the free two-week season
New passengers onboard
ticket if they have not already
The spring campaign to attract
got a Travel Card or have not
new customers is part of a HSL
used their card for three years.
pilot project, which belongs to
the Ministry of Environment?s
Cheaper travel with travel card
programme for sustainable de-
The HSL area now has around
velopment and production.
800,000 active Travel Card us-
The HSL project aims to in-
ers. Growth in the use of public
of passengers with a Travel Card
transport can help reduce the
by several thousands but also to
harmful environmental effects of
encourage the new customers
private motoring, such as emis-
to use their cards actively.
sions, traffic jams and noise.
Using a Travel Card works out
The campaign bene?ts new
considerably cheaper than buying single tickets, with for exam-
dies by municipalities covering
EUR 1.50 a day. 09 4766 4000
(Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm)
Advice on public transport routes,
timetables and tickets, Travel Card
assistance and lost Travel Cards
HSL Helsinki Region Transport
PO BOX 100, 00077 HSL
www.hsl.?
Motorists can order a new Trav-
ularly, loading value on the card
el Card online until 12 May with
is the most economical option,
a 14-day season ticket loaded on
with a single ticket costing EUR
it. 7
25 APRIL . When only trav-
around 50 per cent of the HSL
elling on public transport irreg-
try to attract motorists as customers for the new service.
Kutsuplus buses mainly operate in the area south of Ring
Road I, where roughly a thousand stops are in use. The Hakaniemi tram stops
are only accessible from south, from
the direction of Hakaniemenranta.
Trams do not run on Hämeentie between Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen but
buses operate on Hämeentie as usual.
The ?rst phase of the work is estimated to last until mid-June, after
which the nearby tram stops will close
for renovation, with all the Hakaniemi trams being diverted to Hämeentie. Currently,
there are ten Kutsuplus mini buses in operation but HSL would
like to increase the number to a
hundred by 2015.
With the development of the
Kutsuplus service being an ongoing project, feedback and ideas from customers are welcome.
Further information and the
booking service are available in
English on kutsuplus.?.
er travel all the time with subsi-
son ticket only costing just over
Tested by a limited number of
passengers since last autumn,
HSL?s new Kutsuplus on-demand
transport service has now been
made available to all customers.
The service is based on a fully
automated booking and control
system. The
goal of the campaign is to get new passengers on board
public transport.
HSL Customer service tel. During the ?rst phase of the
renovation work, the trams 6, 6T,
7A and 7B are diverted to run along
Porthaninkatu, Kaarlenkatu and Helsinginkatu. The goal of the campaign is
?uence people?s travel choic-
not only to increase the number
es. 2 MAY 2013
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Rautatientori Metro Station
(by Central Railway Station)
Itäkeskus Metro Station
Pasila, Opastinsilta 6A
Monthly review
Free travel
for new passengers
HSL encourages people to take a spring break from
motoring by offering free travel for two weeks
For
all of this year, and much of last year, in?ation has been
higher than the yield on our bonds.
SO I BELIEVE the
main lesson we should take from the
Reinhart-Rogoff controversy is that broad conclusions
on policy are dif?cult and dangerous, and that the experiences of one country is no guarantee another will
have the same result.
Cosy hotel in the heart of Helsinki
Annankatu 1, 00120 Helsinki
tel. Astonishingly, he
discovered a number of serious errors in the paper, and
the case for austerity suddenly looked shaky.
ENCOURAGED,
other economists also began to take a
close look at the Reinhart-Rogoff paper. austerity debate.
MANY of the proponents of austerity measures have
based their stance on an extremely in?uential 2010 paper by the economists Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff. healthcare authority
. Additionally, we
can actually make money by taking out more debt. says Pertti Suhonen,
Emeritus Professor in Communication Theory.
The poll company disagrees. Yet when these facts are suddenly questioned,
their positions become awkward. Yes,
it is hurting its economy. austerity debate is a pressing
issue in current politics. Wait, no: almost
two-thirds of them want to
keep it on sale in Alko stores
only.
There are two polls that
offer con?icting results even
though they are both based
on a sample of one thousand
people. The Federation of the Brewing and
Soft Drinks Industry and the
Finnish Grocery Trade Association ordered their poll
after the issue had become
a subject of public debate,
while the poll of the National
Institute for Health and Wel-
fare (THL) had been arranged
prior to the public debate.
?People?s opinions change
when varying opposing views
are introduced in public,?
says Elina Ussa, Managing
Director of the Federation of
the Brewing and Soft Drinks
Industry.
According to THL, previous studies prove that people?s attitudes change slowly.
?I ?nd it hard to believe
that public debate would
cause such a drastic change
in people?s opinions,. Some claimed
the original researchers got their results completely backward. The healthcare authority opposes the freeing of class IV
beer, stating that increased availability would increase consumption levels and related undesirable effects.
. I can?t count how
many articles I have read
tion is wrong.
where Americans try to
use Estonia to justify their positions of growth or austerity. Senior
Researcher Esa Österberg
says.
Different methods of
selecting respondents
Another explanation for the
difference may be the way
in which the respondents
were selected. The Federation of the Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry
and the Finnish Grocery Trade Association would like to see
class IV beer sold in grocery stores. In other words, the
conclusion was not for more austerity, but exactly the
opposite: countries should immediately enact stimulus
measures.
THE PROBLEM goes beyond normal academic quarrels,
because the growth v. +358-9-616 621
info@hotelanna.fi
www.hotelanna.fi
are also enrolled by phone,
for example. They found a relationship between government
debt and economic growth: if debt rises above 90% of
GDP, growth falls dramatically. THL ordered
the poll from TNS Gallup,
and the respondents were
randomly selected from the
population register. The results correspond to the views of the clients who ordered the polls:
respondents in a poll ordered by the healthcare authority were more negative
towards freeing the sales of
class IV beer than respondents in a poll ordered by the
Federation of the Brewing
and Soft Drinks Industry and
the Finnish Grocery Trade
Association.
One difference between
the polls is the time they
were implemented. This is exactly what
is happening with the growth v. It refuses to leave
the euro, so there is only one option left available: raising taxes and cutting spending.
TOMMI TOLKKI . 8
BUSINESS
25 APRIL . The study
stated that the reform would bring about more jobs, decrease prices and increase alcohol consumption levels.
. The original premise was
if a country let debt get too high, growth would suffer
and austerity measures should be passed. This paper was used by
austerians, including our very own Olli Rehn, to justify
tax increases and spending cuts.
Currently, stronger beers can be bought only in Alko stores.
Conflicting results in beer gallups
Respondents of one poll are in favour of stronger beer in grocery
stores while respondents of another poll disagree.
A COUPLE of years later, an economics student, Thom-
as Herndon, tried to replicate the famous Reinhart-Rogoff results for a class assignment. The American economy is not like Estonia?s,
and it is dangerous to assume the experience of one
will be replicated in the other.
CURRENTLY, austerity is the only option for Greece. Yes, it is hurting its people.
But Greece cannot borrow from the open market, and
of?cial lenders decline to give more. The discussion on freeing stronger class IV beer for sale in
grocery stores started when Pellervo Economic Research
PT T published a study about it in early February. We have some
room to manoeuvre before we hit the growth and stability pact?s limits on debt and de?cit. However,
some found evidence that suggested if a country lets
growth stagnate, debt would grow. The Federation of the Brewing and
Soft Drinks Industry and the
Finnish Grocery Trade Association, in turn, ordered the
poll from YouGov, which conducts its surveys online. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi
The writer is a journalist and columnist for Helsinki Times.
He is also a private investor with over ten years of experience.
Growth and
debt: chicken and egg
IN POLITICS, people try to base their decisions on hard
facts. H T
ALMOST half of Finns want to
buy stronger beer from grocery stores. It was like the old question of what came
?rst, the chicken or the egg. The ?nal group
of respondents corresponds
to the age, gender and domicile distribution of the Finnish population.
A professor says that the
results can be distorted by
the fact that people can voluntarily enrol in the panel
online.
?People who enrol in online panels are more youthful, more liberal and more
apt to consume and participate,. The Federation of the
Brewing and Soft Drinks Industry says that the most commonly consumed type of beer in Finland, pale lager, is at its
best when it contains more than 4.8 per cent by volume of
alcohol, and this type of beer would be more readily available to consumers in grocery stores.. Jyrki Katainen and Olli Rehn
don?t want proof that their austerity position is wrong,
certainly, but there is anJyrki Katainen and other aspect to this issue.
People are using the exOlli Rehn don?t
periences of one country
want proof that
to justify their policies in
their austerity posi- another. Several studies have
been made based on poll results from the online panel and the results have been
compared with of?cial
statistics.
?For example, the share
of respondents from families
with children is very close to
that of the of?cial statistics,?
says Vesa Ryyppö, YouGov?s
representative in Finland.
Professor Suhonen says
that any poll should be taken
with a grain of salt.
?It is not self-evident that
the people want this or that.
This is an issue that decisionmakers should keep in mind.?
Breweries vs. 2 MAY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
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David J. S T T
TA RU L A I H O . But these comparisons can cause even more
problems. People can voluntarily enrol in
the online panel, but people
HOWEVER,
Finland has more leeway
Susan
Hu, a Legal Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights, an
advocacy group representing
some of the Guantanamo detainees, told IPS.
?In 2009, he signed an executive order promising that
he would close the prison, but
he has done absolutely nothing since then to do so. However, they haven?t
been released because President Obama isn?t willing to risk
his political capital to move toward closing Guantanamo.?
Back to Bush
Despite keeping related criticism relatively contained
during his ?rst four-year
term, the situation has taken
a dramatic turn following the
President?s signing, in January, of a defense bill, the National Defense Authorisation
Act (NDAA).
The NDAA barred the
transfer of Guantanamo
Bay detainees to the United
States for any purpose, including for trial in Federal
Public debate over Guantanamo Bay heated up again following the publication of an article written
by an inmate of the military prison.
court. its dualtrack policy toward Tehran
by strengthening the diplo-
THE ADMINISTRATION
the future of negotiations
over Iran?s nuclear programme between Tehran and
the P5+1 (the ?ve permanent
members of the UN Security Council plus Germany). Hu told IPS.
?When the strike ?rst began in Camp 6, it was all but
two of the men, so that was
120 people, though now we
are hearing it?s 43. Iran?s nuclear
programme. Previous
reports have focused on the
costs and bene?ts of sanctions and military action
against Iran.
The pressure track, the
new report argues, may have
weakened Iran?s economy
and slowed the expansion of
its nuclear programme, but it
has not produced any breakthrough nor markedly reduced
Tehran?s regional in?uence.
?A strengthened diplomatic track that includes the
promise of sanctions relief in
exchange for veri?able (Iranian) cooperation could help
to end the standoff and produce a nuclear deal,. report
JIM LOBE
IPS
of US
President Barack Obama
should put more emphasis
on diplomacy in its quest for
a satisfactory resolution of
Iran?s nuclear programme,
according to a major new report released by The Iran
Project.
Endorsed by nearly three
dozen former top US diplomatic, military, and intelligence of?cials including
former National Security
Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, Sen.
Richard Lugar and former
Amb. We hear
the guards are trying to retaliate against the prisoners on hunger strike by
placing them in solitary con?nement, like the conditions
they were held in back in
2005.?
?Its worrying to see that
the conditions have worsened in such a way that it
is like going back to the
worse years under President
[George W.] Bush, when prisoners were being abused and
mistreated,. It also required the Defense Secretary to meet rigorous conditions before any
detainee could be returned
to his own country or resettled in a third country.
?The bill was also used to
prevent federal funding to
be used to transfer prisoners into the United States, effectively barring them from
federal courts. I will not eat until they restore my dignity,?
Samir Naji al Hasan Moqbel,
PUBLIC
a Yemeni national who has
been imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay for the past 11 years,
wrote in an essay, which received widespread attention.
The text represents a testimony of the hopeless despair
caused by the inde?nite detention of detainees at Guantanamo Bay and adds pressure
on President Barack Obama to
close the prison, a pledge he
made during the ?rst year of
his presidency, in 2009.
?President Obama said he
would close down Guantanamo
and bring the United States
back in compliance with international human rights law, but
none of this happened,. Thomas Pickering, the
report calls for Washington to ?rebalance. [?] The only sustainable solution for assuring
that Iran?s nuclear program
remains purely peaceful is a
mutually agreeable diplomatic solution.?
The Iran Project?s report
stresses that any direct talks
should complement the efforts of the P5+1 and that
emphasising the diplomatic
track would not mean abandoning the pressure track,
?including maintaining the
option of using military force
should the Iranians move
quickly to build a bomb.?
The document de?nes a
minimum nuclear deal as in-
cluding Iran?s agreement to
produce only low-enriched
uranium (3.5-5.0 per cent);
cease its production of 20 per
cent enriched uranium; reduce its existing stockpiles
of enriched uranium; and
forswear production of plutonium . In
the latest round of talks earlier this month, it appeared
that neither side moved off
its previous position.
Most analysts believe that
little or no progress can be
expected until after the presidential elections in Iran on
14 June.
The lack of apparent progress, coupled with the
installation of more sophisticated centrifuges by Iran at
uranium enrichment facilities at Natanz and Fordo, has
encouraged the Israel lobby
on Capitol Hill, notably the
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and
the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD),
to press Congress for new
sanctions against Iran and
foreign companies that do
business with it. the report asserts.
The publication comes
amidst uncertainty about
?From what we?ve heard
from our own clients there,
the majority of the men in
Camp 5 and Camp 6 are on
hunger strike,. This makes
it more dif?cult for Obama
to transfer prisoners out of
Guantanamo.?
Previously, the US government had been able to
simply transfer a detainee who had pled guilty during military prosecution and
served his time.
Yet, Hu says it remains
possible to transfer prisoners back to their home countries and close down the
prison as Obama still has the
authority to do so.
?He is putting all the
blame on Congress, when in
fact he still possess the power to follow through with his
promise to close the prison,?
Hu says.
?He closed the of?ce in the
State Department that was
responsible for resettling
the detainees, and he hasn?t
?lled the White House position that is meant to oversee
the closure of Guantanamo.
He could do all these things
now, despite the restrictions
created by the bill.?
Meanwhile, signs of the
growing frustration on the part
of detainees have manifested
in a wave of hunger strikes in
recent months, leading Guantanamo of?cials to engage in
mass forced feedings.
More diplomacy, less pressure
needed for Iran settlement . all under a strict
monitoring regime by the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA).
In return, Washington
and its P5+1 partners would
offer some sanctions relief,
and a commitment not to impose new sanctions for a period of time.
If such a minimum agreement can be reached, according to the report, Washington
should broaden talks with
Tehran to explore opportunities for cooperation, notably on Afghanistan and Iraq,
drug traf?cking, and Syria.
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matic track to take advantage of the pressure it has
exerted on Tehran through
ever-stricter sanctions and
threats of military action.
The report, the latest in
a series by The Iran Project,
is the ?rst to make specific policy recommendations
designed to both defuse persistent tensions over Tehran?s nuclear programme
and lay the groundwork for
a broader dialogue between
the two countries. Hu says.
The latest report by The Iran Project calls for more diplomacy between the Obama administration and Iran.. If approved
and fully enforced, it would
amount to a de facto trade
embargo against the Islamic
Republic.
A key Senate committee
last week approved a reso-
lution calling on Obama to
more strictly enforce existing sanctions and to provide
military and other support to
Israel, if the Jewish state ?is
compelled to take military
action in self-defense?.
Just last week, an Atlantic
Council task force, which Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
co-chaired until he was nominated to his new post, released a report that called for
Washington to ?make a more
concerted effort to keep
Iran from getting a nuclear
weapon, while lessening the
chances for war through reinvigorated diplomacy.?
A new book co-authored
by a former top Gulf expert
in the Reagan Administration, Geoffrey Kemp of the
Center for the National Interest, and based on months
of consultations with elite
national-security experts,
recommended a ?more aggressive US strategy.?
Meanwhile, another recent
publication by the Carnegie
Endowment for International
Peace warned that, ?Economic pressure or military force
cannot ?end. He has
the power to transfer people
out of Guantanamo, but he
hasn?t done that in the past
two years.?
Hu says her clients have
consistently said they are
falling into despair, reaching
a point that refusing to eat
is the only way they can express their loss of hope. 2 MAY 2013
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Hunger strikes put
Guantanamo back
in the spotlight
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debate over Guantanamo Bay heated up again
following last week?s surprise publication of a highly
charged article by an inmate
at the prison, one of dozens currently engaged in a
months-long hunger strike
over detainees. She
is also clear that the onus is
on President Obama to act.
?There?s a widespread
misconception that Congress
is the obstacle to releasing
the prisoners from Guantanamo, when in fact President
Obama needs to be taken to
task for not using his power,?
Hu continues.
?The majority of people
who are at Guantanamo right
now have been cleared for release. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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detention?.
The op-ed follows just days
after the Head UN Of?cial in
charge of human rights, Navi
Pillay, said the inde?nite detention of Guantanamo Bay
inmates runs counter to international law, and called again
for the prison to be closed.
?I?ve been on a hunger strike since 10 February and have lost well over
30 pounds
?The idea is not to teach,
but to put kids on the path
of learning,. says Arja Kiili
of the Helsinki English Language Montessori Preschool.
Here learning is sensory-based, where kids correct
their own errors through
touch, sight, and sound.
Younger children do lots
of practical life work like
washing dishes and cleaning, along with hands-on activities such as painting,
drawing, clay work, and sewing. Older kids serve as role models,
helping with daily chores such
as cleaning and cooking. The idea is
that in the forest they are free
to be as they wish and do what
naturally interests and challenges them.
?Everyday brings something new in the woods, we
always have fun,. Here
kids head to the woods for
three to ?ve hours a day, no
matter what the weather.
Each carrying a backpack full
of supplies, they play, eat, and
sleep in the woods. Here kids learn
through immersion, meaning they go most of the day
hearing the language of the
particular institution while
receiving help in a common
language when necessary.
Societal impact
It is somewhat contradictory
to think that starting school
later could be a contributing
factor to the successful Finnish school system. Through
For children and young people. The
food is vegetarian or ?sh, local and organic when possible.
Montessori day care is centred on self-motivated work in a relaxed and social environment.
At home in nature
Developing an appreciation
for nature is the focus of outdoor day cares called Luonnossa Kotonaan, a name meaning
?to be at home in nature?. Kids make regular trips to the woods for play,
while music, art, and storytelling take a major role in the
daily routine.
?Socialising and playing
creatively with their hands is
how children really strengthen their mental capacity,?
says Marjut Anttonen, a
teacher from Pellava day care
in Käpylä. In years past, prior to school they would simply attend the public day care
centre in their local municipality. Then older kids take on
school subjects such as botany, geography, history, and
math.
Day care diversity
Finland can take pride in the range of day
cares available to the country?s children.
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in Finland begin grade school later than
in many societies, at the age
of seven. Nowadays, families
are offered state support to
help put their kids into one of
many genres of private day
care providers.
CHILDREN
Montessori learning
Montessori day care pedagogy takes a different approach, where kids learn how
to read, write, and begin actual school subjects. ?They have the rest
of their lives for organised
learning.?
Children here learn that
there is not only one way to
be creative. adds
Kantokari.
?It's good for a child?s
brain development to be exposed to different languages,. comments Marja Salo,
who started her child at Mi
Casita Spanish day care in
Pasila. These kids also
undertake basic school-type
lessons using Montessori sensory-motor activities.
The overall goal of a neohumanist day care is to develop high morality and
acceptance of others as well
as ecological awareness.
Home and
overnight day care
During the 1960s, when
women began to gain more
employment, Finland experienced a shortage in day care
providers and mothers began
opening their homes to other
children. The
method is centred on selfmotivated work in a relaxed
and social environment.
A Montessori teacher
knows children individually
and helps them develop their
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Steiner method
Steiner day cares avoid directed learning, while free
and creative play is fostered.
Ready-made toys are minimal and only made of natural
materials while playgrounds
come without the usual
equipment. says Krista Kantokari, the manager of
the Viikki location. But with
ample time and a plethora of
daycare in?uences to choose
from, children are able to
grow wholly as kids ?rst in
order to gain a superb education later.
Find more information about kindergartens in Finland
Steiner education: www.steinerkasvatus.fi
Montessori method: www.montessori.fi
Luonnossa Kotonaan: www.taiganlapset.com
Neo-humanist day care: www.sunrisefinland.org
Language-oriented private daycare centres: www.hel.fi/hki
Courses in English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German,
Spanish and Swedish in Annantalo, Caisa, Malmitalo,
Kanneltalo, Stoa, Vuotalo and Harakan saari. These continue today and usually consist of just
a few kids cared for as if they
were part of a large family.
Twenty-four hour day
cares also exist for kids of
parents who work late or
overnight. 2?
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As children in Finland begin grade school later than in many societies, pre-schools tend to have some learning activities too.
personal strengths and interests. ?And with
so much space for relaxed socialising, there are no arguments as there are indoors.?
Storytelling
centered
around the legends of
Metsämörri, a friendly troll
who cares for the forest,
helps instill a fun curiosity towards nature. Free!
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imaginative play, children
take part in creating their
own fantasy in the woods.
?We hope to in?uence
the kids to be adults who
make choices for proper care
of the natural world,. 25 APRIL
. Watercolours
are used for painting, which
brings an abstract result free
from peer judgment. In an increasingly demanding work market,
this has only recently developed as an available option.
Language immersion
Day cares are also available
in various languages including Finnish, Swedish, English,
Spanish, German, French,
and Sami. More
information in English: elina.kesaniemi@hel.?,
(09) 310 73948. ?And my American
husband wanted our son to
be exposed to Latin culture.?
Neo-humanist approach
This pedagogy offers an alternative education based on
idealism and universal love.
Children learn the interconnectedness between the
self, others, and the natural
environment.
This is done through developing the senses and imagination in dance, yoga, music,
and drama. Program in Finnish www.hel.?/kulttuuri
Some of them are hopelessly old-fashioned, while
others sound fresh for decades. Sports chef Hannele Haverinen from the
Sports Department of Helsinki says that the activities
are greatly in?uenced and
arranged by the wishes of Funarit, as well as other youngsters, of course.
?The most popular sports
are climbing, dances, gymnastics, parkour and the
trampoline,. The FunAction card also
enables the use of the ClimbStation mobile climbing wall
at Liikuntamylly daily. Sara
Boys
1. Sofia
3. The activities are mostly for groups, and they are
opportunities for meeting
with old friends or making
new ones.
The sports include the
regular kinds of football,
swimming, badminton and
?oorball, to name but a few.
More unusual alternatives
are also available, such as
CityBattle, climbing, krumping and popping. Aada
5. Competitions, games and music
were also featured amongst
the activities.
Wall climbing is a fun and exciting way to spend time.
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FunAction for the young
FunAction group activities are great opportunities for meeting
with old friends or making new ones.
What?s in a name?
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
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CHOOSING the perfect baby
name can be a tricky process.
Traditionally Finnish parents
give their child two or three
names, some of which have
been in the family for centuries. Oliver
9. Emilia
9. Siiri
10. Ella
2. Onn
2. Eetu
4. she says. Venla
7. Pekka, a male name, is derived
from the old Finnish name
Petrus, which in turn comes
from the Greek name Petros
and means ?rock?.
For the names with Finnish origins, Uljas is a female
FunAction Spring 2013
continues until 31 May, and
the card may be purchased for
20 euro from Liiikuntamylly.
The programme is extensive,
with activities taking place
from Monday to Friday at Liikuntamylly, Itäkeskus Swimming Hall, Malmi and to some
extent also Tapulikaupunki,
Tapanila, Latokartano, Pakila
and Kallahti.
In addition to group activities, a personal gym routine may be outlined upon
request, along with exercise
tips. One can never know.?
Where do these sports
take place then. or
?valiant?. A similar study, focusing on
parenthood in 15 EU countries, was launched last
February. Kari is
a male name and shortened
from the Greek Christian
name Makari, which in turn
originates from Greek Makarios which means ?happy. Leo
5. Elias
3. Seppo, a male name,
comes from the Finnish national epic Kalevala and is
an alternative spelling of the
word seppä, a smith. ?During the summer
we have free activities at different events and adventure
sports, rock climbing and
paddling, for instance.?
The youth group Funarit is closely involved in plan-
ning and arranging these
activities. or
?blissful?. As
for playing, each parent
should try to have ?exclusive. Niilo
7. Emma
4. that is played
with soft balls, which are
thrown at adversaries. (09) 310 87893
Most popular
baby names of 2012
Girls
1. says youth
sports instructor Lauri Immonen. Aleksi
6. A digital photo
frame by the dinner table,
with memories from trips,
birthday celebrations and
other moments, could be
a very good addition to the
living room or kitchen.
Having a Sunday restaurant dinner with relatives, every once in
a while, is de?nitely a
pleasant, and different,
way to spend an evening.
As for work, leave work
emails, text messages and
phone calls at your of?ce.
When you?re at home, you
should be clear-minded
and focus only on having
fun with your children.
Group exercise can be
a good way to stay healthy,
while spending time together. If hitting the gym sounds more
appealing than taking part
in group lessons, Latokartano Sports Hall?s gym may be
visited every Saturday from
10 to 11:30.
With the array of different dance genres, group
sports and indoor activities,
adolescents should ?nd some
sport of interest to pursue.
As the spring subsides, the
activities extend to outdoor
facilities, with options such
as street basketball, fastscoop and other experimental
sports to choose from.
name and means ?gallant. The origins mostly vary
among Greek, German, English, Estonian and Finnish ones.
In terms of the names
with Greek origin, the following names are notable. realms persist ?
father working full-time
and mother at home, taking care of the children ?
the roles of parents seem
to be converging more and
more. Brigantia was an Irish goddess of
?re and light.
More information
www.funactionnuorille.fi
tel. The percentage of
fathers who are dedicated
to house chores and children care, for example, is
increasing, while the number of women getting paid
work is rising too.
Money is the main concern for fathers seeking
employment, while mothers put more emphasis on
having ?exible schedules.
When it comes to raising children, parents seem
to give themselves good
grades. ?Due to the
nature of the activities the
classes are sometimes full,
while at other times fewer
people turn up. Obstructions can be constructed out of whatever objects
are available.
Youngsters can buy a FunAction card for 20 euro, and
attend any class they wish.
?No advance bookings or registrations or commitments
are required,. Katariina, a female
name, comes originally from
the Greek name Aikatherinee,
meaning ?always pure?. Aino
6. The locations include the regular
gathering places of young
sports enthusiasts, such as
Liikuntamylly,
Pallomylly and Itäkeskus Swimming
Hall. she describes.
?Our goal is to see active participation in all sports, naturally, and we follow the
adolescents. Working out with
kids can be a blast: let the
children choose the soundtrack of your family-training session and get ready
for a bunch of laughs.
A new study published
by Lancet Journal suggests that a diet free of
processed foods signi?cantly reduces the symptoms of ADHD (attention
de?cit-hyperactivity disorder) in up to 78 per cent
of children 4-8 years old.
Therefore, more natural
food is recommended. Veeti
8. Urho is
a male name and comes from
the Finnish word urhea, which
means ?courageous?.
There are also some
names with origins other
than Finnish and Greek. Only 7 per cent of
parents with under-age
children give themselves
poor grades, while 24 per
cent said they have done
?an excellent job?, 45 per
cent ?a very good job. Take a trip along the
Finnish name lane to see
where some of the traditional,
though perhaps not the most
trendy names come from.
Finnish names, like other
names around the world, have
interesting meanings and origins. It provides a wide variety of activities for a single payment on a FunAction
card. participation
in the activities on a weekly
basis,. and
24 per cent ?a good job?.
Balancing work and
family is de?nitely the biggest challenge for modern parents: 56 per cent of
mothers and 50 per cent of
fathers consider juggling
work and family life rather dif?cult, while 33 per
cent of parents with children under 18 think they
aren?t spending enough
time with the kids. Joona
10. The research
team consists of 25 leading universities and research institutes, as well
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11
as researchers from University of Turku, KELA and
Väestöliitto (the Family
Federation).
Ways to enjoy
your children
more
Huf?ngton Post Canada published an article
discussing ways for parents to enjoy their children more. Tony, a male name,
is originally an English name
shortened from Anthony.
Ulla is a female name derived from Ulrika, and Danish and German sources
mention Ursula as its root.
Pirjo, a female name, originally is from Birgitta, which
is an alternate spelling for
Brigida, meaning ?strength,
power and highness?. Helmi
8. CityBattle
is a city ?war. one-on-one playing
moments. According to
some experts, 20 minutes
is the magic number, but
the decision is up to you.
Compiled by: Yannick Ilunga. Kai
is a popular name that originates from the Roman ?rst
name Caius, which in ancient
Latin was pronounced Gaius.
Sirja is derived from the Estonian name Sirje, which in
turn comes from a traditional poem. FunAction extends to
different parts of Helsinki,
Latokartano Sports Hall, the
comprehensive school of Jakomäki and Tapulikaupunki.
FunAction arranges different sports events, and
this year has already seen
one FunAction event in early
January.
The free event involved
basketball, ?oorball, table
tennis, climbing and badminton at Liikuntamylly. Eino
Modern
parenthood:
what are the
roles of today?s
parents?
The American think tank
Pew Research Center recently released a report
that analyses the evolution of parenthood in the
last 50 years.
The study highlights
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2009
HORRI
Finland to enhance
bilateral relations and
development support
government
has termed Somaliland as an
oasis of peace in the insecure
Horn of Africa region.
The sentiments were expressed by the Interior Minister of Finland Päivi Räsänen
during a meeting with the
visiting Somaliland delegation led by the minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation
?THE FINNISH
and Reconstruction-MRR&R
Suleiman Isse Hagaltosie.
Räsänen, who informed
that her government is aware
of the efforts the unrecognised nation of Somaliland
has undertaken to ensure
that its people live peacefully, said that plans are afoot
for more active intervention
by Finland??
of nights spent by foreign tourists dropped 2.5 per cent, and
stays by resident tourists decreased by 1.2 per cent. 2 MAY 2013
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Mitro Repo Member of the European Parliament S&D group.
Borders will soon
open to all EU workers
end of this year, all the EU's internal borders
must open for the citizens of Romania and Bulgaria,
as a seven-year restriction will come to an end. Experience from the
2004 EU enlargement brought about the fear of the
"Polish plumber"; however, this fear never materialised. prevented the entry
of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen area. As of next
year, this will actually mean every EU citizen (except,
presumably, Croatia which will become a new EU member state in July).
Meet a Finnish
accordionist with a
passion for tango
to restrict opening labour markets to
some EU members is a shameful remnant of the EU?s
past.
BETWEEN 2004 and 2007, when the biggest EU enlarge-
especially the case regarding Bulgaria and
Romania. This
means that all the 500 million EU citizens may choose
to work in any EU country without undergoing the often-cumbersome application procedure for a work
permit.
BY THE
According to Statistics Finland, overnight stays in Finland have declined 1.6 per cent in February.
RTT NEWS. Perhaps there is a need for the ?three wise men. 19 April HASAN O. 17 April
RENAT TASHKINBAYEV
Kazakhstan
views
Finland as
important
partner in
Europe:
Nazarbayev
PRESIDENT SAULI NIINISTÖ
recently
met
Kazakhstan President Nursultan
Nazarbayev.
??This is your ?rst state
visit to our country. akin to the events that took place in 2000
with respect to Austria.
THIS year is aptly designated the European Year of Citizens. A lack of trust and a belief that newcomers are a burden on national resources were apparent when some Member States unilaterally decided
to postpone opening their labour markets to workers
from those new Member States. ?Tango came to
Finland for the ?rst time in
the beginning of 19th century but it became popular
in the 60s. he said.
Turkey and Finland
launched the mediation initiative in 2010. Can you
explain how the tango came
to Finland. 18 April
Overnight tourist stays in
Finland decline in February
THIS SHOULD not be confused with Schengen, the passport-free zone among most EU countries and a few
outsider countries, which still continues to exclude Romania and Bulgaria.
?NIGHTS spent
by tourists at
Finnish accommodation facilities decreased from last
L E H T I K U VA
THE EU´S four freedoms promise its citizens that the
free movement of workers is considered a fundamental freedom. 15 April
currently nine countries with restrictions
for Romanian and Bulgarian workers: Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
United Kingdom and Austria.
Finland
?regrets?
block on
Turkish bid
GERMANY and the United Kingdom seem the most an-
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noyed of the bunch. A seven-year deadline
was set.
Finnish Foreign Minister
Erkki Tuomioja.
THIS WAS
TURKISH WEEKLY. While the deadline is approaching, prejudice has
not yet been overcome.
BEHIND
IN EARLY March this year, Germany, Finland, the Neth-
erlands and France . The number
CAMBRIDGE NEWS. 21 April MIKE GAVIN
THE DECISION
ment so far took place, Western Europe had many concerns about the abilities of countries formerly behind
the Iron Curtain to become equal partners.
year in February, preliminary
data released by Statistics
Finland showed Thursday.
regrets the political blockade that has been
applied to Turkey for Ankara?s European Union-accession process, Finland?s
Foreign Minister has said.
Erkki Tuomioja said they
thought Turkey?s negotiations should proceed normally, ?opening and closing
chapters as the objective negotiation situation evolves.?
?There will be some chapters
opened,. to
meet again . Should the theme of the year not bring anything
in particular, at least by the end of this year we can conclude that all EU citizens will ?nally have the chance to
seek employment in the Member State of their choice.
Overall overnight stays declined 1.6 per cent on an annual
basis in February. The total volume of
Finnish investments into Kazakhstan economy equaled to
$150 million as of September
2012??
NEW YORK TIMES. General
Assembly in 2011??
CAMBRIDGE NEWS recently
interview Finnish accordionist Johanna Juhola.
?Your music is described
as blending the Buenos Aires
tango halls with forest-dark
Finnish landscapes. He was 87.
Lund, who grew up in a Finn-
ish immigrant family in Port
Arthur, now a part of Thunder Bay, arriving there at age
6, was the second native of
Finland to play in the NHL.
The ?rst, Al Pudas, played
four games for Toronto in the
1926-27 season??. The
largest groups of foreign tourists staying in Finland in February were Russians and Britons.
Stays by Russians increased
0.7 per cent from February
2012, and those by Britons rose
sharply by 13.1 per cent??
TENGRI NEWS. Niinistö said.
The commodities turnover between Kazakhstan and
Finland made $776.4 million
in 2012. 18 April RICHARD GOLDSTEIN
Pentti Lund, first Finn to star in the NHL, dies at 87
?PENTTI LUND, the National
Hockey League?s ?rst prominent Finnish-born player and
its 1949 rookie of the year,
playing at wing for the Rangers, died on 16 April in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Finnish tango ac-
quired in?uences from German marches and Russian
romances on its way from
Argentina and those were
the ingredients of Finnish
tango; melancholy and clear
rhythm.
There were a few very
productive tango composers like Unto Mononen and
Toivo Kärki and their tangos have become a symbol of
Finnish melancholy???
SOMALIALAND SUN. Yesterday your Foreign Minister
reminded that we were practically neighbors and there
was only one country between us,. In principle, EU citizens should be able
to move freely from one Member State to another in
search of a job and to be able to reside there. Fears and fallacies already sell as
British tabloids squeeze every inch out of this piece of
"bad" news.
all this is a real concern about the high levels of unemployment in Europe. While
the reasoning is based on valid problems with corruption and organised crime, the venue is not the most
proper one.
THE EU in general lacks an authoritative method to put
its slow-reforming and misbehaving Member States in
line. It then became
a United Nations initiative
after a resolution was approved at the U.N. The history of our countries is very
similar. yet again . 12
FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS
25 APRIL . Your visit is very important and we will do our
best to make it successful,?
Nursultan Nazarbayev, said
during the bilateral meeting.
?Indeed, our countries
have much in common, including the history
Heading to Greece
with his family for an unexpected holiday, all manner of
hijinks are bound to ensue.
Finally, Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof
(The Boat is Full, 1981) takes
a global examination of the
situation of endangered honeybees . Continuing their
fascination with constructing complex and meandering
prog rock, the group released
their ?fth effort, Flowers and
Rust, back in February. in Finnish circles. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
their well-received
quartet of gigs at Tavastia
brought 2011 to a close, celebrating 10 years together in
the process, it was soon time
for the Von Hertzen Brothers to begin looking forward
once again. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
Iron Man 3 (K12)
Release Date: 24 April
Director: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr.,
Gwyneth Paltrow
Broken City (K12)
Release Date: 26 April
Director: Allen Hughes
Starring: Mark Wahlberg,
Russell Crowe
Lasse Kreikassa (S)
Release Date: 26 April
Director: Hannes Holm
Starring: William Ringström,
Morgon Alling
More Than Honey (S)
Release Date: 26 April
Director: Markus Imhoof
CONTINUING to shatter box
of?ce records around the
world, Michael Flatley?s Lord
of the Dance arrives in Helsinki this weekend for a trio
of performances at Finlandia Hall.
Based on Irish folklore,
here the universal language
of dance is utilised to tell a
Continuing
artistry at
Tennis Palace
Lord of the Dance
27-28 April
Tickets ?44-59
Mannerheimintie 13 E
Helsinki
JUSSI TIAINEN
J A M E S O . Here director Allen Hughes steps away
from his regular collaboration with his brother Albert
to tell the tale of Wahlberg?s
New York City private eye,
who gets more than he bargained for when he is contacted by the local mayor.
Setting out on a task to uncover if Mrs Mayor (Catherine Zeta Jones) is having an
affair, the plot riff heavily on
Polanski?s classic Chinatown
(1974), as Wahlberg uncovers all manner of shifty goings on leading all the way to
the top.
Hollywood legend Robert Redford returns to the
director?s chair this week in
The Company You Keep, also
starring as a former member of the Weather Underground who has been hiding
out under an assumed identity since the 1970s. Her artistic expression
has continued to be marked
by its strong, expressive power incorporating her physical
and sensuous style of painting and choice of subjects.
Brotherly prog
J A M E S O . S U L L I VA N
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THE WORK of Marjatta Tapiola is
Lasse Kreikassa offers the return of Sune, aka ?Lasse. S U L L I VA N
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J A M E S O . 2 MAY 2013
13
L O R D O F T H E DA N C E
Film
Striking while the Iron is hot
in case we haven?t had
enough superhero tales on
our screens in recent years,
Iron Man 3 opens in cinemas around the country this
week. In celebration, the boys make a
welcome return to Tavastia
AFTER
this Friday and Saturday, 26
and 27 April.
Combining their in?uences with the mysticism of
faraway lands, this duo of
performances kick off a series of live dates that stretches well into the summer
festival season around the
country.
Von Hertzen Brothers
26-27 April
Tickets ?21.50-23
Tavatsia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Marjatta Tapiola
Until 26 May
Helsinki Art Museum
Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Helsinki
V O N H E R T Z E N B RO T H E R S
The Company You Keep (K7)
Release Date: 26 April
Director: Robert Redford
Starring: Robert Redford,
Shia LaBeouf
After the release, in February,
of their fifth album Flowers
and Rust, prog rock band Von
Hertzen Brothers come back
to Helsinki, with performances
at Tavastia on Friday 26 and
Saturday 27 April.. across California,
Switzerland, China and Australia . Given
his knack for wordplay, the
script promises to be ?lled
with as many zingers as its
kid-friendly rating can allow.
Meanwhile, Guy Pearce, and
Rebecca Hall join the cast
in what is bound to break
all kinds of global box of?ce
records.
JUST
Next up, bringing together two of Hollywood?s biggest
alpha males, Russell Crowe
and Mark Wahlberg is thriller Broken City. All?s
well and good until the fact
that members of the group
participated in a bank heist
back then that ended in a the
death of a guard comes back
to haunt him. Evil.
Travelling through time to
help the Lord of the Dance
protect his people from the
challenge of Don Dorcha, the
Dark Lord, the Little Spirit
goes head-to-head with this
evil dark power, in a mythical tale of love, danger, and
desire.
A global phenomenon,
the performance was written, devised, produced and
J A M E S O . Tapiola?s artistic
breakthrough arrived in the
early 1980s, coinciding with
Marjatta Tapiola?s work is on display at Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace until 26 May.
the rise of neo-expressionism. in the stunningly
photographed documentary
More Than Honey.
Michael Flatley?s Lord of the Dance arrives in Helsinki this weekend for a trio of performances at
Finlandia Hall.
choreographed by Flatley.
After originally premiering
at The Point Theatre in Dublin in 1996, within just eight
weeks of its inception, the
award-winning show has
gone on to be seen by over
60 million people in 60 different countries on every
continent.
Lord of the stage
classic tale of Good vs. After the stupendous
success of The Avengers last
year, here Robert Downey Jr.
straps on the metal suit and
smug demeanour once again.
Joined by returning cast
members Gwyneth Paltrow
and Don Cheadle, here Tony
Stark?s world is torn apart by
a formidable terrorist in the
shape of the Mandarin (Ben
Kingsley). in Finnish circles, heading to Greece with his family for an unexpected holiday.
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on display at Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace until 26 May.
Comprising 30 works in total, the exhibition embraces a
career that commenced with
striking self-portraits and images of her relationships and
family. CULTURE
HELSINKI TIMES
25 APRIL . Emerging from
the rubble, Stark heads down
the long path of rebuilding
and retribution.
Interestingly, this time
around sees screenwriter
Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, 1987; The Last Boy Scout,
1991) stepping into the director?s chair for only the
second time in his career,
following 2005?s impressive
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. Backed by a superb cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte,
Chris Cooper, Julie Christie
and Shia LaBeouf, advance
word has been disappointingly lukewarm.
Swedish kids' ?ick Lasse
Kreikassa offers the return
of Sune, aka ?Lasse. The use of human ?gures gave way to dead animals
and skulls, with the evolution
of her career then witnessing Tapiola embracing ?aming
reds, depicting the monstrous
Minotaur of ancient mythology
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25 APRIL . The aim of the
North Karelia project was
to change the general riskrelated lifestyles in the
region, through community-based actions that included preventive services
and information.
According to Oliver,
Finland has been a pioneer
country for its ability to
improve the food served in
schools, as well as educating people about healthy
eating habits.
THE MOST DILIGENT
ASPARAGUS EATER
WILL BE REWARDED
1st pri]e is a weekend
for two in Amsterdam
Burritos and tacos are prepared from scratch and most
of the vegetables and meat
come from local producers.
Cholo
Mexican Street Kitchen
Lönnrotinkatu 9
00120 Helsinki
www.facebook.com
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Tue-Fri: 11:00-15:00
Sat: 12:00-18:00
For more information
please visit us on Facebook.
Mon?Fri 11?24, Sat 14?23
Mannerheimintie 22?24, tel. Maybe you don?t
know yet, but a new Mexican
food place, run by the same
owners, has opened in the old
facilities of Nopal.
It is called Cholo, a name
that comes originally from
land more than four years
ago. ?Our intention is also to teach the
Finnish public how to typically enjoy Mexican street
food?, Manu says. In particular,
Oliver publicised his admiration for the Finnish school
food system.
?Finland is a good example of how things can
be modi?ed,. 2 MAY 2013
15
B R YA N S A R A GO S A
Jamie Oliver:
Finland is a
pioneer
Burritos and tacos are usually prepared as you request them, but the restaurant also takes orders via Facebook.
to the experience. ?We want to keep the
service as similar as it can be
to a real taco truck, where
you get your food at the moment?, explains Manu.
As you can tell, lunching
at Cholo is not only about
eating street food. On average, a person drinks 142 litres of milk every year.
UNTIL MAY 25 TH
B R YA N S A R A GO S A
Cholo brings Mexican street kitchen
treats to Helsinki.
the Nahuatl term xolo, which
stands for Native American.
Cholo is also a word associated with the culture of the
Mexican-Americans.
But don?t be mistaken,
Cholo is not Tex-Mex. which is understandable when you think
of the Finnish winter.
Makuja.. wrote about
Jamie Oliver?s recent visit to Stockholm, where he
hosted the launch of Sokos
Hotel?s summer menus.
During the event, the
British chef, restaurateur
and media personality referred to Finland as a ?pioneer country?. Meals
are prepared in front of your
eyes, which certainly adds
ASPARAGUS
How many litres
of coffee, milk
and tap water do
people drink in a
year?
An analysis discussed by
MTV3 focused on the drinking habits in Finland, studied
by the Helsinki-based beverage company Hartwall.
The outcome of the
study shows, not surprisingly, that coffee is one
of the beverages, alongside milk and tap water,
which is drunk the most.
On average, a Finn consumes 158 litres of coffee per year. You?ll
get real Mexican burritos
and tacos there, just like
from a typical ?taco truck?,
but indoors . ?We try to
tell them, for example, how
we eat burritos in Mexico,
gradually unfolding the aluminium wrapping to keep its
shape and warmth?.
The service is in English
only, but Finnish clients don?t
seem to mind at all as they
enjoy their delicious burritos and tacos, which you
can accompany with typical
Mexican non-alcoholic soft
drinks, as well as Mexican
beer or a more conventional
Finnish cider.
Cholo opens only during lunch time on weekdays,
except for Monday. Saturdays, Cholo is open until 18 hours, so
you can drop by to have a late
lunch or enjoy a drink before
going out.
Spice up your lunch
the Mexican way
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Mexican and
Finnish hands at work
Spouses Karina Paakki and
Emanuele ?Manu. That?s quite convenient, considering that during
rush hours you might have to
wait for a while before getting your order.
After all, Cholo is not fast
food, but fast casual. More than 90
per cent of coffee drinkers in Finland have between four and ?ve cups a
day. Busiest
hours are from opening until 13:30, but you?ll still ?nd
plenty of options to eat after
that time. Thus,
the restaurant has some tall
tables and chairs, so that
you can enjoy your meal in
situ if you?re not in a hurry.
You can?t, however, reserve
a table. Born in
Mexico City, he moved to FinM ANU TORCHIO
IF YOU are a fan of genuine
Mexican food, you probably
died a little when Café de Nopal closed its doors in February 2012. In 2011, 9.7 kg per capita was the yearly average
consumption, according to
the Finnish Food Industry
Association (ETL).
In a year, a person in
Finland drinks about 102
liters of tap water, which is
approximately one-?fth of
the amount of water drunk
in Western Europe on average. Cholo?s staff even
make the tortillas themselves from maize ?our.
Cholo is run by the same owners as the beloved Café de Nopal.
Fast enough,
slow enough
Burritos and tacos are usually prepared as you request
them, but the restaurant also takes orders via Facebook, so that you can have
your food ready to go as you
pop by. he said.
?School food supply was
rather poor and children?s
diet quite bad, but the
situation has de?nitely
changed in recent years.?
The world?s renowned
chef and TV personality
referred to the North Karelia Project (Pohjois-Karjala Projekti) carried out
between 1972 and 1997,
which aimed at improving
the lifestyle and food culture of Finns.
High levels of blood
cholesterol and blood pressure were recorded among
the North Karelian population, as well as a high
intake of salt, saturated
dairy fat and low intake of
vegetables. Manu
himself, alongside two to
three more staff, prepares
the burritos and tacos from
scratch.
Some spices, of course,
have to be imported, but
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are the brains and brawn
behind Cholo, with Manu
leading the kitchen. In 2010, he and his wife
opened Nopal, but decided to
put it on hold and focus their
efforts on Patrona, a ?nedining Mexican restaurant
that they opened just around
the corner.
Last November, they reopened the doors of their
old darling, rede?ned. About 61 litres of
soft drinks are consumed
per capita per year, which
is signi?cantly lower than
the other Nordic countries
and Western Europe.
Milk, a fundamental
part of Finnish food culture, is consumed more
than tap water
and blend in superbly as an ingredient in a
more complex gastronomic
creation.
This re?ned recipe is a
perfect marriage of pine
nuts and couscous and can be
served as a side to chicken or
lamb dishes.
PIRK K A
Culinary journey to the north
MPF
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A pine nut is distinguishable by its long
shape and elegant beige color.
Recipe for couscous with pine nuts and parsley
Ingredients
5
tablespoons butter, divided
2/3 cup pine nuts
2/3 cup finely chopped shallots
3
cups couscous
1
large cinnamon stick
3 3/4 cups chicken stock
2
fresh or dried bay leaves
1
teaspoon salt
1/2 cup minced fresh Italian parsley
Only some 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be
worth harvesting.
Cooking instructions
. Add pine nuts and stir until golden brown,
about 8 minutes. Stir in parsley and pine nuts. Transfer to small bowl.
. Season with black pepper.
Transfer to serving dish.. Re-
nowned for their nutritional
density, they contribute to
weight control . Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in same pan over medium heat. It is thus advisable
to opt for pine nuts from other countries instead.
Pine nuts are perfect as
a quick snack . Ever
since, all kinds of nuts have
been regarded as the cornerstone of a balanced diet. EAT & DRINK
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long list of its culinary uses
is backed by its incontestable
superfood status. Italian chefs
chose to include it in their famous pesto sauce. Reduce heat to low;
cover and simmer until couscous is tender and liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
. Add couscous, cinnamon stick, and 2 bay leaves
and stir until couscous browns slightly, stirring often, about
5 minutes.
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Superfoods
PIRK K A
Couscous with pine nuts can be served as a side to chicken or
lamb dishes.
PIRK K A
Pine nuts, high in unsaturated fats, proteins and minerals are the
perfect addition to all kinds of salads.
From the pine tree
and straight to your plate
Widely used for culinary purposes, pine nuts
are also appreciated for their health benefits
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LAPPI
INSIDE the hard, brown shell
of pine cones lies a different
kind of substance, a nut resembling a seed, distinguishable by its long shape and
elegant beige color. Scienti?c evidence has rebutted this claim,
underlining the importance of
the fatty acid pro?le of pine
nuts in maintaining good
cardiovascular health. www.lappires.com
Mon-Fri 12-22.30 . The health
bene?ts offered by the consumption of pine nuts are
many: apart from unsaturated fats, they are abundant
in proteins as well as minerals such as manganese, phosphorous and zinc.
But as is the case for many
other superfoods, pine nuts
were initially surrounded by
false beliefs of an adverse effect on health, the reason being the high amount of fat
they contain. Finally, Middle-Eastern desserts, including baklava, would never be
the same without it.
The internationally renowned ingredient in question is the pine nut, and the
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pine nuts is just the opposite
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However, pine nuts originating from China are linked
to a strange metallic aftertaste, also called the ?pine
mouth?, still an enigma for
scientists. Our Paleolithic ancestors, who inhabited what we now call Europe
and Asia, were already avid consumers. In Mexico,
locals have utilised it instead
of conventional coffee beans
in the making of a nutty,
strong coffee
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The third album, Niña de Fuego (2008) was similarly
successful and gained a lot of positive criticism. In 2009, she released the Latin Grammy-winning El Último Trago, a collaboration with Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés. Korjaamo Gallery
Töölönkatu 51 B
Mon-Fri 9:00-21:00
Sat 11:00-19:00
Sun 11:00-17:00
www.korjaamo.fi
Native of the Balearic Islands, singer Concha Buika will perform at Savoy Theatre on Monday 29 April.
Fri 26 April
Electric Monk
Rock´n´roll.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
www.semifinal.fi
Fri 26 April
Camp de Noir
Indie rock/pop.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
www.barloose.com
Fri 26 & Sat 27 April
Tuure Kilpeläinen & Kaihon
Karavaani
Mixture of folk pop and world music.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Fri 26 & Sat 27 April
Rameau: Les Indes Galantes ?
Savage Love
The Sibelius Academy Opera brings
to the stage the diamond of French
Baroque opera.
Helsinki Music Centre
Sonore
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?10/20/30
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 26 & Tue 30 April
Gaetano Donizetti: L?elisir d?amore
Comic opera with lovesick characters and suave Italian melodies.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Tickets ?14-84
www.opera.fi
Sat 27 April
Carpathian Forest (NOR)
Black metal.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Tickets ?24
www.elmu.fi
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Tue 30 April
Adams May Day
Daniel Wang (Balihu), Lee Douglas (The Stallions/TBD), Fummer
and Janne X.
Adams
Erottajankatu 15-17
Tickets ?9
www.ravintolaadams.fi
Sat 27 April
DDT (RUS)
Rock.
Kulttuuritalo
Sturenkatu 4
Tickets ?35-58
www.kulttuuritalo.fi
Sun 28 April
J. 18
WHERE TO GO
25 APRIL . Since the early days when she started
singing in bars and pubs in Majorca and the neighboring Balearic island of Ibiza, Buika has emerged as a true innovator, must-see
artist and award-winner.
In 2006, Buika rose to mainstream success with her second album Mi Niña Lola, a record with traditional coplas and flamenco rhythms. Buika?s latest release En
Mi Piel (2011) is a brilliant two-disc compilation album beginning
with the two songs she performed in the Almodóvar film La Piel
que Habito (The Skin I Live In).
Mon 29 April
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
MUSIC
Until Sun 28 April
April Jazz
Jazz festival with brilliant
musicians such as Steve Turre
with EBB, Ibrahim Maalouf
and Severi Pyysalo.
Espoo Cultural Centre
Kaupinkalliontie 10
Tickets ?0-37.50
www.apriljazz.fi
Thu 25 April
Levon Zoltar
?Diabolical computerised reggae.?
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Free entry
www.kuudeslinja.com
Thu 25 April
Amorphis
Metal.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?22
www.thecircus.fi
Thu 25 April
Finnish Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Church music with The Mariinsky
Theatre Chorus and conductor Arvo
Volmer.
Helsinki Music Centre
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?7-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Thu 25 April
?HoL Stripped?
Bands Alhos, The Recipes,
Vähäsarja.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?6/7
www.semifinal.fi
Helsinki
Tickets ?40/42
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Thu 25 April
Full Moon Party: Sweet Jeena
and Her Sweethearts
Rock´n´roll.
Le bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
Tickets ?8
www.lebonk.fi
Thu 25 April
Dumari & Spuget
Finnish blues/rock legend.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?18/20
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 26 April
Loost Koos & Aivovuoto
Finnish rap.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?10
www.kuudeslinja.com
Fri 26 April
Von Hertzen Brothers
Progressive rock.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?20/23
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 26 April
Taake (NOR), Helheim (NOR)
Black metal.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Tickets ?18-35
www.elmu.fi
Fri 26 April
Pietari & Kohtalon
Kauppiaat + Kari Tapiiri
Blues/folk/pop.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B.
Helsinki
Tickets ?6/7
www.korjaamo.fi
THEATRE & DANCE
Thu 25 April
Joona Halonen: Straight
Abstract and humoristically serious
playing field for six male dancers.
Zodiak - Center for New Dance
Tallberginkatu 1B
Tickets ?14/22
www.zodiak.fi
EXHIBITIONS
From Fri 26 April
Hannes Heikura: We Walk Alone
Helsinki streets and loneliness captured by one of the most important
Finnish photojournalists. Karjalainen
Legendary Finnish musician.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Tickets ?27.50/28
www.sellosali.fi
Sat 27 April
1993 Club: Radiopuhelimet
Punk/rock.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Tickets ?8/10
www.barloose.com
Sun 28 April
Club Reggae Sundays
Ce?Cile (JAM), Komposti Sound
and Miami Mika.
Kaiku
Kaikukatu 4
Tickets ?15
Sat 27 April
Ensiferum
Metal.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Tickets ?15
www.virginoil.fi
Mon 29 April
Concha Buika (ESP)
Brilliant Spanish vocalist.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Tickets ?40/42
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Sat 27 April
Hang the DJ . 2 MAY 2013
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S AV OY T H E AT R E
The Pearl from Majorca
Concha Buika, one of the most charismatic female vocalists on the
world music scene and one of the most captivating Spanish artists
at the moment, will be performing at the Savoy Theatre on Monday 29 April. Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Ahertajantie 5
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
www.emma.museum
Until Sat 27 July
ART DECO and the Arts
France-Finlande 1905?1935
Exhibition celebrates the art deco
period in art.
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Yrjönkatu 27
Mon, Thu, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
www.amosanderson.fi
Until Sun 28 July
MAYA III- Life ?Death-Time
Exhibition presents the dualistic
world view of the Maya Indians in
which life, death and time are
intimately intertwined.
Didrichen Art Museum
Kuusilahdenkuja 1
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
www.didrichenmuseum.fi. The songs of Buika, as described by the legendary filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, ?transport us to a place where we
are left face to face with our own romantic history, one in which
our failures stand out the most?.
Born in the Balearic Islands of Majorca to African immigrant
parents, Buika found the soul of flamenco in the Gypsy neighborhood she was living in. SMC Lähiörotat
Rap.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?13/15
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sat 27 April
Sansa, Dylan, VUK
Pop.
Gloria
Pieni Roobertinkatu 12
Helsinki
Tickets ?8
Tue 30 April
Stratovarius
Metal.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Tickets ?20/22
www.virginoil.fi
Sat 27 April
Joonas Widenius & Grupo
Virtuosic flamenco.
Kanneltalo
Klaneettitie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?18/25
www.kanneltalo.fi
Tue 30 April
PMMP
Traditional May Day Eve´s gig.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Helsinki
Tickets ?20
www.elmu.fi
Until Sun 28 April
Eero Järnefelt
One of the most important painters
of the golden age of Finnish art.
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/6/8
www.ateneum.fi
Until Sun 19 May
Michelangelo and the
Sistine Chapel
Drawings and artworks from Casa
Buonarroti, Florence.
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Bulevardi 40
Tue 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat 11:00-17:00
Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0-10
www.sinerbrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Until Sun 26 May
Marjatta Tapiola
Expressionist and passionate art of
Marjatta Tapiola.
Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00
Until Sun 26 May
Kunsthalle Helsinki?s Artist of
the Year: Tarmo Paunu
Humoristic and expressive paintings by Tarmo Paunu.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
www.taidehalli.fi
Until Sun 9 July
Per Maning
One of Norway´s most appreciated
modern artists.
EMMA . Through her unique blend of flamenco, soul, blues
and jazz, and the amazingly soulful voice, she fills the air with intense emotions. indie disco
Shine 2009 live.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?8
www.kuudeslinja.com
Mon 29 April
British Sea Power (UK)
Experimental indie rock.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?23/25
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sat 27 April
Pää Kii, Pertti Kurikan
Nimipäivät, Kivesveto Go Go,
Moderni Elämä
Finnish punk rock.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?12/14
www.thecircus.fi
Tue 30 April
LIV Festival: Axwell (SWE)
Solo gig from Swedish House
Mafia´s front man.
The Cable Factory
Tallberginkatu 1
Tickets ?45-79
www.kaapelitehdas.fi
Sat 27 April
Ruger Hauer
Finnish rap.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?8/10
www.korjaamo.fi
Tue 30 April
We Love Helsinki Vapputanssit
Popular urban ball.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?12/15
www.korjaamo.fi
Sat 27 April
Antero Lindgren, Aino Venna
Promising singer-songwriters.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?10/11
www.korjaamo.fi
Tue 30 April
Notkea Rotta feat
Ruisrock is held on the island
of Ruissalo, and is one of the most
popular festivals each year in Finland. says Pauliina
Räsänen of ArtTeatro. To celebrate their twin city friendship, Turku and Saint Petersburg will mark
2013 with a variety of events.
For further information www.turku.fi/stpetersburg
At Turku?s Medieval Market, held at the end of June, you can watch medieval re-enactors . Circus artists are
closer to powerful vampires with
amazing physical abilities than
regular actors, so I thought it was
a perfect match. The famous castle and cathedral date
their foundations to this era.
Turku?s Medieval Market is held
at the end of June. The experience
of watching concerts with the awesome backdrop of the castle is not
to be missed.
Sightseeing
There is much to see in the city, so
Turku Touring is offering a two-hour
bus tour during the summer months.
Guides speak Finnish, Swedish and
English, and show guests the main
highlights of the city as well as visiting Turku Cathedral. 25 APRIL . Over three days, artists such
as Michael Monroe, HIM, Dizzee
Rascal, Icona Pop, the Teflon Brothers and the Pet Shop Boys will
perform.
Down by the Laituri is the oldest city festival in Finland, which
takes place on the banks of the river in the heart of Turku. she says. A concert
series is held in Castle Park, which
can accommodate approximately
4,000 spectators. Admission is
free for people to watch medieval re-enactors . It follows
Ruisrock in late July.
If you are into something different from screaming guitars, the
Turku Music Festival, the patron of
which is President Sauli Niinistö,
begins in early August. knights, jesters
and minstrels, to name a few . We all have our
own fantasies, and I wanted to
make my fantasy real.?
This page is provided by the City of Turku.
Music
One of the largest draws to Turku
during the summer months is music. knights, jesters and minstrels, . It includes
such performances as 200 Years of
Verdi and Wagner, the Sibelius Piano Trio, An Afternoon with Bach
and Flame Jazz.
Summer in Turku
Turku Design Festival: 15-21 May
www.turkudesignfestival.fi
Medieval Market: 27-30 June
www.keskiaikaisetmarkkinat.fi
Ruisrock: 5-7 July
www.ruisrock.fi
Down by the Laituri: 23-28 July
www.dbtl.fi
Cirque Dracula: 2 August-29 September
www.cirquedracula.com
Turku Music Festival: 5-17 August
www.tmj.fi
Future Circus Festival: 7-11 August
www.futurecircus.fi
Turku Castle Park Festival: 18-24 August
www.turunlinnanjuhlat.fi
Turku Sightseeing, Turku Food Walk,
Turku Card
www.visitturku.fi
A popular way to enjoy an evening in the archipelago is to take a dinner cruise to
Loistokari island.
The Turku Castle Park Festival in August offers a series of concerts with the splendid backdrop of the castle.. Also,
there is Cirque Dracula, a unique
vampire variety show where love,
passion and danger meet.
?The performance is designed
for a unique spiegeltent-theatre,
which dates back to the beginning of the 1920s,. or
craftsmen demonstrating their ancient skills.
from the river are also available.
The boat leaves from the quay in
front of the Pharmacy Museum,
and visitors can see Turku from the
perspective of Aura River.
Finer things in life
After the visitor has seen the
sights from bus or boat, it is time
to stretch one?s legs and do some
walking.
The Food Walk card comes out
the first of May. The city of
Turku is making sure it remains at
the top of people?s lists by putting
together an unparalleled agenda
of events.
For those planning on visiting
Finland?s first capital, one of the
best ways to start a tour is to purchase the TurkuCard, which gives
holders free access to almost all
museums and sightseeing tours.
It allows free travel on local buses,
and gives discounts at many restaurants, shops, hotels and cruises.
History
Turku was founded in the thirteenth century, and it remains one
of the best places in Finland to experience a medieval past. The Association in
charge of the Festival aims to promote circus art in Finland. or
craftsmen demonstrating their
ancient skills. Petersburg have been twin cities for 60 years and their long standing cooperation on many diverse issues such as the
environment, trade and industry as well as
cultural exchange is set to continue into the
future. Busses leave
from in front of the Turku Touring office on Aurakatu 4.
But there are more ways to see
the city than by bus: guided tours
Turku and Saint Petersburg
celebrate 60 years as twin cities
Turku and St. ?Once the
spectator steps into the theatre, he
or she will experience a moment of
nostalgia from the past: red velvet
curtains, magical mirrors and masters of ancient arts like acrobatics,
juggling, sword-swallowing and
shadow images.?
Räsänen says she has long been
a fan of Gary Oldman, Nosferatu
and Bela Lugosi, but the idea for
the performance came to her five
years ago during a Gothic festival
in Leipzig.
?The men and women were
all dressed up in stunning Gothic outfits and strolled out in the
parks of Leipzig,. Partner restaurants, including CaféArt, Pinella, Yoki, Smör and Svarte Rudolf,
provide one item of food each for
those culinary amblers who hold
the card. 2 MAY 2013
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Turku plans a
summer packed
with events
Turku offers visitors a diverse range
of new and familiar experiences.
W
ith warm weather just
around the corner,
people across Finland
are planning their activities for the summer. A map shows the walking route along the river.
The Turku Design Festival is in
the middle of May, and visitors can
see everything from an exhibition
of skateboard design to students?
projects, from the Great Gatsby
fashion show to the Ecological Design Fair.
Performances
In August the Future Circus Festival is held. Merchants will also
have stalls set up for those interested in medieval food and crafts.
The Turku Castle Park Festival
runs a week in August. ?There
and then, the idea of joining the
circus with a Gothic theme came.
Cirque Dracula developed a bit
later, because I wanted to have a
strong story, too
Miami (K16)
22.40 Falling Down (K16) FILM
An unemployed defense
worker frustrated with
the various flaws he
sees in society, begins
to psychotically and
violently lash out against
them. Brasco maneuvers
his way into the confidence of an
aging hit-man, Lefty Ruggiero.
In Donnie, at least, Lefty sees
a young protégé who might be
able to succeed where he failed
and hence he takes Donnie
under his wing. New York (K16)
00.25 Grimm
01.25 Sons of Anarchy (K16)
13.25 Yle Live: Justin Bieber
19.00 Leonard Bernstein:
Reflections
A rare personal portrait of
Leonard Bernstein, who
triumphed as composer,
conductor, writer and
teacher.
20.05 NY Export: Opus Jazz
21.00 Classic Albums:
Motorhead
Ace of Spades.
21.50 Lemmy
A documentary on the life
and career of revered heavymetal musician Lemmy
Kilmister.
NELONEN
12.00
13.00
13.30
14.35
15.05
15.35
Wild Life at the Zoo
Animal ABC
Dog Rescue
Animal Rescue
Shake It Up
10 Things I Hate About
You
21.00 Mean Girls FILM
Directed by: Mark Waters.
Starring: Lindsay Lohan,
Rachel McAdams, Lizzy
Caplan.
USA/2004.
23.20 Legend of Seeker
00.20 Gloria (K16) FILM
Directed by: Sidney Lumet.
Starring: Sharon Stone,
Jeremy Northam, Cathy
Moriarty.
USA/1999.
02.30 All in the Family
TV5
06.05 Married. Directed by:
Andrew Adamson, Kelly
Asbury. She
has not seen Michael since one
fateful day at Tiffany?s when she
was ten years old. Now he is back,
making her doubt her sanity while
rediscovering joy, innocence and
creativity. USA/2008.
23.10 C.S.I. From the best-seller
by beloved authors James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet
comes a love story like no other.
Directed by: Mark Piznarski. Jones FILM
Directed by: Mike Figgis.
Starring: Anne Bancroft,
Richard Gere, Lena Olin.
USA/1993.
21.00 2012 FILM
Directed by: Roland
Emmerich. Starring: Steve
Carell, Anne Hathaway, Bill
Murray. With Children
07.40 Everybody Loves Raymond
08.10 Matlock
12.55 Packed to the Rafters
13.50 Hale and Pace
14.25 Airport
15.00 Matlock
16.00 Married. With Children
17.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
17.30 The King of Queens
18.00 Fool Britannia
19.00 Just Friends
Directed by: Roger Kumble.
Starring: Fred Ewanuick,
Chris Klein, Ryan Reynolds.
USA/Germany/
Canada/2005.
21.00 Donnie Brasco (K16) FILM
Directed by: Mike Newell.
Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny
Depp, Michael Madsen.
USA/1997.
23.30 Anaconda 3: Offspring
(K18) FILM
Directed by: Don E.
Fauntleroy. USA/2010.
TV5 21.00
Friday 26.4.2013
TV5 16.55
Saturday 27.4.2013. 20
TV GUIDE
25 APRIL . Directed by:
Peter Segal. Starring:
Anthony Green, Crystal
Allen, David Hasselhoff.
USA/2008.
02.45 Coyote Ugly (K16)
03.15 21 FILM
Directed by: Robert Luketic.
Starring: Kate Bosworth,
Laurence Fishburne,
Kevin Spacey.
USA/2008.
27.4.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Mr. Starring:
John Cusack, Thandie
Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor.
USA/2009.
00.05 69 Things to Do Before
You Die (K18)
00.40 Fast Lane to Vegas (K18)
FILM
Directed by: John Quinn.
Starring: Renee Rea, Tracy
Ryan, Stephen Harvard.
USA/2000.
02.35 Donnie Brasco FILM
Directed by: Mike Newell.
Starring: Al Pacino, James
Russo, Johnny Depp.
USA/1997.
Donnie Brasco
Sundays at Tiffany?s
This film is based on the true
story of Joe Pistone, an FBI undercover agent who is assigned
to infiltrate the Bonanno crime
family in New York City during
the 1970s, under the alias Donnie Brasco. Starring: Anna
Faris, Marlon Wayans,
Shawn Wayans.
USA/2001.
01.45 All in the Family
TV5
06.45 Married. Jones
TV5 18.45
08.05 Joanna Lumley: Catwoman
15.25 Rosamunde Pilcher: Shell
Seekers
17.05 Call the Midwife
Jenny is reluctantly
seconded to a short-staffed
London Hospital and finds
herself working on the male
surgical ward under a stern
surgeon with whom she
finds herself clashing.
19.40 Midsomer Murders
20.45 Lottery
22.00 Veep
Turmoil is in the air as
changes to personnel cause
issues. As Donnie
moves deeper into the Mafia and
becomes accepted by the other
family members he realises that
not only he is crossing the line
between FBI agent and criminal
but also leading his friend Lefty
to an almost certain death.
Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: William
Hurt, Kathleen Turner,
Richard Crenna.
USA/1981.
23.35 Quadrophenia: Can You
See the Real Me?
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.10 Wizards of Waverly Place
09.45 Princess
12.50 Luxury Mamas
13.20 Princess
14.55 Rules of Engagement
15.55 Bridezillas
17.00 Animal Rescue
19.30 Guinness World Records
22.00 Spy Hard FILM
Directed by: Rick Friedberg.
Starring: Leslie Nielsen,
Nicolette Sheridan,
Charles Durning.
USA/1996.
00.00 Scary Movie 2 (K16) FILM
Directed by: Keenen Ivory
Wayans. With Children
17.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
17.30 The King of Queens
18.30 That ?70s Show
19.00 Las Vegas
20.00 Fool Britannia
21.00 21 FILM
Based on a true story,
this film is about six MIT
students who were trained
to become experts in card
counting and subsequently
took Vegas casinos for
millions in winnings.
Directed by: Robert Luketic.
Starring: Kate Bosworth,
Laurence Fishburne,
Kevin Spacey, Jim Sturgess.
USA/2008.
23.20 Bitches and Bastards DOC
00.30 Harry Enfield?s Television
Programme
01.05 Jersey Shore
02.55 Love Me, Love My Doll
(K16) DOC
03.50 Airport
saturday
26.4.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Falling Down
MTV3 22.40
11.05 Yle News in English
12.35 As Time Goes By
16.00 Joanna Kumley: Catwoman
Joanna Lumley explores
the diverse role of cats in
the human world, visiting a
Chicago cat circus to watch
feline performers in action
and observing the calming
effect one animal has on the
students at a special-needs
school in Cheshire.
17.08 Heartbeat
19.00 Call the Midwife
Jenny is reluctantly
seconded to a short-staffed
London Hospital and finds
herself working on the male
surgical ward under a stern
surgeon with whom she
finds herself clashing.
22.55 Newsroom
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Jamie?s Kitchen
14.15 Minute to Win It
15.20 Traffic Light
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 C.S.I. Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp,
Michael Madsen. With Children
06.35 A Different Breed
07.25 Matlock
08.20 Dad Camp
12.10 Cupcake Girls
13.30 Smack the Pony
14.05 Tough Love
15.00 Long Island Medium
16.55 Sundays at Tiffany?s FILM
Directed by: Mark Piznarski.
Starring: Alyssa Milano,
Eric Winter, Kristin Booth.
USA/2010.
18.45 Mr. Dan and Selina kill
the Clean Jobs Bill and
someone might get fired.
22.30 A Touch of Frost (K16)
MTV3
08.00 Children?s Programming
11.05 Candid Camera
13.05 Shrek 2 FILM
In Finnish. USA/2004.
15.55 Top Gear
21.00 Amazing Race
22.30 Lottery and Joker
23.45 Lions for Lambs FILM
Injuries sustained by two
Army rangers behind enemy
lines in Afghanistan set
off a sequence of events
involving a congressman, a
journalist and a professor.
Directed by: Robert Redford.
Starring: Andrew Garfield,
Robert Redford, Tom Cruise.
USA/2007.
01.35 Southland (K16)
SUB
11.00
13.55
14.25
14.55
16.00
17.00
18.00
21.00
American Idol
World Palooza
Better Off Ted
Perfect Couples
Jamie?s Kitchen
Top Chef
American Idol
The Matrix (K16)
A computer hacker learns
from mysterious rebels
about the true nature of his
reality and his role in the
war against its controllers.
Directed by: Andy and Larry
Wachowski.
Starring: Keanu Reeves,
Laurence Fishburne,
Carrie-Anne Moss.
USA/1999.
23.25 C.S.I. Starring: Alyssa Milano, Eric Winter,
Kristin Booth. until the unexpected return of her childhood
imaginary friend, Michael. Starring:
Michael Douglas, Robert
Duvall, Barbara Hershey.
USA/1993.
00.50 Miami Medical
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
14.00 Bob?s Burgers
14.55 Tabatha?s Salon Takeover
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Get Smart FILM
Maxwell Smart, an analyst
for the top secret American
intelligence agency,
CONTROL, yearns to
become a field agent like his
idol, Agent 23. but thanks to
Michael, she is about to reimagine
everything. USA/1997.
Meet the very serious Jane Claremont who works as the alwaysin-control manager of the theater
owned by her mother Vivian.
Engaged to the handsome, successful actor Hugh, Jane has got a
plan for everything . 2 MAY 2013
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Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television.
thursday
friday
25.4.
TV1
The Quick and the Dead
Nelonen 22.00
10.00
11.05
12.35
17.08
19.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
As Time Goes By
Heartbeat
Benidorm
Join a group of
holidaymakers at an allinclusive resort in sunny
Spain as they work to get
the most value for their
money.
22.00 Dirty Money, Financial
Poison DOC
The documentary identifies,
analyzes and explains
the movements of illegal
money that supply the
global economy, a major
geopolitical fact that is
often underrated or ignored
althogether.
23.00 Monk
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the
Restless
10.40 Emmerdale
11.35 Amazing Race
14.10 Jamie at Home
Jamie makes a risotto,
bruschetta and stroganoff
using wild mushrooms.
14.45 Oliver?s Twist
15.20 Middle
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Mentalist
00.15 Sudden Death (K18) FILM
A disgraced former fireman
takes on a group of terrorists
holding the Vice President
and others hostage during
the seventh game of the
NHL Stanley Cup finals.
Directed by: Peter Hyams.
Starring: Jean-Claude
Van Damme, Powers
Boothe, Raymond J.Barry.
USA/1995.
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
14.25 Sons of Tucson
14.55 Undercover Boss
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
Jamie Oliver invites friends
and relatives over for some
mouthwatering food.
16.25 Eastenders
19.00 Two and a Half Men
19.30 Raising Hope
20.00 The Simpsons
22.00 The Following (K16)
23.00 House
00.00 Heroes
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Fringe (K16)
YLE TEEMA
19.00 Lark Rise to Candleford
20.30 Food Unwrapped
The team heads to Thailand
to find out what seafood
goes into seafood sticks,
and then discover how some
British wine is really made
in Spain.
23.40 The Scandalous Adventure
of Lord Byron
Rupert Everett retraces the
journey of romantic poet
Lord Byron, who travelled
around Europe and the
Mediterranean 200
years ago.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.10 Wizards of Waverly Place
09.45 Princess
10.20 Sibling Rivalry
13.20 Princess
14.55 Rules of Engagement
15.55 Bridezillas
17.00 Melissa and Joey
21.00 Criminal Minds
22.00 The Quick and the Dead
(K16) FILM
Lady avenger returns to
western town owned by a
ruthless gunslinger hosting
an elimination tournament.
Directed by: Sam Raimi.
Starring: Sharon Stone,
Gene Hackman,
Russell Crowe.
USA/1995.
00.25 Frasier
00.55 Breaking Bad (K16)
01.55 Lost
02.55 All in the Family
TV5
06.45 Married. Miami (K16)
00.10 Shameless (K16)
01.20 30 Rock
01.50 Entourage (K16)
19.00 Freedom Riders DOC
The story behind a
courageous band of civil
rights activists called
Freedom Riders who in 1961
challenged segregation in
the American South.
20.00 Extraordinary Women:
Dr Ruth
21.45 Body Heat (K16) FILM
Directed by: Lawrence
Kasdan. Jane thought she had
life all figured out... With Children
07.40 Everybody Loves Raymond
08.10 Matlock
12.00 Identical Triplets: Their
Secret World DOC
12.55 Dad Camp
13.50 Hale and Pace
14.25 Airport
15.00 Matlock
16.00 Married. Direted by: Joel
Schumacher
UK/2009.
21.00 How to Go to War?
Disease has killed more men
than any other enemy. Directed by:
Martin Brest. New York (K16)
23.35 Royal Pains
00.35 30 Rock
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
14.00 One Born Every Minute
14.55 ER
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
Jamie Oliver invites friends
and relatives over for some
mouthwatering food.
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Jamie?s Kitchen
19.00 Two and a Half Men
19.30 How I Met Your Mother
20.00 The Simpsons
21.00 Top Chef
An American reality
competition show in which
chefs compete against
each other in culinary
challenges.
22.00 House
23.00 Grimm
00.00 Alcatraz (K16)
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Fringe (K16)
17.00 The Gates
18.35 Margot FILM
A drama that brings to
life the glamorous and
turbulent life of Britain?s
first international ballet
superstar, Margot Fonteyn.
Directed by: Otto Bathurst.
Starring: Anne Marie
Duff, Con O?Neill, Michael
Huisman. Saul
sees how amazingly similar
today?s Camp Bastion in
Afghanistan is to Roman
military bases in England
and discovers how the
introduction of canned food
changed everything.
00.15 Prisoners of War (K16)
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.10 Wizards of Waverly Place
09.15 Luxury Mamas
09.45 Princess
12.50 Luxury Mamas
13.20 Princess
15.25 Rules of Engagement
15.55 Dr. Jones FILM
Directed by: Mike Figgis.
Starring: Anne Bancroft,
Richard Gere, Lena Olin.
USA/1993.
YLE TEEMA
007: The Living Daylights
Nelonen 21.00
30.4.
TV1
17.00 Freedom Riders
20.30 Harbours: Gateways to the
World
There is no other port
in the world that is
associated with so much
longing for a better life
than New York Harbor.
22.00 Prisoners of War (K16)
YLE TEEMA
How to Go to War?
Yle Teema 21.00
NELONEN
10.00
11.05
12.30
17.08
19.00
NELONEN
11.45 Animal ABC
12.15 Dog Rescue
13.30 Melissa and Joey
14.30 Frasier
19.00 Guinness World Records
20.00 Once Upon a Time
21.00 No Strings Attached FILM
A guy and girl try to keep
their relationship strictly
physical, but it is not long
before they learn that they
want something more.
Directed by: Ivan Reitman.
Starring: Natalie Portman,
Ashton Kutcher,
Kevin Kline. She
not only butts heads with college
administrators who object to progressive ideas, but also with some
ultra-conservative students who
are more interested in nabbing
a good husband than achieving
scholastic and intellectual growth.
Watson challenges her students
and the Wellesley faculty to think
outside of the current mores of the
community and redefine what it
means to be a success; meanwhile,
she tries to come to terms with
her own heart?s desires. With Children
07.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
08.00 Matlock
12.55 A Different Breed
13.50 Hale and Pace
14.25 Airport
15.00 Matlock
16.00 Married. However,
her liberal views are out of place
in the conservative 1950s. 2 MAY 2013
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sunday
monday
28.4.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Mayday!
MTV3 18.00
13.05 Origins of Us: Brains
In the final episode Dr Alice
Roberts explores how our
species, homo sapiens,
developed our brain and ask
why we are the only one of
our kind left on the planet
today?
14.30 History: Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens, arguably the
most popular American track
and field star in history,
was one of the first African
Americans to change white
society?s perception of both
black athletes and, more
importantly, people of color.
15.25 Rosamunde Pilcher: The
Shell Seekers
22.05 Silent Witness (K16)
MTV3
07.50 Children?s Programming
18.00 Mayday! DOC
Ryanair were the pioneers
of low cost flying,
taking on the old statesponsored monoliths of
aviation through aggresive
cost-cutting and sharp
advertising, bringing easy
air travel to a whole new
demographic. Bond crosses all
seven continents in order to
stop the evil Whitaker and
General Koskov.
Directed by: John Glen.
Starring: Timothy Dalton,
Maryam d?Abo,
Jeroen Krabbe.
UK/1987.
23.55 Frasier
00.25 Once Upon a Time
01.25 Legend of Seeker
02.25 All in the Family
TV5
06.15 Tough Love
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Breakthrough With Tony
Robbins
12.55 Junior MasterChef
Australia
13.50 Hale and Pace
14.25 Airport
15.00 Matlock
16.00 Married. Starring: Al Pacino,
Chris O?Donnell, James Rebhorn.
USA/1992.
Katherine Watson lands her
dream job as an art history
professor at the Wellsley College
with a prestigious reputation for
academic excellence. With Children
17.00 Everybody Loves Raymond
17.30 The King of Queens
18.30 That ?70s Show
19.00 Las Vegas
21.00 Mona Lisa Smile
FILM
Directed by: Mike Newell.
Starring: Julia Roberts,
Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst.
USA/2003.
23.20 Boys with Breasts DOC
Gynaecomastia or breast
development in men, is
a devastating issue for
sufferers from adolescence
to late middle age.
00.30 Tears of the Sun (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole
Hauser, Monica Bellucci.
USA/2003.
02.40 Rookie Blue
10.00
11.05
12.25
17.08
19.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
As Time Goes By
Heartbeat
Joanna Lumley: Greek
Odyssey
The actress explores the
history of Greece, visiting
some of the most significant
sites of the ancient empire
and meeting people who
carry on the old traditions.
21.00 Newsroom
23.00 Mastodon Death Trap
In the Rocky Mountains,
archeologists uncover a
unique fossil site packed
with astonishingly wellpreserved bones of
mammoths, mastodons, and
other giant extinct beasts.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the
Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Jamie?s Food Escapes
14.15 America?s Supernanny
Childcare expert Deborah
Tillman helps Mandy and
Amy gain control of their
two and half year-old
quadruplets while their two
older children Amanda and
Bradley compete for their
attention.
15.20 Better with You
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
22.35 C.S.I. Phil
Dr. The film is a heartwrenching and heartwarming
tale of opposites attracting when
they embark on a wild weekend
trip that will change the lives of
both men forever. USA/2011.
23.30 Mad Men
00.30 Lost
01.30 All in the Family
tuesday
29.4.
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
As Time Goes By
Heartbeat
Mastodon Death Trap
In the Rocky Mountains,
archeologists uncover a
unique fossil site packed
with astonishingly wellpreserved bones of
mammoths, mastodons, and
other giant extinct beasts.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Jamie?s Chef
14.10 Penguin Island
15.20 Raising Hope
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 House
22.35 Homeland (K16)
Carrie and Saul try to get
the truth from Brody for
once and for all as they
are holding him captive.
Meanwhile Dana gets
involved in a messy situation
as she goes joyriding with
Finn Walden.
23.45 Human Target (K16)
00.45 Louie
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
14.00 One Born Every Minute
The series takes an
in-depth look at life
inside the maternity ward
at Riverside Methodist
Hospital in Ohio.
14.55 ER
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Mythbusters
19.00 Two and a Half Men
19.30 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Big Bang Theory
21.00 I Am Legend (K16) FILM
Years after a plague kills
most of humanity and
transforms the rest into
monsters, the sole survivor
in New York City struggles
valiantly to find a cure.
Directed by: Francis
Lawrence.
Starring: Will Smith, Alice
Braga, Charlie Tahan.
USA/2007.
23.05 C.S.I.
00.05 Breakout Kings
01.05 The Simpsons
01.35 Fringe (K16)
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.10 Wizards of Waverly Place
09.15 Luxury Mamas
09.45 Princess
12.50 Luxury Mamas
13.20 Princess
14.55 Rules of Engagement
15.55 Bridezillas
17.00 Animal ABC
17.30 Dr. Phil
Dr. Starring: Julia
Roberts, Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst.
USA/2003.
Sub 21.00
Sunday 28.4.2013
TV5 21.00
Monday 29.4.2013. At the beginning of
the weekend, Frank takes Charlie
to New York, where he reveals
to the student that he intends
to visit his family, have a few
terrific meals, sleep with a beautiful woman and, finally, commit
suicide. With Children
17.00 Everybody
Loves Raymond
17.30 The King of Queens
18.30 That ?70s Show
19.00 Las Vegas
21.00 Bad Boys 2 (K16) FILM
Two loose-cannon narcotics
cops investigate the flow
of Ecstacy into Florida.
Directed by: Michael Bay.
Starring: Will Smith, Martin
Lawrence, Gabrielle Union.
USA/2003.
01.00 Mona Lisa Smile FILM
Directed by: Mike Newell.
Starring: Julia Roberts,
Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst,
Maggie Gyllenhaal.
USA/2003.
Scent of a Woman
Mona Lisa Smile
Al Pacino won his first Best Actor
Oscar for his brilliant portrayal
of an overbearing, blind retired
Lieutenant Colonel, Frank Slade,
who hires Charlie Simms (Chris
O?Donnell), a poor college student on the verge of expulsion, to
take care of him over Thanksgiving weekend. Phil provides the most
comprehensive forum on
mental health issues in the
history of television.
21.00 The Manchurian
Candidate (K16) FILM
In the midst of the Gulf
War, soldiers are kidnapped
and brainwashed for
sinister purposes.
Directed by: Jonathan
Demme. Starring: Al Pacino,
Chris O?Donnell, James
Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar.
USA/1992.
00.05 Person of Interest
01.05 The Following (K16)
02.05 Sons of Anarchy (K16)
14.15 Leonard Bernstein:
Reflections
15.05 Opus Jazz
15.20 NY Export: Opus Jazz
18.00 The Fugitive Kind FILM
Directed by: Sidney Lumet.
Starring: Marlon Brando,
Anna Magnani.
USA/1960.
21.00 Produced by George
Martin
This rich and intimate
portrait follows Sir George
at 85 with his wife Judy, son
Giles, Sir Paul McCartney,
Ringo Starr, Cilla Black and
Michael Palin among the
many contributors.
22.30 Yle Live: Sade, Bring Me
Home 2011
TV1
TV5
06.05 Married. Starring: Denzel
Washington, Meryl Streep,
Liev Schreiber.
USA/2004.
23.55 Frasier
00.55 The Deadliest Roads
01.55 All in the Family
TV5
06.30 Married. But is their
dramatic success story too
good to be true?
21.00 Revenge
22.45 C.S.I.
23.45 Without a Trace
SUB
10.30 The Simpsons
13.30 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
14.00 Big Bang Theory
14.30 2 Broke Girls
15.00 Raising Hope
15.30 Middle
16.00 Merlin
The adventures of the
legendary sorcerer as a
young man.
17.00 Gossip Girl
18.00 American Idol
20.00 Mythbusters
Two Hollywood special
effects experts attempt to
debunk urban legends by
directly testing them.
21.00 Scent of a Woman FILM
Directed by: Martin
Brest. Starring:
Hilary Duff, Oliver James,
David Keith, Jason Ritter.
USA/2004.
20.00 NCIS: Los Angeles
21.00 Tears of the Sun (K16)
FILM
Bruce Willis plays a SpecialOps commander who leads
his team into the jungle
of Nigeria to rescue a
doctor played by Monica
Belluci who will only go
with them if they agree to
rescue 70 refugees too.
Directed by: Antoine Fuqua.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Cole
Hauser, Monica Bellucci.
USA/2003.
23.20 Las Vegas
02.05 Mr. Phil provides the most
comprehensive forum on
mental health issues in the
history of television.
20.00 America?s Next Topmodel
21.00 007: The Living Daylights
(K16) FILM
James Bond is living on the
edge to stop an evil arms
dealer from starting another
world war. TV GUIDE
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25 APRIL . With Children
06.35 Airport
07.10 Everybody Loves Raymond
11.05 Matlock
12.50 That ?70s Show
14.45 Dynamo: Magician
Impossible
15.45 Dinotopia
17.25 Raise Your Voice FILM
Directed by: Sean
McNamara. Directed
by: Mike Newell
Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway
Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22.
Post Offices. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783 (between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and 6:00).
Public Transport. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights.
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discover that an underground
gang war has been instigated
by drug kingpin Johnny Tapia. With Children
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International
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Internet. With Children
17.00 Everybody
Loves Raymond
17.30 The King of Queens
18.30 That ?70s Show
19.00 Las Vegas
21.00 Paul Blart: Mall Cop
FILM
Directed by: Steve Carr.
Starring: Adam Ferrara,
Allen Covert, Bobby
Cannavale.
USA/2009.
22.55 NCIS: Los Angeles
23.50 Bad Boys 2 (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Michael Bay.
Starring: Will Smith, Martin
Lawrence, Gabrielle Union.
USA/2003.
02.40 Tough Love Miami
03.35 Jean-Claude Van Damme:
Behind the Closed Doors
04.30 Airport
Banks and Bureaux de Change. Starring: Will Smith,
Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union.
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Helsinki Times runs a column series called EXPAT VIEWS,
where we publish voluntary contributions written by expats,
and we?re interested in your experiences.
Share your funny, memorable, frustrating or great experiences of Finland
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on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. For
more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. For more information, see www.hsl.fi.
Bad Boys 2
The action and comedy never stop
when superstars Martin Lawrence
and Will Smith reunite as out-ofcontrol trash-talking buddy cops.
Bullets fly and cars crash as they
investigate the illegal trafficking of ecstasy into Miami. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri
9:15-16:15 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which
is open 6-22 daily. 2 MAY 2013
wednesday
YLE TEEMA
18.30 Food Unwrapped
The team head to Thailand
to find out what seafood
goes into seafood sticks,
and then discover how some
British wine is really made
in Spain.
19.00 Donna Leon
The Bold and the Beautiful
MTV3 17.00
08.05 Winter in Yellowstone
10.05 Heartbeat
12.30 As Time Goes By
17.08 Heartbeat
19.00 The Real American: Joe
McCarthy
21.55 Treme
22.50 Dirty Money: Financial
Poison DOC
The documentary identifies,
analyses and explains
the movements of illegal
money that supply the
global economy, a major
geopolitical fact that is
often underrated or ignored
althogether.
MTV3
08.00 Children?s Programming
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Candid Camera
12.55 Who the #$&% Is Jackson
Pollock?
A remarkable tale of a
seventy-three-year old
former long haul trucker
who was snubbed by the
art establishment after
purchasing a Jackson
Pollock painting for five
dollars at a local thrift shop.
14.30 Smash
15.30 Last Man Standing
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Person of Interest
23.05 Mythbusters
Two Hollywood special
effects experts attempt to
debunk urban legends by
directly testing them.
00.10 Listener
01.40 30 Rock
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
14.00 Wild Animal ER
14.55 Dirty Dancing
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Supersize vs Superskinny
A series in which two
extreme eaters - one very
overweight and the other
severely underweight swap diets in an attempt to
change the way they view
food and eating.
19.00 Two and a Half Men
19.30 2 Broke Girls
20.00 The Simpsons
22.00 Shameless (K16)
23.10 House
00.10 Eureka
01.10 The Simpsons
01.40 Fringe (K16)
Thu 4/25
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1.5.
TV1
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NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.10 Wizards of Waverly Place
09.15 Luxury Mamas
09.45 Princess
10.45 The Game Plan FILM
Directed by: Andy Fickman.
Starring: Dwayne Johnson,
Kyra Sedgwick, Madison
Pettis. 09
471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21.
See www.forex.fi for more information.
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Health advice and information call centre (if you are unsure of what
to do) . The currency exchange counter at the harbour
in Katajanokka, Helsinki is open every day (Mon-Sat 10-11:30, 1617:30 and 19:30-21:15, Sun 10-11:30, 16-17:30 and 6:30-8). Restaurants in the Helsinki area can be found from
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Mon-Fri 8-16. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding regions
from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight. Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
(Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20
and Sat-Sun 10-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times
of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. In
order to cut off the flow of the
designer drug, they have to take
down Tapia. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5,
tel. Unfortunately, there
is a wrench thrown into the gears
in the form of Burnett?s sister Syd,
whom Lowrey takes a liking to and
begins a relationship with. Directed by:
Michael Bay. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat
7-18 and Sun 12-21. Single ticket fares: Helsinki (one zone) ?2.50/?2 from ticket machine, Helsinki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) ?4 and whole area (three
zones) ?6.20. 09 3101 3300. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. The doctors
and interns juggle
multiple transplant
surgeries simultaneously.
23.15 Frasier
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01.45 All in the Family
TV5
06.30 Married. Operator number 118. Most
hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General
Post Office have a computer terminal. 09 4711.
Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile
phones can be bought at R-kioski shops.
Tourist Information. Wanha Kauppahalli (?Old Market Hall?) at the Market Square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?)
are the most popular. 09 471 87383; Vantaa: Peijas hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, tel. Please send a brief email to expatview@helsinkitimes.
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25 APRIL . In all likelihood my
hopes of spotting the grass
are going to be snowed over
yet again with more snowfall forecast for the coming
week. Foreigners like me, who come
from warmer countries
where the heat is a bigger
problem than the cold, devise
their own set of physical and
mental mechanisms to cope
with the snow and cold.
As for me, I have divided
the winter in three stages.
When the ?rst ?urry arrives
around the middle of November to alleviate the darkness of autumn, hopefully
followed by a white Christmas in December, it?s very
welcome. With March
being reported as the coldest in ?fty years, the wait
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Enjoy Tuscany as the natives do. But no
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born each year. A
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who does not possess enough
skiing skills. The third phase,
In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland.
beginning in March, is the
toughest, when the never-ending process of dressing myself and the kids in
multiple layers gets rather
frustrating and even ?spirit. Then come January and February, when I still
enjoy the sleigh rides and
the ever-so-magical sight of
twigs covered with snow. does not help to keep the
spirits high.
The wait for the snow to
recede begins with plans for
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spring collections. I just hope that we do
not ski through Vappu (May
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