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9 JANUARY 2013 . he wrote. The central bank pointed out that Finland?s lost competitiveness should be taken into account during the next round of collective bargaining, a polite way of saying wage increases should be minimal. Liikanen also tried to prod the Government into passing a conservative budget that took into account the weak economy. ?With early measures, the public ?nances can still be strengthened in a controlled way,. construction costs are comparable to those of a new nuclear power plant. The scale of the projects would require the construction to be run Read more on page 3 L E H T I K U VA / RO N I R E KO M A A Bright city lights Lux Helsinki invites residents and visitors to enjoy brilliant light installations during the darkest time of the year. The gigantic projects. ?The economic outlook has clearly deteriorated in recent months.? The Finance Ministry and Danske Bank are only slightly more generous, as both believe the Finnish economy will grow 0.5 per cent. ?Finland?s economy won?t reach clear growth before 2014,. Many say yes, but so far the ideas of running a railway to the Arctic Ocean or digging a tunnel to Tallinn have remained on the drawing board. Neither of the huge projects is necessarily strictly utopian. Also we preview Giuseppe Verdi?s La Traviata at Finnish National Opera and see what?s new in the cinema. See page 13 However, a railway to the Arctic Ocean or a tunnel to Tallinn remain at the planning stage. and the Arctic Ocean as a ?megalomanic. All of the economists blame higher taxes, especially VAT, on the increase. With the lacklustre economy, the Bank of Finland felt compelled to warn policy-makers that action is needed on several fronts. ISSUE 1 (283) . W W W.HELSINKITIMES.FI Economists predict insipid 2013 Predictions claim Finland won?t enter clear growth until 2014. Was the Euro worth it? Helsinki Times. S T T M A RIA M A NNER . ?3 . Bloomberg reported Danske economist Juhana Brotherus as saying. The Bank of Finland claims it will rise to 8.4 per cent. All scenarios point to a surge in the ranks of the unemployed, as in November the rate was 7.3 per cent. ?In practice, this means the disappearance of 25,000 jobs,. isolated from continental Europe. ?If the measures are postponed too far, the pressure for sudden and hasty policy action will grow considerably.? CULTURE Strategic transport projects could mean economic boost for Finland EAT & DRINK Sweet treats taste like Mormor Helsinki?s first cupcake shop offers the classic treat and experiments with new varieties. Construction would take about ten years, but it would put Tallinn and Helsinki at less than an hour?s travel time. ?If such a pro?table project were situated in North Karelia, it would have been done a long time ago,? quipped MP Osmo Soininvaara from the Greens. According to Soininvaara, the project becomes even more substantially pro?table when the Rail Baltika connection from Tallinn to Warsaw is completed. At least so far, Katainen has not managed to put the plans into motion any more than his predecessors. The Tallinn railway tunnel would, in turn, put an end to talks of Finland being an ?island. Political parties, political leaders and the business community have, however, hesitated to enmbrace the enterprises. Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (NCP) has admitted an interest in the Arctic Ocean railway, and views Finland?s connections to the Arctic PEK K A P OH JOL A INEN . We take a look at some of the options available to help battle this serious mood disorder. See page 12 L E H T I K U VA / J A R N O M E L A BUSINESS DAV I D J . We send our intrepid reporter to check out what?s on offer. See page 14 by the state. Although the economy will exit the downturn, growth will be weak until 2014. The Bank of Finland is one of the most pessimistic fortune tellers. Both would be feasible, provided that the money, political will and courage to invest are present. ?Until then, unemployment will increase, real house prices will decline, the public debt ratio will rise and the current account will stay in de?cit.? Nordea Bank is more optimistic, forecasting a 1.0 per cent increase in GDP. said Governor Erkki Liikanen in a release. In this case, even Berlin would practically be a one-night train trip away. The price tag may well turn out far bigger. The projected cost of the undersea railway tunnel to Tallinn is thought to be 2-3 billion euro. C O R D HEL SINKI TIMES FINLAND entered a recession in 2012, but economists believe marginal growth will return this year. 3 . The cost of building a railway from Rovaniemi to Kirkenes in Norway has been estimated to be an average of 2.4 billion euro. It believes GDP will only grow 0.4 per cent this year. ?The Finnish economy is at a standstill,. They think the recession will have ended in the fourth quarter. Governor of the Bank of Finland Erkki Liikanen says the economy is at a standstill. The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy ETLA concurs with Nordea?s 2013 prediction. Both Nordea and Danske believe the unemployment rate will increase to 8.2 per cent. says Nordea?s Pasi Sorjonen. In?ation will be 2.5 per cent next year, according to Nordea, while Danske expects it to be 2.8 per cent. The Bank of Finland believes it will be 2.4 per cent. In Soininvaara?s opinion, Finland should also promote the project in the EU, because as a genuinely European endeavour it could be granted EU funds. Though cruises to Tallinn would not become a thing of the past a rail tunnel would make travel and commerce easier.. A fast rail link from Warsaw to Tallinn is being built with funding from the EU, and the tunnel would connect Finland to the European railway network. H T COULD the dwindling Finnish economy be perked up with colossal transport projects. business writer David Cord looks at the pros and cons of Eurozone membership for Finland and other nations, as well those who opted out of the euro, since its inception over a decade ago. See page 8 LIFESTYLE How to beat the winter blues. The winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder, is fact of life for many living through Finland?s long, dark winters. competitive factor
If we extrapolate the present trends then the direction in which we are heading becomes clear: . Perhaps ownership may still be concentrated into fewer hands but the physical company ? the unit of innovation, design and production . Since citizens in the West are increasingly post-material, the message is clear: appeal to hearts. own and do not represent the official policy of the Helsinki Times. Mika Aaltonen is Research Director at Aalto University. Ambiguity and uncertainty is accepted more easily. . People are moving from the rural areas into towns and they need homes, heating and electricity. It is the era of the big international construction companies. 3. Employ- ship; it is just the end result of activities. Personalise. The market for means of transportation is moving to the East. The East is expected to dominate this world market. Their home markets provide the advantage. Look at the craft brewery market. It is still about individualism but the social environment is becoming social. EMERGING economies have a common path . I try to summarise the kind of changes that are necessary in the West, Japan included: Emotionalise. Infrastructure. Smaller companies leave more room for this. Innovate. The consumer electronics industry is also going to be dominated by companies from the East. The article is based on his and Rolf Jensen?s book Mr & Mrs Future. The next dream society THE WEST has ful?lled a dream about material wealth, but it is currently looking for the next one. As industry is in need of more scientists and as incomes go up, education will become one of the major industries. money is not the prime motivation. The company mission must be value based. It still is, but you have to be able to make it personal. The next era is similar to that in the West. 2. Education. They will be in the forefront of research as well. Automation. Get ready for the next era. They still need products but they must have an appeal . Manufacturing. The same applies for all emerging econ- omies. Up till now companies have become bigger, but brands are becom- ing smaller. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi. Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long (maximum length 10,000). It is a union of millions of dreams, individual and personal ones. In the East the dream is still the material dream about higher income, and a better material life. Most of the innovative thinking has to be bold and happen far outside the box. Feminise. Co-creation is an essential part of this. Decentralise. The business hero is becoming a team member. a dream and a strategy . More feminine values: relationships are valued more than recognition. . Yes, everyone tells you so, but the challenges are huge: how to address emotions and feelings. for themselves for the next ?fteen years. Towards a ?atter hierarchy in organisations. . Indulgence (and thus less restraint) is becoming more prevalent. change slowly, but they do move, and Western societies have to adapt to them in order to improve the VALUES lives of their citizens and to have a prosperous economy. It must tell something about you as an individual as well. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text. The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. A better life for the citizenry means many things but especially a higher income, but it is not a change of mindset as is needed in the West. THE 1. This new dream is what a lot of people in the West are waiting and searching for. More individualism: you pursue own personal dreams. . Just as employees expect to be treated as individuals, so do the customers. It is not a shirt or a shoe; it is the appeal to the heart that sells. the product as such is becoming a by-product. How can ?nancial institutions adapt to big ?ve number 1 to 3. Pro?t is not the reason for company owner- take part. will become smaller because of consumer demand and because employees want more responsibility. the answer is automation. You?ll love the way we print it www.iprint.fi. and they already are . will become smaller because of consumer demand and because employees want more responsibility. ees want to know why they are working . Consumers will want to be involved and Perhaps ownership may still be concentrated into fewer hands but the physical company ? the unit of innovation, design and production . In 10 to 15 years, many emerging countries will have reached USD $25-30,000 per capita GDP or close to it. When wages are rising . Roads are needed to allow better transportation and distribution. It is happening now but it will continue with raising domestic demand and export to the rest of the world, including other emerging economies. 5. Feminine values are entering the work-place, good relations are seen as more important for results and the modern work-place is about building relations, about teams working together. Up till now it has been a group portrait ? the brand. Our products and services are still part of our self-portrait. How can the retail industry combine visits to the shop and online shopping. The challenge is to combine the old classroom with online education. 4. 2 VIEWPOINT 3
0400 348 114 pick-up service tel. Chief economist of The Federation of Finnish Commerce (FFC) Jaana Kurjenoja told YLE in October that they are forecasting the growth in commerce to stop altogether in 2013. Fortunately for retailers, online shopping is growing in Finland. The budget total is now 54.5 billion euro. The budget de?cit of 7.5 billion euro will be covered by taking on new debt. Centre Party doubtful of tax revenues The Centre opposition party suspects that the state tax revenues will fall short next year. At that point, the arrangement already used by some other countries, where single diplomats have been placed in the embassy of another Nordic country, may be taken into use. The Finance Committee ?nalised its report on the budget proposal of December. but for the economy, it means the beginning of the huge winter sales. According to the CEO of Special Trade Union, Tiina Oksala, the sales are meant to perk up the usually slow beginning of the year, and are affected mostly by the success of the Christmas sales. ?The ?rst news regarding this year?s Christmas sales seems to indicate that Christmas shopping went approximately as usual,. 0400 348 111 Koivukylä shop Hosantie 2, tel. The Government will, however, receive notice that the next spring?s negotiations must ensure that suf?cient funds can be found for the projects planned. Some of the missions already closed: The embassy in the Philippine capital Manila, consulates in Canton, China and Sydney, Australia, as well as Finland?s main consulate in Hamburg, Germany. 54 per cent of Finns planned to order Christmas presents online, a 10 per cent growth over last year?s ?gures. the committee noted in a report for the next year?s budget proposal. In the coming years, the austerity measures may also target missions located in the EU countries. The idea of not having to brave the elements for shopping is a de?nite plus, especially when many stores may offer discounts or even free shipping. In the end, whether you do your shopping online or at your local store, paying in rubles or with a Platinum Mastercard, it?s always a win to take advantage of the reduced postChristmas sales prices. HT THE PARLIAMENTARY Finance Mining in the north would have a major impact on transport plans. Committee is concerned that Finland?s reputation abroad may suffer, as austerity measures force Finnish missions to close. The committee is discussing how the changes can be made without compromis- One more round A great selection of books, clothes, furniture, dishes, records etc. says Oksala. 9 JANUARY 2013 3 L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / DA N I E L M I H A I L E S C U Gateway to Central Europe New railway links would hold great promises. PEKK A POHJOLAINEN . The railway would not be built just for tourism purposes, however; its fate hangs on the Lapland mining LAPLAND projects, especially the future of Sakatti in Sodankylä. The Sakatti mineral deposit is estimated to be very signi?cant, but it is located in the Natura-protected Viiankiaava. The signi?cance of the Northeast Passage in sea transport between Asia and Europe is also not yet certain. Due to the melting of polar ice, the passage is estimated to be able to compete with existing routes for 100 days out of the year in 2030, and 120 days in 2050. The route shortens the sea voyage between Asia and Europe by weeks at best, but the Arctic environment poses special requirements for transport. In the commit- Retailers ready for post-Christmas sales Recession has little effect on festive shopping. VILLE KOSKI HELSINKI TIMES THE END of the holiday season means many things: getting back to work, breaking New Year?s resolutions . Peters- burg is just four hours away from Helsinki, and with visafree boat trips, Russian tourists have surged into Finland. According to Statistics Finland, almost a quarter of all tourists visiting Finland in 2011 were Russians, spending a total of 214 million euro. Oksala considers the strong growth of Russian tourism especially important in the metropolitan area and Eastern Finland. 0400 348 113 pick-up service tel. The committee?s Centre Party member Timo Kalli thinks that, for example, energy and corporate income tax revenues will leave a gap. The entire committee is also doubtful regarding the economic situation next year. The committee?s considerations increased it by 51 million. In a survey published by the FFC in February, 45 per cent of online shoppers will probably change their shopping to foreign stores if Finland?s 2013 VAT increases affect consumer prices. It?s good for your wallet, for the retailer?s cash register and for the economy as a whole.. The impact of online shopping will be visible in the upcoming January sales. The online stores offer a large variety of items that the customers can easily browse and compare. We also pick up items free of charge. Helsinki Metropolitan Area Reuse Centre HELSINKI VANTAA Kyläsaari shop K Kyläsaarenkatu 8, tel. Online shopping has increased steadily for the past decade, with 13.4 per cent growth in 2011. However, foreign stores also offer online shopping, which may hit Finnish retailers. 050 501 4870 ing the external relations or causing ?loss of prestige?. ?For example, can public relations soften the effect of the mission itself being terminated, if Finland?s representation in the country is ongoing, albeit in different forms?. For the immensely rich oil state, building a short track from the Finnish border to Kirkenes would be no great matter at all, but Norway would also need to profit from it somehow. While Finnish embassies in EU member states, like this one in Bucharest, Romania, will remain open others in more far flung places may be shut as part of the cost-cutting plans. Embassy closures may damage Finland?s reputation ?Could the loss of prestige be softened with public relations?? L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A HANNU KUPARINEN . The Northeast Passage could never entirely replace the connection through the Suez Canal. The Arctic Ocean railway project would also require Norway?s participation. 050 501 4858 tel. HT Continued from page 1 mining projects, the development of tourism, and manoeuvring Finland to bene?t from the economic boom in the Arctic would favour the construction of the Arctic railway. Northern Finland has thought the Arctic Ocean railway to be a stunning opportunity. ST T MARIA MANNER . According to YLE, tee?s opinion, the forecast of one per cent increase in total production may prove to be too optimistic. While the economy?s development has also otherwise been weaker than expected, the previously resolved adjustments are insuf?cient in the committee?s view. The committee received accounts on the controversial transportation project funds during its discussions, but has not taken a stand on the content of the calculations in its report. 045 636 6307 Hietalahti shop Lönnrotinkatu 45, tel. Retailers have noticed; Stockmann has recently started accepting roubles. The increase in Russian tourism is one of the few positive developments predicted for the future. 0400 348 112 pick-up service tel. ?However, the entrepreneurs have prepared for the unreliable economy, so we are probably not going to see any especially large discounts after Christmas.? Fortunately, the new Allegro train means St. ST T MARIA MANNER . 050 501 4869 www.kierratyskeskus.?/in_english ESPOO Matinkylä shop Matinpurontie 3 and 8, tel. DOMESTIC HELSINKI TIMES 3
There are some good practices in use, but these have not been communicated to the whole of Finland. Guzenina-Richardson says. Child welfare regulations are very fragmentary and thus dif?cult to manage. There are nine such municipalities in Eastern Finland alone. The key problem is that people can easily become lost within the system. Teija says . says the chairperson of the workgroup, Chief Social Counsellor Aulikki Kananoja. Most of the funds in child welfare are used to ?x problems instead of trying to prevent them. Anttila told Yle news that the order collapsed unambiguously over the government?s decision on not to grant the loan for the shipyard. She hopes that the workgroup will be able to give proposals that could be addressed during the Government?s budget negotiations next spring. ?Much can be done by changing the way people work, and trying to in?uence their attitudes, but there are also issues that need to be studied in the budget negotiations,. However, government sources say that they went as far as they could without breaking EU competition laws and will inquire whether the French deal was legally sound. Royal Caribbean has already had two of its cruise ships constructed in Turku shipyard, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, and the new order was estimated to have a price tag close to 900 million euro, and to provide 12,000 man years of work for the Turku shipyard. workgroup says that clients of child welfare units should feel that somebody is listening to them. ?Employee turnover rates are high. Essentially, the aberration is attributable to the presence of two opposition parties capable of lodging an interpellation independently. S T T TA RU L A I H O . This prevents the creation of long-term customer relationships that are based on trust,. This is the statement of a workgroup of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health that handed over its interim report to Minister of Health and Social Services Maria Guzenina-Richardson (Social Democratic Party) last Wednesday. The workgroup?s conclusions about the current system were harsh. just as they said before. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES M E R I - R A S T I L A E L E M E N TA R Y S C H O O L COLUMN A record-high of eight interpellations were tabled in the Finnish parliament in 2012. The workgroup states that the quality of child welfare is randomly managed by municipalities and there are huge differences between municipalities in terms of quality. S T T TA RU L A I H O . Many reforms have been implemented over the years in attempt to improve the child welfare sys- Intervening with child abuse should be made easier PIIA LEINO . she says. The workgroup?s ?nal report is due in late March. L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä Interpellations peak in 2012 The quality of child welfare is randomly managed by municipalities and there are huge differences between municipalities in terms of quality.. H T child welfare system is so lacking that it should be completely reformed. Social workers are sometimes under unreasonable pressure, and there are no competent social workers at all in many municipalities. Teija (name changed), a mother of two children with chronic diseases, describes her situation. ?All the people in meetings have agreed that our everyday life is very stressful, that it cannot be compared to a family with healthy children and that we absolutely need some help at home, but that has been it. It has already voiced some proposals: tem, but these reforms have often started with a review of the laws and the systems. Kananoja says that the child welfare system needs to be supported by functional legislation, but good legislation alone is not the key. Finally, an independent company performed a parenting skill assessment. The assessment report stated that there were no problems which would justify taking the children into custody, but the parents did need help at home . H T THE MINISTRY of Social Affairs and Health appointed the workgroup when news broke of gruesome conditions that led to the death of an eight-year-old girl in Helsinki and the fact that child welfare was unable to in?uence the situation. The workgroup should provide concrete proposals next spring. Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, the chair of the Finns Party parliamentary group, justi?es the two interpellations on euro issues with a desire to spark conversation. 80,5% S A R I GU S TA F S S O N View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi. Who: Jari Anttila From: Turku Known for: Being the Director of STX Finland Turku Shipyard, which has just lost a major cruise ship order to France. Director of STX Turku Shipyard, Jari Anttila has said that the Government wasted two good opportunities to secure a major cruise ship order for Finland. Some ten people were treated for eye injuries in hospitals in Helsinki, Tampere, Turku and Kuopio. For example, work on families has reduced the number of children who need foster care in Imatra. Instead of getting help, Teija was threatened The workgroup decided to base their study on actual experiences of some child welfare clients: young people and their parents. In Jyväskylä a 7-year-old boy injured his face when he went to look at a ?rework that he thought had already burned itself out. 19,5% No . Intervening against violent behaviour directed at children should be made easier. At present, for instance, doctors are not allowed to report an offence when they suspect that a child is being subjected to violence, while they are obligated to report any suspected sexual abuse. . 4 DOMESTIC 3 . Last year there were 19 eye injuries and the previous year there were 27. Kimmo Tiilikainen, the chair of the Centre Party parliamentary group, in turn, believes interpellations are means to force the government to reveal its plans. HT-STT Roofs overloaded with packed snow pose danger to pedestrians As temperatures in various parts of the country climb above the freezing point, pedestrians should beware of roofs overloaded with packed snow. According to Aila Holopainen, the chief property manager at the real estate management company Espoon Isännöitsijäyhdistys, tin and ridge roofs in particular are prone to shed off snow. ?This is a dif?cult situation, because ?rst we had powdery snow through the Christmas, and now it?s raining.? HT-STT Fireworks related injuries down this year The numbers of hand and eye injuries were down this year though emergency rooms in Finnish hospitals were busy dealing with various alcoholrelated injuries over the New Year. He assured that the order would have been certain if only the loan had been granted. According to Anttila, Turku was the first choice for American cruise company Royal Caribbean before the denial of the first loan, after which it stated negotiations with STX France. For example, the Child Welfare Act, which entered into force ?ve years ago, posed requirements that the municipalities could not meet because they lacked the necessary support. Interviews with clients revealed that the in?exible system does not always take their needs into account. There are restrictions on ?reworks in Finland and safety glasses have been compulsory in Finland since December 2009. HT-STT Minister Maria Guzenina-Richardson (right) and chairperson of the workinggroup, Chief Social Counsellor Aulikki Kananoja handed over the protection of children on the effectiveness of the working group interim report. Ministry study: complete child welfare reform needed Huge differences in quality between municipalities as good practices are not always communicated. PIIA LEINO . However, they have not received any help yet. Proposals already in budget negotiations Guzenina-Richardson says that Teija?s story is a typical example of how people can be lost within the system. ?Teija?s story is a story of ?ghting adversity and winning, but there are many people who have not won their ?ght,. The regulations should be compiled in a guide to be made available to child welfare employees. that they were threatened with the children being taken into custody. The THE FINNISH QUESTION OF THE WEEK Are you travelling abroad for Christmas holidays? Yes . We have asked for help but not received it,? Teija says. Instead, several authorities submitted child welfare reports on the family
18 years old at the time of the incident . The sex crimes occurred in the autumn of 2009, when the victims were 15 years old. Although the elderly man contested all charges, the district court considered the evidence mounted against him adequate. The DoS attack was followed by a similar attack on Nelonen at approximately 2.15 pm. Both attacks appear part of a recent series of denial-of-service attacks on Finnish media outlets, which have seen the web-pages of Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat, Taloussanomat, Iltalehti and Uusi Suomi crash. The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority believes a single quarter may be responsible for the attacks, which occurred between 25 and 28 December. The perpetrator intimidated his victims by brandishing a knife and physically abused one of the victims. H T J A N N E H U U S KO N E N . S T T man is suspected of the murders of his 55-year-old mother and 26-year-old girlfriend in a ?at in Asola, Vantaa. including a young female police of?cer responding to the emergency call . HT Locals express their grief by lighting candles at the scene of last May?s tragic shootings. Hyvinkää gunman admits motive for rampage was mindless A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . ?I had to avenge A LOSS the bout loss to someone. Both victims were killed in brutal fashion with an edged weapon on 10 December, a day before the suspect ruthlessly assaulted a 55-year-old man at the Kotka bus station, the police believe. The man was detained by the District Court of Kymenlaakso in suspicion of the attempted manslaughter in Kotka. The court, nevertheless, believes the man was able to comprehend the rami?cations and the illegal nature of his act and thus dismissed the defence?s plea to reduce damages. H T K A A R I N A VA I N I O . wounded. ?Maybe seeing the police fall after my shot scared me, but I left the roof immediately after that,. imprisonment for two counts of aggravated rape and two counts of child sexual abuse by the District Court of Pirkanmaa. S T T in a friendly wrestling bout was the motive for May?s tragic shootings in central Hyvinkää, preliminary investigation reports suggest. In court, the defendant admitted that the calculated onslaught was committed in an attempt to avoid deportation to Russia. The man had entered Finland with a tourist visa in the summer, but dreaded the looming return to Russia. Police are investigating and have made arrests in both cases. Of?cials say that the celebrations may initially have been more peaceful than usual around the country, but that police were called upon more often after midnight, in particular for domestic disturbances, vandalism and intoxication. the gunman survived to answer the heavy charges mounted against him. Although the course of events is not under dispute, the defence has offered a plea bargain to reduce the charges to manslaughter and attempted manslaughter. Similarly, the extent of compensation to the victims and their families remains under debate. L E H T I K U VA Teenager?s rage became directed at everyone around him. Man handed nine years for assault on police officer Defendant had bought hammer with intent to use it to attack police. A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . The link between the two offences came as a surprise to the police, says Kimmo Hyvärinen, the of?cer in charge of the investigation. ?We began investigating the two homicides and the backgrounds, and noticed that the victims had family ties with a person in detention.? According to Hyvärinen, the suspect has a prior criminal record, and had threatened and assaulted his mother before. According to the police, the gunman ?rst ?red 18 bullets with a small-bore ri?e and then four with an elk ri?e, leaving two dead and several . My rage was directed to everyone around me. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N COLUMN Violence disrupts NYE celebrations around Finland According to Helsinki police several gunshots were discharged in the Puistola district on New Year?s Eve. Some 40-50 individuals were reported to have taken part in the brawl, but one was reported injured. The sequence of events is still unclear, although police have held three individuals in connection with the incident. Police say the incident arose following a confrontation between two groups, however there did not seem to be any connection to organised crime. Meanwhile in other parts of Finland, New Year?s Eve celebrations were disrupted by several incidents of violence. One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Joensuu, while a man in Hausjärvi, Häme was beaten to death. he said. Having acquired ?rearms from his home, the young man returned to the city centre and climbed to the roof of a building with a view to the pub. Additionally rescue service of?cials attended to ?res across the country. The court sealed the documents of the trial as classi?ed, but issued a brief public statement. HT-STT Cop fined over inappropriate stun gun use A police of?cer from Jyväskylä has been ?ned for the inappropriate use of an electroshock weapon, when trying to stop a woman . 3 . I felt like I had to kill someone,. apprehended in suspicion of theft . A few days before his scheduled deportation, the man bought the hammer and began practising the strikes. When the patrol came to transport him to a Russia- bound train departing from the Malmi railway station in Helsinki, he began pounding one of the of?cers in the head with the intention to kill. In its verdict, the court viewed that the man recognised the deportation decision had not been made by the police of?cer enforcing it, and found the suspect guilty of attempted murder and violent resistance to a public of?cer. However, citing the results of a psychological examination and the suspect?s statements in court, the district court concluded that the man?s ability to control his actions was signi?cantly diminished at the time of the brutal assault. In police interrogations, the suspect . S T T ON 20 DECEMBER, the District Court of Helsinki sentenced a Russian man to nine years? imprisonment for assaulting a police of?cer with a hammer. According to the police, the gunman only tried to harm one of the victims. the suspect stated. The police have identi?ed a verbal altercation between the suspect and one of the victims as the motive for the act. ?I hoped I would wake up and none of this had happened.? Unprecedented trial The trial proceedings, which began on 19 December with a two-day preliminary hearing, are expected to command notable media attention, as . The bodies of the women, however, were not discovered until 19 December, when a caretaker entered the ?at A 27-YEAR-OLD to check on an open balcony door. My rage was no longer directed to the guy I had wrestled with. Consequently, the defendant was ordered to pay damages in excess of 13,000 euro to both victims. from escaping in January 2011. The woman consequently fell down stairs and was later diagnosed with skull fracture and brain damage. The District Court of Central Finland imposed a 1,200 euro ?ne on the of?cer for negligent bodily injury and negligent violation of of?cial duties. The victim, in turn, was ?ned for criminal damage, escape by a prisoner, unlawful use of narcotics and operating a vehicle without a license.HT-STT 5. ?I was able to see the people below well enough to tell who was a man and who was a woman,? he said. admitted that the motive was mindless. in contrast to school shootings . ?I was crying in the pub and couldn?t stay there. Also Sanoma News has announced plans to ?le a request for police inquiry. HT-STT 76-year-old jailed for rapes of two minors A 76-year-old man has been sentenced to three years. The police had issued a temporary restraining order on him, but the order was never enforced, as the mother did not show up for the district court hearing, Hyvärinen reveals. Nightclub gunman charged with attempted manslaughter A middle-aged man is suspected of attempted manslaughter and aggravated assault, following a shooting incident in a crowded nightclub in Helsinki in September, which left two young men wounded. He then ran into the nearby woods, sought a hiding-place and fell asleep. It seems it made no difference who became the target of my revenge,. The case will be referred to a prosecutor for consideration of charges. HT-STT Yle calls for investigation into DoS attacks Yle has announced intention to ?le a request for police inquiry on the suspected distributed denial-of-service (DoS) attack, which temporarily crippled the national broadcasting company?s online services at noon on 27 December. H T J A N N E H U U S KO N E N , T O M I O R AVA I N E N , A N T T I T I R I . he stated during police interrogations. The bout loss haunted the young man throughout the day. The victim of the onslaught sustained permanent injuries from the hammer blows, including loss of hearing in one ear. The apartment building where two women were found murdered. The police then connected the killings to a man held for an assault in Kotka. Vantaa double-murder linked to ruthless assault in Kotka A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
Castaing said on Friday morning. The Turku shipyard of STX announced to having lost the contest for the billion euro Fin n i s h fo r Fo re i gne r s contract. ?It happened accord- ing to the usual export loan system.? The funding for two other cruise ship orders from STX Finland is at stake, as the government did not grant the shipyard a 50 million euro loan, says the Vice President of STX Finland Jari Anttila. The same loan would have been used to build two other cruiser ships at the shipyard of Turku, ordered by the shipping company TUI. 9 JANUARY 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 / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A TURUN SANOMAT 28 December Yle will file a police report on Denial of Service ?YLE INTENDS to ?le a police report on the Denial of Service that crashed Yle?s online service last Thursday. 6 FROM FINNISH PRESS 3 . over a 30 per cent drop compared to 2011. The reason for this lies in a lack of resources, according to Arto Hankilanoja, Police Superintendent of the Police Administration ?Case piles are stacking up so much that no coercive means can be taken. They produce so much paperwork and deadlines which bring additional pressure to resources,. HELI PAANANEN Fewer people are arrested ?ARRESTS and seizes have de- creased signi?cantly. The employees may use the tickets for themselves or give them to close L E H T I K U VA / P E K K A S A K K I The police arrested 21,700 crime suspects between January and October in 2012, which is almost a third less than during the same time last year. Iltalehti: Friends of Finnair employees fly abroad for ridiculously low prices Finnair employees get free flights that can be used by close relatives and friends. relatives, such as a live-inpartner, a child under 24, parent, sibling or close friend. The close relative should be marked down as a travelling partner instead of spouse.? HELSINGIN SANOMAT 28 December Co m e a n d e nj oy l ea rn i n g t h e e a s i e s t language in the world! President of STX France: Better funding situation solved the ship order funding situation solved the ship order to the bene?t of the French shipyard of STX, President of STX France Laurent Castaing told Helsingin Sanomat in a phone interview. ?The difference with our Finnish colleagues is that our funding situation is much better than STX Finland?s. The shipping company Royal Caribbean Cruises has announced that its luxury cruiser will be built in the French shipyard of STX in Saint Nazaire instead of Turku. According to Castaing, procuring funding was not easy for the French shipyard either. Thus we had less dif?culty in securing a loan for building from banks,. f i Institute of Adult Education in Helsink i Helsingin aikuisopisto Tö ö l ö nt u l l i n k at u 8 , 0 0 2 5 0 H e l s i n k i President of STX France Laurent Castaing says that a better funding situation solved the cruiser order to France?s benefit.. ?In the current crisis it was much more dif?cult than 2-3 years ago.? The loans which the French shipyard of STX received from French banks were backed by the state of France. Only country-specific taxes and traveller payments are charged for these so-called ID tickets. The ticket entitles you to a Finnair ?ight, supposing that the plane is not fully booked, with no possibility for seat reservation. The two cruisers correspond to 11,000 working years in total, and the orders amount to around 400 million.? L E H T I K U VA / P E K K A S A K K I ?BETTER S ee ou r vast an d abso lutely f abulous co u r s e p ro g ra m m e ! h e l a o. Hankilanoja explains. The police arrested 21,700 crime suspects between January and October in 2012, which is almost a third less than during the same time last year. Over 5,900 charges were made during the ten months . Finnair offers its 7,000 employees 12 quota tickets per each calendar year. Many other Finnish media have also announced that they plan to ?le police reports regarding the recent online attacks.? AAMULEHTI 28 December KESKISUOMALAINEN 28 December. The matter was decided by Yle?s CEO Lauri Kivinen. The re- port will be ?led to the Helsinki police for damage to Yle?s online service. ?Once the report has been ?led, the police can start looking into the matter?, says Yle?s Security Chief Simo Alho. The ?gures are obtained from the result information database of the police. Hankilanoja considers the drop a signi?cant one, for the number of crimes has not decreased at the same pace, and no legal reforms can be used to explain the change. In felony cases suspects are arrested and charged as before, reports Chief Inspector Pauli Huuskonen from the Police Department of Central Finland. ?IF YOU wish to travel abroad for a low price, it is worth becoming friends with Finnair employees
Sukanya Gupta, coordinator of Swayam, a Kolkata-based women?s rights organisation, explained. ?Six decades after independence, we will no longer tolerate these crimes. an arid zone known as one of the most dangerous parts of the country. Amparo Castillo, the mother of Edgar . identi?cation. According to the ASSOCHAM survey, the key issues that contribute to women feeling ?unsafe or uncomfortable? are poor lighting, no access to emergency assistance and inadequate police security. Women?s groups in Kolkata, where many were shocked after a woman was raped inside a car by a group who accosted her on the city?s sunset boulevard Park Street back in February 2012, say they are fed up with this ?insensitive system?. L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O/ S A J J A D H U S S A I N Failings of legal system means sexual assaults are all too common in world?s most populous nation. prisoners. 9 JANUARY 2013 7 Prisons in Mexico on verge of collapse Six out of 10 prisons in the country co-governed to some extent by criminal groups. MEXICO CIT Y, MEXICO DANIEL A PA STR ANA IPS STUDIES indicate that the prison population is 22 per cent (around 40,000 prisoners) over capacity. who was sentenced to eight years in prison for stealing a cell-phone . she stressed. Women feel unsafe in big cities, while in rural India rape is rampant, with the victim herself often at the receiving end of punitive laws. Rampant insecurity According to a survey released last month by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), 92 per cent of working women say they feel insecure, especially during the night, in all major economic hubs across the country. Among the metropolitan areas, New Delhi topped the list with 92 per cent of women respondents complaining that they feel unsafe, followed by 85 per cent of women in Bangalore and 82 per cent in Kolkata. Women say they feel insecure working in key industries like information technology, hospitality, civil aviation, healthcare and garments. The study by ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation (ASDF) is based on the feedback received from both working and non-working women. The random survey of women in the Delhi National Capital Region, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and Dehradun found that 100 percent of women respondents feel that the problem of women?s insecurity is bigger than any other challenge currently facing India. ASSOCHAM Secretary General D. she explained. ?We spent just an hour together before they started to shoo us out . When little information was offered, the The outlook for Mexican prison inmates is grim, whether or not they have been convicted. tion of Torture warned about structural ?aws in Mexico?s penal system, which encourages abuses of all kinds committed with the aim of obtaining confessions or selfincriminating statements. The already heavy use of preventive detention became even more excessive during the crusade against the drug cartels waged by President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) in his six years in of?ce. The Diagnóstico Nacional de Supervisión Penitenciaria, an assessment of the prison system presented by the governmental National Human Rights Commission in September, found that six out of 10 prisons in the country were co-governed to some extent by criminal groups. The report warns of prison hotspots in 10 of Mexico?s 31 states. Rawat told, ?Female employees remain extremely concerned and anxious (for their own security) even in places like hospitals.? Poor infrastructure and response ASSOCHAM says a highly effective and responsive GPS government, 10 by the authorities in Mexico City?s Federal District, 91 by municipal governments, and the rest by the individual states. Those charged with or convicted of federal crimes, generally for involvement in organised crime like drug traf?cking, make up just one-?fth of the prison population. After a visit to 24 prisons around the country in 2009, a report by the United Nations Subcommittee on Preven- system is required to reach out to distressed women using public transport. To provide safety and security to their employees, especially females, companies and ?rms should provide small security devices to their workforce to preempt attacks. Other experts have recommended measures like police veri?cation of cab drivers. S. In addition, four out of 10 inmates are still pending sentencing. But prisoners awaiting trial are held in the same cells as convicted inmates. Edgar Torres Castillo, 21, has spent two years in the prison of Gómez Palacio, in the Lagunera district between the northern Mexican states of Durango and Coahuila . she added. According to the National Crime Records Bureau statistics for 2011, West Bengal reported 12.7 percent of total cases of crime against women in the country, accounting for 29,133 out of a reported 228,650 crimes registered across India. NEW DEHLI, INDIA SUJOY DHAR IPS WOMEN across India say they have lived in constant fear of sexual assault, even before the case of a 23-year-old woman who died after she was gang raped on a bus in New Delhi earlier this month brought the issue to international attention. The incident sparked widespread protests across New Delhi, with huge numbers of women and even school children braving police batons, water cannons and teargas shells in a wave of public fury. Anti-rape protests in other Indian metropolises were more peaceful, but the turnouts spoke volumes. Many protesters say they are stalked by the fear of sexual assault each time they venture out of their homes, while rights activists charge that India is devoid of a proper system to deter offenders. In a nation of 1.2 billion people, where of?cial crime statistics say a woman is raped every 28 minutes, women?s groups say law enforcement and prosecution measures are abysmal. ?The country simply has no infrastructure to protect its women or punish their attackers with investigation and speedy trials,. relatives held protests and set up roadblocks. ?We didn?t even know if they were alive or not,. she said. In the early hours of the morning on 7 December, the police transferred 137 prisoners from the Gómez Palacio prison to federal penitentiaries. The next day, at the end of the visiting hours, people living in nearby homes heard loud bursts of gun?re and cries inside the prison. INTERNATIONAL NEWS HELSINKI TIMES 3 . The authorities reported that 25 prisoners and six unarmed guards had been killed during an escape attempt. In a communique, the Durango police said the prisoners had opened ?re on the guards when they were thwarted in their attempt to escape. Later, the federal government emptied out the prison, where 78 people have been killed in the past three years and several major prison escapes have been staged. At the time it was emptied, there were 500 inmates left in the prison. Like other family members, Castillo went to the prison after the reports of gun?re, to ?nd out what happened. Between 2010 and 2012 alone, a total of 521 prisoners escaped in 14 prison escapes, and 350 people were killed in two riots and 75 ?ghts. Fear of rape stalks Indian women ?Close to Kolkata, a suburban town called Barasat has gained notoriety for periodic assaults on women and yet there is no proper deployment of police (to assist) girls reaching home safely,. ?I thought he was acting strange, he seemed really sad and as if he had been hurt,. last saw him during a 18 December visit to the prison. she said. The bloody clash between prisoners and guards was one more illustration of the crisis plaguing Mexico?s prison system, which experts say is on the verge of total collapse. There are 429 prisons in Mexico, according to the latest report by the ministry of federal public security. according to Gupta. ?There is a total lack of action and that encourages the men to be aggressive towards women,. Of that total, 15 are run by the national Thousands of people have protested across India at the horrific rape of a woman on a bus in New Delhi which lead to her death in a hospital this week.. The chain of fear must be broken,. things were really tense,
There have been serious questions about the ethics of this, and for good reason. But by last summer it requested a bailout and was partially nationalised. Clients who have taken loans are ?assets. money, and in a couple of weeks its new ownership structure will be ?nalised. As being a member of the common European currency has lately become so expensive, people can be excused for wondering if the Euro is worth all the costs. 1986-1998 Finland Germany Greece Norway Sweden United Kingdom 1999-2011 Difference 2.2 2.4 1.7 3.1 1.9 2.7 2.3 1.4 1.7 1.6 2.7 2.0 +0.1 ?1.0 0.0 ?1.5 +0.8 ?0.7 Source: OECD Unemployment 1986-1998 Finland Germany Greece Norway Sweden United Kingdom 1999-2011 Difference 10.5 8.1 N/A 5.0 5.7 8.6 8.4 8.6 10.7 3.5 6.9 5.8 ?2.1 +0.5 N/A ?1.5 +1.2 ?2.8 Source: OECD; some early data unavailable I BELIEVE BANKIA raised capital from individual Spaniards in 2011 because it couldn?t induce cynical and savvy institutional investors to participate. If you have lost track, this is the rescue of Spanish banks. Now we can see how a national bank bailout differs from a pan-European bailout, and not in a good way. BANKIA was created only two years ago out of a merg- er of seven regional Spanish savings banks, which had gotten in trouble when the real estate market collapsed. However, this comes with a very important caveat: each situation is different, and sometimes owners deserve restitution. After the Euro was introduced, it fell to a low of 3.6 per cent in 2005, very similar to the 3.4 per cent rates in Finland and Germany. In hindsight, it is clear that Greece was paying such low rates because of the privilege of being in the Eurozone. Spain asked for a European bailout for its banks, including Bankia, and now we ?nally have some details how this will happen. THE BANK is receiving ?18 billion of Eurozone . More toxic assets will go to a bad bank. WHEN a bank collapses, there is always ?erce debate on who pays the price: depositors, clients, creditors or owners. In the years prior to 1999, Greece had an average long-term interest rate of 8.5 per cent. Finland has lower unemployment with the Euro; Germany has higher. This is especially true in the case of Bankia. GDP and inflation For those wondering if remaining in the Eurozone and paying the cost is worth it, statistical ammunition can be garnered by comparing some countries which joined the Euro (Greece, Germany and Finland) and some that didn?t (Norway, Sweden and Gross Domestic Product THE IDEA HOW Finland responded to its 1990s banking crisis is often touted as a model for today, but bank shareholders were treated quite differently back then. C O R D HEL SINKI TIMES FINLAND has committed billions of euros to bailout countries around the periphery of Europe, ranging from Iceland in the far north to Greece in the south. Finland enjoyed a slightly higher GDP growth rate in the thirteen years since the Euro was introduced than the prior thirteen years. Norway and the UK had slower growth, while Sweden?s economic growth has accelerated. About 30% of employees will be sacked, and the remainder will be asked to take pay cuts of 40-50%. Norway has lower unemployment after 1999; Sweden has higher. The UK is being rewarded for maintaining control of its own monetary policy, and nations in the Eurozone are being punished. All of the nations studied are members of the European Economic Area and bene?t from the freer movement of labour, capital and trade. Over the long term it is dif?cult to ?nd how a country has gained bene?ts from the Euro that they would not have gained as simply being part of the EEA. The huge capital injection into all Finnish banks during 1992 was in the form of preferred shares, not voting stock, and existing shareholders did not lose everything. Spanish banks. 8 BUSINESS 3 . But their interest rates have remained low, only averaging 3.1 per cent in 2011, slightly more than Finland?s. Germany, however, had slower growth. Greece had the same average growth rate for both pre- and post-Euro periods. If one looks at nations which demurred to join the common currency, the signs are similarly mixed. So when it comes to GDP, it is dif?cult to ?nd a difference between countries using the Euro and those which retained their own currencies. With unemployment, it is similarly problematic to get a clear picture. But this has not always been the case. As being a member of the common European currency has lately become so expensive, people can be excused for wondering if the Euro is worth all the costs. Was the Euro worth it? It is difficult to find any long-term benefits of membership in the Eurozone. DAV I D J . Depositors are almost always protected. Although the money has of?cially been provided as loans, servicing that debt is expensive and it is almost universally believed part of it will never be repaid. The bulk of the money has been, or will be, provided to countries in the Eurozone: Ireland, Portugal, Greece and that when banks fail, the owners should bear the majority of the losses. Many of these individuals were talked into investing because of an aggressive marketing campaign by Bankia managers, who were themselves urged to do this by Spanish authorities. Interest rates should have been much higher. Backlash The result was inevitable: in 2011 Greece?s long-term bonds were yielding 15.7 per cent, while Finland and Germany were rewarded for their ?scal discipline and were paying less than 3 per cent. The United Kingdom was also attempting to deal with a surging budget de?cit and ballooning national debt. There should also be questions raised about the ethics of Finland demanding these duped shareholders be wiped out, when we didn?t do this with our own bank owners. Inflation 1986-1998 Finland Germany Greece Norway Sweden United Kingdom 1999-2011 Difference 3.0 2.2 13.5 3.8 4.1 0.8 1.8 1.5 3.3 2.1 1.5 0.2 ?1.2 ?0.7 ?10.2 ?1.7 ?2.6 ?0.6 Source: OECD Long term interest rates 1986-1998 Finland Germany Greece Norway Sweden United Kingdom 1999-2011 Difference 9.5 6.7 8.5 9.3 9.7 8.8 4.1 3.9 6.0 4.7 4.1 4.5 ?5.4 ?2.8 ?2.5 ?4.6 ?5.6 ?4.3 Source: OECD the UK), both before and after the implementation of the common currency. With most macroeconomic indicators, there is no clear sign that the Euro bene?ted or harmed participants. and raised capital by selling shares. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / DA N I E L RO L A N D David J. Finland?s average in?ation rate fell from 3 per cent to less than 2. Here the market erred, and the Hellenic republic was getting rates much too low. Its ?scal policy was reckless, its wages were increasing too quickly compared to its competitors, and its balance of payments was sliding into ruin. In the case of Bankia, ing crisis is often some 350,000 Spanish touted as a model shareholders will lose alfor today, but bank most everything. shareholders were treated quite differently back then. that shareholders should be wiped out in a bank bailout is not new. Some political parties, including Finland?s Social Democrats, make this a point of their dogma. The difference between the UK and Finland?s ?nances is drastic, but the difference between the rates they are paying is not. Greece?s change was even more drastic: from a 13.5 per cent annual rate to only 3.3. The costs and bene?ts of being in the Euro become abundantly clear in regards to long-term interest rates, as measured by ten-year government bonds. Bankia foisted some of its toxic assets into a ?bad bank. 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. What to do with the owners of failed banks? THE MOST recent bailout in Europe is now underway. When Skopbank was nationalised in 1991, existing owners were bought out, albeit for a small sum. Other banks that collapsed during this crisis, like Anglo Irish, were treated similarly. of the bank and are treated differently. Those who own the bank How Finland and those who loaned responded to money to it are normally the ones who take lossits 1990s bankes. This is how capitalism works. The UK?s debt was 86 per cent of GDP in the second quarter of 2012, while Finland?s was only 51.7 per cent. Here the tides have turned: it is judged better, by investors, to have your own currency. The value of the Euro will probably only be clear once the mistakes of its creation are recti?ed.. There is no clear relationship between the common currency and unemployment rate. Inflation and interest rates To make matters more complicated, each country also has unique reasons for its economic statistics: Germany had reuni?cation, Finland and Sweden had banking crises, while Norway, with its oil wealth, is in a class by itself. It might be more useful to study monetary phenomena. In the Eurozone countries, one can see a clear improvement in in?ation after joining the common European currency. including Finnish
Now the ministry has suf?cient resources,. S T T M ARIA M ANNER . ?Solutions to the structural weaknesses of the welfare state must be identi?ed regardless of the current economic situation,. In his communiqué, Ihalainen proposes that the maritime and offshore industry remains an area of abrupt structural change. ?I believe it is reasonable to extend the status for the coming years, in order to have the capacity to foster long-term pro?tability and employment situation in the maritime and offshore industry in Finland,? Ihalainen states. Correct information has also been given on the Spanish and Greek collateral arrangements. BUSINESS HELSINKI TIMES 3 . In addition, the con?dence indicators of the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) suggest that the con?dence of the service sector improved slightly. This is also seen as a rush in the work of Finnish of?cials. Leading performance inspector Meri Virolainen re- Since the ECB has an important role in the management of the euro crisis, the Audit Of?ce considers it important to ?nd procedures to present the total liabilities and risks in a single parliamentary session document and under the same treatment process. Information only by word of mouth This goal will not be achieved at the present rate. Instead, L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N RIS TO JUSSIL A . minutes show only a pithy list of who has been consulted in each case. Another problem lies in the fact that Parliament?s parliamentary session documents are not clear on exactly what information the MPs have received in the committees. The Ministry of Finance is not in the habit of distributing written materials. Despite the increase, consumer con?dence remains well below the long-term average of 12.6 points, at 3.5 points. Consumers are especially positive about their saving possibilities, but remain pessimistic about the national economy. HT-STT Ihalainen defends STX decision The Minister of Labour, Lauri Ihalainen (SDP), has voiced his support for the government?s decision concerning STX Finland?s cruise ship order. he says. According to Katainen, the prevailing economic turbulence only highlights the need for reforms, some of which may prove painful. However, no public of?cials, public services or income transfers can replace the care of a family, he also underlines. HT-STT MoominShop ©MC? Moomin Shop Helsinki-Vantaa Airport Terminal 2, gate 26-27 Open 05.30 - 20.30 every day Moomin Shop Forum Mannerheimintie 20, Helsinki Open mon - fri 9-21, sat 9-18, sun 12-18 Executive Director Tuomas Pöysti of the National Audit Office says, ?Parliament has a key role in taking a stand on Finland?s position.?. What the experts have then said is not clear from the minutes. Pöysti admitted that this is certain to cause major headaches for future historians who want to study Finland?s solutions to the euro crisis management. The ministers, however, receive praise. Virolainen said. Virolainen held the main responsibility for the audits. This makes the decisions justi?able,. says Executive Director Tuomas Pöysti of the National Audit Of?ce. However, the audit also found that the fragmented information made it dif?cult to get an overall picture of the risks and responsibilities of the euro crisis. ?Parliament has a key role in taking a stand on Finland?s position. 9 JANUARY 2013 9 L U M I J A GU A A R I COLUMN Consumer confidence strengthens The Ministry of Finance, pictured, has submitted correct and reliable material to Parliament. The Ministry of Finance receives both praise and critique from the National Audit Office Overall view of Finland?s guarantor obligations difficult to discern. ported that the Ministry of Finance was still experiencing a staff shortage last year. ?This year the human resources have improved. The Of?ce believes that the Ministry has submitted correct and reliable information to Parliament regarding the European ?nancial stability arrangements. The interviews revealed that in the Grand Committee, for example, Ministers have been very forthcoming. The con?dence of consumers in the economy strengthened moderately in December, Statistics Finland reveals. In his opinion, the situation has improved. The Of?ce released an audit report on the Finnish Parliament?s access to information on European ?nancial stability arrangements in December. Urgent crisis preparations The importance of increasing access to information is also relevant due to the usually urgent nature of EU crisis preparations. Inspections were made regarding the information from the beginning of the year until the beginning of October. The process of assessing Finland?s total liabilities has been complicated by the fact that Finland is unable to precisely determine the indirect liabilities falling on Finland. This is due to the independent role of the European Central Bank and differences in reporting methods. THE MINISTRY of Finance has been both praised and criticised by the National Audit Of?ce for how it has informed Parliament regarding the euro crisis and its management. HT-STT Katainen reiterates need for structural reforms The Prime Minister of Finland, Jyrki Katainen (NCP), believes structural reforms are necessary in order to uphold the welfare state in the face of dramatic demographic changes. Although losing the order is a great disappointment, he believes the government resorted to all available means to provide the funding necessary to secure the order. Pöysti also pointed out that in general, the national parliaments. access to information in the EU has become increasingly important. Contrastively, the con?dence of industrial and construction sectors declined. HT information is given mainly by word of mouth. This procedure has been justi?ed as minimising information leakage and avoiding negative market reactions. The Audit Of?ce has urged the Ministry to consider how this problem could be solved, in cooperation with Parliament. The parliamentary committees
The clay will prevent the spread of radioactive material into the bedrock. ?We believe it will take just short of two years (to process the application), so that in 2014 we would have the permission in our hands and in 2015 we could begin the construction,. inherent characteristics and instincts draw them to. Are pets a safety factor, or does pet hoarding have any extremes at all? Either way, getting a pet is more than a moment?s fancy. The move comes as waiting queues have reached record levels in recent weeks, with lines up to 15km long accumulating at some crossings?? SUNDAY TIMES SRI LANKA 28 December IT?S ALSO ?tting to con- desire to keep pets tells us something about what makes us tick. Posiva Chief Executive Reijo Sundell told a news conference. He added the ?nal disposal is now estimated to begin around 2022...? GLOBAL GRIND 27 December. She is also president of the Social Affairs and Health Committee. A dog?s a dog ? at Christmas as well Border-crossing tailbacks, like this one at the Nuijamaa checkpoint, could be reduced by using the proposed electronic reservation system. ICE NEWS 24 December Finland to launch border bookings ?FINNISH authorities are to implement an electronic reservation system for border crossings in an effort to combat long queues. This is a task the breeds. Dogs as pets for domestic dog, were children are yet anothoriginally wild, car- er issue. Finland expects to begin to bury nuclear waste in 2022 company Posiva on Friday asked for government permit to construct a ?nal repository for used nuclear fuel, planned to be the ?rst site in the world to start burying capsulated nuclear waste. ?FINNISH sider what the humanisation of animals tells us about our times. The dog was originally intended as a guard and a hunting partner, a bene?cial animal asset. has adopted an aggressive method to revive its Chinese market performance by cooperating with e-commerce websites and expanding its online sales. The company signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese online retailer 360buy.com on Thursday. The traditional message of Christmas has been strongly associated with the peaceful coexistence of people and animals. These days, pets receive their own Christmas blessing at the Senate Square, and our animal friends are remembered in other ways as well. 10 FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS 3 . How happy do you think a cat forced to eat a vegetarian diet is? Animals, like the domestic dog, were originally wild, carnivorous predators and were happiest in tracking blood scents in the wild, hunting or otherwise living according to their instincts. Posiva, owned by Finnish utilities Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima (TVO), plans to bury used nuclear fuel around 400 metres deep in Onkalo bedrock on Olkiluoto island, some 230 km northwest of Helsinki. Posiva have already constructed tunnels as part of a safety testing project. The spent nuclear fuel is planned to be buried for at least 100,000 years in encased capsules of copper and cast iron and surrounded by buffers of bentonite clay, that swells if it gets in contact with water. He criticised the overbreeding of dogs in particular. Could it be that as we increasingly demand admiration and room for our ego, a pet will give us these things more easily. As the old saying goes, a dog does not bite the hand that feeds him. Built from a special thermal glass the temperature inside the I G L O O V I L L A G E K A K S L A U T TA N E N WHERE is the limit of human vanity. After Christmas, it is a good time to consider the wider signi?cance of animals for us humans. CHRISTMAS The view from inside one of the glass igloos at Kakslauttanen. igloo always stays a normal level. It also prevents the glass from not getting white frosted, hence keeping the view clear even when the temperature outside drops to under ?30°C. A glass igloo provides an one of a kind opportunity to admire the northern lights and millions of stars of the crystal clear sky in a comfortable room temperature. as, for example, a farmed mink or a pig. It is man?s best friend, or even a family memAnimals, like the ber. JASON BROOKS Rent A Glass Igloo THE HUMAN ?DURING the winter months, Igloo Village Kakslauttanen in Saariselka, Finland offers the possibility to spend the night admiring the Northern lights in a glass igloo. According to him, the more humane option would be to observe and look after the welfare of wild animals. Every igloo is equipped with a toilet and luxury beds?? A Nokia store in Beijing. CHINA DAILY/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK 25 December. SHEN JINGTING Finland?s Nokia looks to Internet sales to revive fortunes in China ?FINNISH mobile phone man- ufacturer Nokia Corp. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A Inkeri Kerola is a Centre Party MP and the Centre Party parliamentary group?s first vice-president. Of?cial information regarding costs and the reservation process have yet to be released, although reports say that each booking will cost 2 euro or less and patrons will L E H T I K U VA / B E N J A M I N S U O M E L A nivorous predators and were happiest in tracking blood scents in the wild, hunting or otherwise living according to their instincts. ic scheme will be launched before next autumn and will initially be open to those crossing at the Imatra, Vaalimaa and Nuijamaa checkpoints on the southern border with L E H T I K U VA / S I X T E N J O H A N S S O N has always been thought of as a celebration for animals as well as humans. As keeping livestock became more common, dogs developed an important role as shepherds. As Christmas presents they will not do. be given a set arrival time. Can these instincts be ful?lled in cramped urban apartments. For example, a large dog will need exercise and freedom just as much as farmed minks and foxes. A dog or a cat is not as much of ?an animal. Pets will even receive presents under the ?r trees. The former director of Korkeasaari Zoo, associate professor of animal physiology Seppo Turunen, suggested that keeping pets for entertainment should be done away with. The latter agreed to procure 2 billion yuan (US $320 million) worth of mobile phones from Nokia next year. The Chinese company is the second-largest businessto-customer e-commerce retailer in China, having annual sales of 30.8 billion yuan in 2011??. Oddly enough, I have not heard anyone demanding a pet-keeping ban on a broader basis. According to a YLE report, the electron- IN SPITE of Christmas, the cramped, small apartments in the city may become uncomfortable for pets. Turunen was met with quite an outburst of feedback, and predictably became the target of people?s ire. Or is it so that one must have an exotic snake, because it is fashionable and matches the interior decoration. The popularity of pets also tells something about the change in how we see ourselves. A well-loved pet is the most faithful of all faithful friends. And what do you think of the snakes coiling and lizards basking in the heated terrariums in the home, in the middle of the cold northern winter every day? Russia
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Not only Vitamin D supplements and light therapy are two recognised ways to treat seasonal affective disorder and are common practice throughout Finland. THE ROCKY relationship between Finnish, spoken by the majority of the population and the country?s other of?cial language Swedish, culminated during the language strife in Finland in the late 19th and early 20th century, and has been a highly politicised issue ever since. Swedish spoken by a minority of 5.5 per cent of the population called Finland Swedes or Swedish-speaking Finns, has been the cause of much debate, and the privileged position it enjoys in Finland has come under much scrutiny. After Sweden lost the territory that now constitutes Finland in 1809 to Russia, Finland received an autonomous status. 12 LIFESTYLE 3 . This method, which mimics natural outdoor light, has effects that are similar to those of antidepressant medications: it improves mood and is also bene?cial for those suffering from sleep disorders. One of the hardships faced by victims of winter blues is their unwillingness to socialise. SAD is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter or summer, spring or autumn year after year . The Fennoman?s saw their efforts rewarded in 1863 when Finnish was given of?cial language status and later became the dominant language. After Finland gained independence in 1917, both Finnish and Swedish received equal status in the constitution written in 1919, with the language strife continuing throughout the 1920s and well into the 1930s as a dif?cult and sensitive domestic political issue. In recent years, the debate has surrounded the Mandatory Swedish incorporated into Finland?s education system. The Confederation of Finnish Industries released a report in 2010 stating that Mandatory Swedish in school One country, two languages As sunlight becomes scarce during the long winter months, it is increasingly hard to keep up energy levels. If you?ve got the ?blues? does it distract one from being pre-occupied with personal problems derived from mood swings, but a laugh with a friend can lift the mood signi?cantly. Establishing a new habit may also help. Doing exercises and embedding sports into our daily life so as to increase our physical activity can also reduce the symptoms of winter blues by improving mood. ?From an epidemiological point of view, there seems to be enough evidence to say that physical activity and mood are positively correlated,. At this time, around 15 per cent of the Finnish population were thought to speak in Swedish, including the upper class, and Swedish was the of?cial language used in administration and in higher education. The autonomous status paved way for a nationalistic spirit sweeping over Finland, and the prominent Finland Swede Johan Vilhelm Snellman believed that if Finland was to become independent, the language spoken by the majority of the population, Finnish, had to become the national language. This divided the largely Swedish-speaking upper class between Fennomans L E H T I K U VA / M A R T T I K A I N U L A I N E N R A SMUS HE TEM ÄKI HEL SINKI TIMES should be abolished as the language has lost some of its appeal in the eyes of employers while other languages such as Russian and especially English have increased in importance. But there are also strong advocates for keeping the status quo, as the newly released Government?s National Languages Strategy re?ects. It was based on the so-called Ahtisaari Report, produced by a steering group of the Swedish Assembly of Finland, led by Finland?s former President Martti Ahtisaari. The Government?s new strategy put together under the leadership of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, stressed the need for both national languages to be clearly visible, heard and used in order to reinforce Finland as a bilingual country. The mandatory status of Swedish at Finnish schools has been a source of debate in past few years. Readers pictures In today?s world of camera phones it seems nearly anyone can be a press photographer. Helsinki Times are interested in seeing your best, or funniest, shots of everyday life around Helsinki. If you would like to share your best snaps with us, please email them to amanda@helsikitimes.fi. Jimmy Litardo saw ice fishers daring the thin ice in Hakaniemi bay. The treatment involves a daily dose of full-spectrum light from a special lamp. Its greatest advantage over medicines is that it has very few side effects. The lack of light may result in Vitamin D de?ciency as well as low levels of serotonin, which is the main factor responsible for mood swings. Light therapy is one of the solutions to the lack of light. Apart from the gifts of winter, such as iceskating, sledging and the wonders of snow, this time of year has its own drawbacks. The days are short; darkness crawls upon us, and we have to mummify ourselves in thick coats and scarves. Fatigue, mood swings, lack of concentration and anxiety are the most common symptoms of winter blues, or seasonal affective disorder (SAD). However, one way of dealing with the blues is to be with other people as much as possible. in Finland this mostly affects people in the dark winter months. However, there are steps that people suffering from the cold and dark may take to cope with the bone-chilling weather. Humans need sunlight to function normally. The public have been warned not to risk walking on ice as recent temperatures have risen beyond freezing point.. explains Sami Leppämäki in his PhD study, The Effect of Exercise and Light on Mood. However hard it may be to cope with the effects of the dark season on our mood and health, people must bear in mind that there are several possibilities they can seize for the sake of a more bearable winter. Exposure to bright light, socialising and doing exercises are some of the numerous ways of protecting ourselves from the perils of gloomy and cold weather. How to tackle the darkest time of the year? EMIL CHALHOUB HEL SINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N LIVING in Finland is not always as gratifying as one may think. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N The culture of Swedish speaking Finns who advocated for the Finnish language and their Svecoman counterparts who defended the status of the Swedish language
The locals of Newt, Texas did not take too kindly to the news that the local abattoir had seen its fair share of human fatalities over the years, and were sure to kill off the remaining members of the murderous family responsible. Tours in English commence at 18:30 each night. Lux Helsinki . This time the ?lmmakers have gone back to the source and picked up exactly where Tobe Hooper?s 1974 classic left off. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES away from the shortest day of the season, Lux Helsinki reminds us that there is light at the end of the tunnel, inviting all and sundry to enjoy a number of light installations around town. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES Miesten välisiä keskusteluja (K12) Release Date: 4 January Director: Jarmo Lampela Starring: Iina Kuustonen Noora Geagea ating with a woman of low reputation, and the couple is torn apart when Violetta is eventually forced to part from him. 13 installations are on display this year, lighting up a route stretching from the Olympic Stadium to Baana via the Amphitheatre at the Finnish National Opera, Hesperia Park, Kansalaistori and Kiasma. Based on One Shot, one of the entries in the Jack Reacher book series, and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (screenwriter of 1995?s The Usual Suspects, and last seen in the director?s chair with Way of the Gun 13 years ago), the ?lm boasts an impressive supporting cast. Robert Duvall and Rosamund Pike are joined by chief bad guy Werner Herzog in an inspired piece of casting. a 38-year-old, mind you, living with the aid of an iron lung. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES THE ARRIVAL of 2013 brings one of Giuseppe Verdi?s most loved operas to the Finnish National Opera. CULTURE HELSINKI TIMES 3 . Drawing on the support of a less than conventional priest (William H. Husband and wife Henry and Maria (Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts) watch an idyllic family holiday in Thailand with their three sons turn pear-shaped when they are confronted with the tsunami that ravages Asia on Boxing Day 2004. Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona of 2007?s creepy The Orphanage, word-of-mouth has been positive. The saw is the law yet again this year, with Texas Chainsaw 3D doing away with its longer, pesky title and rebooting the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series for another round. With performances continuing until 2 February, La Traviata showcases some of the Italian great?s most lauded work, telling the love story of Alfredo and Violetta. Alfredo?s family disapproves and steps in when they ?nd out he is associ- Verdi?s La Traviata is at the Finnish National Opera. The Sessions (K16) Release Date: 4 January Director: Ben Lewin Starring: John Hawkes Helen Hunt Jack Reacher (K16) Release Date: 4 January Director: Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise Rosamund Pike The Impossible (K12) Release Date: 4 January Director: Juan Antonio Bayona Starring: Naomi Watts Ewan McGregor Texas Chainsaw 3D Release Date: 4 January Director: John Luessenhop Starring: Alexandra Daddario Tania Raymonde Särkyneet will play Tavastia this Friday 4 January. A very punk Christmas celebration this Friday 4 January at Tavastia. Featuring local punk out?ts Pää Kii, who are celebrating the release of their self-titled debut, the festivities at Punk Rock X-mas also include a performance from Särkyneet, themselves J A M E S O . 9 JANUARY 2013 13 Film onscreen begins with a bang of sorts. One of the chief focuses can be found at Senate Square, where Helsinki Cathedral will be transformed by a video projection by the artist duo Casa Magica. Another of the main attractions this year is Pink Caravan by light artist Ainu Palmu: a travelling light installation that will illuminate a different object on each AS WE CRAWL awaiting the release of their second full-length album. Rounding out the line-up is Joensuu?s Wasted, fresh off the release of last year?s Outsider By Choice. In a ?lm of many conversations, a writer played by Juha Kukkonen confronts a number of dif?cult questions when conducting research for his next novel. Last year?s Lux Helsinki included a spectacular light show at the Senate Square.. Advance word has been very strong . just don?t mention the height discrepancy between the Cruise on screen and the Reacher on the page. THE YEAR Amping up tension of another kind this week is inspired-by-actual-events The Impossible. The majority of the installations can be viewed from 16:00 to 22:00, while some of the installations will be displayed from sunset to sunrise. Let there be light J A M E S O . Helen Hunt returns as a very hands-on sex therapist in The Sessions after many years in the cinematic wilderness. Inspired by the life of poet/ journalist Mark O?Brien, the ?lm has Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes as a writer seeking to lose his virginity . Thus when a young woman travels to Texas to collect her inheritance from her grandmother, little does she know that an encounter with a chainsawwielding killer is just around the corner. Finally, on the home front, Miesten välisiä keskusteluja (Conversations Between Men) offers just that as Jar- Love of opera J A M E S O . Macy) and a team of caretakers, Hawkes hires Hunt?s compassionate sex surrogate to help him reach home base. If it?s stylish cracking of skulls you are looking for in place of cherries popped, Tom Cruise tests the patience of fanboys around the globe who didn?t approve of his casting as Jack Reacher. Purveyors of raw old-school punk rock since 1996, the band continue to buoy the local punk scene and ?ttingly round out the trio of bands championing both veterans of the scene and up-and-coming punks on Friday night. Punk Rock X-mas Pää Kii, Särkyneet, Wasted 4 January 20:00 Tickets ?11.50/12.00 Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Furthermore, Lux Helsinki can also be enjoyed as part of a free guided walking tour, which takes groups on a three-kilometre circuit that lasts approximately two hours. However, one of them was to get away unscathed. The Light is Loose 4-8 January www.luxhelsinki.fi. L A U R I RO T KO Opening films mo Lampela returns to the director?s chair for the ?rst time since 2003?s Eila. In time the young lovers eventually meet again, but by this stage Violetta is dying. Presented in three parts, the opera is based on La dame aux Camélias (1852), a play adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, ?ls. Set to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, it was originally entitled Violetta, but eventually took on the title of The Fallen Woman in Italian. La Traviata continues to be praised for its melodic ?ow and elegant orchestration, successfully depicting both Parisian society and the pain of separation. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES WHILE traditional Christmas celebrations have wound down for most of the public, the punk scene continues to challenge the mainstream by offering their own festive L E H T I K U VA / M I K KO S T I G J A M E S O . Violetta?s death scene is said to be one of the most touching in the entire history of opera. Under the direction of Giancarlo del Monaco and Jere Erkkilä¸ all performances at Finnish National Opera are in Italian with Finnish, Swedish and English subtitles. La Traviata Until 2 February Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Helsinki Pää Kii, who picked up an award at the EMMAs in 2012. night of the event accompanied by composed music. Lux Helsinki offers the work of Finnish and international artists, including artists and artist groups from France, England and Hong Kong offering new perspective on some of the most famous buildings in the city centre and urban spaces
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A few weeks ago, it was reported that Geisha chocolates were accidentally mixed into packets that were only supposed to consist of Fazer Sininen and Dumle chocolates. Chocolate manufacturer Fazer seems to have taken this to heart. Berg says that the Finnish consumer can help solve this problem by favoring products that are produced locally, rather than buying products that are produced outside Finland. Alcohol and smoking increase mouth cancer risk Drinking too much alcohol and smoking too much could lead to mouth cancer. said Leena Majamäki, Director of Communications. Mormor is the first specialised cupcake shop in Helsinki. Sweet treats taste like Mormor Helsinki?s first cupcake shop offers the classic treats and experiments with new varieties. li cupcakes. has made a burger with 12 slices of cheese and 12 pieces of heart-killing bacon. According to their Facebook page, ?if it?s not the end of the world, then it?s de?nitely the end of your hunger.? Epic meals are not new, as they became popular in the YouTube series ?Epic Meal Time?, which gained huge success mainly due to the absurd oddities and tremendous sizes of the dishes featured. While the delicious Fazermint usually consists of chocolates with mint ?lling, a recent batch had no ?lling in them at all. Lee Ehnqvist, who has been baking, frosting and selling cupcakes since the beginning, says that their aim is to use basic ingredients, and as many locally made products as possible, such as Finnish ?our and butter. At Mormor Cupcakes, there is a large variety to choose from. We recommend waiting around half an hour before eating for an unforgettable cupcake experience. ??? Lean pickings for pig-farmers J I M M Y L I TA R D O S RU T H I V Y DY U L A HEL SINKI TIMES According to Ari Berg, the Executive Director of the Finnish Swine-Entrepreneurs Association, the Finnish pig-farmer makes very little pro?t. The mix-ups continue, and this time, it is Fazermint in the spotlight. According to the National Institute for Health and Welfare, around 400,000-600,000 drink too much alcohol, which increases their risk of developing mouth cancer. This is because, although the demand for pork is at its highest in Finland, the price of pork in the shops is very low. Along with Mia Halonen and Sina Hentunen, she set up Mormor Cupcakes. It all started when Sanna Kiiski asked a question that has been bothering cupcake lovers all over Finland: Why are there no cupcake shops around? However, instead of asking around for answers, Kiiski took it a step further. ?We are really sorry. Our ?rst priority is that people can trust our products, and that their taste experience is as good as we promise,. They have obviously carved a niche for themselves in the Finnish community of cupcake and Interesting combinations She says that she has also been experimenting with interesting combinations such as beetroot and chocolate cupcakes and chocolate and chiJ I M M Y L I TA R D O IN THE HEART of Helsinki, amidst all the hustle and bustle of the city, lies a quaint sanctuary full of delectable treats: handmade cupcakes in all imaginable colours and ?avours served by Mormor Cupcakes, which has been catering to the capital?s growing demand for this American treat for over a year now. A little more than a year ago, a cupcake lover would have had to hunt all around Helsinki for their favorite treat, rather than stroll a few hundred meters from Kamppi and enjoy a delicious cupcake. Dentists say that alcohol reduces saliva, Mormor cupcakes come in variety of colours and flavours. Lee Ehnqvist at work at Mormor. erodes teeth and alters the mouth?s mucus lining. Drinking and smoking at the same time multiplies the risk of mouth cancer, as alcohol aids the absorption of tobacco into the system. ??? Is overeating obligatory during holidays? Habits are different everywhere, but overeating is typical of holidays. She has also been creating savory cupcakes, using ingredients such as salmon and feta cheese. Except for vegetarians, people consume a great amount of meat during the Christmas holidays. Heavy meals have detrimental effects on our health. Apart from gaining as much as 2-3 kg in a few weeks, eating too much jeopardises, for instance, the health of diabetics, as the ?uctuation of blood sugar level can easily lead to stroke, heart attack, or arteriosclerosis. But not only diabetics are endangered; consuming greasy food is unhealthy for everyone. ??? 12x12x12 A mysterious title, with no apparent relation to food; Carl?s Jr. Strawberries with lime meringue frosting, chocolate with caramel frosting and blueberry with vanilla frosting are some of the mouthwatering ?avours available. And for all carb-watchers, they already have a low-carb selection. It features recipes for basic cupcakes as well as fancier ones. Ehnqvist has also created personalised recipes for some TV celebrities and other famous people who have helped the HOPE foundation, whose aim is to help and provide support for marginalised members of society and families under ?nancial pressure. Finally, for true cupcake lovers, they have everything! Mormor Cupcakes? top tip for enjoying cupcakes Resist the urge to eat your cupcake the moment you buy it. Cupcakes taste best at room temperature, but they are stored in a chilly environment due to hygiene reasons. Mormor Cupcakes also donates ?ve cents from every cupcake sold to the foundation. During their ?rst birthday celebration on 7 November, Mormor Cupcakes donated more than 1200 euro. So what next for Mormor Cupcakes. 9 JANUARY 2013 15 J I M M Y L I TA R D O Life is a box of chocolates ?Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you?re going to get,? said Forrest Gump. Ehnqvist says that they plan on expanding by setting up pop-up stores and letting other cafes sell their cupcakes. Their aim was to bring the American treat to Finland, without using preservatives and other added ingredients. When asked which one is her favorite, Ehnqvist said that it is the strawberry with lime meringue, as it is different from the classic tastes of cupcakes in the sense that it isn?t very sweet. sweet-treat lovers. EAT & DRINK HELSINKI TIMES 3 . Rice and potato consumption is also high. They are also catering for parties and meetings. However, at the moment, they have no plans to set up another exclusively Mormor Cupcakes shop. She has asked them for their favorite ?avour, and has created a cupcake recipe around it. Shops defend their prices, saying that one shop alone cannot raise its prices, and that prices primarily depend on how much people are willing to pay for the product. Now, she is creating recipes for a book, which is set to be published on Valentine?s Day 2013. For all the people who hate overly sweet treats, there is also exciting news: Mormor Cupcakes is planning to introduce savory cupcakes into their collection in the near future. Consume responsibly. Compiled by Sruthi Vydyula and Emil Chalhoub
Since then, this interesting variation on the traditional Finnish lihapiirakka meat pie has been ?rmly established as an essential part of the ritual of market-going: in fact, the highlight of a visit to Savonlinna?s market is having coffee and a lörtsy amidst the hubbub. Happy with Helsinki Times Eat&Drink topics and current Finnish food-series? Send your suggestions to Salomonkatu 19, Helsinki Tel. all it takes is to use one?s imagination! Yours truly attempted to ?nd a lörtsy from one of the largest supermarkets in Helsinki but, unfortunately, to no avail. 09 694 0750 Mon-Fri 11-23, Sat 12-23, Sun 12-22 www.tandoor.fi info@helsinkitimes.fi Savonlinna Market Square is the place to find the best lörtsy and a perfect spot to enjoy the town?s beautiful surroundings. Lörtsy can be filled according to individual taste . 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES Finnish foods RESTAURANTS . PUBS . However, the sky is the limit when it comes to ?lling options. Unless you get lucky, it does seem that a trip to Savonlinna is just what it takes in order to try these out. BARS Olavinlinna Castle is one of the main attractions in Savonlinna, but the humble lörtsy is good reason to visit the city too. Savonlinna?s pie impresses with endless filling possibilities There is one lörtsy for every taste. A N N A M A R I A A L E X A N D RO U HEL SINKI TIMES Transforming Finnish gifts of nature in an innovative manner to suit modern tastes. Lörtsy is made from a type of pastry similar to that used to bake pulla and munkki. Deep-fried, it shares its trademark semi-circle shape with its closest relative, the lihapiirakka, and also resembles a calzone, the turnover pizza. However, what makes lörtsy special is not its outside appearance; rather, the content matters the most. Possible ?llings include kebab, vegetables, cloudberry jam, and even salmiakki . Apple jam is the traditional ?lling for a sweet lörtsy coated with sugar (omenalörtsy), alongside with its savory counterpart, minced-meat lörtsy (lihalörtsy). sweet or savoury.. Natives of Savonlinna, a town located in the east of Finland, have the privilege to brighten up their summer days even more with the delicious taste of lörtsy, the local specialty. This Savonlinna classic reportedly ?nds its roots from the early ?fties, when the ?rst kiosk offering these goodies was located in the town?s harbour. Once there, be sure to save your appetite . an endless list of lörtsy variations await you! L E H T I K U VA / J U S S I N U K A R I Korkeavuorenkatu 27 Helsinki Tel. +358 9 635 732 www.juuri.fi HERE in the North, where darkness and cold are basically the norm, long, sunny summer afternoons are precious moments. 16 EAT & DRINK 3
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Jäntti is an enchanting singer-songwriter whose music is a unique blend of both powerful and delicate musical elements and expression, mixing influences that pass decades. Manna?s music has garnered positive attention both in Finland and abroad. Espoo Museum of Modern Art Ahertajantie 51G Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/8/10. www.emma.museum Until Mon 28 January Fanny Churberg: Like No Other Woman Before One of the foremost Finnish landscape painters. Amos Anderson Art Museum Helsinki Yrjönkatu 271G1G Tickets ?0/2/6/8 www.amosanderson.fi Until Sun 17 February 52 Souls International exhibition devoted to Symbolist landscape painting. Ateneum Art Museum Kaivokatu 21G www.ateneum.fi Until Sun 28 July MAYA III . The Rademakers Collection Paintings from the Romantic Era; portraits, still-lifes, genre paintings and landscapes depicting the countryside and sea as well as towns. Sinebrychoff Art Museum Bulevardi 401G Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/8/10 www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi Parisian singer-songwriter Manna Jäntti plays Virgin Oil CO this Friday. Sat 5 January Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera Up-to-date version of Verdi?s opera. Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Helsinki Tickets ?14-84 www.opera.fi Sat 5 & Sun 6 January Strauss Concert Strauss. will be the place for two interesting gigs on Friday 4 January. On the same evening, the stage will be taken by the internationally acclaimed female pop musician Manna, and the Helsinki-based electro pop duo Zebra and Snake. Born in Paris to Algerian-Finnish parents, Mariam ?Manna. The band is managed by the Berlin-based Kaiku studio and the band?s next album is expected to see the daylight in autumn 2013. Fri 4 January Pop. Virgin Oil CO. Mannerheimintie 5 Tickets ?10 www.virginoil.fi MUSIC Fri 4 January Pää Kii Punk rock. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?10/12 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Fri 4 January Manna, Zebra & Snake Pop. Virgin Oil CO. Mannerheimintie 5 Helsinki Tickets ?10 www.virginoil.fi Fri 4 January Joose Keskitalo & Kolmas Maailmanpalo Interesting singer-songwriter. Kuudes Linja Hämeentie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?10 www.kuudeslinja.com Fri 4 January State of Perfection Rock. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?6/7 www.semifinal.fi Fri 4 January Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata Verdi?s classic with one of the most touching scenes in the history of opera. Finnish National Opera Helsinki Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets ?14-84 www.opera.fi Fri 4 January Heatsick Berlin-based experimental electro. Adams Erottajankatu 15-17 Tickets ?8 www.ravintolaadams.fi Sat 5 January Barefoot Brothers Folk rock. Bar Loose Annankatu 21 Helsinki Tickets ?7/9 www.barloose.com Sat 5 January 4Order Metal. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets ?6/7 www.semifinal.fi Sat 5 January Risto, I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper Pop. Virgin Oil CO. Mannerheimintie 5 Tickets ?10 www.virginoil.fi Until Sun 13 January Home Multifaceted kaleidoscopic overview of the home as a physical space and state of mind. Design Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 231G Tue 11:00-20:00 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets ?0/3/8 www.designmuseum.fi Until Sun 13 January A Romantic View . 1884. ki to study at a grammar school, because his father opposed his ambition to become a painter. The exhibition also explores the life of the artist?s children with reference to their pastimes, the family?s different homes and exciting travels abroad. Akseli?s Treasures Until 12 May The Gallen-Kallela Museum Gallen-Kallelan tie 27 Espoo Tues-Sat 11:00-16:00 Sun 11:00-17:00 www.gallen-kallela.fi. waltzes, polkas and mazurkas performed by The Sibelius-Academy Symphony Orchestra. Finlandia Hall Mannerheimintie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?25-290 www.finlandiatalo.fi Sun 6 January Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Music from the Finnish silver screen. Helsinki Music Centre Mannerheimintie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?6-25 www.musiikkitalo.fi Sat 5 January YO! Kuudes Linja Raps Djs Didier, T-boy, Nada and J-Laini. Kuudes Linja Hämeentie 13 Tickets ?9 www.kuudeslinja.com Tue 8 January Taija from Roba Flamenco. Lavaklubi Läntinen Teatterikuja 1 Helsinki Tickets ?10 www.lavaklubi.fi Sat 5 January Jätkäjätkät Reggae- and folk-flavoured hip hop. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets ?12/14 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Wed 9 January Your Royal Madness Melodic rock metal. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?5/6 www.semifinal.fi Wed 9 January David Myhr The living Beatles jukebox. Malmitalo Ala-Malmin tori 1 Tickets ?12 www.malmitalo.fi Wed 9 January Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra: Wagner I HPO plays Wagner and Schubert. Helsinki Music Centre Mannerheimintie 13 Tickets ?6-25 www.musiikkitalo.fi THEATRE & DANCE Thu 3 January The Snow Queen Kenneth Greve?s ballet for the whole family is based on the tale by H.C. The most recent album Shackles (2011) was recorded with acclaimed producer Alain Johannes. 9 JANUARY 2013 HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI K N O TA N Different shades of pop Club Virgin Oil CO. 18 WHERE TO GO 3 . Last autumn Manna toured with the brilliant Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi. Zebra and Snake is a duo formed by childhood friends Tapio Viitasaari and Matti Ahopelto, having released their debut album Healing Music in spring 2012. Drummer Alpo Nummelin joins the band on live gigs. After his father?s death in 1879, Gallen-Kallela attended drawing classes at the Finnish Art Society and studied privately under Adolf von Becker. The miseries of school and adventures The artist?s drawings from his schooldays feature wild adventures and ?nd parallels in contemporary books such as Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann. Gallen-Kallela?s childhood in an upper class home in the countryside is compared in more general terms to children in Finland during the years of famine and shortages of the period. The school system of the late 19th century is considered through the experiences of ?tall, lazy Gallén?. A virtual presentation of the Finnish Pavilion at the Paris World?s Fair of 1900 shows visitors Gallen-Kallela?s frescoes, which earned him great international success, while also telling what this major undertaking meant for the artist?s family life. Together they generate an ecstatic electronic sound with influences from 80s. Andersen from 1845. What was it like to be the child of a senior police chief and lawyer, moving to Africa or to Espoo outside Helsinki when required by the father?s profession. Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets ?24-97 www.opera.fi Fri 4-Sun 6 January Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth: Talvisirkus Afrikka (Winter Circus Africa) Brilliant new circus with joy, colors and energy. Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1 A Tickets ?17-28 www.hurjaruuth.fi EXHIBITIONS Until Sat 5 January David Muth: Preface The works shown in exhibition depict human environments without their inhabitants. Photographic Gallery Hippolyte Yrjönkatu 8-10 Helsinki Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00 Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00 Free entry www.hippolyte.fi Until Sun 6 January Artists 2012 The annual exhibition of the Artists? Association of Finland. Kunsthalle Nervanderinkatu 3 Helsinki Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/5.50/8 www.taidehalli.fi Until Sun 6 January Picturing Death The exhibition asks whether photographs have a role to play in our encounter with death. The Finnish Museum of Photography The Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1G Helsinki Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Free entry www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi Until Sun 13 January Osmo Rauhala In his paintings, Rauhala complements animal and plant symbolism with a pure world of abstract signs. Kiasma Mannerheiminaukio 21G Tue 10:00-17:00 Wed-Thu 10:00-20.30 Fri 10:00-22:00 Sat 10:00-18:00 Sun 10:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/8/10 www.kiasma.fi Until Sun 13 January Light Therapy . 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 11G Tickets ?0/3/7/10 www.didrichenmuseum.fi Portrait of the artist as a child HEL SINKI TIME it like to be a child when Akseli Gallen-Kallela was a little boy. Järvi & Ruoho Experiential spatial work created with giant-sized white balloons lit from inside with LED?s. Design Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 231G Tue 11:00-20:00 Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets ?0/3/8 www.designmuseum.fi Until Sun 20 January Nanna Susi: Underneath the Eyes Expressive human figures and portraits with a touch of mystics. Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace Salomonkatu 151G Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Tickets ?0/8/10 Until Sun 27 January No smoke, no dirt, no work Lithographic posters from Great Britain 1890?1940. EMMA . synth pop and modern stadium-filler sing-alongs. Akseli?s Treasures is an exhibition of adventure and activities looking at art and the era of the celebrated painter Gallen-Kallela from a child?s perspective. At the age of 11 GallenKallela was sent to Helsin- WHAT WAS Boy with a crow, Akseli Gallen-Kallela . Her second album, Songs of Hope and Desire, released in 2009 received positive critics among the British pop media, such as Classic Rock Magazine, Sunday Times Culture and MTV UK
Ray is surprisingly well paid for his comic and heads to a bar. YLE TEEMA 16:00 He Knew He Was Right 18:00 Planet Food 21:45 Death at the Funeral FILM A splendid dark comedy set during the funeral, in which the family secrets start revealing one at the time. Directed by: Val Guest. Woodcock FILM A crazy comedy about a man who has to return home in order to stop his mother from marrying his old gym teacher. Phil 20:00 Fear Factor 2.0 21:00 Criminal Minds - FBI (K16) 22:00 Falling Skies (K16) A series produced by Steven Spielberg. After known mob boss Leftie takes him under his wing, Brasco?s balancing between his own and mafia life begins, forcing him to face questions of loyalty, friendship and betrayal as the mobsters eventually greet him as a friend and ?a made man?. The Aliens have invaded Earth and the whole civilization is in crumbles. Professor Tom Mason has to fight alongside with few other survivors for his life. 23:15 Frasier 23:45 Reaper 00:40 Big Love HBO?s series about Bill Henrickson, a mormon husband with three wives. His all three families live next to each other, which is sure to cause trouble with personalities colliding. 01:40 All in the Family TV5 06:15 Zoo Days Two episodes. 07:10 The King of Queens Thee episodes. 08:30 Matlock 12:25 Smile TV Two episodes. 13:25 Matlock 14:20 Amazing Wedding Cakes 15:10 My Wife and Kids Two episodes. 16:05 America?s Funniest Home Videos 17:00 The King of Queens Three episodes. 18:30 That 70?s Show 19:00 Duck Dynasty 19:30 Inked 20:00 NCIS 21:00 American Pie: Band Camp FILM A widely unpopular spinoff movie vaguely related to the original, American Pie ?series. 9 JANUARY 2013 19 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday friday 3.1. TV1 08:05 Powerful Pets 10:05 Heartbeat 12:30 Doctors 14:40 Ut I Naturen In Norwegian. 17:08 Heartbeat Greengrass?s brother drives into the village with a Rolls Royce after being away for 20 years. Starring: Christopher Walken. USA/1983. YLE TEEMA 16:00 He Knew He Was Right 18:00 Planet Food The gourmet beauty of Catalonia. 19:00 The Way We Live Now 21:00 Overweight USA DOC Programmes on Yle Teema may be viewed in the original language(s) by changing the digital receiver?s settings. MTV3 07:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 10:25 Emmerdale Two episodes. 11:25 Doctors 13:50 Candid Camera 14:15 Jamie?s Food Revolution Jamie is losing his shooting permission, but isn?t giving up just yet. Directed by: David Cronenberg. A bunch of college friends decide to make a fortune by making porno. Directed by: Steve Rash. Starring: Arielle Kebbel, Crystle Lightning, Eugene Levy, Jason Earles, Tad Hilgenbrink. Starring: Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, NatashaLyonne, Tara Reid, Seann William Scott, Mena Suvari, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Owen, Eugene Levy. USA/2001. 23:35 C.S.I. He arranges a public meeting, where he answers people?s questions and gives a heartwarming speech for good food. 15:20 Middle 15:50 Iceland . UK/1974. 04:00 All in the Family TV5 06:00 Smile TV 06:30 The King of Queens 07:50 Matlock 08:45 Britain?s Youngest Mums and Dads 13:05 Matlock 14:00 Packed to the Rafters 14:55 My Wife and Kids 15:20 My Wife and Kids 15:50 America?s Funniest Home Videos Two episodes. 16:45 The King of Queens Three episodes. 18:15 That 70?s Show 18:45 Back to the Future FILM Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. USA/1997. Yle TV2 23:10 TV5 21:00. Starring: Matthew MacFadyen. Clark touches red kryptonite, thus letting Zod get the upper hand on Superman. JIM 13:50 Dinner: Impossible 14:40 Talent USA 15:35 Inked 17:25 Talent USA 19:05 Inked 20:00 Airline 20:30 American Restauration 21:00 JIM D: Ancient Aliens 22:00 Rude Tube (K16) 23:05 South Park 23:35 Naked Candid Camera (K16) 00:05 Grimefighters Steve kills pests in Leicester while Rob and Dan try to open a clog in the sewers of mid-London. UK/2007. Death at the Funeral Yle Teema 21:45 07:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 10:25 Emmerdale Two episodes. 11:25 Doctors 15:15 Sons of Tucson Gary is desperate to get a kiss from the girl of his dreams and asks Ron to help him. 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful Two episodes. 18:00 Emmerdale Two episodes. 19:30 Mamma Mia! FILM Musical filled with Abba songs. Starring: Meryl Streep, Stellan Skarsgård, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Christine Baranski, JulieWalters, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper. UK/2007. 23:35 Semi-Pro FILM Will Ferrell stars as the CEO of a basketball team who tries to inspire his players to aim for better results. Directed by: Kent Alterman. Starring: Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin. USA/2008. 01:25 Easy Money SUB 09:25 Eastenders 10:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 14:00 The Daltons Two episodes. 15:00 Jamie?s Fowl Dinners 15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals 16:25 Eastenders 17:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 18:00 Supersize Vs. Starring: Christopher Walken. Superskinny 19:00 X Factor USA 21:00 American Pie 2 FILM Directed by: James B. Rogers. Miami (K16) 00:35 30 Rock JIM 12:45 Airline 13:45 JIM D: Ax Men 14:40 Talent USA 16:20 Inked 18:10 Talent USA 20:00 Cowboy Builders 21:00 JIM D Rikos: Mob Bosses (K16) 22:00 Weird or What? 23:00 Rude Tube 23:30 South Park 00:25 Naked Candid Camera (K16) Two episodes. 01:25 Fear Factor 02:20 JIM D: Crime Stories (K16) Two episodes. NELONEN Back to the Future TV5 18:45 08:35 Good Luck Charlie! 09:35 Travel With Kids 10:35 For Rent 13:05 Travel With Kids 14:10 For Rent 16:10 Hoarders 17:10 Dr. Starring: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Sheila White, Dandy Nichols, Bill Maynard, Linda Hayden, Katya Wyeth. USA/1983. An unbelievable true story of FBI agent Joseph D. Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd. Superskinny 22:00 Nikita 23:00 Dollhouse (K16) 00:00 Smallville (K16) Lois meets John Corben, who needs help. The film is filled with big names, from the director Cronenberg to the composer Michael Kamen and of course always-brilliant Christopher Walken starring as Johnny. Especially worth watching is the very first scene, in which Walken reads Edgar Allan Poe?s ?Raven?, probably creepier than anyone ever has. Directed by: Frank Oz. An intense search operation begins and the police start suspecting both the baby?s mother and father. Has he gained wealth or is he just a phony? 19:00 Rev. 21:05 Mr. Directed by: Craig Gillespie. What happened to it in America after the 9/11 attacks? TV2 06:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:50 Emily of the New Moon 11:15 Wild at Heart 12:00 Nobel Peace Concert 2012 14:10 Folk In Norwegian. 16:00 Wallace and Gromit?s World of Inventions Robots have been used to help in housework since the 1940s and machines today can do almost everything around the house. Year Zero DOC 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful Two episodes. 18:00 Emmerdale 21:00 Mentalist 22:45 Miami Medical 23:45 Lost Boys: The Tribe (K18) FILM Directed by: P.J. USA/2009. 00:30 Californication (K16) 01:05 Confessions of a Window Cleaner (K16) FILM A classic comedy about window cleaner Timmy, who gets to know his female clients closer than he thought. USA/2005. 22:50 Resolutionaries 23:55 Little Britain 00:30 NCIS 01:20 Geordie Shore 02:15 Playboy Presents: Badass! (K18) 02:40 Inked 4.1. TV1 MTV3 10:05 Heartbeat 12:20 Doctors 14:25 Princess Märtha Louise In Norwegian. 17:08 Heartbeat Nick is suspicious over the accidental shooting of a priest. Woodcock Yle TV1 21:05 08:35 Good Luck Charlie! 09:35 Travel With Kids 10:35 For Rent 13:05 Travel With Kids 14:10 For Rent 16:10 Hoarders 17:10 Dr. A greatly underrated film in its genre, starred by Al Pacino and Johnny Depp who are both great, but the real show stopper is the true story itself. Pistone, who spent six years living with the Bonnano mafia family in New York as an undercover agent. But how does a freezer designed by Einstein work? 17:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 18:02 Wild at Heart 22:05 Haven 22:47 Head Case 23:10 The Dead Zone (K16) FILM Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon. USA/2007. 22:30 Monk Monk is investigating a murder at the local museum and meets an elderly lady who is troubled by her neighbour. 23:20 Shouting Fire DOC A documentary about the cornerstone of all democracy, the freedom of speech. Is the mother a murderer and did the father plan the kidnapping? 23:10 Bored to Death Jonathan has a special mission and George makes up a perfect explanation for his drug test results. Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Al Pacino, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen. The story starts when Pistone started his work as Donnie Brasco, a small-time diamond hustler with some connections. Phil 18:00 Animal Rescue 22:00 The New Daughter (K16) FILM Directed by:Luis Berdejo. Starring: Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Samantha Mathis, Gattlin Grifftith, Erik Palladino. Pesce. Starring: Angus Sutherland, Autumn Reeser,Corey Feldman. USA/2008. SUB 09:25 Eastenders 10:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 14:00 Candid Camera 14:30 Bill Engvall Show 14:55 Undercover Boss USA 15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals 16:25 Eastenders 17:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 18:00 Friends Three episodes. 19:30 Two and a Half Men 20:00 Simpsons Two episodes. 21:00 Supersize Vs. Starring: Billy Zane, Christopher Lloyd, ClaudiaWells, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Marc McClure, Michael J. Fox, Wendie Jo Sperber. USA/1985. 21:00 Donnie Brasco (K16) FILM Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Al Pacino, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen. USA/1997. 23:30 Franklin & Bash 00:25 Panic Room (K16) FILM Directed by: David Fincher. Starring: Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto. USA/2002. 02:25 NCIS The Dead Zone Donnie Brasco Based on a novel by Stephen King, the movie tells the story of Johnny Smith, a car accident victim who wakes up from a coma five years after the incident. Upon waking, he realises that he has gained a psychic power to see people?s past, present and the future by just touching them. At first, the ability seems like a gift, but as wrong people learn about it, it soon turns to an unbearable nightmare. TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES 3 . Garbage man Lou has a new work mate who used be an architect. 00:35 JIM D: Candy Documentary about sweets and candy. 01:30 JIM D: Crime Stories (K16) NELONEN Mr. More troubles occur when Greengrass gets his hands on a secret recipe. 19:00 Vera Stanhope In German. 22:55 I Vicerè In Italian. TV2 06:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:50 Emily of the New Moon Emily is eager to hear the story behind her dead mother, but her guardians are tight lipped about the circumstances. 11:15 Wild at Heart 16:00 Wallace and Gromit?s World of Inventions Wallace and Gromit investigate the potential working methods of an invisibility cape and other imaginary inventions. 17:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 18:01 Wild at Heart Things get out of hand as Danny is arrested for murder and Du Plessis suffers a nervous breakdown. 20:20 Outnumbered 22:05 Law and Order: SVU (K16) A small baby disappears from his home
Brooks (K16) 23:45 The Legend of the Seeker 00:45 Confessions of a Pop Performer (K16) FILM Directed by: Norman Cohen. The film begins in 1939, when the Germans started relocating Polish Jews to Krakow Ghetto, it?s the story of Oskar Schindler, the hedonistic Nazi businessman who made big profit with slave labour in Germany before the war. He gradually learns to understand and appreciate nature in the way of the Natives, but when the army finally marches down to conquer the final frontier, he?s forced to draw a line between his past and new self. Katie Davis meets five families and learns about the illness through their experiences. 12:35 Doctors 16:00 Hercule Poirot 17:05 Single Father Matt can?t believe that Sarah is leaving him. Directed by: Ivan Reitman. Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant, Floyd ?Red Crow? Westerman. Starring: Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Warren Oates. FILM Directed by: Steve Carr. Starring: Ice Cube,Nia Long, John C. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pamela Reed,Penelope Ann Miller, Linda Hunt. USA/1990. 00:55 Joe Dirt Directed by: Dennie Gordon. The film is just as huge and majestic as is the nature of the American frontier and definitely worth while watching. USA/1973. Grumpy Old Men MT V3 14:45 HELSINKI TIMES 08:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 12:20 Candid Camera 13:00 Robots FILM Directed by: Chris Wedge. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Robin Williams, Greg Kinnear, Mel Brooks, Amanda Bynes, Drew Carey. USA/2005. 14:45 Grumpy Old Men FILM Directed by: Donald Petrie. Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, AnnMargret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah,Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry, Christopher McDonald. USA/1993. 17:00 One Flew Over The Kremlin DOC Documentary on Mathias Rust, who flew over Kremlin during the Cold War era. 21:00 Survivor 22:45 Schindler?s List FILM A powerful film about Oskar Schindler, who saved over a thousand Polish Jews in the WWII. Starring: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Floyd ?Red Crow? Westerman. However, after witnessing the inhumanities in the ghetto and in the concentration camps, he chose to use his influence and try to save as many people from the Final Solution as he could. When war ends and the frontiers silences does anyone have any hope for a brighter future? 21:55 Red Riding 1974 (K16) TV2 07:45 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 15:00 My Family Two episodes. 16:00 Wallace and Gromit?s World of Inventions 20:00 Lance Armstrong?s Truth DOC Lance Armstrong was considered as the world?s most successful cyclist until everyone admitted that he has used doping since the day one. McGinley, Aleisha Allen, Philip Daniel Bolden. USA/2007. 14:35 Frasier 19:00 Extreme Makeover: Weightloss Edition 20:00 Once Upon A Time 21:00 Dances With Wolves (K16) FILM A legendary western that won 7 Academy Awards. Directed by: Kevin Costner. Starring: Johnny Morina, Katharine Isabelle, Timothy Dalton, Lolita Davidovich,Corinne Conley. Canada/1996. 20:00 NCIS 21:00 Kindergarten Cop (K16) FILM Kimble has to do some undercover work at the Kindergarten. 20 TV GUIDE 3 . USA/1993. MTV3 22:45 6.1. TV1 MTV3 12:00 Sceptic and Believers In Norwegian. 12:30 Doctors 13:00 Super Smart Animals DOC 16:00 Hercule Poirot 19:00 After the Parade War takes its toll on even the best of men, but the cruel Sylvia keeps on with her obsessive attempts in turning her husbands life into hell. USA/2007. 19:10 Stars and Bars FILM Directed by: Pat O?Connor. Starring: Daniel DayLewis, Martha Plimpton, Harry Dean Stanton, Maury Chaykin, Joan Cusack. USA/1988. 21:00 Mr. He himself denies the allegations, but what?s the truth? 21:00 Boardwalk Empire (K16) The black workers association goes on strike and Jimmy is considered as responsible. Wallace and Gromit look into the science of spying and flying. 20:50 Der Staatsanwalt In German. YLE TEEMA 10:00 Sonia Rykiel L´Intranquille DOC In French. 10:50 Agnès b DOC In French 11:40 Vivienne Westwood DOC 12:40 Bailey: Four Beats to the Bar and No Cheating DOC In French. 14:10 Jeans: Une Planéte En Bleu In French. 15:55 He Knew He Was Right 17:40 The Way We Live Now Paul is penniless in Mexico while Fisher visits London, revealing Melmotte?s true intensions. 18:30 Wien Philharmonics New Year?s Concert 21:00 Bonnie and Clyde (K16) FILM A legendary movie about the legendary outlaw couple. Directed by: Arthur Penn. Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman. Teddy goes to New York with Nucky and Margaret asks Father Brennan to pray for her daughter. 22:15 Bored to Death Ray tries to get his things in order before meeting with his Hollywood contact and George?s role as the editor in chief is decreased again. 22:40 How to Make it in America 23:10 The Wire (K16) 00:10 Head Case YLE TEEMA 10:00 Tristan ja Isolde 14:30 Max Raabe and the Palast Orchestra 16:25 Love Almighty FILM A Finnish mute film from 1922. Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. Starring: Adam Beach,Brittany Daniel, Kid Rock, David Spade, Christopher Walken. USA/2001. 02:30 Numb3rs Dances With Wolves (K16) This Kevin Costner?s directorial debut from 1990 won seven Academy Awards and can be easily considered as a masterpiece. It?s the story of John Dunbar, an American Civil War Lieutenant who?s exiled to a remote frontier outpost, where he befriends both with a lone wolf and a Native American Sioux tribe. Directed by: Kevin Costner. USA/1993. SUB 12:00 Futurama Five episodes. 14:00 World Palooza 14:30 Romantically Challenged 15:00 Got to Dance 16:00 X Factor USA Two episodes. 20:00 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 21:00 Max Payne (K16) FILM Directed by: John Moore. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges, Ludacris, Chris O?Donnell. USA/2008. 23:15 Miami Vice 00:15 Entourage (K16) JIM 09:25 Talent USA Three episodes. 12:55 Gordon?s Best Restaurant 13:50 Bondi Rescue 14:20 JIM D: Ax Men 15:15 American Pickers 16:10 JIM D: Brad Meltzer Investigates 17:05 Chuck?s Day Off 17:35 Airline 18:05 Anthony Bourdain The Layover 19:00 American Restauration Four episodes. 21:00 JIM D: The End of the World DOC 23:30 South Park Two episodes. 00:25 Naked Candid Camera (K16) Two episodes. 01:25 Rude Tube 01:55 Ice Road Truckers 02:50 JIM D: Crime Stories(K16) Two episodes. NELONEN Badlands Yle Teema 22:45 14:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 14:55 Wizards of Waverly Place 15:25 Blonde Ambition FILM Directed by: Scott Marshall. Starring: Jessica Simpson, Luke Wilson, Rachael Leigh Cook. Filmed in beautiful black and white, the film is not easy or fun to watch, but undoubtedly important and gripping. Starring: Lian Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes. 9 JANUARY 2013 saturday sunday 5.1. TV1 MTV3 09:05 Bipolar Disorder DOC How do the family life changes when a child is diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. USA/1990. Nelonen 21:00. USA/1990. 00:40 Mad Men The office is preparing a low-budget Christmas party, but their plans change when Lee Garner Jr. USA/2007. 16:50 Parenthood 21:00 Survivor 22:35 Homeland (K16) American soldier Nicholas Brody returns home after being a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for eight years. His wife and kids barely remember him and his wife has had an affair with his best friend. 23:40 Without a Trace SUB 10:30 Simpsons Four episodes. 12:30 Two and a Half Men Three episodes. 14:00 I Want to Work for Diddy 15:00 The Model Agency Two episodes. 17:00 Glee 18:15 Jamie?s American Road Trip 19:55 Mythbusters 21:00 Things We Lost in The Fire FILM A touching drama about a widower Audrey, who tries to keep up her house despite mourning for her lost husband. Finland/1922. 17:55 Lappeenranta Singing Competition 2013 Finale 22:10 Sade: Bring Me Home Live2011 23:10 Cirque Eloize: Rain Boardwalk Empire Yle TV2 21:00 08:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 14:30 Hairspray FILM A remake of the beloved musical comedy. from Lucky Strike joins in. 01:40 Lost (K16) 02:35 All in the Family TV5 07:10 Black Adder Three episodes. 12:25 Matlock 14:05 Zoo Days 15:00 Duck Dynasty 16:25 Score 16:35 Franklin & Bash 17:25 Little Britain 18:00 Salt Water Moose FILM Directed by: Stuart Margolin. She then meets Jerry, a drug addict whose support person Audrey?s late husband was and a new friendship is born. Directed by: Susanne Bier. Starring: Halle Berry, Alexis Llewellyn, Alison Lohman, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny. USA/2007. 23:15 Dark Blue (K16) 00:15 Nikita JIM 08:55 Man v Food 09:25 Talent USA Two episodes. 12:25 Dangerous Encounters Sharks are dangerous, but which one of them is the most hazardous to man? 13:25 Moving Zoo 14:25 American Pickers 16:15 Cowboy Builders 17:10 JIM D: Ancient Aliens 18:10 The Opener 19:05 Gordon?s Best Restaurant 20:05 Anthony Bourdain The Layover 21:00 JIM D: Mark Harmon 23:00 Bondi Rescue 23:30 Weird or What? 01:20 JIM D Rikos: Mob Bosses (K16) NELONEN Things We Lost in The Fire Sub 21:00 09:45 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 10:40 Animal ABC 11:10 Dog Rescue 12:15 Animal Rescue 12:45 Are We Done Yet. Directed by: Adam Shankman. Starring: Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Rita?s death goes to court and paternity test proves that Dave isn?t the father of his children. 19:35 New Tricks 22:00 Enlightened (K16) 22:30 Touch of Frost (K16) TV2 07:45 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 13:40 StreetDance 17:00 Wallace and Gromit?s World of Inventions How did the inventions of the actor Hedy Lamarr help the allies in the WWII. Starring: Robin Askwith, Anthony Booth, Bill Maynard, Doris Hare, Sheila White, Jill Gascoine. USA/1975. 02:30 All in the Family TV5 06:15 The King of Queens Three episodes. 07:35 Matlock 08:30 Private Chefs 12:15 Psychic Challenge International 13:10 DC Cupcakes 13:40 Tough Love 14:30 Resolutionaries 15:30 Absolutely Fabulous Five episodes. 19:10 Joe Dirt FILM Directed by: Dennie Gordon. Starring: Adam Beach. USA/2001. 21:00 Paul Blart: Mall Cop FILM Directed by: Steve Carr. Starring: Adam Ferrara. USA/2009. 22:50 Emmanuelle (K18) FILM Erotic classic that turned the recently deceased Sylvia Kristel a star and taught the pre-internet generation of teenagers everything they ever needed or wanted to know about the world. Directed by: Just Jaeckin. Starring: Sylvia Kristel, Alain Cuny, Marika Green, Daniel Sarky, Jeanne Colletin. France/1974. 00:40 Playboy Presents: Sexcetera (K18) 01:45 Donnie Brasco (K16) FILM Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Al Pacino, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen. USA/1997. 04:00 Geordie Shore Schindler?s List Steven Spielberg?s stunning, touching and torturing analysis on humanity?s abilities both in good and in evil. USA/1967. 22:45 Badlands (K16) FILM Rough crime movie set in the outskirts of Dakota. Directed by: Terrence Malick. Directed by: Konrad Tallroth
anatomy; where do ribs and Filet Mignon come from. Later, Ramsay kicks someone out of the kitchen and other competitor breaks their ankle. 14:55 ER 15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals Jamie serves different kind of pasta dishes, all under 30 minutes! 16:25 Eastenders 17:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 18:00 Friends 18:30 Pretty Little Liars 19:25 Don?t Trust the B**** in Apartment23 20:00 Simpsons 20:30 Big Bang Theory 21:00 War of the Worlds (K16) FILM Visually brilliant sci-fi movie about a divorced father, who tries to protect his children under an alien attack. While the masters of the house are gone, Carson puts pressure on the workers to clean up the house. The film follows the original book surprisingly faithfully with the tripod aliens, red grass and the overall feeling of destruction and hopelessness, but notably brilliant is Tim Robbins?s version of the crazed character Harlan, whose insanity at the moment of crisis is just chilling to watch. Miami (K16) 23:35 Lie to Me (K16) A teenager is suspicious over her new step-mother, especially after learning that she has a briefcase filled with money. 00:35 Big Bang Theory SUB 09:25 Eastenders 10:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 14:00 Hell?s Kitchen The contenders have to learn everything about cows. The awful situation worsens as both of them are kidnapped at Duke?s boat. YLE TEEMA 18:00 Voices of the world DOC 19:00 Cuéntamo Cómo Páso In Spanish. 20:30 Arkitektens Hjem In Danish. 21:00 Donna Leon in Venice Donna Leon, an acclaimed thriller novelist, tours around in Venice, which is the city of all her books. Directed by: Phillip Noyce. Barney notices the lady as well, but his ex takes his attention. 20:00 Simpsons Two episodes. 22:00 Grimm 23:00 House 00:00 Supernatural (K16) 01:00 Vampire Diaries (K16) JIM 11:35 13:30 14:25 16:05 18:00 19:00 21:00 MasterChef Australia Extreme Fishing Talent USA Inked Talent USA Inked JIM D: Jesse Ventura Conspiracies Year 2012 is filled with different predictions related to the end of the world. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Based on a bestselling novel by H.G.Wells. Jack Ryan is a CIA agent who manages to stop a terrorist attack, but now has to stop the terrorists. The morning mission is to clean up clams fast and well. Please send a brief email to dave@helsinkitimes.fi with some information about yourself and what kind of experiences you would like to write about, and we will give you more information on how to proceed with your story. www.helsinkitimes.fi. Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean,Thora Birch, Samuel L. For the evening, the restaurant turns into a steak house. 14:55 ER 15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals 16:25 Eastenders 17:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 18:00 Friends Two episodes. 19:00 Two and a Half Men 19:30 How I Met Your Mother Ted sees the woman of his dreams at the bar and tries to get up the nerve and talk to her. revenge on his family. Starring: Billy Campbell,Barbara Hershey, Suki Kaiser, Brenda James. USA/2003. 00:40 NCIS 01:30 Deadline 02:25 Flashpoint 03:10 Inked War of the Worlds Modernised version of the H.G.Wells?s legendary sci-fi novella. Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez. Ray Ferrier is a divorced harbour worker, whose parental weekend with his two kids turns to nightmare as the aliens attack planet Earth. Starring: Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vazquez. USA/2005. 23:25 C.S.I. 00:20 24 (K16) JIM 10:50 12:45 13:40 14:30 15:25 MasterChef Australia Ice Road Truckers Talent USA The Opener Anthony Bourdain The Layover 16:20 Gordon?s Best Restaurant 17:15 Talent USA 19:00 Inked 21:00 JIM D: Crime Stories (K16) 22:00 Rude Tube (K16) 22:30 Man v Food 23:00 South Park The boys make up a clever scheme to fool money out of the Tooth Fairy, but happen to step on the toes of the local mafia. 23:30 Naked Candid Camera (K16) 00:00 Grimefighters 00:30 JIM D: Mark Harmon Diverted T V5 00:15 07:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:15 Good Luck Charlie! 09:15 Travel With Kids 10:20 For Rent 12:50 Travel With Kids 13:55 For Rent 15:00 The Secret Life of the American Teenager 16:00 Hoarders 20:00 America?s Next Top Model 21:00 Patriot Games (K16) FILM Based on a bestselling novel by Tom Clancy. From that begins the visually beautiful pictorial of the original story, filled with action and suspense but unfortunately leans somewhat into disaster movie clichés. USA/2006. 22:55 Ann Rules Presents: The Stranger Beside Me (K16) FILM A terrifying true story about the relationship between the journalist Ann Rules and the serial killer Ted Bundy. Directed by: Paul Shapiro. TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES monday tuesday 7.1. TV1 MTV3 09:30 Ut I Naturen In Norwegian. 10:00 Heartbeat 11:05 Yle News in English 12:00 Fisker Erik In Norwegian. 12:30 Doctors 17:08 Heartbeat Greegrass is planning a major poaching mission at the Lord Ashfordly?s hunting grounds. 19:00 Super Smart Animals DOC How people measure the intelligence of animals and how do monkeys understand mathematics? 00:05 Rev. The new candidate for priest?s duties is suspected of being too good at his job and challenged by the community. TV2 06:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:50 Emily of the New Moon 09:40 Ut I Naturen In Norwegian. 11:00 Wild at Heart 17:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 18:02 Wild at Heart While Danny is away and Du Plessis is doing her civil cervice duties, Ed has to take charge of things. However, he soon makes a mistake and Du Plessis has to try and save him. 20:30 Jaquie Brown Diaries Jaquie reacts to some internet critic, with grave consequences. 22:35 Misfits (K16) 23:55 Haven Audrey?s boss appears in town to question Audrey on her doings in Haven. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. USA/1992. 23:45 Frasier 00:15 Once Upon A Time 01:10 The Legend of the Seeker 02:10 All in the Family TV5 07:15 Britain?s Youngest Mums and Dads 08:35 Amazing Wedding Cakes 12:30 Breakthrough with Tony Robbins 13:25 Matlock 14:20 X-Weighted: Families 15:10 My Wife and Kids Two episodes. 16:05 America?s Funniest Home Videos 17:00 The King of Queens Three episodes. 18:30 That 70?s Show 19:00 Duck Dynasty 19:30 Inked 20:00 NCIS 21:00 The Break-Up FILM Romantic comedy about the hardships of relationship and the beauty of misunderstandings. Directed by: Peyton Reed. Starring: Cole Hauser, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, JoeyLauren Adams, Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn. USA/2006. 23:00 Anna Nicole Smith Biography DOC 00:15 Diverted FILM Directed by: Alex Chapple. Starring: Shawn Ashmore, David Suchet, Joanne Whalley, Colin Buchanan. Canada/UK/2008. 02:00 Flashpoint (K16) 02:50 72 Hours: Crime (K16) 03:15 Inked 21 8.1. TV1 MTV3 09:30 Edvard Munch On The Road In Norwegian. 10:00 Heartbeat 11:05 Yle News in English 12:10 Doctors 17:08 Heartbeat 19:00 Michael Palin?s Brazil Beloved comedian Michael Palin travels to Brazil and starts his journey on the Amazon river. 21:00 Downton Abbey Christmas arrives to Downton. 9 JANUARY 2013 NELONEN 09:45 The Young and the Restless 10:40 Emmerdale Two episodes. 14:15 Survivor 15:20 Better Off Ted 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful Two episodes. 18:00 Emmerdale 22:35 Rizzoli & Isles (K16) 23:35 Burn Notice SUB 09:25 Eastenders 10:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 14:00 Hell?s Kitchen The new season of Hell?s Kitchen opens. France/1986. YLE TEEMA 17:00 Voices of the world DOC In Danish. 19:00 Londyñczycy In Polish. 00:05 Prisoners of War (K16) Three Israeli soldiers are coming back home, after being prisoners of war for a long time. USA/2005. Sub 21:00 WANTED Have you got expat views? 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 with our readers. And why is the US government building underground bunkers, but doesn?t tell anything about them the its citizens? 22:00 Rude Tube (K16) 22:30 Airline 23:00 South Park 23:30 Naked Candid Camera (K16) 00:00 Grimefighters 00:30 JIM D: Crime Stories (K16) NELONEN Ann Rules Presents: The Stranger Beside Me TV5 22:55 07:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:10 Good Luck Charlie! 09:10 Travel With Kids 10:20 For Rent 12:50 Travel With Kids 13:55 For Rent 16:00 Hoarders 17:00 Dr. Starring: Sean Connery, Christian Slater. Directed by: JeanJacques Annaud. Now she shows all the places she has mentioned in her books. 22:00 Prisoners of War (K16) Super Smart Animals Yle T V1 19:00 3 . Phil 21:00 NCIS 23:20 Frasier 23:50 The Game Footballer Derwin Davis?s girlfriend Melanie Barnett has a lot to learn in her new school, where the games played behind the scenes can be just as mean as at the field. 00:50 Fear Factor 2.0 01:45 All in the Family Lionel moves to the neighbourhood and Archie isn?t too thrilled about having a black neighbour. TV5 06:50 That 70?s Show 07:15 The King of Queens Three episodes. 08:35 Matlock 13:25 Matlock 15:10 My Wife and Kids Two episodes. 16:05 America?s Funniest Home Videos 17:00 The King of Queens Three episodes. 18:30 That 70?s Show 19:00 Duck Dynasty 19:30 Inked 20:00 NCIS 21:00 The Covenant FILM A group of students belong to an ancient guild of witches and accidentally meet a member of their enemy clan, and a 300-yearold war bursts out again. Directed by: Renny Harlin. Starring: Steven Strait,Laura Ramsey, Sebastian Stan, Taylor Kitch. But does any of these hold any scientifical facts. Jackson, Richard Harris. However, the local Christmas market pulls attention of cleaning. 23:05 Super Smart Animals DOC TV2 06:50 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:50 Emily of the New Moon 11:15 Wild at Heart 14:00 Annes Spanske Delikatesser In Danish. 14:30 My Family Two episodes. 17:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 18:02 Wild at Heart 20:30 Jaquie Brown Diaries 22:05 The Name of the Rose (K16) FILM Based on the (incredibly boring) book by Umberto Eco, the film tells the story of a monk and his apprentice solving a murder in an Italian monastery in the 1200s. However, living and coping the media circus, estranged relatives and everyday life proves more difficult than they expected. How I Met Your Mother Sub 19:30 09:45 The Young and the Restless 10:40 Emmerdale Two episodes. 11:40 Doctors 14:15 Survivor 15:50 Minute to Win It 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful Two episodes. 18:00 Emmerdale Two episodes. 20:00 Harry?s Law 22:35 C.S.I
Her son Michael has forgotten his duties as the manager and the employees are fed up with taking all the responsibility. 23:00 House A seven-year-old boy has a peculiar seizure during the night, which seems to be unnatural and psychic. House?s knee is failing again and Cuddy and Wilson are trying to keep their secret away from him. 00:00 Smallville (K16) 01:00 Fly Girls 01:30 Vampire Diaries (K16) JIM 11:15 MasterChef Australia 12:10 Cowboy builders 13:35 Moving Zoo 14:35 Talent USA 15:25 Inked 17:15 Talent USA 19:00 Inked 20:00 Bondi Rescue 21:00 JIM D: Incredible Machines An insight to the history?s weirdest, the most violent and incredible machines. 22:00 Rude Tube (K16) A collection of the internet?s dumbest videos. 23:05 South Park 23:35 Naked Candid Camera (K16) 00:05 Grimefighters 00:35 JIM D: Jesse Ventura Conspiracies NELONEN ?4 ?4 ?2 ?3 Thu 1/3 Inside Man TV5 21:00 +7 +14 +13 +8 +10 +10 +9 +33 +32 +33 +32 +33 +34 +14 +15 +15 +14 +14 +13 +1 +5 +2 +7 +2 ?4 +8 +8 +7 +7 +6 +5 +5 +9 +8 +8 +7 +7 +6 +3 ?6 +6 +5 +4 +5 +3 +3 +20 ?8 ?3 +20 +16 +18 +16 +15 +18 +9 +5 +6 +5 +13 +13 +13 +14 +23 +22 +20 +20 +23 +23 +10 +8 +8 +7 +6 +5 +6 ?14 ?14 +7 +13 +8 Sat 1/5 +7 +13 +23 ?2 +7 +13 ?2 +9 +9 +8 +7 +7 +6 +10 +9 +9 +7 +7 +7 +6 +18 ?10 ?7 ?11 ?10 +15 +18 +21 +21 +23 +22 +8 ?10 ?10 +3 +3 +3 +3 +10 +10 +11 +11 +10 +10 +10 +11 +9 +8 +7 +18 +20 +18 +20 +17 +15 +17 Sun 1/6 +7 +11 +18 ?8 +7 +11 +11 ?3 +18 +19 +19 +17 +17 +17 +7 +6 +7 +7 +7 +7 +6 ?8 +14 +15 +15 +16 +15 +15 +15 ?12 +29 +29 +29 +30 +30 +32 +30 +19 +16 +17 +16 +17 +19 +19 ?18 ?9 ?6 ?2 ?12 +1 0 ?12 ?11 ?3 ?9 TV5 0 ?9 +4 +2 +6 +6 +3 0 0 0 0 +10 +9 +7 +7 +7 +6 +5 +2 +1 +5 +3 +2 +28 +32 +34 +35 +33 +33 +12 +13 +14 +12 +12 +11 ?7 ?2 ?3 ?2 +1 ?4 +30 +33 +32 +32 +32 +30 +1 ?5 +2 +2 +31 ?7 +2 ?9 Tue 1/8 +4 +13 ?7 ?10 +5 +28 ?11 ?4 ?10 +5 +5 ?9 ?9 +5 +12 ?11 ?8 ?6 +7 +1 ?6 ?4 +6 ?1 ?10 0 +5 Mon 1/7 +2 0 +1 +3 +2 +2 0 ?4 ?7 ?3 ?4 ?2 ?1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 0 +3 +1 +3 +2 +3 +5 +3 +4 +2 +5 +5 +1 +5 Wed 1/9 ?9 ?6 +2 ?6 ?8 ?4 +4 ?9 0 ?5 ?1 +1 ?6 ?3 +1 ?4 +8 +6 +6 +6 +5 +5 ?7 ?1 ?4 ?2 0 Thursday 1/3 9:23 am 3:25 pm ?2 ?1 10:21 am 2:23 pm 9:36 am 3:34 pm 10:54 am 1:49 pm 9:41 am 3:18 pm sudoku See answers on the next page. 1) Futurist Mika Aaltonen is Research Director at which Finnish university? A) Turku B) Oulu C) Aalto 5) Lörtsy is sweet, or savoury, pie known for coming from which Finnish city? A) Lahti B) Savonlinna C) Kotka Wed 1/9 +8 +10 ?12 ?7 4) The opera La traviata was written by which Italian composer? A) Giacomo Puccini B) Niccolo Paganini C) Giuseppe Verdi Tue 1/8 +8 +1 ?11 3) The winter blues, often a problem during Finland?s long, dark winter, is known by what scientific name? A) seasonal affective disorder B) dark days syndrome C) light deprivation sickness Mon 1/7 +10 +12 Fri 1/4 2) What was Finland?s debt to GDP ratio in the second quarter of 2012? A) 51.7 per cent B) 48.3 per cent C) 53.1 per cent Sun 1/6 +10 +33 ?1 06:50 That 70?s Show 07:15 The King of Queens Three episodes. 08:35 Matlock 12:30 Zoo Days Two episodes. 13:25 Matlock 14:20 Private Chefs 15:10 My Wife and Kids Two episodes. 16:05 America?s Funniest Home Videos Two episodes. 17:00 The King of Queens Three episodes. 18:30 That 70?s Show 19:00 Duck Dynasty 19:30 Inked 20:00 NCIS 21:00 Inside Man (K16) FILM A group of masked burglars turn a bank vault into a fortress in this intense thriller with a clever plot. How does the idiot survive meeting a living saint? 23:25 Boardwalk Empire (K16) YLE TEEMA 17:00 Fatter than Fat DOC Overeating is a health hazard, but ways to control are scarce. He?s hoping to find the local high society, but his search for friends of his worth proves difficult. 22:10 Idiot Abroad Karl Pilkinton reluctantly heads to Taj Mahal, but before that his forced to join the world?s biggest spiritual festival. Phil 21:00 Extract FILM A comedy from the creator of Beavis and Butthead. Directed by: Mike Judge. With Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck. USA/2009. 23:10 Frasier Kenny asks help from Frasier after accidentally asking a girl on a date, even though he?s already married. Daphne?s overeating is starting to worry the Crane boys. 00:10 Reaper 01:10 Extreme Makeover: Weightloss Edition 02:10 All in the Family Fri 1/4 +11 The highest point in Finland is Halti 1.328 km SOLUTION ON NEXT PAGE.. Starring: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster. Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay. USA/2008. Heartbeat Yle T V2 17:08 HELSINKI TIMES 09:45 The Young and the Restless 10:40 Emmerdale 11:40 Doctors 14:15 Parenthood 15:20 Last Man Standing 17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful Two episodes. 18:00 Emmerdale Two episodes. 21:00 C.S.I. 22:35 Mythbusters Adam and Jamie investigate whether it is more harmful to hit a head with an empty beer bottle or with a full one. 9 JANUARY 2013 wednesday Thu 1/3 9 .1. TV1 ?9 ?10 MTV3 10:00 11:05 12:30 17:08 Heartbeat Yle News in English Doctors Heartbeat A school girl is the key witness of a shooting and Maggie is devastated about his husband?s return to Aidensfield. 22:00 Midsomer?s Murders Two episodes. TV2 06:49 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:50 Emily of the New Moon 13:15 Wild at Heart 14:00 Mette Blomster Baker In Norwegian. 15:00 Mitt New York In Danish. 17:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 18:02 Wild at Heart 20:30 Drop-Outs After being kicked out from the private school, William is having hard time living amongst the average people. Directed by: Spike Lee. USA/2006. 23:20 Numb3rs 00:20 The Covenant (K16) FILM Directed by: Renny Harlin. Starring: Steven Strait,Laura Ramsey, Sebastian Stan, Taylor Kitch. USA/2006. 02:00 NCIS 02:55 The OCD Project (K16) 03:45 Inked Sat 1/5 +10 +15 ?1 07:00 Children?s Programming In Finnish. 08:15 Good Luck Charlie! 09:15 Travel With Kids 10:20 For Rent 12:50 Travel With Kids 13:55 For Rent 16:00 Hoarders 17:00 Dr. The team tests out an ancient leather cannon. 23:40 Fringe (K16) 00:40 Big Bang Theory SUB 09:25 Eastenders 10:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 14:00 Momma?s Boys 14:55 Find My Family UK 15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals 16:25 Eastenders 17:00 Sturm der Liebe In German. 19:00 Two and a Half Men 20:00 Simpsons Two episodes. 21:00 Kitchen Nightmares USA The owner of Leone?s, Rose Leone, wakes up from a coma after two years only to find her restaurant in a tailspin. Would meeting an even fatter person help? 18:00 Ut I Naturen In Norwegian. 19:00 Donna Leon: Death In High Water 21:45 Me and Orson Welles FILM Young, ambitious man known as Orson Welles directs Shakespeare?s Julius Caesar for the Mercury theater in 1937. 22 TV GUIDE 3 . A high school kid is paid for the role of a statist. Directed by Richard Linklater
Success of the largest chain of spas in China, Liangtse, continues in Europe. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22. 0100 0700 Jason Ivors Skilled Carpenter 0440 100 538 jason@ivorsconstruction.fi www.ivorsconstruction.fi 23 FINLAND INFO Acupuncture Ivors Construction Oy 3 . can be frus- trating. I am still amazed by the whiteness that covers everything from trees to cars to the frozen surface of the sea, as I go around the city these December afternoons. Not that I had never seen snow or experienced cold winters before! I spent three months working at a ski resort in the US some years ago. What did I know back then about the country that is now my home? Well, that it is located in Europe and its capital is Helsinki, and that Finns enjoy white nights during summer and never-ending darkness during winter. Italy Medical services. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21. See www.forex.fi for more information. Grocery stores. Most hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General Post Office have a computer terminal. Restaurants in the Helsinki area can be found from the internet service www.eat.fi, which provides information on restaurants, their menus, opening hours and some user rating etc. Internet. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat 7-18 and Sun 12-21. Hundreds of customers visit our facility in Helsinki each month to receive holistic treatment and relaxing massage. In 2013 you?ll be able to choose the one you want from two facilities: Liangtse will open a second facility at Arkadiankatu in Helsinki. Back and neck massage: 39?/30 min Meridian massage: 69?/50 min Full body massage: 75?/60 min Also many other treatments... China Liangtse Wellness Oy Open: Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00 Arkadiankatu 17 LH B, Helsinki Tel: 09 454 6301 I info2@liangtse.fi Iso Roobertinkatu 8, LH 1, Helsinki Tel: 09 278 4201 I info@liangtse.fi www.liangtse.fi. And what I personally ?nd the most annoying: walking on slippery snow melted and frozen overnight. Still, I consider all these mere inconveniences. I hope that this fascination with the Finnish winter never fades, that I?ll never get completely used to the whiteness. / puh. I am determined to enjoy everything that comes along with living in Finland. And considering I haven?t even mentioned Finnish spring, summer and autumn in these lines, I ponder the outcome will be very positive for sure. Our beautiful facility in Helsinki is a genuine Chinese oasis to which you are heartfelt welcome. 09 100 23. Tuscany . Banks are usually open Mon-Fri 9:15-16:15 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which is open 6-22 daily. experience Tel. 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). In the evenings and at weekends adults in need of urgent medical treatment in Helsinki should go to emergency health centres at Haartman hospital (Haartmaninkatu 4) or Maria hospital (Lapinlahdenkatu 16). Enjoy Tuscany as the natives do. CLASSIFIEDS & SERVICES HELSINKI TIMES SERVICES & REPAIRS SERVICES HEALTH All types of work undertaken, no job too big or too small! & Acumassage Call a Cab Home Service 60. Building snowmen and making snow angels, sliding downhill with a pulkka or even on a simple plastic bag: there are so many simple yet nice things to do and enjoy during the winter. There are, of course, many less pleasant things about the Finnish winter. Car owners are put to test by snowy and icy roads and tricky parking downtown. See www.posti.fi Tilaa Taksi www.taksihelsinki.fi Helsinki He els lsin lsi inki T inki Times imes ime im es SOLUTION SUDOKU 1 2 3 4 5 This issue of Helsinki Times has been sent to hundreds of foreign students for free. C A A C B Their subscription has been sponsored by: HERA Greater Helsinki Promotion Banks and Bureaux de Change. is what I usually hear when I bring up the topic in a conversation with non-Peruvians. In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. And I really like the taste of hot glögi. 9 JANUARY 2013 Helsinki Education and Research Area Emergency Numbers. / 60 min Dr. I feel lucky, of course, with how my life has turned out so far in Finland, and I understand how that in?uences my positive view on what it means to live here. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but are closed on Sundays. Restaurants. But at that time I knew I was going back to my hometown, Lima, to catch the several weeks that were still left of the long Peruvian summer. It is very different having to endure a Nordic winter and understanding that it is going to take ?ve or six more months before one can leave your house with less than two layers of clothing. But, please, don?t misunderstand me. Dial 112. At these public terminals internet use is usually free of charge. Health advice and information call centre (if you are unsure of what to do) . / 10s +pvm Post Offices. In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. I love snow: it still is as exotic to me as the Peruvian custom of eating Guinea pig might seem to Finns. 050 4011 663 1,15. which you yourself have to endure . Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 10-18. If you use public transport, waiting at the stop for a bus or tram delayed due to extreme conditions . Tao, 40y. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891. Market halls. ?How can you eat pets!?. Standing outside in the snow at minus ten degrees to cool down from sauna is an indescribable experience, not to mention swimming in a hole in the frozen sea. + 0,164. We offer a 150 ha private property with very special views. Nine luxurious and very comfortable double rooms, tel, fridge, air con. All with bathroom en suite. Superb Tuscan foods and wines. WELLBEING For more info: info@casamazzoni.it Or visit us at: www.tuscanyrural.com phone: +34 647353488 Celebrating three years of Chinese holistic massage in Helsinki EXPAT VIEW Héctor Montes is a 28-year-old journalist from Peru living in Helsinki since 2010. Winter reflections HAD you asked me some years ago about my future plans, living in Finland was de?nitely not one among them. Wanha Kauppahalli (?Old Market Hall?) at the Market Square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?) are the most popular. Health centres around the country are open MonFri 8-16. Little more I knew about Finland: not even its renowned education system was known to me. To this day, I have lived two and a half years in this country