The
unemployment rate has also gone
down more among immigrants than
native Finns,. ISSUE 19 (353) . H T
Finland has been ranked as the
world?s best country for mothers for
the second consecutive year by Save
the Children, an international nongovernmental organisation (NGO),
in its annual State of the World?s
Mothers report. ?The
goal is that mothers and children
would survive regardless of where
they were born,. 5 tips for potentially subduing a hangover.
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tickets andd
day tickets
Validity from 2
hours to 7 days.
Buy from ticket
machines, bus and
tram drivers, as
well as conductors
on commuter trains
or by mobile
phone. ?Mothers and children are more likely to
die in natural disasters than men.
In conflicts, they die in greater
numbers than fighters,. An immigrant
earns 27,500 euros a year on average,
while native Finns have an average
annual income of 36,800 euros, translating into a 25-per cent income gap.
In other words, an immigrant?s
euro is 75 cents.
An immigrant woman in employment fares even worse: her euro is 77
cents compared with an immigrant
man?s euro, 62 cents compared with a
Finnish man?s euro and 84 cents compared with a Finnish woman?s euro.
The gap becomes even wider
when you look at the income of people out of work, with the difference
for unemployed people amounting to
39 per cent and 59 per cent for people not in the workforce. 8 . Myrskylä wrote in the blog.
There are two reasons behind the
poverty experienced by immigrants:
they are less likely to be in employment and when working, they more
often work in low-paying jobs.
Overrepresented among cleaners, sales assistants, waiters and
bus drivers, immigrants also more
often end up in a job that they did
not originally train for.
Myrskylä and Pyykkönen?s report reveals that the unemployment
rate among immigrants is more than
double the rate among native Finns.
?The gap in the unemployment
rate has, however, narrowed in the
2000s. she adds, referring to Afghanistan and Ethiopia
as examples.. H S
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Recycled furniture & hangovers
Local family decorates their house
in recycled style. This year, the index assessed the health, educational, economic and political status of
mothers and children in a total of
178 countries.
Although Finland performed
well across indicators, it did not
rank first in any of them.
The toughest place for mothers
according to Save the Children is
Somalia.
Behind Finland, Norway was
ranked as the second best and Sweden as the third best country for
mothers. In practical
terms this means that native Finns
receive higher unemployment benefits or other social security payments than immigrants.
These figures were revealed in a
report drawn up by Pekka Myrskylä and Topias Pyykkönen from Statistics Finland.
?The abundant social benefits
received by immigrants seem to be
nothing but an urban myth. However, a fifth of immigrants vote with their feet, leaving
Finland within a couple of years. w w w.helsinkitimes.fi
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?It has been shown in several
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issues significant to women and
children are taken into consideration in decision-making.
Overall, stable and affluent
countries were the best and countries ravaged by political crises and
natural disasters the toughest places for mothers and children. The in-
When at work, an immigrant woman?s euro is 77 cents compared with an immigrant man?s euro.
come gap is the widest if we look at
people out of work; immigrants receive on average 3,100 euros in various benefits a year. Immigrants also only
rarely qualify for these benefits as
they do not have the employment
history required for them. income lags behind native Finns. The
majority of immigrant households
live in poverty, even if all the possible benefits are included in the statistics. highlights
Hanna Markkula-Kivisilta, the
secretary general of Save the Children Finland.
This year, the State of the World?s
Mothers report focused particularly on the women and children who
live in communities beset by conflicts and natural disasters. This does not
even amount to 10 euros a day,. If the household has at least
one member who is a native Finn,
the proportion of households living
in poverty drops down to 34.1 per
cent,. Because
immigrants work in low-paid jobs,
also their earnings-related benefits
remain low. Other Nordic countries
similarly fared well, Iceland ranking fourth and Denmark sixth, also
behind the Netherlands.
The index assessed the risk of
15-year-old women to die of pregnancy-related complications, the
mortality rate for under 5-yearold children, the expected number
of years children spend in formal
schooling, the gross national income per capita, and the participation of women in parliamentary
decision-making.
The participation of women in
parliamentary work, the NGO argues, improves the likelihood that
in employment has grown more rapidly than the proportion of Finns. Local
shop owner delivers aid to Aleppo.
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New figures released by
Statistics Finland reveal
significant discrepancy,
with immigrant women
the worst off.
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The income of immigrants
considerably less than Finns
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Finland and other Nordic countries
have swept the top spots in a ranking
of best countries for mothers.
humanitarian crises,. Up
to 80 per cent of immigrants from
other Nordic countries and Western
Europe leave the country, assumingly having come just for a work
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Owners of bus company decide to
establish a new, rival coach company. says
Myrskylä, writing in Statistic Finland?s online magazine.
Native Finns who are not in the
workforce receive around 7,500 euros in benefits a year.
Immigrant women receive 400600 euros less in maternity or parental money a year than women
who give Finnish or Swedish as their
native language.
One-third lower
Median and average usable incomes
of households where a language
other than Finnish or Swedish is
spoken are around a third lower than the income of Finnish- or
Swedish-speaking households.
?Of Finnish households, over 20
per cent remain below the poverty line, compared with more than
Finland still the best
country for mothers
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transfer from one
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P iia E l o n e n . says Myrskylä.
Around 90 per cent of immigrants from Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia are still in Finland five
years after arrival.
half of immigrant households. the report states.
Immigrants are more likely to find
work if their background is not too
different from the Finnish culture.
?Only Estonians and Thais are as
likely to find work as native Finns,?
comments Myrskylä.
?Many Finns may be labouring
under the delusion that coming to
Finland is a lottery win for immigrants. HS
A l e k si Tei vaine n . H T
Immigrants
It has the
ring of something positive.
It seems to be ?open to diversity?, on the barricades for
?equality. Here ?multiculturalism. A better idea, perhaps, are ordinary ?human
rights?. When
certain habits or ways of
thinking are deemed to
be ?cultural?, they are almost considered to be holy, something that should
not be criticised, especially not criticised ?from without?. of the
group very vicious practices
are condoned.
THIRD, there is the element of
?religion. It is a specific ideology, adopted by political leaders and political
theorists in the ?70s and ?80s
of the previous century, in an
attempt to manage the religious and cultural diversity
of its populations. At least, in Europe and the West!
WITH REGARD
and the
West. Democracy needs a reorientation of individual human rights, human dignity,
and hospitality and friendliness towards one another in
society. I make a sharp
THIS created many problems and these problems are
the reason why nowadays
European leaders so massively disown ?multiculturalism. Because Europe has
committed itself to religious
and cultural pluralism. as interpreted by the European Court in Strasbourg
. for all. Here
I tend to adopt a different view, or rather: I use the
words
?multiculturalism?
and ?multicultural society?
in a different meaning (which
still makes it possible that we
agree about the essence of
the matter). is not so easy to answer. But ?multiculturalism. Europe
and the West have therefore
shown an extraordinary variety of cultures, different
points of view, different religions, et cetera.
AND FOR those countries that
have not yet experienced this
variety of views it will be a living reality, to be sure, in the
not too distant future. The human individual has to be protected against
the sometimes massive forces
that try to abolish it.
THESE
ONE OF THESE forces is ?multiculturalism. The practice of female circumcision is a cultural practice. will
very soon be a fact of life in
many contemporary states
and societies. I am inclined to
see as an ideology. While Europe becomes more and more
?multicultural?, ?diverse. Here
distinction between ?multicultural society?, which I, as
Baltzar does, consider a fact
of life in the contemporary
western world. accords freedom of
expression, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly
and other individual human
rights to individual citizens.
Now, it is an established fact
that once you give people the
right to freedom of belief,
they start to believe very different things indeed. But this religious
diversity has to be ?managed?. But the reality is more sober. Individual human
rights. or ?collective rights?
is therefore deeply problematic. The general idea of those favouring
this ideology (the so-called
?multiculturalists?) was: the
concept of ordinary or individual rights as enshrined
in human rights documents
is not enough. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi. is a
dangerous freedom: it can be
used as a pretext to justify
harm to human individuals.
and other considerations make that my central
question ?how does democracy function for multicultural
Europe. Mill said
this in his book On Liberty
(1859), one of the most evocative vindications of freedom of speech and individual
liberty that have been produced in western political
thought, and perhaps political thought in general.
SECOND,
multiculturalists
underline the supreme importance of culture. It is especially the concept of ?identity?
which plays a harmful role
here. No classic thinker stressed this so severely,
perhaps, as John Stuart Mill
when he wrote: If all mankind minus one, were of one
opinion, and only one person
were of the contrary opinion,
mankind would be no more
justified in silencing that one
person, than he, if he had the
power, would be justified in
silencing mankind. of minorities in the way
we have to protect the natural environment.
of religion and
its cognates create religious
diversity. It has
been quipped that the Music of Wagner is much better
than it sounds, and I would
like to add: multiculturalism
is much worse than it sounds.
THE BEST WAY to stop the
march of populism seems to
me to remove the causes that
make these movements so
powerful. The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. In a
time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise the
?freedom of religion. Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long
(maximum length 10,000). as an ideology like
the few examples of Merkel,
Sarkozy and Cameron demonstrate. 14 MAY 2014
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Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. which plays an important role in the multiculturalist mindset. is often cruel, nasty and something that needs
to be improved. There is the
freedom of religion as an individual right, but one has to
be extremely cautious that
the freedom of religion is
not misused as a freedom for
the elders of the community to discipline their younger, often female, homosexual
or dissident members. These
are severely contested concepts these days, and political
leaders like Angela Merkel,
Nicolas Sarkozy, David Cameron and many others (socalled ?populist. And
ultimately, this is not in the
interest of religious and ethnic minorities either.
COMING. We think,
perhaps, we have realised democracy, but we have not.
Democracy is a permanent
calling. Multicultural society
is something we can experience as an enrichment of our
lives. that multiculturalism tries to favor, is often
?religious?. Once a cultural custom
seems important for what is
called the ?identity. Let me try to present some of these problems.
SO, FREEDOM
central elements
of multiculturalism also put
us on the track of what I like
to call ?the trouble. Democracy in the sense
of the primacy of the human
individual to rule himself is
a great and important ideal.
The realisation of that ideal
is still unfinished. But at the same time we
also need a clear recognition
of where the limits for cultural diversity have to be drawn.
Appeasing extremist groups
and individuals by making
concessions on the importance of freedom of thought
and freedom of speech is not
the right course to follow. It
is, perhaps, only since World
War II that the triumph of democracy as an ideal can said
to have been realised. There
is one, and only one, thing in
the universe that has an inherent and inalienable value:
the human person. And especially multiculturalists have developed a
special talent to make populist
movements much more powerful than they would have been,
if European governments had
taken the threat of religious extremism more seriously.
to the end, this
leaves us with the question
what to replace multiculturalism with. with
multiculturalism.
THE THREE
FIRST,
multiculturalism?s
preference for the group to
the individual is based upon a metaphysical and moral
mistake. The focus on
the individual citizen as the
ultimate locus of dignity
and respect does not func-
The best way to stop the march of populism
seems to me to remove the causes that make
these movements so powerful.
Europe and the West show a
marked difference with e.g.
the Middle East. and less pluralistic.
tion. One tends to forget that
?culture. politicians
in the first place) have harshly criticised multiculturalism
as a concept and leading perspective for the integration of
ethnic and religious minorities in European societies. Now, religion can
be good or bad. Multiculturalists claim
that introducing rights for
groups, more in particular
for minorities, is essential.
We have to protect the ?culture. I
side with Finnish Romani author Veijo Baltzar who seems
to take multicultural society as an ineradicable fact of
our times. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text. Multiculturalism has, undeservedly,
a very good reputation. own and do not represent
the official policy of the Helsinki Times.
Paul Cliteur is professor of jurisprudence, University of Leiden (the Netherlands); Guest-professor Philosophical Anthropology, University of Gent (Belgium) and author of The Secular
Outlook (Wiley-Blackwell 2010).
How does democracy function
as a tool for multicultural Europe?
as an ideal, is
hardly ever contested nowadays. Religious cultures do
not only interact peacefully but also clash. It has
done so in the European Convention on Human Rights
(1950) as the founding document of European societies.
The European Convention
WHY IN EUROPE
. and
?pluralistic?, the Middle East
becomes more ?monocultural. Baltzar writes:
?Multiculturalism is an inescapable fact of life?. Of course, GreatBritain with its colonial past
is a more multicultural society than most Scandinavian countries, but I think that
Baltzar is right that globalism
is on the rise and that the
?multicultural condition. as a concept
comes in. But there is
no reason why that cultural
dimension would make the
practice quasi-legitimate.
Yet, even a notorious feminist writer as Germaine
Greer has great difficulty to condemn female circumcision because it?s part
of ?culture?. And yet, from Plato to the nineteenth century
and even the beginning of
the twentieth century, democracy was not a universally shared idea and ideal. One may
put it this way: the type of
?culture. There is no inherent
value in ?the group?. 2
VIEWPOINT
8 . So here is
the root failure of the whole
enterprise of placing the
group before the individual.
The whole notion of ?group
rights. The practice
of burning widows on the funeral pyre of the deceased
husband is a cultural habit.
But it has to be eradicated,
for sure. which is, in
a sense, a dangerous ideology, precisely because it is
so ill understood. And
nowadays, even dictatorial
regimes pay lip-service to at
least the word democracy.
DEMOCRACY,
to multicultural society and multiculturalism the situation is
completely different. and also ratified by Finland
in 1990
DOMESTIC
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8 . wonders Kecia Salmenkari, a social worker at
the Herttoniemi office.
Barbecuing on balconies not forbidden
M a r jo Valtavaa r a . warns Häyrinen.. enthusiasm for investing in the new
technology.
?If the price limit is set
too low to cover the building
costs, it will certainly have a
detrimental effect on investments,. How an Earth
is a monopoly like this even
possible?. says Jukka-Pekka Juutinen, head of steering at
Ficora.
The difference between
a fibre optic connection and
the conventional broadband
is that up to 20 flats can be
connected to the Internet
with one fibre connection.
The maximum prices proposed by Ficora and the obligation to rent out network
capacity will not apply to all
telecommunication companies but only to those with a
major market share, as determined by Ficora for each
region. A balcony is definitely not the right
place,. says
Maarit Sulavuori, head of
youth services and social welfare work for adults in Helsinki.
Personnel increase
Kela will require additional
staff to deal with income support applications, according
to Olli Kangas, the research
director of Kela. H S
Niina W oolley . Currently
municipalities employ 1,300
to 1,500 officials to handle applications but Kela estimates
they can manage the task
with a mere 300 employees.
The estimate may be overly optimistic as the number of application decisions
made in the main cities each
day is high.
?I made a decision on 13
cases today. comments Elli, 40, who visited the
social welfare office in Kallio.
The reform has also
sparked some criticism, including concerns over the
support becoming more of
an automatic benefit that
may serve to make people
more passive. Costs may also spiral when the number
of applicants grows, with the
Ministry of Social Affairs and
Health estimating that the
spending may go up by 300
million euros a year.
In recent years, decisions
on income support have become separate from other
forms of social welfare work,
a change, which enables the
transfer to Kela.
When applying for income
support for the first time,
the applicant meets a social
tate Management Federation.
A growing number of housing companies are scrapping
a blanket ban on barbecuing,
focusing instead on the safety regulations.
?There are still a large
number of housing companies where the general regulations carry a barbecue ban
but the trend is towards getting rid of the prohibitions.
Residents are aware of their
rights and online discussions
on the topic are rife, which
has led to housing companies
changing their rules,. Collan asks.
Planning to set maximum
prices for rental connections,
the Finnish Communications
Regulatory Authority (Ficora) is taking steps to promote
competition in broadband
connections.
The builder of a fibre optic cable network has to lease
some of its capacity to competitors. H T
The conventional copperwire broadband connection
in Mikael Collan?s house in
Salo will soon be replaced
with a much faster fibre optic cable Internet connection,
a change which will cost him
nearly 1,500 euros in connection fees.
?After forking out a hefty
sum to join the network, I can?t
even shop around for the Internet provider but will have to
stick with the network builder?s connection. argues Juutinen.
If the customer has to
cough up 1,500 euros to join
the network, how can the Internet provider charge fees
based on investments costs
also from the company renting network capacity?
?These fees charged from
customers do not necessarily cover all the building costs,
so the company may still
have costs from the building of the network,. explains
Juutinen.
Elli, 40, applied for income support in 2008 when she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The charcoal
should be thrown in a bin only after a couple of days to
minimise the risk.
?Disposable grills burn
with a very high flame to
start with so you have to
check carefully the surface
you?re setting it on. Everybody is in the same position,
when building a network,?
says Rami Peltosaari, head
of department at Elisa Oyj.
Setting maximum prices
carries the risk of dampening the companies. says Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, the director
general of Ficora.
At the earliest, the maximum prices will enter into
effect in the autumn.
Maximum
price opposition
Companies building networks are opposed to the
proposed maximum prices.
?We don?t need regulations like this on fibre optic
connections as it?s a new and
emerging technology. 14 MAY 2014
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Ultra-fast Internet
connection may
become cheaper
T oni L ehtinen . The increase in competition is likely to push the
consumer prices down, at
least regionally.
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?If the price charged for
network usage has been set
too high, the competitor burdened with the extra cost
can?t compete with the network builder. HS
Niina Woolley . Häyrinen stresses.
Despite grills very rarely causing fires, disposable
grills can pose a risk, particularly around May Day, if the
charcoal from them is disposed in a rubbish bin when
still too hot. explains Sulavuori.
The aim of the reform is to
make the application process
a one-stop service but this
may not be managed in the
capital region.
?Here, we have mainly
been planning how to make
the cooperation between us
and Kela go smoothly. The best place
for a barbecue is in the yard if
there is a designated area for
it,. By setting a
maximum price, we are trying to level the playing field
for the network owners and
competitors,. comments Furuhjelm.
Furuhjelm says that an
electric grill, gas grill and
in principle also a charcoal
grill can be used on a balcony,
with only open fire included
on the list of forbidden barbecuing methods.
Jarkko Häyrinen from
the Rescue Department of
the Ministry of the Interior
would restrict barbecuing on
balconies to an electric grill.
?Charcoal grill is not suitable for use in a flat and a gas
grill also requires a space
with proper air circulation,?
explains Häyrinen.
Barbecuing on a balcony
cannot be banned but Häyrinen advises people to practise
caution when considering setting up a grill of any kind.
?In the interest of avoiding neighbourly disputes, it?s
a good idea to consider barbecuing carefully. However, less than
five per cent of fibre connections have been ordered from
a company renting the network capacity.
Monthly fees charged
from companies renting capacity vary greatly, ranging from 30 to 300 euros.
The fees should, however, be
based on the actual investment and running costs.
?We have carried out spot
checks in telecommunication
companies and have grounds
to suspect that the charges
are not based on the actual
costs,. There is no evidence
that in countries where such
price regulations have been
imposed, investments in networks have suffered as a consequence,. As long
as all safety regulations are
being complied with, barbecuing is allowed and the
housing company can only intervene if they can show that
the grill causes a risk,. We have also decided to
grant support for children?s
hobbies,. On a normal day,
the minimum is seven decisions,. says Peltosaari.
Juutinen from Ficora says
that both building and running costs will be taken into account when calculating
maximum prices.
?Even under the current
regulations, rental prices
should have been set in accordance with the actual
costs. Even though she does not want to
be interviewed under her own name, she does not think her situation is something to be ashamed of: ?I?m currently a student and come
here for some extra support?.
Kela to handle income support
Ministry prepares
for increase in
applications in future.
T ei ja Su tinen, Iisakki H ä r m ä . The smoke and
smells spreads from one balcony to another. H T
as safety regulations are not broken, residents are allowed to have
a barbecue on the balcony
even in those blocks of flats
where the housing company
has banned barbecues.
?This is the case because
housing companies are not
allowed to stop people from
having a barbecue. Because of the
high living costs, supplementary support must fill the
gap. It?s easier
to go to Kela as you can be there
for all sorts of reasons,. explains Veikko Rättyä, official at the Haaga social
welfare office in Helsinki.
Currently, a decision has
to be granted within seven working days but it is yet
uncertain if Kela will have to
work to a similar schedule.
Kela will only be handling applications for basic
income support while municipalities will continue to
deal with supplementary
and preventive income support applications, which are
always subjected to careful
consideration.
Thanks to high living
costs, the basic income support is not always adequate
in Helsinki, which is why officials have started granting
supplementary support as a
routine procedure without
meeting the client.
?Current legislation is not
up to scratch. H T
of 2017, a
social welfare reform will direct a steady stream of people from municipal welfare
offices towards their local
Social Insurance Institution
(Kela) service points.
In the spring, the government decided in its framework budget talks that
Kela will take over making
decisions on basic income
support.
The reform has been on
the cards for a long time and
will concern almost 400,000
people receiving income support and hundreds of social
welfare and Kela officials.
For clients, the reform
may result in a considerable
improvement, as currently a
large number of people entitled to support do not apply
for it.
According to a study carried out at the University of
Turku in 2010, eight per cent
of Finns are entitled to in-
At the beginning
A n tt i J o h a n ss o n
worker after which the decision to grant support can be
made without meetings.
?If the applicant has documents on income and expenses, then there is no legal
obligation to have meetings
with a social worker,. H S
Niina W oolley . If Kela will deal with basic income
support decisions, to what
extent do we have to get involved?. explains Marina Furuhjelm, a
lawyer at the Finnish Real Es-
As long
Mikael Collan will have to pay 1,500 euros for his super-fast
Internet connection.
come support while only four
per cent receive it.
People shy away from applying for the benefit as the
application process with the
need to provide detailed information on income is often considered laborious and
demeaning.
?I don?t see it that way but
the threshold for coming to a
social welfare office may be
high for some people
she comments.
Jehovah?s Witnesses do
not belong to the Lutheran church and many Christian churches do not consider
the movement as a Christian
group, according to Räsänen.
?They are of course entitled to practise their religion
and decide on their own dogmas but they don?t have the
right to restrict anyone?s basic human rights,. ?We have been on and
about since early morning.
We went around the camps in
Aleppo. T RO S DA H L
Helsinki shop-owner delivers aid home to Aleppo
Rami Adham delivers items such as food, tents and toys to Syria.
clothes, walking sticks and
other necessities through Europe to Syria in February.
In early April, a few bagfuls of clothes were stored
in the basement of the shop,
waiting to be loaded into a
van. 44.7%
No . says
Adham.
Reports from Aleppo in recent weeks indicate that the
hostilities between government troops and rebel fighters
have intensified. H T
AT A GLANCE , the dietary
supplement shop in Helsinki seems unperturbed by the
ongoing civil war in Syria. If
these guys abandon Aleppo
[President Bashar] al-Assad
will take over the city.?
The rebels, in turn, help
Adham navigate the conflictridden region and distribute
aid. Räsänen says.
the right to practise religion
but also the right to leave a
religious community or not
to belong to one,. Government
troops, in response, have
tightened their grip on the
areas under their control.
Adham?s family used to
live in a district now controlled by government troops.
?Today, we went to a place
only 1.5 kilometres from my
home. The devastation and distress, Adham confirms, have increased since
his previous visit to Aleppo,
signs of it being visible by the
roads leading to the city.
?Driving here, I wondered how come there are
so many camps. In the districts of
Aleppo under rebel control,
the only electricity available
is that created by generators,
Adham explains.
In addition, Adham goes
around schools and field hospitals, where the demand for
medical equipment is enormous. says Päivi
Räsänen (Christian Democrats), the Minister of the Interior. They can?t go home
or shopping after the day. ?The children
have nothing to do in the
camps.?
Adham began his mission
roughly 18 months ago, after visiting relatives who had
sought refuge in Turkey and
A ishi Z idan . ?In
numerous countries, giving up
Islam can lead to judicial consequences,. 14 MAY 2014
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T RO N D H . ?Over
the past years, Karhinen has been the foremost messenger of
gloom in Finland,. ?The hospitals also
need diesel for generators. The second strike causes
the building to tremble.
Behind Adham is a school
transformed into an aid storage. In Aleppo, he says, the
operations are co-ordinated
by the local organisation alKefah. As
a remainder of the war, however, the flag of Syrian rebels
hangs on the wall.
The proprietor, Rami Adham, has on his free time
delivered aid to his conflictridden home region, most recently driving a van-load of
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used to be traffic signs. explains
Räsänen.
She stresses that a person should not be subjected
to any sanctions if they decide to resign from a religious
community.
?This of course applies to
all religious groups.?
Räsänen says that on an
international level, Islam has
sparked similar debate. But when I
saw the extent of devastation in Aleppo, I understood,?
he tells.
Hostilities in Aleppo have
continued incessantly for 18
months, after rebel groups
seized control over parts of
the city in a raid in the summer of 2012. Mika Pantzar, a research professor at the National Consumer Research
Centre, regards the comments of Karhinen as amusing. Although Adham on occasion carries a weapon for
self-defence, he insists that
he has not taken part in any
hostilities.
The dangers in Syria include bandits and militants
of the notorious Islamic State
of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which
has engaged in fierce battles
with other rebel groups.
?No one should be punished for wanting to leave a religious community,. Not only does it entail
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From:
Juva
The aid situation can similarly become very chaotic.
Word of an arriving delivery
prompts people also from
other camps to show up. I couldn?t go there.?
Adham cannot move freely even in areas controlled by
rebels, as snipers may lurk
behind any corner. he views. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . Räsänen is responsible
for church matters in the
government.
Räsänen is planning to
hold a meeting with Justice
Minister Anna-Maija Henriksson, to discuss a report
released by UUT, the support group for the victims of
religions, claiming that the
practices of the Jehovah?s
Witnesses trample on human rights. The
sounds of air strikes are audible twice during the one-hour
call. ?Henriksson and
I agreed on this on Saturday,?
Räsänen said.
Räsänen said she agrees
with the justice minister that
anyone who suspects they
have been subjected to illegal
treatment by the Jehovah?s
Witnesses should report the
matter to the police.
According to Räsänen, the
realisation of the freedom of
religion among the Jehovah?s
Witnesses and other religious communities is another cause of concern.
?The freedom of religion
is guaranteed in the constitution. I
hope we can buy enough for a
couple of surgeries.?
From Aleppo, Adham is
set to move to the province of
Idlib and then spend a couple
of weeks in northern Syria.
?Jehovah?s Witnesses are of course entitled to practise their religion and decide on their own dogmas but they don?t have the right to restrict anyone?s basic human rights,. she says.
Jehovah?s Witnesses are
known for refraining from
participating in politics, not
voting and not approving of
blood transfusions.
They have also been exempted from military and
civil service, which presents
the problem of setting citizens in an unequal position,
says Räsänen, adding that
the Ministry of Defence is
looking into the exemption.
Read more about Jehovah?s
Witnesses on page 12.. ?People
in the camps will manage. H S
N iina W oolley . In particular, Adham wants to help the people
still in the country. They
have now been replaced with
sniper warning signs.?
The local residents also
constantly look up at the sky
in anticipation of the next air
strike, Adham says.
Päivi Räsänen: religious
communities not entitled to
punish members wanting to leave
K atri K allionpä ä . ?The
demand for aid is huge,. he tells.
The connection is cut off
several times during the conversation. 55.3%
View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi
witnessing the urgency of
the emergency on the country?s border with Syria.
Distributing aid in Syria is extremely difficult due
to the volatile security situation, which has left several
regions cut off from aid for
months. H T
Who:
Reijo Karhinen
A few days later, Adham
answers a Skype call in Aleppo, his old home town. ?Toys reduce stress,?
Adham knows. Adham cannot solicit donations due to his lack
of a money collection licence.
He documents his visits for
the donors.
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In a recent interview with Helsingin Sanomat, Karhinen declared that Finns have been talked into being overcautious
and argued that the tone of policy-makers should have
changed immediately after the framework session in order to
restore confidence in Finland.
However, Karhinen acknowledged the merits of preparing Finns for the structural reforms, but he insisted that the
national economy would be doing considerably better if the
scaremongering stopped.
Professors have critised Karhinen?s comments. It?s now dark and we
can no longer move,. 4
DOMESTIC
8 . The comments by Karhinen also
suggest that there has indeed been a systematic effort to alter the mood of the general public, adds Pantzar.
Mission: atypical
His aid mission is far from
typical, for he is moving
around with members of Liwa al-Tawhid, an Islamic rebel group that co-operates
with the Free Syrian Army in
Aleppo.
Adham, with little hesitation, reveals that he also delivers food to the rebel
fighters and their families.
?The fighters may stand
on guard day and night for
weeks. At
least they are alive.?
Word of his mission soon
began to circulate, and recently even strangers have
pitched in
The investiga-
L a u ra H alminen . The court in particular considered it reproachable that the father failed to
abide by the order even when
the person being protected
was an 11-year-old child.
The father was also ordered to pay his son 1,500
euros in compensation for
suffering.
The defendant attending a hearing at the District Court of Itä-Uusimaa on 14 April.
The abductor resisted the
attempts of the officers to contain him by flinging his arms
and body, and was not contained until the second patrol
arrived on the scene. he also views.
Porvoo abductor
jailed for 3.5 years
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against the father on grounds
of his obtrusive attempts to
meet his son. The staircase
of the apartment was damaged badly, while at least one
of the apartments sustained
notable fire and smoke damage in the blaze. ?We?ve lived here
for ten years, and it has been really peaceful. After the last incident, he
rang the emergency call centre and was escorted home
by police officers.
In court, the father
claimed that the encounters
were chance meetings but
failed, according to the court,
to offer a plausible reason for
his movements on the walkto-school route of his son.
In addition, the court ruled
that due to the repeated nature of the violations and the
distress caused to the son a
fine would not be a sufficient
punishment. In addition, the ordeal caused her psychological distress.. H S
A man has been
arrested on
suspicion of attempted murder following a fire in Vesala,
Helsinki, on 30 April . He demanded that the victim hand
over her cash, took her bank
card and drove to her home
to obtain her online bank
details in order to raise the
withdrawal limit of her bank
card.
After Aziseh was still only
able to withdraw 140 euros,
he threatened to kill and sexually abuse the victim.
Altogether, the woman
was held captive for over five
hours, prompting her mother, who grew concerned at
not being able to reach her, to
report her disappearance to
the police.
Ultimately, however, law
enforcement officers stumbled upon the crime by mere
chance, after the abductor
was pulled over by a police
patrol due to his vehicle not
having its lights on. H S
The District Court of ItäUusimaa has sentenced a
young man to three years and
six months. Now, we?ve had
four fires in little over a week,?
exclaimed Outi Haapkylä.
Police want telecom
surveillance power
The representative of
the Finnish Police in the
task force, inspector Antti Simanainen, expressed
his dissenting opinion in the
proposal and demanded revisions to the act governing
the use of forcible measures.
The proposed revision would
grant the police the right to
conduct telecommunications
surveillance operations when
investigating identity thefts.
Telecommunications surveillance entails, for example,
the acquisition of identifying
or location data from handsets or computers.
S u sanna R ein b o th . imprisonment for
robbery, aggravated deprivation of liberty and resistance
to a public official. ?Hopefully, the police
now have the right man in
custody,. Under the order,
the father was only allowed to
contact his son during courtapproved meetings and prohibited from monitoring and
following him.
Yet, the father appeared
several times on the walkto-school route of his son,
at times waiting for him at a
bus stop, at times following
him in a car. Using the name
of another person has, however, caused notable harm
to the uninvolved party, because they may be treated
as a suspect and subjected
to official measures,. after the police
determined that lighter fluid
was used to ignite the fire.
?The suspect lives in the
same building. H S
Finnish Police has
voiced its doubts about the
proposed criminalisation of
identity theft, viewing that
the proposal submitted by a
task force appointed by the
Ministry of Justice would in
its current form have little, if
any, effect.
The
?It?s no use criminalising
[identity theft], if the police
is unable to investigate the
offence,. H S
THE USE of the identity of
another person, so-called
identity theft, is set to be
criminalised in Finland, with
a task force at the Ministry of
Justice proposing that the offence be made punishable by
the penalty of fine.
The Criminal Code of Finland currently does not recognise identity theft as an offence
on its own account, although
an offender impersonating another person may be convicted
of other offences, such as fraud,
forgery or defamation.
The task force proposes
that offenders be sentenced
of identity theft, if they have
without authorisation used
the personal details, identifying information or other
unique identifiers of another
person in an attempt to deceive a third party.
In addition, the act must
have inflicted financial damage
or harm, such as the costs incurred in investigating the offence. the Office of the Prosecutor General points out in a statement
presented to the Ministry of
Justice.
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Father handed
probation order
for stalking his
school-aged son
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by the appearance of his father, fled or phoned his mother. Harm, in turn, may be
inflicted by creating a profile on
social media with the obtained
details, because the removal of
such a profile can prove difficult.
The Office of the Prosecutor General has expressed
its firm support for the enactment and has compiled
real-world examples of the
damage inflicted by identity
theft. Such situations include
impersonating a colleague
in embarrassing situations,
ordering sex equipment to
a share house with the details of a co-inhabitant, and
making restaurant reservations and hairdresser?s
appointments.
Such mischief may have
serious repercussions, the
Office of the Prosecutor General reminds.
?If drugs, for example,
are ordered online using the
name of another person, it
is of course possible to think
that the offender is punished
when they are convicted of
drug offence. The victim
had only lived in Porvoo for a
week prior to the incident.
Aziseh, the indictment indicates, attacked the victim
and covered her mouth with
his hand, and despite her resistance managed to knock
her over and drag her deeper into the woods. Niskanen said.
Overall, residents of the
building were shocked about the
recent events. In addition,
firefighters had to rescue two
people through the balcony
of an apartment.
Only a few days earlier,
a fire had broken out in the
garbage station of the build-
ing and before that in its
basement common area.
?It was a dangerous situation, a matter of minutes,
[but] the fire department
made it in time,. fourth
at the same address in short
succession . There, he
bound her with packing tape,
and tied a scarf, computer
cables and tape around her
neck.
The abductor then carried
the victim into the back seat
of his car and began driving around the town. The perpetrator, Roland Aziseh, kidnapped a 19-year-old woman
in Porvoo as she was returning
home from work. H S
A father from Espoo has been
handed a three-month probation order for stalking his
11-year-old son, after the District Court of Helsinki found
him guilty of seven breaches
of the restraining order imposed to protect his son.
The events began last autumn, when an extended restraining order was imposed
Police
arrest
man over
Vesala fire
J yri H ä nninen ,
M arj u J ä rvinen . The son, alarmed
tion is only in its early stages,
but we are looking into the involvement of the suspect in
the fire this morning and the
other fires,. As the
officers approached the vehicle, one of them noticed
hair sticking out of the pile
of clothes in the back-seat
footwell.
A task force appointed by the Ministry of Justice believes identity theft should be criminalised.
Finland to
criminalise
identity theft
A fine would be a
befitting punishment, the Ministry of
Justice views.
s u sanna rein b o th . inspector Anne
Hietala of the Helsinki Police Department stated on 30
April.
Although the fire caused
no personal injuries, its outcome could have been notably bleaker. says chief inspector
Timo Piiroinen, the director of the computer-related crime unit at the National
Bureau of Investigation.
?Ineffective and unnecessary paragraphs nibble at the
credibility of the law,. Aziseh
has revealed that his gambling
debts were the motive for his
actions and in court admitted
to some of the charges.
The victim sustained
bruising and abrasion across
her body. CRIME
HELSINKI TIMES
8 . Mikko Niskanen, a resident of the
building, said.
Many of the residents had
advised their children to stay
with their friends or relatives after school out of fear
that another fire might break
out
The
public sector has an important role in our economy as
well, as an investor and as a fixer of market distortions.
Public investments and interventions are considered
necessary to maintain low unemployment.
Our
The financial and economic crisis since 2008 has af-
fected Finland as well as most other countries in the
world. 3 May
Did you fall for a shop?s
trick. His interests include history, cooking and exercising.
Proactive Finland
The competitive advantages that we have arise from
high education, top research in certain fields of industry and science, and low income differences. Increasingly many
things have to be performed
online. For example, a work
search increasingly takes
place online, as the services of TE offices have been
reformed.
An apartment, language
course or work place can be
missed by an immigrant,
when doing things online is
problematic.
?DOING
?Running errands in Finland takes place increasingly online: bank issues, tax
cards, notification of address change, errands for
the Social Insurance Institution, applying for work and
educational
institutions,?
lists Heidi Hirvonen, Project Coordinator for Monika . They are results of deliberate political
decisions made during the decades between 1950 and
1980, approximately.
Online errands can be difficult for immigrants with insufficient language skills.
YLE NEWS. The information derives from a poll carried out
by the paper. The margin of error is 3 percentage points.?
VERKKOUUTISET. We are not a
donation society, and the culture of private donations
has just recently gained popularity in our country. Two years
ago only slightly over a third
(35 per cent) believed that eldercare would become weaker
on a municipal level, whereas
now the majority (54 per cent)
believes this.?. Multicultural Women?s
Association.
Heidi Hirvonen leads the
association?s Osaavat naiset
project, which assists in the
employment of long-term
unemployed women with
immigrant
backgrounds.
According to her educated
immigrants manage completing errands online well.
Those who come from poor
countries and circumstances
fare more poorly. 14 MAY 2014
HELSINKI TIMES
compiled by annik a rautakorva
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AAMULEHTI. Our budget surplus changed to deficit and unemployment has increased. ELISA KALLUNKI
Things have to be done online ?
many immigrants are in trouble
errands online is
hard for many immigrants
due to lacking language or
communications technology skills. Hirvonen says.?
ILTASANOMAT. Evaluations on
the deterioration of services also surpass visions of improvement in all parts.
Outlooks on the improvement of the home municipality have grown darker since the
previous survey two years ago.
The share of things expected
to become worse has grown
significantly. Those who trust the
government least are supporters of the Finns Party.
Erkka Railo, Executive Director at the Centre for Parliamentary Studies, believes
that confidence in the government has increased due to the
agreement on the Social welfare and health care reform,
for example.
The fight for the Chairmanship of the Social Democratic Party and the National
Coalition have not decreased
confidence.
Approximately 1,000 Finns participated in
the survey. trust in the government has grown since last
autumn, Helsingin Sanomat
reports. 4 May. We have a
strong backbone in forest and metal industries, and
lately, as well, in information technology. These advantages did not
come by chance. Currently 48 per
cent of respondents accord a
vote of confidence to the government, whereas in September the corresponding figure
was 41 per cent.
Supporters of the National Coalition are most favourable. A section filled with
fruits and vegetables also
creates a fresh image of the
store itself.
It is also not a coincidence
that meat and dairy products
and bread are situated so far
away from each other. 6
FROM FINNISH PRESS
8 . Finland?s advantages are high and
qualified education, strong technological and industrial ability and a welfare society which supports each
one?s possibilities in life. Markets trust in the fact that a
walk through the store ex-
L E H T I K U VA / vesa m o ila n e n
Finland is a Nordic welfare society and a country of
high technological and industrial ability. A small
country has to concentrate its resources and emphasize its advantages. Instead of a laissez-faire culture, we have a
culture of proactively working to increase our people?s
possibilities, welfare and competitiveness. Experts on retail
trade revealed the tricks to
the British paper Daily Mail.
According to the paper,
for example, fruits and vegetables are provided near the
entrance of the shop partly because the customer is
more likely to buy junk food
after first filling the basket
with healthy vegetables and
fruits. These are ways to
make the customer buy more
?GROCERY stores have many
ways for luring customers
to spend more than originally planned. For example, the education level
of children follows the education level or their parents
much more strongly
than before. 2 May.
ILKKA AHTOKIVI
Citizens
believe
that the
availability
of municipal
services has
diminished
?INCREASINGLY many expect
the economy of services to deteriorate, affecting employment, eldercare and health
services, reveals a study by
TNS Gallup, commissioned by
the Foundation for Municipal
Development.
Particularly in urban municipalities crime is believed
to increase. We could
Instead of a
say that education is
laissez-faire culture, inherited, even if costless education and
we have a culture
student benefits are inof proactively
stalled to prevent such
working to increase a phenomenon.
our people?s
possibilities, welfare
and competitiveness.
wide-spanning
public services are financed with a broad
tax base. We have
deliberately decided to increase the education level of
our nation and keep income differences small, to avoid
the disadvantages of a class society.
Thus far we have been successful, but I have to admit
that in the recent times we have had some symptoms of
a class society as well. Also those
immigrants who have stayed
at home for long to take care
of children or other relatives
also have difficulties.
?People with weak literacy
skills are the ones who face
the most challenges,. 4 May
Helsingin
Sanomat:
Trust in the
government
has grown
since last
autumn
Mika Kari is a member of parliament (the Social Democratic Party)
from Lahti, chairman of the city council of Lahti, and former president of
the regional board of Päijät-Häme. Our nation
decided to follow Sweden on a path to a ?bird?s nest?
welfare society after the Second World War. Another example is the Helsinki
airport, which will be upgraded and enlarged to allow
higher capacity and competitiveness.
Summa summarum,
I could call Finland a proactive
country. Consequently all Scandinavian countries decided to do the
same.
Stores carefully consider where they situate different groceries.
poses customers to different
kinds of impulse purchases.
Doctor Charles McIntyre,
who specialises in retail design, tells the Daily Mail that
necessary purchases are often situated on narrow aisles
and potential impulse purchases on the broader ones.
Customers eye products
more on wider aisles than on
narrow ones.?
?Finns. In 2012 every
other (51 per cent) evaluated
that their municipal economy would become weaker, and
now a clear majority (61 per
cent) feels this way. Our government and parliament have challenged the crisis with a constructive
economic policy and employment-increasing investments, such as repairing schools affected by damp and
ridden with mould
energy performance and require the regular inspection of heating and
air conditioning systems.
In addition, the directive
requires Member States to
ensure that by 2021 all new
buildings are so-called nearly zero-energy buildings. The
directive had to be transposed into national law by 9
July 2012...?
A large part of that was
awarded in Nokia shares,
which have risen after the
sale of the unit was agreed.
When first reported, the
pay-off had sparked angry reactions in Finland, not
least because Nokia?s business declined under the leadership of Mr Elop.
The country?s economy
minister, Jan Vapaavuori,
had reportedly said at the
time that he found it ?difficult to understand the merits
of this bonus?...?
ry underwent dock repairs in
order to align vessel?s mechanisms and devices with latest
DNV class requirements.
The scope of works comprised repair of sea valves and
connections, work on piping,
bow thruster, propellers and
propeller shafts and reshimming, repair of metal components in ballast tanks with
subsequent painting of tanks
with corrosion-resistant coating, and repair of both port
and starboard steering gear...?
European
cruise ferry conversion
Commission
this year Turku Re- redesigned and refurbished,
pair
Yard,
part of BLRT Grupp giving a more modern look
says
and Finland?s largest repair to the shopping, restaurants
yard, completed a six-week- and leisure areas. WOLE OYEBADE
Finland to
partner
Nigeria
on terror
of Finland
has stated its readiness to
partner Nigeria in the fight
against terrorism, especially
the menace of Boko Haram.
Finnish Ambassador to
Nigeria, Riitta Korpivaara,
said on 30 April during her
visit to the Police Affairs
Minister, Abdul Jelili Adesiyan, that her country was
ready to partner Nigeria in
?THE Republic
MEDICALXPRESS. The
heterogeneity of prostate
cancer makes it difficult to
diagnose and predict tumor
progression...?
Stephen Elop, Executive Vice President of Devices and Services for Nokia, speaks at More Lumia, a media event in San Francisco, California.
BBCNEWS. As
well as Moomin cuddly toys,
the creations of the artist and
writer Tove Jansson appear
on everything from plates,
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is referring Belgium and Finland to the Court of Justice of
the European Union for failing to transpose the Energy Performance of Buildings
Directive.
Under this directive,
member states must establish and apply minimum
energy performance requirements for all buildings,
ensure the certification of
buildings. 30 April
Finnish yard completes
?EARLIER
Treasure Tove of celebrations
?MOOMINS, those cheerful,
practical, appealingly hippolike trolls, are Finland?s most
famous cultural export. 1 May
Electronic
nose
sniffs out
prostate
cancer
using
urine
samples
soon be able to
make easy and early diagnoses of prostate cancer by
?WE may
RENEWABLEENERGYMAGAZINE.
2 May. 3 May. ANNA CAREY
energy
efficiency
?THE European Commission
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This year is the centenary of Moomins creator Jansson?s birth.
pens and stationary to watches, bedlinen and even the
wings of Finnair planes.
This year is the centenary
of Jansson?s birth, and as part
of the Tove 100 celebrations,
Ateneum, the Finnish national gallery, is hosting a huge
show of her illustrations,
cartoons and monumental
murals.
If you knew Jansson?s
work only from those cute
toys and notebooks you
might assume it to be fluffy
and sweet. Investigators in Finland have established that
a novel noninvasive technique can detect prostate
cancer using an electronic
nose. 1 May
Former Nokia boss Stephen
Elop?s pay-off rises to $33m
?FORMER Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop received
a bigger-than-expected payoff as the firm finalised the
sale of it handset business to
Microsoft. In a proof of principle
study, the eNose successfully discriminated between
prostate cancer and benign
prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
by ?sniffing. The cabin
Belgium,
long conversion project on a interiors were renovated by
Tallink Silja passenger ferry.
Huuhka & BLRT Interior.
Finland
Cabins and public spaces
Apart from refurbishment
onboard Silja Serenade were of the public spaces, the ferfailing on
IRISHTIMES. Mr Elop got 24.2m
euros - 30 per cent more than
the initial figure.
MOTORSHIP. As the writer
Frank Cottrell-Boyce said of
his childhood discovery of
her work, ?it was as though
Kierkegaard had come round
on a play date???
www.6d.fi
SixDegrees
is on stands now!
Grab a copy from your
nearest pick-up point!. urine headspace
(the space directly above the
urine sample). FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS
HELSINKI TIMES
8 . 1 May. But the stories
that accompany her delightful illustrations are full of existential angst. 14 MAY 2014
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THEGUARDIAN. she noted.
Responding, Adesiyan expressed optimism that given
such partnership and others
in the pipeline, the nation?s
security challenges would
soon be a thing of the past.
He commended Finland for
the gesture, adding that the
envoy?s visit was an opportunity to rub minds on terrorism, ?which is a cankerworm
affecting all facets of life.?...?
smell. DAN MCCUE
training and equipping security agencies, adding that
such bilateral relationship
was very germane to fighting
terrorism to a halt.
?The mission of this courtesy visit is about the security challenges in Nigeria and
we believe that the security
staff will feel safe if they are
well equipped,. Results using
the eNose are comparable to
testing prostate specific antigen (PSA), reports the Journal of Urology.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in
males and one of the leading
causes of cancer death
A few even have
hopes that Nokia will buy Jolla and triumphantly reenter the mobile device market. Chief Operating Officer Samih Elhage
are the only members. Antti Laakso, the director of Sokos &
Emotion chain, points out ?
are already more inclined to
buy certain products available at Sokos stores from Prisma supermarkets, which will
Keskimatkat, Turku-based
Mikko Rindell, Jyväskyläbased Mennään Bussilla and
Oulu-based Onnikka. H T
S-Group, a Finnish retailing co-operative, will revamp
the concept of its depart-
ment store chain Sokos. Keskinen says.
Onnibus and its Scottishfunded owner, Pileus, have
filed roughly a dozen permit
applications for scheduled
services with Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment.
?We have operated with
our own route licences bearing the branding of Onnibus,
but our money transactions
were channelled through Onnibus. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . H S
A leksi T ei vainen . Petteri Keskinen of Keskimatkat reveals that the decision
of Pekka Möttö, the managing
director of Onnibus, came as
a surprise to the sub-contractors. Many old roles . he argues.
S-Group in March announced that it will launch
seven Marks & Spencer clothing stores in Finland by the
autumn of 2015, five of which
are to be opened within existing Sokos department
stores.. HERE will also
look at cloud-based services for wearables, a sign they
are interested in ?the internet of things.. Anything is possible,
but for the immediate future it is clear Nokia will focus
on business-to-business. The old Nokia was notorious for a bloated leadership team, but the new Nokia is lean on executives.
Suri, CFO Timo Ihamuotila, leader of HERE Michael
Halbherr, acting head of Technologies Henry Tirri
and Networks. 14 MAY 2014
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Ex-partners of Onnibus
set up new low-cost operator
David J. 8
BUSINESS
8 . Most of the
R&D is in Networks.
PEOPLE have been wildly speculating about future
Nokia devices such as wearables. Don?t expect a ?Nokia Glass?
any time soon.
capital structure will be buttressed, with
?2 billion of debt being retired. Already purchased tickets are
valid on Onni Express services, while starting today new
tickets will be sold through a
new online shop.
on unit. The first adult of
the household is assigned
the weight of 1.0, other over
13-year-old members the
weight of 0.5, and younger
members the weight of 0.3
consumption units.
continue to offer these products also after their removal
from the shelves of the department stores.
?Customers look for a personal service, and fashion
and beauty brands. They have a
long road ahead.
Onnibus in the Kamppi bus terminal in Helsinki.
H eikki A rola . About ?1.8 billion will
be returned to shareholders via dividends over the
next two years, and another ?1.25 will go to the owners
via a share repurchase program.
THE shaky
NOKIA?S stock seems to be priced reasonably. explains Keskinen.
The operators of Onni Express affirm in a bulletin that
the arrangement will have
no effect on passengers. Tampere office. In addition, it is set to
apply for licences to operate
on other routes.
In fact, Onni Express has
already launched its operations, having effective-
ly taken over operations on
the majority of Finnish lowcost routes. have
been cut from the top ranks.
The mortgage-related costs of residents of Helsinki are notably higher than those of people living in the Finnish countryside,
finds a study by the Bank of Finland.
Sokos
trims
product
line-up
H eikki A rola . In contrast, residents
of rural areas spend annually
over 3,000 euros and residents
of other cities roughly 4,000
euros on mortgage-related
costs per consumption unit.
A comparison of rental
costs in various parts of Finland yielded similar results.
Regardless of their comparatively high housing
costs, residents of Helsinki
have more financial leeway
than residents of other parts
of Finland due to their higher
income levels, the Bank of
Finland points out.
Home prices, the study
confirms, reflect income development accurately particularly in large localities.
Whereas Helsinki homeowners have over 20,000
euros of annual disposable in-
come per consumption unit
after the deduction of housing
and other necessary costs, residents of rural regions have some 15,000 euros at their
disposal every year.
Tenants, in turn, have considerably less financial leeway
regardless of their domicile.
Tenants in Helsinki have, despite the city?s rocketing rents,
an average of 7,000 euros of
annual disposable income per
consumption unit, while the
corresponding sum elsewhere in Finland is markedly below 5,000 euros.
The concept of consumption unit is used to compile
statistics on household consumption and represents
the size of the household as
the sum of the weights of its
members. The location-based unit
HERE and the research and intellectual property division Technologies are much smaller, but they are also
both profitable.
THE company
NETWORKS is the soul of the new Nokia, and will drive it
for the foreseeable future. ?He decided to compete
against us by applying for operating licences for exactly the
same routes and schedules.
We consider it unfair business
conduct,. The home
section will also remain an
integral part of Sokos,. Their main
business Networks will focus on Mobile Broadband
and Global Services. H T
THE private operators of
Onnibus, a low-cost coach
company, have decided to
establish a new, rival coach
company due to the decision of Onnibus to sell its
long-distance operations to a
Scottish millionaire.
The new coach company,
Onni Express, offers budgetfriendly services from Turku,
Pori, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Tampere, Helsinki, Kuopio and
Forssa. He is also a private investor with over
ten years of experience.
The future of Nokia
NOKIA has finally handed off their mobile devices divi-
sion and revealed their structure and strategy for the
future. The swift transition was possible, because
the licences for most of the
routes offered by Onnibus
had been granted directly to
its sub-contractors.
The sub-contractors that
parted ways with the coach
company are the Pori-based
Helsinki households spend
more on mortgage-related costs
A nni L assila . the heads of
human resources, marketing and legal affairs . The company was asphyxiated with Devices &
Services, but are now able to breathe easier.
will have three divisions. H T
The
mortgage-related
costs of residents of Helsinki
are notably higher than those
of people living in the Finnish
countryside, finds a study by
the Bank of Finland.
The mortgage-related expenses of residents of Helsin-
ki are on an average roughly
60 per cent higher than those
of people living in the Finnish
countryside, finds a recent
study conducted by the Bank
of Finland.
Helsinki
households,
the study indicates, spend
over 5,000 euros per annum
on mortgage interests and
payments per one consumptiL e hti k u va / M i k ko S ti g
AS WAS widely expected, Rajeev Suri, the man who
performed wonders at NSN, has been named the new
CEO. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . explains Laakso.
Laakso also affirms that
S-Group continues to have
faith in the operations of
Sokos, although the downbeat economic climate and
changes in consumer behaviour brought upon by the dig-
ital revolution continue to
affect the sales of consumer
goods.
?A precondition for the
success of department stores
located in city centres is that
their concept, services and
selection continues to develop,. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. Their dividend yield is 2%, also about the same.
They might be a tiny bit cheap, especially considering
all the money returning to the owners, but I wouldn?t
recommend running out and buying Nokia shares unless you are ready for a risky investment. They
have a price / expected 2014 earnings ratio of 19, which
is similar to their competitors and the market as a
whole. The
department stores are thereby set to focus more clearly
on fashion and beauty products, while their line-up of
sporting equipment, small
household appliances, entertainment electronics, and
children?s toys and clothing
will be reduced.
Consumers . There has been much speculation about future acquisitions, but top executives are
giving some contraI wouldn?t recomdictory statements
(perhaps on purpose).
mend running out
Suri stressed they will
and buying Nokia
look for smaller acshares unless you
quisitions to fill the
in their service
are ready for a risky gaps
and product offering.
investment.
Chairman Risto Siilasmaa hinted that
they wanted an investment-grade credit rating so they
could borrow more cheaply for major purchases.
HERE is seeing some good growth with customers in
the automotive industry, and they have also started
working with formal devices rival HTC. The Technologies unit will be primarily a manager of Nokia?s intellectual property, but they will also continue some
research in sensor technologies and the interplay between various types of radio technologies. The writer is a journalist and
columnist for Helsinki Times. This unit makes up 87% of Nokia?s
sales and 71% of its profits. They
have had full knowledge of
the profitability of the routes
and have taken advantage of
this,
?On the contrary,
Nakamoto seemed [?] like an
intellectual. It would be surprising, if he stepped out at
some point to reveal that he
has conned everyone and de-
veloped the system only for
the money.?
The development team,
he does acknowledge, should
have paid more attention to
usability and data security issues. In com-
back taxes, and the petition
was withdrawn.
Today, Bugbear is able to
develop Next Car Game freely
and is scheduled to launch its
final version, featuring multi-player mode, in the latter
half of the year.
The game studio expects
at least 500,000 gamers to
download the racing game,
translating to proceeds of
15 million dollars. BUSINESS
HELSINKI TIMES
8 . no gaming masterpieces but appreciated by fans
of the genre nonetheless.
Last summer, the game
studio was in dire straits. It decided to escape the rat race,
to embark on its own path.
Bugbear dug deeper into its own pockets and those
of investors, to develop an
alpha version of Next Car
Game. Naturally, there is no longer a lack
of interested publishers, and
Bugbear is in the strong posi-
tion it requires to discuss the
terms and conditions of the
release of the game in China.
Publishers, the great fortresses of the game industry, appear to be crumbling.
Mobile games are already
distributed directly to users through app stores, enabling game developers such
as Rovio and Supercell to disregard publishers altogether.
Bugbear has similarly
stepped into the new era of
gaming and today stands feet,
perhaps stronger than ever.
Gox, one of the world?s largest Bitcoin exchanges, went
belly up, and bitcoins worth
over 300 million euros vanished, as if in thin air.
Nakamoto, in turn, is believed to be sitting on a small
fortune in bitcoins. The country
alone accounts for 9 per cent,
or 2.3 billion euros, of the exports of Finnish technology
industries.
Western Europe, in contrast, accounts for 46 per
cent.
Last year was particularly bleak in light of statistics.
Net sales in Finland contracted by five per cent, prompting both Finnish companies
and their overseas subsidiaries to shed personnel. 14 MAY 2014
9
TAX AUTHORITIES in February filed a bankruptcy petition against Bugbear due to
back taxes of 180,000 euros,
while the traditional Finnish
game studio was making millions with its most recent title, Next Car Game.
What lies behind the outlandish situation is a story
about the development of the
video game industry.
Traditionally, game studios have concentrated on
developing games while major international publishers
have orchestrated everything from packaging to marketing, largely dictating the
terms and conditions of publishing contracts and regularly influencing the contents
of games.
At worst, game studios
have been in a position similar to that of a rock band
making their début album
for a multinational record
company: the publisher demands exclusive rights to the
content and deducts the pro-
duction costs from the royalties paid to the authors.
The balance is about to
shift, however.
While retailer Kesko is
shutting down its Anttila department stores, the online
sales of games are booming,
allowing game developers
to circumvent the traditional publishing organisations
and to offer their creations
directly to customers.
The very concept of a video
game has similarly changed. so
much for no third-party regulators . ?I would advise
against investing more than
you can afford to lose.?
The protection of the deposits of users should be
beefed up, one way or the
other, he concedes.
H S / K A I S A R A U TA H E I M O
J ussi A hl ro th . A few
months later, they set to
work: Malmi created the Bitcoin website and then began programming the user
interface.
Within a year, the project
had attracted more volunteers.
Creator departs
As the project was in 2011
nearing its completion, the
creator of Bitcoin abandoned
the project. The greatest obstacle
for growth, however, is the
aggravating economic uncertainty in Russia, the federation points out. Malmi states.
parison to 2008, the exports
of goods slipped by as much
as 15 per cent, making recov-
ery to the levels preceding
the economic crisis an arduous task.
Cosy hotel in the heart of Helsinki
Annankatu 1, 00120 Helsinki
tel. H T
H S / H E I D I P I I RO I N E N
Game studio making millions after bankruptcy scare
?I would advise against investing more than you can afford to
lose,. is far too great.
A digital currency, in contrast, would gnaw away at
such power structures.
Malmi decided to contact the author of the article,
a certain Satoshi Nakamoto, and offer his help. The game changes
and is developed as updates
are released; customers understand that they are not
buying the finalised product.
Bugbear has since 2000
specialised in leisurely racing
games . have faltered, and
toppled. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . +358-9-616 621, info@hotelanna.fi
www.hotelanna.fi. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . Within a week, the
game had generated one million dollars in revenue and
would go on to generate over
three million by mid-March.
The bankruptcy petition
arrived, Bugbear paid its
Martti Malmi, a Bitcoin master
A nn - M a r i H uhtanen . A few months later, Malmi did the same. Malmi says.
?I?m seriously not the next
Linus Torvalds or Satoshi
Nakamoto. be it
a bank, corporation or state
. What if
his ulterior motives were evil?
Malmi answers without
hesitation. In February, Mt.
omy will expand by 3.6 per
cent this year, Turunen expects growth in Finland to
remain modest due to the
lacklustre recovery in Europe. The idea
roused his interest, because
Malmi had since high school
viewed that the influence of
third-party regulators . Not yet at least.?
Yet, there is something
fascinating about him.
In 2009, Malmi stumbled
upon an article on the Internet discussing a currency
regime managed by a peerto-peer network. So did I.?
Later that year, the value of Bitcoin surged notably
for the first time in its history, prompting Malmi to offload over half of his 20,000
bitcoins. Jorma Turunen, the CEO at the
Federation of Finnish Technology Industries, stated on
Monday.
The federation looks after
the interests of the Finnish
electronics and electro-technical, mechanical engineering, metals, information
technology and consulting
engineering sectors.
The development is, however, expected to vary notably between sectors and
companies, cautioned Turunen. Its
previous development project had left it with unpaid
bills, after the publisher had
refused to pay hundreds of
thousands of euros for work
already done, and not a single publisher had shown interest in its latest creation,
Next Car Game.
With no money, Bugbear
was unable to pay its tax liabilities on time.
Out on their own
The game studio had two
problems, both of which were
related to publishers. H T
Martti Malmi indeed
be Satoshi Nakamoto, the
enigmatic creator of Bitcoin
who has been traced, with
no success, by the most prestigious newspapers in the
world?
It is thrilling to imagine
the creator of Bitcoin, a digital currency that has brought
both wealth and despair to
people, sitting next to me
in a conference room of the
Otaniemi-based incubator,
Startup Sauna.
In principle, Malmi could
be Nakamoto. In Finland, the digital currency
has an estimated 20,000 active users while worldwide as
many as two million people
are believed to use it.
Because the number of
bitcoins in circulation is limited, the value of the currency will in the long term creep
up inevitably as the demand
for it grows. He was, after
all, the first to take part in
the development of the opensource digital currency.
But he replies before I can
ask the question: ?Some people want to paint a picture of
me as a genius of some kind,
but I?m no smarter than the
average lad at TKK [the de-
COULD
funct Helsinki University of
Technology],. H T
Finnish technology industries, which account for
over half of Finnish exports,
have continued on their upward trend, recording between January and March an
increase of seven per cent in
new orders and five per cent
in exports.
The order intake is expected to continue its growth as
Western European economies
continue their gradual recover from the financial crisis.
?I predict that the positive development in new
orders will continue,. A
video game used to be a disk in
a plastic case that was picked
from the shelves of an Anttila department store, for example, and cleared. ?The companies that
are struggling will struggle
until they find new growth
paths, whereas the companies that are doing well are
doing increasingly better.?
The federation foresaw
the increase in new orders
already in January, when its
member companies reported a jump in tender-requests.
These requests have now
been converted into orders.
Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
projects that the global econ-
accepted beyond the realms
of the digital world. Today, it is
not only downloaded from the
Internet but increasingly akin
to a service for which the user
buys a licence, such as an office suite. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . To fund the further
development of the demolition derby racing game,
the game studio launched a
crowd-funding campaign ?
with little success.
Hope began to fade.
In December, the game
studio decided to release a
Managing directorJanne Alanenpää introduces Next Car Game.
beta version of the game on
its website, finally kindling
the interest of the gaming
community.
In mid-January, a version
of Next Car Game featuring
only the single-player mode
was released on Steam, the
largest online game store in
the world. ?There
were enough developers in
the project, and he said that
he wanted to concentrate on
new projects. Or so he says; for in
principle, owners of bitcoins
can remain anonymous until
they user their digital wallets.
Thereon, Bitcoin has developed into a currency also
Technology sector records
increase in exports, new orders
J uha - P ekka Raeste . Its exchange
rate, however, has thus far
been susceptible to violent
fluctuations, varying between a few dozen and 800
euros last year alone.
As a result, authorities in
both Europe and the United States have warned consumers about the volatility
of the currency and sought
for measures to supervise it.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin exchanges and banks . ?There are always people who want to make money
at the expense of the stupid,?
he cautions. I may have the
courage and ability to think
outside the box, but unlike
them I?m not a programming
guru
Kazakpaev told EurasiaNet.org.
Already, Central Asia is
greatly dependent on Russia?s economy; about a million labour migrants from
Kyrgyzstan (about a fifth
of the population) and even
more from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan work abroad, mostly in Russia. They
must also apply for Russian
citizenship in Russia, not at
an embassy abroad.
Before the law was ratified in lightening succession
and signed by Putin on 21
April, it took eligible Kyrgyz
citizens about two years to
apply, pass the tests, and receive Russian citizenship, a
process allowed them then to
hold onto their Kyrgyz passports. will hurt Russia?s
economy because the country is already inundated with
migrants.
Yet as long as living standards in Russia are higher
than in most parts of Central Asia, Kyrgyz and Tajiks
will seek Russian citizenship
simply to access a Russian
pension or other social benefits, said the deputy director
of Bishkek?s Adilet legal clinic, Lyudmila Arapova, who
says the practice is already
?widespread.?
Arapova, an expert on
citizenship law, believes the
new rules will encourage
more Kyrgyz to seek Russian citizenship not to move
to Russia or to work there,
but to tap into Russia?s Social
Fund.
United States
INTER PRESS SERVICE
MICHELLE TOL SON
a child, 78-year-old
Yakama Nation elder Russell Jim was forced to go to a
boarding school in Washington State and was beaten for
speaking his language.
After returning home
at the close of the school
year, his aunt vowed to protect him, even if that meant
?taking me to the hills,. Not
Ukrainians, but people from
Central Asia and the Caucasus. Yakama fisherwoman Caroline Looney
Hunt, age 54, tells IPS her
mother adopted children informally despite having 11 of
her own.. Do you want
to find yourself in a similar
situation??
Fears about national security have been reinforced
by multiple, provocative reports in recent weeks that
migrants from former Soviet
republics are eager to serve
in the Russian army, suggesting a blurring of political
allegiances.
The bills that are causing
such confusion are not targeting Central Asians, says
Andrei Grozin, head of the
Central Asia Department
at the CIS Institute in Moscow. Janeen
Comenote, director of the
National Urban Indian Family Coalition (NUIFC), tells IPS.
She says this is an important distinction in a demographic experiencing some of
the highest rates inequality
in the US. This has
not changed (since the Indian
Child Welfare Act).?
Before its creation in
1978, the rate was 25 per
cent.
How do indigenous people
live in poverty. Staterun media has quoted Putin
as saying that Russia must
track dual-citizens.
Nurbek Toktakunov, a
prominent human rights
lawyer in Bishkek, notes that
while it is Russia?s right to
know who holds dual citizenship, the proposed regulation
could be used as a pretext to
meddle in other countries?
affairs. if fully implemented . Some see Russian
citizenship as an opportunity to escape grinding poverty and political instability;
others believe it will become
easier to milk the Russian
budget for social benefits;
still others fear the measure
could hasten Kyrgyzstan?s
brain drain and pose a threat
to the country?s sovereignty.
In order to be eligible for
citizenship under the new
regulations, one has to pass
a Russian-language exam
proving native-level proficiency. By
opening the door for Ukrainians, the Duma, willingly or
not, has given an opportunity for others to go to Russia.
?Who is mostly interested in the new norms. Grozin told EurasiaNet.org.
Grozin believes that in
the long run, the citizenship
legislation . One also must hail
from or have relatives from
somewhere on the territory
of the former Soviet Union.
In addition, applicants
must renounce their current
citizenship, though details
Kyrgyzstan
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A S E L K A LY B E KO VA
Russian President Vladimir
Putin signed legislation recently offering fast-track citizenship to Russian speakers
anywhere within the former
Soviet Union.
Analysts believe the law is
motivated by a desire to enhance Moscow?s influence in
Ukraine and elsewhere, but
it may have unintended consequences for the Kremlin in
Central Asia.
on this point are vague. The new regulations
will greatly speed up the process, shortening the timeframe to three months.
All this is ?a clear threat?
to Kyrgyz sovereignty, said
Marat Kazakpaev, a political
scientist at Bishkek?s KyrgyzRussian Slavic University. He
went on to envision a future
in which a large percentage
of those living in Kyrgyzstan
are Russian citizens.
?Soon we may come to the
point when no Kyrgyz citizens will be left on the territory of Kyrgyzstan; there will
be no one to vote,. 10
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8 . So now for Central
Asia?s fluent Russian speakers, it will, at least on paper,
be easier to get Russian citizenship than a work permit.
(How the regulations will
be implemented remains an
unanswered question: it?s
not clear how the tests will
be conducted; if they will be
selective to give preference
to ethnic Russians over other ethnicities; and how Russia?s pervasive corruption
will influence the examination process.)
Kazakpaev believes the
Kremlin is signaling that ?it
doesn?t need migrants; it
needs new citizens.?
Another vague piece of
legislation being considered
by the Russian State Duma,
the lower house of parliament, would require Russian
citizens who carry multiple
passports to register. How the law will
affect these migrants remains unclear because many
are not fluent in Russian.
According to a second bill
that Putin signed the same
day, Russia is toughening regulations for migrant laborers
by obliging them to pass Russian-language tests and exams on Russia?s history and
legal code. Kings County and Multnomah County
in Washington and Oregon
States are among the highest in the US at seven to five
times disproportionate to
Native populations.
Matt Morton, executive
director of Native American Youth and Family Center
(NAYA) in Portland, Oregon,
tells IPS over 20 per cent of
native children are in foster
care in Multnomah County.
?Our families experience
a much higher rate of removal compared to white families in similar situations.
We know this is due to bias-
es and expectations of how
Native Americans should act
when living in severe conditions of poverty. of Tajiks
would vote to join Russia given the chance.
Though there is little Kyrgyzstan?s leaders can do
about the Russian law, talk of
citizenship and allegiance is
alarming some. According
to NUIFC, urban native people are 1.8 times more likely
to have no plumbing, twice
as likely to have no kitchen,
three times as likely to have
no phone and three times
more likely to be homeless
than the general population.
On reservations they
might live in large, extended families. 14 MAY 2014
HELSINKI TIMES
L E H T I K U VA / A F P photo / V YA C H E S L AV O S E L E D KO
Kyrgyz opposition activists rally to demand reforms in the Kyrgyzstan?s capital Bishkek on 10 April.
Kyrgyzstan ponders the impact of
Russia?s citizenship law amendments
In Kyrgyzstan, the law
has alarmed, confused and
excited Bishkek?s chattering
classes. Toktakunov fears the
package of legislation could
force Russian-passport holders in Kyrgyzstan to choose
their allegiance and thus
split society into pro- and anti-Russian camps.
?If tomorrow we held a referendum on joining Russia,
many would vote in favour,?
Toktakunov told EurasiaNet.
org, because most Kyrgyz are
nostalgic for the stability of
the Soviet Union.
An analyst in neighbouring Tajikistan said the same
thing this week, estimating
a ?huge majority. His father brought
him to their local, all-white
school and threatened to sue
if they did not enroll him.
As
L E H T I K U VA / A F P photo / C H I P S O M O D E V I L L A
Healing the dark legacy of native American families
Members of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance, including Native
Americans, farmers and ranchers from across the United States,
march down Independence Avenue while demonstrating against
the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on 22 April in Washington, DC.
While he retains his language today, he?s well aware
that the ways Native American communities have been
torn apart by displacement
from government efforts to
force integration into mainstream society.
?I notice when asking
tribal people their definition of poverty, it is usually
?having no culture.. There is a perception that leaving reservations changes this.
?Disparity is disparity
and both populations face it,?
says Comenote of urban and
rural tribal populations.
A report by NUIFC shows
20 per cent of urban Indians live in economic poverty. he
tells IPS. Vechernii Bishkek
quoted him as saying on 24
April. However, compared to the
general population they also
face 38 per cent higher rates
of accidental death, 54 per
cent more diabetes cases, 126
per cent more disease of the
liver and cirrhosis, and 178
per cent higher death rates
related to alcohol use.
Native American children
have the highest rates of foster care placement of all minority groups according to
another report. It is not
defined by money,. Instead, they are aimed
at Ukrainians who wish to
move to Russia, he said. After one informal poll found 51 per cent
of Kyrgyz would be willing to
renounce their country?s sovereignty for the greater good,
deputy Tursunbai Bakir Uu-
lu demanded parliament
respond.
?Our ancestors fought
for the independence of our
country,. The interest is coming
from the countries that provide labour migrants,. ?Look what?s going
on in Ukraine
researcher
Yitzchak Binik from McGill
University says.
?This study helps to better
understand their symptoms.?
The study also increases understanding on how
sexual desire in the brain is
formed. These include beta-alanine, fish oil, conjugated
linoleic acid, L-carnitine, Larginine, nitrate and vitamin
D. It increases body
water storage, which increases body mass. This may have significance in the treatment of
many kinds of sex problems.
8 . This allows
the muscle to contract and
exercise to continue. H T
A wife who turns down sex because of a headache is a character familiar from bar talk
as well as comedy skits, but
the validity of the phenomenon has been scientifically researched only moderately.
Now a group of researchers from McGill and Concordia
Universities have published a
study on The Journal of Neuroscience that likely for the first
time proves the significance of
pain in reducing female libido.
Mice were used as test
animals.
?Based on previous studies we have concluded that
more factors influence women?s sexual willingness than
men?s,. No matter the time of
day, it seems gym-goers are
always drinking nutrient
shakes. It is absorbed into the gut more
than 70 per cent faster than
other options, such as casein and soy protein supplements. Quite a large body of scientific evidence supports its
use to gain muscle mass and
enhance recovery.
When creatine is taken up
into the muscle, it helps to
generate energy. most
exercise supplements are bunk
S tuart G ray
T h e W a sh i n g t o n P o st
amazed by the
wide range of sports nutrition products on sale in
gyms. This means it gets to
the muscles more quickly,
which increases the rate at
which the body builds muscle
protein by more than 20 per
cent compared to the other
options.
Many gym-goers swear
by something called the ?anabolic window,. It just
leads to a lot of extra protein
being excreted in the urine.
Creatine
Creatine has been a popular
supplement for many years,
though it also occurs naturally in red meat, eggs and
fish. Current evidence suggests
there is no apparent benefit
from them.
Supplement
contamination
In a recent study, 10 per
cent of supplements tested contained banned products, such as steroids. Two recent studies found
that people who took large
amounts of the two vitamins
(1000mg/day of vitamin C
and 267mg/day of vitamin
E) showed no improvement
in aerobic fitness or exercise
performance.
This level of consumption
is 250 times the recommended dietary allowance for vitamin C and 80 times that for
vitamin E, though well with-
in the range of commercially
available supplements.
The study produced another important finding. As these layers have developed during
the fetal period, it is likely
that autism also stems from
this time.
Disorganised patches of
the cortex was perceived
with all children with autism apart from one, but they
were not witnessed among
healthy children.
The specimens were very
small, but abnormities were
discovered in almost all samples from children with autism. H T
H S / J U H ANI NII R ANEN
According to researchers physiological changes
have been produced inside
the womb, and may explain
many characteristics of autism. Exercise, have a balanced diet and enjoy it!
Stuart Gray is a senior
lecturer at the Institute of
Medical Sciences at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. In the study
the mice were closed into a
cage with bars. Clearly
this creates the possibility
of failing a drug test if exercising competitively. More
important, it is extremely
worrisome to me that these
substances could be in health
products that can be picked
up in a local supermarket.
In short, nutrition products can benefit people who
work out, but there?s so much
misinformation that you
may well be wasting money or even undermining your
body?s performance.
If the question is, ?What
supplements should I take to
enhance my exercise training?. units in
cells known as mitochondria.
The people in the study
who took the vitamins found
that these benefits were attenuated to some extent.
This suggests that these supplements may do more harm
than good, certainly if you
take them in large quantities.
Caffeine
People don?t consume caffeine to help adapt their bodies to training but rather for
improved performance during a single bout of exercise,
such as a competition.
Taking caffeine supplements will indeed prolong
your endurance during exercise. a claim that
the protein needs to be consumed within minutes of
stopping exercise for any
gains to be realised. My
general opinion is that supplements are unnecessary.
You should be able to satisfy
all your nutritional requirements with an appropriate
diet.
But since this answer never seems to satisfy, here is
a look at some of the most
common supplements and
the data on their importance
to exercise. But in recent
years the evidence supporting their ability to improve
acute exercise performance
has been called into question.
While I am confident
these drinks are useful during prolonged, intense exercise of about two hours, they
are often consumed during
shorter duration exercise
when they are likely to have
little benefit.
There has also been a lot
of concern in recent years
about young children consuming these drinks without
exercising much and unwittingly increasing their sugar and calorie consumption.
These drinks also often contain caffeine, which is not
recommended for children.
Other supplements
There are several other supplements available that
claim to benefit to exercisers. Two
benefits of regular exercise
are that human bodies become more sensitive to insulin, meaning the person
is less likely to get diabetes,
and they can produce more
energy by creating more of
the ?work horse. Researchers deduced
that problems of the layers
must be extensive in the cerebral cortex region.
According to researchers autism may stem from the fetal period.
Study with mice proves
it: headache is a valid
reason for women
to turn down sex
JUSSI LEHMUS VESI . what we in the trade
call ?maximal stimulation.?
Any more than 20 grams
appears unnecessary, in this
The main reason for consuming protein is to increase muscle mass, but how wide is the ?anabolic
window. It is aimed at people who work out a few times
a week.
S a n d st e i n
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I am always
Protein
The main reason for consuming protein is to increase
muscle mass, because it
stimulates the body to produce muscle protein. In 2012 for example, it was worth around
260 million pounds (315 million euros).
There are health benefit
claims all over these products, including enhanced
recovery, increased muscle mass, fat burning, better
muscle definition and improved ?well-being.?
With so many of these
messages out there, people
are obviously interested in
separating the good products
from the bad. 14 MAY 2014
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Just eat well . A version of this article
first appeared on the website
The Conversation.. The research was published by the New England
Journal of Medicine.
In the joint study of several universities the samples
of deceased children from a
tissue centre were analysed.
The material included eleven
samples from 2- 15-year-old
children with autism, and as
many samples from comparison points of the same age.
They had been extracted
from three different parts of
the cerebral cortex.
Researchers examined
the layers of the cortex and
perceived a distinct difference between healthy children and those with autism.
They discovered patches in the layers of the cortex
with certain cells missing in
certain layers. a member of the researcher group Professor
Jeffrey Mogil says.
?Yet we have not been able
to identify if this has been a
case of biology or culture, such
as the influence of the media.?
The study indicates that refusing sex because of pain has
an essential reason in terms
of a species. As a sports
scientist, I am often asked
which ones people should
consume when training. the simple answer is:
Nothing. The female
mice were small enough to
pass through the bars, but the
males were not, which allowed
the females an opportunity to
regulate mating time.
Time spent with males reduced significantly among
female mice that felt pain.
Sexual desires returned once
they were given a pain anodyne or medication that was
sexually stimulating.
A corresponding drop
in libido was not observed
among male mice.
Researchers hope that the
results will lead to more potent pain medication.
?Chronic pain is a very
common cause of sexual problems,. survival, root-
ed in evolution. In sports
where body weight is important, this counteracts the
muscle benefits and means
there are unlikely to be benefits overall.
Vitamins
It is often assumed that vitamins are good for health.
That is true, but when vitamins are taken in excess the
opposite can be true for both
health and exercise.
In particular vitamin C
and E, which act as antioxidants, have actually been
shown to hamper the body?s
adaptation to exercise training. Coffee lovers will be
glad to know that you can get
the same benefits from coffee consumption.
Energy drinks
Carbohydrate-based drinks
have been around for a long
time, and have long been seen
as worthwhile because of the
way they increase the delivery
of energy to the body and provide hydration. The sports nutrition
market has grown rapidly in
the United Kingdom in the
last few years. This is
well established, but what is
often debated is how much
protein is sufficient, what
type to ingest and the best
time to do so.
The best type appears
to be whey protein. in reality?
population, anyway. H S
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . This can
help enhance gains in muscle mass and strength in response to weight training.
But creatine?s effects on
sport performance are less
convincing. HS
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . Put simply, this is pretty much hype.
The window is likely 24 to
48 hours, rather than a few
minutes.
As for how much protein
to consume, a recent study
found that in young men between 80-85 kg who weighttrain regularly, it took 20
grams of whey protein to
achieve the best possible result . SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Research:
Autism
begins
before
birth
The brain tissue of
autistic children
differs from healthy
children, a recent
study reveals.
J A N I K A A RO
stumbled upon a website called
johanneksenpoika.fi, whose
author, Jari-Pekka Peltoniemi, is an ex-Witness and has
compiled an abundance of
material criticising the faults
of the organisation.
Jussi K. also came across a
blog called Ex-JT-tytön elämää.
The author had disassociated
from the Jehovah?s Witnesses years ago, as a teenager,
but Jussi K. 14 MAY 2014
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The end
of
the world
Last autumn, Jussi K. He
was 30 years old, had grown
up in a devout Jehovah?s Witness family, had been baptised
as a teenager, and had married
a fellow Witness.
I shall call him Jussi K.
Jussi K. sat on the side beside his family and listened.
Well
established in Finland
When the parents of Jussi K. recognised the
name. Ex-Witnesses are
called apostates. But if he left the apocalyptic
movement, he would lose everything: his friends would
refuse to meet him, as would probably his parents.
an u N o u siainen . At first, he thought
the claims on the discussion
forum were ludicrous. He
knew how to rebut them, and
had begun to formulate the
right arguments.
Then he felt sick, the prick
of conscience. He was annoyed with the thought that
if the Jehovah?s Witnesses
possessed the truth, why was
he not allowed to see how it
was criticised.
He would not return to the
website, he decided, to be on
the safe side. remembered her.
She was now a young woman
writing what it is like to live
shunned by her family and
former friends.
Last summer, Jussi K. As a sign of the trust he
had earned, he had been appointed as an elder in his
congregation.
He therefore found out
matters not revealed to the
average Jehovah?s Witness.
He had, for example, served
in the judicial committee of
his congregation, considering the sins of others.
Outside the Kingdom Hall,
he knew virtually no one. to farmers ?
but got caught for the scam.
Russell reportedly became obsessed with the Bible. had dared not to
leave sooner. The
movement had been adopted from the United States in
the 1910s and grown into the
fourth largest religious community in Finland.
Jehovah?s Witnesses was
founded in the 1870s by a
Pennsylvania garment salesman Charles Russell. joined Jehovah?s Witnesses in the mid-1980s, the
movement had already established itself in Finland. Then, Jussi K. Besides exercise, he had no
hobbies. He had made up his
mind. had devoted his
life to serving Jehovah. Russell decided to spread his teachings
by publishing a magazine,
which later developed into
the Watchtower.
He recruited followers to
preach and distribute literature of the movement. H T
HE MADE UP his mind last September. There must have been
something special about him
for by the time he was 28
years old a few dozen small
congregations had developed
around him.
The religious landscape
of North America was shifting constantly. Rus-. did not want to
discuss. Russell was a
deft businessman and sold
?miracle wheat. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . Mormonism
had been created a while earlier, as had been Seventh-day
Adventism. 12
Jehovah?s Witnesses
8 . Every morning, he
would get up at 5 am and go
jogging or swimming, alone.
He had told no one that he
had begun to question the
teachings of Jehovah?s Witnesses. He had seen what
happened when someone left
Jehovah?s Witnesses: even
their parents and siblings
ceased all communications
with them. The
apostates, Jussi had been
taught, wanted to poison the
mind of Witnesses.
But the human being is a
curious creature, and Jussi K.
wanted to find out what was
said about Jehovah?s Witnesses. He was scared
of losing everyone in his life.
It is rather like planning
to defect from North Korea.
Three years earlier, he had
sat by his computer, looking up something on the Internet, and stumbled on a
website called veljesseura.
org. Apostates
are non-repentant wrongdoers, who are to be disassociated with and shunned.
The boundary to the outside world is absolute. began to plan his disassociation
from Jehovah?s Witnesses. That is
why Jussi K. No one knew what
he was thinking as he sat at
the Kingdom Hall, beside his
spouse and children, singing
Kingdom songs.
Who could he have talked
to?
If he had brought the matter up with his loved-ones,
they would have had to immediately report his doubts
to the congregation. He had been told at the
Kingdom Hall that the website is maintained by apostates. On Good
Friday 1878, Russell gathered his following on the Sixth
Street Bridge in Pittsburgh to
await for the apocalypse and
their ascension to heaven.
Nothing happened, no one
soared into the heaven, but
for some reason that did not
bother the followers of Russell. A dormitory for
the volunteers was also built,
and named Bethel.
The first branch office of
the Jehovah?s Witnesses was
established in London. He would disassociate from Jehovah?s Witnesses before summer.
On the outside
It was autumn, and Jussi K.
was scared. He
would have been approached.
Jussi K. had
sat and listened as conference speakers in the Helsinki
Ice Hall discussed apostates
in greater length than usual.
A male speaker had argued
how apostates were ?the
henchmen of the Devil. It
had over 10,000 followers,
and dozens of Kingdom Halls
had been built all across the
country, with the help of volunteers and donations. Jussi K. With
the proceeds, he built a printing plant and a headquarters
in New York. A recent issue
of the Watchtower had cautioned against the spiritual
dangers and inappropriate-
ness of studying texts written by apostates and other
critics of the organisation, be
it in print or digital form.
He remained resolute for
a while. Shunning
all forms of contact protects
us against corrupt ideas.?
Jussi K. The movement grew.
What is known about the
background of Russell is that
his parents were Presbyterian Christians, his father ran
a men?s clothing store and
his mother died when he was
nine years old. He would disassociate
from Jehovah?s Witnesses. He
had dropped out of school after matriculating and begun
going door-to-door, Watchmagazines
tower and
in his satchel.
Some of us may have
opened our home for him.
Some may have listened and,
out of countenance, accepted
a copy of the Watchtower; or
simply shut the door on him.
Twice a week, Jussi K.
would dress up and take part
in a meeting in the Kingdom
Hall. and
?part of the Serpent?s seed?,
and how they ?can use slick
words on the Internet or on
the television?.
The speaker had advised how to protect oneself
against apostates: ?We must
identify the carriers of the
disease and then shun them.
What is the right approach?
We shun them, as if we were
trying to avoid a contagious
epidemic.?
Then he continued: ?We
should not, therefore, let
apostates into our home ?
not through the Internet, not
through the television, not
through letters, nor through
any other medium. Reading such apostate
websites was forbidden. He had done so since he
was a child, and had developed into a popular speaker
The sect only approved of civil service in
1996.
Its teachings remain full
of numbers and dates. says Eeva-Liisa Pirttinen.
Pirttinen is a 53-year-old
ex-Witness. the woman says.
She, like many of the nine
ex-Witnesses interviewed
for this story, insists on anonymity. had changed into
a pale suit and tie, put on his
better shoes. After that, she
stopped participating in the
meetings and announced her
disassociation to the magistrate?s office. Her Witness
peers became ?pioneers?:
they set out to the field, went
door-to-door preaching and
distributing literature.
When the year 1975 ended but the world did not, the
Governing Body of the Jehovah?s Witnesses cast the
blame on the believers: Armageddon did not come, because they had drawn their
own conclusions about it.
?What was taught about
the apocalypse has changed
drastically over the years.
New interpretations have
emerged, there has been
?new light?,. The speech lasted five
minutes.
He was soon allowed to
write the speeches on his
own. During the time of
the end, he had been taught,
the believers will be persecuted. I absolutely believed
that this was the only true
religion.?
Pirttinen reveals that she
was a fanatic Witness until she underwent a difficult
pregnancy. Some of the interviewees
did not disassociate but were
disfellowshipped. In accordance
with the teachings of Jehovah?s Witnesses, she refused
a blood transfusion although
both she and her baby were in
mortal danger.
The premature baby
weighed less than one kilo.
?I understood then that
there can be no God who
would demand such a sacrifice. invariably, there are
a few of them in Finland. The end was to be right
around the corner.?
?We were the people of
God, and we had the winning
ticket. ?My life
was not unhappy, only very
strange. The relatives of
many remain members of
the community. Education, she
was told, was needless. It was Midsummer Sunday, and Finland had
retreated to the peace of the
countryside. It proclaims that all
governments have failed and
will be abolished by God. The
author was also allowed to monitor
the discussions on an online support
group for former Jehovah?s Witnesses
for several months. At the age of ten, he
gave a small speech every few
months, as did other mem-. The fate of
the disfellowshipped is the
same as the disassociated: all
communications with them
will be ceased.
?You are not allowed to
have any contact with the
disassociated and disfellowshipped. tells an over
50-year-old woman, who
grew up in a Jehovah?s Witness family. What if
Russell was right?
Yet again, however, God?s
kingdom did not come.
When Russell two years
later passed away, one of his
followers, Joseph Rutherford, began proclaiming that
in 1914 a war had erupted in
heaven and that Satan and
his fallen angels had been
cast out.
The last days had begun,
and the Armageddon was nigh.
The Jehovah?s Witnesses
sect considers itself a representative of primitive Christianity. There were
over two million Jehovah?s
Witnesses.
The imminent apocalypse
was discussed in meetings
and conventions. He gave his first
speech at the age of nine:
read the foreword and afterword written by his father
and roughly two dozen verses from the Book of Revelations. Belief
in the battle between good
and bad, Armageddon, where
the armies of Jesus annihilate Satan, remains a fundamental tenet. The stories now seem
childish.?
Culmination
of childhood
It was cold and cloudy on 22
June 1996. A ridiculous number of new Witnesses were baptised at the
time. ?I often thought how
exceptionally lucky I had
been, having found the right
cause,. Only the followers who claim to be members
of this heavenly class are allowed to partake of the bread
and wine at the annual commemoration of the death of
Christ . A few interviewees remain officially Jehovah?s Witnesses, although
they no longer participate in
the meetings.
The interviews highlight
how difficult it is to detach
oneself from the community. ?Today,
I find it difficult to understand my life as a Jehovah?s
Witness,. 14 MAY 2014
13
This article is based on interviews
of former Jehovah?s Witnesses. Her husband
was relieved, having been
ready to disassociate from
the movement earlier.
Following her disassociation, Pirttinen has donated blood and voted. The group consists of nearly 200 people from various parts of Finland.
sell preached at least in Scotland, Ireland, Turkey and
Russia; he even visited Helsinki, to speak at the Volunteer Fire Brigade Hall in the
autumn of 1912.
Worldwide, the number
of followers had exceeded
50,000.
Russell was particularly
captivated by biblical prophecies, and he cleverly associated them with real-world
events. They will live
forever in paradise on earth.
Others will be exterminated,
for there is no hell.
The paradise is governed
by an elite of 144,000 followers, the anointed, who live
in heaven. The apocalypse, Russell calculated, would come
in October 1914. Instead, she started working
at the age of 16. Jehovah?s Witnesses
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8 . Later, the
Watchtower Society began to
refer to the year 1975.
As the year 1975 drew
near, the number of baptisms multiplied. Others stand by.
As a child, Jussi K. My child had to suffer
due to my religion.?
Pirttinen remained a
member of Jehovah?s Witnesses until the death of
her mother. It is gone over
and over in meetings and in
Watchtowers,. I spent most of it
visiting the Kingdom Hall
three times a week. Naturally, only
Jehovah?s Witnesses will survive the battle. As
a result, the believers abstain from military service
and voting. was
afraid that his parents would
be tortured when Armageddon came. No Christmas
carols at school, no Christmas or Easter crafts . I forced
myself to read Watchtowers. he says.
?My future lay in
paradise.?
Revising the truth
After the world did not cease
to exist in 1914, the prophecy was revised. The summer convention of Jehovah?s Witnesses
was held in the silent Helsinki.
Jussi K. The expectations followed suit; it was
now or never.
?I dropped out of school
after junior high school, because we were waiting for
Armageddon,. That is a key tenet
in the teachings of Jehovah?s
Witnesses. She was baptised at the age of 13 in 1974,
one year before the anticipated Armageddon.
?It was a day of joy. His entire childhood culminated in this day.
His childhood had been that
of a Witness. But if one survived
that, one would spend an
eternity in paradise.
Jussi K. Such a precise prophecy stirred the
interest of people. except at times, although that
was a sin, for he had wanted
to belong.
His first childhood memories are associated with
him going door-to-door with
his parents. had always
thought of himself as part of
the group that would be rescued. Next, the
second coming of the Christ
was to take place in 1918,
and then in 1925. she says
Only
the elders are allowed to read
it. He did
not deny the allegations, but
dared not reveal that he no
longer believed in the teaching of Jehovah?s Witnesses.
He was disfellowshipped and
consequently shunned by his
family.
Over the subsequent 17
years, Valkila has met his
five siblings and father only twice, once at the funeral
of his mother and once at another funeral. He would
then face damnation when
Armageddon came.
Before the autumn, he
had thought he would continue in the congregation despite no longer believing in
its teachings. ?Jehovah?s Witnesses may [?] be Witnesses
in the third generation. He had felt embarrassed reiterating them in
the living room of a stranger,
a Watchtower in his hand.
The uncertainty, he observed, had to be concealed.
Unanswered questions had
to be forgotten.
Shunning the past
The loving arrangement is
what Jehovah?s Witnesses
call the shunning of the disassociated and disfellowshipped. was welcomed
with open arms.
It was exciting to see
who was in the group. Free time is to
be used to volunteer for the
congregation: field service,
building Kingdom Halls, organising events.
In addition, meetings for
worship are to be attended
twice a week.
The pioneers are especially revered. In reality, it is a
form of blackmail, according
to Aila Ruoho, who studied
collective religious violence
in her Master?s Thesis in
practical theology in 2010.
Shunning is a way to compel as many ex-Witnesses as
possible to return to the congregation. The manual
contains details instructions
for judicial committees, advising for example how to detect sincere repentance.
The committees tend to
ask very specific questions
about the actions of the accused, even regarding their
sex life. At times, he began to
suspect that the Witnesses
were right after all. When he was
disfellowshipped from the
community at the age of 22,
he was the first in his family to be shut out from the
community.
Valkila was disfellowshipped due to dating a
worldly girl.
Although he had been reprimanded, he refused to end
the relationship. The instructions stipulate that two elders must
ring the legal department of
the branch office without delay upon hearing abuse allegations. was shown. Under 18-yearold apostates can continue to
live at home but must leave
the room when other Witnesses are visiting. Do not look for excuses
to associate with a disfellowshipped family member, for
example, through e-mail.?
Facing damnation
Jussi K. Would his parents, brothers and the relatives of his wife cease
communications with him?
How would he explain the situation to his children?
He did not want to lose
his family. The most revered are the ?special pioneers?, who are in the field
120 hours a month.
The evangelists are every
month required to submit an
individual S-4 Field Service
Report to the congregation.
Thereon, the information is
entered into their personal files. and therefore
the abandonment is more absolute,. It
was a topic Jussi K. He then
understood that he did not
want to live a such a life and
tried to prepare himself for
what lay ahead.
First: what would his wife
say. including the family
bond. Betel is where all
the Watchtower and Awake!
magazines are translated
from English to Finnish.
On the top floor, there
is a pool. Unless
they repent and request rein-. immediately recognised
a couple of names. That is where Jussi K. They will be provided
with ?legal advise?. I did not quite realise
what the dedication meant,
and I was too embarrassed to
ask,. [?]
It includes anal and oral sex,
and the manipulation of the
genitals of an individual to
whom one is not married.?
The judicial committee
typically consists of three elder brothers; sister cannot be
appointed as elders nor, consequently, as members of the
judicial committee. Jussi
K. Everything
was well.
Post-membership
discussion
Early last November, Jussi K.
joined veljesseura.org, an Internet discussion forum for
ex-Witnesses. did not want to clap. He was driven
back to the Helsinki Ice Hall.
Photographs were taken,
people smiled. This autumn, it had been announced
that a sister at the congregation of Jussi K. It is frowned upon.
Diligence, on the other
hand, is commended. 14 MAY 2014
bers of the congregation.
When other boys ran off to
play football and ice hockey,
he distributed magazines. In Finland, he estimates, there must be hundreds of such ex-Witnesses.
Jehovah?s Witnesses also
disfellowship and shun minors, he says. had heard
in training events organised
by his employer: leaving your
comfort zone reportedly enabled you to experience something special.
Jussi K. On the
other hand, he also stated: ?If
someone disassociated deliberately or lives in violation of
the principles of the Bible, of
course we shun them . Under the rules of the
society, the partner is not
required to shun the disassociated. including the
family bond.
worst case, so is the family of
their partner . He had read
the Bible three or four times,
and devoured literature produced by the Watchtower
Society.
Yet, he felt that many of
the explanations offered by
Jehovah?s Witnesses were
extremely complicated, even
irrational. As a child, he had
dreamt of becoming an archaeologist, architect or biologist, but it was best not to
talk about such aspirations
before the congregation.
Jehovah?s Witnesses discourage academic pursuits,
because studies can be an introduction to the world.
The ideal occupation
is one that provides just
enough to get by and does
not consume too much time.
As a result, several Jehovah?s
Witnesses are employed as
delivery workers, janitors
and cleaners. Because
Jehovah?s Witnesses does not
use trained ministers, the elders are no more knowledgeable than the people whose
sins they consider.
Instead, the elders consult a special manual. He
had been a pioneer for three
years after high school. One of
the brothers standing in the
pool pressed his head under
water.
?When I rose from the
pool, I did not feel at all blissful. Surely, he could
pretend that much. He did
his homework, got excellent grades and tried to have
as little to do with his classmates as possible.
Now, he sat among his
own, on the front row of the
Helsinki Ice Hall, in front of
the stage. at least 70 hours every month, equivalent to two
weeks. He
was allowed to adjust the microphone and to manage the
sound system during meetings at the Kingdom Hall.
For his last three years of
compulsory school, he decided he no longer cared what
other thought of him. He wore a suit jacket, a
tie and suit trousers for the
meetings. He
is not bitter, however; for him,
it was a good childhood. In the closing speech, the overseer
underscored that Jehovah?s
Witnesses have to adhere
to the rules and shun the
disfellowshipped.
One evening, Jussi K. in the
?subjected to any kind of
pressure or discrimination?.
Leinonen represented Jehovah?s Witnesses in the
task force.
The public statements
made by the Jehovah?s Witnesses leadership flagrantly
contradict the customs of the
congregations and the advise
provided in the publications.
Watchtower said in April
2012: ?Good [?] can come
when a family loyally upholds Jehovah?s decree not
to associate with disfellowshipped relatives. answered Jussi K. These S-21 forms are
stored at the Kingdom Hall
and must include information on each evangelist dating back a minimum of eight
years.
If a member of the congregation fails to return their
service report, they are labelled irregular. The cover of the 140-page
bound book says: Shepherd
the Flock of God. He
had earnestly tried to study
the teachings. He felt anxious, but it was nothing compared to what he did next: he
joined a private discussion
group for ex-Witnesses on
Facebook, which consisted
of over 170 people of all ages
from all parts of Finland.
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8 . Jussi K. The dress code of
Jehovah?s Witnesses is deter-
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mined in the United States:
women must wear a modest
skirt or dress and men suit
trousers, tie and suit jacket.
There was a convention
in Hämeenlinna one weekend in October. was weighing
up his disassociation decision,
Watchtower said: ?What your
beloved family member needs
to see is your resolute stance to
put Jehovah above everything
else . They are ?in the
field. Their
whole family may be Jehovah?s Witnesses . Jehovah?s
Witnesses call all non-Witnesses worldly.
Valkila
was
summoned before the judicial
committee.
Relatively little is known
of the judicial committees in
the outside world. The Witnesses call
it Betel, after the global headquarters in New York.
Roughly 180 Witnesses
work, without wage, and live
in Vantaa. They are
not, however, urged to contact the authorities.
The privacy protection allowed to the accused before a
judicial committee is weak.
Documents pertaining to the
case can be stored for years
in, for example, the home of
an elder, while all the elders
may have access to the filing
cabinet.
Valkila was summoned before the judicial committee in
the summer of 1997. No one from
his family attended his wedding, not even his parents.
Before the death of his mother nine years ago, he was only allowed to visit her once in
the hospital.
Today, Valkila is 39 years
old and knows dozens of people subjected to systematic
shunning. He introduced himself to other members of the group, admitting
that he had yet to talk about
his disassociation plan with
anyone, not even with his
spouse. If the wrongdoer is
disfellowshipped, a detailed
written report of the case
must be sent to the branch
office in Vantaa.
The congregations were
drawn up new instructions
regarding child sexual abuse
in 2012. He did not want to
put his wife into a difficult
situation: if he told her, she
would have to contact an elder of the congregation.
Outside the Jehovah?s
Witnesses community, Jussi
K. in
chorus with the others.
Do you understand that
your dedication and baptism identify you as one of
Jehovah?s Witnesses in association with God?s spirit-directed organisation?
Yes.
Then they were transported by bus to Tikkurila,
Vantaa, where the Finnish
headquarters, the branch office, of Jehovah?s Witnesses
is located. was, certainly,
leaving his comfort zone.
He tried to forget the dark
thoughts by listening to music on Spotify: Rammstein,
Linkin Park, Metallica, Chisu,
Kotiteollisuus, Limp Bizkit,
Kent, Jenni Vartiainen, Laura Närhi.
Let me go, sang Chisu. Both his parents and
grandparents were devout
Witnesses. only knew his colleagues,
but he only talked to them
about work-related matters.
He had completed a joint high
school and business and administration diploma after
completing compulsory education. he says.
After the baptism, he put
on his pale suit, tie and his
better shoes. and
especially those who make
this into an issue and launch
an outright battle against us.
Of course we shun them.?
Already in the early
1990s, a task force appointed by the Finnish Association
for Mental Health compiled
ethical principles for religious community, prescribing that it must be possible to
disassociate from a religious
community without being
Witnesses throughout the
winter. How would they live,
when he was no longer a Witness. He would have
to leave the room, when his
wife studied the Bible with
their children.
Second: what would his
relatives do. The committee convenes whenever a
member of the congregation
is suspected of a disfellowshipping offence.
Such sins include extramarital sex, homosexual relations, criticism of the
teachings of Jehovah?s Witnesses, participation in the
worship services of other religions, abortion, theft,
fraud, slander, smoking, excessive alcohol use, drug use,
gambling, porneia, lewdness,
child sexual abuse, and so
forth.
Porneia, according to the
exhaustive list, ?involves
the use of genital organs in
either a natural or perverted way with lewd intent. He took
off his pale suit and put on
swimming trunks. They could continue to live together, but they
would not be allowed to discuss religion. I
don?t belong here.
Support outside
Joni Valkila, the executive
director at the support group
for victims of religion (UUT),
is a former Jehovah?s Witness. The majority of them were young, 13-15
years old.
He was nervous.
They were asked: On the
basis of the sacrifice of Jesus
Christ, have you repented
your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?
?Yes,. The roughly 70 believers to be baptised were
all dressed up. writes Ruoho.
Spokespersons at the
Finland branch office of Jehovah?s Witnesses have
repeatedly denied the shunning allegations. He even held speeches,
kept repeating the old phrases. was
watching the television show
Arman and the last crusade.
The protagonist talked about
leaving your comfort zone. He was
asked by the elders of the congregation to confess to having
sex with his girlfriend. mulled over his disassociation from Jehovah?s
What your beloved family member needs
to see is your resolute stance to put Jehovah above everything else . [?] Think
of that if you are ever tempted to violate God?s command
not to associate with your
disfellowshipped relatives.?
As Jussi K. The committees are the courts of justice of Jehovah?s Witnesses
congregations. work. had begun
field work after completing
her compulsory education.
Everyone had clapped. Veikko
Leinonen, a spokesperson
and a member of the branch
committee, has invariably
responded to such inquiries
by insisting that the disassociated and disfellowshipped
are not shunned.
The same is written on
the website of Jehovah?s Witnesses, jw.org:
?Those who were baptised as Jehovah?s Witnesses but no longer preach to
others, perhaps even drifting away from association
with fellow believers, are
not shunned.?
Leinonen confirmed the
position of the organisation
also for this story. He only wanted to
abandon the religion.
He participated in the
meetings as usual, twice a
week. If the irregularity continues for six
months, they become ?inactive?
At a younger
age, the had even considered seeking a position in
Bethel. The men brandished a wad of papers. On
occasions, the discussion
revolved around childhood
memories, demons and guilt.
Several of the ex-Witnesses
feel that nothing was enough
for the community; there
was always someone who
had done more field service.
Jussi K. ?If I
was dead, they could start
waiting for the ascension and
reunion.?
As it is, there is no hope of
that.. He printed it
out and dropped it alongside
his keys to the Kingdom Hall
and the manual for elders to
the mailbox of the co-ordinator of the congregation.
In the letter, he cited an
issue of the Awake! magazine
from a few years ago:
?No one should be forced
to worship in a way that he
finds unacceptable or be
made to choose between his
beliefs and his family.?
?I am no longer able to believe in the teachings of the
organisation,. was told it would
be difficult to make new
friends.
He noticed how also others had often detested field
work. Did
he have relations with other
men. That
is the only right way for them,
and they believe they are doing the right thing. received a
couple of text messages and
letters from members of
the congregation, hoping he
would not leave. A personable young man sits down
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statement, the punishment is
for life.
?There are no indications
that the Jehovah?s Witnesses community are ready to
relax the shunning punishments,. He was left alone
in the empty house. says Valkila.
?Shunning hurts you deeply.?
?Many are left with nothing. To these people, he
was dead.
He did not go to the next
meeting. Jussi K. Children born to a Witness family become alienated
from their peers, because they
are not allowed to make worldly friends, hold birthday parties and discouraged to pursue
hobbies. For
the believers, they represent
God. He seems...
ordinary.
After his disassociation
was announced at the Kingdom Hall, no one from his
congregation or of his former Witness friends have
contacted him. He balanced the books
and calculated how much of
his life he had given to Jehovah?s Witnesses: thousands
and thousands of hours in
meetings, conventions, out
in the field.
The summer was coming.
Soon he would tell.
The news would upset
everyone in the congregation. ?They shun
me, because that is what they
have been taught to do. The mem-
bers of the judicial committee interrogated the
woman, and she was then
publicly reprimanded before
the congregation.
The sinners were at times
exposed by their fellow members of the congregation, but
typically they brought forward their sins independently. had
thought that this may be the
last time. The letters
were sincere and beautiful.
Jussi K. The Kingdom
Hall had been built in a former cinema and its library
was a window-less backroom with an entrance from
the courtyard.
A long table stood at the
centre of the room. The
disfellowshipping was announced at the Kingdom
Hall, and his friends and relatives began to shun him.
He was no longer greeted by
members of the congregation
he knew.
?It was a hard blow, because I had no life outside the
meetings.?
Heinäaho had no education and had worked here
and there to reserve as much
time as possible for field service. They are members
of the roughly 300 local Jehovah?s Witnesses congregations in Finland, each of
which is overseen by a body
of elders.
The community has little taxable income: roughly 20,000 euros in 2011 and
roughly 7,500 euros in 2012.
Yet, that hardly implies that
the community has no assets.
The operations of Jehovah?s Witnesses are financed
by donations. They may be taught
that Satan sends children to
sports clubs to lure them away
from the truth.
Because premarital sex
is forbidden, Jehovah?s Witnesses marry at a young age,
typically under the age of 20.
?Disfellowshipping may
result in serious emotional problems, as you lose your
identity, world view and
loved-ones,. told everything to his
wife one early spring evening in 2014. All three of them
were his friends from the
congregation: one worked as
a hospital assistant and at
R-Kioski, one as a car dealer,
and one at Bethel.
Suspicions about his sexual orientation had arisen after he had won third place in
a poem competition, and a
member of the congregation
had looked for, and found, his
poems online. learnt that in Sweden
it was debated whether or
not Jehovah?s Witnesses isolate their children and raise
them in constant fear of the
apocalypse.
Every once in a while,
someone from somewhere in
Finland would join the support group.
Sharing his views
Jussi K. It was Sunday,
A songbook at the ready at the Jehovah?s Witnesses Kingdom
Hall in July 2012.
and they had spent the afternoon at the Kingdom Hall.
In the middle of clean family cars on the car park of the
Kingdom Hall, Jussi K. ?Many
complain that therapists fail
to understand what it is like
to leave the community. A rucksack,
quilted jacket, jeans, wool
jumper, short brown hair.
Jussi K. The members of
the group were the first people he talked about his decision to disassociate from the
community. says. They always acted with
his best interests in mind.
He has wondered if there
is anything that could have
shocked his parents more
than his disassociation from
Jehovah?s Witnesses. he wrote.
Many shared their experiences of shunning on the
website. Jussi K. He still remembers a case, in which a
husband suspected his young
wife of infidelity. says.
He has dreamt that he
is in a meeting at the Kingdom Hall, although everyone
knows about his disassociation. They elect among
themselves a governing
committee.
The roughly 18,000 Jehovah?s Witnesses in Finland are associate members
of the community and have
no influence in its decisionmaking. He had been an exemplary Witness. The Governing Body
may on occasions revise its
decisions; it is said that there
has been ?new light?.
Jussi K. Many confessed
that they had not felt at all
special after the baptism.
Links to articles about
Jehovah?s Witnesses were
posted on the website. He would have
been disfellowshipped, but
he could have repented and
would have been welcomed
back to the community.
Is there anything that
would have been worse?
What if he had been found
dead. Jussi K. is pleasant, polite
and solemn. tried to explain
his decision to his children.
He knew, however, how he
would be seen by everyone
around him: a new victim
of Satan. engaged in discussions with former Jehovah?s
Witnesses. Jehovah?s Witnesses
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8 . Although he was only 33 years old, he had been
a member of the body of elders for seven years. They cannot see this the same way I
do,. They are not invited
to the funerals of relatives.
They no longer know the email addresses or phone
numbers of their parents or
siblings.
The group regularly also discussed the longing and
encouraged others, as is customary on the Internet. Not all ex-Witnesses are
able to adapt to life outside
the community. In the dream, he often wonders what he is doing
there.
Instead of meetings and
door-to-door visits, he now
has time. felt that he was
told things usually told about
the dead. he
says.
He had been swept over
by guilt, although he recognised that he had not chosen his orientation. ?Even that would not
have been as painful for my
parents,. Although his faith in the
teachings of Jehovah?s Witnesses had gradually begun
to waver, he dared not to resign, because his entire family was part of the community.
The hearing of the judicial
committee did not last very
long, less than half an hour.
?But it was disgusting and
outrageous,. The letter was short, one
page in length. When in the
summer of 2008, a new Kingdom Hall was constructed in
Turku, its construction costs
of nearly 400,000 euros were
covered by donations.
Engaging
in conversation
In the online support group,
Jussi K. He liked
to perform and was a popular
speaker. Jussi K. I
know several ex-Witnesses
who have committed suicide.
Last year, there were two of
them.?
Shunning is monitored. Some stay in
touch with disfellowshipped
family members secretly.
Valkila draws comparison
to Conservative Laestadianism and to Pentecostalism.
?For them, the experience of
detachment from the community may be similar, although they do not have such
systematic and comprehensive shunning practices as Jehovah?s Witnesses.?
Before the committee
On a Sunday evening in late
2003, Tom-Kristian Heinäaho received a text message: Could you come to the
Kingdom Hall on Monday
evening?
The message was from
the judicial committee.
Heinäaho was a member
of the Jehovah?s Witnesses
congregation of Töölö, Helsinki. had even
filled up the application, but
in the end did not send it.
He had visited the headquarters of Jehovah?s Witnesses in the United States.
The contents of the books
and magazines is produced,
and hence stems their sparkling American imagery.
Later, the English texts are
translated into over 500
languages.
One in a million decide
In New York, also the socalled Governing Body of Jehovah?s Witnesses is based:
seven elderly men make decisions that concern nearly
eight million Witnesses. If one continues
to associate with a disfellowshipped non-relative, they
will be summoned before the
committee.
There are always exceptions, however. Heinäaho sat on one side of it, facing
the members of the judicial
committee. ?I cannot understand how some people had
the courage to make this decision before the Internet
age,. The brother had been dating a worldly
girl, tried to leave the community behind and become
depressed.
?If you accuse Witnesses of shunning, they say that
you were the one who left us.
They believe my brother became depressed because he
left them.?
Changing summer
In February 2014, it had been
five months since Jussi K.
made up his mind in September. he wrote.
The following day, his disassociation was announced
at the congregation, the
meetings of which he had
frequented for 28 years.
Ordinary person
The handshake is firm. It
is prohibited to greet a disfellowshipped ex-Witness.
If one gets caught associating with a disfellowshipped,
they will be reprimanded by
the elders. He is thinking
about starting studying with
the open university, history
perhaps.
He feels light.
However, he thinks about
and misses his parents every
day. Later, they had put
the children to bed as usual.
Then Jussi said it: He no
longer believes in the teachings of Jehovah?s Witnesses.
He will disassociate from the
community.
His wife was shocked. He had spoken before a large convention, even
at the Helsinki Ice Hall.
On occasions, Heinäaho had been summoned to
consider the sins of other
members of the congregation . Or any
other crime. Jussi K. Jussi K.
wanted to cry but could not.
The following day, he told his
parents, his brother and the
co-ordinator of his congregation that he will disassociate
from Jehovah?s Witnesses.
Think it over, the co-ordinator urged.
Jussi K. It is thought that only the most devout brothers
and sisters get to Bethel. Valkila says.
He describes how isolated a
life devout Jehovah?s Witnesses live. Instructions how to donate or
bequeath flats, securities,
and valuables and how the
community can be designated as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy are available
on the Finnish website of Jehovah?s Witnesses.
Spokesperson
Leinonen declined to comment on
the value of the community?s assets for this story.
Even conservative estimates,
however, suggest that Jehovah?s Witnesses own real estate worth tens of million of
euros in Finland. Jussi K. says Heinäaho.
?I was told that I am a cancer
that had to be removed from
the congregation.?
Heinäaho was told that he
would be disfellowshipped,
even if he repented. It is,
in a way, a representation of
paradise on earth: a garden,
unlocked doors, communal
dining, friendly faces . ?Our family was
held in high regard in the
congregation, and homosexuality was forbidden,. Heinäaho views.
After receiving the text
message, Heinäaho knew
that this time he would be the
accused: he would be accused
of relations.
The judicial committee
convened in the library of the
Kingdom Hall, located across
the street from the Töölö
Sports Centre. ?It is an indication of the
mind control exercised by Jehovah?s Witnesses,. What was the name of
his boyfriend. Were any other members of the congregation gay?
Heinäaho had been a Witness since his childhood.
When he as a teenager realised that he preferred men,
he had tried to suppress the
sensations and dared not to
discuss it. typically, adultery or
premarital sex. refuses to reveal what
she said, as promised her that
he would not discuss their relationship in this story.
Outside, behind the curtains, it was dark. The Kingdom
Halls all feature a box for
cash donations, and in conventions donations can be
made with a cash card. He speaks in a
clear and calm manner, looking in the eyes. Women recounted
with disgust how they had to
stand in swimsuits under the
critical eyes of old men during baptism. After he
had grown up, he concealed
his relations with men and
continued in the congregation. but
no children. He wondered what his loved-ones
thought, when they had to
explain to the congregation
why he was not there.
He had planned his letter
of disassociation for months,
but in the end wrote it quickly. Had
he written the poems. Most recently, he had
helped patients at the cancer
ward of a hospital.
Three years after his disfellowshipping, his little
brother committed suicide.
Heinäaho blames the community for it. An
investigation into the finances of the Watchtower Society carried out by the
American media found that it
was among the 40 wealthiest
corporations in New York.
In Finland, the power is
wielded by 15-20 male members of the religious community. Detachment
is tough and can result in alienation and mental health
problems.?
In addition, it may be difficult to find help. What
if he had told them he had
committed adultery. had become annoyed with numerous aspects of the operations of
Jehovah?s Witnesses
It was
slightly different as we had
to help him drink the wine
because he couldn?t hold the
mug. 16
PEOPLE
8 . They chatted just as
they had always done.. H S
N iina W o o lley . Is this how it
turned out, he may ask.
Hänninen is not really
talking to the deceased but
himself. He also likes Ville Ranta?s style.
Juha Hänninen?s top 3
Wife and children
My wife Päivi Hänninen also works at Terhokoti and we have
a really good relationship. 14 MAY 2014
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Juha Hänninen comes fave to face with death every day at work.
Hospice doctor:
What dying patients
want to talk about
When a career-orientated person is dying, it is not work that they
want to talk about, but their family and fears, says this hospice doctor.
S o n j a S aa r iko ski . What would be
the point in having to live
through those stages??
Juha Hänninen
Who is he?
The director of Terhokoti Hospice, chief physician and an author of non-fiction. Everyone knew
she would die by suffocating.
?Then I wondered what
if it was me. says Hänninen.
Everyday
occurrence of death
Hänninen took over as the
chief physician and director
of Terhokoti over 20 years
ago. I wouldn?t want
to suffer for long.?
Most people do not fear
death itself but the process
of dying and the pain they
might have to go through,
says Hänninen.
Sometimes no medical
help can alleviate the pain.
Hänninen hopes that if his
suffering becomes unbearable at some stage, euthanasia
will be an option.
He has not always been
an advocate of euthanasia.
When starting as a palliative care doctor, he firmly believed that medical science
could help with all the pains
and problems that may be
part of dying.
While he gained more experience he realised that unfortunately this was not the case.
The experience that had a
dramatic effect on his views
was treating a young woman
who suffered from cancer of
the mouth and neck. A framed Konrad Reijo Waara reward, awarded
to Hänninen for his achievements in hospice work, hangs
on the opposite wall.
Hänninen became a hospice doctor by chance. Fortunately my son lives in
Helsinki.
Brand building
The importance of publicity has not been understood in the
healthcare sector. He did
not have long to live.
But there was still time
left. He has seen thousands of dying patients and
dead people over the years,
yet death is always new. A specialist in palliative care.
What is he known for?
Advocacy of hospice care in Finland and active engagement
in discussion on euthanasia.
What is not known about him?
When he has time, he enjoys reading comics. Sometimes,
only when facing inevitable
death, people learn to let go
and live in the moment.
?Caring has become somehow diluted in our society. He
studied political science first
but also wanted to gain another qualification. It?s not nice having a
friend lie in the bed, dying,
but it was still a pleasurable
moment,. It is
not something he will ever get
used to. The
focus is always on achieving
something. He
was spending an evening out
with his friend Pekka, planning trips they would take
and talking about the future.
The following night, his
friend died.
?He suffered from kidney
failure but death was not on
the cards,. Say goodbye to my
children and grandchildren,
to tell them they are good
children and to take care of
themselves. Her face
had become deformed, blood
and saliva trickled out and
there were tubes going in and
out of her. I
also gain so much from these
conversations.?
Most patients are facing
the end with a calm mind.
Even though deeply saddened
by the imminent death, they
still feel they have had a good
life and derive pleasure from
having their family around.
?Yesterday, a patient celebrated his birthday here. says Hänninen,
turning his gaze to the floor
of his office at Terhokoti Hospice in Helsinki.
One of the walls of his office is decorated with birthday cards and greetings as
Hänninen recently turned
60. says Hänninen,
looking away for a moment.
In an ideal situation, death
brings people closer instead
separating them. They want
to talk about the meaning of
life, the story of their own life
and everything connected to
human life and existence. I care
about these people, but it?s
not love. A body is
but an empty shell, something has gone.
?Whether that something
is a soul or something else, I
don?t know,. The
family decided to bring the
party forward a little as he
might not live until his actual birthday. Goodbyes are easier if
you say at least a few words.
The first time death
touched Hänninen was
when he was a medical student some 25 years ago. Perhaps having a hobby like this makes a doctor seem
more human.
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Sometimes patients ask if
Hänninen could help end their
lives and he believes doctors
should be allowed to do this.
?There comes a stage
when a person feels that their
existence as a human being
has ended and it?s all about
surviving and the vital organs
working from now on.?
A couple of years ago,
Hänninen had to take leave
for another friend. When
the staff talk about their
summer holiday plans they
add ?if I?m alive?.
?This kind of attitude
makes you value and cherish
what you have now.?
It is easy to understand
that being constantly surrounded by death might
make you downcast but the
chief physician describes his
work as nice. On
the other hand, he is convinced that there must be
something in this world that
cannot be witnessed with human senses, saying that this
can be seen in the way a dead
person looks like. Deciding to have one last
get-together, they bought
food and wine and went to
the Puolarmetsä hospital in
Espoo, where their friend
was being treated.
?We celebrated the way
we had always done. The family came
around, they all had cake and
sparkling wine.?
Hänninen has come to realise that dying patients are
a total departure from the
values prevalent in today?s
society.
?The general trend is that
people should work as much
as possible, work longer careers and be more productive. If you have left it all until then, thinking that if I
work hard now and lead the
life I want then it is easy to
feel bitter when the plans fall
through.?
At the time of death people
regret things they left undone,
such as never getting to know
their children properly as
work took up too much time.
?Apparently, for many
steering a company is more
important than bringing up
a child.?
Final thoughts
Even though Hänninen
comes face to face with death
all the time, the thought of
your own mortality is not
easy to consider.
?This is my job. A man in a
group of friends that had got
together regularly over the
decades had been diagnosed
with a brain tumor. Towards the end, these
things don?t matter at all.?
Hänninen says that people who are close to the end of
their lives hardly ever want
to talk about their work.
?We have treated esteemed scientists and professors who have forged
illustrious careers but they
want to tell about their hobbies , families, world views
and fears.?
Hänninen finds it heartwrenching if people have put
off all their dreams until retirement only to find that it is
too late.
?We have many cancer patients and cancer often develops around retirement
age. Or I went on
a cycling trip two weeks ago
and now I?m dying.?
This has had a profound
impact on the way the staff
approach life, with no one
making long-term plans
without reservations. I believe that when
death is approaching, I will
wonder if I should have done
something differently.?
If Hänninen was given the
opportunity to choose, he
would not like to be hit by a
sudden death.
?I?d wish for some time to
prepare. I have tried to get it across that talking
about hospice care in public domain is vital.
Motorcycle
I have a large Harley-Davidson, which I ride to work in summer. In his current work, he can combine his
knowledge in both fields.
?If you believed in some
higher force you could say
this was divine providence,?
he says, smiling.
His holds an agnostic view
on religion and declines to
participate in religious ceremonies, finding them awkward and disagreeable. The work community at Terhokoti is exceptionally good and encounters
with patients are rewarding.
?People are quite open
when they reach this stage.
They have no need to maintain a facade or stick to superficial topics. I have two daughters and grandchildren living all over the world. Death has become an
everyday occurrence to him
with the hospice having
treated nearly 10,000 dying
patients.
?You come to appreciate
the unpredictability of life
here. People are always
in a hurry to be somewhere.?
When the men ate their
Indian food and drank wine
in the Puolarmetsä hospital, they were not in a hurry.
The wine mellowed them and
full stomachs made them feel
languid. His favourite
hero is Corte Maltese. A master of political science and licentiate of medicine by training. H T
Juha Hänninen, palliative
care specialist, has a deeprooted habit: when he goes
to confirm a death he talks to
the deceased.
So, you went and died
then, he might say when testing the pulse. My own death and
the death of my loved ones is
a different thing.?
Hänninen believes that
on his deathbed he will think
about his children.
?I have divorced once.
When feeling low and uncomfortable, it?s easy to start
wondering if you have done
something wrong, for example, neglecting the children
when going through the divorce. I have met so many people who say that four weeks
ago I climbed a mountain and
now I?m dying
A hangover prevents alcoholism, and a lack
MAI J A TAMMI
Jaana Tuomisto and
Seppo Aapro?s home
is furnished with
flea market items of
decades past.
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A feeble condition after a
night of alcohol consumption
is largely caused by dehydration. HS
A N N I K A R A U TA KOU R A . But amongst the items,
Tuomisto managed to find
high-quality and beautiful
Finnish design. was taking place in it.
?It?s a shame that many of
the original things were dismantled from the house.?
They have done both large
and small renovations in
the house during their eight
years of living there. Last year there
were over 17,500 people run-
Also, various neighbourhood flea market events and
online sales sites have generated new ways to circulate
usable items.
But Tuomisto thinks that
recent progress has not been
solely positive.
According to Tuomisto,
we already know how to recycle fairly well, but sadly we
are gathering more and more
poorer quality items for ourselves. The pot plant has been in the family for decades.
with me for the rest of my
life.?
But why do people find especially the 1950s and 1960s
artifacts so fascinating?
An old school blackboard
adorns the boy?s room.
The inhabitants decided
that the walls would be painted with bright colours already
at the start of the renovation.
There are old clocks, cameras
and toys on the shelf.
The lighting fixture in
Onni?s room was bought for
a very low price at the flea
market.
?Because they are highquality items,. Pharmacies sell products that
contain acetaldehyde, but
their direct effect on hangovers has not been proven.
5) Being drunk is a state of
intoxication that brain cells
attempt to adapt to. Even the old things seem
to have settled in place, just as
if they had always been there.
Can a hangover morning be improved?
5 attempts for making it more tolerable
ANNA TOMMOL A . At times, we
have had to wait a long time
for the right artifact.?
Tuomisto says that she is
not ready to pay large sums
for items. says Tuomisto.
According to her, tens
of thousands of euros have
gone into repairs and fixing
up the unkempt yard, but doing the work themselves has
greatly lowered costs.
Even though it has been a
lot of work, the old house has
felt like just the right choice
for the family. It
was over a 100,000 euros less
than the neighbour?s new
house being built.
Though the dream house
was not ready to move into
yet, because a ?sales renovation. A hangover drink alleviates symptoms, but only
by postponing them. H T
1) A weak condition after an
alcohol-infused evening is
largely cause by dehydration and lowered blood sugar.
Plenty of water in the morning helps, and whatever food
can be consumed should be
eaten. It is worth drinking plenty of water.
of a common cure may be of
use. Underneath the shelf is a wood-rimmed
1930s racing bike, which Jaana received as a gift. There were
only a few flea markets in the
city, and even they were confusing nooks that smelled
bad. Withdrawal
symptoms rather correlate
to the amount of alcohol than
their quality, but the mechanism is yet rather unknown.
One cause of nausea is acetaldehyde, caused by the partial
oxidation of ethanol. LIFESTYLE
HELSINKI TIMES
8 . It has that spirit
that they were looking for in a
home. The eightyear-old Onni is not yet at a
collecting age, but he has also received old items and
toys into his own room.
Falling for flea markets
Everything shows that the
look of the house was not
born in a minute. She also decorated her
own home with flea market
items.
Now, twenty years later,
Tuomisto rejoices over the
fact that recycling has become common. For a long time, the
family lived without a sofa,
for example, before they saw
the 1950s mini sofa.
?When I find something
for the home, the item stays
ning from over 55 different
countries. Runners will be split into
seven separate groups that
will leave every 10 minutes
from 3 pm onwards.
The race is 21.1 km long
and will circle back with the
finish line inside the Olympic Stadium. It felt like it
had exactly the kind of atmosphere that they were
looking for in a home. The entire house of the
family of three in Vantaa?s
Ylästö suburb tells of the decades gone by.
The inhabitants of the
house, artist mother Jaana
Tuomisto, 45, and stage manager father Seppo Aapro, 46,
have collected old things for
their house for a few decades
all over Finland. Jaana found the 1950s domestic 3-bulb glass light
fixture and coffee table at the flea market. The interior was finalised when
they moved in. In the best
places, the items have been
chosen carefully and are displayed well.
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for landmark 20th year
Annual event returns to the streets of Helsinki
after record number of participants last year.
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The Helsinki City Run is be-
Disposable resistance
The resistance to disposable culture is clearly visible in
the solutions at Tuomisto and
Aapro?s home. Jaana
Tuomisto fell for flea markets
during her student years in
Lahti in the 1980s, when the
concept of recycling was only
being introduced. Also the prices suited a student budget.
At the same time, the
young student became aware
of our ever increasingly disposable way of life.
Tuomisto was startled, for
example, when she was told
in a lecture that sofa furniture is intentionally designed
to be so flimsy that it only
lasts a little over five years.
Tuomisto did not want
to become a designer whose
job it was to entice people to
spend more and more all the
time.
And so the young designer
decided to opt out of disposable consumption both in her
professional and in her own
private life.
?I guess it was a rebellion
against the 1980s yuppie atmosphere.
Consumption
seemed to be the focus of
one?s entire life then.?
The kitchen features Fanett chairs designed by Ilmari
Tapiovaara, which were produced in Sweden at the Edsby and in Finland at the Asko
factories.
Jaana Tuomisto makes
works of art and utility articles from discarded items,
whose materials she acquired at flea markets.
Tuomisto began to use
discarded items from flea
markets as material for her
own products and works of
art. she says.
Participants run during last year?s race, which attracted people from over 55 different countries.
Onni sits on a delicate wood-framed sofa, which is part of Asko?s 1950s range. And flea markets are
being saturated with lowquality disposable objects.
?I think we should consume less and buy better-quality items instead of recycling
an ever-growing pile of items.
Actually, recycling is the artificial respiration of a seriously
ill patient,. H S
M eri R antama . Flea markets are managed ever more
professionally. Almost everything in the house is bought
used.
?Almost the only things
we buy new are shoes, technical gadgets, candles and
some children?s things.?
For Tuomisto, flea market
decorating did not mean giving up on aesthetic values.
Even though everything is
old and used, there is a beautiful, balanced atmosphere in
the house.
?I choose carefully and
only buy the kinds of things
I really want. Having
a new drink is always a risky
business. A general lack of vitamin B with
alcoholics aggravates withdrawal symptoms.
4) The heavier the state of
drunkenness, the sorrier the
morning after. The notion of
vitamin B6 as a hangover ailment is based on a study per-
formed in the 1970s that has
not been confirmed. It did not excite them, but as they were
circling around the construction site, Tuomisto and
Aapro?s eyes became fixed on
a 1950s house that had acted
as a worksite hut.
The single-family house in
Vantaa?s Ylästö suburb was
built in the late 1950s.
When they found out that
it was for sale, they immediately asked to see the house
from the inside. The bookshelf features
a collection of artifacts from the 1950s found in flea markets. Tuomisto
says.
?At that time, items were
produced from good materials, they were practical, durable and beautifully
shaped.?
Sadly, it is harder and
harder to find artifacts from
that era at flea markets, and
also the prices have been going up, says an expert.
A fitting decade
Items from decades past fit
especially well into this single-family house.
The house, too, is from the
same decade as the items.
It was found a little over
eight years ago in Vantaa?s
Ylistö suburb somewhat
accidentally.
The couple went to see
a new house being built on
the same lot. Light activities outdoors are refreshing,
but strenuous sports and low
blood sugar pose a dangerous
combination.
2) With good luck, taking
a painkiller before going to
bed can prevent a pulsating
headache.
3) The benefits of vitamins in alleviating a hangover have been indicated,
though no firm proof has
been offered. It starts
from Vauhtitie and will finish inside the Olympic Stadi-
um. H T
Time has stopped somewhere in the early 1960s in
the crispy green-painted living room of the single-family house, as the visitor?s gaze
wanders around the room
and its furnishings.
The room is filled with
1950s and 1960s items down
to the last detail.
The past decades are visible not only in the living
room. If coffee works as
stimulation it does not have
to be avoided: moderate
use of coffee does not dehydrate the body. The
120-square-metre house also had enough space for the
needs of the family and for
Jaana?s work.
The house seemed especially attractive when the
couple heard its sale price. 14 MAY 2014
H S / L i i s a Ta k a l a
Everything is old
and in good condition
A nna - K aisa H u u sko . On the other hand this is
a double-edged sword, as alleviating a hangover with alcohol is the fastest way to
addiction.
Alcohol researcher Peter
Eriksson from the University
of Helsinki provided information for this article.. After that,
the roof and some of the windows have been replaced. Also, the old walls need better
thermal insulation, and a terrace would suit the yard.
?There is always something small to fix in an old
house,. The run is suitable
for both first time runners
and serious competitors.
In 2013 40 per cent of runners were first time runners.
There will be four refreshment points on the run for
participants to re-fuel and
catch their breath if needed.
The race will also be including the use of the ChampionChip system to time the race
for participants.
Helsinki City Run
10 May
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l e ht i k u va / P e k k a S a k k i
ing held on Saturday 10 May,
after enjoying huge success
yet again last year. When
alcohol leaves the blood the
return to a normal state is
painful
Karjalainen commented to Helsingin Sanomat on
29 April.
The Finn had already received congratulatory messages to his mobile phone and
admitted that he is pleased to
finally accept the medal. he highlights.
Leagues and clubs, Vainio
adds, should take better care
of the well-being of athletes.
?By the law, employers would
be made responsible also in
sports. The efforts would be
organised according to rules,
and it would be impossible to
walk away from negligence.?
Athletes in team disciplines have for 20 years been
defined in the Finnish legislation as employees under
an employment contract.
?There is clear career-thinking also in sports. he laments.. he admitted
in a press conference organised after his appointment.
?It?s great to be in the dugout again, that?s my thing,?
said Lehkosuo, who was
sacked by his previous employer last winter.
Mika Lehkosuo
Blues. HJK
had only scraped together one
point from their three games
under Boström.
?I have been involved since
1979. First, you
acquire your professional
skills through hobbies and
training, with the objective
of a professional contract,?
Vainio points out.
Seeking more
effective measures
Jarmo Saarela, the executive director of the Ice Hockey Players. he speculates on the
rationale behind the current
legislation.
Kalervo Kummola, the
president of the Finnish Ice
Hockey Association, is more
lukewarm about the proposed
revisions. This is only the third
time we have taken this road.
This is hardly common,. ?I?m not familiar
with the contents of the occupational safety law, but at
a glance [the revisions] seem
unnecessary. It
is positive, he said, that HJK
now have a manager who
knows the club, understands
its objectives and knows how
to reach them.
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HJK?s head coach Mika Lehkosuo during a press conference
on 29 April.
?Karjalainen?s gold medal is a certainty. adds Saarela.
Under the proposal, the
physical examinations of
professional athletes would
become compulsory and the
monitoring of the work environment could be improved.
The proposed revisions
are not, however, without
their problems even from a
sporting viewpoint. The IAAF?s
decision also binds the European [Athletics] Association
(EAA),. SPORT
8 . said Antti Pihlakoski, a council member at EAA.
?It?s already been nearly eight years. Petri
Heikkinen, a lawyer at the
Finnish Sports Confederation (Valo), calls attention to
the special characteristics of
sports as a profession.
?In team sports, cause and
effect relations are vague.
Many injuries are sustained
by accident or it may be difficult to determine their cause
exactly,. ?There
are several executives and
other personnel who must
look in the mirror,. Association, says
that while clubs already take
care of the treatment of inju-
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ries, the law would also oblige
them to seek more effective
measures to prevent injuries.
?To my knowledge, it
would not create insurmountable costs for the employer,. Association demands
that the remit of the Act on
Occupational Safety and
Health be extended to also
encompass ice hockey players. All I can do is
wait,. H S
admitted
to being emotional following
his appointment as the manager of HJK Helsinki on 29
April, no more than a couple
of hours after the Helsinkibased football club had relieved Sixten Boström of his
managerial duties.
The former FC Honka Espoo manager joined HJK on a
30-month contract.
A day later, Lehkosuo began his tenure in the hot seat
with a convincing 3-0 win
over Haka Valkeakoski in the
Finnish cup and on Monday
masterminded a 2-0 away
victory over Vaasa?s VPS in
Veikkausliiga, the Finnish
premier league.
Lehkosuo, who first joined
the club at the age of 6, represented HJK in a total of 189
Veikkausliiga games before
taking over the managerial
duties. ?There are plenty of people in the world who
have money, but not as many
medallists.?
He would have, however,
wanted to hear the national
anthem of Finland as a European champion in Göteborg.
?That is one moment I can?t
get back,. states Harri Sysäsalmi,
the director of the ministry?s
sports division.
?Previously, the emphasis
of the sports movement was
on voluntary work and grassroots sports, while professional athletes were not as
visible,. The gold medal will
therefore be presented to
Karjalainen, who originally
finished second with a throw
of 80.84 metres.
Finland?s
Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen,
the majority owner and chairman of HJK, revealed that the
decision to relieve Boström
of his duties was taken early
in the season simply because
the performances of the team
had been unsatisfactory. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . It?s enough to
apply them,. H T
Olli-Pekka Karjalainen will be acknowledged as the winner of the
men?s hammer throw event
at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Göteborg, Sweden.
The International Association of Athletics Federations
(IAAF) has gradually stripped
Belarusian Ivan Tsikhan of
his merits, including the gold
medal he won at the Göteborg
games, for testing positive
for performance-enhancing
drugs. Each sports has
its own rules. ?Of
course it belongs to me, especially in light of news about
doping use in Belarus,. 14 MAY 2014
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HELSINKI TIMES
Lehkosuo
succeeds
Boström
in HJK
hot seat
The former FC Honka
manager has made a
winning start to his
tenure in charge of
the Helsinki-based
football club.
T ero H akola . ?The
board concluded that something must change.?
It is believed the admission of Ari Lahti, the
owner of KuPS, that the Kuopio-based club is interested acquiring the services of
Lehkosuo prompted HJK to
act swiftly.
Similarly to Lyytikäinen, Aki Riihilahti, the CEO of
HJK, extended his gratitude
to Boström for the league title
he delivered last season but
singled out both Boström and
himself for criticism. ?This is a very emotional moment,. Karjalainen stated.
?I?ve earned it with hard
work.?
Karjalainen also insisted
that he will not dwell on the
sponsor deals or bonuses he
was denied. H S
A leksi T ei vainen . Lyytikäinen reminded while commenting on the sacking. he argues.
Karjalainen
to receive
Göteborg
gold
belatedly
J armo Fä r d ig . he said.
Riihilahti also insisted that the decision to sack
Boström was not taken only
due to recent results but also due to the big picture. Professional athletes
are at present the only occupational group in addition
to soldiers not allowed protection under the act, introduced in early 2000.
Concerns over the incidence of head injuries have in
particular been raised within
the sport recently.
The act proved an obstacle for the players. association already a few years
ago when it asked the Finn-
ish Institute of Occupational
Health to draw up a report on
the necessity of flexible ice
rinks. ?Professional sports should be included,. The report was never drawn up on grounds that
the authority of the institute
does not extend to sports.
The association and its
chairman, Sinuhe Wallinheimo, is currently drafting a
proposal to revise the act.
?The groundwork is already
under-way,?
Wallinheimo
reveals.
?The goal is to define athletes as people, we?re working achieve that.?
Wallinheimo, a representative of the National
Coalition in the Finnish Parliament, is unsure why athletes were not extended
the protection 15 years ago.
?Maybe it was a cost issue,?
he estimates.
Harri Vainio, the director
general at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health,
has voiced his support for
the proposal, having already
tabled a similar one himself.
?Athletes today lack the sup-
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port and safety net allowed
under occupational safety
laws,. he says, referring to
checking and collisions on ice.
Individual athletes, in
turn, are essentially entrepreneurs, Heikkinen adds.
Regardless, the Ministry of Education and Culture
has expressed its support for
the proposal. Tommi Huhtala on the ice after being tackled during the Ice Hockey League quarterfinal match Blues vs Lukko on 29 March.
Wallinheimo would beef up
protection of ice hockey players
Head injuries, in
particular, have
raised concerns
within the sport.
T ero H akola . H T
THE FINNISH Ice Hockey Players
H S
M eri R antama . This is why Meskanen and her boyfriend rent
out the flat only when they
are away. Here are a
few travel, restaurant and
café tips that I can give on
the basis of this trip.
We decided to travel by
plane in order to save time
while there. says Aja
Guldhammer, the company?s
Nordic Country Manager, via
telephone from Copenhagen.
According to Guldhammer, Airbnb monitors the attractiveness of sites based
on, for example, the kinds
of searches that are done on
their pages. Also this Saturday, he is scheduled for two
shoots.
Airbnb pays the photographer?s fee. This year, the number of Helsinki flats on the
website has risen to nearly
700.
Kallio offering
One of the new sites is located on Kaarlenkatu in Kallio.
A thrift store & coffee shop
combination, which probably interests urban tourists,
is downstairs.
Software entrepreneur
Rémi Lanvin rings the buzzer and steps into the hallway.
The Frenchman has photographed Helsinki flats parttime for the Airbnb website
already for a few years. The
other one just rented out her
home during a Lapland trip ?
and received the money for
lift tickets and train trips.
Meskanen thinks it is natural to let strangers into your
home. Big hotels became common only in the
1800s,. People can read the reviews of
others on lodgings, and holiday home agents ensure that
the money does not go to
fraudsters.
A popular dealer of holiday homes is the American
website Airbnb, which aims
to expand its activities in
Finland.
?There is a lot of demand
for flats in Helsinki,. At
the same time, Copenhagen
had 6,000 rooms on offer. England, for its
part, promises the traveller a
bed and breakfast.
Sanaksenaho estimates
that the Finnish home began
to change into a more private
space at the same time as
servants disappeared from
homes, i.e. In the Germanspeaking Europe, ?Zimmer
frei. The establishment offers tasty food
with a casual touch, and the
counter that circles the restaurant provides a direct
view into the kitchen. According to the
results, the clear majority of
the flats are homes.
Battling authorities
Airbnb is fighting its most
important battle against
authorities in New York.
The renting out of an entire
apartment is often illegal
there.
In Helsinki, one would
think the authorities would
welcome Airbnb. Recently, there has been much
more work. It also changed the architecture, as the servants?
rooms disappeared.
Now Finns may spend the
night in a hotel, even if they
have relatives or even acquaintances in the city.
?The old bourgeois flats
had separate entertainment
areas and public zones. In popular destinations, more money
can be charged from tourists than from permanent
tenants.
Nordic County Manager
Guldhammer says that the
company has done studies in
different cities on how many
people are renting out their
own homes. says Pirjo Sanaksenaho, professor of building
design at Aalto University.
In many countries, the
phenomenon never disappeared. The host
of the flat may decide which
of the photographs are published. Lanvin says and
laughs.
The photographs are sent
to California to be checked by
the company before they can
?This has been a good way to see Helsinki and Finnish homes,. At
worst, Airbnb and its competitors take away permanent housing from people.
On the website, also real estate investors may deal flats,
which may reduce the number of flats offered on the
city?s rental market. It was worth it. We were so full
after the brunches that we
tested unfortunately few cafés.
Instead of coffee shops
we found an excellent spot
for ice-cream and resting our
legs in the centre under cherry trees in Kungsträdgården.
One dinner place was
more memorable than the
rest: Ralfs Kök. It?s easy to access them.?
The most memorable visitor has been the Australian
Margaret, who postponed
her return flights in order to
spend more time in Ristiina.
She wanted to row around
the peninsula, pick blueberries for her morning yogurt
and meditate on the dock.
?At the time, I was working from home, and at times
we sat on the porch with cups
of tea, talking and making
the world a better place.?
That is the best thing
about home lodging. H T
H S / A N N A M A R I J U K KO L A
A FEW WEEKS ago I visited
a wonderfully spring-filled
Stockholm during the Easter
weekend.
I had not been to Stockholm in a very long time, so
the city was completely foreign to me and filled with interesting places. We found flights
straight to Bromma Stockholm Airport located only a
short bus and train ride away
from the city centre. signs advertise available rooms. Lanvin receives
specific instructions from
California on the types of
photographs he must take.
One of the new demands is
an outside photograph of
the building. H T
Would you let strangers into your home for a fee. ?Of course I would
clean it also before guests arrive,. There
are glass balconies and large
glass walls, through which
we are, in a way, visible all
the time.?
According to Sanaksenaho, the openness shows
especially in the housing architecture of Denmark and
the Netherlands.
Krista Meskanen, who
has lived in Denmark, is not
surprised either that Copenhagen has ten times as many
Airbnb flats as Helsinki.
?Sharing flats is more common there anyway. It has
homes from New York to
Nepal.
Sanaksenaho
thinks
homes are opening up again
because of the cultural
change brought about by social media.
?We are not so afraid anymore to show photographs
of ourselves, our family and
home. Many of
my friends were subtenants.?
Amsterdam, for its part, is
one of the first cities to have
an agreement on the rules of
operation with Airbnb.
Rules are needed especially in cities suffering
from a lack of housing. First
she tried out the accommodation herself in Amsterdam
and Copenhagen. Initially, she heard about the website from her friend, who had
used it in New York.
?I was inspired to put up
my own advertisement. There are only two
doors: to the bathroom and
the hallway. The
metro is surprisingly extensive in Stockholm and worth
using.
We stayed at a hotel downtown and chose a room without breakfast, as we wanted
to try out the city?s brunches. The
functionalistic flat, for its
part, has spaces only for family members.?
Airbnb?s whole website is a massive visual archive, which tells how people
around the world live. from around the
1950s. This is
as a good a view as it gets on a
brunch. Strangers become acquaintances.. H S
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . The Finnish climate often makes taking it
difficult.
?I complained about it to
California, where they told
me to set up shoots only for
sunny days,. Långbro Värdshus,
which serves brunch and
lunch, is located in a beautiful old building with a dignified decor.
The buffet table included numerous appetizer salads, herring, lemon chicken,
salmon, new potatoes and
bread. Lanvin advises them
to discard the slushy outdoor
photographs.
Learn by reviewing
Architecture student Krista
Meskanen?s home on Kaarlenkatu looks and smells
clean. A month
ago, Tuulikki Becker, managing director of Helsinki Travel Marketing, said in
Helsingin Sanomat that Helsinki is losing out to Stockholm and Copenhagen in the
number of travellers due to
the city?s lack of accommodation capacity.
In Finland, in addition to
Helsinki, there are Airbnb
sites around the country:
from Savonlinna to Kangasala and Sipoo to Rovaniemi.
Tuulevi Aschan, 48, has
taken travellers into her
home in Mikkeli?s Ristiina
municipality for a year. This is
a place I could return to.
Also Nybrogatan 38 in
Östermalm hada a tasty offering of food at lunchtime.
The Östermalm market hall
is located nearby, which we
unfortunately could not visit
due to Easter opening hours.
The restaurant selection
of Stockholm certainly made
an impression. During the year, it has had
about 15 visitors, while receiving twice the amount of
enquiries.
?I just printed out the receipts of the payments I?ve
received for the tax authorities. Thankfully we got to
walk downhill after eating.
The surroundings of Götgatan in Södermalm seemed
to contain several good cafés,
and Johan&Nyström with its
irresistible scent of coffee, also located in Helsinki, is located nearby. A lot of searches
are done for lodgings in Helsinki . It is exotic. So
there is a lot of potential.?
The offerings are also
growing. These kinds
of inns existed already in ancient Rome. We
have space when it?s just my
husband and I in the house.
The children?s rooms are
mainly empty now that they
have moved into their own
places,. Aschan says.
In the summer, also the
lakeside sauna?s electricityfree space is in use. It was
possible to fry pancakes on
your own on the dessert table.
Dessert also included apple pie,
chocolate cake and fruit salad, among other things. They assume the
guests want some privacy.
On the Airbnb website, one
can choose whether one wants
to rent out the whole flat, a private room or a shared room.
Meskanen?s two sisters
have also advertised their
homes on the website. 14
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What?s on the menu
in Sweden?s capital?
A N N A M A R I J U K KO L A . Her work
colleagues, for their part,
have been surprised.
?Many have said that they
would never let a stranger into their home.?
Nothing new
Accommodating travellers in
homes is a phenomenon older than hotels. The other table had
the main courses, and cheese
could be had before dessert.
The dessert table was particularly memorable to me with
its countless small tasting
portions that were incredibly
tasty. says photographer Rémi Lanvin (L).
Krista Meskanen has not had any guests yet.
be published online. but there are still not
many on offer.
?At the end of 2013, there
were about 600 flats or
rooms offered in Helsinki. The pedestrian
street of Drottninggatan also
appeared to have many goodlooking cafés. The Internet enables the temporary renting out of homes more easily
and safely than before. she says.
One of Airbnb?s essential features is that both the
hosts and guests may leave
reviews of each other on the
website for others to read.
At the Meskanen home,
Lanvin digs out the camera
and goes to work.
?Could you turn on all the
lights possible??
The flat has a kitchen
and a living room with an
alcove. The
phenomenon is
making a return.
H S / M iikka P irin e n
Weekend tastes A stranger comes into your home
in Stockholm
A nna -S o f ia B erner . And
could you stay in a stranger?s
home?
More and more Finns do
and could. TRAVEL
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. She also likes to have
guests in her home. One of the
undoubtedly best brunches I have ever had took place
a little outside the city in
Alvsjö. The only
downside of the trip was that
the return trip took place too
soon.
H S / A N N A M A R I J U K KO L A
Stockholm offers a diverse and interesting experience for food
lovers.
The streets of Stockholm are increasingly being filled by tourists
in the warmer months.
Before hotels,
travellers spent the
night in people?s
homes. The same thing shows
in the architecture. The brunch of Långbro
Värdshus can be reached directly by metro.
Brunching again
Another brunch place that we
tested was on the outskirts of
Södermalm on a cliff with a
view, Fåfängan located next to
the Viking Line terminal The
brunch buffet of this establishment was also excellent
and contained many cold appetizers and main dishes, also available gluten-free
The wine has a
long finish. Fairly soft
mousse. Rich ripe red fruit,
such as raspberries and strawberries with
hints of herbs. ?compares to top vintages?
J o u ko M ykk ä nen . Codorníu Selección
Raventós Pinot Noir Brut
Producer: Codorníu
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Macabeu, Xarel.lo,
Parellada
Price: 13.99 euros
HHHHH
Bright pink colour. Hints of yeasty bread, currants, toasty minerals with floral notes.
A very good Cava.
3. Live bands and DJs
. Cava Faustino Extra Seco
Producer: Bodegas Faustino
Grapes: Macabeo, Chardonnay
Price: 9.88 euros
HHHHH
Light lemon yellow.
Light and dry with a short finish, hints of
lemon and ripe yellow plum. After work drinks
. A tasty and vigorous Cava.
2. The wine
has a toasty nose, with apricot and yellow
plum in it. The aroma has fairly ripe, sweet
red fruit and some toast in it. Jaume Serra Brut
(the product has run out in several Alkos)
Producer: Jaume Serra
Grapes: Macabeo, Parellada, Xarel.lo
Price: 8.49 euros
HHHHH
The colour is deep golden yellow. It is only available on order with a
delivery time of four to five
days. Young Cavas
at the cheaper end of the price
range are often light with hints
of apple and citrus, sometimes
even with floral notes. Citrus and apple on
the nose. A generous nose. ?09 694 0750
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. Unique interior
. Whereas a bottle of champagne is
The surprise
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7. The nose is slightly toasty.
Dry, fairly soft acids and creamy mousse.
Medium bodied with a medium long finish.
A good, well-balanced rose Cava.
Producer: Castellblanc
Grapes: Trepat, Garnacha
Price: 8.98 euros
HHHHH
A rose Cava with a deep, slightly orange
colour. Cava Vallformosa
Brut Vintage 2011
Producer: Masía Vallformosa
Grapes: Macabeo, Xarel-lo, Parellada
Price: 9.97 euros
HHHHH
Light lemon colour. Codorníu Ecológica
Producer: Codorníu
Grapes: Xarel.lo, Parellada, Macabeo
Price: 12.99 euros (available on order)
HHHHH
Yellow, ripe colour. Lunch available every day
. A fresh aroma
with citrus and floral notes. Big, fast
bubbles. A dry, acidic Cava
with hints of gooseberry marmalade and
minerals and toasty nose. A vigorous Cava to accompany a meal.
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aroma is light, with slight floral tones
and hints of currants and citrus. Short mousse and
fast bubbles. Fresh fruit, raspberry and wild strawberry on the nose. Fairly long finish. H S
N iina W o o lley . A perky Cava.
Annankatu 22 . An aromatic basic Cava.
9. www.lappires.com
Mon-Fri 16-22.30 . A dry and light basic Cava with
a short finish.
th
Mon?Thu 11?22
Fri 11?24, Sat 13?24
t. Fast bubbles. These
wines are usually inoffensive
and short on the finish.
A
surprise
winner
emerged from Alko?s standard selection in this year?s
test: at 8 euros Jaume Serra
Brut was the cheapest wine
in the test but its quality is
very close to the most expensive Cavas of fine vintages.
Another delicious find
was the ecologically grown
Codorníun Ecológica, which
had the most developed flavour in the test. Sat 13-22.30
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Tel. The priciest wine in the
test, Gramona Imperial Gran
Reserva 2007, charmed the
jury with its vigorous flavour
and long finish.
The wines were evaluated
by Jouko Mykkänen, a lecturer at Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences and a
wine writer and Katja Bäcksbacka, a Helsingin Sanomat
reporter.
. Dry
and softly acidic. H T
winner of this
year?s Cava test was Jaume
Serra Brut, which offers quality that does not pale in comparison with top vintages at
an affordable price. The flavour has the May Day spirit in it.
8. The long aging
process that gives champagne
its juicy flavour does not produce the same result in Cava
but at their best vintage Cavas, which have undergone a
long fermentation, particularly Gran Reserva wines, are vigorous and tasty. A fresh and acidic Cava.
6. Semi dry,
rich, medium ?bodied, fruity with marmalade tones. Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
Producer: Freixenet
Grapes: Parellada, Macabeo, Xarel.lo
Price: 9.98 euros
HHHHH
A very light lemon yellow colour. Dry
and light with a short finish, mild fruity
flavours and short and fast mousse. Independent craft beer and
ciders house
. Freixenet Vintage Reserva 2011
Producer: Freixenet
Grapes: Macabeo, Xarel.lo, Parellada
Price: 13.35 euros
HHHHH
Light lemon yellow in colour. Australian Steaks, Gourmet
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3 stars: Good, balanced with high quality
2 stars: Satisfactory, an easy choice for
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1 stars: Passable, of modest quality
1. Pago de Tharsys Millésime Rosé
Brut Reserva 2009
Producer: Pago de Tharsys
Grape: Garnacha
Price: 20.00 euros
HHHHH
Light orangey red colour. Dry, light with a fairly short finish. Dry and light
with a fairly short finish. Castellblanc
Rosado Cava Semi Seco
10. Fairly rich aroma. Gramona Imperial Gran Reserva 2007
Producer: Gramona
Grapes: Xarel.lo, Macabeo, Chardonnay
Price: 30.70 euros
HHHHH
Almost medium deep colour, golden yellow. occasion, such as a birthday or anniversary, Spanish
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last week?s May Day?s festivities included.
Part of the reason is to be
found in the price, but cava is
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Traces, taking over the
main stage of the Finnish National Theatre, is an explosive combination
of circus and street art techniques.
Among the festival highlights are Ilona Jäntti´s aerial acrobatics in the
tropical atmosphere of the Töölönlahti Winter Garden, hypnotically beautiful Ne m´oublie pas by Compagnie Philippe Genty at Louhisali and Jong,
a blend of circus and contemporary classical music, composed by Lotta
Wennäkoski and performed by juggler Sakari Männistö and Tapiola Sinfonietta with conductor Tomas Djupsjöbacka.
Until Sun 18 May
Cirko Festival
Various venues.
www.cirko.fi
MUSIC
Thu 8 May
Sid Hille
Jazz.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50/16.50
www.kokojazz.fi
Thu 8 May
Hyvä Klubi
Risto & Jukka Ässä.
Le Bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
Helsinki
Tickets ?6.50
www.lebonk.fi
Thu 8 May
Nine Inch Nails (USA)
Pioneers of industrial music.
Hartwall Arena
Areenankuja 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?62.50
www.hartwallarena.fi
Thu 8 May
Dracula Lewis (ITA) + Sewn
Leather (USA)
Psychedelic synths.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?7
www.kuudeslinja.com
Fri 9 May
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Schubert VII.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?8.50-27.50
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 9 May
Asa
Hip-hop.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Tickets ?11.50/12
www.virginoil.fi
Fri 9 May
Maritta Kuula & Karvanopat
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?14.50/15
www.korjaamo.fi
Fri 9 May
Happoradio
Rock.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?18
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Henrik Vibskov
A pioneer of contemporary
Danish fashion design and a
boundless inventor.
Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23
Helsinki
Open:
Tue 11:00-20:00
Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00
Tickets ?0/5/8/10
www.designmuseum.fi
Traces offers a visually stunning performance by the Canadian circus ensemble 7 Fingers.
Fri 9 May
Aura Flow
Jazz.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
Tickets ?11.50/16.50
www.kokojazz.fi
Until Sun 18 May
Cirko Festival
Brilliant festival dedicated
for new circus.
Various venues.
www.cirko.fi
Fri 9 May
MONSP Club
Soul Valpio Band.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?9
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 10 May
Insomnium
Metal.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Helsinki
Tickets ?14/18
www.thecircus.fi
Fri 9 May
The Hearing
Pop.
Linnanmäki
Tivolikuja 1
Helsinki
Free entry
www.linnanmaki.fi
Sat 10 May
Rave Saves 2014
Biggest electronic charity event in
Finland.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50
www.virginoil.fi
Fri 9 May
Bollywood Masala Orchestra
Energetic show combining Bollywood hits and modern music.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Tickets ?34/38
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Fri 9 May
Juvenalia Choir
25th anniversary concert.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?9.50/14.50
www.sellosali.fi
Fri 9 & Sat 10 May
Gutter Island Finland
The Vanjas, President
Fetch, Beurre Noir etc.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Helsinki
Tickets ?10.50/11
www.barloose.com
Sat 10 May
Sibelius Academy Symphony
Orchestra
Peter Ettrup Larsen, conductor.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?12.50/17.50/22.50
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Sat 10 May
Scandinavian Music Group
Pop.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Tickets ?26/28
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Sat 10 May
Lullacry
Metal.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?13.50/14
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sat 10 May
Anna Abreu
Pop.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Tickets ?22.50/26.50
www.sellosali.fi
Sat 10 May
Tango! . The festival venues this
year are Cirko at Suvilahti, Helsinki Music Centre, Finnish National Theatre, Stoa Cultural Centre, Kiasma Theatre, Winter Gardens and Louhisali
at the Espoo Cultural Centre.
The festival will be kicked off with Traces, a visually stunning performance by the Canadian circus ensemble 7 Fingers. 22
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Nearly 400 objects,
from artworks to furniture
and scale models.
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Cirko Festival is here again! Dedicated for contemporary circus art, the
annual festival presents performances from top circus artists and groups
from Finland and abroad between 8 and 18 May. 8.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?8.50-27.50
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Wed 14 May
Bestial Mouths (USA),
Nightsatan, Kaamosmasennus
Dark electro.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?15.50
www.kuudeslinja.com
Wed 14 May
Oireklubi
Cilla Smith.
Siltanen
Hämeentie 13 B
Helsinki
www.siltanen.org
THEATRE & DANCE
Thu 8 & Fri 9 May
FNB Youth Company Presents
Classical ballet numbers and contemporary dance, including choreographies created by members of
the FNB and the Youth Company.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?18.50
www.opera.fi
Sat 10 & Wed 14 May
Heinz Spoerli: Peer Gynt
Ballet version of Henrik Ibsen´s
classic play.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Tickets ?15-98
www.opera.fi
Until Sun 11 May
Designer of the
Everyday . Espoo
Museum of Modern Art
Ahertajantie 5
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/10/12
www.emma.museum
Until Sun 11 May
Heli Ryhänen:
The Species of People
The enormously sized
surrealist works obscure the
boundaries
between good and evil,
the familiar and the strange.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/7/10
www.taidehalli.fi
Until Mon 26 May
Jean Tinguely
Modernist known for his
noisy, spectacular, motorized
machine sculptures.
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Yrjönkatu 27
Helsinki
Open:
Mon, Thu, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/2/8/10
www.amosanderson.fi
Until Sun 13 July
Chaplin in Pictures
The incredible life and career
of the mythic artist told through
pictures.
Helsinki Art Museum
Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Helsinki
Open:
Mon-closed
Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
Until Sun 31 August
Beda Stjernschantz
One of the most foremost
(and overlooked) Finnish
symbolist artists.
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Yrjönkatu 27
Helsinki
Open:
Mon, Thu, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/2/8/10
www.amosanderson.fi
Until Sun 7 September
Tove Jansson
Major centenary exhibition
presenting Jansson?s
impressive career as an artist,
illustrator, political caricaturist,
author and creator of the
Moomin characters and stories.
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/10/12
www.ateneum.fi. from Buenos
Aires to Seinäjoki
Interpretations of Argentinian and
Finnish tango.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?20-87
www.opera.fi
Sun 11 May
Cunninlynguists (USA)
Rap.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?24/25
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sun 11 May
Korn (USA)
Nu metal legend.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3Helsinki
Tickets ?52.50
www.thecircus.fi
Sun 11 May
Finnish Baroque Orchestra
Mother´s Day delight.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Tickets ?10.50-37.50
www.sellosali.fi
Mon 12 May
Touché Amoré (USA)
Post-hardcore.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?12
www.kuudeslinja.com
Mon 12 May
Justin Timberlake (USA)
Multitalented pop sensation.
Hartwall Arena
Areenankuja 1
Tickets ?52-102
www.hartwallarena.fi
Mon 12 May
Espanjalainen Ilta
(?Spanish Night?)
Enrique Granados´ Piano
Concerto No.1.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?22.50-58.50
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Tue 13 May
Richard Strauss:
Der Rosenkavalier
Orchestral colours and enticing
melodies.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?15-91
www.opera.fi
Tue 13 May
Della Mae (USA)
Traditional and modern Americana.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Tickets ?32/36
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Wed 14 May
Gim Kordon
Indie rock/pop.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50/12
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Wed 14 May
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovitsh´s
Symphony No
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not be a more confronting film
on screens this year, yet reviews have been very good.
Koomikot offers the tale
of Oskar, Max and Victor, a
superstar comedic trio that
broke up 30 years ago after
the dispute. You
have been warned: there may
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ras, here aging Marchellin clings to her youth via her
young lover Octavian, while
the boor Ochs wishes to propose to blossoming Sophie.
A comic opera in three
acts, ?The Knight of the Rose?
is set to an original German
The
successful
alternative
J A M E S O . Using
other engineers as his trusty
guinea pigs, he fills their collective ear with informed lectures of his ideas and sends
them out into the wild to test
them in real life. Spearheaded
by the brilliance of frontman
Trent Reznor, the band has
typically only been in name
only, as a revolving line-up
has supported his various endeavours over the years.
Emerging in 1990 with the
futurist noises of their debut,
Pretty Hate Machine, Reznor
The unrelenting soundscapes of Nine Inch Nails return to Helsinki.
KoRn . The Paradigm
Shift Tour
11 May, 19:00
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Der Rosenkavalier
13-21 May
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
and his compatriots have
scaled often dizzying heights
of success, as Reznor publically battled his demons.
Recent years have seen the
hugely talented star curb his
wilder tendencies, branching
out as an Academy Award-winning composer, and offering
more subdued textures to his
sounds.
Last year?s full-length
Hesitation Marks dropped
in September to ecstatic reviews. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINK I TIMES
Last seen here in 2008, when
they played to a full house
in Jäähalli, Nine Inch Nails
are bringing their industrial
sounds to an even bigger audience at Hartwall Areena on
Thursday 8 May. Performed in
German, surtitles in Finnish,
Swedish and English.
J A M E S O . S U L L I VA N
HEL SINK I TIMES
WHILE the genre of nu-metal
was much derided after taking the world by storm in the
late ?90s, it?s finest export
has always been Californian
quintet KoRn.
Emerging in 1994 with
their startling self-titled debut album, the band has gone
on to sell over 30 million al-
J A M E S O . One of
Strauss. CULTURE
HELSINKI TIMES
L ive N ation
Film
Feast
on film
J A M E S O . S U L L I VA N
HEL SINK I TIMES
THIS week sees a wide selection
of cinema to feast your eyes
on, offering everything from
searching for love with science,
to an oversexed twenty-something, and hunting a giant lizard wreaking havoc around
town.
First up, local documentary Love & Engineering tells the
tale of a group of foreign computer geeks living in Finland
who are looking for real love.
Computer engineer Atanas sets out to develop a scientific formula for mating and
finding a perfect wife. Support on Thursday
comes from the darkwave,
noise and synthpop sounds
of Cold Cave.
Nine Inch Nails
8 May, 20:00
Hartwall Arena
Areenankuja 1
Helsinki. troubled childhood on
display front and centre, the
band downtuned heavy riffage
saw them at the top of the metal
heap at the turn of the decade.
Subsequent years have seen the
band maintain their relevance
by taking surprising turns into
dubstep, which proved the versatility of the outfit.
Last year saw the return
of original guitarist Head,
with the band now fourfifths of its classic line-up.
Subsequent album The Paradigm Shift kicked up winning
flourishes of their classic
sound, whilst simultaneously
drawing on their more recent
innovations.
Regular visitors to these
shores, the band is playing
The Circus on Sunday 11 May.
Please note that the venue has
been changed from its original space of The Cable Factory
Support comes from the
UK?s progressive metal/rap
metal outfit Hacktivist.
A Strauss experience
libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Harry von
Kessler.
The theme of young love
and the passing of time features heavily, with events
overseen by director Marco
Arturo Marelli.
The lead roles are being
performed by Melanie Diener and Niina Keitel, with
conducting duties by Michael Güttler. Communicating with them via earphones
during their set up meetings
with girls, the film ponders
the possibility of working your
way through life ?scientifically?, and what governs the rules
of attraction, sex and love.
Screened at the DocPoint
documentary festival in Helsinki this year, where it was
bestowed with the Audience
Choice Award of the festival,
the film is Bulgarian director
Tonislav Hristov?s fourth effort, following on from Soul
Food Stories (2013) and Rules
of Single Life (2011).
Elsewhere, German flick
Wetlands follows Carla Juri?s
troubled soul. After a clumsy attempt
at shaving her nether regions
results in a prolonged stay in
hospital, our protagonist begins to come to terms with her
unorthodox approach to life,
whilst also deadling with her
feelings for a male nurse. Time to bury the
hatchet then and see if they
have retained the magic.
Finally, attempting to
erase the memories of Roland Emmerich?s tepid 1998
remake, this week the king of
all radioactively embellished
lizards gets a reboot with Gareth Edwards?s Godzilla.
Given the thick coat of
cheese that was situated over
the 1998 effort, it?s a welcome sight to take a glance at
the cast list this time around.
Here Aaron Taylor-Johnson
(Kick-Ass), Ken Watanabe
(Inception), Elizabeth Olsen
(Martha Marcy May Marlene),
Juliette Binoche (The English
Patient), Sally Hawkins (Blue
Jasmine), David Strathairn
(Good Night, and Good Luck)
and Bryan Cranston (Argo,
Breaking Bad) seek to elevate
proceedings.
With a script by Frank
Darabont (The Walking
Dead) and Max Borenstein,
early word suggests that the
film follows the ?less is more?
approach of the likes of Jaws,
by keeping the scaly lizard
hidden in the shadows until
the very end. Existing on the
fringes of society?s conventional approaches to sexuality
and hygiene, sexual encounters with vegetables and barefoot strolls through sewage
are just but a couple of options for spending her spare
time. In the current
age of CGI overkill, this approach sounds intriguing, at
the very least.
See what you think.
Love & Engineering (S)
Release Date: 9 May
Director: Tonislav Hristov
Wetlands (K16)
Release Date: 9 May
Director: David Wnendt
Starring: Carla Juri,
Christoph Letkowski
Koomikot (K7)
Release Date: 9 May
Director: Viktor Taus
Starring: Kati Outinen,
Julie Ferrier
Godzilla (K12)
Release Date: 14 May
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson,
Ken Watanabe
Californian nu-metal pioneers KoRn retain their relevance at The Circus.
Nu-metal sees A Paradigm Shift
bums and earn two Grammy
Awards in the process.
With frontman Jonathan
Davis
He
agrees and stumbles upon a
secret cult plotting a terrible
plan in the catacombs of an
ancient palace.
Directed by: Steven
Spielberg. A volcano expert
Harry Dalton (Pierce Brosnan)
is sent to investigate unusual
seismic activity in the quiet
Pacific Northwest community
of Dante?s Peak. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 C.S.I.
21.00 Zombieland (K16) FILM
Directed by: Ruben
Fleischer. In Finnish.
21.00 Survivor
In this reality game show
contestants are isolated in
the wilderness and compete
for cash and other prizes.
22.15 Lottery and Joker
22.35 Red Dragon (K16) FILM
A retired FBI agent with
psychological gifts is
assigned to help track down
a mysterious serial killer.
Directed by: Brett Ratner.
Starring: Edward Norton,
Anthony Hopkins,
Ralph Fiennes.
USA/Germany/2002.
01.00 Homeland (K16)
SUB
11.00 Work It
11.30 1600 Penn
12.00 Whitney
12.30 The New
Normal
13.00 Middle
15.00 Partners
15.30 Top Chef: Masters
An American reality
competition in which chefs
compete against each other
in culinary challenges.
17.00 Beverly Hills Pawn
18.00 The Pitch
19.00 Formula 1: Spanish Grand
Prix SPORT
21.00 Dante?s Peak FILM
Directed by: Roger
Donaldson. Food
18.00 Undercover Boss
21.00 Ice Road Truckers
22.00 Pawn Stars
23.00 The Deadliest Roads
01.00 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
01.30 Rude Tube
02.30 South Park
07.35 Children?s Programming
13.05 Dogs in the City
14.05 Zoo
14.55 Shake It Up
15.25 America?s Funniest Home
Videos
21.00 007: Tomorrow Never Dies
(K16) FILM
This time James Bond tries
to prevent a media mogul?s
plan to induce war between
China and the UK in order
to obtain exclusive global
media coverage.
Directed by: Roger
Spottiswoode. Starring:
Pierce Brosnan, Linda
Hamilton, Charles Hallahan.
USA/1997.
23.10 C.S.I. Starring: Whitney Houston,
Kevin Costner, Gary Kemp, Bill
Cobbs. Starring: LeAnn
Rimes, Shawn Roberts,
Christian Potenza.
USA/2011.
14.00 Dawson?s Creek
15.00 My Big Fat American Gipsy
Wedding
16.00 Keasha?s Perfect Dress
16.30 Long Island Medium
17.00 Sister Wives
21.00 The Break-Up FILM
Directed by: Peyton Reed.
Starring: Cole Hauser, Jason
Bateman, Jennifer Anisto.
USA/2006.
23.10 Sexcetera (K18)
00.20 Girl for Girl (K18)
FILM
Directed by: John Quinn.
Starring: Kelli McCarty,
Sebastien Guy, Tracy Ryan.
USA/2000.
02.30 Rollerball (K16) FILM
Directed by: John
McTiernan. Starring:
Jesse Eisenberg, Emma
Stone, Woody Harrelson.
USA/2009.
22.40 5D: The Bransons: Come
Hell or HighWater
23.50 5D: Virgin Diaries
01.45 Defying Gravity
02.35 Duck Dynasty
03.30 7 Seconds (K16) FILM
Directed by: Simon Fellows.
USA/2005.
AVA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Storage Hoarders
11.50 You Deserve This House
12.45 Million Dollar Decorators
13.45 XOX Betsey Johnson
14.45 Double Your House For
Half The Money
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
20.30 Modern Family
22.30 Black Widow FILM
Directed by: Bob Rafelson.
Starring: Theresa Russell,
Debra Winger, Sami Frey.
USA/1987.
01.00 The Americans
saturday
9.5.
MTV3
NELONEN
Jackal
MT V3 22.35
09.45 The Bold and the Beautiful
10.10 Two and a Half Men
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 Farm Kings
15.15 Mike & Molly
15.45 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
Emmerdale is a British soap
opera set in Emmerdale,
a fictional village in the
Yorkshire Dales.
22.35 The Jackal FILM
An imprisoned IRA sniper
is freed to help stop a
brutal, seemingly ?faceless?
assassin from completing
his next job. Starring: Denzel
Washington,
John Lithgow, Ice T.
USA/1991.
02.10 Dexter (K16)
TV5
06.15 Breaking Amish
07.10 Men at Work
07.35 Extreme Cheapskates
08.00 MacGyver
12.15 Reel Love FILM
Directed by: Brian K.
Roberts. Directed by:
Michael Caton-Jones.
Starring: Bruce Willis,
Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier.
USA/1997.
00.55 Lights Out (K16)
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Kitchen Nightmares USA
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 One Tree Hill
19.30 New Girl
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
21.00 Police Academy 3: Back in
Training FILM
The alumni of Commandant
Lassard?s Police Academy
return to the school to train
new recruits and prevent its
closure.
Directed by: Jerry Paris.
Starring: Steve Guttenberg,
Bubba Smith, David Graf.
USA/1986.
22.40 C.S.I. Directed by: Mick Jackson. Directed by: Roger
Donaldson. Food
20.00 MasterChef USA
22.00 American Pickers
23.00 Pawn Stars
00.00 Counting Cars
00.25 Storm City
01.20 JIM D Biography: Bob
Marley
02.25 South Park
03.25 Meet the Parents
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.40 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
10.20 Property Virgins
14.20 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
14.50 4 Weddings
15.50 Supernanny
16.50 Excused
17.20 Hoarders
18.25 Frasier
21.00 Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Man?s Chest FILM
Jack Sparrow races to
recover the heart of Davy
Jones to avoid enslaving
his soul to Jones. USA/1997.
AVA 21.00
Friday 9.5.2014
Sub 21.00
Saturday 10.5.2014. (K16)
00.35 Grimm
01.30 Cops
JIM
11.20 Crocodileman
12.50 Container Wars
13.40 Cooks to Market
14.35 Britain?s Best Bakery
15.35 Shark Tank
16.35 The Voice of USA
19.30 Man vs. Eventually the bodyguard and the singer start an
affair, and she begins to believe
his precautions are necessary
when the stalker strikes close to
home. Starring:
Pierce Brosnan, Jonathan
Pryce, Michelle Yeoh.
UK/USA/1997.
00.05 Ricoche (K16) FILM
Directed by: Russell
Mulcahy. Directed by:
John McTiernan. Starring:
Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman,
Alexander Godunov.
USA/1988.
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Supersize Vs Superskinny
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
19.30 2 Broke Girls
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
21.00 Arrow
Injected with the new drug
during his fight with Cyrus
Gold, a nearly lifeless Oliver is
brought back to his hideaway
where Felicity decides to share
information about his secret
identity with Barry Allen.
22.00 Revolution (K16)
23.00 Entourage
23.35 C.S.I. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 5D: Obese and Expecting
20.00 How Do You Know FILM
Directed by: James L.
Brooks. Starring:
Chris Klein, Jean Reno.
USA/2002.
AVA
08.05 Namaste
10.05 Royal Inquest
11.00 Inside the Actors Studio
12.00 America?s Supernanny
13.00 The House That £100K
Built
15.00 XOX Betsey Johnson
16.55 Grand Designs Australia
20.00 American Idol
22.20 Lipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle follows three
powerful career women
who are willing to do almost
anything for success in the
business world.
23.20 Flipping Out
Bodyguard
Dante?s Peak
This romantic thriller stars
Whitney Houston as a famous
pop-music diva and Kevin
Costner as a highly successful private and professional
bodyguard assigned to protect
her in the aftermath of several
death threats. (K16)
00.30 Bones (K16)
01.25 Cops
JIM
11.25 Crocodileman
13.50 Cooks to Market
14.45 Britain?s Best Bakery
15.45 Shark Tank
Shark Tank features business
pitches from aspiring
entrepreneurs to a panel of
potential investors.
16.40 The Voice of USA
18.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
19.30 The Voice of USA
22.00 Pawn Stars
22.30 JIM D: Ancient Aliens
00.00 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
00.30 Trigger Happy T V
01.00 South Park
01.30 Shark Tank UK
02.30 The Voice of USA
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.40 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
10.20 Property Virgins
14.20 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
14.50 4 Weddings
15.50 Supernanny
16.50 Excused
17.20 Tricked
18.25 Frasier
21.00 Indiana Jones and the
Temple of Doom FILM
This time a legendary
adventurer, Indiana Jones, is
asked by a desperate village
to find a mystical stone. USA/1992.
This gripping adventure film is
filled with adrenaline-fueled
action and spectacular special
effects. Certain that a
long-dormant volcano is set to
erupt and the townspeople are
in danger, he tries to convince
a cynical Mayor Rachel Wando
(Linda Hamilton) to take
action. The race to evacuate
the town before it is too late
begins... (K16)
00.05 Shameless (K16)
01.15 Eureka
02.10 Cops
JIM
09.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
13.15 Chuck?s Day Off
13.45 Dinner: Impossible
14.40 Mountain Men
15.35 Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
16.30 Man vs. USA/1984.
23.55 Blue Bloods
00.55 Frasier
01.25 Grey?s Anatomy
02.25 Excused
TV5
06.05 Everybody Loves Raymond
06.30 Coupling
07.05 Growing Up
08.00 MacGyver
11.55 Cake Boss
12.25 Zoo
12.55 Growing Up
13.55 The King of Queens
14.55 MacGyver
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. service.
Directed by: Gore Verbinski.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Keira
Knightley, Orlando Bloom.
USA/2006.
00.55 Fanboys FILM
Directed by: Kyle Newman.
Starring: Sam Huntington,
Dan Fogler, Jay Baruchel.
USA/2008.
02.45 Frasier
TV5
06.05 Everybody Loves Raymond
06.30 Coupling
07.05 Dogs 101
12.25 Say Yes to Dress
12.55 Dogs 101
13.55 The King of Queens
14.55 MacGyver
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Starring: Jack
Nicholson, Owen Wilson,
Reese Witherspoon.
USA/2010.
22.30 Inside Man (K16) FILM
Directed by: Spike
Lee. Initially reluctant
to take on his ideas about
security, Rachel (Houston)
gradually begins to warm up to
Frank (Costner), who begins to
suspect the pop star?s would-be
assassin lurks amongst her
entourage. Starring: Pierce
Brosnan, Linda Hamilton,
Charles Hallahan, Elizabeth
Hoffman. Starring: Denzel
Washington, Clive Owen,
Jodie Foster.
USA/2006.
01.05 Knight Rider
02.35 Nick and Norah?s Infinite
Playlist FILM
Directed by: Peter Sollett.
Starring: Michael Cera,
Kat Dennings, Aaron Yoo.
USA/2008.
AVA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Real Housewives of
Beverly Hills
12.50 Me, My Bump & I
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
20.00 The House That £100K
Built
21.00 Bodyguard (K16) FILM
Directed by: Mick Jackson.
Starring: Whitney Houston,
Kevin Costner, Gary Kemp.
USA/1992.
23.00 Real Housewives of New
York City
10.5.
MTV3
NELONEN
Red Dragon
MTV3 22.35
08.10 Children?s Programming
09.50 Cosmos
16.35 Ice Hockey World
Championship SPORT
Finland-Latvia. 14 MAY 2014
HELSINKI TIMES
Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television.
thursday
friday
8.5.
MTV3
NELONEN
Die Hard
MT V3 22.35
09.45 The Bold and the Beautiful
10.10 Two and a Half Men
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 The Great British Bake Off
15.20 Middle
17.30 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
22.35 Die Hard (K16) FILM
John McClane, officer of
the NYPD, tries to save his
wife and several others,
taken hostage by German
terrorist Hans Gruber
during a Christmas party
at the Nakatomi Plaza in
Los Angeles. Starring: Harrison
Ford, Kate Capshaw,
Ke Huy Quan. 24
TV GUIDE
8 . Will people?s safety
overcome economic interest of
the city
Starring: Kevin
James, Eva Mendes, Will Smith.
USA/2005.
Sub 21.00
Sunday 11.5.2014
TV5 21.00
Monday 12.5.2014. Russia/2010.
14.30 Matlock
15.30 MacGyver
MacGyver follows the
adventures of a secret agent
armed with almost infinite
scientific resourcefulness.
16.35 Knight Rider
17.45 Back to the Future FILM
With the help of a wacky
scientist, a young teen
travels back to 1955 in
a Delorean turned timemachine. USA/2002.
When a guy in New York City
wants to make the right impression with a certain lady, Alex
?Hitch. Hitch has
made a career out of coordinating a man?s first three dates
so they will show him to his
best advantage (for a price, of
course), and more than a few
have taken women to the altar
they first started courting with
Hitch?s help. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.30 The Goldbergs
This sitcom is set in the
late 1980s and follows the
Goldberg family.
21.00 Hitch FILM
Directed by: Andy Tennant.
Starring: Kevin James,
Eva Mendes, Will Smith.
USA/2005.
23.20 5D: Virgin Diaries
00.25 Twin Peaks (K16)
02.15 A Haunting
03.15 Flashpoint
AVA
08.15 Namaste
09.40 Doctors
11.55 Jamie?s Great Britain
Jamie Oliver tours the
length and breadth of the
Great Britain to explore the
origins of its most popular
dishes, and discovers how
favourites from abroad were
created.
12.55 American Idol
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
20.30 Modern Family
21.00 Grand Designs Australia
This series follows people
building their dream houses
and all the dilemmas that
come with it.
23.30 Call Girls
13.5.
MTV3
NELONEN
Chicago Fire
TV5 21.00
09.45 The Bold and the Beautiful
10.10 Two and a Half Men
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
12.35 Oliver?s Twist
13.05 Survivor
14.20 Modern Family
16.35 Ice Hockey World
Championship SPORT
Germany-Finland.
In Finnish.
22.35 Suits
23.35 Harry?s Law
00.35 Louie
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 The Face
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
Jamie Oliver invites friends
and relatives over for
mouthwatering food and
travels around London visiting markets and food
stores.
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 The Pitch
19.05 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
19.30 Mom
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Big Bang Theory
This megahit comedy
revolves around four
intelligent physicists and
their beautiful neighbour
Penny who shows them how
little they know about life
outside of the laboratory.
23.00 Mom
23.30 Bones (K16)
JIM
11.00 Crocodileman
11.30 Container Wars
12.30 Dangerous Encounters
with Brady Barr
13.30 Undercover Boss
14.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
15.30 Shark Tank
16.30 The Voice of USA
18.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
19.30 The Voice of USA
21.00 MasterChef USA
22.00 Pawn Stars
22.30 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
The show follows the work
of Border Security Officers
as they enforce Australian
customs, quarantine,
immigration and finance laws.
00.00 South Park
00.30 JIM D Biography: George
Clooney
01.30 Shark Tank UK
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.40 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
10.20 Sarah 101
Sarah shares basic
decorating tips and tricks to
solve any design problem.
14.20 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
14.50 4 Weddings
4 Weddings involves four
brides/grooms attending
each other?s weddings and
rating them on.
15.50 Supernanny
16.50 Excused
18.25 Frasier
21.00 Elementary
A modern take on the cases
of Sherlock Holmes, with the
detective now living in New
York City.
23.00 NCIS
The cases of the Naval
Criminal Investigative Service.
00.00 Californication
00.35 Frasier
01.05 Elementary
TV5
06.40 The Goldbergs
07.05 Crocodile Hunter
08.00 MacGyver
11.55 Crocodile Hunter
12.55 MacGyver
13.55 The King of Queens
14.55 MacGyver
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Maura
Isles team up to solve crimes
in Boston.
23.35 White Collar
00.35 Louie
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Beverly Hills Pawn
16.25 Eastenders
18.30 Beverly Hills Pawn
19.30 Suburgatory
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Big Bang Theory
21.00 The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button FILM
Directed by: David Fincher.
Starring: Brad Pitt, Cate
Blanchett, Tilda Swinton.
USA/2008.
01.15 Suburgatory
01.45 Chuck
02.45 Bones (K16)
03.40 Cops
JIM
10.50 Crocodileman
11.20 Ink Master
12.15 Meat Men
12.45 Dinner: Impossible
14.40 Mountain Men
15.35 Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
17.30 American Pickers
18.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
19.30 The Voice of USA
21.00 American Pickers
22.00 Pawn Stars
22.30 Counting Cars
Danny Koker runs a car
customizing shop in Las
Vegas. But soon Hitch
discovers his own romantic
limitations when he falls for
Sara (Eva Mendes), a journalist
who has her own ideas about
romance and might just expose
Hitch?s underground business
to the world. Directed by:
Mark Griffiths. Phil
TV5
06.15 Everybody Loves Raymond
06.40 3rd Rock from the Sun
07.10 America?s Cutest Pets
08.00 Matlock
11.55 Sister Wives
12.25 Smack the Pony
12.55 America?s Cutest Pets
13.55 The King of Queens
14.55 MacGyver
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Starring:
Billy Zane, Christopher
Lloyd, ClaudiaWells.
USA/1985.
21.00 Sense and Sensibility
FILM
Directed by: Ang Lee.
Starring: Emma Thompson,
Kate Winslet, James Fleet.
USA/1995.
23.55 Spartacus: War of the
Damned (K18)
01.05 Andromeda Strain
AVA
08.10 Namaste
Namaste provides Yoga
information for both
beginners and those who
are further along in their
practice.
10.40 American Idol
14.00 Jamie and Jimmy?s Food
Fight Club
Jamie Oliver and Jimmy
Doherty open a pop-up
cafeteria, where they serve
up the best of British food.
15.00 The House That £100K
Built
16.00 Double Your House For
Half The Money
20.00 Reign
23.00 Lipstick Jungle
tuesday
12.5.
MTV3
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Sub 21.00
09.45 The Bold and the Beautiful
10.10 Two and a Half Men
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Formula 1: Spanish Grand
Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
15.25 Whitney
16.25 Jamie at Home
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
22.35 Rizzoli & Isles (K16)
Detective Jane Rizzoli and
Medical Examiner Dr. Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom
Hanks, Chrisopher Walken.
USA/2002.
23.45 Grimm (K16)
00.40 Revolution (K16)
01.35 Supernatural (K16)
02.30 Cops
JIM
09.10 Britain?s Best Bakery
12.50 Meat Men
16.05 Undercover Boss
17.00 The Deadliest Roads
18.00 Dangerous Encounters
with Brady Barr
Brady goes all over the
world to have ?dangerous
encounters. In Finnish.
23.45 Southland (K16)
SUB
11.00 The Simpsons
14.00 Farm Kings
14.55 The Pitch
15.50 Lying Game
19.00 Formula 1: Spanish Grand
Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
21.00 Catch Me If You Can FILM
Directed by: Steven
Spielberg. Starring:
Aleksandr Bashirov, Anna
Bolshova. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.30 Men at Work
20.00 Naked and Afraid
21.00 Chicago Fire
This drama explores the
complex and heroic men and
women of the Chicago Fire
Department.
22.00 Last Resort
23.00 Spartacus: War of the
Damned (K18)
00.10 The Client List
02.00 Sense and Sensibility
FILM
Directed by: Ang Lee.
Starring: Emma Thompson,
Kate Winslet, James Fleet.
USA/1995.
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08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Undercover Boss
11.50 All On The Line
12.45 Perfect Party
13.45 Grand Designs Australia
14.45 Famous Rich & In the
Slums
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
The lives, loves, and laughs
of six young friends living in
Manhattan.
19.00 Jamie & Jimmy Food Fight
20.30 Modern Family
21.00 Double Your House For
Half The Money
23.30 Rizzoli & Isles (K16)
Catch Me If You Can
Hitch
Catch Me If You Can is a true
story and follows Frank Abagnale Jr. with many of
wildlife?s most amazing
creatures and learns more
about them.
19.05 Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
Anthony Bourdain arrives in
a new city each week with
only 24-48 hours to show
viewers the insider places,
people and foods.
21.00 MasterChef USA
22.00 American Pickers
23.00 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
The show follows the work
of Border Security Officers
as they enforce Australian
customs, quarantine,
immigration and finance laws.
00.00 Ice Road Truckers
01.00 JIM D: Ancient Aliens
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13.00 Animal ABC
13.30 Zoo
14.00 Dog Rescue
15.05 America?s Funniest Home
Videos
17.00 Hoarders
17.55 Tricked
21.00 Smother FILM
When Noah is fired from
his job, he faces pressure
from his wife to have a baby
and from his mom, who has
decided to move in with the
young couple.
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15.35 Beethoven?s 5th FILM
Sara Newton and Beethoven
spends summer with Freddy
Kablinski in Quicksilver, a
weird town. Frank seems to
enjoy being pursued by Carl,
and even goes so far as to call
Carl on the phone to chat every
once in a while. Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks,
Nathalie Baye, Chrisopher
Walken. Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis. He does whatever
he can to find the best cars
for restoration, including
pulling people over and
offering them cash for their
cars.
23.30 Trigger Happy TV
00.00 South Park
00.30 JIM D Biography: Enzo
Ferrari
01.30 Shark Tank UK
02.30 The Voice of USA
03.30 Meet the Parents
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08.40 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
10.20 Property Virgins
14.20 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
14.50 4 Weddings
15.50 Supernanny
16.50 Excused
18.25 Frasier
20.00 America?s Next Topmodel
A reality television series in
which a number of women
compete for the title of
America?s Next Top Model
and a chance to start their
career in the modeling
industry.
23.30 Nurse Jackie
Before she has to answer
some questions to Dr.
O?Hara, Jackie and her
family leave for a family
vacation.
00.40 Frasier
01.10 Criminal Minds (K16)
02.10 Excused
02.40 Dr. Starring:
Daveigh Chase, Dave
Thomas, Faith Ford.
USA/2003.
19.30 Undercover Boss
20.45 Ice Hockey World
Championship SPORT
Finland - Russia. Directed by:
Andy Tennant. (Leonardo DiCaprio),
who, before his 19th birthday,
successfully performed cons
worth millions of dollars by
posing as a Pan American
World Airways pilot, doctor,
and assistant attorney general.
However, Frank?s increasingly
audacious work soon attracts
the attention of Carl Hanratty
(Tom Hanks), an FBI agent
who is determined to put Frank
behind bars. Starring: Liv Tyler,
Dax Shepard, Diane Keaton.
USA/2007.
00.30 Tudors (K16)
01.40 Elementary
02.40 Blue Bloods
TV5
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Wedding
07.00 Space Dogs FILM
Directed by: Inna
Evlannikova, Svyatoslav
Ushakov
Health centres around the country are open
Mon-Fri 8-16. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but
are closed on Sundays. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.30 Guys with Kids
20.00 Breaking Amish
21.00 Spider-Man 3 FILM
A strange black entity
from another world bonds
with Peter Parker and
causes inner turmoil as he
contends with new villains,
temptations, and revenge.
Directed by: Sam Raimi.
Starring: Bill Nunn, Bryce
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11.10 Two and a Half Men
12.05 Oliver?s Twist
Jamie Oliver invites friends
and relatives over for
mouthwatering food and
travels around London - visiting
markets and food stores.
14.10 Undercover Boss UK
15.20 Up All Night
The series follows Reagan, a
producer on her best friend
Ava?s talk show, and Chris,
Reagan?s supportive, stayat-home husband, as they
try to adjust to life with their
newborn baby Amy.
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 C.S.I. Most
hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General
Post Office have a computer terminal. Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and metro. Wanha Kauppahalli (?Old Market Hall?) at the Market square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?)
are the most popular. 0300 20200, calls are
charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24.
Public Transport. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights.
Pharmacies. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile
phones can be bought at R-kioski shops.
fares: Helsinki (one zone) ?2.80/?2.20 from ticket machine, Helsinki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) ?4.50 and whole area
(three zones) ?7.00. Food
12.00 Chuck?s Day Off
14.30 Britain?s Best Bakery
15.30 Shark Tank
16.25 The Voice of USA
18.15 Britain?s Best Bakery
19.15 The Voice of USA
00.00 Pawn Stars
00.30 Ice Road Truckers
This series features the
activities of drivers who
operate trucks on seasonal
routes crossing frozen lakes
and rivers in remote Arctic
territories in Canada and
Alaska.
02.00 Rude Tube
03.00 South Park
03.30 Shark Tank UK
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08.40 World?s Weirdest
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10.20 Sarah 101
14.20 World?s Weirdest
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14.50 4 Weddings
15.50 Supernanny
16.50 Excused
17.20 Hoarders
18.25 Frasier
21.00 Grey?s Anatomy
Bailey asks Richard to join
her on the case of a lifetime.
Meredith decides to hire a
research assistant.
00.30 Dexter (K16)
01.35 Frasier
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06.15 Everybody Loves Raymond
06.40 3rd Rock from the Sun
07.05 The Jeff Corwin
Experience
08.00 MacGyver
11.55 Extreme Cheapskates
12.25 Mall Cops: Mall of America
12.55 The Jeff Corwin
Experience
13.55 The King of Queens
14.55 MacGyver
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway
Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22.
Emergency Numbers. 09
471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. Single ticket
Airport buses.Finnair?s airport bus operates daily between Helsinki Airport and Helsinki city centre (platform 30 at Helsinki Central
Railway Station, just beside the restaurant Vltava), 35 min., ?5.90
or ?3.80 with Helsinki Card. The currency exchange counter at the harbour in
Katajanokka, Helsinki is open everyday (Mon-Fri 15-17:30 Sat-Sun
10-11, 15-17:30). Public phones
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Medical services. For
more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Operator number 118. USA/2007.
23.55 Deadly Affairs
00.55 Numb3rs
01.50 Fool Britannia
02.20 The Hitch FILM
Directed by: Andy Tennant.
Starring: Kevin James,
Eva Mendes, Will Smith.
USA/2005.
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08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Storage Hoarders
12.45 Obsessive Compulsive
Cleaners
13.45 Jamie & Jimmy Food Fight
Club
14.45 Double Your House For
Half The Money
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
19.00 XOX Betsey Johnson
20.30 Modern Family
21.00 Double Your House For
Half The Money
22.30 The Birds (K16) FILM
Directed by: Alfred
Hitchcock. Manufacturing in Germany by Derby Cycle and distributed by Bikeboard guarantees short
supply chain to consumer without extra costs. 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. Finland?s international country
code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. New York (K16)
23.10 Major Crimes
00.10 Secret Circle
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09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Flipping Out
15.55 Oliver?s Twist
16.25 Eastenders
This British television soap
opera follows the domestic
and professional lives of
the people who live and
work in the fictional London
Borough of Walford in the
East of London.
19.05 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
19.30 Raising Hope
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
22.00 Shameless (K16)
23.00 Raising Hope
23.30 Vampire Diaries
00.30 Bones (K16)
01.25 Cops
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what to do) . For more information, see www.hsl.fi.
Tourist Information.Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
(Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20
and Sat-Sun 9-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times
of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat
7-18 and Sun 12-21. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 8-20 and SatSun 10-14. 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).
Emergency clinics in Helsinki and Uusimaa area hospitals that are
on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. Hietaniemen kauppahalli (?Hietaniemi Market Hall?) holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli.
Restaurants. Over
last 5 years average turnover growth has been +22%.
Sales 010 229 17 99
Lauttasaarentie 54, Helsinki
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is open Mon-Fri 8-20 and Sat-Sun 9-19. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5,
tel. Night buses operate extensively at weekends.
Night buses have an extra fee. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783
(between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and
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Having lived in Finland for
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In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland.
in the world. This
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