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thoughts on refugees.
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No residence
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DOMESTIC
ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . The
?immigration critical. Juha Aromaa, a communications manager at
Greenpeace Finland, regards Finns?
support for activist Sini Saarela and
her associates as impressive.
?People are naturally worried
about the activists,. HT
ST T
BUSINESS
Finnair?s woes
Finnair?s plans to cut expences may,
once more, impact its personell. he said. party is associated with the controversial ?Homma Forum?. Change 2011,
which was established in 2009, was
not able to win a seat in the parliament in the last elections. ?Without legislative changes, we
are in an unsustainable situation,?
the minister underlined. The
protest began at the Kiasma Museum of Modern Art and ended a few
hours later at the Russian Embassy,
causing some disruptions to traf?c
in down-town Helsinki. I announced my resignation from the
parliamentary group effective on
this date,. In addition, he apologised for his actions
in a formal letter to Heinäluoma.
?I understand now that my actions
were wrong. HT
ST T
ROUGHLY one thousand people took
part in Saturday?s demonstration in
Helsinki organised by Greenpeace to
free the 30 activists currently held
by Russian authorities, the Helsinki Police Department estimates. Generally, these people have been denied asylum in Finland and, despite
having been told to leave the country, have not been accepted by their
country of origin. ?3 . HT
ST T
member of the parliament James Hirvisaari has announced his resignation from the
Finns Party?s parliamentary group.
?I made it easy on them. Late last
week, Russian authorities brought piracy charges also against the remaining 25 Greenpeace activists who took
part in an offshore protest against
energy exploitation in the Arctic in
September. Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (NCP), Minister of Finance Jutta Urpilainen and
Kimmo Tiilikainen, the chair of the
Centre?s parliamentary group, all
maintained on Friday that the is-
sue should be dealt with within the
Finns Party.
The trio commended Heinäluoma for his response, but particularly Katainen and Tiilikainen
refrained from commenting specifically on the issue or the racist overtones of the Finns Party. According
to Räsänen, appropriate legislative
revisions are already being drawn
up. You can
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PEOPLE deported from Finland
should not be granted long-term
residence permits, Minister of the
Interior Päivi Räsänen (Christian
Democrats) has viewed in an interview with Aamulehti, following
a report by Yle that up to 700 people deported from Finland could be
granted residence permits. ?Other European countries only grant shortterm, temporary residence permits,
if a deportation is unsuccessful.?
Thousand
gather in
Helsinki for
demonstration
to free
Greenpeace
activists
ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . ?This is the
most powerful measure the current
Speaker has enacted in its capacity
and more powerful than any of the
predecessors have had to resort to,?
Heinäluoma highlighted.
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Apology and attack
Hirvisaari suggested then that his
expulsion ?categorically shows that
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Hirvisaari has announced that he has joined the Change 2011 party.
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he wrote. ISSUE 41 (323) . Hirvisaari tweeted on
Sunday. The Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that a
temporary residence permit must be
granted to people who refuse to leave
Finland voluntarily and whose country of origin refuses to recognise
their forced deportation. Urpilainen,
in turn, welcomed Hirvisaari?s expulsion and ?oated the notion of a
joint declaration on human rights
by political parties.
Hirvisaari informed that he has
joined the Change 2011 party last
Tuesday, which, Hirvisaari said,
had approached him. I condemn Nazism and
do not approve of it in any way,?
Internal issue
In contrast to Soini and Heinäluoma, the response from other
leading policy-makers has been
relatively lacklustre. Hirvisaari has also announced his intent to es tablish his
own parliamentary group.
Never shy of controversy, however, he lashed out at several of his
former comrades in a blog text on
Saturday, branding Pirkko Ruohonen-Lerner, the chair of the parliamentary group, a cranky and
sullen brown-noser and criticising Timo Soini, the chair of the party, for his inability to stand by his
troops.
The flamboyant legislator plans to establish
his own parliamentary
group.
ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . His future in the parliamentary group had been hanging
in the balance ever since his admission last week that he had taken, and posted online, a photo of his
friend performing the Nazi salute at
the Parliament.
Hirvisaari was consequently
expelled from the Finns Party on
Friday and reprimanded by Eero
Heinäluoma (SDP), the Speaker of
the Parliament, who deemed Hirvisaari?s most recent transgression
utterly inappropriate
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S T T
N IIN A W OO L L E Y . Teaching props include a jacket with little bells
sown on it with pupils learning to empty the pockets
without stirring the bells.
Quinn also shows another tool used by professional thieves: a jacket with
the pockets split so that the
wearer?s hands poke through
them inside the jacket. H T
TEN WALLETS go missing in a
nightclub during one night.
Blending in with the crowd
of partygoers, the neatly
dressed pickpocket has kept
his prying eyes ?rmly on people buying drinks with a card,
?nding out their pin codes.
By the time the victims realise their wallets have been
pinched, the thief has emptied the accounts. The index was designed
as a collaboration between researchers from around the
world and Topo suspects it
has not yet been possible to
collect reliable data on the
bene?ts of exercise or active
participation in societies or
associations.
?Hard facts are lacking:
how does older people?s ability to go to the shop or easily
engage in exercise affect the
cost??
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TA S J A S A L IN , PÄ I V I S E P PÄ L Ä . DOMESTIC
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10 . explains Quinn. activities in
Finland are concentrated in
Polite and helpful
One of the ruses used by
pickpockets is to spill something on another customer?s clothes in a restaurant
and then empty the hapless victim?s pockets of a mobile phone and wallet while
pretending to help wipe the
stains.
Another commonly applied strategy is to drop a
bank note while queuing for
a bank machine, distracting
the person in front. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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Pickpockets at work during
sales and at nightclubs
Intent on seizing the opportunity, a pickpocket does not get legless in a nightclub.
Helsinki, where the annual
losses are as high as two million euros. It does
not take the gang more than
a few seconds to snatch the
victim?s bankcard and money, dispersing straight after
the theft.
Thieves may also apologetically approach a victim in
a café to ask for sugar, while
swiping a handbag hanging
over the back of a chair. Norway took the second spot. Vappu Taipale,
the chair of the Valtaa vanhuus advocacy group formed
by eight organisations for the
elderly, believes small pensions are a serious problem,
which could be alleviated by
implementing a reverse mortgage, allowing senior citizens
to access the equity in their
house or ?at.
According to the index,
Sweden is the best country to
grow old in, with its older population having the highest income, the best health and the
greatest quality of life. explains Detective Chief Inspector Juha Laaksonen.
According to Laaksonen,
most pickpockets operating
in Finland are professionals,
often originally from Eastern Europe, who only come
over to Finland for a couple of
days by a ferry from Tallinn
or Stockholm.
?Some of them also travel by plane, which just goes to
show it is big-time business,?
says Laaksonen.
Pickpockets. H T
Thieves avoid eye contact
3,000-dollar school, from
the fee it charges from aspiring pickpockets for a year?s
training. This is the
picture the Helsinki police
paint of a typical pickpocket.
?A thief doesn?t get drunk,
needing to stay alert,. S T T
N IIN A W OO L L E Y . explains
Steve Quinn, a Danish ?ngersmith performing a pickpocketing show in Circus
Finlandia. She urges people
to consider the cost that will
fall on the social and healthcare services to pay, when
Sweeden, the
best country to
grow old in.
THE ELDERLY in Finland are
not faring too badly, with
Finland ranking 15th in a
global index measuring the
wellbeing of older people.
Finland?s ranking suffered
because of low education levels and the small pensions of
older women. The
AgeWatch Index examines
the income, health, education,
access to employment and the
age-friendliness of the environment of older people.
pickpockets
avoid attracting attention
and dress inconspicuously,
often opting for black out?ts.
The intended target group
has an impact on a pickpocket?s dress style.
?A pickpocket specialising in tourists dresses like
a tourist himself,. He has consulted police all over Europe on
the modus operandi used by
pickpockets.
PROFESSIONAL
?What a pickpocket
avoids at all costs is eye contact with the victim,. Wearing the jacket open, a thief
can pretend to stand in a
rush-hour bus with his hands
seemingly deep in his pockets while his prying ?ngers
are really going through a fellow traveller?s bag.
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L AU R A H U U S KO N E N . Laaksonen says that a throng of
people suddenly materialising in a public place should set
alarm bells ringing with such
a crush-and-grab technique
often used as a cover for a
theft on public transport.
Pickpockets prefer to
work in groups of two to four
people but there is no evidence to prove that these are
organised criminal gangs,
says Laaksonen.
?Preliminary investigations have shown that there
may be village or clan chiefs
back in the home country who
are recruiting pickpockets.?
Pickpockets dress inconspicuously, avoid eye contact and perform seemingly inane actions.
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How to avoid
pickpockets
Hold your bag in front
of you
Keep your bag zipped up
Store your valuables
behind as many zippers
as possible
Never keep your phone or
wallet in an open pocket
Do not leave your
bag lying on the
restaurant floor or
over the back of a chair
Do not leave your
phone or wallet on the
table when in a
restaurant or a cafe
Cover the keyboard
when entering the pin
code for your bank card
Nordic countries rank high
in well-being of older people,
Finland comes in 15th
More active years
In Finland, the healthy life
expectancies indicating the
number of years a person can
expect to live in good health
have increased steadily in recent years but this improvement is not yet evident in
the measures included in the
index.
Taipale says that there
are simple and cost-ef?cient
steps that can be taken to increase the healthy life expectancy, such as improving the
social contacts of older people by organising events and
get-togethers.
Meeting other older people can be dif?cult for a senior citizen as just getting out
of the house may be a formidable task, emphasises Päivi
Topo, the director of the Age
Institute. Even a ?eeting
eye contact leads to a greatly increased likelihood of the
victim recognising the thief
later on.
Quinn says that pickpockets often specialise in a
certain type of theft, for example, operating on public
transport.
He explains that there is
even a clandestine school
for thieves in South America, which derives its name,
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the standard of basic services is allowed to plummet.
?When the only shops
available are big hyper markets, care workers need to do
the shopping for the elderly,?
Taipale sums up.
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Socialising and exercise increase elderly people?s quality of life.
New expenditures
are dif?cult when we should be
tightening the belt as it is.?
Anna Martin, a specialist in the integration of refugees from the University of
Vaasa, says that small municipalities can often be ?exible in dealing with refugees
but consider the state support inadequate.
?When money?s tight, developing basic services for
refugees becomes a challenge,. She and the rest of the crew aboard the Greenpeace
vessel Arctic Sunrise have been charged with piracy and face
a maximum of 15 years of imprisonment. H T
view the resettlement of quota refugees with mixed feelings, but
the ones that have been accepting refugees already for
some time do not hesitate to
carry on with the practice.
MUNICIPALITIES
In Kemi, the slump in
the City?s economy has not
affected the town?s plans
to accept refugees in the
future.
Arto Alajärvi, the head of
the social services in Kemi,
explains that the city already
has a service system for refugees in place so no extra
measures will be needed.
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Who:
Sini Saarela
From:
Finland
Famous for:
Being charged with
piracy in Russia for
boarding an Arctic
oil platform.
Saarela is a Greenpeace activist involved in the organisation?s demonstration against Russia?s oil operations in the
Arctic. HT-STT
Refugees are unequally distributed among municipalities in Finland.
Municipalities have
concerns over extra costs
caused by quota refugees
A municipal decision-maker: new expenditures are difficult when
we should be tightening the belt.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
The EU agricultural committee recently gave the green light to
Finland granting national aid to farms in Southern Finland.
Should Finland continue to subsidise its farmers?
Yes . desire to deal with
immigration issues as well as
possible.?
Anna Martin, a project researcher from Vaasa.. In 2007, she
spent five days chained to a heavy crane at the construction
site of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant.
Some municipalities quote budget cuts as a reason for not accepting their quota of refugees.
What municipal policymakers are saying
about quota refugees
?KURDISH quota refugees
have moved to Turku and
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L E H T I K U VA / A R I N U K A R I
Yle: Voter support
for opposition
parties down
Ministries to
launch review
of migrant berry
picker conditions
After growing markedly in
recent months, voter support for the Centre slipped
by 1.2 percentage points
to 22.6 per cent in September, a poll commissioned by
Yle ?nds. 4
DOMESTIC
10 . In addition, the poll
shows an increase of 0.9 percentage points in support for
the Greens, to 9.3 per cent,
and a decline of roughly 0.5
percentage points in support
for the Left Alliance, to 7.2
per cent. 87,5%
No . Finally, 3.9 per cent
of the roughly 2,900 people surveyed by Taloustutkimus at the turn of the month
voiced their support for the
Swedish People?s Party and
3.3 per cent for the Christian
Democrats.
HT-STT
The Ministry of Employment and the Economy and
the Ministry for Foreign
Affairs will launch an investigation into the labour
conditions of migrant berry pickers in Finland.
The investigation is
scheduled for completion
by late February and will
be headed by Markku Wallin, the director general at
the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the
ministries announced on
Monday.
The aim of the probe
is to establish an understanding of the realities of
the current situation and
to identify the issues associated with berry picking.
Disputes between migrant
berry pickers and their
Finnish employers have
emerged virtually every
year . Martin comments.
Statistics compiled by the
Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities
and the Ministry of Employment and the Economy show
that quota refugees are unevenly distributed between
municipalities, depending on
their ?nancial situation, with
municipalities taking only
around 60 per cent of refugees allocated to them.
Martin says that especially municipalities that have
not resettled refugees before
are hesitant about the new
undertaking.
The extra burden on the
municipal budget is a concern in Luumäki, one of
Red tape a problem
Kaarina Kursukangas, the
head of communications of Lisalmi, says that increasing the
state subsidy and cutting the
red tape might encourage more
municipalities to take refugees.
?Municipalities have to submit an application to a Centre
for Economic Development,
Transport and the Environment. most recently this
September.
In addition to the ministries, several authorities,
berry processing companies and the embassies of
relevant countries will take
part in the probe. 12,5%
K A A R IN A VA INIO,
R II T TA KO R K E A K I V I . The municipality doesn?t
receive the subsidy automatically even if the number of refugees is known in advance.?
In collaboration with Sonkajärvi and Lapinlahti, Lisalmi will take 120-140 quota
refugees over the next ?ve
years, which is only possible
because of the support from
the state and the European
Refugee Fund.
Jukka Kentala, the director of social and health services of Vaasa, agrees that the
available resources restrict
the number of refugees a municipality can accept, with
the city accepting fewer quota refugees because it has also
received refugees who had arrived to the country as asylum
seekers.
ous international students
and companies and the locals
have gotten used to those.?
Jukka Kentala, the director of social and health services of Vaasa
?The newcomers have
given a boost to the municipal voluntary work, with the
Finnish Red Cross ?guring as
one of the main contributors.
Especially in the small municipality of Sonkajärvi also other organisations, such
as Lions Club and the Martha organisation have been
involved in the charitable
work.?
Kaarina Kursukangas,
the head of communications
of Iisalmi.
?The research data spoke
volumes about the municipal
of?cials. S T T
N IIN A W OO L L E Y . Myanmarians have settled down here pretty well.
We hope that refugees stay
here because it helps with
integration.?
Arto Alajärvi, the head of
the social services of Kemi.
?Vaasa is a bilingual city,
which has attracted numer-
Finland?s most af?uent municipalities, where the resettlement of quota refugees
has not come under discussion, according to Hilkka
Suoanttila, the chair of the
municipal executive board.
?People in need must be
helped, but on the other hand
we must consider the services
we can offer. Saarela is currently
detained in the city of Murmansk.
Saarela is a long-time activist and has participated in the
past in several Greenpeace demonstrations. Similarly, support
for fellow opposition party
the Finns Party declined by
roughly half a percentage
point to 18.8 per cent.
In contrast, the poll
suggests that the Social
Democrats (SDP) and the
National Coalition (NCP)
have stopped the bleeding,
with voter support for the
NCP creeping up by 0.1 percentage points to 18.4 per
cent and for the SDP by 0.3
percentage points to 15.3
per cent
S T T
THE EXTENT of freedom of
speech is being debated in
Raahe as the the District
Court of Ylivieska-Raahe considers an ethnic agitation
charge brought against Juha
Kärkkäinen, the editor-inchief of the freely-distributed
newspaper Magneettimedia.
The charge stems from a number of controversial articles
published last autumn in the
paper, which is distributed
primarily through a chain of
department stores owned by
Kärkkäinen.
The prosecutor believes
the articles share characteristics with National-Socialist,
anti-Semitic propaganda and,
in particular, slander Jews
in Finland. he stressed.
The court is expected to
mull over the case until late
October.
A man has been arrested
in Forssa, Tavastia Proper, over the death of an
18-year-old woman, whose
body was found in the Koijoki river on 3 October by
a passer-by. Sotamaa also
highlighted that the well-off
defendant had no ?nancial
motive. Sotamaa lamented at the District Court
of Helsinki.
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DEFENCE
(SPR) Blood Service, over alleged irregularities in awarding contracts to a consultancy
agency in 2004-2009. In its ruling
on 3 October, the court
viewed that the Vietnamese foreman misled
his compatriots on wages and other conditions
when recruiting for the
company in 2008.
The recruited workers had, for example,
had to sell their possessions and borrow money to pay for their ?ight
tickets to Finland. Charges against the man detained on 2 October are
to be brought by late November.
HT-STT
Former Vantaa
mayor suspected
of taking bribes
Jukka Peltomäki, a former mayor of Vantaa, is
suspected of aggravated acceptance of bribes
and aggravated abuse
of public of?ce, the National Bureau of Investigation has revealed after
wrapping up its pre-trial investigation into
economic gains of some
500,000 euro linked to
Peltomäki?s of?cial duties. The charge of human
traf?cking, in turn, was
dismissed by the Ostrobothnian court. Rautonen?s
only motive has always been
to develop the operations of
the Blood Service. HT-STT
Three held over
fatal stabbing in
Turku
A man born in the 1970s
was stabbed fatally to the
chest in a private apartment in Turku?s Varissuo
district on 5 October, the
police revealed late on
Saturday evening.
The victim succumbed
to his injuries despite the
attempts of the responding of?cers to resuscitate him. Three men born
in the Eastern Bloc countries in the 1980s were
arrested on the site of the
stabbing as part of the
ongoing manslaughter
investigation.
HT-STT
CORRECTION: In the Crime section of last week?s edition
of Helsinki Times, the picture in the ?Rovaniemi man suspected of sexually abusing dozens of girls. CRIME
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10 . The investigation
was launched when it
was found out that the
rent paid by Peltomäki
for an apartment owned
by architecture ?rm Forma-Futura was well below the market price.
As a result, the CEO
of the ?rm is also suspected of aggravated giving of bribes. was incorrect.
The picture used was related to another story.
Helsinki Times apologies for this mistake.
5. He also insists that the
articles are not libellous and
that he, as a member of the alternative media, has simply
provided the public with opinions not available in the mainstream media in the name of
freedom of speech and opinion.
SPR Blood Service
chief denies accusations
PAUL A ROPPONEN . not a
crime,. The
homicide is believed to have
taken place in the small
hours of Thursday, not long
after the victim was seen
leaving a night club in the
centre of the town at approximately 3 in the morning. Iivari believes the body
cannot have been in the
small river for more than a
few hours before it was noticed .
HT-STT
Court detains
man over gangrelated stabbing
in Varkaus
The District Court of Pohjois-Savo has detained a
man born in 1988 on suspicion of attempted manslaughter for stabbing
another man in a gang
club house in Puurtila, Varkaus, in late September.
On 2 October, inspector Harri Pöysti revealed
that the suspect has had
previous run-ins with the
law and has been previously suspected of serious violent crimes.
Earlier last week, the police communicated that
the stabbing was part of
a gang dispute.
The police initially brought four men in
for questioning but have
since released two of
them and sent one, who
had an open arrest warrant on him, to prison to
serve his punishment for
prior offences. On 2
October, Sotamaa underlined
that the Blood Service has in
fact bene?ted from the services acquired by Rautonen,
who himself gained nothing
in the process.
The prosecutor believes Jukka Rautonen misused his position of trust as the chief executive at the
Finnish Red Cross Blood Service.
In contrast, district prosecutor Anja-Riitta Rinkinen
views that Rautonen exceeded his authority when commissioning the services worth
roughly three million euro
without a tendering process.
In addition, she believes the
350,000 euro unjusti?ably
charged by the consultancy
agency constitutes suf?cient
damage, despite the fact that
the SPR was later reimbursed
by the agency.
?In cases like this, the
bene?ts are usually transferred to acquaintances from
whom you can expect favours in return,. she viewed.
No financial motive
Sotamaa however reminded
that the consultant in question was gradually easing
into retirement at the time
of the alleged irregularities
and therefore not in a position to offer any favours
to Rautonen. In that,
he has succeeded terri?cally. The retailer has distanced itself from
the controversial articles admitting that, in light of their
adverse effect on the company?s reputation, the articles should have been left
unpublished.
The prosecutor is consequently demanding that
Kärkkäinen be sentenced to
a probation order and that
the retailer, which is undergoing debt re-structuring, be
imposed a corporate ?ne of
45,000 euro.
Alternative media
Kärkkäinen has contested the
charge but admitted to being
solely responsible for the publication and distribution of the
texts. In addition,
eight people not of?cially
associated with the city
are suspected of money
laundering in the case. 16 OCTOBER 2013
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
L E H T I K U VA / M A R J O S O R M U N E N
Man held after
body of young
woman found in
Forssa river
Distributed chiefly at department stores in Ii, Ylivieska, Lahti and Oulu, the Magneettimedia newspaper, has a circulation of over
360,000.
Free-sheet editor-in-chief
charged with ethnic agitation
The defendant has cited freedom of speech
and opinion as justification.
PÄ I V I S E E S KO R P I . Ilkka Iivari, the of?cer in charge
of the investigation, commented on Friday. Accordingly, the defendant
was also ordered to pay
a total of 53,000 euro in
compensation to the seven complainants.
The assault conviction
is linked to a scuf?e between the foreman and
three of the complainants. All
suspects have denied the
accusations.
HT-STT
Foreman jailed
for extortion
A foreman at a Närpiöbased greenhouse manufacturer has been
sentenced to a one-year
prison term for aggravated usury and assault
by the District Court of
Pohjanmaa. ?Even if an invoice
had slipped past him, it was
due to carelessness . ?I won?t reveal
any details of the method
or injuries, but due to the
marks of violence on the
woman this is being investigated as murder,. S T T
counsel Petteri
Sotamaa has called for the
dismissal of the charge of
misuse of a position of trust
brought against Jukka Rautonen, a former chief executive at the Finnish Red Cross
?No damage was caused,
on the contrary. Moreover, he
estimates that evaluating
the articles at a court of justice may prove problematic
due to their somewhat religious overtone.
Similarly, the retailer has
rejected the prosecutor?s demands, stressing that, as the
editor-in-chief, Kärkkäinen dictated the content of
the publication. It?s unbearable that he
has to sit here,. In the articles,
the prosecutor highlights in
the indictment, the Jews are
branded a second-rate and
criminal people that are plotting world domination and
are responsible for a number
of international con?icts.
Rather than the Jewish
people, Kärkkäinen argued,
the articles discuss extreme
Jewish views
Out of two board positions, only one of them can be
a chairmanship.?
Both board professionals
consider four board positions
a maximum. KRISTIINA HALLMAN
HELSINGIN SANOMAT 6 OCTOBER. The above-mentioned
countries also do not normally
receive citizens who have been
deported from Finland.
?One solution could be return agreements with these
countries, but even that does
not guarantee the success of
returning,. 6
10 . ?Ilmarinen has outlined it so that we consider it
as owners signi?cantly noteworthy if a CEO holds more
than two board positions. Executive
tasks must also be taken care
of and they are high-pressure
tasks. Alpa Patel from the American
Cancer Society, the epidemiologist in charge of the study,
says that the results were
pleasing.
Many women reported that they walk a certain
amount daily and thus encouraging walking may be
an effective way to get aging women to move around
more.
Information on the women?s activity was received
from an interview form that
they ?lled out. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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C O M P I L E D B Y A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A
L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N
YLE 6 OCTOBER. The recent perception has been that
the amount of board members?
fees has come as a surprise for
recipients as well as granters.?
ILTASANOMAT 6 October
20,000 cats per year . T RO S DA H L
?THE RISK of breast cancer can
Even two
board
positions
may be
too much
Cats in a Helsinki shelter.
whereas nine out ten dogs
end up with their owners,?
says Kati Pulli, Executive
Manager of the federation.
Locating the cat?s owner would be easier if all cats
had a chip. JANI KAARO
Research: walking
reduces risk of breast cancer
be reduced by exercise. That
is a heavy burden. The Police
Administration reports to
Yle that 500-700 Iraqi, Iranian, Somalian and Afghan
?UP TO 700
Recent research indicates that walking reduces risk of breast cancer.
citizens who have been ordered to leave the country
have stayed. Once the
cat disappears it is easier to
simply get a new free kitten.
The European Commission is preparing a general directive for the wellbeing of
animals. This is what board
professional Eija Ailasmaa says in the publication
Boardview.
According to Ailasmaa,
the board is a good learning
place for a CEO and for the
board a CEO is a good member. Based on the
information,
researchers
calculated how many hours
a week the women?s metabolism was above their resting level due to physical
activity.?
?ACCORDING to top leaders,
the CEO of a large company
is in such an important position that even two board
positions may be too much,
especially if one of them is a
chairman. It would be important to also get pets included in the directive, says MEP
Sirpa Pietikäinen.?. Finns
brutally abandon their pets
?ABOUT 20,000 cats are
abandoned annually in Finland, reveals the Finnish
Federation for the Animal
Welfare Associations. Fewer than ?ve
thousand of them were diagnosed with breast cancer. evaluates Mia Poutanen, Superintendent from
the Police Administration.
The Supreme Administrative Court made a ruling last
spring, according to which a
person must be granted temporary residence if they do not
agree to voluntary return and
the receiving country does not
agree to a mandatory return.?
KAUPPALEHTI 6 OCTOBER. TUOMAS KERKKÄNEN
Rejected
refugees
to stay in
Finland
people who were
previously ordered to leave
the country may receive a residence permit from Finland.
These are mostly people from
Iraq, Iran, Somalia and Afghanistan who have been ordered to
leave the country but whose returns have not been successful.
A new interpretation of
the law enables constant
stay in Finland. Half of
the abandoned cats need to
be put down.
?Only one in ten of the
cats that end up in a shelter
are returned to their homes,
L E H T I K U VA / T RO N D H . Typically, people have requested asylum
status from Finland.
The problem is that many
arrivals are missing travel documents. The executives
also ponder the dif?culty of
board members. fees. According to Pulli,
owners usually put chips only on purebred cats. Chipping
of non-pedigreed cats may be
considered futile. ?There is clearly a trend
of lots of experts coming into
boards but I believe it would
be crucial that the member
has extensive executive experience,. According to a recent study, heavy daily exercise reduced the risk the
most, but even walking yielded signi?cant health effects.
In the study coordinated by
the American Cancer Socie-
ty, it was noted that an hour of
heavy exercise in a day reduced
the risk of breast cancer by 25
per cent and walking at least
seven hours a week dropped
the risk by 14 per cent.
The study included over
70,000 women who had
passed menopause and they
were followed between 1997
and 2009. Ailasmaa says.
Besides Ailasmaa, Harri Sailas, CEO of pension insurance company Ilmarinen,
also comments on board positions
He is the visible face behind the Republican party opposition to ?Obamacare.?
the realm of geopolitics, perceptions matter.?
While the shutdown is already disrupting normal government operations, and
particularly the lives of the
?non-essential. according to
Richard Haass, a former senior diplomat and president of
the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), the New Yorkbased think tank which has
long been considered the
leading institution of the US
foreign policy establishment.
?It sends a message to adversaries, or would-be adversaries, that you?ve got a
more unpredictable America,. The
State Department announced
Wednesday that some US contributions to UN and other international organisations, as
well as peacekeeping operations, have been suspended.
Similarly, the disbursement
of funds used to buy military
equipment and training for
US allies, including Israel, will
be delayed.
The crisis is also disrupting the administration?s
much-touted strategic ?pivot. sighed David
Rothkopf, CEO of foreignpolicy.com in a long, woeful
essay. and the refusal thus
far by the party?s leadership to
rein them in . will
be dropped from President
Barack Obama?s scheduled
trip to Southeast Asia next
week.
Administration of?cials
told reporters that the ongoing budgetary crisis could
yet force him to cancel the
rest of his trip . federal workers
are being furloughed pending passage of a ?continuing
resolution. according to a Treasury report
issued Thursday, which said
the impact ?could last for
more than a generation.?
That concern was echoed a few blocks away by the
managing director of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), Christine Lagarde.
?The government shutdown
is bad enough, but failure to
raise the debt ceiling would
be far worse, and could very
seriously damage not only the US economy, but the
entire global economy,. at
the United Nations.
In contrast to other global issues, such as children,
trade, environment, ?nance,
women and ageing, all of
which were the focus of UN
world conferences, international migration is the UN?s
?neglected stepchild?.
?It is now . he said in an interview
featured on the CFR?s website in which he noted that
the timing of the budgetary
crisis, ?coming on the heels
of what happened and didn?t
happen around Syria ?reinforces the sense of American
unpredictability.?
?Imagine if you had
grown up anywhere else and
knew America only from
a distance,. that funds the
government.
Among other things, that
means the country?s nation-
al parks and museums are
closed, while administrative
and support services for most
federal agencies, ranging
from those that provide poor
families with supplemental food allowances to others
that work on national security, are severely short-staffed.
While active-duty members of the military are not
affected, many of the Pentagon?s civilian employees have
been sent home. he said.
The International Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and their
Families (ICRMW) is one of
the core international human
rights treaties. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
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Foreign policy elite frets
over Washington shutdown
WASHINGTON
JIM LOBE
IPS
THREE days into the partial shutdown of the federal government, foreign
policy mavens are voicing
growing concern about the closure?s impact on US credibility
overseas.
?This sends a message to
allies that they?re somewhat
on their own,. 16 OCTOBER 2013
L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / N I C H O L A S K A M M
US House Speaker John Boehner addresses the press at the US
Capitol in Washington early this month. Nearly three
out of four of the vast intelligence community?s civilian workforce have also been
furloughed, the director of
national intelligence (DNI),
James Clapper, told Congress
Wednesday, prompting the
Senate Intelligence Committee?s chair, Dianne Feinstein
to call the shutdown ?the biggest gift that we could possibly give our enemies.?
In strictly foreign-policy
terms, the budget impasse is
already having an impact. in Nepal?s current context, and in the context of
many countries that depend on remittances as a key
source of their income.?
To be fair, he pointed out,
it is certainly not the policy of the government of Qatar to practice or condone
slave-like conditions. where millions of migrants
live and work . he said.
Asked why, he said: ?The
destination countries, especially the more developed
countries, wish to keep it
outside the United Nations.?. However, the
convention, which has been
in force for 10 years, has been
rati?ed by just 47 of the UN?s
193 member states.
No major destination
countries, among them the
United States, the member
states of the European Union (EU) and Gulf countries
. and their
families, of greater concern is
the possibility that the ongoing stand-off could continue
through 17 October, the date
on which, according to the
White House Of?ce of Management and Budget (OMB),
the federal government will
run out of cash, possibly sending the country into default for
the ?rst time in its history.
?In the event that a debt
limit impasse were to lead to
a default, it could have a cat-
The dark side of international migration
QATAR
THALIF DEEN
IPS
THE NUMBER of international
migrants continues its inexorable climb even as reports of
slave-like conditions continue to proliferate.
There are now a record
high of 232 million people living and working outside their
countries of origin, generating over 400 billion dollars
annually in remittances, and
counting.
Migrant earnings were
nearly four times the 126 billion dollars in of?cial development assistance (ODA)
from rich to poor nations last
year, according to ?gures released by the United Nations.
The river of cash ?owing
into developing countries,
including India, Bangladesh,
Morocco, Mexico, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Egypt and the Philippines, is one of the more positive effects of migration.
But what is a
blessing for
some is a
calamity for others
On the darker side is the continued exploitation of migrants, mostly in the Middle
East, because of an increase
in ?slave labour. to the Asia
Paci?c Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali,
Indonesia, and the East Asia
Summit in Brunei . website
Thursday.
?They will, however, reinforce two related narratives
that have gained purchase
in the region: that the pivot
is a slogan more than a policy and that the United States
is becoming the ?paper tiger?
that Mao Zedong once described. movement . where
workers suffer from low
wages, inadequate medical
care and atrocious working
conditions.
Joseph Chamie, a former
director of the UN Population
Division who has written extensively on international migration, told IPS that,
while there is universal condemnation of such migrant
?slave. Those narratives
may not be accurate, but in
10 . ?You may have heard
of the country that led its allies to victories in two world
wars. she
warned.
portant than say, aid, trade,
foreign direct investment,
etc. he went on,
?it was almost certainly not
the one you see via the headlines today, a laughingstock a
subject of scorn, and the inspiration not for hopes as before, but for such doubts as
have never existed before.?
The immediate cause of
this teeth-gnashing, of course,
was the manoeuvre by a minority of Republicans in the
House of Representatives associated with the extreme
right-wing ?Tea Party. and for the
foreseeable future . labour, prohibitions
are dif?cult to enforce, as it
often takes place in households and small work sites.
One strategy to address
this is the International Labour Organisation?s Domestic Worker?s Convention,
aimed at stopping the abuse
of domestic workers, which
went into effect last month.
Speaking on the eve of a
high-level dialogue on international migration and development, Abdelhamid El
Jamri, chair of the Committee on the Rights of Migrant
Workers (CMW), stressed
Wednesday that migrants
are not commodities but human beings.
?Changing patterns of migration and the exploitation
and discrimination faced by
migrant workers in sectors
such as construction and agriculture have made protecting their rights more crucial
than ever,. Rather, it is unscrupulous private companies, contractors
and middlemen, both in Qatar and in Nepal, that are responsible for such inhuman
practices.
Asked whether the United Nations was doing enough
to prevent abuses, Chamie
told IPS the issue of international migration has not been
brought ?front and centre. outside the UN system, and addressed via the Global Forum
on Migration and Development,. and send
Secretary of State John Kerry in his place.
If so, it would be the third
time in as many years that
domestic problems prevented presidential visits to Asia.
?The US government shutdown and President Obama?s
decision to truncate his trip
to Asia will not change facts
on the ground overnight,?
according to Michael Mazza, an Asia specialist at the
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), writing on the
?National Interest. have rati?ed
it, El Jamri said.
Asked about the UN?s
high-level dialogue, scheduled to take place 3-4 October, Chamie said given
current political realities and
the continuing rift between
labour-importing and exporting nations, ?it is exceedingly unlikely the upcoming
dialogue will result in anything more than nice words.?
The sharp division between the two sides, he
said, relates mainly to family reunification, migrant
rights, undocumented migration and responsibility
sharing.
Kul Gautam, a national of
Nepal and a former UN assistant secretary-general who
was deputy executive director of the UN children?s agency UNICEF, told IPS migrant
earnings are now the number
one source of national income
in his home country.
Remittances comprise
about 25 per cent of Nepal?s gross national product
(GNP), or four billion dollars
per year, he said.
Of the 400,000 young
adults who enter the job
market annually, about
300,000 seek jobs as migrant labourers. to hold hostage
the funding of the federal government to their demands to
delay or repeal a major healthcare law, sometimes called
?Obamacare?, approved by
Congress three years ago.
The immediate result is
that nearly a million ?nonessential. but it should.?
In Nepal, very few people have heard about it, he
said, adding, ?I do not think
the Nepali delegation is
well-prepared with speci?c
proposals.?
?But I think migration for
development is far more im-
astrophic effect on not just ?nancial markets, but also on
job creation, consumer spending and economic growth,. whose growing tensions
with China over con?icting territorial claims in the
South China Sea gave Washington a major opening . The largest concentration of Nepali
migrant workers are in Qatar and Malaysia (about
400,000 each), followed by
Saudi Arabia and other Gulf
countries.
Gautam was critical of
the harsh treatment meted
out to migrant workers, speci?cally in Gulf countries.
He said the latest allegation of modern-day slavery
comes from one of the richest
7
countries in the world, Qatar,
where large numbers of migrant labourers from one of
the poorest countries in the
world, Nepal, have reportedly been mistreated in a highpro?le construction project
to build the infrastructure for
the 2022 World Cup football
games.
A recent investigative report by the British newspaper The Guardian paints a
chilling picture of thousands
of migrant labourers forced
to work in inhuman conditions, without getting paid
for long periods and lacking
safety equipment.
The Nepalese government
announced this week that 70
Nepalese migrants have died
working on World Cup construction sites in Doha in the
past two years.
Regarding the strengthening of international norms,
Gautam said ?it was hard to
tell if the high-level dialogue
[this week] will have signi?cant impact . Or you may have heard
of a country that was a Cold
War adversary, an imperialist manipulator, a source of
aid, a bully, but nonetheless a
source of strength.
?Whatever the America
you imagined,. toward Asia.
The White House announced Wednesday that
Malaysia and the Philippines
writes Cowen. We must
now ?nd, in a dialogue with
personnel, solutions and the
will to make changes.?
Some workers remain
suspicious of Finnair management, especially after
the surprise bonuses paid in
2011 to eighteen key executives. The budget carrier Flybe
took over many of Finnair?s
domestic routes, and acts as
a feeder for Finnair?s international operations.
Finnair employees have
been quick to strike when
they judged it necessary,
such as this spring when
1,000 mechanics and technical staff walked off the job to
Earlier today, Helsingin
Sanomat reported that the
lay-offs will concern personnel in Elisa?s data administration and network
development functions. They have also partnered
with other airlines, like Flybe. If Cowen?s idea is correct, they are not helping domestic workers by keeping
out immigrants; they are hurting them.
WE CAN use Finnair as a theoretical example. In 2009 the board of directors wanted to retain key
managers, and paid them an
extra ?2.8 million on top of
their regular salaries in 2011.
In 2012 total employee
expenses . The
possibility of strike-breakers
removes some of the union?s
bargaining power. Heidi Hautala,
the minister for international development, was furious.
?This is something that
seriously endangers agreement in the labour market
and is unacceptable,. she told
YLE. More cost-cutting is
planned, and if Finnair cabin
crew go on strike again executives are prepared to bring
in replacements from Spain.
Labour troubles at Finnair are nothing new, and
appear in an almost cyclical
fashion during every recession and after every contract
with worker groups expire.
Four years ago the airline
even had their CEO speci?cally blame con?ict with personnel as a reason for his
resignation.
Spanish strike-breakers
Most recently, Finnish national broadcaster YLE reported that Finnair was in
the process of training Spanish cabin crew members, who
Elisa to
outsource
100 and
cut 69 jobs
ST T
is one way to lower our overall labour costs, as
long as companies and individuals are allowed to freely negotiate with each other over the terms of their
contracts. International competition is impacting
Finnish workers: as we all know, much of our manufacturing has migrated to low-cost areas like Eastern Europe, China or India. Additionally, this
could increase income inequality. In
addition, the daily wrote that
Elisa plans to transfer some
150 positions from its subcontractors to the Indian
provider of IT services.
The cost-cutting measures have reportedly been
on the table since last summer and represent Elisa?s effort to ensure its
competitiveness.
?Elisa?s strategy is to improve productivity, develop
new services for our customers and maintain our strong
investment
capabilities,?
vice president Timo Katajisto says in a bulletin.
Centralised
wage
settlement
vital for the
economy,
Urpilainen
stresses
DAVID J. were ?439.2 million, down 7.9 per cent from
2011. including wages, pensions and other social
costs . Top managers earned
?4.6 million, down 24.6 per
cent from the year before.
The CEO was paid ?762,065
in 2012, down slightly from
?777,953 in 2011.
while lamenting the reluctance of employers in, for example, the forest industry to
initiate formal talks.
?The settlement will not
be easy for employees, so employers. Our national airline has a plan in case their workers once again
go on strike. They have outsourced
many services, such as catering. ?Alternatively, letting in more low-wage immigrants limits
outsourcing.?
?IF YOU
SOME of the immigration-sceptic parties in Finland say
that letting in immigrants who are willing to work for
lower wages hurts native Finns. In fact, there is an idea
that bringing in more low-wage immigrants and increasing income inequality can not only help the overall economy, but also help domestic workers.
RECENTLY one of my favourite economists, Tyler Cow-
en of George Mason University, had a fascinating hypothesis. Thelma Åk-
Competition
with budget airlines
Finnair is not alone among
airlines having ?nancial dif?culties. ?I do not see it as in any
way acceptable that strikebreakers are being trained.?
Finnair has warned that
it needs to cut more costs,
most of which will come from
personnel expenses. On Sunday, Jari Forss, the head of
labour market policy at the
Finnish Forest Industries
Federation, had nothing new
to report. He is also a private investor with over
ten years of experience.
Inequality and immigration
IN THE Nordic countries with our strong welfare state
cultures there is an inherent distaste for income inequality. This is not good news for
domestic workers used to their wages increasing faster than productivity and in?ation. But if the alternative is losing capital, losing jobs, and having an increase in the poverty rate, this sounds better than the
alternative.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair faces criticism from the government and its own workers for strategy followed to cut expenses.
Finnair?s labour
problems arise again
Another round of cost-cutting at the national carrier has made employees wary.
ers of the Finnish Cabin Crew
points to competitor SAS as
an example, where management cut their own pay by 17
per cent.
would be brought in to replace regular staff in the case
of a strike. Yet from an economic standpoint, there can
be some bene?ts to inequality. Hautala has some sympathy for
the company?s need to get
costs under control and has
asked unions to be open to
negotiation.
The unions seem to be
willing to talk about their
pay, but remain leery. But these markets are also open
to our companies and their capital. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. Either way, we lose those
jobs.
THERE are dif?culties with this scenario. If they can?t get lower-paid labour, the options are either bankruptcy or
moving abroad, theoretically. ?We must
now continue to implement a
more agile structure and renew the wage structures and
earnings models. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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L E T H I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A
David J. Introducing more
competitiveness in the labour market via low-cost immigration is another method to increase our national
competitiveness, and it might be faster and safer.
THIS
ELISA will reduce 69 and outsource 100 positions in maintenance and development
of internal IT applications,
the largest telecommunications operator in Finland announced on Monday morning.
The positions to be outsourced will be transferred to
India?s Tata Consultancy Services and to America?s Amdocs Limited as of 14 October.
ST T
Minister of Finance Jutta
Urpilainen (SDP) has urged
labour market representatives to hammer out a centralised wage settlement,
protest against talks aimed
at cutting about 300 jobs
from their ranks.
Pay cuts
In the second quarter of 2013
Finnair had sales increase 2.6
per cent to ?609.7 million, but
reported an operating loss of
?11.8 million. Recently the unions and employer groups
agreed to keep wage increases to a minimum for the
next several years in an attempt to claw back some of
our lost national competitiveness. CORD
HELSINKI TIMES
ONCE again, there appears to
be a showdown coming between the management and
staff at Finland?s national
carrier. KONE, for instance,
can credit China for most of its growth in recent years.
Finnair?s strategy is
to be the connector
Introducing more
between the Far East
competitiveness in
and Europe.
the labour market via
low-cost immigration
is another method to
increase our national
competitiveness.
COWEN points out that
capital is more mobile
than labour. said Finnair CEO Pekka
Vauramo in July. It was
very easy for Nokia to
build a new factory in
India, but it would not
have been easy to move thousands of people overseas.
This means that the mobility of capital determines the
domestic wage, not immigration.
keep out more immigrants, that just means
capital leaves your country,. she stated during an
event of the Social Democrats
in Kuusankoski on Sunday.
Urpilainen views that the centralised settlement is vital for
the Finnish economy and consequently cautioned that an
excessively rigid approach in
the negotiations can threaten the common good. Besides fuel, the
largest expense the company
has is personnel costs.
?Last October we set a
target of achieving additional cost reductions of ?60 million,. The writer is a journalist and
columnist for Helsinki Times. If they do, Finnair will bring in Spanish
cabin crews who are willing to work for a lower wage.
If Finnair brings in low-wage immigrants, they (hopefully) might be able to lower their expenses enough to
make a pro?t and stay in Finland. 8
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10 . associations should
take the negotiations seriously,. Additionally, the workers want to
make sure managers take
cuts in pay, too. Bringing in
immigrants willing to work for a lower wage will depress overall labour costs. Low cost airlines
such as Ryanair have caused
havoc in the industry, and
many European carriers have
either declared bankruptcy
or merged with rivals in attempts to survive.
Over the past several years Finnair has gone
through round after round of
restructuring and cost-savings. ?The preliminary
talks continue,?he said.
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therapist was with her, however, and was able to get her
admitted to the hospital.
?The problem is that in
Finland you must be able
to offer evidence as to why
you need treatment for your
mental disorder. Storgård says.
Suomi sinun kielelläsi . In a way,
you have to prove that you?re
sick enough to qualify for
treatment.?
Family
support is important
Strong mood swings are typical for bipolar affective disorder. ???????
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Finska na tvom jeziku . They in?uence not
only the patient but also their
family and friends.
?Studies have revealed
that the atmosphere in the
family and the manner in
which the family members
interact with each other have
a major impact on the prognosis. Finally there was an
explanation for why she was
behaving like she was and
why life sometimes felt so
dif?cult.
?On the other hand, it was
a huge disappointment and
loss because I thought that
now I have a mental disorder, which makes me a bad
person.
It was dif?cult for me to
understand that it is an actual disease. Sadeniemi
explains.
Journalist Päivi Storgård
says that it took six years
for her to be properly
diagnosed.
?At ?rst, I was treated for
depression, which is absolute
poison for a person with bipolar disorder because the
medication is completely
wrong,. ????????. Wahlbeck says.
Päivi Storgård has also had problems in getting
treatment at the ER. The next of kin being
involved in the treatment
process is of utmost importance for both the patient
and the family,. Finland oo ku qoran luqadaada
Finlandia en su idioma . H T
A MOTHER with small children
calls 112 after having collapsed
on the kitchen ?oor because
of mental problems. 16. ????. No ambulance arrives, however, because
?mothers with small children
are always a little tired?.
This is how Päivi Storgård
describes bipolar affective
disorder in her book. According to psychiatrist Kristian
Wahlbeck, the Development
Manager of the Finnish Association for Mental Health,
people do not necessarily
identify their need for help or
dare to seek for help.
Furthermore, there are no
low threshold clinics where
you could discuss your situation without a referral in
Finland.
?We are worried about the
fact that so many people who
need help fall through the
cracks,. The patient doesn?t
necessarily understand that
they are sick during a manic
phase and fail to mention the
episode to their doctor.
According to a specialist
in psychiatry Minna Sadeniemi, the average time it
takes to get a diagnosis after the ?rst symptoms have
occurred is eight years. Finland på ditt språk
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Correct diagnosis, proper medication, and access to medical help is essential to the quality of life of people with bipolar disorder.
Bipolar affective disorder
is not easy to diagnose
Diagnosis was a relief and disappointment for Päivi Storgård.
LIISA KUJAL A . S T T
TA RU L A I H O . Sad-
eniemi says that a diagnosis
cannot be given if the patient?s ?rst symptoms are
similar to depression: the
disorder cannot be identi?ed
until the ?rst manic or hypomanic episode hits.
?The patient can feel so
good during the period of
elevated mood that they
don?t feel sick,. Even
though the book, called Keinulaudalla, is a work of ?ction,
the experiences described in
it are true.
It often takes years before
bipolar affective disorder is diagnosed. It is not a question
of my own choice.?
Sick enough
to be treated?
Getting treatment may be
dif?cult for a patient with
a mental disorder. Storgård explains.
Storgård was partially relieved to get the correct diagnosis. ?. specialist
Sadeniemi explains.
Päivi Storgård is of the
opinion that many tragedies, such as problems with
the patient?s spouse, could be
prevented if the next of kin
were involved in the treatment process.
?For example, it is much
easier for the children to deal
with their mother just lying
in bed and crying if there is a
name for the disease and the
symptoms.
It is important for the family to know that it?s not their
fault: they have not done anything wrong,
Sundblom said.
Sundblom thinks that
the recently published research may contribute to
hypnotherapists being taken more seriously, ?as there
have been a lot of prejudices and then all sorts of hypnosis shows that undermine
the ?eld.?
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several care areas. While some people are extremely sensitive to
hypnosis and can have very
strong experiences, most
people are average,. could then determine that
the observation happened so
quickly that it could not have
been imagined or made up.
?The result of our study
puts into question many central theories surrounding
hypnosis as the results cannot be explained by the active and conscious use of
imagination,. brain?s electrical activity
. Sunblom said.
Sundblom, who uses hypnosis during psychotherapeutic sessions, explains that ?a
lot of it has to do with treating different stress related
illnesses and these kinds of
psychosomatic syndromes
like anxiety or then these sort
of burnouts that stem from
the body and mind going into
overdrive.?
Illustrations by Donaldson, from the Library of Congress portraying an exagerated picture of people acting under hypnosis.
The treatment method can
also be applied when addressing different fears and phobias such as dental fear, or to
ease often painful symptoms
of psychosomatic disorders
like irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS), to anything from mental practice to more dif?cult
mental illnesses.
?But
hypnotherapy
doesn?t help with psychotic disorders, so you have to
know what you?re treating
and it?s important to go to a
person who has a proper education in the ?eld,. Sakari Kallio,
a docent at Turku University,
commented in a Turku University press release.
?Perceiving colours is
known to be a highly automatic process,. No referral is required.
Under the same roof you can ?nd a wide range of surgical services in i.a. Markus Sundblom, a hypnotherapist at Eira Hospital
in Helsinki, explains.
?In Finland, there are only
a few dozen properly educated hypnotherapists who have
a medical background in psychology or dentistry,. But hypnotherapy
could still be helpful to most
people.
?Anybody who has received even a little bit of education in the ?eld knows that
people are not equally prone
to hypnosis. But the arrival of
modern hypnotherapy has
led to the revival of medical
hypnosis and it is being applied more extensively in nations such as Great Britain
and Sweden while remaining
rather moderate in Finland,
Dr. The researchers then left the test subjects
with a suggestion while they
were under hypnosis, stating
that a speci?c ?gure is always
the same colour, for example:
?triangles are always red.?
One of the test subjects
then reported, in a completely normal and awakened
state, seeing all the ?gures
mentioned according to the
colour suggested during the
hypnosis.
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out.
Not everyone can be hypnotised, however, and only a
marginal amount of people
can enter a deep state of hypnosis that can result in hallucinations. Kallio explains, and ?during the study
we were able to produce an
especially strong visual memory, which was activated before the test subject even
became aware of the shown
stimulus.?
Kallio told YLE that the results increase the potential
use of hypnosis and could be
more extensively applied in
the medical ?eld in treating
different phobias, addictions
and weight problems.
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in collaboration with the Swedish Skövde University was able
to determine that a hallucination produced by hypnosis was
real by measuring the brains
electrical activity.
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PSYCH CENTRAL.
6 October BELLA DePAULO
Finland
Hosts an
Education
Day About
People
Who Live
Alone
Jaana Pelkonen is a Member of Parliament and a member of the
Helsinki City Council. The status of the
Finnish Archipelago Sea and
the Gulf of Finland is especially worrying. Yet at the end of September, Finland hosted an
event that, so far as I know,
the US has never had: a daylong conference on the topic
of single people living alone.
The event was described
as an Education Day, and
people came from around
the country, and from other countries, too, to Turku to
attend.
The Association for People Who Live Alone in Finland spearheaded the event,
worked to ?nd funding, and
did the organizing and publicizing. This distinctive geometry also allows
for the large building to be
broken up and adapted to the
scale of its surroundings??
PHYS.ORG. (I?ll tell you more
about the Association in another post I?m working on,
about singles organizations
around the world.) I gave two
talks (and one the day before at a university) and Arja
Makinen from Helsinki and
Raija Eeva from Turku also
spoke. Depend-
ency and acquaintance. Finnish and Swedish
media wrote about it.?
EDMONTON JOURNAL.
7 October JIM MATHESON
Sweden?
Finland?
Russia?
Edmonton
Oilers eye
starting
2014-15 NHL
campaign
in Europe
?THE EDMONTON OILERS are
de?nitely interested in playing anywhere in Europe next
season as the NHL again sends
over teams to start the season.
The Oilers don?t have a
bunch of Swedes to play in
Stockholm or a pack of Finns
to feature in Helsinki, but
they currently boast three
Russians (Nail Yakupov,
Denis Grebeshkov and Anton Belov) and two Czechs
(Ladislav Smid and Ales
Hemsky) on the roster.
?I think we have a lot of
recognizable players (Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Justin
Schultz),. The ecological status
of large lakes and northern
Finnish waters, in particular,
is largely good or very good.
In contrast, small lakes suffer
from eutrophication.
Along the coast, none of
the water areas were classi?ed as high. responsibility over the upbringing of
their children should not be outsourced to society by creating new restrictions and regulations. Your pores open
up and sweat covers you
from head to toe??
wood-panelled room, naked
men sit in silence, sweating.
One beats himself repeatedly with birch branches. Pride
and nostalgia. What would
be the impact of allowing supermarkets to sell wine or
stronger beer with alcohol content over 4.7%. And ?nally, it seems that the only way to curb the popularity
of booze cruises is to reform our tax policy; should we
consider lowering the tax rate. Parents. In a dimly lit
There is a hissing noise.
Within seconds a wave of
moist heat creeps up around
your ankles and over your
legs before enveloping your
whole body. Instead of tinkering with details, we should focus on effective measures,
such as alcohol education and the treatment of alcohol
addiction, for example coerced treatment of mothers suffering from substance abuse. The US
population is about 317 million. 30 September MARK BOSWORTH
IN AUGUST, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health re-
BELIEVING that the use and availability of alcohol are
already satisfactorily regulated under the current legislation, I do not agree with the views expressed by the
Ministry. For
those of you confused by the
last answer, it has to do with
which orbits which.
ARCH DAILY. Over a quarter of 16-year-olds are teetotal.
It is unlikely that this positive trend was brought on
by new restrictions
Instead of demonising imposed on alcohol
consumption.
alcohol, the Finnish
authorities should try
to promote European
drinking habits by
influencing alcohol
culture.
THE DOWNWARD trend
in the overall alcohol
consumption, evident
over the last ?ve years,
may partly be a result
of a hike in the amount
of alcohol people bring
over from abroad, but the Ministry of Social Affairs and
Health believes the drop in alcohol use is not just a statistical illusion. We should
also ?nd ways of boosting sales in restaurants. I believe all these points
should be discussed when preparing new legislation.
Why Finland loves saunas
?THE ONLY Finnish word to
make it into everyday English is ?sauna?.
But what it is, and how
much it means to Finns, is
often misunderstood . So there
are good news and without any extra restrictions!
INSTEAD of demonising alcohol, the Finnish authorities should try to promote European drinking habits
by in?uencing alcohol culture. 5 October GORDON KELLY
The trend is striking, even
from Nokia itself. However, the
quality of the easternmost
reaches of the Gulf of Finland has improved as a result
of water protection measures and particularly thanks
to improved waste water
treatment in St Petersburg.
The status of coastal waters
in the northern parts of the
Bothnian Bay and estuaries
in the Gulf of Bothnia has declined in places??
?FINLAND has a population
of about 5.4 million. 4 October RORY STOTT
Verstas Architects Selected for New
Core of Aalto University in Finland
?HELSINKI-based
Verstas Architects have recently been
announced as the winners of
a competition to design a new
central campus for the Aalto
University in Espoo, Finland.
The new core of the university will sit alongside the cam-
pus?s original Main Building
and Library designed by Alvar Aalto.
Clad in red brick and printed glass, and using the geometry of Aalto?s original
buildings as the organizing
principle, Verstas Architects?
design complements the original buildings on the campus
while also de?ning its own
distinct character. I hope the Ministry of Social Affairs and
Health will bear this in mind when reforming the legislation on alcohol.
Eutrophication is to blame for poor water quality.
ication. The Ministry argues alcoholic beverages should not be made more freely available.
WITH bans and extra bureaucracy never delivering the
desired results, changes should stem from the grassroot level. The company that built a country has
lost its aura and relinquished
the controls.
It is telling that these answers come one month after
Nokia sold its phone division
and a decade?s worth of patent licensing to Microsoft for
?5.4 billion ($7.32 billion).
They are no longer knee-jerk
responses but calmly considered replies to the biggest and most signi?cant
economic deal in Finland?s
history??
Finland and Nokia:
An affair to remember
?PRIDE and diversity. Another stands, takes a ladle of
water and carefully pours it
over the heated stones of the
stove in the corner.
ARS TECHNICA. If anything, legislation
should be relaxed. It is by intervening in problem drinking that the state can create spending cuts.
TODAY the older generations are the biggest group of
binge drinkers while alcohol consumption has been on
the decrease among young Finns for the last 15 years.
Less than half of 16-year-olds drink on a monthly basis whereas at the end of the 1990s, the ?gure was 60
per cent. 3 October
Large lakes in
Finland OK, coastal
water quality poor
?A NEW assessment of the eco-
logical status of Finland?s waters shows that 85 per cent of
the surface area of our lakes
and 65 per cent of our rivers
are in a good or very good state.
However, three-quarters of
the surface area of our coastal waters are in a worse state.
The main problem is eutrophL E H T I K U VA
leased a number of new proposals of stringent restrictions to alcohol licensing regulations, aiming to limit the
sale of alcohol in the evenings and on Sundays and to
reduce the alcohol content of beer to correspond to the
strength of beer in Sweden. Before her political career, she became known
as the presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest.
We should cut alcohol
taxes and sell wine in
supermarkets
A sauna is a place of reflection and relaxation.
BBC. The question
was: use one word to describe
Nokia?s historic relationship
with Finland and one word to
describe it in the future. 12
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10 . and
it?s de?nitely not about ?irtation or sex. If restrictions were a quick ?x, alcohol-related problems would certainly be at a minimum
in Finland as we have a state monopoly on alcohol sale
apart from the mildest alcoholic beverages, punitive ?nancial burdens imposed on restaurants and the highest alcohol tax in the EU.
THE MINISTRY?S report does not contain an assessment
of the necessity of having a government monopoly on
the sale of alcoholic beverages or on the feasibility of privately owned licensed shops selling alcohol. Sun and moon.
These are the answers given by Nokia?s vice president
of software, the research director of ETLA (the Research
Institute of the Finnish Economy), Finland?s minister of
European Affairs and Foreign
Trade, and the CEO of Jolla?
now Finland?s new smartphone hope. According to statistics compiled by the
National Institute for Health and Welfare, health problems caused by alcohol are also on the decrease. Oilers president
Kevin Lowe said.
It?s up to the NHL and
the NHLPA to decide which
teams go over to Europe??
What better time to
head off for a road trip with
her grandson, then.
nity remain acutely aware of
all they have endured during
previous years.
Among the motifs on display, sporting endeavours re-
help but think of how on
Earth such a small, bearded
man can harness the will of
such powerful animals.
Things end with a bang ?
or more so a gasp of pleasure
from the female contingent
in the crowd . Having joined the European Union as an independ-
PRESENTING
Bettien matka (S)
Release Date: 11 October
Director: Emmanuelle Bercot
Starring: Catherine Deneuve,
Nemo Schiffman
Matt Damon stars in Gus Van Sant?s Promised Land.
ity of my nerves I had leftover at the end of the day. but impressive
nonetheless. N A S DA N I S E V I . I U S
Machete
don?t quit
Hra. With Gibson?s
public perception remaining
at an all time low, following up
last year?s surprisingly good
Get the Gringo here surrounded by a strong cast doesn?t
seem like such bad idea at all.
Stepping into the Expendables world next year sees his
stock potentially rising, before an appearance in the
fourth instalment of the Mad
Max saga in Geaorge Miller?s
long-awaited Mad Max: Fury
Road threatens to put his career back on track.
But I digress.
Returning to the land of Machete, Michelle Rodriguez and
Jessica Alba are back on board,
and with the whole enterprise
arriving with tongue planted ?rmly in cheek, what?s not
to like. An import from Down Under, our man makes his way
along a secondary rope up to
the tightrope near the ceiling of the tent to the chugging strains of Led Zeppelin?s
Kashmir. The sequel to
the movie based on a fake trailer from Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino?s Grindhouse
double bill in 2007, here Rodriguez adds the likes of Charlie Sheen (credited for the ?rst
time ever under his real name
of Carlos Estevez, as the President of the USA), Mel Gibson
(stepping into the shoes of previous instalment?s Steven Seagal as the bad guy) and, ahem,
Lady Gaga (as Gibson?s lackey
La Chameleón) to the mix.
This time, our favourite exFederale is tasked with taking out Gibson?s wealthy arms
dealer, who is busying himself
with attempting to destabilise the entire globe. as the quartet of Messoudi strip down to
their tights and things threaten to head into the Scandanavian Hunks territory for
a moment. Joined by the
decidedly unnatural sight of
a horse or two that can walk
on their hind legs, one can?t
Lithuania, camera, action
R A M . S U L L I VA N
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a selection of
images from the winners
of the national Lithuanian Press Photography contest from the last four years,
Lithuania in action . Oh, with Danny Trejo muttering this time around
that ?Machete don?t Tweet?,
quotable one-liners are to be
commonplace, even if the ?lm
arrives covered in the mud of
lousy word of mouth.
Meanwhile, the enfant terrible of the local rock scene,
Knucklebone Oscar, makes
his way to the big screen this
week with Knucklebonehead.
Having caused mayhem and
disbelief for over 20 years
across Finland and Europe,
destroying instruments with
almost the same frequency
as he has shed line-ups, apparently it?s now time for the
Chinese to get their ?ll.
Amidst the provocation
and carnage, the ?lm asks
the ?tting question of where
Machete Kills (K18)
Release Date: 11 October
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Danny Trejo,
Amber Heard
Knucklebonehead (K12)
Release Date: 11 October
Director: Oskari Pastila
Starring: Oskari Martimo,
Peppe Bergström
Promised Land
Release Date: 11 October
Director: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Matt Damon,
John Krasink
Aleksi Martin takes aim at Sirkus Finlandia.
Life. A former Finnish
president Tarja Halonen also
makes an appearance, with a
surprising bag snatching attempt captured on camera.
With the photos on display having been evaluated by an international jury,
they are joined by Giedre
Beinoriute?s documentary
?lm Conversations on Serious
Topics.
Lithuania in action ?
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10 . The crowd
exhales as one when he pulls
himself back into position and
continues his balancing act.
Horsing around
It comes as no minor relief
when this daredevil act is followed by some animal action,
with a quartet of camels ushered around the arena by Ignat Ignatov. An elaboratelystaged stunt involving him
in the midst of a circle of arrows pointed his way suggest
he might get the wrong end of
the (pointy) stick, and a stra-
ent country in 2004, these
days the younger generations
in Lithuania have their sights
set on the future, whereas the
older members of the comu-
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HEL SINKI TIMES
ARRVING at the Big Top tent
in Kaisaniemi Park one
Wednesday evening, one
can?t help but smile when
greeted by the pipe music signalling the presence of some
genuine carnie folk in town.
Finding my seat, with the
bubbling excitement of the
youngsters palpable around
me, it?s not long before the
lights dim and soon begins a
cavalcade of entertainment.
Kicking things off is a type
of Robin Hood in biker get-up,
with Aleksi Martin?s bald pate
glistening under the lights
as he ?res his crossbow with
unnerving accuracy at various objects. Foolhardy, maybe . With too little
time to prepare, and some
butting of heads creatively,
the idea was shelved, and his
Good Will Hunting (1997) director Van Sant soon hopped
aboard.
Finally, the French ?ick
Bettien matka sees Catherine Deneuve?s aging former beauty queen coming to
terms with a failed relationship and her struggling restaurant. Perched some
20 metres in the air, urgent
gasps ?ll the ten when an untimely slip sees the perfromer
lose his footing and scramble to grab at the tightrope to
save himself plunging to the
circus ?oor below. still a Sirkus
for this local stalwart
tegically placed apple upon
his head offers a delicate ?nal bulls eye for the performer.
Following him is Liina Aunola
whose grace and strength as
she negotiates some impressive corde lisse rope work high
above the crowd sets the night
in motion, with her blonde
mane streaming behind her.
With the night interspersed with the professionalism of Master of
Ceremonies Timo Kulmakko
and the occasional buffoonery of clowns, things reach
their peak in the second act
with the arrival of Ramondo. Once there he beings
a nail biting and often unbearably tense act that involves
stilts, a chair and the major-
J A M E S O . without the
reassurance of a safety net
beneath him . Contemporary Lithuanian Press
Photography is currently on
display at Virka Gallery.
Exhibiting until 10 November, the photos re?ect
both the various aspects of
the dynamic life in Lithuania
and the creative pursuits of
the photographers.
The numerous images document the changing scenery
of a country that has emerged
from behind the Iron Curtain, transforming at a rapid
pace. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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Film
J A M E S O . No surprises there. Interestingly, this movie was originally
planned as Damon?s directorial debut. Oscar?s role ends and
his personality starts, when
bouts of anxiety see him
meeting with a psychiatrist.
Gus Van Sant?s Promised Land offers the tale of
Hal Holbrook?s small-town
teacher standing up to a pair
of drilling representatives
(Matt Damon and Frances
McDormand) determined to
exploit the local resources.
At ?rst the small town had
been welcoming to the pair,
but upon Holbrook?s objection, concerned locals John
Krasinski and Rosemarie
DeWitt kick-start a grassroots campaign against the
drilling.
In addition to co-producing and co-starring in,
Damon and Krasinski also
collaborated on the screenplay for the ?lm. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
FOLLOWING on from the mod-
erately successful antics of
exploitation ?ick pastiche Machete a couple of years ago,
director Robert Rodriguez
ups the ante with this sequel,
where, well, you guessed it ?
Machete Kills. Thankfully, the
heavy rock music remains unplayed in the tape deck and
they set about commencing a
stunning display of acrobatic
strength and poise, contorting their bodies into a variety
of shapes that really have to
be seen to be believed.
Things draw to a close
over two hours after they
commenced, the big top ?lled
with tired little ones, entertained adults and the sense
that this Finnish tradition,
going strong since 1976, will
keep on keeping on.
Sirkus Finlandia
Until 3 November
Tickets ?16-32
Kaisaniemi Park
Helsinki
mains a universal language
between generations, with
images of graceful swimmers, motor sports and
the contemplative thought
plugged into game of chess
on offer. It?s
extremely impressive
call. One day, after attending the screening
of one of these ?lms, a group
of friends got together and
somebody came up with the
idea of introducing a proper
?lm festival.
?Back in the day, our festival presented a very clear
militant spirit,. ?They also
cover a wide spectrum in the
?ght for human rights and the
values of our festival.?
Indeed, the full list of
guests is worth mentioning.
The Mexican director Paula
Markovitch, who will present
her internationally-awarded
full length feature ?lm, El Premio (?The Prize?) will attend.
Inspired by autobiographical aspects, the story is based
on a mother and her daughter who live hidden from mil-
E VA B L A N C O
Evolution over the years
The Latin-American Cultural
Centre of Helsinki used to organize movie sessions every
once in a while. In other words,
though a visit to a regular
commercial cinema would
suggest otherwise, there is
life beyond Hollywood.
Directed by the Argentine
Laura Gazzotti, on the one
hand we have Cinemaissíto.
This mirror initiative organised for the children and their
parents gives an opportunity
to discover some fascinating
aspects of the Latin American culture through a series
of art workshops, funny recreational activities and ?lms
projections.
On the other hand there is
the project Abriéndonos paso (?Breaking through?). This wellknown annual event comes
back to vindicate the deep
impact and outstanding quality that some modest productions coming from largely
forgotten countries can also present. ?For instance, in its ?rst
edition of 2005 only documentaries were screened,
and there was a speci?c
theme for them, something
like ?People united against
globalisation and neo-colonialism?. says Argentine Jaime Potenze, director
of Cinemaissí, who arrived to
Finland more than 20 years
ago. It was very important
for us to show the example of
a place where development
has been possible.?
Jaime Potenze, director of Cinemaissí.
?Gods and Kings?, a documentary to be screened at Cinemaissí.
itary repression in Argentina.
From the same country comes
the actress Camila Sosa Villada, who started cross-dressing
at the age of 16. Potenze explains. Thus, the money
obtained from the tickets sale
will be donated to charity projects closely linked to the programme, which contains the
series of documentaries entitled ?Brazil in movement?, as
well as a Human Rights journey, a public debate on gender
identity and a seminary on
An ambitious proposal
Apart from the traditional
?lm festival, the upcoming
edition includes two more
modules that, though ideologically linked to each other,
in practise keep a certain degree of independence.
Guests and films
?This year we have invited a
group of ?ve guests who hold
a deep connection to some of
the ?lms we will be exhibiting,. El Albergue (?The Shelter?) is a documentary that tells the story of
these immigrants who face the
risk of being kidnapped and exploited for labour, prostitution
and even organ traf?cking.
The Equatorial touch is
responsibility of Eriberto
Gualinga, audiovisual representative of Sarayaku, a
small Amazonian community. Potenze tells. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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Juan de los Muertos is one of the titles that will be screened during Cinemaissí.
Film activism: challenging
the predominant status-quo
Narrow-budget audiovisual creations from
across the pond to conquer movie theatres
for five days in central Helsinki.
E VA B L A N C O
HEL SINKI TIMES
OCTOBER is the month to embrace the magical Latin universe. There is a whole new
generation of people whose
parents used to live in the
slums and, instead, they now
have their own small businesses. 14
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10 . From Wednesday 16 to
Sunday 20 the Finnish Capital will host the 9th edition of
Cinemaissí, the Latin American ?lm festival. This approach is
also positive in terms of having more diversity among the
audience itself.?
After several years working with a single-theme structure, from the 6th edition on,
the organizers of the ?lm festival decided to launch a ?free
topic. Currently based in the UK, this freelance ?lmmaker comes back
to her home country to present Guerrillera, a short but
intense documentary produced in 2011 in which a London cleaner recounts her
dramatic past in Colombia.
?The festival has been
conceived to show how different cultures can be, and, at
the same time, how alike people are all across the world,?
adds Sofía Déniz, producer of
Cinemaissí. For some time
she earned her living through
cleaning and prostitution, until in 2011 she got the lead role
in Javier van de Couter?s ?lm
Mía, whose argument constitutes a claim to everybody?s
right to happiness.
Alejandro Solalinde landed in Helsinki earlier this
week. That year they received triple the amount of
submissions to be screened.
But, of course, bringing in
more ?lms also meant that
they needed to rent more
spaces for their screenings ?
plus, the pro?le of the guests
also had to be risen. ?New
political regulations have created spaces to balance personal opportunities among
the citizens of different social
layers. Originally from Mexico,
in 2007 this catholic priest set
up a refuge for thousands of
Central Americans who, riding
on top of trains, tried to enter
illegally into the US. His documentary Los Descendientes del Jaguar (?The
Jaguar Descendants?) describes their peaceful ?ght
against an oil company that
wanted to exploit their land.
Finally, it?s the Finn Elle
Sillanpää who will close
this varied quintet. This
part of the festival, based on
the communications for development strategy, has been
entirely founded by the Finnish Ministry of External Affairs, and it also counts on
the support of Amnesty International for its implementation. ?The North American vision is widely present
in Finland; it?s time to have a
taste of what other countries
have to offer.?
www.cinemaissi.org/2013/
www.cinemaissito.cinemaissi.org. Nowadays we want
to provide the audience with
a more thorough and complete message, including different countries, topics and
generations. That is
how, step by step, they came
up with a richer cinematographic offer, and therefore
gained access to some of the
public funding (up to 40 per
cent of this year?s total budget) they currently rely on.
the role of the immigrant in
the Finnish ?lm industry.
?We have decided to focus
part of the attention on Brazil
because, in the last 25 years,
the country has undergone an
overwhelming transformation,
?Sure why not.. m a n h a t t a n s t e a k h o u s e . Tying
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WHAT a pickle Riiku Rantalan has gotten himself into
this time. Helsinki . Finns ate an
average of 78 kilograms of
meat per person last year,
Making a
difference meat-free
Yet naysayers still argue,
surely one person?s consumption won?t make a dif-
Lihaton lokakuu is on now!
L E H T I K U VA / M A R J A A I R I O
Fancy a meat-free
month?
consuming an eye-watering
200 grams a day when the
recommended amount was
300 grams a week!
All this carnivorous activity does come at a price ?
according to a study by the
University of Oxford, the risk
of serious illness or death as
a result of heart disease is 32
per cent lower in vegetarians than with those who consume ?sh and meat. This meaty
abstinence doesn?t sound too
bad an idea when one takes a
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Salo says that more and more
people pick penny buns each
year in different parts of Finland. There were also lots
of maggots in penny buns
and other mushroom this
year,. such as white
bread and potatoes ?
may modify brain function and therefore lead
to sensations of insatiability and addiction-like
behaviours.
The idea of introducing mushrooming maps has caused optimism in some, and scepticism in others.
Salo says that he has been
thinking about such maps for
at least twenty years.
?I can?t make any promises to have the maps ready
for next year?s picking season, because there are still
many issues that need to be
studied. In addition to
its important role in posttraining recovery, lycopene has previously been
shown to decrease the
risk of suffering a heart
attack or developing several types of cancer.
Addicted to
food . scientific
evidence
People may get addicted
not just to drugs, but even
food. S T T
TA RU L A I H O . When the yield has
been good, up to 50 per cent
of the mushrooms growing there have been brought
to the hands of buyers. However, depending on the way it is
stored, olive oil can quite
rapidly lose its vitamins
and fatty acids.
According to Maisa
Härmälä, Head of Development at Marttaliitto, the
way in which many Finns
keep olive oil in the kitchen is not always the correct
one, as discussed in an article published on mtv3.?.
Many people store
their olive oil bottles next
to the oven, same as it
is shown in several food
programmes on television. Moisio says.
According to Loreno Dalla Valle, the Managing Director of Dalla Valle, a company
specialising in the exports of
penny buns, this year?s season for boletus mushroom
was over in two weeks.
?A positive fact was that
the mushroom purchases
were made quickly. Salo says.
The maps would be a good
aid for people living in urban
areas who do not have a summer cottage or are not familiar with the local forests.
Perhaps they could encourage urban dwellers to take
a bus to the forest to pick
mushrooms.
?People should go to the
forest for some reason or another, whether it be to pick
funnel chanterelles, lingonberries or blueberries.?. H T
THIS year will not be remem-
bered for its huge mushroom
yield. says Special Advisor Pirkko Rosti
of Eastern Finland Martha
Organisation.
Not the best
year for mushrooms
Unseasonally warm weather has caused a
reduced supply of some species.
What?s the
right way to
store olive oil?
Olive oil is the main ingredient of many food
cultures across the world,
used to fry and add taste
to a variety of ingredients
and meals. The team was divided into two groups: one
receiving
conventional recovery drinks, and
the other pure, freshly pressed tomato juice.
The team enjoying tomato
juice post-training demonstrated much more ef?cient muscular recovery,
as well as a faster return
of blood glucose level to
pre-training values compared to the recovery
drink group. In the future, you
can get a map when going on
a holiday or moving to a new
town to see where the best
local mushroom grounds
are.
Senior Researcher Kauko Salo of the Finnish Forest
Research Institute says that
the plan is to ?rst prepare
such maps of the state lands.
The rating of good berry and
mushroom grounds would
be based on the Finnish Forest Research Institute?s data on forest types, the age of
trees, etc.
L E H T I K U VA / M A I J A S A A R I
Tomato juice best
for post-training
recovery?
low glycemic index. Both
groups ingested the same
number of calories per
day. In a study published
in the American Journal
of Clinical Nutrition, 12
overweight males were
divided into two groups:
one group was given beverages containing carbohydrates with a high
glycemic index, whereas
the other group was given beverages containing carbohydrates with a
Chantarelles are the only species of mushroom with a good yield this season. There have also been
years when you could have
picked chanterelles directly to your Christmas table in
Northern Karelia.
?There are still chanterelles to be picked in spruce
copses, and there are funnel chanterelles around
every year. The group receiving
the high-glycemic index
beverage demonstrated
a very abrupt increase in
blood glucose levels, followed by a very sharp decrease four hours later.
This led to a feeling of immense hunger, while the
results of a brain scan revealed the consequent
activation of addition-related brain areas.
This is the ?rst study
to show that, irrespective of food sweetness
or overall caloric intake,
foods with high glycemic
indices . Researchers
believe that the effects of
tomato juice on recovery
are due to lycopene, a substance with antioxidant
properties. However, this storage method can easily
ruin good oil, for the fact
that it gets heat coming
from the stove as well as
a lot of light. 16
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10 . Some of the pickers are
young adults and students,
because they can get a nice
sum of money from picking, tax-free. I have received plenty of positive feedback, even
though some people have
been sceptical,. The boletus mushroom from Northern Karelia and Satakunta
were of a good quality, but
the quality of mushroom
from other parts of the country was clearly poorer.?
Dalla Valle purchased
mushrooms at dozens of locations all round Finland.
A picker can live on
the money paid for
mushrooms for weeks
Around 30 per cent of all
the penny buns growing in
Northern Karelia are picked
each year. According to Senior Researcher Kauko Salo of the
Finnish Forest Research Institute, the yield in the case
of most commercial mushrooms will remain below
the expectations. All other mushroom species are suffering the warmth.
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L E H T I K U VA / M A R T T I K A I N U L A I N E N
While some spend a fortune on post-training recovery drinks, the truth
may be that pure, freshly pressed tomato juice
is not only a cheaper and
more natural beverage: it
may also outrun conventional products. You can live for
several weeks on the money
from picking when the yield
is good,. Salo says.
There are also some nonFinnish pickers in the woods.
Moisio says that some people come to pick mushrooms
from Russia, Ukraine and the
Baltic states.
?There have also been
some people from Thailand, but not nearly as many
as in Southern Sweden, for
example.?
The mushroom season
continues long into November. It has been estimated
that up to one in every ?ve
penny buns end up in the
basket of a picker during the
best years.
?People?s interest is
piqued when the price is rea-
Mushroom pickers will soon have maps to use
THE FINNISH Forest Research Institute is planning
to add good mushroom- and
berry-picking locations to
its maps. Greek researchers carried out a
study involving the analysis of the training routines
as well as the recovery of a
professional sports team
during a two-month period. It?s
true that olive oil solidi?es and thickens in cold
rather easily, but these
changes don?t have any
detrimental effect on the
product.
MTV3
H A N N U T U RU N E N . In fact, olive oil shouldn?t be kept
in a bright place, as the
excess of light can affect
and even eliminate vitamins and fatty acids contained in it.
Cooking oils should
be stored in a cool and
dark place, even in the
fridge if its temperature
is not excessively low. Only the chanterelle yield was within the
normal range this year.
Executive Director Simo
Moisio of the Arctic Flavours
Association admits that
mushroom pickers did not
have much to choose from in
Kainuu either.
?Fairly small quantities
of mushrooms have been
bought. The funnel
chanterelle yield will be excellent this year,. The warm
weather and dryness of the
soil made quite a dent in the
penny bun, northern milkcap, black trumpet and
russula yields
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The curators of the exhibition are Riitta Konttinen and Anna-Maria von Bonsdorff.
Sat 12 October
Jubel och Klang
The Swedish-speaking female
choirs in Finland come together.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?10/20
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Sat 12 October
Aavikko, Kiveskives
Electronic/rock.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50/12
www.barloose.com
Until Sun 9 February
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/10/12
www.ateneum.fi
Tue 15 October
Karadag Trio
Enver Izmaylov (guitar), Ruslan
Bolatov (piano & violin) and
Leniye Izmaylova (vocals & dance).
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?17.50/18
www.sellosali.fi
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Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?9
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Sat 12 October
Elastinen
Rap.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?13.50/15
www.virginoil.fi
On the Shores of the Lake
A new exhibition opens at Ateneum Art Museum on Friday
11 October. Aurora
Reinhard, Pilvi Takala, Erkka
Nissinen and Hans Rosenström ?
have come together to build an
exhibition.
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 10 November
Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg
A blend of fantasy and nightmare
created by the Swedish
contemporary artist duo.
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 ?0/9/12
www.taidehalli.fi
Until Sun 17 November
Timo Heino
Installations and collages by one of
the most uncompromising Finnish
contemporary artists.
Helsinki Art Museum
Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
Until Sun 15 December
Surreal Illusionism - Photographic Fantasies of the Early 20th
Century
Fascinating exhibition
presenting photographic
fantasy postcards from
the early 1900s.
The Finnish Museum
of Photography
The Cable Factory
Tallberginkatu 1
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/6/8
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Tue 31 December
Mad about Helsinki
A unique overview of the city´s
history and beloved places.
Helsinki City Museum
Sofiankatu 4
Helsinki
Open:
Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00
Thu 9:00-19:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Free entry
Until Sun 12 January 2014
Aesthete Extarordinaire
Birger Kaipiainen´s ceramic
fantasies.
EMMA . 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 ?0/8/10
www.emma.museum
Until Sun 12 January 2014
Trees Are Poems
Kristoffer Albrecht, Taneli Eskola,
Ritva Kovalainen & Pentti
Sammallahti.
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Bulevardi 40
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0-10
www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Until Sun 19 January 2014
Kiasma Hits
Classics of Finnish contemporary
art and famous international
artworks.
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2
Helsinki
Open:
Tue 10:00-17:00
Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30
Sat 10:00-18:00
Sun 10:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
www.kiasma.fi
Until Sun 2 February 2014
Transformation: Towards
a Sustainable Future
How to you build or renovate
your home to balance human
needs with the demands of
ecological sustainability?
Museum of Finnish
Architecture
Kasarmikatu 24
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/3/6
www.mfa.fi. 18
WHERE TO GO
10 . Among the artists who moved to the surroundings of Lake Tuusula was the author Juhani Aho with
his wife Venny Soldan-Brofeldt. Erkko, and the artist community was born.
The exhibition presents the life of the community and its
fascinating artist homes, including a wide range of art and
artifacts. Soon they were followed by
the composer Jean Sibelius, the painters Eero Järnefelt and
Pekka Halonen, and the poet J. H. (USA)
Instrumental guitar music.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?25.50/26
www.semifinal.fi
Sat 12 October
Club Empire
Trance.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?11.50-26.50
www.thecircus.fi
Sat 12 October
Aiyekooto & Afrobeat
International
Afrobeat.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Helsinki
Tickets ?12/14
www.korjaamo.fi
Sat 12 October
Club We Jazz
Han Bennink & Mikko Innanen.
Tue 15-Sat 19 October
Nordic Music Days 2013
125 Years of Contemporary
Nordic Music!
Various venues.
www.nordicmusicdays.org
Wed 16 October
Hyvä Klubi
Aivovuoto, Noah Kin.
Le Bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
Helsinki
Tickets ?6.50
www.lebonk.fi
Wed 16 October
Uma
Pop.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?6.50
www.semifinal.fi
Wed 16 October
Jonne Aaron
Rock/pop.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?27.50/28
www.sellosali.fi
THEATRE & DANCE
Thu 10-Wed 16 October
Sirkus Finlandia
?Finnish national circus?.
Kaisaniementie 3
Helsinki
Tickets ?16-32
www.sirkusfinlandia.fi
Sat 12 & Tue 15 October
Javier Torres / Pyotr
Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty
Enchanting ballet classic.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?15-91
www.opera.fi
EXHIBITIONS
Until Mon 21 October
The Invisible Lady
Four young Finnish artists . The exhibition On the Shores of the Lake is dedicated to the fascinating artist community that lived on the
shores of Lake Tuusula during the time of national romanticism at the turn of 20th century.
A hundred years ago, many young Finnish artists sought
to escape to the countryside to live amidst the authentic
national landscape and the peace of nature, yet not too far
from the capital. (1910), a piece created by Finnish painter Pekka
Halonen, that belongs to Harri Silander?s collection, will be displayed
as part of the On the Shores of the Lake exhibition.
MUSIC
Thu 10 October
Damo Suzuki (CAN/JPN)
Vocalist of krautrock group Can.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Helsinki
Tickets ?11/13
www.korjaamo.fi
Thu 10 October
Knucklebone Oscar, Kings Of
Moonshine
Blues/rock/garage.
Le Bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
Helsinki
Tickets ?6.50
www.lebonk.fi
Thu 10 October
Jussi Fredriksson: Jazz Wars
Jazz.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50-16.50
www.kokojazz.fi
Thu 10 October
Vuokko Hovatta, Pikku Kukka
Pop.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?15.50/16
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Thu 10 October
Ufomammut (ITA)
Psychedelic metal.
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Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?21.50
www.kuudeslinja.com
Thu 10 October
Piirpauke & Humbalax
Contemporary folk, jazz and
mbalax-rhythms.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Tickets ?25/27
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Thu 10 October
Helsinki Philharmonic
Orchestra
Finley & Shostakovitsh.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?6-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Thu 10 & Wed 16 October
Gaetano Donizetti:
Don Pasquale
Comic opera.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?26-115
www.opera.fi
Thu 10, Sat 12 & Tue 15 October
The Human Voice / The Bear
Operas by Francis
Poulenc / William Walton.
Finnish National Opera
The Almi Hall
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?17/32/35
www.opera.fi
Fri 11 October
Goa 6 Years
Talamasca (FRA),
Troll Scientists etc.
Venue
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
Helsinki
www.clubvenue.fi
Fri 11 October
Finnish Radio Symphony
Orchestra
Tukkijoella (Finland 1928).
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?7-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 11 October
Ricky-Tick Big Band &
Julkinen Sana
Jazz musicians and three
top names of Finnish rap.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?23.50/25
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 11 October
Reino & The Rhinos
Pop/reggae.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Tickets ?9.50
www.virginoil.fi
Fri 11 October
The Mutants, The Country Dark
Rock.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Helsinki
Tickets ?7/8
www.barloose.com
Fri 11 October
Von Hertzen Brothers
Progressive rock.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Helsinki
Tickets ?21.50/22
www.thecircus.fi
Fri 11 October
Man Or Astro-Man
Here, they
will ?nd information on HTML, Netscape, Flash and
WiFi, as well as on Google
Maps and the controversial
Megaupload.
The Peripherals wing,
as the name suggests, emphasises some of the most
popular gadgets, like the
webcam and modem. she continues. ?Riding
schools provide lessons for all
levels and horses are suitable for both beginners and experienced riders. explains Nina Kaipio, Chief of Riding Clubs and
Member Stables at the EFF.
?The Federation includes almost 50,000 members across
the country,. ?It is mostly a matter of
clothing, as most stables have
indoor riding halls, which make
it possible to ride even during the winter.. Hacking, the birth
of the e-mail and the practice
of ?spamming?, as well as the
?rst webcam, are all highlighted here.
The Gaming section
gives users the opportunity to look at the evolution of
virtual games from MUD1,
the ?rst text-based fantasy
game, which dates back to
the 1970s, to the popular Minecraft, via worldwide successes Second Life and World
of Warcraft. In addition, the sector
employs over 15,000 people.
Equestrian
competitions
While, for some, riding is a
way to relax, others have a
more competitive attitude.
Since the inclusion of the
?rst equestrian events at
the Olympic Games in 1900,
equestrianism has gathered
an ever-increasing number
of followers and competing
riders around the world.
Finland has been no exception. The discipline has become popular all over Finland,
but particularly in the south.
?There are over 80 riding
schools in southern Finland,
which are open to anyone who
wants to take riding lessons.?
For some, riding is a good
form of exercise, which also
allows them to enjoy breathtaking views. Those interested in
learning about the popularity of speci?c Web 2.0 in certain countries will de?nitely
be impressed. ?The
World Cup quali?er and the
International Grand Prix
make this whole event even
more special, as we, for once,
have the top international
riders on our home ground.?
The Helsinki International UB Horse Show comes with
a rich programme that features events for competitors and audience of all ages,
from Thursday?s International Dressage, to the Children?s
Helsinki International
UB Horse Show
www.helsinkihorseshow.fi
Hartwall Areena
Helsinki
October 17-20
Tickets available at
www.lippupalvelu.fi
Matinee on Saturday and the
main events, the UB Horse
Show Finals and Longines FEI
World Cup Performance.
Fun all year round
Equestrianism in Finland is
available all year, as Kaipio con?rms. The Big Internet Museum is always open and visitors can stop by whenever
they prefer, from any part of
the world.
Like any other museum,
it features several sections,
which, in its case, all focus on
different aspects of the Web.
The History wing, for instance, presents an overview
of the history of the Internet,
from the ?rst experiments
of Belgian lawyer Paul Otlet,
considered the father of information science, to more
recent phenomena such as
blogging. ?It is the
happening of the year, the
competition that riders and
spectators wait for.. ?Choosing a stable
that is af?liated to the Equestrian Federation of Finland is
a promise of quality and safety,. ?Riding
gives you a feeling of empowerment, especially when you realise that you can manage with a
big horse all by yourself.?
With plenty of stables
around, choosing the right
one might be a little overwhelming. The Social Media wing
of the Big Internet Museum takes users on a unique
journey in the world of Web
2.0, starting from IRC (Internet Relay Chat), a chat programme that was created in
August 1988 by Jarkko Oikarinen, all the way to Windows
Live Messenger, Facebook
and Instagram.
Like most museums, the
Big Internet Museum also
has temporary exhibitions.
The current one, Social and
Local, gives users a look at
social media from a local perspective. It presents everything
from the origins of the Internet to more recent phenomena like social media, going
through gaming and hackers,
and a lot more, on the Web
itself.
Launched in December
last year, the Big Internet
Museum is the world?s ?rst
museum with a collection
completely dedicated to the
Internet. The Helsinki International UB Horse Show has
been the equestrian event
of the year for almost thirty years, as Kati HurmeLeikkonen, Press Of?cer of
the show, explains. ?Most Finns enjoy spending time outdoors
and truly appreciate being
surrounded by beautiful, pure
nature, and riding offers all
that,. 16 OCTOBER 2013
19
L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A
All about the Web
The world?s first museum with a collection
completely dedicated to the Internet.
A N T T I A I M O - KO I V I S T O
NO PLACE is more suited to
tell the story of the Internet
than the Big Internet Museum. The
Meme section, on the other hand, showcases some of
the memes that have had the
most success online.
A museum about the Internet would not be complete
if it did not feature social media. the biggest social
network in Germany . Kaipio continues. The online museum
has seven specialised wings,
each dedicated to a different
subject. The Equestrian Federation of Finland
(EFF, Suomen ratsastajainliitto), established in 1920, has
estimated that over 150,000
people in Finland ride a
horse as recreational activity today.
SOME PEOPLE
Equestrianism
in Finland
Since its foundation, the
Equestrian Federation of Finland has focused on developing equestrianism both as a
hobby and a sport, as well as
promoting horse welfare and
rider safety, and providing
activities for young people.
Since 1923, it has also been a
member and representative
of the International Equestrian Federation.
The EFF has estimated that about 75,000 horses
are hosted in the 16,000 stables and properties of 35,000
horse owners in the country. Events like the
upcoming Helsinki International UB Horse Show add
prestige to this already elegant discipline.
Horse riding, an activity that was often associated in the past with war and
the transportation of products and people, is nowadays
a popular hobby. Kaipio adds. LIFESTYLE
HELSINKI TIMES
10 . Celebrating its 29th anniversary
this year, the Helsinki International UB Horse Show will
take place at Hartwall Areena, turned into a horse arena for the occasion, on 17-20
October.
?The event has become
the window to top international riding for Finns and it
has also opened up doors to
World Cup shows,. HurmeLeikkonen continues. Just take a
friend with you and go for it!?
L E H T I K U VA / J A R N O M E L A
should not miss the Technology section. Half of these horses are
used for equestrian discipline, while the other half are
Warmblood trotters.
Even though it may surprise some, the Finnish horse
industry is actually quite successful, with an annual turnover of roughly 830 million
euros. Here, they will
learn more about Orkut, particularly popular in Brazil
and India, Japan?s Mixi, StudiVZ . For Kaipio, beginners should not be afraid to
simply try, because after a few
rides, they will feel a unique
sense of satisfaction. The history of
gaming throughout the decades is told here.
The Audio-Visual wing, on
the other hand, focuses on
things that have shaped the
Internet, like emoticons, the
GIF (Graphics Interchange
Format) format, Napster,
YouTube and even the popular Gangnam Style video.
Those interested in knowing more about software,
applications and coding
The museum is always open,
and visitors can stop by whenever they prefer.
L E H T I K U VA / A F P H O T O / P L E O N N E A L
The Big Internet Museum
www.thebiginternetmuseum.com
The seven wings highlight the history of the World Wide Web, from
its origins to social media.
The Helsinki International UB Horse Show will celebrate its 29th anniversary at Hartwall Areena, on 17-20 October.
An elegant discipline
A look at equestrianism in Finland.
?Equestrianism is one
of the main sports in Finland among young girls and
women,. and
Vkontakte, which is the second-most visited website in
Russia.
YA N N I C K I L U N G A
HEL SINKI TIMES
It is estimated that about 75,000 horses are hosted in stables and properties across Finland.. Several
natural parks provide guided excursions with horses,
which give people an opportunity to experience Finnish
nature in a different way.
YA N N I C K I L U N G A
HEL SINKI TIMES
might associate horses with medieval
knights, cowboys or perhaps
popular movies such as The
Horse Whisperer. For others,
equestrianism is an excellent
way of exercising, perhaps
while enjoying a beautiful
landscape
Directed
by: Matthew Vaugh. Directed by: Francis
Lawrence. Kennedy Jr. Directed by:
M. Directed
by: Rob Reiner. FILM
Directed by: Steve Carr.
Starring: Aleisha Allen, Ice
Cube. Jackson,
Robin Wright Penn, Spencer
Treat Clark. 16 OCTOBER 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television.
thursday
friday
10.10.
TV1
Saudi Arabia: Shifting Sands
T V1 22.00
10.00
15.05
17.08
19.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Heartbeat
World Cafe: Middle East
Roving chef Bobby Chinn takes
us through a labyrinth of street
stalls, markets and hot spots
and unleashes the culinary
delights of the Middle East.
22.00 Saudi Arabia: Shifting
Sands DOC
Following the toppling of
dictators in Egypt, Tunisia
and Libya and the continued
struggles of the Assad
regime in Syria, a myth is
taking hold that the whole
Arab region has become
consumed by a desire for
Western democracy.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
14.10 Jamie at Home
Today Jamie demonstrates
how to create different
meals using rhubarb as the
central ingredient.
14.45 Oliver?s Twist
It is Halloween and Jamie is
taking his friends. But complicating matters are 2 million pounds. Bloom
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Supersize vs Superskinny
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Glory Daze
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Supersize vs Superskinny
23.00 C.S.I. Starring:
Lesley Nielsen, Priscilla
Presley, George Kennedy.
USA/1994.
23.35 Obessed FILM
Directed by: John Badham.
Starring: Jenna Elfman,
Sam Robards, Kate Burton.
USA/2002.
01.35 Lost (K16)
TV5
06.55 The King of Queens
07.20 Rules of Engagement
07.45 3rd Rock from the Sun
08.35 Matlock
12.30 Kitchen Boss
13.00 Say Yes to Dress
13.25 Operation Repo
14.20 Smile TV
14.50 Hale and Pace
15.20 Matlock
16.15 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.15 The King of Queens
17.45 Rules of Engagement
18.10 That ?70s Show
19.15 Are We Done Yet. Starring:
Bruce Willis, Samuel L.
Jackson, Robin Wright Penn.
USA/2000.
00.05 Dolan?s Cadillac (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Jeff Beesley.
Starring: Christian Slater,
Wes Bentley.
Canada/UK/2009.
01.55 Nashville
TV5
06.35 The King of Queens
07.00 Rules of Engagement
07.25 3rd Rock from the Sun
12.05 Coupling
12.40 The Cupcake Girls
This series follows two
friends running a cupcake
business in Vancouver,
Canada.
13.30 Keasha?s Perfect Dress
13.55 Say Yes to Dress
14.55 Long Island Medium
15.20 Our Lives: Kill or Cure
DOC
16.20 Cake Boss
16.50 My Big Fat American
Gypsy Wedding
17.45 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
18.20 Meddling Mom FILM
Directed by: Patricia
Cardoso. Starring: Colm
Meaney, Daniel Craig.
UK/2004.
01.10 Spartacus: Gods of the
Arena (K18)
02.25 Just for Laughs
02.55 Texas Rangers (K16) FILM
Directed by: Steve Miner.
Starring: Ashton Kutcher,
Dylan McDermont.
USA/2001.
04.25 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
12.10.
YLE TEEMA
15.35
17.05
17.50
18.50
The Cupcake Girls
TV5 12.40
08.05 Chatsworth
15.05 Yle News in English
15.30 Keeping Up Appearances
16.00 Land Girls
17.05 The Paradise
19.35 New Tricks
22.00 A Touch of Frost (K16)
23.40 The Pillars of the Earth
(K16)
When Richard returns from
war he finds Aliena ruined
and not longer able to
support his knighthood. is born
and Jack?s brother, Bobby, is
appointed Attorney General.
Jack?s first year as President
is marred by the failed
Bay of Pigs Invasion, and
his marriage is plagued by
infidelity.
23.40 Rev.
Adam is feeling the
pressure, as Archdeacon
Robert informs him his
measly collection plate
takings are not enough.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
14.10 Top Gear
15.20 Don?t Trust the B**** in
Apartment 23
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
23.05 I Am Legend (K16) FILM
Years after a plague
kills most of humanity
and transforms the rest
into monsters, the sole
survivor in New York City
struggles valiantly to find
a cure. However, the big
boss hands down a tough assignment: find the missing rich
princess daughter of his old pal,
a powerful construction business player and gossip papers
socialite. To
make things worse, Aliena
has to choose between
her love for Jack and the
promise she made to her
father.
MTV3
08.05 Children?s Programming
12.05 Jamie at Home
14.10 The Iron Giant FILM
A boy makes friends with an
innocent alien giant robot
that a paranoid government
agent wants to destroy.
Directed by: Brad Bird.
Voices: Jennifer Aniston,
Harry Connick Jr., Vin
Diesel. children
trick-or-treating but first
he threats them with some
pukka tukka party food.
15.20 Middle
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Broadchurch
23.20 The Haunting (K16) FILM
Directed by: Jan De Bont.
Starring: LiliTaylor, Liam
Neeson, Catherine ZetaJones. Starring: Tyler
Faith, Monique Parent.
USA/2006.
02.55 Client List
03.45 Are We Done Yet. FILM
Directed by: Steve Carr.
Starring: Aleisha Allen, Ice
Cube. Directed
by: Peter Segal. He also makes amends
for past difficulties with Laurel.
23.00 C.S.I. Wayne
The House the 50s Built
Treme
Verdi 200: La Traviata in
Paris
21.00 When Harry Met Sally
FILM
This film raises the question
?Can men and women ever
just be friends?. USA/1999.
15.55 Formula 1: Japanese Grand
Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
21.00 Survivor
22.15 Lottery and Joker
22.35 Wallander: New Beginning
FILM
Directed by: Toby Haynes.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh,
Sarah Smart. USA/2007.
01.10 Mr. USA/1989.
22.30 From the Weepies to the
Chick Flicks
NELONEN
13.25
14.30
15.00
15.30
16.00
Dog Rescue
Animal ABC
Wild Life at the Zoo
Good Luck Charlie
America?s Funniest Home
Videos
21.30 Unbreakable (K16) FILM
Directed by: M. USA/2000.
TV5 23.05
Friday 11.10.2013
Nelonen 21.30
Saturday 12.10.2013. Starring: Will
Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie
Tahan. (K16)
00.00 30 Rock
00.35 Entourage (K16)
01.05 The Simpsons
01.35 Cops With Cameras
TV1
19.00 Prohibition: A Nation of
Drunkards DOC
22.50 Magical Mystery Tour
Revisited
This documentary is full of
fabulous Beatles archive
material never shown
before.
23.50 The Beatles: Magical
Mystery Tour
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.45 Plastic Makes Perfect
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Plastic Makes Perfect
13.55 Sarah 101
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
21.30 Naked Gun 33/13: The
Final Insult FILM
Frank Drebin comes out of
retirement to help Police
Squad infiltrate a gang
of terrorists planning to
detonate a bomb at the
Academy Awards. UK/2012.
00.25 The Killing (K16)
SUB
07.00 Children?s Programming
11.00 Rita Rocks
11.30 Bleep My Dad Says
12.00 I Hate My Teenage
Daughter
13.30 Whitney
14.00 Up All Night
15.00 Flipping Out
16.00 Jamie?s Dream School
20.00 Tropic Thunder FILM
Through a series of freak
occurrences, a group of
actors shooting a bigbudget war movie are forced
to become the soldiers they
are portraying. Directed
by: Ben Stiller, USA 2008.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Robert
Downey Jr., Jack Black.
USA/2008.
23.00 C.S.I. Starring:
Colm Meaney, Daniel Craig.
UK/2004.
After David Dunn (Bruce Willis)
emerges from a horrific train
crash as the sole survivor and
without a single scratch on
him, he meets a mysterious
stranger Elijah Prince (Samuel
L. USA/1999.
01.35 V
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 The Moment of Truth
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Arrow
Arrow moves further along
his father?s list while battling
family issues with his mother,
Moira, and especially with his
sister. Night Shyamalan. Starring:
Bruce Willis, Samuel L. (K16)
00.00 Smallville (K16)
01.00 48 Hour Mystery
Yle Live: Lil. worth
of Grade A drugs, a neo-Nazi
sect and endless layers of deals
and double-deals... USA/2007.
21.00 2 Fast 2 Furious (K16)
FILM
Directed by: John Singleton.
Starring: Eva Mendes, Paul
Walker, Tyrese Gibson.
USA/2003.
23.05 Layer Cake (K16) FILM
Directed by: Matthew
Vaugh. Starring:
Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal,
Carrie Fisher. 20
TV GUIDE
10 . Night
Shyamalan. (K16)
00.00 Chuck
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Alcatraz (K16)
YLE TEEMA
TV1
18.00 The Art of Russia DOC
19.00 Lark Rise to Candleford
20.30 Stephen Fry: Gadget Man
Today we take a look at
the use of technology for
entertainment purposes,
testing engaging gizmos
including a remotecontrolled pet, an automatic
cocktail maker and a
futuristic pool table that
lines up a player?s shots.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.45 Plastic Makes Perfect
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Plastic Makes Perfect
13.55 Sarah 101
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
20.00 Once Upon a Time
21.00 Criminal Minds (K16)
A kidnapper who annually
targets nannies and the
children they mind sends
the team to Los Angeles to
profile the unsub.
23.20 NCIS Los Angeles
00.20 Nurse Jackie
01.30 All in the Family
02.05 The Deadliest Roads
TV5
06.45 The King of Queens
07.10 Rules of Engagement
07.35 3rd Rock from the Sun
08.25 Matlock
12.15 Kitchen Boss
12.45 Cake Boss
13.15 Operation Repo
14.15 Smile TV
14.45 Hale and Pace
15.15 Matlock
16.10 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.05 The King of Queens
17.35 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
21.00 Good Luck Chuck (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Mark Helfrich.
Starring: Dane Cook,
Jessica Alba.
USA/2007.
23.00 Mark Zuckerberg: Inside
Facebbok DOC
As Facebook heads for its
100 billion dollar flotation,
Emily Maitlis updates her
recent documentary on
the prospects for Mark
Zuckerberg?s social network
phenomenon.
00.05 Texas Rangers (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Steve Miner.
Starring: Ashton Kutcher,
Dylan McDermont.
USA/2001.
01.45 The Only Way Is Essex
02.20 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
03.15 Dawson?s Creek
04.05 Boys with Breasts
saturday
11.10.
YLE TEEMA
I am Legend
MT V3 23.05
10.00 Heartbeat
15.05 Yle News in English
15.55 Chatsworth
For the first time ever,
Chatsworth House in
Derbyshire has opened its
doors to the cameras for a
whole year.
17.08 Heartbeat
19.00 The Paradise
Will Denise?s secret spell
the end of her career at the
Paradise?
22.55 The Kennedys
John F. USA/2007.
Layer Cake
Unbreakable
This British crime thriller is
based on the novel Layer Cake
by J.J. Jackson). Elijah explains to
David that there are a certain
number of people who are
unbreakable, they have remarkable endurance and courage, a predisposition toward
dangerous behavior, and feel
invincible but also have strange
premonitions of terrible events.
Is David unbreakable and if he
is, what are the physical and
psychological ramifications of
this knowledge. Connolly and it follows
a successful, smooth-talking
cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig)
who has earned a respected
place among England?s Mafia
elite and plans an early retirement from the business and
crime-free life. Starring: Sonia
Braga, Mercedes Renard,
Ana Ayora. & Mrs. USA/2013.
20.00 Men at Work
21.00 Knocked Up FILM
Directed by: Judd Apatow.
Starring: Jason Segel,
Katherine Heigl, Leslie
Mann. USA/2007.
23.35 Sexcetera (K18)
00.55 Carnal Cravings (K18)
FILM
Directed by: J.W.
McHausen
Starring: Sonia
Braga, Mercedes Renard,
Ana Ayora.
USA/2013.
01.55 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
02.50 Flashpoint (K16)
15.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Too Big to Fail
Yle T V1 21.00
10.00
15.05
17.08
19.00
21.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Heartbeat
Chatsworth
Too Big To Fail FILM
This film is about the
financial meltdown of 2008
and centers on Treasury
Secretary Henry Paulson.
Directed by: Curtis Hanson.
Starring: William Hurt,
James Woods, John Heard.
USA/2011.
00.20 Cracking Your Genetic
Code DOC
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Grand Designs
This series follows people
building their dream houses
and all the dilemmas that
come with it.
14.15 Survivor
15.20 Ben and Kate
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Broadchurch
22.35 C.S.I. USA/2002.
19.25 Men at Work
19.55 American Dreamz FILM
Directed by: Paul Weitz.
Starring: Hugh Grant,
Dennis Quaid,
Mandy Moore.
USA/2006.
22.00 The Client List
23.00 Spartacus: Vengeance
(K18)
00.20 Twin Peaks (K16)
02.05 Layer Cake (K16)
Directed by: Matthew
Vaugh. USA/2008.
23.30 Unnatural History
00.30 It?s Always Sunny In
Philadelphia
01.00 How I Met Your Mother
01.30 The Simpsons
17.00 Empire: A Taste for Power
DOC
Jeremy Paxman traces the
story of the greatest empire
the world has ever known:
the British Empire.
20.15 Space Files
22.00 The Woman in Green
FILM
Sherlock Holmes
investigates when young
women around London turn
up murdered, each with a
finger severed off.
Directed by: Roy William
Neill. The Beatles
DOC
This documentary is a rare
glimpse inside the lives of
the most famous band in the
world, chronicling the Fab
Four?s humble beginnings in
Liverpool to their eventual
break up ten years later.
21.55 Yle Live: Paul McCartney
NELONEN
11.30
12.35
13.05
13.35
14.35
MTV3
21.00
08.00 Children?s Programming
11.30 At the End of My Leash
13.30 Parenthood
14.50 The Story of Us FILM
Ben and Katie Jordan are
a married couple who go
through hard times in
fifteen years of marriage.
Directed by: Rob Reiner.
Starring: Bruce Willis,
Michelle Pfeiffer, Rita
Wilson. Starring: Basil
Rathbone, Nigel Bruce,
Hillary Brooke,
Henry Daniell.
USA/1944.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.45 Plastic Makes Perfect
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Plastic Makes Perfect
13.55 Sarah 101
14.55 Fabulous Cakes
Fabulous Cakes take a
look behind the scenes
of professional bakeries as
they build special ordered
cakes. Richard fancies
neither the prospect of the
job nor the plan Hyacinth
has devised for his chance
meeting with The Big Boss.
16.00 Land Girls
14.05 Verdi 200: La Traviata in
Paris
18.00 Rope FILM
Two young men strangle
their ?inferior. Starring: Sarah Jessica
Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia
Nixon. Featuring intense battle
sequences, breathtaking visual
effects and extraordinary creatures, this is a thrilling journey
that you should not miss. In addition to juggling
the competing demands on her
day-to-day life, Miranda?s world
is rocked when Steve makes a
surprise confession. And, while
out looking for a new apartment,
Big (Christopher Noth) pops the
question to a surprised Carrie.
Directed by: Michael Patrick King.
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker,
Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon.
USA/2008.
When a 2,000-year-old curse
is broken, the ruthless Chines
Dragon Emperor (Jet Li) comes
back to life with a diabolical plan
to enslave the world. Directed by: Rob
Minkoff. including Evelyn?s
hapless brother Jonathan . The chefs share
some of their secrets of
creating and delivering
these specialty cakes.
16.00 Prom Queen
17.00 Wild Life at the Zoo
20.00 America?s Next Topmodel
23.35 Once Upon a Time
00.35 All in the Family
01.10 The Deadliest Roads
TV5
06.45 Matlock
08.25 My Big Fat American
Gypsy Wedding
12.20 Kitchen Boss
14.15 Smile TV
14.45 Hale and Pace
15.15 Matlock
16.10 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.05 The King of Queens
17.35 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
20.00 C.S.I.
21.00 The Break-Up FILM
In a bid to keep their
luxurious condo from their
significant other, a couple?s
break-up proceeds to get
uglier and nastier by the
moment.
Directed by: Peyton Reed.
Starring: Cole Hauser, Jason
Bateman, Jennifer Aniston.
USA/2006.
23.05 I Am an Adult Baby
00.15 Meddling Mom FILM
Directed by: Patricia
Cardoso. 16 OCTOBER 2013
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sunday
monday
13.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Rope
Yle Teema 18.00
12.33 Should I Test My Genes?
DOC
Can the secrets of our blood
foretell our destiny. But what are
the moral dilemmas raised by
this new technology?
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Find My Family UK
This series follows how
family members who have
been separated are reunited.
14.15 Raising Hope
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 House
22.35 Homeland (K16)
In the first episode of season
three, alleged bomber Brody
remains at large, Saul plots
a risky counter-strike, and
Carrie is the focus of a
hostile Senate investigation.
23.45 White Collar
00.45 Work It
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 World Palooza
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.
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Suburgatory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 The Mummy: Tomb of the
Dragon Emperor FILM
Directed by: Rob Cohen.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet
Li, Maria Bello. Directed by:
Alfred Hitchcock. Miami
A young girl is kidnapped
and the CSIs. USA/1999.
21.00 Survivor
22.35 Formula 1: Japanese
Grand-Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
23.45 The Glades
SUB
07.00 Children?s Programming
11.00 The Simpsons
13.30 How I Met Your Mother
14.00 Flipping Out
15.00 The Moment of Truth
16.00 Undercover Boss USA
Sheldon Yellen, the CEO of
Belfor, the world?s largest
property disaster restoration
company, goes undercover.
17.00 Jamie?s Australian Diary
A warts and all behind-thescenes look at Jamie Oliver?s
Australian Tour in 2006,
featuring exclusive scenes
for his latest live show.
18.00 Gossip Girl
19.00 Suburgatory
20.00 Mythbusters
23.00 Terra Nova
23.55 In Plain Sight
00.50 Chase
00.15
01.15
02.15
Dog Rescue
Animal ABC
Wild Life at the Zoo
The Office
America?s Funniest Home
Videos
This series features home
videos of kids, adults and
animals during their most
spontaneous and hilarious
moments.
Sex and the City: The
Movie FILM
Directed by: Michael Patrick
King. Mankind?s
only hope against him and his
legions of undead warriors lies
with the courageous O?Connell
family . Samantha is living in
LA to be close to her now-famous
actor lover Smith, but is far from
happy. who
chase him from the dangerous
catacombs of China, to the icy
Himalayas and beyond. When
the mother of awardwinning
director Adam Wishart died of
cancer he decided to find out
if there was a family cancer
gene, and if there would be
any benefit to knowing.
14.00 King George and Queen
Mary DOC
15.05 Yle News in English
15.30 Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth has decided that
Richard will pursue a high
executive position with a
local firm that has a recent
vacancy. It follows the
continuing adventures of four
female friends, Carrie, Samantha,
Charlotte and Miranda as they live
their lives in Manhattan after the
series ended. USA/2008.
Elementary
Defenders
Lost
TV5
06.30 Cupcake Girls
06.55 Zoo Days
07.20 Cake Boss
07.45 Kitchen Boss
08.40 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
12.05 Matlock
16.00 Zoo Days
18.00 Stuart Little 2 FILM
Stuart and Snowbell set
out across town to rescue
a friend. USA/1948.
21.00 Becoming... TV GUIDE
HELSINKI TIMES
10 . Starring:
James Stewart, John Dall,
Farley Granger. Directed
by: Rob Cohen. Starring: Colm
Meaney, Daniel Craig,
George Harris.
UK/2005.
tuesday
14.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Homeland
MT V3 22.35
10.00 Heartbeat
15.05 Yle News in English
17.08 Heartbeat
A British police drama series
that is set in the 1960s, in
the fictional Yorkshire town
of Aidensfield.
19.00 Cracking Your Genetic
Code DOC
Meet a cancer patient who
appears to have cheated
death and a cystic fibrosis
sufferer breathing easily
because scientists have
been able to pinpoint and
neutralize the genetic
abnormalities underlying
their conditions. Starring: Brendan
Fraser, Jet Li, John Hannah, Maria
Bello. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh
Laurie. Starring: Michael
J. But is
Emperor Mummy?s legion unstoppable. classmate,
hide his body in their
apartment, and invite his
friends and family to a
dinner party as a means to
challenge the ?perfection?
of their crime. USA/2008.
Nelonen 21.00
Sunday 13.1020.2013
Sub 21.00
Monday 14.10.2013. only witness is
a blind man who heard the
abduction, leading Horatio
to an old nemesis.
23.35 Roya Pains
00.35 Mike & Molly
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Gordon?s Ultimate
Cookery Course
In this practical home
cookery series Gordon
Ramsay strips away the graft
and complexity to show
how to cook 100 simple,
accessible and modern
recipes to stake your life on.
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Supersize vs Superskinny
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
Ramsay is invited by the
owners to spend a week with
a failing restaurant in an
attempt to revive the business.
22.30 Cops
23.00 Nikita (K16)
00.00 Bones
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Southland (K16)
20.00 Art of America: Looking
for Paradise DOC
In the first episode of a
series exploring the history
of American art, Andrew
Graham-Dixon embarks on
an epic journey from east
to west, following in the
footsteps of the pioneers
who built the foundations of
modern America.
21.00 The House the 50s Built
This series is an examination
of the ingenuity and lifechanging technology behind
the 1950s inventions that
launched drab, black-andwhite post-war Britain into a
Technicolor-drenched world
of the future.
22.45 Treme
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.45 Plastic Makes Perfect
10.20 Sarah 101
13.30 Plastic Makes Perfect
14.00 Sarah 101
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 America?s Next Topmodel
21.00 Elementary
Elementary is a modern take
on the cases of Sherlock
Holmes, with the detective
now living in New York City.
22.00 NCIS
23.20 NCIS Los Angeles
00.50 Elementary
01.50 All in the Family
TV5
06.45 The King of Queens
07.10 Rules of Engagement
07.35 3rd Rock from the Sun
08.25 Matlock
12.15 Kitchen Boss
12.45 Cupcake Girls
13.15 Operation Repo
14.45 Hale and Pace
15.15 Matlock
16.10 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.05 The King of Queens
17.35 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
21.00 Species (K16) FILM
A message from outer
space contains instructions
on how to modify
human DNA.
Directed by:
RogerDonaldson.
Starring: Alfred Molina,
Ben Kingsley,
Forest Whitaker.
USA/1995.
23.10 69 Things to Do Before
You Die (K16)
23.50 The Jacket (K16) FILM
Directed by: John Maybury.
Starring: Adrien Brody,
Keira Knightley.
USA/2005.
01.40 Badass! (K18)
02.05 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
03.05 Dawson?s Creek
Sex and the City:
The Movie
The Mummy: Tomb of
the Dragon Emperor
This American romantic comedy
film is an adaption of the hit series
of the same name
In the
meantime, another ancient threat
emerges in the form of the Scorpion
King, a mighty warrior frozen in time
with his supernatural army. The currency exchange counter at the harbour
in Katajanokka, Helsinki is open every day (Mon-Sat 10-11:30, 1617:30 and 19:30-21:15, Sun 10-11:30, 16-17:30 and 6:30-8). The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights.
Public Transport. He roadtests some of the latest
gym gadgets and gets a
makeover from Amy Childs,
from The Only Way is Essex,
using some weird and
wonderful beauty devices.
19.00 Once Upon a Time in
Odessa
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.50 Plastic Makes Perfect
10.20 Sarah 101
13.30 Plastic Makes Perfect
This makeover series finds
people who will do anything
and take drastic measures
to look younger, thinner
and more beautiful. 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).
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on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. 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. How far
will they go. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but
are closed on Sundays. Public phones
are scarce. 09
471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway
Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22.
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to save his family, Rick is forced to
seek a mythical pyramid of gold,
facing marauding bands of pygmy
skeletons, among other hazards.
Directed by: Stephen Sommers.
Starring: Arnold Vosloo, Brendan
Fraser, John Hannah USA/2001.
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gle ticket 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. 09 471 87383; Vantaa: Peijas hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, tel. (K16)
23.10 Mythbusters
00.15 Listener
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Top Chef
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 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.
20.30 The Simpsons
22.30 Cops
23.00 C.S.I. Health centres around the country are open
Mon-Fri 8-16. 16 OCTOBER 2013
wednesday
FINLAND INFO
16.10.
TV1
King George and Queen Mary
TV1 19.00
10.00
15.05
17.08
19.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Heartbeat
King George and Queen
Mary DOC
Episode two focuses on
Queen Mary, who came from
a relatively humble royal
background, but was picked
as a future queen consort by
Queen Victoria.
22.00 The Pillars of the Earth
(K16)
As a consequence of his
journeys, Jack has figured
out a way to fulfill Tom
Builder?s dream of building
a cathedral filled with light.
Aliena is able to find Jack
by tracking the trail of his
carvings.
23.00 Saudi Arabia: Shifting
Sands DOC
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Jamie Oliver?s Food
Revolution
14.15 Survivor
15.20 I Hate My Teenage
Daughter
A story of two life-long
friends who realize their
children have turned out
to be the same type of
unlikable bullies that made
high school insufferable.
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 C.S.I. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri
9:15-16:15 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which
is open 6-22 daily. Wanha Kauppahalli ("Old Market Hall") at the Market square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?)
are the most popular. For more information, see www.hsl.fi.
Pharmacies. And in the end, do the
changes actually make a
difference in their lives?
14.00 Sarah 101
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
21.00 Nashville
23.20NCIS Los Angeles
00.20 Defenders
01.20 All in the Family
WEATHER
Banks and Bureaux de Change. 09 4711.
Wed 10/16
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Telephone. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. Sin-
The Mummy Returns
Legionnaire Rick O?Connell
(Brendan Fraser) has married his
Egyptologist girlfriend Evelyn
Carnahan and the couple has settled
in London, where they are raising
their young son Alex. On its way to the centre it stops several times but on the way to the airport only at Scandic Hotel Continental, close to the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
sudoku
Manpower
fit for military
service in Finland
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Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. For
more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding
regions from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight. Finland?s international country
code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
(Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20
and Sat-Sun 10-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times
of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. 22
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10 . The family?s
domestic tranquility is shattered
when the 3,000-year-old mummified corpse of Imhotep, which has
been shipped to the British Museum,
is resurrected once again to resume
his evil quest for immortality. (K16)
00.00 Hellcats
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Event
HELSINKI TIMES
YLE TEEMA
18.30 Stephen Fry: Gadget Man
Stephen looks at how new
technology can help keep
us fit and healthy. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21.
See www.forex.fi for more information.
Thu 10/10
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Grocery stores. Dial 112. 09 3101 3300. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891.
Market halls. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 10-18. Hietaniemen kauppahalli ("Hietalahti Market Hall") holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli.
Restaurants. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5,
tel. Operator number 118. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat
7-18 and Sun 12-21. What will they
try. In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are
quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. 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.
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(between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and
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phones can be bought at R-kioski shops.
Tourist Information. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Most
hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General
Post Office have a computer terminal. At these public terminals internet use is usually free of charge.
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06.45 The King of Queens
07.10 Rules of Engagement
07.35 3rd Rock from the Sun
08.25 Matlock
12.15 Kitchen Boss
12.45 Keasha?s Perfect Dress
13.15 Operation Repo
14.15 Smile TV
14.45 Hale and Pace
15.15 Matlock
16.10 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.05 The King of Queens
17.35 Rules of Engagement
Two couples and their single
friend, all at different stages
in their relationships, deal
with the complications of
dating, commitment and
marriage.
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
21.00 The Mummy Returns FILM
Directed by: Stephen
Sommers.
Starring: Arnold Vosloo,
Brendan Fraser,
John Hannah
USA/2001.
23.40 NCIS: Los Angeles
00.40 Absolon (K16) FILM
Directed by: David Barto.
Starring: Christopher
Lambert, Lou Diamond
Phillips, Kelly Brook.
UK/2003.
02.25 Twin Peaks
03.20 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
04.15 Dawson?s Creek
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to do) . See
www.posti.fi
Emergency Numbers. 09 100 23.
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Medical services. 0300 20200, calls are
charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24.
Airport busses. Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and
metro
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words (kana = chicken, lohi = salmon) and pictures
gave some clues, but I was almost never 100 per cent sure.
But just as negative shocks
there, were also good cultural shocks. the Internet told about.
It was a leap of faith to
go so many miles away from
home by myself with just
that information and one
good friend (whom I met online and never in person) living there but to be honest,
outside Mexico, I?ve never
felt so much at home.
Finns were always friendly, helpful and welcoming towards me. I had an idea
but there were many things I
ignored about the people, etiquette, etc?
Coming from a Latin American country, where we are
loud and cheery, and hug and
kiss people whom we have
just met, I was afraid of feeling
lonely or rejected by ?the cold
Finns. Like in the
supermarket, many times I
didn?t know exactly what I
was buying (yay for the adventure seekers, not so much
for the low budgets). Success of the largest chain
of spas in China, Liangtse, continues in Europe. So it was a
bit frustrating to ?nd places
closing at 17:00 when there
was still daylight at 21:00.
The language can be a
challenge too. While in concerts in
Mexico City you would end
up mostly pregnant (not really but very close) on purpose,
a bit asphyxiated and soaked
in everybody else?s sweat.
In Finland, people who knew
you were not from around
were always trying to make
you feel comfortable; like allowing swimsuits in some
saunas for the shy foreigners, asking you to be honest about the food you didn?t
like, telling you how things
worked without making you
feel you were a drag or dumb.
The feeling of being safe
at all times was great too:
with no corruption or high
criminal activity, it felt like a
paradise for my usually paranoid Mexican mind.
I only lived a month in
Finland but it felt like a second home and I really hope to
come back some day.
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where we publish voluntary contributions written by expats,
and we?re interested in your experiences.
Share your funny, memorable, frustrating or great experiences of Finland
with our readers. There was maybe
one very rare exception because I didn?t have all the information needed to have my
own travel card (sorry, angry
girl at the counter, in Mexico we don?t get Finnish social
security numbers) but, well,
I guess we all have bad days.
Talking about cultural
shocks, of course that wasn?t
the only one: Contraceptive
pills being part of prescription
medicine was a HUGE shock
to me, especially when I had
less than the pills I needed.
Prices of food and alcohol
killed a huge part of my budget (and kept me sober).
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Cristina Bayona, a 24-year-old Mexican photographer and traveler,
is a former student of the Helsinki Summer School 2013.
WANTED
A month of memories
I WAS REALLY interested in
studying abroad and visiting Finland at some point of
my life, so when the Internet
led me to studyin?nland.com
and I found out about Helsinki Summer School my mind
was blown.
Not only I would be able to
do two things on my bucket
list, but I would also expand
my CV and get to know people from around the world.
Already registered, I
started searching deeply
about Finland