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Indeed, some users have decided to show their rejection to this change in the rules by replacing their actual pro?le picture for a photo of Google?s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Others Legal repercussions? Despite her resignation, the ordeal may not yet be over for Hautala, with Matti Tolvanen, a professor of criminal law at the University of Eastern Finland, viewing that she may even face legal repercussions. Tolvanen commented on the matter after it was revealed that Pekka Timonen, a former director general at the Ownership Steering Department, had threatened to sack the CEO of Arctia Shipping unless its complaint against Greenpeace was withdrawn. Regardless, Katainen has refused to criticise Hautala, reiterating that her only fault was to initially provide inaccurate information about the chain of events that led to the withdrawal. the opposition leader told Kaleva on Sunday. Hautala, in turn, has viewed in an interview with Yle that Finnish icebreakers should not participate in long offshore drilling projects in the Arctic, highlighting that the region offers also other prospects. HT ST T THE RESIGNATION of Heidi Hautala (Greens) as cabinet minister amid the lingering furore over her role in the withdrawal of a complaint against Greenpeace protesters has sparked a debate on Finland?s involvement in oil exploration in the Arctic through Arctia Shipping, a state-owned icebreaker company. ?Is it worth bolting into the ones that have proven very dif?cult for oil companies that have drilled there. Shell, for example, suspended its operation in Alaska after suspicions over its environmental sustainability surfaced,. he said. ?Not a black-and-white issue? Kimmo Tiilikainen, the chair of the Centre parliamentary group, has also demanded a clari?cation of Finland?s ownership steering policy, stressing that it cannot hinge entirely Hautala?s successor as the minister responsible for ownership steering. In a new strategy adopted in August, the Government, on the one hand, encourages Finnish shipping companies to export their expertise to the Arctic and, on the other, emphasises the need to safeguard natural resources. 23 OCTOBER 2013 . ?If you think that we shouldn?t break ice, I reckon we should no longer build icebreakers,? he said. The deployment of Finnish icebreakers to support offshore drilling projects in the Arctic has been endorsed by the Centre, with chairman Juha Sipilä suggesting that Finnish expertise would also promote the protection of the Arctic environment. You can transfer from one vehicle to another with a single ticket within the validity of the ticket. www.hsl.? ic potential of the Arctic region but must also discuss the limits of its operations.?This is not a blackand-white issue. ?3 . 17 . If so, you should know that starting from 1 November this year, the IT giant will be able to use your pro?le picture to create customised endorsements for their ads based on reviews collected from Google-controlled sites such as YouTube or Zagat -a restaurant review service. This practice is not new, as it has been long performed by the social network Facebook. ?It?s the duty of ownership steering to oversee the operations of state-owned companies and use discretion as was done with respect to Arctia Shipping,. So, no need to change that nice picture of yours after all. A balance between economic and environmental interests is sought. A Spanish sensation, BeerExpo and a diet Enjoy the Spanish cuisine in Helsinki, the 2013 BeerExpo, or learn about the 5:2 diet. See pages 15,16 Singlee tickets andd day tickets Validity from 2 hours to 7 days. Buy from ticket machines, bus and tram drivers, as well as conductors on commuter trains or by mobile phone. Meanwhile, we want to invest in Arctic expertise, for example icebreaking and shipbuilding,. Helsinki Times is also available for sale in more than 140 kiosks across Finland. L E H T I K U VA / D M I T R I S H A RO M O V DOMESTIC Christmas on Google, and Hautala?s resignation Google offers some info on how and when people begin their Christmas browsing, and Hautala (Greens) makes her resignation announcement. See pages 3,4 BUSINESS A handout picture released on 1 October 2013, by Greenpeace International shows the Arctic Sunrise Greenpeace?s Arctic protest ship moored next to Russian Coast Guard ship in the in Kola Bay in the northern Russian port of Murmansk. Hautala?s resignation sparks debate on Arctic drilling EAT & DRINK the Arctic, the icebreakers of other countries will. In an interview with the journal Suomen Kuvalehti on Tuesday, President Sauli Niinistö called for a discussion to determine what kind of operations Finland has and is prepared to take part in. Niinistö also noted that if Finnish icebreakers do not operate in HEC TOR MONTES HEL SINKI TIMES DO YOU have a Google account. A class-action suit representing 100 million Facebook users was filed at a US court, claiming that the social network violated users. said Katainen. ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . We must consider thoroughly where Finland wants to draw the line. ISSUE 42 (324) . Interpretations of the strategy have varied notably, and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy is currently drawing up a new strategy for Arctia Shipping. Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (NCP) believes Finland should take advantage of the economC H R I S M AT Y S Z C Z Y K / C N E T Generational change and commercialisation Advice about change in management from the owners of Eurokangas, and how Finland develops and commercialises innovation. See pages 8,9 Facebook has been facing a legal battle since 2011 because of its Sponsored Stories, a feature similar to the one Google will implement starting this November. It?s a question of exporting core Finnish expertise abroad,. It can now happen to Google users as a consequence of the change in the Terms of Service announced by the California-based company on Friday 11 September. Even if some users are not concerned about Google using their own words to review products they like, many people are not keen with this move. W W W.HELSINKITIMES.FI Available by subscription, on board more than 350 Finnair flights, on Allegro trains and in all top-quality hotels in Finland. right to privacy by publicising their ?likes. in ads without being asked or compensated.. ?We understand ice. she underlined. Your face as the add have gone even further, putting airbrushed naked pictures of Google?s Larry Page clutching a rose to his face in place of their respective pro?le pictures. However, opting out from the new Google program is easy and can be done through the settings of your Google+ account
It?s now clear, for example, that the Tamarod movement, which sprang up last April as the ostensible voice of widespread popular opposition to Morsi, received backing from both the army and the oligarchs. THIS IS not to say that Morsi is blameless. Some may be content to see the Muslim Brotherhood banned and its assets seized, but should a movement with support from so many Egyptians be excluded from future participation in the nation?s politics. In the worst-case scenario, such repression could lead to the kind of radicalized splinter groups we saw result from earlier attempts to silence the Muslim Brotherhood, more than half a century ago. hard to be optimistic about Egypt?s future right now. The current popular narrative is that the army moved to limit those powers. THERE?S no question that millions of exasperated Egyptians felt something had to be done to resolve the impasse of last summer, but did they really want the bloodshed and suppression of democratic freedoms that have followed the military coup. But neither is it accurate to portray the military coup as a result of his failure to attempt to reform the military. MORSI inherited a terrible situation when he was ?nally con?rmed as president in June 2012. decided to abandon democratic principles and make as a sign that Morsi had cut a deal with the military that would allow him to pursue a more dictatorial Islamist agenda, and that would allow the military to retain its corrupt and historic stranglehold on Egyptian society. was no such deal. Morsi wanted to empower the army to do what an army is supposed to do: protect the nation?s borders and THERE You can be sure that even those Egyptians who initially supported the army?s move were not expecting the kind of wanton brutality that?s followed. a deal with the army that ultimately back?red on them. The reality is much more complex than that. 2012, Morsi, Egypt?s ?rst democratically elected president, replaced the senior military leadership of the Mubarak era with a younger generation of generals. But looking at the systematic repression and arbitrary curtailing of freedoms that have happened since the July coup, it?s hard to take that seriously. be sure that even those Egyptians who initially supported the army?s move YOU CAN We have room for everything... Rent your own storage unit 1?30m2 at Vallila, Herttoniemi, Ala-Tikkurila, Kilo, Olari, Malmi, Lauttasaari or Turku. Go to www.pelicanselfstorage.fi or call +358 (0) 207 007 700 to find out more. *Selected storage sizes, offer available for a limited time. were not expecting the kind of wanton brutality that?s followed. AND HOW can you have free, representative elections when so many legitimate contenders vying for a say in the future of Egypt have been imprisoned, exiled, or otherwise muted. He also wanted to wean the military from its assumption that it has a right to interfere in political life in order to preserve its own corrupt involvement in Egypt?s perilously unstable economy. can see now, the army was never really willing AS WE to contemplate its exclusion from power or subjection to civilian oversight: It had too much to lose. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text. The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. The same could be said of other groups, like the oligarchs, elements of the civil service, and media tycoons, who have deeply vested interests in maintaining their in?uence in a corrupt system. ONE COULD argue that Presi- dent Morsi was doomed from the start. The economy had been on a downward trajectory for years, but even more so since the revolution. There were multiple security threats. Those opposed to Morsi?s election were not ready to admit defeat or willing to see their own interests threatened, and so refused to cooperate in building a new Egypt. than explaining how dire conditions were, and how long and dif?cult the road to recovery would be, Morsi focused on the message that if all Egyptians worked harder, things would get better. RATHER IN THE PAST year, there were accusations that Morsi was moving to further solidify his hold on power. Cynics interpreted this IN AUGUST defend the country against its enemies. One of the most common explanations, for instance, is that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi ? and, by extension, his Muslim Brotherhood backers . The situation is extremely complex, and if Egypt is to have a democratic future, whoever leads it will need to grapple with that complexity. IT?S VERY 2 1? 30 m for 4 months. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi. Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long (maximum length 10,000). Powerful groups that had thrived under the old system were able to manipulate growing dissatisfaction with the performance of Morsi?s government to the extent of fomenting public protest. He is well known as a Canadian Muslim academic, speaker, and activist, and his particular strengths include strategic media coordination and political engagement. Egyptian coup: was Morsi doomed from the start? THERE has been a barrage of opinion pieces attempting to explain what happened in Egypt on July 3, most of which present a rather super?cial and simplistic analysis. 2 VIEWPOINT 17 . Haddara trained in Canada as a pharmacist and doctor and is currently an assistant professor at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario. 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. Do they believe the way forward for Egypt is to step back to the days when the nation was run for the bene?t of privileged interest groups? GEN. ABDUL-FATTAH EL-SISI, whom Morsi appointed in August 2012 to command the army and be his minister of defense, played the leading role in the military coup. own and do not represent the official policy of the Helsinki Times. Egyptian-born Wael Haddara was an adviser to ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. ElSisi offers assurances that there will be free elections in the near future
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H T There has been another incident of school violence in Finland, where a student has stabbed several others in Oulu. she stated. However, she also reiterated her belief that the measures taken by the Ownership Steering Department with respect to the issue were appropriate. That is to say, I originally gave inaccurate information on the matter. He is at times prone to acrimonious comments,? viewed Sasi. HT-STT Recently resigned Development Minister is surrounded by journalists when leaving the Green?s parliamentary group meeting last week. Hautala resigns over Greenpeace furore This was not Hautala?s first transgression, and it resulted in her resignation. ST T N IIN A W OO L L E Y, A L E K S I T E I VA IN E N . She remained in her position but, although she initially expressed intentions of the contrary, resigned from the ministerial working group against the informal economy. This screen capture shows a section of the now resigned Development Minister Heidi Hautala?s transcript of text messages exchanged about Arctia Shipping case last year. I would like to emphasise that my stance would have been the same even if a different NGO had staged a protest on state-owned property,. 37,5% No . Meanwhile, a spokesperson at Finland?s Ministry for Foreign Affairs said that it is too early to estimate whether a quota is necessary. HT-STT Jussi Halla-aho, a Finns Party MP, has questioned the manner in which members of other parliamentary groups have criticised his appointment as a vice member of the Finnish Delegation to the European Council. he stated.. Previous school shootings are still fresh in memories. Do you think authorities should be blamed for not doing enough to prevent such cases? L E H T I K U VA / T E E M U S A L O N E N QUESTION OF THE WEEK HEIDI HAUTALA (Greens) announced her resignation as the Minister for International Development in a press conference last Friday, after returning from an of?cial visit to the United States one day ahead of schedule at the be- hest of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (NCP). 4 DOMESTIC 17 . According to Yle, Arctia Shipping files another complaint, which is not withdrawn. 9 October 2013 Iltalehti reports that Hautala blocked the complaint against Greenpeace. 11 October Hautala resigns. interest of the company, and therefore of the state, that we didn?t bring the situation to a head. Both Timo Soini, the chair of the Finns Party, and Jukka Kärnä (SDP) viewed then that Hautala should step down if the claims proved true. ?[This] is an indication of Hautala?s carelessness and inability to handle the responsibilities assigned to her,? Kärnä viewed in a bulletin. According to Kärnä, Hautala has insisted on several occasion that the minister responsible for ownership steering cannot interfere in the decision-making of the companies it supervises. ?Now that the advocacy group in question was Greenpeace, suddenly Hautala?s hands were no longer tied,. ?It was in the best Yes . In addition, it would enable authorities to monitor recruitment procedures and allow prospective berry pickers to estimate the cost of their trip in advance. ?The Ownership Steering Department told me they?d discussed the matter with the management of Arctia Shipping and I approved the steps they had taken. However, I didn?t give the company any instructions personally,. The highlighted message is an SMS sent by her secretary Sallamaari Muhonen to the CEO of Arctia Shipping Tero Vauraste, explaining that the minister suggests and wishes that Arctia Shipping would reconsider its complain against Greenpeace for the time being. Timeline 22 June 2011 14 November Heidi Hautala is appointed as the minister responsible for ownership steering. Arctia Shipping agrees to provide two multi-purpose icebreakers to support Shell?s offshore drilling operations in Alaska. 16 March 2012 Greenpeace activists occupy the Arctic-bound vessels, Fennica and Nordica, in protest of oil exploration in the Arctic. Hautala initially denied intervening in the matter by blaming her subordinate Pekka Timonen, but later admitted her responsibility. Hautala was also panned early this year after it was found that she had hired black market labour for personal cleaning and repair work in 2009. Arctia Shipping files a criminal complaint against the protesters a few days later, Yle says. 20 March Pekka Timonen, the head of the Ownership Steering Department, urges Arctia Shipping to withdraw the complaint. 21 March The complaint is withdrawn. 28 March In a reply to an earlier inquiry by Greenpeace, Hautala says that the contract with Shell cannot be dissolved, because it was signed before the Ownership Steering Department became responsible for Arctia Shipping. 1 May Greenpeace activists board the icebreakers again. 62,5% L E H T I K U VA / V E S A M O I L A N E N View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi Who: Heidi Hautala From: Oulu Famous for: Resigned from Ministry for International Development after influence peddling accusations Finnish politician from the Greens party, she has been accused of threatening of firing the management of the stateowned company Arctia Shipping if they didn?t withdraw a criminal complaint against Greenpeace activists. As, after the recent events, it would be dif?cult for me to continue to carry out my ministerial duties, I see it best to step down from my post,. According to the Thai daily, 240 of the 6,100 pickers who worked in Sweden this year have claimed that they have not been paid as promised. Swedish news agency TT reports that the Swedish Minister for Migration has yet to hear about the restriction plans but welcomed discussion on the issue. said Hautala. Denial Earlier, Hautala had denied directly in?uencing the decision, stressing that she had only approved of the interference. Hautala told STT by e-mail from Washington. According to Hautala, Pekka Timonen, the head of the department at the time, had told Arctia Shipping that state-owned companies should have more tolerance for NGO activism than other businesses, and that the company should not aggravate the situation unless it was absolutely necessary. Political furore The ?rst cries for Hautala?s resignation emerged on 9 October, when the tabloid Iltalehti reported that Hautala had personally urged Arctia Shipping not to press charges against the Greenpeace activists. Contrary to her earlier statements, Hautala admitted that political clout had been used to compel Arctia Shipping to withdraw its complaint after Greenpeace activists had occupied two of its Arctic-bound icebreakers in Helsinki last year. ?Now that the chain of events has been clari?ed, I realise I was under the impression that the events had taken place in a different chronological order. 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / M A R K K U U L A N D E R Halla-aho criticised after appointment to European Council delegation Daily: Thai ministry seeks quotas for berry pickers in Finland Thailand?s Ministry of Labour wants to restrict the number of Thai berry pickers in Finland and Sweden in an attempt to curb unhealthy competition between them, Bangkok Post reports. The ministry believes the restriction would prevent disagreements between pickers and their employers from arising. According to Halla-aho, the relentless demonisation and humiliation of one representative is unpleasant for him personally and embarrassing for the Parliament. Kimmo Sasi (NCP), the deputy chair of the delegation, has estimated that the appointment will not promote Finland?s reputation as an advocate of human rights. The deputy chair referred to, for example, Hallaaho?s convictions for ethnic agitation and breach of the sanctity of religion, emphasising that it is crucial that Halla-aho acts according to the European Convention on Human Rights. ?Unfortunately, I?m not fully con?dent that this will happen
The suspect, who is a student at the vocational school, has confessed to the act in preliminary interrogations and revealed that the victims were chosen at random. On 11 October, the suspect was detained for probable L E H T I K U VA / PÄ I V I S E E S KO R P I PÄ I V I S E E S KO R P I , M AR JO SORMUNEN, JANIK A TIKK AL A . S T T Attack not linked to earlier threat, police view The Oulu Police Department also said on Friday that it has submitted a report requested by Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen (Christian Democrats) regarding its decision not to inform schools of an earlier threat made by the suspect. He also insisted that no link between the threat and last week?s incident can be drawn. Saija Niemelä-Pentti, the head of the Oulu Vocational College, contrastively views that the school should have been informed of the threat. ?We would have at least discussed with the police and social services whether such a past should be taken into consideration.? The 24-year-old murder suspect covered his face with a binder at the District Court of Oulu on 10 October. tion about his work shifts. The man has dismissed the charges, insisting that the Facebook account used to send the messages has been created by his former wife and that other people may have had access to it. The prosecutor is demanding that both defendants be sentenced to life imprisonment. the emergency call made by the victim?s wife and murder suspect Anneli Auer corroborates their reading of the course of events. The prosecutor highlighted that no sounds of struggle or the alleged intruder are audible on the recording. imprisonment by the District Court of Helsinki for roughly 15 burglaries. In police interrogations, the Colombian men, who are believed to have arrived in Finland on false passports, revealed that they targeted the homes of foreigners believing they would be afraid to report the break-ins to the police. Kari Niinimäki, the of?cer in charge of the investigation, reveals that altogether the men stole jewellery, gold and cash worth approximately 85,000 euros on the crime spree. In addition, the men face charges of aggravated extortion for demanding money in compensation for a theft at the gang?s facilities. One of the defendants is currently serving a lengthy prison term for attempted murder related to a shooting incident in Joensuu on New Year?s Eve. HT-STT 5. Their task promises to be far from straightforward, with the defence and prosecution disagreeing on the implications of a number of key pieces of evidence. It?s unlikely that this happened on a whim,? deputy chief constable Arto Karnaranta estimated soon after the incident. Judge Heikki Juntunen telling reporters that the suspect?s detention hearing will be held behind closed doors. Motive in Oulu school stabbing eludes officers News of an earlier threat by the suspect has raised questions about threat assessment procedures. THE MOTIVE for last Thursday?s stabbing at a vocational school in Oulu eluded investigating of?cers on Friday, with the 16-year-old suspect remaining taciturn in preliminary interrogations, Petri Savela, the of?cer in charge of the investigation, told STT. Savela described the ongoing interrogations. The stabbing took place at the Myllytulli unit of the Oulu Vocational College at lunch-time on 10 October and left three female students and a janitor injured. imprisonment by the District Court of Päijät-Häme over one of the region?s largest ever weapons hauls. The court found the 38-year-old defendant guilty of aggravated drug, ?rearms and money laundering offences, and cited his af?liation with the gang and prior convictions as aggravating circum- stances in sentencing. The case began to unravel in July, when a citizen rang the police after hearing gunshots in the outskirts of the town of Hämeenkoski. In the subsequent raids, authorities seized for example 47 ?rearms, two kilos of amphetamine and jewellery stolen in a robbery in Nokia last year. The drug discoveries also spawned a prison term for the defendant?s wife. ?The young man went to school armed with edged weapons. In contrast, a sound expert summoned by the defence viewed that the recording does not indicate how many people were in the house at the time. Defence counsel Juha Manner also slammed the pre-trial investigation as prejudiced. On Fri- Prosecutor: suspects planned Oulu contract hit for months M AR JO SORMUNEN . A forensic autopsy will be performed to determine whether the victim died before entering the water. HT-STT 66-year-old man detained over Kuopio homicide The District Court of Pohjois-Savo has detained a 66-year-old man for probable cause of the manslaughter of a middle-aged man in Neulamäki, Kuopio, in early October. Investigation into the homicide was launched after the suspect asked his neighbour to call an ambulance for a man in his house. The victim was pronounced dead by the paramedics, while a forensic autopsy later showed that he had died of injuries in?icted with an edged weapon. S T T AFTER SEVEN weeks of hearings, judges at the District Court of Satakunta have retired to consider their verdict in the murder of Jukka Lah- ti in December 2006. ?He has given no explanation about the motive,. S T T of a 34-year-old man in Rajakylä, Oulu, in February was preceded by some four months of regular communication on Facebook, as the man accused of the murder was persuaded into carrying out the killing by the ex-husband of the victim?s girlfriend, the prosecutor views. [?] There wasn?t even a need for a criminal complaint,. he said. The anticipated ruling is due 12 December. Man confesses to killing young woman in Forssa A 27-year-old man from Jokioinen has confessed to killing the 18-year-old woman whose body was found in the Koijoki river in Forssa earlier this month, investigating of?cers have revealed. Due to his intoxication at the time of the offence, the man has been unable to explain why he lost his temper with the victim and why she ended up in the river. may tip the balance in favour of the prosecution. HT-STT Three jailed for burglary spree Three men have been sentenced to two years and six months. On 8 October, both argued, for example, that the day evening, the victims remained in stable condition at the Oulu University Hospital. The two had spent the night in a nightclub in central Forssa and, after leaving separately, met again at the town centre at approximately 4:30 in the morning on 3 October. On their way home, they stopped at a bridge, where the man hit the woman several times in the head with the handle of a tool. The court cannot rule on the likelihood of innocence or guilt. The motive for the homicide remains unknown. such as the testimony of the victim?s acquaintance and new DNA ?ndings . There can be no doubt of guilt. ?They shed light on the motive,. The ruling cannot be based on intuition,. He has also argued that he was pressured into carrying out the killing by the other man. The 39-year-old ex-husband, in turn, stands accused of incitement to murder for helping the killer by providing him with a description of the victim and informa- Court hears closing arguments in Ulvila murder trial SOIL A OJANEN . ?Auer has had to prove her innocence herself. CRIME HELSINKI TIMES 17 . Manner underlined. Prosecutor Jarmo Valkama, in turn, said that the new evidence produced . The burglars were eventually caught at the Helsinki Airport, carrying nearly half of the loot in their luggage. The men were found guilty of ten aggravated thefts and attempted thefts. HT-STT Joensuu gang members charged with robbery Two members of the Cannonball Motorcycle Club may face over three years in prison if found guilty of aggravated robbery in a trial that began at the District Court of Pohjois-Karjala amid heightened security measures on Monday. The roughly 30-yearold bikers are suspected of roles in a violent robbery in Joensuu in January 2012. ?In light of the information available to us then, there was no risk that he would carry out the threat. In February, the suspect had threatened to shoot up his school on an Internet forum. The messages exchanged on the social media reveal, for example, that the 24-year-old man from Siikajoki who stabbed the victim to death had been promised 35,000 euro, other economic THE MURDER bene?ts and a new identity for the job. The young man has contested the murder charge but pleaded guilty to manslaughter, claiming that the homicide was not premeditated and that the decision to carry it out was made at the last minute. HT-STT Man handed 11 years over gun haul A high-ranking member of the outlaw gang United Brotherhood has been sentenced to 11 years. chief constable Sauli Kuha explained. According to Kuha, schools and other relevant authorities are informed if a threat is perceived acute or there is even the slightest possibility of the threat being carried out. 23 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 K K U RU O T T I N E N cause of four attempted murders by the District Court of Oulu
In households of couples with no children that had working-age spouses, the share of higher-earning women was twice as large. STT received information in advance of a study that was set to be published in December in the Statistics Finland Gender Equality publication. Specialist researcher Hannele Sauli surveyed the shares of family incomes allocated to spouses. MERINA SALMINEN ?Nokia will not buy more until spring 2014? to strengthen its position on the US markets. In the last months it has been speculated that Nokia will buy the network operations of the French competitor Alcatel-Lucent study of families. 6 17 . Up to 1.25 billion euro should be saved, and the socialist government of France is trying to slow down mass layoffs. The changes in Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent should be ready by the end of the year, Colcern reminds.? ?IT IS TIME to prepare for the harsh winter climate and slippery driving conditions . Authorities are currently calculating what the help would cost and what kind of equipment can be sent on the mission.? L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O ?ONCE Nokia sells its mobile phone business to Microsoft, it will become a network company. ?Families with children under 3 have lots of mothers with a small income. The children?s age no longer has signi?cance in terms of income difference when both parents work full-time.? Families with two parents and at least one under-aged child amounted to 500,000 in 2011. According to Sauli?s research results, 425,000 mothers earned less than their spouses.? Survivors being rescued after an overloaded boat carrying migrants sank some 110 kilometers from Malta last week.. According to the company?s of?cial release it also improves the diesel car?s performance and reduces emissions. A corresponding ?IN FINNISH Nokia will reportedly hold off purchasing until spring 2014. KAUPPALEHTI 13 OCTOBER. 23 OCTOBER 2013 FROM FINNISH PRESS HELSINKI TIMES 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 / M I K KO S T I G ILTASANOMAT 13 OCTOBER Mothers. says Ilk- ka Laitinen, Executive Director of European Union Agency Frontex. The company?s website does not give a corresponding emission-reducing gasoline alternative so users of diesel fuel may gain a ?nancial advantage in comparison to gasoline drivers.? YLE 13 OCTOBER 13. The naval accidents of those illegally arriving to Europe in the waters between Malta and Lampedusa are just the tip of the iceberg, for the number of incomers has nearly quadrupled in the area during the last year, compared to the previous year. By the end of September, 29,000 have illegally attempted to enter a country. ?It is a crazy number,. According to her, men?s incomes are often signi?cantly higher in families with children. AlcatelLucent?s wireless network traf?c has been particularly pegged as the purchasing target. Investor Alex Colcern, writing for the Seeking Al- pha technology blog, believes that it would be sensible for Nokia to do the Alcatel-Lucent network operations during spring 2014 at the earliest. TUOMO BJÖRKSTEN Finland prepares to rescue migrants at the Mediterranean prepares to send about 20 experts, a maritime surveillance plane, a patrol boat and educational assistance. A five per cent in expenditure! Nokia is only just recovering from its Nokia Siemens Networks rearrangements when it bought Siemens? share of the joint company. The company will still face the arrangements of another giant phone business sale. Alcatel-Lucent is in an even tighter situation. Its Pro Diesel is the world?s ?rst diesel fuel with the highest WWFC (Worldwide Fuel Charter) classi?cation, given by car manufacturers. Neste Pro Diesel?s winter variety has arrived to stations and it ?ts all diesel cars. ships would be detected before casualties occur. Arto Niemenkari, Deputy Head of the Border and Coast ?FINLAND Guard Division of the Ministry of the Interior, says that Finland is preparing to help Frontex and Italy in rescuing those trying to illegally enter the country. The French company is in the middle of a dif?cult structural change. internal income differences has not previously been conducted. Sauli is not amazed by the results. Families with small children have particularly notable differences. income level rarely at the level of their spouses families with children, the mothers rarely earn as much or more than their spouses. According to a yet unpublished study, only a little more than one in ten family mothers had at least as high an income as their spouse in 2011. The EU states intend to implement intensi?ed surveillance to the central Mediterranean so that the vessels attempting to enter Europe illegally would be detected before accidents occur. The lives of about 350 people dreaming of a better life have ended in shipwreck in the Mediterranean during the last two weeks. but what should you put in the tank? With the help of Neste Pro Diesel it is possible to decrease fuel consumption up to ?ve per cent depending on the car, manner of driving and conditions, stateowned Neste claims. The agency wants to increase surveillance in the Mediterranean so that the migrants. This is because both companies still have lots of un?nished arrangements. ILTASANOMAT 13 OCTOBER Does the neighbouring country?s product favour your neighbour
Poor women aged 15 to 30, on average, have a year less schooling than poor men of the same age group. But extreme poverty rates were found to be highest among children under 13 . 29 per cent in 2010. for the 400 million children who remain in extreme poverty. ?She would not be denied,? he said in a reference to her continuing ?ght for girls. ?This is better than nothing at all, but we haven?t really conveyed a clear message.? Khaled Elgindy, an Egypt expert at the Brookings Institution, complained that Wednesday?s announcement was ?sort of a half-measure that doesn?t appear to be part of a broader, overarching American vision for Egypt, or the region.. They stressed that the latest steps were not intended to be ?punitive. Jubilee USA director Eric LeCompte told IPS. ?That?s money that can go back into social protections for the poorest . Oxfam called it ?great news, especially in these dif?cult ?nancial times.? ?We?re excited that the pro?ts are going into zeropercent lending, which essentially quali?es as debt relief for some of the poorest countries,. Instead, it plans to work with the military-backed regime to bolster programmes THE ADMINISTRATION for major weapons systems already in Cairo?s possession. In what some critics called a major loophole, the State Department said the United States will also continue providing aid used for border security and counter-terrorism and for ?ensur[ing] security in the Sinai,. or to diminish ?Egypt?s ability to be a strong security partner of the United States.? One of?cial characterised the telephone conversation in which Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel informed the regime?s strongman, Defence Minister Gen. he said. Indeed, the report found that half of all people living in absolute poverty in the world?s 35 poorest countries . 23 OCTOBER 2013 announcement, the regime of?cially dissolved the Brotherhood, while the Court of Appeals in Cairo announced that Morsi, Egypt?s ?rst democratically elected president, will be tried on 4 November on charges of inciting violence. ?This sort of step should have been taken more forthrightly earlier on,. she said. Eighty percent of the IMF?s member states agreed to transfer their share of the pro?ts to the PRGT which will permit the facility to lend an average of 1.92 billion dollars a year to its clients. The announcement was hailed by anti-poverty groups who have long campaigned for the IMF to use its gold sales to aid low-income countries. he said. ?It?s certainly the right thing to do, but it?s overdue,. Emile Nakhleh, a former director of the CIA?s Political Islam Strategic Analysis of?ce, told IPS in reference to the military cuts. said Samer Shehata of the University of Oklahoma, who stressed that the administration should have called Morsi?s ouster a coup and suspended military aid from the outset. Contributing to repression ?The problem is that the kind of assets we provide for border security and counterterrorism can be readily put to use in suppressing the opposition in Egypt,. INTERNATIONAL NEWS HELSINKI TIMES 400 million children mired in extreme poverty JIM LOBE IPS hundred million children under 13 years of age are living in extreme poverty worldwide, according to a new study released by the World Bank on Thursday. That total constitutes one third of the 1.2 billion people still living on less than the equivalent of 1.25 dollars a day, according to the report. ?All but three countries in the world have rati?ed the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which guarantees some access to basic social services for children, including basic social protection,? Jeffrey O?Malley, director of policy and strategy for the UN children?s agency UNICEF, told IPS. he said. and said that the fact that the two men had spoken 20 times over the last several months ?underscores the importance of the USEgypt relationship.? The State Department said Washington would continue to provide military training in the US for Egyptian of?cers and spare parts ing billed by the Bank as the ?rst effort to provide an indepth pro?le of the world?s poorest people who pose the greatest challenge to meeting those goals. While reductions in extreme poverty in the developing world between 1981 and 2010 have been remarkable, according to the report, most of the progress has been con?ned to middle-income countries. Increasing incomes among the poorest in lowincome countries (LICs), on the other hand, has proved far more dif?cult. joint manoeuvres that US forces have carried out with Egyptian counterparts for decades. Obama?s decision to reduce aid followed a review launched in August after several massacres in which more than 1,000 Brotherhood protestors were killed. The president decided to act after violent clashes between Morsi supporters, security forces and anti-Brotherhood mobs killed more than 50 people last weekend, according to of?cials.. By most accounts, the regime?s repression, including arrests of virtually all of the Brotherhood?s national leaders and thousands of its members, has intensi?ed. On Wednesday, hours before the State Department oping world live in rural areas, a signi?cantly higher percent than the 58 per cent of the total developingcountry population who are rural-dwellers. Moreover, 63 per cent of the absolute poor work in agriculture, mostly in smallholder farming. The study also found a gender gap in education among those living in extreme poverty. Earlier this year, he set a goal of eliminating extreme poverty by the year 2030, along with promoting greater equity by increasing income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population in developing countries. Unveiling a major re-organisation of the Bank Wednesday, he set an interim goal of reducing global poverty levels to nine percent by 2020, which would mean increasing incomes of an additional 510 million people to greater than 1.25 US dollars a day in real terms. The new report, entitled ?The State of the Poor?, is be- WASHINGTON JIM LOBE IPS of President Barack Obama announced Wednesday 9 October it was freezing hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the Egyptian military pending ?credible progress. The specialist told IPS that ?it?s very important to send a message when it comes to democratic and human rights standards, but I don?t think we?ve done that effectively.? Robert Springborg, an Egypt specialist at the Naval Post-Graduate School, said Wednesday?s announcement should be seen more as a ?political and symbolic. the scene of growing anti-government violence since the July coup. Too little, too late Most Egypt experts welcomed the State Department?s Wednesday announcement but complained that it may be a case of ?too little too late.? Al-Sisi appeared unaffected by the cuts and, in fact, emboldened by 12 billion dollars in aid from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as well as a pledge by Saudi King Abdullah to compensate for aid withheld by Washington. noted Wayne White, a former deputy director of the State Department?s Middle East intelligence of?ce who is currently based at the Middle East Institute. His concern was echoed by Amnesty International, whose US director, Frank Jannuzi, warned that Washington should ?stop providing arms or allowing back-door sales of weapons or equipment that Egypt?s security forces will likely use to violate human rights.? Some lawmakers close with the Israeli lobby, which has strongly opposed cuts in military aid to Egypt out of fear they could diminish the Egyptian army?s commitment to uphold the 1979 Camp David peace accords with Israel, urged the administration to reconsider. ?During this fragile period we should be rebuilding partnerships in Egypt that enhance our bilateral relationship, not undermining them,. in their countries,. ?The scale of children living in extreme poverty shows how far we are from ful?lling those rights. ?But it?s also important because, beyond the needs and rights of those children, their families, communities, and countries won?t reach their development potential, if the children don?t bene?t from adequate food, nutrition, water, health care FOUR tor, Christine Lagarde, announced that it had received suf?cient authorisation from its membership to transfer pro?ts it made from sales of part of its gold holdings to its Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), a fund to provide no-interest loans to low-income countries. ?We now have secured critical resources to provide adequate levels of ?nancial support to the poorest countries for years to come,. 33 percent in the developing world as a whole and 50 per cent in the LICs. Not surprisingly in that connection, the study also found that the average number of prime-age adults available to provide income and support per child in non-poor households in developing countries was three. most of whom are women and children . Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, of the freeze as ?very friendly. ?There?s no doubt that even a few billion dollars can go a long way to addressing extreme poverty.? Since assuming the Bank presidency in July 2012, Kim has repeatedly stressed that the reduction of extreme poverty should be the institution?s top priority. education before and after the 2012 attempt on her life by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan?s SwatValley and subsequent threats against her after her recovery. His remarks came as the IMF?s managing direc- 17 . toward a return to democratic rule. The State Department said Washington was suspending deliveries of bigticket weaponry, including tanks, warplanes and attack helicopters, that make up much of the 1.3 billion dollars in military aid it provides Egypt annually. Of?cials also said Washington would not provide the Egyptian government with 260 million dollars in cash to use as it sees ?t, as it has in the past. all of which are essential to their intellectual and physical development into productive adults,. That was more than twice the number found in poor households where there was an average of only 1.4 adults per child. One third of people living under the line of poverty are children, like these Syrian children refugees who fled from the civil war that is ravaging their country. US suspends more military aid to Egypt, arousing scepticism in health, education, democracy promotion and privatesector development. But of?cials who briefed reporters after the announcement insisted that the administration had still not determined whether the 3 July ouster of President Mohammed Morsi constituted a ?coup?, which under US law would require the complete cutting of military assistance. said Eliot Engel, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in a statement issued before the actual announcement. After Morsi?s ouster, the administration urged the new regime to include the Brotherhood in the process to return the country to democratic rule. In 1981, the same countries accounted for only 13 per cent of the world?s total, according to the report. As to who the world?s poorest are, the study found that over 78 per cent of the absolute poor in the devel- 7 L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / A D E M A LTA N WASHINGTON . gesture. ?The military isn?t going to change their fundamental strategy over a few tanks and planes,. Indeed, the number of poor people in LICs actually increased by 103 million during the same period. Indeed, after India, about one third of whose population lives in absolute poverty, LICs contain most of the world?s poorest . When those appeals were ignored, it quietly suspended delivery of some F-16s and cancelled the annual ?Bright Star. most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia ? are 12 years old or less. ?Children should not be cruelly condemned to a life without hope, without good education, and without access to quality health care. We must do better for them,? the Bank?s president, Jim Yong Kim, said at a press conference on the eve of the annual meetings of the Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Last week, Kim hosted a special event with 16-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl and education activist Malala Yousafzai, who was awarded the European Parliament?s Sakharov Prize Thursday and was nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. He said she is a ?powerful symbol of hope
These politicians and civil servants are not businesspeople and have other agendas. The exact circumstances of the scandal are a bit muddled, but it is clear there were improprieties. but as Finland. everyone knows there is no corruption in Finland. readers of this column know that I abhor government involvement in the free economy when it has no business there. There is a strong bond between Eurokangas Oy Managing Director Daniel Ward and his parents. Daniel manages the family business with long traditions, but he is not an autarch: he still makes most of the important decisions together with his mother Kaija and his father Carl-Johan. Daniel Ward is a fabric entrepreneur in the third generation. Meanwhile, taxes are being increased and spending is being decreased. The writer is a journalist and columnist for Helsinki Times. but as everyone knows there I would use the term is no corruption in ?corruption,. Abuse is not just possible; it is inevitable. continually called for the sale of unnecessary stakes in state-owned companies for economic and budgetary reasons. Daniel was slowly given more and more power and freedom while his parents started to let go. Ward says, grinning. He worked as a stock analyst for several years before he made the decision to come A FINNISH work for Eurokangas. Daniel Ward has already started to familiarise his children, who are now in elementary school, with fabrics by bringing them to the of?ce on some days after school. He says that anybody thinking about a change of generation in their family company should spend more time with their family. ?Many entrepreneurs work so hard that their family needs to step aside. he says. The future of Eurokangas seems bright, however. One is a refusal to comment, for reasons you can imagine. Instead of pretending like Finland doesn?t have any corruption, we should try our best to make it so. I HAVE The Managing Director of Eurokangas Oy says that people planning a change of generation in their family business should make clearcut agreements about the ownership structure to avoid future conflicts. ?I had to do something else than just work for my mom? Preparations for a change of generation should commence early. R I K U RO S L U N D . They still conduct lively discussions about the business, mostly in agreement. Ward says that it is important that he was allowed to take part in the company at an early stage. But Greenpeace-gate is yet another reason why we should reform our outdated and scandal-prone system. She managed to survive that incident, but she didn?t survive this one. APPARENTLY Hautala helped or allowed threats to employees of a state-owned icebreaking company under her direction: if they didn?t drop charges against Greenpeace activists they would be ?red. said the manager of the study, Elina Varamäki, on Thursday at a conference on changes of ownership in Helsinki. Getting to know your children Finnish entrepreneurs. improprieties. BUT WITH private companies, there is a balance of power. The active owners are (or should be) suspicious of managers and have the ability to replace them. Both responses give weight to the argument the state shouldn?t be running companies. FINLAND has billions of euros tied up in mines, telecommunications, IT, chemicals, airlines, metals and a variety of industries. For the life of me, I can?t ?gure out why the Finnish state should have ownership stakes in retail stores, banks or catering companies, for instance. LONG-TIME I?VE ASKED the CEOs of private companies what they think of the having to compete against their own country in the marketplace and I tend to get two responses. Overseeing companies gives them opportunities for corr. Almost 3,000 companies are sold in Finland each year because the entrepreneurs running them want to retire, and around 1,500 companies undergo a change of generation each year. Participants of the conference on changes of generation were worried that many companies are unable to ?nd somebody to continue their business. He is also a private investor with over ten years of experience. Greenpeace-gate for International Development Heidi Hautala has resigned after being caught in a scandal relating to her position overseeing state-owned companies. S T T HEL SINKI TIMES proverb says that your family is always the worst, but this is not always the case. Ward appreciates the fact that his parents did not put any pressure on him to continue their life?s work. ?I have always been allowed to make my own decisions. 8 BUSINESS 17 . The Minister of Labour Lauri Ihalainen (Social Democratic Party) says that the Ministry is also aware of this problem. ?It is a great shame when this happens. The other reply is that they love it because the state is a lousy businessman. The foundation for Eurokangas was laid by his grandparents. Furthermore, the actual changes are minor because the owners already share a view of the company?s future. The study says that most of the changes of ownership go well. One view might be that this is an isolated incident with one individual, but I believe it is because our system of state ownership encourages abuse. If you want your children to start running your company, you should get to know them ?rst.?. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. Parents should educate their children, but allow them to make choices.? Change of power is smooth The transfer of power from the hands of one generation to the next went smoothly in Eurokangas because the change was carefully prepared. If the disinterested public is the owner of a company, the only control they have is through a diluted and convoluted system of bureaucrats and politicians who have no incentive to be responsible corporate citizens. It needs to change. THE MINISTER HAUTALA has engaged in some questionable activities in the past, including paying for black market labour while she was part of a parliamentary group to combat the informal economy. I would use the term ?corruption,. The ?nal change was not that much of a change because he was already familiar with the business. The procedure used at Eurokangas is supported by a study published last Thursday. According to the study made at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, a change of ownership is often easier in family businesses than other companies because the person to take over the business is already an insider in the company and receives advice from the predecessor for a long time after the change of power. 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E T H I K U VA / RO N I R E KO M A A David J. association Suomen Yrittäjät says that entrepreneurs should start thinking about the change of ownership ear- ly, because the actual process can take years. The companies facing this fate are often healthy,. The road was not self-evident for Ward: when he graduated from the school of economics, he had to try something else besides the fabric business with which he had been living all his life. ?I had to do something else than just work for my mom,. Almost 360 buyers of small or medium-sized companies who had continued the business were interviewed all around Finland. The respondents said that there had been very few problems with the change of ownership. ?Most of them considered the price they paid for the company to be acceptable or even low,. It would make much more sense to sell holdings in a mobile phone operator than raising taxes. Greenpeace-gate has revealed an equally compelling reason why the government should not own private enterprises: the inevitability of that-which-wemust-not-call-corruption
10 million in funding from Karolinska Development AB, Novo Seeds and Finnvera, including commitments from the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes. ?After the acquisition of two drug programs from Hormos and the ?rst investment round, we are hitting the ?rst milestone this year. So far so good,. Conducting research can be a good thing, but what can be even more important is commercialising those innovations. Few countries in the world spend more on R&D than Finland. C OR D Research is one thing but commercialising is another. Luckily Finnish firms in life sciences have expertise in both. has a national goal of spending 4 per cent of Gross Domestic Product on research and development annually. He has a strong background as an entrepreneur in the life sciences sector and extensive knowledge of the biotechnical and pharmaceutical industries. He is on his way to study the innovation system in Switzerland to see if there are any tricks we could use in Finland. ?In Finland we could start focusing more on the operative environment of the businesses at different phases, including the environment of the venture capital industry,? he muses. www.helsinkibusinesshub.? This page is provided by Greater Helsinki Promotion. C O M P I C OY / K I M M O B R A N D T Commercialising the best ideas Risto Lammintausta is an expert at commercialising innovations. Forendo Pharma Project Novel Specificity for Endometriosis steroid hormones in blood estrone 17 HSD1 inhibitor drug 17 HSD1 enzyme estradiol endometriotic lesion growht of lesion inflammatoryu pain As Forendo Pharma began operations, they acquired drug development programs for endometriosis and male low testosterone from Hormos Medical. Finnish R&D Private sector Public and non-profit sector Personnel Spending (MEUR) 40,949 5,047 9,578 684 Higher education 30,290 1,432 Total 80,817 7,164 Source: Statistics Finland; Science, Technology and Information Society. According to Statistics Finland, 46 per cent of all Finnish enterprises engage in measures which aim to produce technologically new or improved products or services. Risto Lammintausta is an expert at commercialising innovations. In some ways, it is much harder to take innovations and make them commercially viable. ?Coaching within the academic setting is the ?rst key to identify potential and develop proof towards invention,. Their business model is to work closely with leading universities such as the University of Helsinki to evaluate, select, develop and commercialise innovations. TalentMatch Partnering with universities As Forendo Pharma began operations, they acquired drug development programs for endometriosis and male low testosterone from Hormos Medical. Yet this was not research for the sake of research: much of it was in the private sector and aimed at commercialisation. The concept had been developed together with scientists at the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital and is now in pre-clinical testing. Much research comes out of higher education institutions in Finland. In 2010, the European Union spent 1.91 per cent of its GDP on research while Finland invested 3.88 per cent. Entrepreneurs often follow a set roadmap of domestic, regional and then international funding. ?Credible investors seem to open doors to new and bigger investors in Europe,? Lammintausta says. He has plenty of experience turning innovations into products, but that doesn?t mean Lammintausta has stopped learning. 6.2 billion in turnover was targeted to be generated by small and medium-sized companies. Lammintausta thinks that Tekes is best for the earliest stages of development, and after that it is better to look elsewhere for funding. ?Today the value of Tekes seems to be best for the start-up companies at the very beginning of product development,. In 2005, for example, there were over 8,000 Finnish peer-reviewed articles. Researchers in Finland certainly punch above their weight: Finns make up less than 1 per cent of the European population, Public funding Partnerships are increasingly important to take innovations to the marketplace. Did you know? The Greater Helsinki area has more than 300 companies in the life sciences sector which employ over 5,000 people and create revenue of . Last year it provided . 23 OCTOBER 2013 9 T E X T: DAV ID J. Lammintausta says. ?The experienced venture capitalists typically offer both money as well as competent people and networks. Karolinska environment could be a model to signi?cant extent with universityorganised development and a separate venture capital company.? Karolinska Development is a Swedish investment company which specialises in life sciences and invested in Forendo Pharma. Lammintausta says. but contribute more than 2.5 per cent of EU scienti?c publications. Yet research is just the ?rst step. HELSINKI TIMES HELSINKI BUSINESS Business Hub 17 . Lammintausta is the CEO of Forendo Pharma, which closed its ?rst investment round in June with FINLAND . he says. International investors Forendo Pharma has already attracted foreign venture capitalists, which is common among hot Finnish start-ups in the life sciences sector. 1.5 billion. Links Greater Helsinki Promotion www.helsinkibusinesshub.fi Forendo Pharma www.forendo.com Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation www.tekes.fi Public funding agencies, professional venture capitalists, universities and start-ups need to work together through various stages of innovation, development and sale. Tekes ?nances about 1,500 business research and development projects and 600 public research ventures at universities annually. 570 million in funding which resulted in 1,260 products, services or processes and 980 patents. Additionally,
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10 October Finland: student stabs 4 at school 16-YEAR-OLD student who threatened earlier this year to go on a shooting rampage at his school stabbed three students and a janitor on Thursday, the police said. All four victims at the vocational school in northern Finland were in stable condition in a local hospital, the police said. Deputy Police Chief Arto Karnaranta said that the suspect was arrested in Oulu, 370 miles north of Helsinki, and that he had admitted to the stabbings but did not disclose a motive. 23 OCTOBER 2013 FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / A B DU L L A H D O M A THE NEW YORK TIMES. Reticent about their income levels, Finns are, however, happy to tell you who they are, holding education and titles in high regard. At one time, the culture was largely grounded in a The common notion religious worldview. seems to be that we all In contrast, the period since the latter are the heroes of our part of the 19th cenown lives. tury can be called an era of monocultures ? with the stress on the plural . According to our prime minister, forming a government and leading the nation is a dif?cult task in Finland where views not only between parties but also within them differ greatly. Colonel Abdullah Zaidi, a security of?cial, con?rmed to AFP that ?a powerful explosion in front of the Swedish consulate caused damage to it and neighboring buildings, but no casualties.? The Swedish and Finnish consulates are among a RTT NEWS. With the baby boomers having reached the retirement age, a surprising number of Finns are pensioners, yet prefer to tell you their last job rather than let on that the rush-hour traf?c does not beckon them every weekday morning anymore. FINNS do not often volunteer information on their politi- cal af?liations. Chief Karnaranta said the suspect had made online threats against the school in February, ?saying that he would ?kill the whole school. The highest growth was observed in the eastern Gulf of Finland, whereas population growth seems to have stopped in the Hel- sinki and Turku regions. A defenceman was on the cusp of making it to the big time, toiling with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Does it refer to the feeling of belonging or to actually being together, or working together? I believe that at its best communality means working together according to commonly agreed rules. Commandments have been one of the mainstays of the Finnish monoculture, an early, possibly even the ?rst declaration of human rights, even when formulated as commands. My responsibility is your right and your responsibility is my right. The Finnish culture has undergone a drastic change regarding religion, which can be divided into two phases. itself the target of a bombing two months ago?? which damaged the front of the building and the surrounding houses. What are then the questions you can ask a Finn. 11 October Blast near Sweden and Finland?s Benghazi consulates, no casualties reported ?A CAR bomb explosion has hit the building that houses the Swedish and Finnish consulates in Libya?s troubled city of Benghazi, causing no casualties, but badly damaging the building and property nearby, Libyan and Swedish of?cials con?rmed. A car bomb turned out to be the source of the explosion, few diplomatic missions still operating in con?ict-torn Benghazi, which was the birthplace of the 2011 uprising against Gadda?. The building is located in the city?s Al-Fouhiet district, not far from the Egyptian consulate . A prime example of this is a demand that has recently emerged in the political debate on taxation and funds hidden away: you shall not steal. THE TEN then the question you should ask a Finn is what he or she thinks of communality. The common notion seems to be that we all are the heroes of our own lives. OUR VALUES DIVERSITY is part of today?s reality. In their free time, he and his wife like to go berry-picking and enjoy being grandparents. In search of Finnish communality FINNS are known to be a hard-working nation. 14 October Finland: September inflation stable at 1.2 per cent ?FINLAND?S consumer price in?ation stayed unchanged in September from the previous month, data released by Statistics Finland showed Monday. The consumer price index rose 1.2 percent on an annual basis in September, broad- ly unchanged from the growth rate seen in August. said Defense Minister Urmas Reinsalu at a meeting held Wednesday at the Defense Ministry in Tallinn. Because communality could be just the resource Finland needs. PERHAPS Barnacle goose population growth seems to have stopped in the Helsinki region. YORK REGION. 14 October MICHAEL HAYAKAWA Gysbers keeping NHL dream alive in Finland ?SIMON GYSBERS would like nothing more than to play in the National Hockey League. For the last three seasons, the Richmond Hill native and former Stouffville Spirit Jr. In Germany, the Christian Democrats have gained popularity because the party encompasses a wide range of views from the political centre and right. ANOTHER topic a Finn does not like to be asked about is religious beliefs. 8 October Barnacle goose population in Finland continues to grow ?THE BARNACLE goose population in Finland increased by eight per cent year-onyear. A reduction in interest rates also helped curb in?ation?? ERR NEWS. 12 17 . At the moment, we rank among the top nations in PISA studies and the quality of education. if he had a gun.? ?A Jouko Jääskeläinen (Christian Democrats), a Member of Parliament and a Doctor of Social Sciences, is the chair of the Development Policy Committee and a member of the Vantaa city council. We are almost duty-bound to express our opinions. A destroyed car and the remains of a car bomb outside the Swedish consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on 11 October. RT. as numerous different but fairly strong and internally uniform views battled for visibility and in?uence. THE ONCE prevailing Christian values disseminated by homes, schools and the church have left their mark on party programmes. ?Finland is very welcome to become a country contributing to the center and send a technical expert to take part in the everyday work at the center.??? Finland to commit two experts to cyber defense center ?THE DEFENSE ministers of Estonia and Finland have agreed on increasing military cooperation in NATO, with the alliance?s neutral partner Finland sending two experts to participate in the Tallinnbased NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence and a pledge to carry out more procurements with its smaller neighbor. 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 working on my doctoral dissertation, I pondered on communality. American Hockey League af?liate Toronto Marlies. But with the Leafs electing not to renew his contract after last season, the 26-year-old Gysbers sought a change in scenery to keep his dream alive. These days, Gysbers keeps up the hope that some NHL team will notice his performance on the ice. Increases in restaurant prices, costs of prescription medicines, and increases in rents also affected in?ation, data showed. The negative contributions to the index came mainly from lower prices for entertainment electronics, telecommunication services and transport fuels. Having remained a multi-party system ever since, Finland has been governed by numerous different parties throughout its history, with the current government resembling a donut; the Centre is missing. Consumer prices were pushed up mainly by higher food prices. Founded as advocates of different social classes over a century ago, a large number of political parties still exist. Albeit it?s a few miles away, in Tampere, Finland to be exact, where he?s now a member of Ilves Tampere of the SM-liiga?? RED ORBIT. What used to be called Christian charity may now come under the moniker of solidarity, with work, industriousness and honesty traditionally included in the same group of virtues. have become splintered, with opinion polls telling us that religious doctrines have lost their popularity. 10 October ?I?m glad that Finland is already now engaging in cooperation with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence even though Finland is not a NATO member,. In an autumn counting of barnacle geese organized by the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the University of Helsinki and BirdLife Finland, a total of 21,700 geese were counted.??
Backed by drummer Christian Leitch and bass player William Spong, the trio dropped its debut release, The Inside Room, in 2011. Girl with Oranges the painting whose name forms the title the exhibition, was painted in Paris in 1879. Rarely exhibited, the same can be said about the majority of Uotila?s work, making their ?rst public appearance together in the Capital Region since a memorial exhibition that occurred in 1886. Unfortunately, Uotila was to pass away just as he was hitting his stride as an artist. Worn down by illness, Uotila died on the island of Corsica only eight days after completing a particularly taxing painting of ?shermen of considerable size. Dvitko Recorded over three days and nights at The Library Studio in London, the EP was produced and mixed entirely by the band. Now, band ?icks that ?nd a way to combine tunes and fantasy elements really don?t have the best of track records in cinematic history. Seeking to leave the slow life of brother Chet (voiced by Paul Giamatti) behind, a chance encounter with a muscle car sees his molecular structure altered and thus gaining the ability to travel at speeds up to 200 miles per hour. Painter of Girl with Oranges (1858-1886) Until 13 January Amos Anderson Art Museum Yrjönkatu 27 Helsinki S T U D E I O J . Not only that, 40 watts of brilliance from the UK. Having risen from the ashes of popular cult doom group Warning, 40 Watt Sun comes to town for the ?rst time in their career. This gig showcases stripped back versions of their earlier cuts, along with offerings from their follow-up release, due any minute now. The concert also includes an appearance by local out?t Betrayal at Bespin. But what?s our white supremacist to do when he meets Rhamadhani, his new love?s half-black son from a previous relationship? Coming to terms with his own prejudices is one thing, but the situation strains when bald and bigoted brother Harri comes to stay, uninvited. With the proverbial muck mounting atop of the fan, Teppo is forced to take sides. Animated ?ick Turbo sets out to keep the kids happy, with Ryan Reynolds. Dane DeHaan?s roadie is sent out on an unnamed mission during a ?tallica gig, and soon ?nds himself in for the night of his life. Promising spectacular visuals, the rest of us may very well hope to remain inside the stadium with the world?s biggest metal band, and rock out. August Uotila: Girl with Oranges, 1979.. mis?t snail with a need for speed striving to earn a slot in the Indy 500. Thus, hoping to erase memories of Led Zeppelin?s bloated Song Remains the Same from the mid-?70s, Metallica tries their hand at the dubious genre for the latest from director Nimród Antal (Predators, 2010). And so, aside from their metal tunes brimming with machine gun rif?ng and assorted metal posturing performed in front of Canadian crowds, audiences can either bask in . However, not content to pigeon-hole himself, the works on display offer a fascinating range of variety, covering various themes and treatment. REPRESENTING Poski poskea vasten (S) Release Date: 18 October Director: Viviane Blumenschein Starring: Walter ?Chino? Laborde, Diego ?Dipi. Currently boasting seven members, the band draws on post-rock, postmetal, progressive rock and ?lm music to create a memorable noise. 40 Watt Sun 19 October, 19:00 Tickets ?26-32 Savoy Theatre Kasarmikatu 46-48 Helsinki Making a long-awaited return to Helsinki J A M E S O . the voices of: Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti AS WE CRAWL deeper into the seasonal tunnel of winter, what better than a burst of sunlight to illuminate the gloom. Kvitko and the bandoneonist Pablo Greco seek to uncover if tango really is the folk music of this northern land. Fresh from its recent debut at Love and Anarachy, Noah Baumbach?s lastest, France Ha, sees Greta Gerwig?s twenty-something Brooklynite scraping together two ends in the hope that they meet as an apprentice with a dance company. Things begin to go pear-shaped, however, when her dear friend moves away, setting forth in motion a downward spiral of unemployment, Cupid?s arrows that won?t ?nd their mark, and downsizing her living space, as she shifts into increasingly smaller apartments. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES the ?rst extensive exhibition of work by August Uotila to be held in Helsinki for over one hundred years, August Uotila ? Painter of Girl with Oranges (1858-1886) is on display at Amos Anderson Art Museum until 14 January next year. Presenting some 60 oil paintings and sketches of the artist, the pieces on display played a signi?cant role in what is widely recognised as the ?Golden Age of Finnish Art?. Jackson, Luis Guzman, Bill Hader, and Snoop Dogg lending their vocal skills, the sky is the limit for our shelled protagonist. Back on home soil, three Argentine musicians travel to Finland to ?nd out whether Aki Kaurismäki was telling the truth when he proclaimed that tango music was invented in Finland. Here, singer Chino Laborde, guitarist Diego ?DIPI. The foundations Frances Ha Release Date: 18 October Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner Metallica: Through the Never Release Date: 18 October Director: Nimród Antal Starring: Dane DeHaan, James Hetfield and in size. CULTURE HELSINKI TIMES 17 . P PA L M U L A A K S O Taming the lion Finally, prepare to raise an index and small ?nger to the sky, preferably on the same hand. S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES KARUKOSKI?s 2010 hit Napapiirin sankarit was one of the expected pleasures of recent Finnish cinema. One of the ?rst to apply the latest movements of the age to Finnish subjects, Uotila?s work is characterised by his sophisticated colourism. With the likes of Samuel L. Will she be able to rise to the surface once again? DOME UK?s 40 Watt Sun seek to illuminate during their Helsinki visit. Sounds bathed in metallic light J A M E S O . Just in case Metallica?s seemingly annual visit to these shores isn?t enough, Metallica: Through the Never promises to bring the thunder of the seminal quartet to cineplexes around the country. He was merely 28 years old. August Uotila . S U L L I VA N HEL SINKI TIMES Leijonasydän (K12) Release Date: 18 October Director: Dome Karukoski Starring: Peter Franzén, Laura Birn Turbo Release Date: 18 October Director: David Soren Feat. Starting out small, the group continues to evolve, both in sound of Savoy Theatre are set to rumble as a direct result on Saturday 19 October. Armed with a clutch of tunes bearing slow-tempos and strong melodies, the lyrics deftly capture singer Patrick Walker?s introspective take on things. Telling the tale of a crew of friends trying to ?nd a digibox amidst the freezing temperatures of Lapland, director Karukoski successfully created the most elusive of things: a charming and genuinely funny local ?ick. This week sees him follow up with Leijonasydän, promising perhaps less laughs, but no anticipated dip in quality. See, all is going well with neoNazi Teppo (Peter Franzén), having found himself falling head over heels in love with Sari not long after meeting her. 23 OCTOBER 2013 13 Film J A M E S O . or scratch their heads at the relevance of ? the tale that weaves through the gig footage
She answered she had thought about it, but considered that the child was not to blame for what happened. Going back to threats emigrants ?nd on their way, which are the main organised crime networks operating in Mexico and how do they work? The main cartel acting against emigrants is called Los Zetas, which is present in 20 out of the 31 states of the Republic. Then, after they have eaten and rested for a while, we gather everybody to inform them about the threats they may ?nd on their way if they decide to continue their journey north. We don?t have the right to enter into that world through the window, trample it, judge it, condemn it and exclude it. The only thing we can do with those worlds is love them. What happens with emigrants while they are held captive? The cartels get in touch with their families . We try to provide people with an integral assistance . Locals cannot be the target of this kind of abuse because the organised crime gangs would be more easily exposed, thus, these were most likely people who are emigrants. The train has facilitated a cross-cultural encounter. In many cases this fee surpasses the payment capacity of the relatives. Back in the day Central Americans used to own what they produced, but little by little, transnational companies took control of the land. and what kinds of dangers await those who travel on top of it? Soon after Latin American emigrants begin their ascent to the north, they come across an obstacle that has become way more dangerous than crossing the US border itself. 23 OCTOBER 2013 INTERVIEW HELSINKI TIMES E VA B L A N C O Alejandro Solalinde photographed at the headquarters of Amnesty International during his recent visit to Helsinki. The man who fought ?The Beast? Mexican Alejandro Solalinde, a Catholic priest and human rights activist, recently visited Helsinki as a speaker at the Latin American film festival, and granted an interview to Helsinki Times. Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of violence, which may be disturbing to some readers. EVA BLANCO HELSINKI TIMES ?MEXICO is a country with 98 per cent of crime impunity ? only two out of 100 cases are investigated and brought to justice,. states Father Solalinde, 68. The ?rst ones are the ones who kill the emigrants who cannot pay and cut them into pieces, and the second ones take care of dissolving the members in gasoline containers, until there are no remains left. As a consequence of the sexual abuses she suffered, the girl who appears in the documentary became preg- Did you ask that question because you would have understood her decision to end the pregnancy? Of course. What kinds of threats have you received with the attempt to make you give up your work at the shelter? There have been so many that I cannot even keep track any more. The latest extortion modality consists of ma?a members intercepting trains and asking emigrants to pay a certain amount of money for each stretch of railroad. They tell them: ?If you refuse to pay, we throw you off the train?. That?s how organ trafficking works: the organ belongs to a person who has been killed, and it is presented as a donation. Then he clari?es that, by the previous statement, he doesn?t mean every single politician is corrupt (?there are honest people at every party?), but rather a number of them large enough for corruption to prevail. Solalinde landed in the Finnish Capital on 7 October as a guest of Cinemaissí, the Latin American ?lm festival, to present the documentary ?El Albergue. We didn?t even have a roof. Threats have always been present, but I don?t get paranoid about them. Emigrants go aboard because they are not charged for it. Once they see me I tell them there is food waiting for them at the shelter. 14 17 . Besides, now I have the support of my fellow citizens, and I accept every new award I am presented with as a survey: people are saying what kind of Church they want. And what kind of a Church is that? Accessible, close to people, a Church that doesn?t judge, a Church that is able to defend human rights and ?ght injustice. El Albergue (The Shelter) Mexico/ 2012/ 86 Min. Doc. Among others, Los Zetas hold responsibility for massive kidnapping of emigrants. and a rescue fee is demanded. After we have made sure they aren?t bringing drugs or weapons along with them, they are requested to go to the registration room, where our team works on the digital archive . If one day they succeed at killing me, that doesn?t scare me. Several NGOs and emigrants. I had the chance to meet her one year ago at a dinner and I couldn?t help but ask if she had thought of not having the baby. In the case of Mexican citizens this ?gure is between 70,000 to 100,000 people. We are no longer treated like people, but like goods. In Mexico, concretely, everybody is susceptible to being kidnapped. I welcome the emigrants at the city entrance, any time they arrive, accompanied by my personal security agents. It?s unfair. from where a second route departs, stops at the capital, Ciudad de Mexico, and continues all the way to the Paci?c Ocean. These trains are popularly known as ?The Beast?, due to the suffering that those who travel on it go through. For the last six years this Mexican priest has been providing integral humanitarian aid to a collective who have become a priority target for organised crime cartels all across the country. What are the reasons behind the constant migratory ?ow from Central and South America to the US? The emigration from El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and other South American countries to the north has to be seen as a forced condition. There comes a time when people refuse to pay and decide to leave their country, but they cannot go back because, if they do, the gangs will kill them. What is ?The Beast. Human Rights Director: Alejandra Islas ANDORRA CINEMA Eerikinkatu 11 20 October, 13.30 pm cinemaissi.org Organ trafficking ?In two towns close to Oaxaca, several mass graves containing the bodies of people whose organs have been extracted were recently discovered. as a mere re?exion of bestial human actions. There is no investigation of any kind,? says Father Solalinde.. That is, even if you have a well-paid job you will be requested to pay a percentage of it to the Maras (Central American gangs). From the moment they enter this country they tread a funerary path. If the ma?a doesn?t get the money, sometimes they choose to kill the person, and, other times, they force them to work. Nowadays, work opportunities are scarce and salaries very low. International hospitals can accept these organs as ?donations?. There is a great documentary on the issue called María in nobody?s land (by Marcela Zamora) in which one girl who was kidnapped and repeatedly raped tells that, inside the organised crime, there are two kinds of people: the butchers and the cooks. Emigrants see themselves forced to travel on top of goods trains that run across the country: from Chiapas, in the southern border with Guatemala, to Veracruz, a city situated in the eastern Gulf of Mexico . Train drivers are also accomplices, they slow down or stop the trains at the points where the assaults are supposed to be carried out. Thus Los Zetas jump in and get people off (giving preference to children and women, because higher quantities of money are paid for them.) Emigrants are taken to the middle of a ?eld, where nobody can hear them scream. That doesn?t seem to be the Church?s of?cial position... I don?t care what the Church?s of?cial position is, I care about Jesus. In 2008, after suffering a lynching attempt aimed against the shelter and myself, I decided to ask for funding from the Vatican, so we could enclose a part of the perimeter as a protection measure. Soon after, Benedict XVI answered my petition with a donation of 325,000 Mexican pesos [around 18,500 euros]. With the help of economic prices, individual donations and other Catholic organisations (such as the Germans Adveniat and Misereor) today we can say that 80 per cent of the facilities are already built. What does one day in the life of the shelter look like? We are open 365 days a year, 24 hours per day. During the registration process, we encourage those who have been victims of a crime to present a complaint . beyond merely covering physiological needs. With regard to the US, we tell them that there is no famous migration reform, and that that?s not likely to change any time soon. nant. These two cartels are constantly ?ghting to gain advantage over the drug traf?cking route, but also now over human traf?cking. Since the moment emigrants leave Central America, some of them have already been marked as kidnapping targets. (The Shelter). This modest-budget production re?ects life at the emigrant?s refuge which Solalinde founded in 2007 in Ixptepec, Oaxaca, next to the railway line along which these people try to illegally ?nd their way into the US. As I have mentioned before, in 2008 a group of people (encouraged by former Oaxaca?s governor Ulises Ruiz) attempted to burn down the shelter and me along with it. Fortunately there was nothing to burn at that time, because none of the infrastructure had been built. The shelter opened its doors one evening of late February 2007, and it was meant as a bastion against all the abuses committed against emigrants. which includes personal ?les with pictures. And they do throw them, no matter if they are kids, women, or the elderly. How did you come up with the idea of opening the shelter ?Hermanos en el camino? (Brothers on the way)? The shelter comes as a result of the acute need for providing safety to emigrants - before food, water, or any other kind of assistance. Things themselves are not a problem, but rather the way they are used. The train got ?bestialised. of?cial position. Each person has a world. My faith prevents me from being afraid. However, I don?t agree with that nickname. However, only 27,000 are of?cially recognised. Emigrants have become a gold mine for organised crime. whether in the US or their countries of origin . For them, this is the only cheap way to travel, but these trains have not been conceived to transport people. Their design (gable roof and lack of surfaces to hold on to) makes it easier for emigrants to get mutilated as a consequence of a possible fall. Apart from the risk of mutilation, what are some other threats the emigrants face on the rails? In a world as material as the one we live in, in which money is the only god, we human beings are no longer appreciated. If we stepped back, the cartels would immediately take over the city. How has the shelter evolved over the years? The ?rst night of its operative life the shelter assisted some 400 people. There was enough warm food for everybody; however, all of us had to sleep on the ground. This obstacle is Mexico. In 2005 and 2006 my team and I used to spend the night with them at the train station, because there was no place where I could take them, and I knew they could be kidnapped any time. and subsequently stand by them through the process. This is done, for instance, by making women a very thin braid in their hair if undercover ma?a members ?nd out that they have relatives in the US. or condemned to forced labours. On the other hand, there is The Gulf Cartel, the second most in?uential organised crime network. They are not tourists travelling for pleasure: life in their countries of origin has become unbearable. In cases when their relatives cannot afford the rescue fee, women are exploited for prostitution, and men are tortured and eventually killed . shelters currently have a count of 10,000 missing emigrants. To this economic factor we need to add the extended climate of social violence in these places. City of Ixtepec is a strategic point for the organised crime, because the train to Veracruz leaves from there, so it is an obligatory stop for thousands of people on their way north. ?It is impossible to think ma?as can act alone, and that part of the money doesn?t end up in the hands of politicians.
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The country?s biggest annual event gathers both professional producers and consumers for a weekend ?lled with info-sessions and drink tasting. Beer is a very popular beverage in many parts of the globe. ?Small breweries are opening in numerous European countries and most of them are selling well.? Up-and-coming craft breweries often introduce new products to the market and it is not uncommon for these to create new trends among beer consumers in Finland. T RO S DA H L Cheers Finland! Beverages, sees the establishment of new breweries as a common phenomenon across Europe too. ?The standard lager beer is in decline and it has become more and more of a commodity, which is sold on discount,. ?Consumers have genuine interest in higher quality beverages and want to understand how these are made.? BeerExpo Finland 2013 gives them the chance to take low a setline of calories: 500 for women, 600 for men. According to the Genesis Breast Cancer Prevention Centre in Manchester a study shows that dieters, who fast two days a week, lose an average of 7.7 kg over six months by eating up to 650 calories two days a week while other dieters, who restrict their calorie intake on a daily basis, lose 1.4 kg less over the same amount of time. Research has also shown that while losing body fat reduces risks of different cancers and heart disease, the process of fasting seems to deliver these health bene?ts at a faster rate. ?We have an excellent boom of new craft breweries going on,. ?Craft and artisanal beers are much more innovative and full of ?avour, and there seems to be a growing demand for these,. curiosity toward the beer industry has been increasing, as Nyman explains. doesn?t forbid the consumption of any particular food . To Øl?s brewery engineer and co-owner Tobias Jensen, for instance, will discuss the story and beers of Copenhagen-based beer producer, while Zarah Prior, creasing number of events aims to bring together beer producers and customers. BeerExpo Finland 2013, taking place at the old harbour warehouses of Helsinki?s Wanha Satama 18-20 October, falls under this category. Not your typical beer festival Unlike other beer events though, BeerExpo is not focused on entertainment and live music. Himanen continues. Finnish consumers. Rather, it gathers professionals and consumers to share information about products and production processes. 30 exhibitors and more than 100 brands are expected to attend the event and will have the opportunity to showcase their products and discuss their brewing techniques with their peers and consumers. 16 EAT & DRINK 17 . Different types of beer and new trends in both the production and consumption constantly shape beer cultures everywhere. 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / C H R I S T O F S TA C H E Oktoberfest is the world?s biggest beer celebration. Over the last few years, the customers. By fasting twice a week, research has also proved that there is a 25 per cent greater improvement on insulin function, which reduces the risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes, a very common weight-related disease. Not a Real Fast This type is not a true ?fast? as the name implies since you don?t go for two days without eating. No one promoting this diet should tell you not to eat at all for two days each week. Nyman adds. ?In my opinion, the diversity and quality of the industry here is second to none at the moment?. Walter Himanen, Managing Director at Diamond The 5:2 Diet The diet that lets you have the cake and eat it, too? VA L É R I E B RU N HEL SINKI TIMES THE GENERAL idea behind the The ?5:2 diet. This is probably the biggest change of the last ?ve years.? In addition to Oktoberfest, and its local versions organised across Europe, an in- It appears that the Finnish consumers. The normal average intake of calories is about 2000; this means scaling back the calories by about 1/4 on the two fasting days. Finland too has witnessed many changes in the way beer is produced, served and consumed. Finnish beer culture at a glance ?The alcoholic beverage culture in Finland and its consumption is still affected by the 1919-1932 prohibition,? explains Mikki Nyman of BeerExpo Finland 2013. Himanen adds. ?Now, consumers are after true specialty beer and generously hopped beers have found their way into bars and shops. preferences are shifting toward quality craft and artisanal beer. Unlike other beer events, BeerExpo is not exclusively focused on entertainment and live music (left). BeerExpo Finland 2013 gathers professionals and enthusiasts for a beer celebration. YA N N I C K I L U N G A HEL SINKI TIMES L E H T I K U VA / J A R N O M E L A OKTOBERFEST is one of the ?rst events that come to mind when thinking about happenings in autumn. This method is called ?intermittent fasting?. The two days of fasting require keeping your intake be- a closer look at the beer industry. Finland pays tribute to one of the world?s oldest beverages with BeerExpo Finland 2013 (Suomen OlutExpo 2013 in Finnish). In addition to showcasing their own products, local breweries will also introduce the audience to several aspects of the beer production process and will discuss new trends in both crafting and consumption. During the three-day event, the emphasis will also be on foreign breweries and companies. not even cinnamon buns! 5:2 diet is a calorie restriction for two non-consecutive days a week and then eating normally for ?ve days. ?The taxation has been pushing the Finnish beer market in the wrong direction, as today more people purchase their beverages in Estonia.? However, taxation-related and market share issues have not prevented the Finnish beer industry from growing and launching new types of beer. If the body does not get enough nutrients weekly, it starts building a more durable fat, which is made for long-term safety and is harder to lose. Not eating for two days on a regular basis will build this type of fat and will make it hard to slim down, so do eat as much as is recommended.. The obvious part of getting on this diet is to plan your meals to ensure you stay below the daily calorie count. This new weight-loss strategy has been receiving much attention in the media since Britain?s bestselling book, Eat, Fast and Live Longer, written by British medical journalist Michael Mosley, was launched late last year. In this book, Mosley guarantees a weight-loss of about 6 gatekeeper at BrewDog, will present the story of Scotland?s largest independently owned brewery. For a couple of days, the old harbour warehouses of Helsinki?s Wanha Satama will be the meeting point for beer experts and enthusiasts from Finland and abroad. Seminars and sessions, product showcasing and drink tasting will be the highlights of Beer Expo Finland 2013. BeerExpo Finland 2013 18-20 October Pikku Satamakatu 3 Wanha Satama (Old Harbour) Helsinki www.olutexpo.fi L E H T I K U VA / T RO N D H . preferences in terms of beer type are shifting toward quality craft and artisanal beer. kg in 5 weeks as well as dramatic improvements in cholesterol and glucose levels among other health bene?ts. What are the bene?ts of intermittent Fasting. Representatives of Sinebrychoff, Tampere?s Sori Brewing and the Mallakoski brewery, among others, will hold seminars and sessions. To give an example, a hard-boiled egg would be 77 calories, one can of Coke is 150 calories, and a medium banana is 105 calories
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Espoo Museum of Modern Art Ahertajantie 5 Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 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 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 OTHERS Until Sun 20 October Cinemaissi 2013 Latin American film festival in Helsinki. www.cinemaissi.org. Aurora Reinhard, Pilvi Takala, Erkka Nissinen and Hans Rosenström ? have come together to build an exhibition. Amos Anderson Art Museum Yrjönkatu 27 Helsinki 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 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 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 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 . First held in 1888, the festival aims to promote the work of contemporary Nordic composers and offer the audiences a chance to experience new, vibrant music from the Nordic countries. The theme this year is ?Parallel Societies?. The theme will be highlighted throughout the festival programme that falls into three different categories: orchestral and choral concerts, chamber-music concerts and club evenings featuring electronic and electro-acoustic music. 18 WHERE TO GO 17 . The main concert venues will be the various halls of the Helsinki Music Centre, the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Temppeliaukio Church and the Korjaamo Culture Factory. The festival programme, including performances from choral music to electronic improvisation, has been compiled by a trio of artistic directors: conductor Nils Schweckendiek, guitarist Petri Kumela and composer Sami Klemola. Until Sat 19 October Nordic Music Days 2013 Various venues. www.nordicmusicdays.org MUSIC Thu 17 October Samae Koskinen?s string quartet Unique partnership of singer-songwriter Samae Koskinen and musicians from the HPO. Sello Hall Soittoniekanaukio 1A Helsinki Tickets ?17.50/18 www.sellosali.fi Thu 17 October Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires (USA) Soulful grooves. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?30/31 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Thu 17 October Elephants From Neptune (EST) Interesting rock from Estonia. Bar Loose Annankatu 21 Helsinki Tickets ?7.50/8 www.barloose.com Thu 17 October Kasperi Sarikoski Nuance Koko Jazz Club Hämeentie 3 Helsinki Tickets ?11.50-16.50 www.kokojazz.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 Open: Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00 Tickets ?0/8/10 The duo of visual artists and electronic musicians Pink Twins (pictured) will be performing at the Nordic Music Days festival. Thu 17 October Otherhood, Cykles Alternative rock. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?6.50 www.semifinal.fi Thu 17 & Sat 19 October The Human Voice / The Bear Operas by Francis Poulenc / William Walton. Finnish National Opera The Almi Hall Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets ?17/32/35 www.opera.fi Fri 18 October Miriam Bryant (SWE) Pop. Kuudes Linja Hämeentie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?8 www.kuudeslinja.com Fri 18 October Shiny Darkly (DNK) Shoegaze. Bar Loose Annankatu 21 Helsinki Tickets ?7.50/8 www.barloose.com Fri 18 October Yona & Orkesteri Liikkuvat Pilvet, Color Dolor Tap into untouched human potential Helsinki Times can help you find international and motivated workforce In today?s labour market the most difficult task is attracting the best possible applicants for the vacancy on offer. To place recruitment adverts in Helsinki Times, please contact adv@helsinkitimes.fi, or phone +358 9 689 7422 www.helsinkitimes.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 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 Folk/pop. Korjaamo Culture Factory Töölönkatu 51 BHelsinki Tickets ?13.50/14 www.korjaamo.fi Fri 18 October Basstards 3 Years Anniversary Party Camo & Krooked (AUT). Venue Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21 Helsinki Tickets ?10.70-20.70 www.clubvenue.fi Fri 18 October Notte italiana dei Luca Luca Gargano Band feat. Luca Sturniolo & Luca Cannavò. Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Helsinki Tickets ?9.50 www.lebonk.fi Fri 18 October Herra Ylppö & Ihmiset Rock. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?16.50/17 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Fri 18 October Nathan James (USA) Blues guitarist. Storyville Museokatu 8 Helsinki Tickets ?11.50 www.storyville.fi Fri 18 October Vanity Beach Rock. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?8.50 www.semifinal.fi Sat 19 October Gran Fiesta Cinemaissì Dj El Pibe (PER) & Habana Time (CUB/FIN). Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Helsinki Tickets ?9.50 www.lebonk.fi Sat 19 October Minä ja Ville Ahonen Pop. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?11.50/12 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Sat 19 October Kati Salo Folk/pop. Semifinal Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?7.50 www.semifinal.fi Sun 20 October Vista Chino (USA) Stoner rock. Nosturi Telakkakatu 8 Helsinki Tickets ?35 www.elmu.fi Tue 22 October Moonage Daydream A Tribute to David Bowie. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?13.50/14 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Tue 22 October Wimme Modern joik. Savoy Theatre Kasarmikatu 46-48 Helsinki Tickets ?23/25 www.savoyteatteri.fi Fri 18-Sat 19 October Supermassive 2013 Dean Blunt (UK), Eyvind Kang & Jessica Kenney (USA) etc. Ääniwalli Pälkäneentie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?19.50-30 www.supermassive.fi Tue 22 October Suzanne Vega (USA) World-famous American singer-songwriter. The Circus Salomonkatu 1-3 Helsinki Tickets ?46-54 www.thecircus.fi Sat 19 October Plutonium 74 ?Psychedelic rhythm music.? Virgin Oil CO. Mannerheimintie 5 Helsinki Tickets ?11.50/12 www.virginoil.fi Wed 23 October Chuck Berry (USA) Rock legend. Finlandia Hall Mannerheimintie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?69.50 www.finlandiatalo.fi Sat 19 October Club Afrobeat Super Star Divas, DJ Aries (UK), Ceo Dancers (UK) etc. Nosturi Telakkakatu 8 Helsinki Tickets ?16.50 www.elmu.fi Wed 23 October Ed Harcourt (UK) Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?21.50/22 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Wed 23 October Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony & electric guitar. Music Centre Concert Hall Mannerheimintie 13 Helsinki Tickets ?6-25 www.musiikkitalo.fi THEATRE & DANCE Thu 17 & Sat 19 October Javier Torres / Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty Enchanting ballet classic. Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets ?15-91 www.opera.fi Thu 17-Wed 23 October Sirkus Finlandia ?Finnish national circus?. Kaisaniementie 3 Tickets ?16-32 www.sirkusfinlandia.fi Thu 17-Sat 26 October Ervi Sirén: Neljän tarinan vuori (?A Mountain of Four Stories?) A solo by the beloved contemporary dance choreographer and pedagogue Ervi Sirén. Zodiak . 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI TIINA MIELONEN Nordic Music Today Nordic Music Days, one of the longest continuously running music festivals in the world, is celebrating its 125th birthday this year with a broad programme of contemporary Nordic music. Center for New Dance Tallberginkatu 1B Helsinki Tickets ?14/22 www.zodiak.fi Fri 18-Sun 20 October 5-3-1 Festival of New Juggling in Helsinki International juggling art. Cirko Kaasutehtaankatu 1 Helsinki Tickets ?15/20 www.cirko.fi Wed 23 October Jemina - Act as you?d know her Jyrki Karttunen´s solo work combining stand-up comedy, soft porn cabaret and contemporary dance. Helsinki City Theatre, Studio Elsa Ensi Linja 2 Helsinki Tickets ?26 www.hkt.fi EXHIBITIONS Until Mon 21 October The Invisible Lady Four young Finnish artists
The project facilitates the crowdsourcing process and provides the collabora- tion tools that enable citizens to develop their ideas into actual legal proposals, all with the help of volunteer experts. ?I feel proud that Finland is the ?rst Nordic country to adopt citizen initiative legislation and that we are ?rst in enabling online signing of the initiatives,. Jyväskylä in the 1880s brings the observer back in time, showing a community that started featuring the characteristics of a town. illustrates the history of Jyväskylä from the 1830s until today. A rally in favour of Greenpeace?s Free Arctic 30 campaign. Tech power Using technology for democracy, innovation and social change. YA N N I C K I L U N G A HEL SINKI TIMES case of Finnish Greenpeace member Sini Saarela has focused attention on the topic of activism and activist organisations once again. 23 OCTOBER 2013 19 L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä Finland?s heart rapid post-war development. Here, the view is dominated by new residential areas and large industrial plants such as the old Kangas Paper Mill and the new plywood factory of Schauman Wood. The exhibition Central Finland . and ?Ban Fur Farming in Finland. While campaigns like ?Stop Poaching of Wolves in Finland. presents the town as viewed from the lake. initiatives. One month after, the European Union published the EU Citizens. ?This bene?ts all parties and enables creation of new services that optimise the society and its functions.? Submissions for the Apps4 Finland contest are accepted until 27 October. More information at www.apps4finland.fi English Driving School in Helsinki! Esami Driving School Student comments www.esami.fi I info@esami.fi ?A great place to learn driving!? ?I would recommend this as the first choice driving school in Helsinki? Call 0400 720 405. ?Offering open interfaces, opening up public data and making it openly available boosts innovation and increases the transparency of the city,. Situated on the third ?oor, it gives visitors an overview of Jyväskylä from the 1830s until today, through a series of facts, ?gures, pictures and objects. The town is also presented in a series of very detailed scale models. In addition to the websites of speci?c organisations like Greenpeace, there are other platforms, such as Change.org, that feature e-petitions. THE RECENT Changing the world from the Internet Taking inspiration from the site?s motto ?What will you change??, over 40 million users have engaged in online activism on Change.org. A picture and web link can be added as well, before the initiative goes online. Subsequently, users can sign the petition and express the reasons that led them to sign it. Also known as cyberactivism or Internet activism, it uses social media such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and e-mail and online petitions to enable faster communication, organising, fundraising and lobbying. A few days ago, about one thousand protesters rallied in support of Saarela, the Finnish Greenpeace member currently detained in Russia. After logging into the website, a user can start a petition by determining whom it is addressed to, what he or she wants the addressee to do, and why people should support the petition. There is no better place to get to know the cultural history of Central Finland than this venue, originally designed by Alvar Aalto. First opened in 1961, the Museum of Central Finland presents the cultural history of the region and of Jyväskylä. The upper end of Kauppakatu in 1903 showcases a couple of blocks featuring houses and courtyards, as well as the old town hall and school building of the Lyceum. The semicircular scale model ?The shore of lake Jyväsjärvi in 1936. Initiative. Call It A Town. LIFESTYLE HELSINKI TIMES 17 . The Open Ministry is fully operated by independent volunteer organisations and political parties. In March 2012, Finland adopted a citizen initiative law at national level. ?Jyväskylä in 1952?, completed for the 150ht anniversary of the town, is a large model that shows the town after the TAT I A N A PAV L O VA YA N N I C K I L U N G A HEL SINKI TIMES Jyväskylä . The shop, on the other hand, gives visitors the chance to take home some postcards, publications and other products for their own collections. Exhibitions, special events, pictures and eyecatching scale models. Wooden houses and lush trees characterised the townscape, while the ?rst blocks of ?at pointed out to future development. have obtained thousands of signatures from all over the world, others like ?Legalise Equal Marriage. Greenpeace itself is currently engaged in Free Arctic 30, a campaign lobbying the Russian authorities to release Greenpeace members who have been arrested alongside Saarela. Free Arctic 30 is just the latest in a long series of online campaigns. However, despite the large number of members on the site, not all initiatives get strong support. Visitors are given the opportunity to dive into the cultural history of Central Finland and, in particular, to learn more about the prehistoric times, the establishment of administration and agriculture, as well as the province?s formation and the era of industrialisation. The museum?s archive will probably leave those interested in research speechless. BlindSquare, the winner of last year?s Impact, is a mobile application that helps the visually impaired to navigate in the urban environment through open databased voice guidance. Helsinki Loves Developers, on the other hand, brings together different activities through which the City of Helsinki collaborates with developers, including a website that hosts information on the city?s APIs. A visit to the Museum of Central Finland will fascinate everyone. A unique look at Central Finland?s cultural history. The Keski-Suomen museo, as it is known among locals, serves both as the town and as the provincial museum. Museum of Central Finland Alvar Aallon katu 7 Jyväskylä www.jyvaskyla.fi Tel. Past and Present tells the history of the province, from prehistory to today. An initiative can be an agenda or law proposal initiative backed by 50,000 signatures . have gotten less than 40. Active e-citizenship At a more local level, online activism can be found in the form of the Open Ministry (Avoin Ministeriö in Finnish). The world?s ?rst Internetbased Open Ministry opened its virtual doors on 1 March 2012, with the mission of utilising crowdsourcing in the preparation of citizens. In recent years, both non-profit organisations and ordinary citizens have created petitions that address all kinds of topics, from animal rights to environmental issues. Change.org works in a very direct way. either electronic or paper ones . Call It A Town. While some see activist actions as illegal activities, others see them as powerful tools to enable democracy and social change. The rise of Web 2.0 has contributed to the formation of a new form of movement: online activism. Eskola continues. The four-storey building of over 2000 square metres features exhibition spaces, a shop and lecture rooms, in addition to a well-appointed auditorium. The exhibition Jyväskylä . that have been collected in a six-month period. Innovative power to the people Initiatives like Apps4Finland and Helsinki Loves Developers aim to empower ordinary citizens by giving them the opportunity to create something innovative for municipalities or the country. ?Apps4Finland competition searches innovative ways to utilize open data,? explains Kaisa Eskola, Communication Manager at Forum Virium Helsinki, an organisation that creates digital services in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area through the cooperation be- tween corporations, public institutions and citizens. Alongside the Finnish Association for Online Democracy, it is one of the main organisers of Apps4Finland. The idea of the competition, which features four main categories and more than 20,000 euros worth of awards, is to give developers an empowering opportunity of multi-disciplinary collaboration to construct innovative solutions to societal problems. The number of signatories is constantly updated. A quick search on Change. org reveals several petitions that target Finland-related issues. About 300,000 pictures of Jyväskylä and Central Finland are collected in a catalogue and in a computerised register, both available for research purposes. illustrates the history, as the name suggests, of the largest city of Central Finland. +358 1426 64346 ksmuseo.info@jkl.fi Open Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets ?3-6 Free for children under age 18 TAT I A N A PAV L O VA THE HISTORY of Jyväskylä from the 1800s to today, a glance at Central Finland going back to the prehistoric period, objects, scale models and an incredible archive: this is Jyväskylä?s Museum of Central Finland. The Keski-Suomen museo, as it is commonly known among locals, serves both as the town and as the provincial museum. says Joonas Pekkanen, a start-up entrepreneur who is also one of the project?s volunteer coordinators in his free time
Elsewhere, Blake faces a big decision when her husband returns to her life with a major career plan for her. 23.20 NCIS Los Angeles 00.20 Nurse Jackie 01.35 All in the Family 02.10 The Deadliest Roads TV5 06.00 The King of Queens 06.30 Rules of Engagement 07.00 3rd Rock from the Sun 08.00 Matlock 12.00 Kitchen Boss 12.30 Cake Boss 13.00 Operation Repo 14.00 Smile TV 14.30 Hale and Pace 15.00 Matlock 16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun 17.00 The King of Queens 17.30 Rules of Engagement 18.00 That ?70s Show 19.00 Dawson?s Creek 21.00 Little Black Book FILM Directed by: Nick Hurran. Starring: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates. USA/2004. 23.05 World?s Biggest Pets DOC A fascinating insight into the amazing world of pet owners for whom big is beautiful. 00.05 Species (K16) FILM Directed by: Roger Donaldson. Starring: Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker. USA/1995. 02.10 The Only Way Is Essex 02.50 Star Trek: The Next Generation 03.40 Dawson?s Creek 04.30 I Am an Adult Baby saturday 18.10. YLE TEEMA The Da Vinci Code T V5 21.00 10.00 Heartbeat 15.05 Yle News in English 15.55 Chatsworth Three-part documentary series detailing life of the new aristocracy over Chatsworth?s entire 2011 season. Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow. & Mrs. Directed by: Danny & Oxide Pang. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung. (K16) 23.30 30 Rock 00.00 Entourage (K16) 00.35 The Simpsons 01.05 48 Hour Mystery TV1 19.00 Empire: A Taste of Power DOC Jeremy Paxman traces the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known: the British Empire. 21.00 Ondine FILM Directed by: Neil Jordan. Starring: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Stephen Rea. Ireland/2009. 22.40 Becoming...The Beatles NELONEN 07.00 Children?s Programming 09.10 Travel with Kids 09.50 Plastic Makes Perfect 10.20 Sarah?s House 12.50 Travel with Kids 13.30 Plastic Makes Perfect 14.00 Sarah?s House 15.00 Fabulous Cakes 16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 21.30 Bangkok Dangerous (K16) FILM A hitman who?s in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs violates his personal code when he falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy. To Syracuse?s surprise, the woman is alive, and he brings her to shore. Starring: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Stephen Rea. Ireland/2009. Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler team up in this Dennis Dugan?s romantic comedy. Syracuse?s young daughter, Annie, proposes that she is a selkie, a mythic creature of the sea that can take human form when it falls in love with the right person. The film revolves around a prominent plastic surgeon (Sandler) who meets the woman of his dreams and enlists his loyal assistant, Katherine (Aniston), to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. 20 TV GUIDE 17 . Bloom SUB 08.25 Children?s Programming 09.20 Eastenders 13.50 Mythbusters 14.55 Supersize Vs Superskinny A series in which two extreme eaters swap diets in an attempt to change the way they view food and eating. 15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals Jamie Oliver shows how to cook a complete meal in just 30 minutes, sharing his tricks of the trade, and preparing amazing food. 16.25 Eastenders 18.00 Glory Daze 19.30 Two and a Half Men 20.00 Big Bang Theory 20.30 The Simpsons 22.30 C.S.I. (K16) 00.00 Chuck 01.00 The Simpsons YLE TEEMA TV1 18.00 Art of America: Looking for Paradise DOC 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. 19.00 Lark Rise to Candleford NELONEN 07.00 Children?s Programming 09.10 Travel with Kids 09.50 Plastic Makes Perfect 10.20 Sarah?s House 12.50 Travel with Kids 13.30 Plastic Makes Perfect 14.00 Sarah?s House 15.00 Fabulous Cakes 16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 20.00 Once Upon a Time 21.00 Criminal Minds (K16) The team must stay fluid with an unsub who changes his pattern with each strike made in Detroit. 23 OCTOBER 2013 HELSINKI TIMES Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday friday 17.10. TV1 Blacklight: The Tax Free Tour T V1 22.00 10.00 Heartbeat 15.05 Yle News in English 17.08 Heartbeat 22.00 Blacklight: The Tax Free Tour DOC Where do multinationals pay their tax, and how much. For the first time ever, the palace of the peaks, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, has opened its doors to the cameras for a whole year. 17.08 Heartbeat 19.00 The Paradise Katherine sets out to prove her credentials as the soonto-be Mrs Moray, while Denise wins over the Tollgate Street shopkeepers and rises to her biggest challenge yet. 22.55 The Kennedys 23.40 Rev. MTV3 09.45 The Young and the Restless 10.35 Emmerdale 13.55 Top Gear 17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful 18.00 Emmerdale 22.35 The Last Samurai (K16) FILM An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe. USA/2003. 01.35 Mr. Aliena is able to find Jack by tracking the trail of his carvings. MTV3 08.00 Children?s Programming 11.35 Jamie at Home English asparagus is worldrenowned, and with a short season of just six weeks Jamie demonstrates three different, simple ways to cook and dress asparagus to celebrate these garden gems. 15.10 Top Gear Special: India 21.00 Survivor 22.15 Lottery and Joker 22.35 Wallander: Dogs of Riga FILM Directed by: Esther Campbell. Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Sören Malling, Sarah Smart. 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 Whitney 12.30 Up All Night 15.30 Flipping Out 16.30 Jamie?s Dream School 21.00 Minority Report (K16) FILM In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder. USA/2011. Yle Teema 21.00 Friday 18.10.2013 TV5 21.00 Saturday 19.10.2013. Eventually Syracuse and the woman fall passionately in love, but just as we think the fairytale might go on forever, the real world intercedes. Directed by: Neil Jordan. Before long, the lies are snowballing, and by the time Katherine?s kids get involved and everyone comes together for a trip to Hawaii, it is not a matter of if Danny?s plan will fall through, but when. This is an absolutely hilarious film guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. USA/1994. 00.00 30 Days of Night (K18) FILM Directed by: David Slade. Starring: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George. USA/2007. 02.20 Nashville TV5 06.00 Rules of Engagement 06.30 3rd Rock from the Sun 07.30 Matlock 12.00 Cupcake Girls 13.00 Keasha?s Perfect Dress 13.30 Say Yes to Dress 14.30 Long Island Medium 15.00 Donor Mum: The Children I?ve Never Met DOC 16.00 Cake Boss 16.35 My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding 17.30 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 18.00 Hanging Up FILM Directed by: Diane Keaton. Starring: Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow. USA/2000. 20.00 Men at Work 21.00 Just Go With It FILM Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: Adam Sandler, Brooklyn Decker, Dan Patrick. USA/2011. 23.15 Sexcetera (K18) 00.30 Embrace the Darkness 2 (K18) Directed by: Robert Kubilos. Starring: Jezebelle Bond, Tristen Coeur D?Alene, April Flowers. USA/2002. 02.25 Client List 03.15 Little Black Book FILM Directed by: Nick Hurran. Starring: Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates. USA/2004. Ondine Just Go With It Ondine is the story of an Irish fisherman, Syracuse, who catches a beautiful woman in his trawler?s nets. (K16) 00.45 Smallville (K16) 01.45 48 Hours Mystery 17.00 The House the 50s Built 17.45 Treme 18.45 Verdi 200: Rigoletto in Mantova 21.00 Geek Planet: The Irresistible Rise of a Generation DOC First appearing in the 70s, geeks had a shared passion for computers, science fiction and comic books, and developed their own culture opposed to the norm. 21.55 World of Warcraft: Race to World First DOC 23.05 The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters NELONEN 13.25 14.30 15.00 15.30 16.00 Dog Rescue Animal ABC Wild Life at the Zoo Wizards of Waverly Place America?s Funniest Home Videos 21.30 It Could Happen to You FILM Directed by: Andrew Bergman. Directed by: Steven Spielberg. USA/2008. 00.00 First Snow FILM Directed by: Mark Fergus. Starring: Guy Pearce, Piper Perabo. Germany/USA/2006. 02.10 Lost TV5 06.10 The King of Queens 06.45 Rules of Engagement 07.10 3rd Rock from the Sun 08.10 Matlock 12.10 Kitchen Boss 12.45 Say Yes to Dress 13.15 Operation Repo 14.15 Smile TV 14.50 Hale and Pace 15.20 Matlock 16.20 3rd Rock from the Sun 17.20 The King of Queens 17.50 Rules of Engagement 18.15 That ?70s Show 19.20 The Benchwarmers FILM Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: David Spade, Jon Heder, Rob Schneider. USA/2006. 21.00 The Da Vinci Code (K16) FILM Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno. USA/2006. 00.30 Black Hawk Down (K16) FILM Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett. USA/2001. 03.15 Spartacus: Vengeance (K18) 04.25 Just for Laughs 04.50 Star Trek: The Next Generation 19.10. YLE TEEMA Hanging Up TV5 18.00 08.05 Chatsworth 15.05 Yle News in English 15.30 Keeping Up Appearances Hyacinth drags Richard off to look for a suitable property that she can call her country retreat. 16.00 Land Girls As Joyce and John grow closer John struggles with guilt over his infidelity. 17.05 The Paradise 19.35 New Tricks 22.00 A Touch of Frost (K16) 23.40 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. This documentary looks at this increasingly relevant issue of corporate tax avoidance. MTV3 09.45 The Young and the Restless 10.35 Emmerdale 14.10 Jamie at Home 14.45 Oliver?s Twist 15.20 Middle 17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful The drama set in the glamorous world of the Los Angeles fashion scene and focusing on the wealthy and powerful Forrest family. 18.00 Emmerdale 23.20 Trick ?r Treat (K18) FILM Four interwoven stories occur on Halloween. Directed by: Michael Dougherty. Starring: Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Britt McKillip. USA/Canada/2008. 01.00 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 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 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 21.00 Arrow A mysterious sniper called Deadshot is taking out bidders at an auction for an industry company. USA/2002. 23.45 C.S.I. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez. The bidders include Oliver?s stepfather, Walter Steele. 22.30 Cops 23.00 C.S.I. The woman is a mysterious and secretive type who does not want to tell Syracuse anything about herself or be seen by anyone. Starring: Adam Sandler, Brooklyn Decker, Dan Patrick
Thousands of miles away, Annie (Meg Ryan) hears the program and immediately falls in love with Sam, despite the fact that she has never met him and that she is engaged to humdrum Walter. Tom Hanks stars as widower and single father Sam. When Sam?s son, Jonah, calls into a talk radio program looking for a new mother, Sam ends up getting on the phone and laments about his lost love. Directed by: Mike Newell. USA/1993. Katherine Ann Watson (Julia Roberts) has accepted a position teaching art history at the prestigious Wellesley College. Watson is a very modern woman, particularly for the 1950s, and has a passion not only for art but for her students. Miami (K16) 23.35 Royal Pains 00.30 Mike & Molly SUB 08.25 Children?s Programming 09.20 Eastenders 13.50 Mythbusters 14.55 Gordon?s Ultimate Cookery Course 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 Gordon Ramsay visits struggling restaurants across America and spends one week trying to help them become successful. 22.30 Cops 23.00 Nikita (K16) This series revolves around a secret organization known as Division. 00.00 Bones 01.00 The Simpsons 20.00 Art of America DOC In the second part of his fascinating journey exploring American art, Andrew Graham-Dixon gets under the skin of the modern American metropolis. 21.00 The House the 50s Built In the final episode, experimental engineer Brendan Walker steps outside the house to discover how the inventions and innovations of the 50s improved our leisure time. 23.10 Treme NELONEN 07.00 Children?s Programming 09.05 Travel with Kids 09.45 Plastic Makes Perfect 10.20 Sarah. House 15.00 Fabulous Cakes 16.00 America?s Next Topmodel 21.00 Elementary This series is based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?s Sherlock Holmes detective stories with contemporary twists. 22.00 NCIS 23.20 NCIS Los Angeles 00.50 Elementary 01.50 All in the Family TV5 06.00 The King of Queens 06.30 Rules of Engagement 07.00 Must Love Cats 08.00 Matlock 12.00 Kitchen Boss 12.30 Cupcake Girls 13.00 Operation Repo 14.00 Smile TV 14.30 Hale and Pace 15.00 Matlock 16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun 17.00 The King of Queens 17.30 Rules of Engagement 18.00 That ?70s Show 19.00 Dawson?s Creek 21.00 The Perfect Stranger FILM A journalist goes undercover to ferret out businessman Harrison Hill as her childhood friend?s killer. Posing as one of his temps, she enters into a game of online cat-and-mouse. Directed by: James Foley. Starring: Bruce Willis, Florencia Lozano, Gary Dourdan. USA/2007. 23.05 69 Things to Do Before You Die (K16) 23.45 Sleepless in Seattle FILM Directed by: Nora Ephron. Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan. USA/1993. 01.45 Badass! (K18) 02.20 Star Trek: The Next Generation 03.15 Dawson?s Creek Sleepless in Seattle Mona Lisa Smile Sleepless in Seattle is one of the greatest romantic films of all times. Directed by: James Cameron. Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoë Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver. USA/2003. TV5 19.55 Sunday 20.10.2013 TV5 21.00 Monday 21.10.2013. Directed by: Nora Ephron. USA/1990. 19.55 Sleepless in Seattle FILM Directed by: Nora Ephron. Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan Ross Malinger, Rosie O?Donnell. USA/1993. 22.00 The Client List 23.00 Spartacus: Vengeance (K18) 00.10 Twin Peaks 01.15 The Da Vinci Code (K16) FILM Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Jean Reno. USA/2006. tuesday 21.10. TV1 YLE TEEMA Terror by Night Yle Teema 22.00 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. MTV3 09.45 The Young and the Restless 10.35 Emmerdale 11.35 Find My Family UK 14.15 Raising Hope 17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful This series follows the wealthy and powerful Forrest family and their fashion house business Forrester Creations. 18.00 Emmerdale 20.05 House An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits. 22.35 Homeland (K16) Homeland is a compelling and contemporary US thriller about a troubled and unorthodox CIA agent, starring Claire Danes. 23.40 White Collar 00.40 Work It SUB 08.25 Children?s Programming 09.20 Eastenders 13.50 Mythbusters In this series two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them. 14.55 World Palooza 16.25 Eastenders 19.30 Two and a Half Men 20.00 Suburgatory 20.30 The Simpsons (7) 21.00 Wanted (K16) FILM A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father?s superhuman killing abilities. Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov. Starring: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, David O?Hara. However, eventually destiny takes its course. TV GUIDE HELSINKI TIMES 17 . Believing they are meant to be together, Annie sets out for Seattle to meet Sam but soon she finds out that Sam has a girlfriend. Iris makes a shocking discovery, whilst John is given some crushing news and Esther decides to face her critics in the village. MTV3 08.00 Children?s Programming 11.30 At the End of My Leash 13.30 Parenthood 14.25 Oliver?s Twist 14.55 Monster Jam - Behind the Scenes 15.10 Another Cinderella Story FILM Directed by: Damon Santostefano. USA/2008. 23.15 Unnatural History 00.15 It?s Always Sunny In Philadelphia 00.45 How I Met Your Mother 01.15 The Simpsons 01.45 Hellcats 17.00 Empire DOC Jeremy Paxman continues his personal account of Britain?s empire by looking at how traders, conquerors and settlers spread the British way of doing things around the world. 20.10 Space Files 22.00 Terror by Night FILM When the fabled Star of Rhodesia diamond is stolen on a London to Edinburgh train and the son of its owner is murdered, Sherlock Holmes must discover which of his suspicious fellow passengers is responsible. Directed by: Roy William Neill. Starring: Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst. Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan Ross Malinger, Rosie O?Donnell. House 12.50 Travel with Kids 14.00 Sarah. Altough a strong bond is formed between teacher and student, Watson?s views are incompatible with the dominant culture of the college. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Mel Gibson, David Marshall Grant. Starring: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Alan Mowbray. USA/1945. NELONEN 07.00 Children?s Programming 09.10 Travel with Kids 09.50 Plastic Makes Perfect 10.20 Sarah?s House 12.50 Travel with Kids 13.30 Plastic Makes Perfect 14.00 Sarah?s House 15.00 Fabulous Cakes Fabulous Cakes take a look behind the scenes of professional bakeries as they build special ordered cakes. 16.00 Prom Queen 17.00 Wild Life at the Zoo 20.00 America?s Next Topmodel 23.30 Once Upon a Time 00.30 All in the Family 01.05 The Deadliest Roads TV5 06.00 Matlock 06.55 Jeff Corwin Unleashed 07.25 My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding 12.00 Kitchen Boss 13.00 Operation Repo 14.00 Smile TV 14.30 Hale and Pace 15.00 Matlock 16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun 17.00 The King of Queens 17.30 Rules of Engagement 18.00 That ?70s Show 19.00 Dawson?s Creek 20.00 C.S.I. 21.00 Mona Lisa Smile FILM Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst. USA/2003. 23.20 Addicted to Boob Jobs DOC 00.40 Hanging Up FILM Directed by: Diane Keaton. Starring: Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow. USA/2000. 02.35 Star Trek: The Next Generation 03.30 Flashpoint (K16) 22.10. TV1 YLE TEEMA The Perfect Stranger T V5 21.00 10.00 15.05 17.08 19.00 Heartbeat Yle News in English Heartbeat Chatsworth This episode follows the duchess at the highlight of her social calendar, Chatsworth International Horse Trials. 21.00 Downton Abbey It is six months after Matthew?s death and Lady Mary is still miserable, awaking to a crying baby she is clearly not interested in. 22.00 The Body in the Library FILM Directed: Andy Wilson. Starring: Geraldine McEwan, Ian Richardson, Tara Fitzgerald. USA/2004. 23.35 Of Hearts and Minds DOC MTV3 09.45 The Young and the Restless 10.35 Emmerdale 11.35 Grand Designs 14.15 Survivor 15.20 Ben and Kate 15.50 Find My Family UK 17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful 18.00 Emmerdale 21.00 Touch Touch involves a widowed father who is troubled by his inability to connect to his mute 11-year-old son. 22.35 C.S.I. The students are all very bright but they seem to show more interest in marrying well than in achieving intellectual growth or artistic freedom and Watson feels they are not reaching their potential. USA/2009. 00.00 Terra Nova 00.55 In Plain Sight 01.50 Chase 18.00 The Talk of the Town FILM An escaped prisoner and a stuffy law professor vie for the hand of a spirited schoolteacher. Directed by: George Stevens. Starring: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur. USA/1942. 21.00 The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! This documentary tells the story of the Spice Girls? rise to fame and evolving relationships through interviews with all five members, plus those who know them best and worked with them along the way. 22.05 Yle Live: The Sound of Change NELONEN 11.30 12.35 13.05 13.35 14.35 Dog Rescue Animal ABC Wild Life at the Zoo The Office America?s Funnies Home Videos 16.30 Dancing on Ice 21.00 Season of the Witch FILM 14th-century knights transport a suspected witch to a monastery, where monks deduce her powers could be the source of the Black Plague. Directed by: Dominic Sena. Starring: Nicholas Cage, Ron Perlman, Claire Foy. USA/2011. 23.20 Elementary 00.20 Defenders 01.20 Lost (K16) TV5 06.05 Kitchen Boss 06.40 Here Comes Honey Boo Boo 10.45 Matlock 12.45 Betty White?s Off Their Rockers 13.10 Zoo Days 17.45 Air America FILM A young pilot finds himself recruited into a covert and corrupt CIA airlift organization operating in Vietnam War Era Laos. Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode. Starring: Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, Jessica Parker Kennedy. USA/2008. 21.00 Survivor In this reality game show contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. 22.35 C.S.I. 23.35 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 17.00 Gossip Girl 20.00 Mythbusters 21.00 Avatar FILM A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. 23 OCTOBER 2013 21 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television. sunday monday 20.10. TV1 YLE TEEMA Avatar Sub 21.00 12.35 Cracking Your Genetic Code DOC 14.00 King George and Queen Mary DOC This documentary focuses on Queen Mary, who came from a relatively humble royal background, but was picked as a future queen consort by Queen Victoria. 15.05 Yle News in English 15.30 Keeping Up Appearances 16.00 Land Girls Events spiral out of control for Connie when her shady past catches up with her
The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21. See www.forex.fi for more information. 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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). ?2 0 0 ?2 +1 ?1 +1 +1 Emergency clinics in Helsinki and Uusimaa area hospitals that are on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. Night buses have an extra fee. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat 7-18 and Sun 12-21. 09 4711. Wed 10/23 ?3 Telephone. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891. Market halls. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin. UK/Germany/Italy/2009. +2 ?1 TV5 21.00 Wednesday 23.10.2013 +1 +5 +2 100% male: 100% female: 100% 0 +1 +1 +1 0 +25 +25 +29 +28 +26 +24 +23 +23 +24 +24 +24 +24 +17 +19 +20 +21 +21 +21 +20 +33 +28 +29 +29 +29 +30 +29 +8 +3 +6 +5 +5 +6 +9 +6 +7 +5 +4 +3 +3 +4 +6 +8 +7 +5 +4 +4 +6 +19 +21 +23 +22 +14 +12 +14 +16 +16 +16 +18 +18 +19 +16 +15 +15 +14 +14 +15 +15 +14 +12 +15 +14 +15 +17 +16 +17 Thursday 10/17 8:03 am 6:05 pm 8:14 am 5:49 pm 8:15 am 6:16 pm 8:19 am 5:43 pm 8:11 am 6:07 pm 8:29 am 5:23 pm 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. In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. 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. Hietaniemen kauppahalli ("Hietalahti Market Hall") holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli. Restaurants. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 10-18. 09 3101 3300. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet?s operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind. Directed by: McG. 0300 20200, calls are charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24. Airport busses. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22. Fri 10/18 ?3 ?2 ?3 Post Offices. Wanha Kauppahalli ("Old Market Hall") at the Market square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?) are the most popular. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights. Public Transport. 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). Health centres around the country are open Mon-Fri 8-16. 09 471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. Phil provides the most comprehensive forum on mental health issues in the history of television. 21.00 Nashville 23.15 NCIS Los Angeles 00.15 Defenders 01.15 All in the Family TV5 06.00 The King of Queens 06.30 Rules of Engagement 07.00 Crowing Up 08.00 Matlock 12.00 Kitchen Boss 12.30 Keasha?s Perfect Dress This series follows the ups and downs of each bride?s pursuit of their dream gown, Keasha?s Perfect Dress takes audiences inside a bustling bridal salon, sharing tales of fittings, alterations, high hopes and big decisions. 13.00 Operation Repo 14.00 Smile TV 14.30 Hale and Pace 15.00 Matlock 16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun 17.00 The King of Queens 17.30 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 Terminator Salvation (K16) FILM Directed by: McG. Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin. UK/Germany/Italy/2009. 23.10 NCIS: Los Angeles 00.05 Mona Lisa Smile FILM Directed by: Mike Newell. Starring: Julia Roberts, Julia Stiles, Kirsten Dunst. USA/2003. 02.25 Twin Peaks 03.30 Star Trek: The Next Generation 04.20 Dawson?s Creek WEATHER Banks and Bureaux de Change. Public phones are scarce. 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 Literacy in Finalnd total population: +4 +27 ?2 +1 Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, tel. (K16) 23.10 Mythbusters 00.15 Listener SUB 08.25 Children?s Programming 09.20 Eastenders 13.50 Mythbusters 14.55 Top Chef An American reality competition in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. 15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals 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. 18.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA Gordon Ramsay is invited by the owners to spend a week with a failing restaurant in an attempt to revive the business. 19.30 Two and a Half Men 20.00 Big Bang Theory 20.30 The Simpsons 22.30 Cops 23.00 C.S.I. At these public terminals internet use is usually free of charge. Mon 10/21 ?3 ?1 ?1 ?1 ?2 Health advice and information call centre (if you are unsure of what to do) . 23 OCTOBER 2013 wednesday FINLAND INFO 23.10. TV1 YLE TEEMA 18.30 Stephen Fry: Gadget Man In this one-off Christmas special, Stephen Fry brings his insight and wit to bear on gadgets from Christmases past. 19.00 Once Upon a Time in Odessa Kitchen Nightmares USA Sub 18.00 10.00 No More ?Made in China?? DOC 15.05 Yle News in English 17.08 Heartbeat 22.00 The Pillars of the Earth (K16) 23.00 Blacklight: The Tax Free Tour DOC Where do multinationals pay their tax, and how much? This documentary looks at this increasingly relevant issue of corporate tax avoidance. 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. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. (K16) 00.00 Hellcats 01.00 The Simpsons 01.30 Event HELSINKI TIMES NELONEN 07.00 Children?s Programming 09.00 Travel with Kids 10.15 Sarah?s House 12.50 Travel with Kids 14.00 Sarah?s House 15.00 Fabulous Cakes 16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 17.30 Dr. 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. 0 +2 +3 +3 +6 Sat 10/19 ?3 ?2 ?5 ?1 ?1 +4 +1 +3 Sun 10/20 ?1 ?3 ?4 +3 +4 +3 Internet. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783 (between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and 6:00). +4 +24 SOLUTION ON PAGE 23. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile phones can be bought at R-kioski shops. Tourist Information. Finland?s international country code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. Sin- Terminator Salvation John Connor (Christian Bale) attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be mankind?s last true hope in the war against the machines. However, Connor?s certainty about the future is shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wrigh, whose last memory is of being on death row. 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. See www.posti.fi Emergency Numbers. Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and metro. 09 471 87383; Vantaa: Peijas hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, tel. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but are closed on Sundays. 09 100 23. 0 +2 +2 Tue 10/22 Medical services. 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. Most hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General Post Office have a computer terminal. 22 TV GUIDE 17 . Phil Dr. Dial 112. For more information, see www.hsl.fi. Pharmacies. Operator number 118. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18
Success of the largest chain of spas in China, Liangtse, continues in Europe. And, you?re talking about rain that falls downwards, the kind an umbrella might offer some protection against. That?s not our rain. Home, where the coffee is always strong, warmth is not a luxury and the rain doesn?t fall up. There?s no place like it. WANTED Have you got expat views? Helsinki Times runs a column series called EXPAT VIEWS, where we publish voluntary contributions written by expats, and we?re interested in your experiences. Share your funny, memorable, frustrating or great experiences of Finland with our readers. Alternatively it may reach your underpants by being blown up your trouser leg. No. Please send a brief email to expatview@helsinkitimes.fi with some information about yourself and what kind of experiences you would like to write about, and we will give you more information on how to proceed with your story. www.helsinkitimes.fi SERVICES & REPAIRS Ivors Construction Oy All types of work undertaken, no job too big or too small! Jason Ivors Skilled Carpenter 0440 100 538 jason@ivorsconstruction.fi www.ivorsconstruction.fi. Did the last person to nod imperceptibly in response to your enthusiastic greeting make you want to punch them in the face to prove you exist. I hear you say. There?s even carpet in the kitchen, encrusted with years of unidenti?ed sauce. After weeks without a sauna I attempted to ?ght the chill by having a bath. In my cosy triple glazed ?at in Helsinki, I may shed a tear dreaming of my misty mountains. Sitting in 5 inches of tepid water, shivering, I stepped out onto my sodden, mouldy bathroom carpet, picked up my towel, still wet from the day before, clicked my ruby raw heels and wished for home. It?s breathtaking. Hundreds of customers visit our facility in Helsinki each month to receive holistic treatment and relaxing massage. In 2013 you?ll be able to choose the one you want from two facilities: Liangtse will open a second facility at Arkadiankatu in Helsinki. nd?s Finla SIXDE SixDegrees is on stands now! S GREEZINE A E MAG GUAG H L AN ENGLIS D S TA N UP U TURK page L LY G UA B IL INA K INFGin n is h E d n P a S e d is h M u si ANU & M ought th c fo r 16 Page Sw e th e r to g 12 Page Issue w.6 3 ww 07/201 d.fi 29.08.?2 Also many other treatments... SOLUTION SUDOKU Grab a copy from your nearest pick-up point! is ay edy C o m g yo u r w in com 17 E VA Helsinki H l i ki Ti Times iP iPadd edition di i Back and neck massage: 39?/30 min Meridian massage: 69?/50 min Full body massage: 75?/60 min 13 5.09.20 www.6d.fi China Liangtse Wellness Oy Open: Mon-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 12:00-20:00 Arkadiankatu 17 LH B, Helsinki Tel: 09 454 6301 I info2@liangtse.fi Iso Roobertinkatu 8, LH 1, Helsinki Tel: 09 278 4201 I info@liangtse.fi EXPAT VIEW www.liangtse.fi Helena Greenlees is a web developer from Scotland, currently on maternity leave after 5 years spent working in Helsinki. There?s no place like home SPAT out one too many kebab casseroles. Scottish houses are not designed for babies. Rain here comes at you horizontally, from in front, behind and either side of you. My window looks into a fjord. The light changes constantly, clouds gallop across the sky, mist caresses hilltops. I button up my jacket. Gone are wipe-clean surfaces, towels that dry overnight, under ?oor heating, mixer taps and dish-drying cupboards. Instead I have carpet, dusty and ?lthy from outdoor shoes worn inside (shudder). CLASSIFIEDS & SERVICES HELSINKI TIMES 17 . Go and you may discover home isn?t where you thought you left it. I thought I?d left mine in the hills and glens of Scotland, but I?m a stranger in a strange land now. I wear hats. 70mph gusts will hurl rain down your raincoat and into your underpants. Clicking your ruby ?nger nails on a one way ticket back ?home?. everyone says to me. I laugh thinking of my Helsinki ?at, 23C in the depth of winter. All at once. But you can?t live in a painting. ?You?ll be used to cold, coming from Finland,. I love it, I really do, it sings to my soul and I understand why artists are drawn by the ever shifting light over the sea. Furthermore, I may have been branded a witch in the village because I picked mushrooms from the forest. We had a baby this spring. Finnish maternity leave being epic, we decided to spend it in Scotland near family. I?m here now, listening to the rain, longing for blue skies. Three days. It even comes at you from below. 23 OCTOBER 2013 23 WELLBEING Celebrating three years of Chinese holistic massage in Helsinki Our beautiful facility in Helsinki is a genuine Chinese oasis to which you are heartfelt welcome. It?s a problem. Try three months. ?Oh, but it rains in Finland,. The method of pant soaking is variable, but the end result is the same: red raw skin, soaked and wind burnt even to the buttocks. Perhaps a spot of trench foot. A Finnish blizzard may be bad, but you can go to the shop and back in 10 minutes without having to stop to chat about the weather with everyone you pass. ?Some- times for three days.. I?m not even sure they?re designed for human habitation: it?s 15C in my liv- ing room with the heating on and suddenly there is a lot of poo in my life and no bum hose. Seriously, it took me In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. an hour and a half this morning to go buy a loaf of ?bread? (I say bread, but if throwing it at someone doesn?t cause injury, it?s not really bread). Oh, it?s beautiful here
?3 . Held at the end of the Navratri (nine nights) Festival, Dussehra symbolizes the victory of good over evil in Hindu mythology. truck race. MONDAY T UE SDAY W EDNE SDAY L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / T O N Y K A RU M B A L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / U RU GU AYA N P R E S I D E N C Y L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / P O R N C H A I K I T T I W O N G S A K U L An elephant grazes on at Amboseli National Park, approximately 220 km southeast of Nairobi. 23 OCTOBER 2013 . The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported that 27 provinces in Thailand are still flooded and 31 people have died due to the flood. T HUR SDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / M AT T H I A S B E I N L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / J E N N I F E R B RU C E L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / N A R I N D E R N A N U A snowman with a coloured leaf stands on a table on the Brocken, eastern Germany. Falling temperatures led to the first snow on the top of the 1141-metre high mountain. A Southern right whale breaches near the shore of Muizenberg Beach in False Bay, Cape Town. Southern right whales visit the southern coastline of South Africa annually, using the sheltered bays as their breeding ground. 17 . Helsinki Times can also be read at www.lehtiluukku.fi Publisher Helsinki Times Oy Vilhonvuorenkatu 11 B 00500 Helsinki Finland tel. +358 3 424 65 340 12-month continual subscription ?96 subscribe@helsinkitimes.fi www.helsinkitimes.fi Editor-in-chief Alexis Kouros Editorial team James O?Sullivan, Eva Blanco, Valérie Brun, David Cord, Rasmus Hetemäki, Yannick Ilunga, Victoria Kulyabkina, Anna-Maija Lappi, Eva Peltonen, Thomas Poole, Annika Rautakoura, Aleksi Teivainen Proofreading Kenneth Quek, Tijana Stolic Layout & graphic design Andrei Kuzmin Webmaster Mahmoud Assiabi Translations Annika Rautakoura, Niina Woolley, Taru Laiho, Aleksi Teivainen Sales Aiman Kaddoura, Bob Graham, Ethan Shadabi Print house I-print Seinäjoki All articles, pictures, adverts and graphics are subject to copyright. 035535-1342 ISSUE 42 (324) . Price ?3 (incl. No reproduction or reprinting is allowed without permission from ©Helsinki Times Inc. the week in pictures L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / J E A N - F R A N C O I S M O N I E R S AT URDAY Truck driver Nathalie Cavard poses in her Mercedes 500 HP truck decorated with the image of late French singer Edith Piaf in Le Mans, western France, during the decorated truck contest on the sidelines of the ?Truck 24 Hours. On the night of Dussehra, firecrackers and stuffed effigies of Ravana are set alight in open grounds across the country.. ALV). Aerosmith played on 9 October in a concert in the Uruguayan capital. Thai children play in floodwaters at a Buddhist temple in Pathum thani province, north of Bangkok. The one-week exercise costs 104,000 US dollars and is a collaboration between the two countries and several wildlife organisations. The Uruguayan President José Mujica poses with a guitar given to him by US hard rock band Aerosmith?s singer Steven Tyler, together with guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford in Montevideo. +358 9 689 67 426 info@helsinkitimes.fi Advertisement enquiries adv@helsinkitimes.fi Subscription and delivery enquiries: tel. ISSN 1796-8321. The governments of Kenya and Tanzania have started a joint aerial count of elephants and other large mammals in the shared ecosystem of the Amboseli-West Kilimanjaro and Natron-Magadi landscape. The whales return to their feeding ground off Antarctica in November. An Indian Hindu dressed as goddess Kali Mata takes part in a religious procession on the grounds of Durgiana temple in Amritsar during the Hindu festival of Dussehra