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18 . 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. ?You can fight against a violent ideology by winning over minds and hearts. Making us feel that we?re not accepted as part of the society breeds radicalism.? It is absolutely crucial, he views, that Muslims are allowed to hold fast to their traditions. No concrete decisions were made,. Not everyone who has gone abroad to wage war is a Muslim,. The recruitment activities are not organised by the management of the mosque or shopping centre. The actual number of militants of Finnish background, however, is believed to be even higher because not every case is brought to the attention of authorities. At least a couple have died in the hostilities. According to Supo, attempts to recruit Finnish residents to join the ranks of militant groups operating in Iraq and Syria have taken place in mIlItant mosques, schools and shopping centres, for example. On the other hand, the recruitment propaganda both Finnish and foreign nationals may encounter on social media and video hosting platforms is more organised. Finland is currently mulling over deploying a contact person in Turkey, a popular transit country for jihadists en route to war-torn regions, to gather information from local authorities. world leaders sanction use of military action On Monday, policy-makers from over 30 countries across the world issued a joint statement after a conference in Paris, pledging their support for the use of military action to deter the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). François Hollande, the President of France, opened the conference by announcing that French military aircraft are set to begin reconnaissance flights over Iraq in support of an operation against terror led by the United States. H S / K A L L E KO P O N E N DoMestic Hossein Bahmanpour, the son of an Iranian father and a member of the local Shia community, estimates that most people who leave their country of residence to wage war abroad are socially alienated. ?The movement has not only beheaded journalists and humanitarian workers, it has also committed genocide and attacked against those in the weakest position, such as women, children and minorities,? he highlighted. Norway, similarly, announced before the conference that it is mulling over participating in the fight against terror led by the United States. eral level. he reminded. role of media In Helsinki, the representatives of local Shia and Sunni communities convened at the invitation of the Helsinki Police Department to canvass the problems that may put a strain on the relations between the two schools of Islam. ?It was a preliminary discussion. We got to know one another. ISSUE 38 (372) . ?3 . Finnish grammar is still subject to a lively debate. pages 12, 13 TUXERA Islamic radicalism is a threat to our lifestyle attained through painstaking efforts, views the average Muslim living in Finland. ?The majority of us are diligent working people who pay their taxes and meet mortgage payments,. ?The location is not important. H S a l E k S I t E I Va I n E n . H T beddit & memory A startup receives a hefty investment and sets sights on holiday season sales. says Hossein Bahmanpour, a 30-yearold student of mathematics, in his home in Helsinki. We also talked about the role of the media. ?That is not up for discussion. Sunni imam Anas Hajjar similarly estimated that the event was pleasant. reminds Jyri Rantala, the communications director at Supo. In addition, Supo reiterates that the recruitment activities of jihadist groups in Finland remain only loosely organised. ?People like me become furious when someone starts preaching that we should take off to wage war somewhere.? Bahmanpour, the son of an Iranian father and a member of the local Shia community, estimates that most people who leave their country of residence to wage war abroad are socially alienated. ?No one leading a normal family life leaves to wage war.? The Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) has estimated that roughly 40 people have left Finland to fight for a militant group in Iraq or Syria. Shiite imam Abbas Bahmanpour described. The discussion, he reveals, also broached on ISIS but only on a gen- mutual respect In his Helsinki flat, Hossein Bahmanpour estimates that radical Islam cannot be weeded out by bombing Iraq and Syria. It?s vital to not only spread horror stories about Islam but also to report on the positives. Instead, like-minded people discuss it with each other,. A study warns against negative effects of coffee. page 11 people & lifestyle t teaching & grammar An American teacher shares his experiences teaching a fifth grade class in Finland. An innovation in the field of health care to aid patients with memory loss. pages 8, 9 science & technology Children & coffee Babies are exposed to microorganisms during pregnancy. Räsänen opposes cutting down on religious studies. pages 3, 4 While Supo has estimated that roughly 40 people have left Finland to fight for a militant group in Iraq or Syria, this is not an option for the overwhelming majority of Muslims living here. business l a S S E k E r k E l ä , k a l l E ko p o n E n , t I I n a r a j a m ä k I , t U o m o Vä l I a h o . Hate speech and terrorism, however, are. 24 SEp tEmbEr 2014 . The atmosphere was pleasant and courteous. You have to accept our lifestyle and we have to behave.? WE ARE HIRING! Join us in developing software for the connected world! Check out www.tuxera.com/jobs. Helsinki Times is also available for sale in more than 140 kiosks across Finland. ordinary finnish muslims are uninterested in calls to jihad Critiques & studies Lindtman reacts to Wahlroos' comments on the state of the local economy. ?We got to know one another and the activities of the police
When speaking of Nato, one of President Bill Clinton?s officials said ?America is Nato?. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi. People do not want to be divided and they want to see an end to violence, militarism and war. tHe OLd consciousness is dysfunctional and a new consciousness based on an ethic of non-killing and respect and cooperation is spreading. We are also informed by a Nato spokesperson that this force will be trained to deal with unconventional actions, from the funding of separatist groups to the use of social media, intimidation and black propaganda. tHIs We are at a dangerous point in our history of the human family and it would be the greatest of tragedies for ourselves and our children if we simply allowed the war profiteers to take us into a third world war, resulting in the death of untold millions of people. Europe where equipment and supplies will be pre-positioned to help speed deployments, among other measures. combat forces engaged in military operations inside sovereign territory of Ukraine, were based on false evidence. decision by the United States/Nato to create a high readiness force with the alleged purpose of countering an alleged Russian threat reminds me of the war propaganda of lies, half-truths, insinuations and rumours to which we were all subjected WHILe Nato is busy announcing a counter-invasion to the non-existent Russian invasion of Ukraine, people in Ukraine are calling out for peace and negotiations, for political leadership which will bring them peace, not weapons and war. tHIs NO dOubt the current West- ern media?s demonisation of President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people, by trying to inculcate fear and hatred of them, is part of the black propaganda campaign. NAtO?s latest proposals of 4,000 soldiers, and a separate force of 10,000 strong British-led joint expeditionary force also proposed, is a highly aggressive and total- ly irresponsible move by the United States, United Kingdom and Nato. and peace is possible.. What is needed now are cool heads and people of wisdom and not more guns, more weapons, more war. Nato is the leadership, which has been causing the on-going wars from the present conflict in the Ukraine, to Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and others. in order to try to soften us all up for the Iraq war and subsequent horrific wars of terror which were carried out by Nato allied forces. NAtO?s latest move commits its 28 member states to spend two per cent of their gross domestic product on the military, and to establish a series of three to five bases in Eastern AccOrdINg to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OCSE) observation team, Nato?s reports, including its satellite photos which show Russian spearhead military force will be provided by allies in rotation and will involve also air, sea and special forces. It needs inspirational political leadership and this could be given if President Barack Obama and President Putin sat down together to solve the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and negotiation and in a non-violent way. AbOVe We LIVe in dangerous times, but all things are possible, all things are changing. The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. Today Nato, instead of being abolished, is re-inventing itself in re-arming and militarising European states and justifying its new role by creating enemy images . to war and media propaganda IP S WHILe the United States, United Kingdom and Nato are pushing for war with Russia, it behoves people and their governments around the world to take a clear stand for peace and against violence and war, no matter where it comes from. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text. It breaches the 1997 agreement with Moscow under which Nato pledged not to base substantial numbers of soldiers in Eastern Europe on a permanent basis. NAtO should have been disbanded when the Warsaw Pact disintegrated but it was not and is now controlled by the United States for its own agenda. Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long (maximum length 10,000). 2 VIeWpOINt 18 . own and do not represent the official policy of the Helsinki Times. mairead maguire is a peace activist from Northern Ireland and Nobel Peace Laureate 1976. say ?no. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. It is time for Nato to recognise that its violent policies are counterproductive. The Ukraine crisis, groups such as the Islamic State, etc., will not be solved with guns, but with justice and through dialogue. all, the world needs hope. be they Russians, IS (the Islamic State), and so on. IN AN interdependent, interconnected world, struggling to build fraternity, economic cooperation and human security, there is no place for the Cold War policies of killing and threats to kill and policies of exceptionalism Start your weekend with news in English Why not add Helsinki Times to your morning coffee? Stay informed about news and current affairs in Finland by subscribing to the weekly Helsinki Times. To subscribe, e-mail subscribe@helsinkitimes.fi Visit www.helsinkitimes.fi for a daily Finnish news update in English. and superiority. We are at a dangerous point in our history of the human family and it would be the greatest of tragedies for ourselves and our children if we simply allowed the war profiteers to take us into a third world war, resulting in the death of untold millions of people. NAtO?s decision at its summit in Wales (4-5 September) to create a new 4,000 strong rapid reaction force for initial deployment in the Baltics is a dangerous path for us all to be forced down, and could well lead to a third world war if not stopped. The world has changed
?Wahlroos. He still stands behind his proposal, arguing that the German model with longer work- ing days negotiated via local agreements may provide a viable alternative to cutting jobs. ?It?s also a better option than cutting wages as it would not lead to the weakening of the purchase power.? backman shares Wahlroos? concerns about the economy development of the forest industry is limited to paper and pulp due to decisions made by the companies themselves.? The Government, he adds, has already implemented several of the changes proposed by Wahlroos. ?Earnings-related unemployment allowance has been trimmed toward the end [of the entitlement period], the retirement age will be raised and graduation times shortened. The property tax would be extended to include forest and agricultural land if it were for the Social Democrats to decide.? Sighing for the days of devaluations and low-cost labour is futile, Backman states. Describing the economic conditions in Finland as catastrophic and murderous, Wahlroos blamed the labour market movement for the deterioration of Finnish competitiveness. ?As far as I know, the National Coalition Party was at the helm when labour markets drifted onto a course that has weakened our competitiveness. says Lindtman. Lindtman argues that while SDP has been in the government, financial and labour market policies have been reformed in a way that promotes growth and creation of new jobs. ?You have to wear very dark glasses if you can find SDP guilty of decisions that have had a detrimental effect on our competitiveness.? Lindtman says that now is not the time to look for culprits but to search for new solutions to problems blighting the Finnish economy. ?I agree with Lauri Lyly, the chair of labour mar- ket organisation SAK when he says that as a representative of the Finnish business sector Wahlroos should take a long hard look in the mirror. comments are a telling demonstration of how out of touch he is with the lives of ordinary Finns. During economic downturn, we have to make sure that people with the lowest income do not see their purchasing power weaken even further,. ?At the time, the devaluations only benefited major corporations. The product. H S N I I N a W O O L L e y, a L e K s I t e I va I N e N . T ro S d a H l / l e H T i k u va , B e n j a m i n S u o m e l a / H S sDp?s Lindtman sends message to Wahlroos: ?Finland lost its competitive edge under right-wing government? Antti Lindtman, SDP?s deputy chair (left) and Björn Wahlroos, the chair of Sampo Oyj?s Board of Directors. tion and skilled workforce. We won?t boost our competitiveness by cutting wages,? Lapintie argues. Arto Satonen, the chair of the National Coalition Party?s parliamentary group, says he shares Wahlroos?s concerns over the country?s competitiveness but is unwilling the lay the blame at the feet of the trade unions. ?We will face grave problems in the maintenance of the welfare state if Finnish labour can?t compete with countries such as Sweden and Germany. A moderate income policy agreement has boosted competitiveness but the agreement was reached too late,? says Satonen. seven proposals by Wahlroos ? We must abolish some of the collective agreements to make pay cuts possible. ? Retirement age must be raised and students must graduate more quickly. ? Income-related unemployment benefits must be paid for a shorter period of time. ? Corporate taxes must be scrapped. ? We must have lower income taxes. ? All taxes must be cut with exception of indirect taxes (eg ALV). ? Property taxes must not be increased. We must levy a tax on forest and farming land. In the summer, Satonen suggested that Finns should have longer working days, a proposal which was met with vocal opposition. H T aNttI LINDtmaN, the deputy chair of the Social Democratic Party, has slammed Björn Wahlroos claim that Finland has lost its competitive edge because of the trade unions? financial policy relying on ?short-sighted quarterly social democracy?. Wahlroos, the chair of Sampo Oyj?s Board of Directors, presented his views in an interview given to Helsingin Sanomat on Sunday. But what really matters is that we all look ahead now, do more and complain less,? says Lindtman. Unemployment benefits should remain Annika Lapintie, the chair of Left Alliance?s parliamentary group, rejects outright Wahlroos?s suggestions of weakening unemployment benefits. ?Wahlroos. H T JOUNI baCKmaN, the chairperson of the Social Democratic parliamentary group, emphasises that he shares the concerns of Björn Wahl- roos about the Finnish economy. ?If you filter out the most flagrant remarks, I may have to coincide with his concerns about the economic situation in Finland,. Today, Finland has a stable currency and low interest rates.? The abolition of minimum wages and binding collective agreements would similarly be impossible, he adds. 24 september 2014 3 Now is not the time to look for culprits but to search for new solutions to problems blighting the Finnish economy, Lindtman advises. J a a N a s av O L a I N e N . H S a L e K s I t e I va INe N . says Backman. ideas would herald an altogether different society.? It is futile to sigh for the days of devaluations and low-cost labour, states Jouni Backman (SDP). J a a N a s avO L a INe N . ?The problems of export industries are more serious than many realise.? Backman, estimates that the current problems are principally attributable to the misjudgements of businesses. ?What could the Government have done differently in regards to Nokia. DOmestIC HeLsINKI tImes 18 . says Lapintie. According to Lapintie, wages are not higher in Finland than in Germany and Sweden, Finland?s main competitors. ?Finland?s strengths lie in product development, educa- T ro n d H . Our labour market got into a state of confusion and decisions which blunted our competitive edge were made while we had a right-wing government,
H S NIIN A W O O L L e Y . In addition, they have not been admitted to the system of assistance for victims of human trafficking. The authors of the report speculate on whether the phenomenon may be belittled because the victims are often women of foreign backgrounds. The underlying causes, Biaudet says, include the prevalent attitudinal climate and the failure of the police and other authorities to fully understand the nature and extent of human trafficking. According to information received by Helsingin Sanomat, in stark tHe LONg-AWAIteD contrast to the original goal of the reform, the number of compulsory courses is likely to go up slightly. While currently 47-51 out of the 75 upper secondary school courses are compulsory to all students, in future the number of compulsory courses may be 49-53. The subjects set to gain compulsory courses include physical education, civics and study counselling, while reli- Question of the week The EU has agreed to place further economic sanctions on Russia. Do you agree with this? Yes . H T tHe sCOttIsH independence referendum to be voted on 18 September is attracting the attention of separatist movements across the globe. According to The New York Times, Catalonians, South Tyroleans, Corsicans, Bretons, Frisians and Swedish-speaking Finns are flocking to Scotland by the busload. To be pedantic, there is definitely one Swedishspeaking Finn making his way to Scotland in time for the referendum. HS NIINA WOOL L e Y . This is both a practical and legalistic stumbling block to maintaining the current autonomic status,. ?If the resources of authorities are directed to keeping tabs on illegal immigration, it?s not difficult to understand why human trafficking goes undetected.? ?Somehow, we tend to think that if people have taken up prostitution they must tolerate all the consequences, such as violence and abuse,. freedom of choice. Biaudet highlights. gious studies and ethics, biology and geography would lose some compulsory courses. Religious studies are proving to be a bone of contention as the Christian Democrats are against cutting the number of courses taught in the subject, unlike the other government parties. The number of teaching hours in religious studies was also cut in the new national curriculum for the comprehensive school. Finland?s Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen (Christian Democrats) does not want to comment on an unfinished proposal but is against cutting the number of courses in religious studies. ?Especially now, with phenomena such as ISIS on the rise, it?s more important than ever to have knowledge of other major religions,. Räsänen told Helsingin Sanomat. The government?s working group on education is set to produce a final proposal for the new learning goals of the upper secondary school and the number of teaching hours allocated for each subject by Tuesday evening. excessive freedom of choice compromises learning Originally, the plan was to have the reform completed last spring. The party proposed that students would have to take at least one course in each of the 18 subjects that are currently compulsory. In its latest proposal, the Ministry of Education and Culture has rejected the models proposed by the expert group, relying instead on the current system. Under the proposal, studies in the upper secondary school will be divided into compulsory, advanced and applied courses also in the future, whereas introductory courses proposed by the expert group have been eliminated in the new model. In contrast to other subjects, all students would take an introductory course in mathematics before choosing either a short or long course in the subject. There are a lot of people following the discussion on the matter,. H T upper secondary education reform is set to be completed in autumn 2017, a year late and in a form that will water down many of the original proposals, which would have given students much more freedom of choice. The work has dragged on because Education Minister Krista Kiuru (SDP) did not approve any of the three proposals presented by an expert working group, arguing that students having too much freedom of choice in regard to courses they take would put their standard of general knowledge at risk. The model that caused the biggest uproar would have allowed students to skip some subjects altogether, including biology and history. The National Coalition Party was in principle in favour of increasing students. As a result, the victims of sex trade are treated as witnesses and denied the right to legal counsel, a support person and damages. These courses would be aimed at improving basic life skills and critical thinking and providing students with skills in information and communications technology. Instead of separate physical education, music and arts courses, students could choose art studies that combine the three subjects. Optional applied courses would also combine features from different subjects, and students could select optional courses also from other educational institutions, including vocational colleges. These studies could also be courses that support learning in other subjects. background ? The learning goals of the upper secondary school and teaching hour allocation were last reviewed more than a decade ago. ? Before Christmas, an expert working group submitted three proposals for the new model, which would have reduced the number of compulsory courses by 3 to 12, depending on the model. ? The biggest uproar surrounded the most radical of the models, which would have allowed students to complete their studies without taking any courses in history. ? Religious studies will remain compulsory as the subject is mentioned in the law concerning upper secondary education and the ministry does not want to undertake a legislative reform. ?Åland Islands to follow in footsteps of independent scotland? II s A K K I H ä r m ä . claims Jonsson. Another reason for seceding from Finland lies in financial policy. ?At the moment, Åland?s business sector misses out on novel and innovative solutions because the economic structures are so different in the two regions. 4 DOmestIC 18 . He is Axel Jonsson, 22, the leader of a secessionist party in the Åland Islands, the Future of Åland. ?The referendum has sparked great interest in Åland. The mainland Finland has a strong industrial and forestry sector while we rely more on small businesses and maritime industry.? If Scotland decides to go down the route of independence, the main emotion the Scots will be feeling is a sense of freedom, Jonsson believes. ?It could be compared to Finland gaining its independence from Russia.? In Scotland, the campaign for independence has gained momentum in the last days of the run-up to the referendum, taking the British political establishment by surprise. Latest polls from last Sunday show that 51 per cent of voters are now behind the yes vote, while at the beginning of August the share of voters in favour of independence hovered around 40 per cent. Scottish unionists have sounded a note of caution over the cost of independence not only to Scotland but to Britain on the whole. In Spain, the leaders of Catalonia are set to organise an advisory referendum on independence on 9 No- vember, despite the opposition from the Spanish central government. Mirroring the separatist views in Åland, the supporters of independent Catalonia back their appeal with arguments related to cultural differences, language issues and economic problems plaguing the main country. S T R / l E H T I k U VA l E H T I k U VA / M I k kO S T I g students in upper secondary schools to study more civics and less religious studies Pictured in 2012, Axel Jonsson, leader of the Future of Åland. Axel jonsson ? Born on 8 March 1992. Lives in Mariehamn. ? Has acted as t he leader of the political party Future of Åland since 2011. ? A member of Åland?s parliament. ? Ran for parliament in 2011 from the candidate list of an electoral alliance with the Social Democrats and the Centre Party. ? Gained 394 votes in the parliamentary elections, amounting to a 3.8 per cent share of the vote and sixth position.. 50.0% No . ?If any other minority group was in such a weak position, it would surely receive more attention,. As a new initiative, the proposal introduces theme studies, courses which cross the boundaries between subjects. he says. It is possible that Åland will follow in Scotland?s footsteps and organise an independence referendum in a decade?s time, Jonsson believes. ?This also depends on how the language question develops in Finland.? sole solution The Future of Åland operates on the assumption that to maintain Åland?s unilingual Swedish-speaking culture, independence is the only solution. ?It?s for example difficult to get an education in Swedish in Finland. 50.0% l E H T I k U VA View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi WHO: Eva Biaudet FrOm: Helsinki FAmOUs FOr: The Ombudsman for Minorities Human trafficking is an international phenomenon that also occurs on a national level and must be addressed in Finland, Biaudet stated last week. Finland remains incapable of intervening in human trafficking related to sexual exploitation, Biaudet stated recently. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes Räsänen is against cutting the number of courses in religious studies. m Ar jUK K A L II t eN . explains Jonsson. Established in 2001, the Future of Åland is still a small party, which won around ten per cent of the votes in the elections for the autonomic region?s parliament. To date, the vast majority of the population of Åland has been in favour of the current model of autonomic status. Jonsson believes that if the Scots vote to become independent and other separatist movements continue to garner popularity in Europe, Åland Islanders may well jump on the bandwagon. ?Scotland, Catalonia and many European micro states have thriving economies,. she views. A report published last week alleges that in Finland several cases with characteristics of human trafficking have been prosecuted as pandering
The fourth member of the group was found severely injured on top of the tent. 24 september 2014 5 comPIleD by AleKSI teIvAINeN new forensic methods only rarely offer a breakthrough in old, unsolved homicide cases, a detective chief inspector at krP says. Ville eerik äinen DNa traces can reveal the appearance of perpetrators L a sse KerKeL ä , aNNa m arI sIpIL ä . It?s easier to control in a closed prison than in an open facility,? Juuti says. Prisoners also committed a number of other infractions, such as returning late to prison, refusing to comply with the orders of guards, using performance-enhancing substances and using violence and the threat of violence. Yet, fewer prisoners are transferred back to closed facilities due to their transgressions. ?That isn?t cost-effective for prisons or for prisoners themselves,. They were dehydrated and languished. A veterinarian will now determine what can be done,? says Petri Jehkonen, a de- Klaus Kaartinen, a spokesperson at KRP, holds an item of evidence in the unsolved murder of Kyllikki Saari. I have never heard of someone who has done anything like this,. One of the people at the scene of the fight, in turn, confessed to the police to hitting the man and needed stitches on his knuckles. A third man involved in the fight only sustained minor injuries. One of the perpetrators managed to flee the scene in a car before the arrival of the responding police officers. HS Film director acquitted of charges The District Court of Rovaniemi on Friday acquitted Antti Jokinen of the economic charges brought against him, ruling that the film director had not misled a local business-owner about the filming location of an abandoned film project or promised to acquire food and accommodation services from the company. The project in question, Nicholas North, was to feature Hollywoodstar Julianne Moore in the leading role, promote the local film industry in Rovaniemi and to be the theme of a theme park built around the multimillion euro film set. he highlights. Although the majority of incidents continue to take place in closed facilities, infractions are becoming more commonin open prisons, surging by over 100 per cent in 2007-2013, despite the fact that the number of prisoners only increased by 10 per cent. Last year, the most common infraction committed by inmates was the use or two require hospital care after a fight in Korso Two men sustained injuries requiring hospital care in a fight that broke out in Korso, Vantaa, at approximately half Kyllikki Saari, a 17-yearold daughter of a farmer, was found dead in a bog five months after her disappearance in Isojoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, in 1953. Dogs are rarely abandoned, but it?s more common that their owners are incapable of looking after them for one reason or another,? she highlights. It is crucial, he reminds, that the DNA samples taken from the shawl and the descendants of the victim have been analysed in different laboratories to eliminate the risk of contamination. ?The shawl of the murder victim, in turn, has probably been kept in a damp place,? he adds. Reinikainen is similarly reluctant to declare Kosminski as the serial killer, estimating that although the methods of the investigation appear logical doubts about the origin of the shawl and its whereabouts over the years persist. For several years now, the Police of Finland have sifted through old unsolved crimes in hopes that genetic profiling or other new forensic methods could offer a breakthrough. The identity of the perpetrator remains a mystery. Jukka S. ?Modern forensic possibilities weren?t recognised at the time, so such items may have been thrown out.? Nevertheless, at least a couple of old cases have been brought back to court on the basis of further analy- tective chief inspector at the Helsinki Police Department. The puppies were sent to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for treatment and are believed to have been abandoned between 9 and 12 September. Susanna Paavilainen, the chairperson at Helsinki Humane Society (Hesy), describes the case as exceptional. A total of 25,000 people attended her funeral. ?This is odd and exceptional. HS DNa tests may open new possibilities for forensic investigators in the years to come by allowing them to determine the colour of eyes and hair as well as the ethnic origin of the suspected perpetrator. For the present, however, the use of DNA evidence for such purposes is prohibited by law. ?I?m certain the method can be used in the future as far as technology is concerned, but that would require legislative changes,? acknowledges Tapani Reinikainen from the Forensic Laboratory of the National Bureau of Investigation (KRP). The forensic applications of DNA profiling became a global talking point in early September, when reports from the United Kingdom alleged that the identity of Jack the Ripper has been determined on the basis of DNA traces found on a shawl that belonged to one of his victims. All experts are not fully convinced that the identity of the notorious serial killer has indeed been solved. Richard Badge, a lecturer at the University of Leicester, reminds that the findings of scientific studies must also be published in journals to allow other experts to scrutinise them. says Juuti. If an infraction committed by a prisoner could result in an extension to their sentence, the prison files a crimi- of 1960. HS Leicester is renowned particularly for the trailblazing work of its professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, the developer of DNA profiling. Badge argues that it remains premature to conclude that Aaron Kosminski was indeed Jack the Ripper, as suggested by the DNA tests carried out by Jari Louhelainen, a Finnish expert in molecular biology, at the request of businessman Russell Edwards. ?If a similar offence took place today, DNA tests would probably be among the main tools used by the police. ?The substance abuse of prisoners is the main problem. In recent years, the number of such criminal complaints has varied between 140 and 280. Despite the rise in infractions, the objective of the Criminal Sanctions Agency remains to place more prisoners in open facilities or under supervised probation in order to reduce costs and to encourage the re-integration of convicts into the society. Jari Tuomela, the chairman at the Finnish Prison Officers. Her killer is presumed dead. Three 15-18-year-old young campers were killed with an edged weapon at Lake Bodom in Espoo in the summer possession of narcotics. says Ari Juuti, a senior inspector at the Criminal Sanctions Agency. Timo Salomäki, an assistant director at Suomenlinna Prison, estimates similarly that today inmates in open prisons are in worse condition than before. H S two puppIes were discovered abandoned without food and water in an empty cellar in Kontula, Helsinki, on Saturday. ?The dogs were in pretty poor condition. His wife, Anneli Auer, is currently standing trial for his murder at the Vaasa Court of Appeal. nal complaint with the police instead of addressing the incident internally. The person responsible for abandoning the puppies is suspected of animal welfare offence. prisoners commit more infractions L a sse KerKeL ä . The University of two puppies found abandoned in Helsinki cellar roos a m u r t o . CrIme HeLsINKI tImes 18 . Union, believes prisoners should not be placed in open facilities at whatever cost. ?If some prisoners take advantage of the situation, it?s a slap in the face to the very idea of open facilities.?. ?Finns are knowledgeable. The oldest of them is widely believed to be the case of Kustaa Lepistö, who was found shot to death on a forest trail in Salla, Lapland, in 1912. can be placed increasingly in open facilities,. Lahti was killed in his home in late 2006, sparking an investigation that has included a number of twists. between 2007 and 2013. The Criminal Sanctions Agency estimates that the increase can be largely attributed to the fact that convicts are increasingly placed in open correctional facilities where obtaining intoxicants and committing other infractions is easier. ?The bar has been lowered so that higher-risk prisoners prIsoNers ses made possible by modern technology. The murders of three young campers at Lake Bodom in Espoo in 1960, for example, received widespread media attention during a retrial that ended in 2005 in the acquittal of the only surviving member of the group. On the other hand, a man was convicted to life imprisonment for the killing of Raija Muukkonen in Muurala, Espoo, in 1987 on the basis of new forensic evidence in 2009. over 150 unsolved homicides Information provided by the Finnish Police indicates that over 150 homicides remain unsolved in Finland. It doesn?t reduce the significance of fingerprints, however,. ?There are lots of drug users,. HS commit offences and violate the rules of their incarceration more often than before. Overall, the number of infractions committed by prisoners has increased by over 30 per cent . he says. IN BRIEF police busy as minors commit several robberies in Helsinki A handful of robberies committed by under 18-year-old people took place in Helsinki between Friday and Saturday. In Alppipuisto Park, three under 18-year-old men robbed two victims at approximately half past ten in the evening. The perpetrators fled into the nearby woods but were caught red-handed by the police while attempting another robbery. Another group of under 18-year-old men, in turn, are suspected of robbing their peers in front of the Helsinki Music Centre. In addition, the police nabbed five 17-18-yearold people and brought three of them into custody after a 16-year-old boy was robbed in the district of Pitäjänmäki. HS past three on Saturday morning. One of the victims lost a tooth after he was kicked while lying on the ground. Usually, they do not, concedes Tero Haapala, a detective chief inspector at KRP. The problem, he explains, is that the police are only rarely in possession of garments or other items linked to the homicide that could contain DNA evidence. she says. The case, she reiterates, is an exception, rather than an indication of the indifference of people. and by as much as over 100 per cent in open prisons
no one will know about Finland. And this is not only a project for the state, it should involve the private and public sectors alike. nearly 2 billion euros. The fundamentals are more than good but still Finland remains largely unseen as a tourist destination. It could be a bit nerve-wracking if you had a 62 million-euro paper slip in your hand, and realised that you would have to hold onto it for a while. In any case, Seppänen wished to tell the mega-pot winner that they were extremely welcome to make a visit to Veikkaus. ?We would be more than pleased to have a cake and coffee with them. According to the analysis, the future challenge for the most successful northern member states is to address the poor employment of immigrants and youth. eu-study compared levels of inequality . The amount of marketing is not enough and the high prices in Finland could be a hinderance for many international visitors. Thus I am really glad that tourism is finally getting the attention that it needs among us decision-makers. More co-operation is needed in product development, marketing and dealing, while unnecessary administrative red tape and sector boundaries should be removed. The international traveller needs to be the focus. dIffereNt economic situation weighed down Finnish business results last year. Most company earnings faced decline from the previous year, and approximately one fourth of businesses made losses. with its endless possibilities . It is already big, but to fulfil its real potential the Ministry of Employment and the Economy this year launched a top national project for tourism. these businesses made finland?s biggest losses CompetItIoN for international travellers is tough but Fin- ?a WeaK We Have many well known brands, such as Santa Claus and the Moomins, as well as Finnish design. A lot of familiar names are found in the upper end. Kauppalehti?s analysis unit Balance Consulting identified the companies which made Finland?s greatest loss- es last year. I can?t imagine what the winner must be feeling. The list has been created to ease business investment decisions. Switzerland enjoys status as the world?s best country. Second on the list is Canada. The United States dropped to the rank of 22. Because the winner played while logged into the Veikkaus web pages, they received the millions straight to their account. However, these factors do not demolish Finland?s strong reputation. In its article, Forbes presents photos of the ten highest ranked countries. Switzerland is pictured by a flag gracing the peaks of the Alps. They got the winning ticket on the Veik- maNy decisions we make at the parliament regarding, for example taxation, have an impact on tourism. Finland?s strong brand is based upon several variables: Finland is an egalitarian nation, mothers enjoy a quality lifestyle, the education system works well, the country has winning businesses such as Rovio, and also boasts talented Formula One drivers such as Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen. Poor factors are also found in Finland, such as the rise of the right populist movement, the sale of Nokia to Microsoft and the poor economic situation, the consultants find. Future growth is expected to come from foreign visitors, who are increasingly seeking nature, security and cleanness. but what an image! Leena Harkimo is a Member of Parliament for the National Coalition Party, serving her fourth term in Uusimaa. The third place went to a publicly listed mining company, or, to be more accurate, its Finnish subsidiary of Nordic Mines Oy. The pipe loss may continue this year as well, as the company has already produced 163 million euros in losses so far. Second was another listed company, the mining company Talvivaara. 6 from fINNIsH press 18 . Sweden is pictured by Stockholm?s old city and Denmark by Copenhagen?s sailboat harbour. estimates doctor Jörg Dräger from the Bertelsmann Foundation, which performed the study. The renovation and modernisation of the Olympic Stadium is necessary for organising future sporting events. but WItHout fully putting all of the available resourc- es into the marketing of our beautiful country . During 2012, a total 27,000 companies linked with tourism employed 184,400 people in Finland, of whom 30% were young workers. And Finland. Tourism?s percentage of gross national product that year was 2.7 %. the rate of growth is fast, increasing last year by 5%. Finland is the runner-up amongst EU countries promoting social equality. According to the index on European social equality, published on Monday, Finland is the second highest ranked EU-country in terms ?aCCordING of promoting social equality. Only Sweden performed better than Finland. ?The growing inequalities amongst member states and generations may lead to tensions.? According to the research, social inequality has grown in several EU-countries. Those countries who have best deflected inequality are northern lands such as Sweden, Finland and Denmark. ?fINLaNd rises in popularity, becomes fourth best country globally. American consulting firm Reputation Institute finds Finland to have status as the world?s fourth best country. The study compared 55 countries. Our country is represented by a blurry picture of a reindeer herder dressed as a Laplander.? ILTASANOMAT 13 September the 61.2 million-euro jackpot goes to espoo! player living in the northern area of Espoo won the biggest jackpot of ?a Lottery all time through a straight hit on the mark. A lot of hard work is required to secure the growth of Finland?s tourism sector. YLE NEWS 15 September tHe ImportaNCe of tourism can be described by the fact that the sector is already bigger than the agriculture and forestry, the banking sector and the food and drinks industries. but a really good start. sweden is the most egalitarian, finland comes second to a comprehensive recent study of the European Union home countries, inequality in Europe is on the rise. Enclosed in the top 20 are also many companies familiar to consumers, such as Tallink Silja, Anttila, Vaasa, Maskun Kalustetalo and Finnair.? L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K Ko M A A land has the right key features to differentiate itself and attract more tourists. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes cOmpiled by suvi jOensuu L E H T I K U VA / K I M M o M ä N T y L ä american consultants praise the finnish reputation . These should thus be warmly welcomed and encouraged across Finland. Those being hit hardest are particularly children and young people. This is only a start . Finland offers unspoilt forests and thousands of islands, combined with plenty of opportunities and festivities in the cities. Australia is represented by the Sydney opera house. That way, you don?t have to nervously wait with a slip of pa- per or receipt. Transport in the capital area and nationwide is key for encouraging visitors to Lapland. The survey included companies, whose operating result without recurring items was a loss, and in which the loss (excluding taxes) reached a minimum of 5 million euros. The Finnish enterprise making the greatest losses was steel company Outokumpu, which last year made a loss of 689 million euros before taxes, with a turnover of 6.7 billion euros last year. making the trip successful and unforgettable. For example, big events such as sport tournaments have a big impact on the associated area and economy. Parliament will soon discuss next year?s state budget and it is believed that support for traffic projects in the capital area and a decision to finance the renovation of the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki will be a few important highlights. The status of Finland has improved . Coming to terms with something like that would take days or weeks.?. The year 2012 marked the point of passing 1 billion international travellers annually and that amount is expected to be almost twice as big in 2030. GLobaLLy If fINLaNd wants to be a part of this race then we need to remember that it is not enough that our snowy winters and light-filled summers are accompanied only by various forms of accommodation. last year it ranked only as eighth. Fresh air and beautiful nature specifically adds luxurious value to the high-level and multiple services that are on offer to tourists. VERKKOUUTISET 11 September The biggest jackpot of all time went straight into the bank account of the winner. kaus website veikkaus.fi. The exact win was 61,170,752.70 euros. She is also chair of the National Sports Council. It?s about time to boost our tourism ecosystem Outokumpu made a loss of 689 million euros before taxes last year. tourIsm is an important growth sector for Finland. Veikkaus has not revealed the age or gender of the prizewinner. By Saturday morning the winner had not yet made contact with Veikkaus, nor as an Internet player was he required to, relates Veikkaus spokesman Leena Seppänen. When a gaming account is created on the Veikkaus pages, the bank account number is put on record. The potential lies in the various experiences visitors are looking for, the different services that they ask for and different events that they visit. This was the sixth consecutive year in which the company made losses, and the total rises to Levels of social inequality have grown in the southern European countries which have faced pressures due to economic crisis, such as Greece, Spain, Italy and Hungary. The research results also display a clear split between the north and south in terms of the plights of youth and adults. Children and youth are being hit hard, and are suffering from poverty more than adults. ?Growing inequality between member countries and genders may lead to tensions,. Major losses of 5 million were made by approximately 150 businesses last year. These open doors for many players to do business with them. players can together build a strong tourism ecosystem where the visitor has access to different restaurants, transport possibilities, events, shops and all other services . This is a great thing, I really can?t even think of anything to say
AFP Homoerotic artist tom of Finland gets global stamp of approval, with success of Finnish stamp set ?A set OF homoerotic Finnish stamps featuring images by gay icon and artist Tom of Finland have become a worldwide success, Finland?s postal service company said. During the six months that preceded the launch, buyers placed pre-orders from 178 countries, Posti said in a statement. Tom of Finland, whose real name was Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), is venerated internationally in gay circles for his explicit sexual drawings, created at a time when homosexuality was still taboo in the West. The stamps feature partial nudity and muscu- lar moustachioed men in uniforms. ?It?s great that these images, which in the past had to be sold under the table, can now be openly stuck on an envelope or a postcard,. JAMIE BROTHERSTON the scottish spark lighting up Finland?s rugby scene ish Foreign Office, which took him across the globe before settling in Helsinki to cover Nordic and Baltic countries with the Associated Press. After spending his life in far flung and unfamiliar places, Mac Dougall knew the best way to integrate himself into a new society was to join a rugby club. ?I hadn?t played rugby since I was a teenager at Dunfermline Rugby Club, but I decided to go along and see how it worked.. David said. ?I?m a terrible player . ever. ?Our aim is to keep printing stamps which are in line with our time,. TUUKKA TOIVANEN success of Angry birds reflects growth of young entrepreneurship in Finland ?IN A pOst-NOKIA era, startups are emerging among an ?empathetic generation. FINLAND IN tHe WOrLD press HeLsINKI tImes 18 . In a fluid, competitive context where proud symbols of the nation?s economic identity (such as Nokia?s chunky mobile phones) could vanish overnight, entrepreneurship appears to be a better option. Entrepreneurs can enjoy a stronger sense of control (however constrained in reality) over their work compared with company employees. Though a certain fear of failure still lingers, Uutela said the personal risks of launching a new venture in the context of free university education and a supportive entrepreneurial community have become minimal in practice... ABC 9 September. sisu. It?s a unique and charismatic phrase, that can?t be translated directly into any other language. It?s used to describe the character of Finns, and is deeply embedded in their national psyche. Roughly translated, it can be defined as possessing relentless willpower to overcome any obstacle, to endure and to succeed. This hardiness and stoicism is reflected in their sport. On the ice rink, Finnish ice hockey players are about as tough as they come, and another sport, pesäpallo, is similar to baseball but with a mental edge akin to chess. Based on their national character, it would be sensible to assume that Finland would possess a thriving rugby community. However, they sit second to last on the IRB World Rankings, only above Greece. But there are those who strive to see the game blossom in the harsh northern climate and in Espoo, a town situated just outside the capital, Helsinki, there is a Scot who is campaigning for rugby. Journalist David Mac Dougall was born in Paisley and grew up in Inverkeithing, Fife. Before becoming a journalist he worked for the Brit- Tom of Finland stamps and postcards have been sold at the main post office in Helsinki since 8 september.. We were interested in what our interviewees thought of entrepreneurship and how they viewed the relationship between Finland?s welfare state and entrepreneurial behaviour. According to Uutela, from the perspective of young adults at least, there is no such thing as ?secure work? in post-financial crash Finland. Posti spokesman Markku Penttinen said in a statement. in Finland My colleague Noritoshi Furuichi and I set out in May this year to seek some answers. We interviewed more than 30 individuals, from secondary school students and young entrepreneurs to well-known role models and scholars. 24 september 2014 7 compiled by james o'sullivan l e h t i k u va / Ro n i R e ko m a a STV SCOTLAND 9 September. She launched her first content production company at 17 and went on, in 2011, to serve as the chief of operations for the expanding startup conference Slush. This event has engaged Silicon Valley icons and investors to inspire a new generation of techies across northern Europe. After Finland, the highest number of orders came from Sweden, Britain, the United States and France.? l e h t i k u va / J a R i l a m ?tHere is one word that sums up the people of Finland . It brought Uutela in close contact with the Aaltoes, or the Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, a student-run entity at Finland?s Aalto University that has been recognised as a key catalyst of Finland?s startup craze. beginning to identify themselves as entrepreneurs. Finland is changing. What exactly has happened to foster a culture of young entrepreneurship in this frequently idealised ?welfare state?? Lack of ?secure work. Flybe Finland operates a mixture of con?FINNAIr Helsinki Times iPad edition a leading start-up conference in northern europe and Russia, slush was held at Helsinki?s cable factory in november last year. THE GUARDIAN 8 September. my skills are off the pitch. I went along and it was a way to meet people, and it became a really big part of my life. ?When there was talk of starting a new club to spread the gospel according to rugby, I thought, ?let?s do this?.? With David in charge, Espoo Rugby Club was established. Nicknamed the Ice Bears, Espoo have formed a tight group of players and enjoy a social scene to rival any other club on the globe. ?I wanted to give something back to the sport, and I?m definitely in the twilight days of my playing career,? David said. It turns out that he is not the only Scotsman in Suomi who lives by the egg-shaped ball. ?There?s at least two more Scots involved in Finnish clubs, Bro Bannatyne and John King at Porvoo Rugby?? ATW 12 September. ALAN DRON tract-flights on behalf of Finnair as well as its own flights around Finland and the Nordic region from its base at Helsinki Airport. It handles a substantial part of Finnair?s European short-haul services. Under the latest agreement, Finnair will extend its network throughout the UK with new codeshare services from Manchester, northwest England, operated by Flybe. From 15 September, Finnair?s AY code will be added to Flybe services from Manchester to 10 UK regional airports: Aberdeen, Belfast City, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Inverness, Isle of Man, Jersey, Newquay and Southampton. The codeshares will enable connections via Manchester between these cities and Helsinki, as well as to Finnair?s wider network, including 15 Asian destinations.? Finnair and UK?s Flybe strengthen links and UK-based regional carrier Flybe will increase their connections following a new agreement between the two airlines. The companies already have substantial links, following their 2011 partnership to take over Finnish Commuter Airlines (Finncomm), which was later renamed Flybe Nordic. as a means not to get rich but to solve social problems. Finnish gaming companies are having a moment. Just look at Rovio (Angry Birds) and Supercell (Clash of Clans), the rise of which has coincided with the unravelling of the once-unbeatable Nokia. This surge in successful start-ups reflects an emerging culture of young entrepreneurship in Finland. Startup Sauna, a co-working hub and Slush, a start-up conference now said to be the largest event of its kind in northern Europe, are new staples of the Finnish entrepreneurial scene. And thousands of young Finns are Elina Uutela, 24, is a communication studies undergraduate at the University of Helsinki who works as a host at the Helsinki Think Company, a hub for academic entrepreneurship. Timo Berry, the graphic artist who designed the stamps, told Finnish public broadcaster YLE. Posti said the stamp set got ?the largest global media attention
There is a direct correlation between income and desire for independence in Scotland. or tries to sleep . So were the 2000s, with the influential, young tech titans. Some backers claimed they never received their product, even though the company said that all had been shipped. Others protested about the lack of promised features or the long delay for the Android app. When someone wakes from a deep sleep, the company says, he is likely to be groggy and disoriented. This is part of the evolution of nation, states and sovereignty. Professor Hannu Toivonen presents the Beddit sensor in Porvoo in September 2012. The unhappier you are with your financial situation the more likely you are to take radical measures. According to polls many Scots want independence only if they can be part of the EU. In addition, we?ll continue improving our services to offer the best consumer experience available.? In addition to their office in Espoo, Beddit has a base in Silicon Valley. A particularly troublesome issue in Europe is companies channelling sales through lowtax countries like Ireland. The poorer are much more likely to want independence than the rich. Each morning the app presents a sleep analysis and tips on how to improve the chances for a good night?s sleep. In late July Beddit offered an upgrade with a smart alarm system which is designed to awaken the user during the lightest sleep phase. said Inventure?s Ilkka Kivimäki in the press release. ?Thanks to its natural user experience and useful recommendations, we strongly believe that Beddit is the winning concept in the race from the quantified self innovation space to retail success.? StressLess: create a happier, more powerful life Workshop with Jean-Paul Gravel Vancouver, Canada 21 Sept 2014, 1-4 pm Rakennus 28, Telakkakatu 8 00150 Helsinki Cosy hotel in the heart of Helsinki Information and registration: Annankatu 1, 00120 Helsinki tel. Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman wrote a furious attack on this idea, saying ?the combination of political independence with a shared currency is a recipe for disaster.. A sensor is placed under the mattress, where it the quality of sleep and transfers dats to your computer. Start-up overcomes crowdfunding hiccoughs and aims for trans-Atlantic success this holiday season. 3) HANg oN LooseLy, bUt DoN?t Let go. 4) CoNtroL yoUr CUrreNCy. and earliest thirty minutes before.? Crowdfunding campaign problems Beddit first offered a professional version of their sleep monitoring system in 2012. One year later they sought to raise 80,000 dollars in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to develop a consumer version. If countries don?t make it easy for companies to do business, they will leave. 2) eND of empIres. The writer is a journalist and columnist for Helsinki Times. RBS has already announced it will move to London if Scotland declares independence. In RBS?s case, they aren?t worried about taxes, but the fiscal, monetary, legal and regulatory landscape. All the data generated by Beddit?s sleep monitor is now available on the Misfit app. Wide rollout The venture capitalist Inventure must be convinced Beddit has fixed the bugs of their system, because they invested enough to bring Beddit?s total funding up to 8 million dollars. writes Ida Lönnroth on the company blog. Now demographics and wealth concentrations are pushing power back to older people. The Scottish youth back independence, but the older generations don?t. 6) oLDer geNerAtIoNs Are gAININg poWer. 7) Less moNey eqUALs more DIsCoNteNt. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. Part of this is because the Conservatives govern the ruling coalition, but only one of the Scottish MPs is a Conservative. This summer the company partnered with Misfit, who specialises in activity trackers. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes L E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N beddit recieves multimillion euro investment for sleep monitor David J. Beddit is now prepared for a wider rollout, having signed agreements with an American reseller and partners in some European markets. ?While helping out stressed and restless people to sleep and feel better, we?re looking at improving the understanding of the key factors affecting a good night?s sleep,. As growth halts in Europe, this is something that public officials need to take to heart. An app recognises sleep cycles, the amount of time slept, and even how many times the user got up during the night. person will start the day more fresh and alert if they waken from a lighter sleep. ?Thirty minutes before the alarm set the system starts to look into your sleep depth and starts ringing at the best sleep phase available,. A desire for more local power is spreading around the world: eastern Ukraine, Kurds in Iraq, Catalonia, and Scotland, just to name a few. The comment section of Beddit?s Indiegogo campaign was filled with complaints. Expect this trend to continue, especially in Europe. Although there is a trend towards political decentralisation, people don?t want to go it entirely alone. the sensor records the heart rate, respiratory rate and movement. The data is sent via Bluetooth to the user?s smart device, where an app recognises sleep cycles, the amount of time slept, and even how many times the user got up during the night. The drive was so popular they had almost 4,000 backers who pledged over 500,000 dollars, beating their goal by more than six times. Yet the company had significant problems during this product launch. There is more demand than ever for membership in supranational organisations. This conflicts with our desire to join supranational organisations. Expect more tension between these competing desires in the future. 5) poLItICs remAIN LoCAL. Power swings periodically between younger and older generations. This makes sense, because if you are dissatisfied you want a change, even if it is risky. 8 bUsINess 18 . ?In any case, the alarm wakes you up latest at the time set . The first step was colonies gaining independence, and now it is regions seeking various forms of separatism. The 1960s was a time for youth, rebellion, and student power. The vehement criticism led the Artic Startup website to warn eager entrepreneurs about the perils of crowdfunding. Still, Beddit continued to develop and refine their product. Politics remains hopelessly local and we are myopic about the bigger picture. We grumble about asy- lum shopping, when asylum-seekers shop around for the best place to receive benefits, but companies do the exact same thing. We know what happened to southern Europe under this scenario, but the Scots seemed to have forgotten. DAV I D J . Scots are more interested in independence if they can remain in a currency union with England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We are more worried about local concerns than what would benefit all of us. In many ways it encapsulates the current situation in Europe and the problems we face going forward. 1) It?s ALL AboUt tHe DomICILe. He is also a private investor with over ten years of experience. seven things the scottish referendum has taught us We CAN learn much from the Scottish independence referendum, regardless of its outcome. From there they hope to more easily reach the massive American consumer market. ?Beddit is a forerunner in next generation sleep monitoring services, providing the user with actionable insights and supporting them with better decision-making,. For decades there has been a slow breakup of empires and multinational states. C o r D HEL SINK I TIMES tHe stArt-Up Beddit has received a multimillion euro investment from the venture capitalist firm Inventure. The Espoo-based company plans to use the funding to push its sleep monitoring system to consumers during the upcoming holiday shopping season. Beddit?s sleep monitor includes a thin film sensor which is placed under the bed sheet. +358-9-616 621, info@hotelanna.fi Price: 49EUR www.hotelanna.fi ThroughConversation.com. A Scots are annoyed about some of the broader UK policies. said Beddit CEO Lasse Lappäkorpi in a release. ?The funding enables us to reach wider audiences through a stronger distribution network, with a target of nationwide US availability by Christmas. As the user sleeps
State-owned financial players (e.g. Hasanpour says. The service will be free for everyone in Finland. Secured servers, SSL secured connections and data encryption ensure that the most private information remains private. The emergency solution is starting its journey in Finland but the aim is to make the service a global system. Therefore, for example an Alzheimer?s patient will feel more secure in travelling, too. ?I think this country is the perfect platform for an innovation like this because of the high standard of data storage and the diligent following of regulations here. The innovation aims to empower people with alzheimer?s or other memory disturbances and to help them maintain a better quality of life after the diagnosis. m ArI s tOrpeLLINeN HEL SINK I TIMES IN FINLANd, there are approximately 130,000 people with memory-related illnesses, and at least one million Finns are indirectly affected by them. As it is currently national Muistiviikko (Alzheimer?s Week) in Finland, a number of events have been planned that discuss how the quality of life of those with Alzheimer?s and other memory-related illnesses could be improved and maintained. Silfvast has been a vital part of the developing process of ActiveMEDI, helping Hasanpour and his crew to build the solution for different illness areas, including heart diseases and diabetes, as well as Alzheimer?s . Finland as starting point MP, as well as the chairperson of the board of Muistiliitto, Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen, who has initiated a Memory club at the Parliament, says that the service also provides an opportunity for great savings on the societal level. ?The fact is that nearly 70 million euro would be saved annually if as little as five per cent of those currently in institutional care could stay at home or live in communal housing where professional help is available for them when needed. Finnish authorities don?t know whether to promote it or rein it in. bUsINess HeLsINKI tImes 18 . During the launching period this autumn, the emergency card can also be obtained free of charge . Forming a part of Muistiviikko events, a new innovation called ActiveMEDI was launched last week. This is all the information medical staff need to know in a situation where the patient requires treatment immediately and is unable to give that information themselves. The conventional way to conquer the world would be turning to family and friends for financial support or humbly ask the bank for a loan.Today it is possible to raise money for business from anyone in the world. ECAs) and local business angels might respectively value those businesses that have been successful during and after crowdfunding. During this autumn, the members of Muistiliitto (The Alzheimer?s Society of Finland) are able to utilise the service first. Later, it will become available to everyone. Along with the service comes an emergency card, containing all the essential data of the patient?s medical history and the nature of their illness. It helps, for example, the paramedics to gain special access to the medical information in cases of emergencies, and for them to know how to best treat the patient. ?Dealing with patients who are unable to give the medical staff the information they need can be life-threatening. Crowdfunding not only helps with business financing, it also forces companies to re-evaluate their business model based on investors. Investments, jobs and success stories will follow. This article is provided by Helsinki Business Hub www.helsinkibusinesshub.fi. The first point of information for those interested in learning more about the service is Muistiliitto where the staff is also happy to help with the process of obtaining the card. muistiliitto www.muistiliitto.fi toimisto@muistiliitto.fi solarch www.solarch.fi www.activemedi.com info@solarch.fi toimisto@muistiliitto.fi IN FINLANd, crowdfunding has not yet mushroomed though potential is there. ?The thought behind our innovation is to reach into what happens after people come out of the doctor?s office, and how we could help people amidst that confusion.. We can expect more funding platforms focusing not only in startups but also in established companies with global expansion in mind. The service is launched first for people with memoryrelated illnesses but there are plans for expansion to include people with other illnesses too. The main idea behind the innovation is to support people in taking an active role when diagnosed with a serious illness. ?We want to empower people to take control of their own illness and lessen the effects of the unpleasant situation in their lives,. A 2013 study commissioned by World Bank estimated the global crowdfunding industry would become 1.8 times bigger by 2025 than the size of the global venture capital industry today. tHe bIggest meANwHILe , the Finnish crowdfunding industry is still in its baby steps. He is a member of the board of medical expertise, specialising in the developing of Emergency Medical Services in Finland. Helping us through the journey and bringing firstclass scientific advice to our disposal, our team of advisors and board members include renowned senior authorities within the health sector,? Hasanpour says. One of them is Tom Silfvast. In July 2014 Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority recommended tighter regulations to equity-based crowdfunding services to the surprise of the industry, creating more obstacles for companies looking for funding. INsteAd of fearing, why not take advantage of the best sides of crowdfunding. Additionally successful crowdfunding can later attract the interest of business angels, VCs and institutional investors. more companies will be using crowdfunding as a proof-of-concept, to test target markets and to build credibility towards traditional investors and business partners. The patient or their next of kin can decide themselves what information they want on show when their card is being read through the QR code. More players would be welcomed. FOr crowdfunding market, the US, currently has variety of specialised platforms ranging from cleantech and medical research to real estate. Why are not Finnish companies taking advantage of crowdfunding? businesses crowdfunding can take form of reward-based, equity-based and/or debt-based funding. Several Finnish startups including sleep tracker provider Beddit (raised USD 500,000) and children book Hello Ruby (USD 380,000) have had success with reward-based funding. Finnish public players with history of internationalising Finnish companies could unite with local investors and take crowdfunding as an excellent method of business validation. IN tHe FUtUre It Is CrItICAL for Finnish companies to access funding, valuable insights of investors, business partners and future clients. Let?s give a hand to Finnish companies to make use of cross-border crowdfunding. Behind the innovation is Solarch Oy, a Finnish startup company that was founded in 2012. 24 september 2014 9 M arI S TorpELLINEN YC Felin is the founder of Crwdpark (Crwdpuisto), an initiative that promotes information on crowdfunding with the aim to inspire people to find new ways to make most of crowdpower. Finland, don?t be afraid of the crowds! for money to start a new company or expand your business abroad. questions and feedback. This service helps us to achieve that. Institutional care should be the absolute last resort, it is the most expensive option as well as the most unpleasant from a human point of view,? Mäkisalo-Ropponen says. Apart from the card, the patients are given a sticker with the same QR code on it. The sticker can be attached to, for example, one?s KELA card. In an emergency situation, anyone with a mobile phone with the code reading abilities can scan the sticker and find out for example who the emergency contact is and call them. To Solarch Oy, the privacy and security of those with emergency cards is of great importance. says Alireza Hasanpour, the founder and CEO of Solarch Oy. later on, a small fee will be introduced. Hasanpour was inspired after witnessing closely his own family members and relatives falling ill and the next of kin struggling to come to terms with the situation. Improving abilities Apart from providing the patient with additional security in their changing circumstances, the emergency service also improves the medical staff?s working abilities in a confusing situation. A QR code on the card enables all the vital information to be easily read. Crowdfunding is a rapidly growing industry due to the light industry regulation, emergence of crowdfunding platforms and a new breed of social media savvy generation who puts emphasis on value-based spending. LOOKINg The CEO and founder of Solarch Oy, Alireza Hasanpour has teamed up with experts in the health care sector to develop the ActiveMEDI service. A new innovation brings peaceof-mind for memory illness patients and their next of kin The activeMEDI service together with an emergency card was developed to make the health care system more efficient in situations where the medical staff urgently need to know the patient?s medical history. Launching the service in Finland does not require that much effort as people are used to processing data systemically and in a secure manner. Bringing the service to other countries will be easier as per Finland?s good reputation with the handling of private data,. Technology, money and best practices are already there. As FINNIsH officials paint the worst-case scenarios of crowdfunding, the world is leaping forward. There are few equity-based platforms such as Seedrs, FundedByMe and Invesdor, where a Finland-based company can pursue international investors
before the 2015 Review Conference scheduled for early next year. ?Getting more US troops on the ground is precisely what . Wayne White, a former top State Department Middle East intelligence officer now with the Middle East Institute (MEI), wrote in an email exchange, pointing out its importance in ?unhinging. . ?It?s awfully hard to develop a sound strategy when you start by misdiagnosing the problem so profoundly,. ISIS, what policy will the president pursue considering that he ruled out putting boots on the ground?? asked Emile Nakhleh, a former director of the CIA?s political Islam strategic analysis programme. He also questioned the commitment of the Sunni Arab states that signed on to the strategy in Jiddah, which is important considering the challenge that domestic radical Islamists are posing. Thomas Lippman, a Gulf specialist at MEI, noted that the coalition under construction??are united about what they DON?T want . said Paul Pillar, a former top CIA Middle East analyst. which some have blamed on the sensational coverage of the recent beheadings by ISIS of two US journalists and overheated rhetoric by some of Obama?s top officials. A poll conducted last week by ABC News and the Washington Post found 71 per cent support for air strikes against ?Sunni insurgents in Iraq. He pledged that the campaign ?will not involve American combat troops fighting on foreign soil.? In addition, he said the US will carry out airstrikes against ISIS targets ?wherever they exist,. the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is being met with widespread scepticism. It is no secret that Obama, who has made Washington?s Us extraction from the Middle East wars a legacy issue for his presidency, has consistently resisted pressure to escalate US military involvement in the region. On 10 September, Obama announced that he will increase US support for Iraq?s army and the Kurdish Peshmerga with more training, intelligence, and equipment and will dispatch 475 US military personnel to join the 1,000-plus who have deployed there since June. all governed by international treaties. Still, the widespread political crises in the Middle East may further undermine the proposal for a nuclear weapons-free zone in the region. The proposal, mandated by the 2010 NPT Review Conference, may not take off . he said. According to regional experts, defeating ISIS in Iraq will depend largely on whether Abadi follows through on his pledge to share power with Sunni Arabs and fully integrate them into a new security structure. ??The proverbial 64,000-dollar question is whether the seemingly mediocre Abadi government can peel enough of [the Sunni Arab tribes and veteran Awakening cadres] away from active and passive support for ISIS or from the sidelines,. and perhaps virtually dead. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is determined to resurrect the proposal. Saudi Arabia has agreed to host training camps for these ?moderate? mideast nuclear weaponsfree zone remains in limbo UNHQ tHALIf DeeN IPS After four years of protracted negotiations, a proposal for a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the strifetorn Middle East remains in limbo . If it does not, it could jeopardise the review conference itself, according to anti-nuclear activists. Finland, which has taken an active role in trying to host the conference, has been stymied by implicit opposition to the conference by the United States, which has expressed fears the focus of the meeting may shift towards the de-nuclearisation of Israel. Hillel Schenker, co-editor of the Jerusalem-based Palestine-Israel Journal, told IPS that the recent Gaza-Israel war actually opens new opportunities for progress. Egypt played a key role as the host and facilitator of the negotiations to arrive. North Korea acquired the civilian technology that enabled it to produce a bomb, and then walked out of the treaty. Schenker told IPS that without active American involvement, the conference will not be convened. Both Schenker and Alice Slater, New York Director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation who also serves on the coordinating committee of Abolition 2000, emphasised Ban?s warning that a failure to convene the Mideast weapons-free-zone conference before the 2015 NPT review conference ?could undermine the treaty process and related non-proliferation and disarmament objectives.? Schenker said one of the primary tools that could be used to advance this process is the Arab Peace Initiative (API), launched at the Arab League Summit Conference in Beirut in 2002, which could act as a basis for establishing a new regional regime of peace and security. The convening of the international conference mandated by the 2010 NPT Review Conference could be a step towards this new regional regime of peace and security, he noted. Slater told IPS the prospects for any success at this upcoming 2015 NPT Review, are dim indeed and it is unclear what will happen to the badly tattered and oft-dishonoured treaty. L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / S A U L L O E b rebels, according to administration officials. While the plan gained guarded approval from most lawmakers, many questions arose, including whether Obama has the legal authority to order strikes against ISIS without getting explicit Congressional authorisation. Hawks questioned whether the strategy . ISIS from key cities and towns. Even if the strategy in Iraq succeeds, however, attacking ISIS in Syria will be more difficult because Western-backed rebel factions are ?much weaker than two years ago,. according to former acting CIA chief Michael Morrell. Obama announces increased support against ISIS on 10 September. WAsHINgtON, D.C JIm LObe, KIt t y stApp IPS presIDeNt Barack Obama?s new strategy to ?degrade, and ultimately destroy. 10 18 . namely more ISIS . in Iraq and Syria. Washington, he said, is also assembling ?a broad coalition of partners?, including Nato, and the Sunni-led Gulf states, Jordan, and Lebanon and the new government of Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, during a meeting on 11 Septmber with Secretary of State John Kerry in Jiddah. Obama asked Congress to swiftly approve a pending request for 500 million dollars to train and equip anti-government and anti-ISIS Syrian rebels. And many of them are suspicious about some of the others.? Like Wilkerson, Nakhleh also suggested that Obama was pressured by the ?media frenzy about the hyped-up ISIS threat. despite all the media hype to the contrary,. but are not united about what they DO want. if at all . ?If ISIS is to be set back, who fills that vacuum? If it is the Assad regime, how does that square with the continued US opposition to that regime? If it is supposed to be someone else, how does that square with the persistent lack of unity, strength, and credibility of the so-called moderate opposition?? ?If the air strikes do not ?defeat. up from 54 per cent in mid-August and 45 per cent in mid-June as ISIS swept across Iraq. at a cease-fire, and Cairo remains the hub for the follow-up negotiations, he said. There is a perception that a common strategic interest has evolved between Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States and the Palestinian Authority, against Hamas, which spills over to the threat from the Islamic fundamentalist forces that are active in Iraq and Syria. ?This unofficial alliance creates possibilities for the development of new regional security understandings,? Schenker added. Bob Rigg, a former chair of the New Zealand National Consultative Committee on Disarmament, told IPS there have already been many attempts at a conference on the weapons-free zone. ?All have come to nothing, principally because a regional nuclear weapons-free zone would pre-suppose the destruction. they wrote. Others disagreed. he added. The NPT took effect in 1970 providing that each of the Parties pursue negotiations on measures relating to nuclear disarmament under international control. All but three nations in the world signed the treaty. Only India, Pakistan, and Israel refused to join the treaty and went on to acquire nuclear arsenals. [ISIS] is not 10 feet tall, not even four . notably Obama?s pledge not to introduce combat troops . Ban said creating a Middle East zone free of nuclear weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction is of ?utmost importance? for the integrity of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), in his annual report to the upcoming 69th session of the General Assembly. ?Nuclear weapons-free zones contribute greatly to strengthening nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regimes, and to enhancing regional and international security,. ?Western governments which helped Israel to go nuclear compound the problem,. of Israel?s nuclear arsenal.. The acquisition of a nuclear weapons capability is at the heart of Israeli security policy, said Rigg. He said while the government of Israel continues to be unwilling to formally admit to the possession of nuclear weapons, there is no basis for any meaningful discussion of the issue. [ISIS chief Abu Bakr] AlBaghdadi wants,. 24 september 2014 INterNAtIONAL NeWs HeLsINKI tImes Obama?s Anti-IsIs strategy met with scepticism ?The speech left major questions about Syria unanswered,. he noted. The existing nuclear weapons-free zones include Central Asia, Africa, Mongolia, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Antarctica and Outer Space . as it would create a target rich area, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (ret.), former Secretary of State Colin Powell?s chief of staff, told IPS. ?US and allied airpower, some advice on the ground, and intelligence assistance should be sufficient to [defeat ISIS]. was sufficient to achieve its goals. Frederick and Kimberly Kagan of the neo-conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Institute for the Study of War, respectively, argued that a counterterrorism strategy would not work against a full-fledged insurgency, which they said ISIS has become
that?s when their microbiome is finished,. The end result is the same. Antibiotics also target beneficial bacteria, but regaining the balance may take several months. If an individual?s intestinal flora is in balance, everything is likely to be in order. and particularly the intestine. explains Professor Erika Isolauri from the University of Turku. early need A newborn baby particularly needs bifidobacteria, which help fight infection in the intestine. Coffee drinkers were also more likely to smoke, which is known to in- crease the risk of cardiovascular disease. HT Coffee remaINs Finns. Even if things go awry in the early years, the child is most likely to grow into a healthy adult. A contrasting trend was observed among tea drinkers. ?Tea drinking lowered the risk of non-cardiovascular death by 24 per cent and a trend towards lower mortality caused by cardiovascular disease was also seen,. But this early introduction of bacteria fits well with the current picture of gradual and programmed exposure to micro-organisms. Initial exposure to bacteria During birth, the baby encounters bacteria as soon as the mother?s contractions begin, and the exposure continues while the baby travels through the birth canal. Contractions cause a stress reaction in the mother?s body, allowing microbes from the mother?s intestine to enter both the mother?s and the baby?s body. Straight after birth, the baby comes into contact with bacteria present everywhere in the outside world, but particularly on the mother?s skin and milk. The main group of highenergy carbohydrates in the mother?s milk is the oligosaccharides, which a newborn baby?s intestine is unable to use as nutrition. microbiomes is vast, making it impossible to find a referent for a typical intestinal flora. Coffee increases risk of dying from heart disease, tea reduces it J u K K a H I I ro . Intestinal bacteria, however, thrive on these sugars. All mothers were healthy and gave birth to full-term babies, with researchers present at the delivery to collect samples. ?We found traces of bacteria in every single placenta. Scientists used to think that sometimes bacteria leaked to the womb via the birth canal but it seems that some types of bacteria are allowed to pass through to the womb on purpose.? It is not yet known how the baby is affected by coming into contact with bacteria before birth. H S NIINa WooLLe y . Forming a protective barrier between our body and the outside world, the intestinal bacteria attack pathogens and chop up foreign proteins. But our idea of how we become exposed to bacteria has undergone a radical change. Text books on microbiology still explain that the development of our microbiome begins at birth. Rautava and his team at the University of Turku were among the first scientists in the world to show that our bacterial flora starts to develop already before birth. In the past, bacteria have been found in the amniotic membranes and amniotic fluid, but at the time medical professionals thought they were pathogens that had travelled from the mother?s system to the baby because of some flaw. Inflammation caused by bacteria is the main cause of premature births. At the beginning of the decade, Rautava invited 29 mothers set to have an elective caesarean delivery to participate in his study. All participants, between the ages of 18 and 95, reported no increased risk of cardio- maNy parents may now be pulling out their hair. During that time, a trigger required for the immune system to develop may remain lacking. ?I prescribe antibiotics to newborn babies daily to save their lives while knowing that it may well disturb the development of their intestinal flora.? ?When children come into contact with earth, animals and ordinary food in their everyday environment . Professor Danchin presented his team?s results at the international ESC conference held in Paris at the end of August.. Some of them kill bacteria directly while others stop them from proliferating. risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases grew as the consumption increased, with the participants divided into groups based on whether they had one cup, two to four cups or more than four cups of coffee a day. The risks can also be reduced. Just a small amount of breast milk is beneficial even if the mother is not able to breastfeed for the full six months. Probiotics can foster the development of the intestinal flora of a child delivered via a caesarean section. Mucking about in soil and stroking animals help strengthen the immune system. favourite beverage, despite studies showing that it is not beneficial to health. says Isolauri. The good news is that even though antibiotics and illnesses may throw the bal- ance of the microbiome temporarily out of place, it reverts back to normal with time. The flipside is that if a step in the programmed exposure to microbes is missed altogether, the effects may be far-reaching. iSmo HenT Tonen t u o m o ta m m I N e N . Microbes typically make up around two kilos of an adult?s body weight. Micro-organisms are the original occupants of Earth but research is only beginning to scratch the surface of their significance to our environment. Our co-existence with microbes begins earlier than was thought only a couple years ago . sCIeNCe & teCHNoLoGy HeLsINKI tImes 18 . New research shows that children come into contact with them already before birth. According to Rautava and some other researchers, this co-existence begins before birth but no one knows how soon before. ?You can?t take samples from the uterus without a very good reason because the risks involved are too high,? explains Rautava. The reason behind gradual exposure to microbes is the infant?s wellbeing. ?If a baby is born without contractions and the related stress and via a caesarean, they are not very well prepared to meet the exposure later on. H S NIINa WooLLe y . This is a prime example of how close the symbiotic relationship between humans and microbes is. Birth prepares the baby for the outside world, the way an athlete warms up for a strenuous training session,. But if this micro- biome becomes disturbed, the effects are much more far-reaching than was ever imagined at the beginning of the 2000s. No decisive research results are yet available but preliminary findings suggest that microbes may play a role in conditions as diverse as colic, diabetes, allergies, autism and obesity. What we already know is that the intestine is the largest organ in our immune system. It is unlikely that human evolution would have favoured such a wasteful stratagem if we did not somehow benefit from it. Children?s exposure to bacteria has sparked discussion also in the past. They are replaced by a wider variety of microbes, which kill pathogens and chop up allergens, and foreign proteins. The intestinal flora finds its final composition by the time the child is one to three years old. The exact timing is not known as the natural variation between individuals. said Professor Nicholas Danchin while presenting the results in a medical conference. According to Danchin, gender may also affect the mortality rate, with men drinking more coffee, while antibiotics are necessary . A large French medical study found that people consuming coffee have a significantly higher risk of dying from cardiovascular causes than people who do not drink coffee or tea. Drinking tea, on the other hand, lowered the risk of death from non-cardiovas- cular reasons by 24 per cent, compared with not consuming tea or coffee. The results were reported by the health news service MedicalXpress. Coffee drinkers. HT Nicholas Danchin and his research team studied coffee and tea drinkers. At home, antiseptic liquids are only needed to clean cuts and wounds. Antibiotics give Rautava pause for thought. we seem to gain bacterial flora already before birth. When paediatrician Samuli Rautava studied medicine at the end of the 1990s, the importance of our intestinal flora was poorly understood. Scientists thought that intestinal bacteria were mainly required in the production of vitamin K. 'Microbe' is a general term used for any organism invisible to the human eye, but bacteria form by far the most important group with regard to the microbial flora of the human intestine. Diverse effects It was long thought that intestinal bacteria are mainly harmless: as long as they did not cause any problems, they could be ignored. In many ways, this view still holds true. 24 september 2014 11 L i i S a Ta k a L a Children come into contact with bugs before they are born in contrast to what has been traditionally thought, babies are exposed to micro-organisms already during pregnancy. tHere are times when we all have felt alone in the world. Fortunately this is not true. Only around a tenth of the cells in our bodies belong to us. Danchin said that volunteers who drank coffee also smoked more often than people who did not consume coffee or tea. The researchers followed more than 131,000 people from 2001 until 2008. These bacteria are abundant in breast milk. As babies grow and their diets become more diverse, the quantity of bifidobacteria decreases. risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. vascular disease before the study. The rest are bacteria, billions of which inhabit our skin, mouth, genital area . Their baby was born via a caesarean, breastfeeding did not go smoothly and the child was prescribed one antibiotic after another to treat ear infections. Is the child?s future going down the pan as he did not get all the necessary microbes? ?I was born via a caesarean and I?m sure I was given both formula and antibiotics early on but I?m healthy;? says paediatrician Samuli Rautava. The impact of disturbance to the microbial balance is only visible on the population level. but potentially harmful women are more likely than men to have tea. Besides a person?s sex and preference regarding a beverage, smoking may also play a role in the mortality rate
In Finland, children are more free because it happens to be sensible and practical.? Since a child knows how to walk to school alone, why would he or she not do so. What a change. ?Students returned from the breaks jumping with enthusiasm. He has not suffered from culture shock, even though there are differences. In the United States, the morning circle is a common practice in elementary school: 20 minutes of relaxed exchanges, every morning. There is no time for such exchanges every day in the tight Finnish schedule. 12 18 . As a matter of fact, usually exactly at the 45-minute mark. Walker decided to return to the Finnish school timetable. And goodness. The school even teaches cooking. However, not everything is perfect. According to a survey carried out by YouGov, 40-year-olds have to wait five more years for the best part of their lives. YouGov asked the opinions of 2,000 adults, as commissioned by the Love Begins dating service targeted at middle-aged, the Telegraph reports. The participants of the survey were 25- to 65-year- olds. He would like to fix one great shortcoming in Finnish schools. A social circle The fifth graders giggled at Walker. ?The last time we did something like that was in kindergarten,. The parents also save time when they do not have to walk a grown up child to school. Who? Tim Walker is a 27-year-old teacher from the United States. Currently lives in Helsinki with his Finnish wife and their children, ages two and six months. Known for what? Teaches the english-language sixth grade at the Ressu Comprehensive School in Helsinki. Thus, he was able to hire me, even though at the time I was not formally qualified to be a teacher in Finland.? This was a lottery win for a man who loves teaching and pedagogy. 24 september 2014 peOpLe HeLsINKI tImes Milk a al anen Social interaction is of high importance in Tim Walker?s classroom. teacher cancels breaks . An idea was born: What if they moved to Finland. Dangers seem to lurk everywhere. However, now a counter movement has sprung up. The ?free-range kid. Juha responds, ?Good morning, Tim.. This would be unimaginable in the United States.? According to Walker, in the United States, parenting is often based on fear. they guffawed. No time is spent on learning social skills and handling feelings. ?Many Finnish teachers say that these are important skills, but that they haven?t really been told how to teach them.? Indeed, Finnish schools do badly regarding emotional learning. The most recent study shows that those aged between 45 and 49 are least content with their lives. According to ONS 77 per cent of British are either moderately or very content with their lives.. Vacation periods were spent in further training. When the Walkers. and quickly regrets it american Tim Walker is a fan of Finnish schools. However, there is one thing he would change. pä I v I A L A - r I s K u . I think the problem lies with teaching methods. Of those aged under 45, 73 per cent reported the same. And so on, around the circle. Sometimes, high-fives are given in the circle. Why? ?I don?t believe that Finnish children don?t enjoy recesses, for example. In the United States, Walker had taught his class 30 hours a week. It can be, for example, building one?s own guitar or coding a game.? According to Walker, an activity like this could increase school satisfaction. Even a student who does not succeed as well as others could do what he or she wants and still be able to fulfill the school requirements. lives, whereas the corresponding figure among younger people was 56 per cent. Of those aged over 45, 83 per cent also had strong ties with their families, relatives and friends. a fifth-grader protested. ?I?m not used to this!? Walker thought about it. It was true that even in the United States, the students? attention had begun to wane during the long classes. Then Juha turns to the student standing next him and greets him. A friendly greeting and looking in the eyes is more important than formality. ?American children are friendlier and more social than Finnish children, but only because we teach them to be so. Still, Walker did not give up and started a Monday circle. Once a week, the students get together in the circle and greet each other. First graders only have about three hours of classes per day with the rest of time being spent playing in an afternoon club. H S A N N I K A r A u tA KO u r A . One day, the principal shooed Walker home, when he was still working at the school at 3:30 pm on a Friday afternoon. Everything else seems to be better here as well: the students are more independent . Empty. There were only 24 weekly hours in the school timetable for the English-language fifth grade. ?Great!. Life would become easier, and Tim would also be able to familiarise himself with the internationallyknown, Finnish school system. The Walkers bought plane tickets to Finland, even though they had not secured work. blog, in which he tells of his experiences in the Finnish school system. not known for what? Met his future wife when he was 17-years-old on a Finnish bus on his way to do voluntary work in Russian karelia. 3 of his best: Christianity. ?My life?s anchor, which gives me peace, meaning and hope for the future.? Children. ?Raising our children with my lovely wife has also required sacrifices, but we have no regrets. And what?s most important, they were able to concentrate for the entire next hour.? According to Walker, the Finnish school environment is wonderfully relaxed compared to that of the United States, where both the schoolchildren and teachers suffer from stress. Even though according to the Pisa studies, the learning results are some of the best in the world, Finland teeters at the bottom in studies measuring school satisfaction. I respect Finnish teachers, but at times it?s hard to take their complaint that they don?t have time for it all seriously.? Life in Finland is more relaxed, and that is a good thing. Writes the ?Taught by Finland. H T A yeAr ago in autumn, teacher Tim Walker was handed his first Finnish school timetable. It looked strange. first child was born, a third of Tim?s wages began to go to health insurance. The children bring enormous joy into our lives.? Having an impact in the field of education. ?Through my blog, i am able to reach american teachers and parents, who are keen to read about less burdensome ways to raise children.? british survey reveals that life begins at 45 tA N J A vA s A m A . First, Walker ended the 15-minute breaks. In Finland, they may be quite old-fashioned. The teacher stands in front and teaches.? In the United States, learning by doing is favoured. Like this, for example: Walker extends his hand out to the student standing next to him and says, ?Good morning, Juha.. Thus, arose the question: ?How on earth will I have the time to teach everything in Finland in so little time?? Then again, this was exactly what he had wanted. Walker and his Finnish wife Joanna had decided to move from Boston to Finland to ease the everyday life of a family with children. Change of pace In the United States, Walker worked around the clock. After a seven-hour workday, Walker could spend four hours a day preparing classes. They were asked to evaluate their life quality on different measures from money to health. Those over 45 were in general happier than those under 45.61 per cent of them reported to being content with their youthful independence Walker has settled well in Finland. for example, they themselves make sure that they are carrying the needed books. Yet the results contradict the annual survey by the British Office for National Statistics (ONS), which divides the different age groups more accurately. Johanna, and Tim as well at times, took care of their neighbour?s child part time. Soon, the family began to wish for another child, but life seemed too stressful. He was able to find out why Finland does so well in the Pisa study, which measures the educational skills of schoolchildren. energetic start So he got to work. thought Walker. More time for my wife, our one-year-old son and soonto-be-born daughter. And that was not all, Walker found out. His student loan was an added weight. Tim earned extra money by doing the snow work at school and giving guitar lessons. H S m e r I r A N tA m A . Walker began his first school year in Finland full of energy. Fifteen minutes out of every hour would be spent on recess. The actual teaching time per week would thus amount to only 18 hours. orientation has borrowed its name from cage-free chicken eggs and advocates a greater freedom for children. That, too, differs from Finnish parenting. ?In the United States, children?s freedom is justified by saying that it?s useful for children. He felt that he had more time to teach better when he taught for 90 minutes straight, and took a halfan-hour break in between. The students would cope well, after all they did so also in the United States. But the third day was already too much for the students. ?I?m going to explode!. Students may use one hour every week or sometimes even every day to realise a project of their own that they have tHOse aged over 45 are happier and more pleased with their lives than adults younger than them, a British study has revealed. It appears to question the old saying, according to which life begins at 40. Teachers there work long days, and a good teacher is expected to undergo further training, even during holidays. ?In Finland, the holiday of a teacher sounds like this: four weeks at the summer cottage, followed by hiking and a trip to Italy. Students are encouraged to utilise their own skills and concentrate on their interests. ?For example, the so-called expert?s hour is popular. H T chosen. For example, children are more independent at a much younger age. ?Independence is a result of freedom given by parents. First graders walk alone in school halls, and first or second graders take the metro alone. Social skills don?t arise from nothing.? Indeed, according to Walker, a lack of community is the biggest shortcoming in Finnish schools. Walker had just asked whether the students ever got together in a ring to greet each other through games. Walker was astonished. Finally, Tim found a dream job at the Ressu Comprehensive School in Helsinki, which provides instruction in English. ?The principal had already interviewed four or five qualified Finnish teachers, but their English skills were not good enough
In contrast, many other language rules are conventions, which have arisen when a certain regional form was picked for general use. Guidelines still good Authorities and language professionals have tried to guide and control correct language usage since the 19th century. LIFestYLe HeLsINKI tImes a world full of cultures Helinä Rautavaara, Finno-ugric people and Somali weddings. Ya N N I C K I L U N G a Hel SINK I TIMeS tHe HeLINÄ raUtaVaara mUseUm presents art, ritu- als and everyday objects from the four corners of the globe. Named after Helinä Rautavaara (1928-1998) it welcomes those with a passion for travels and different cultures. The venue, housed in Espoo?s WeeGee Exhibition Centre, centres on the work of Helinä Rautavaara and her travels round the world. Having guidelines is still good, we do need some language norms,. in all the verbs, while others favoured leaving it out of all of them. Based on gut feelings rather than scientific facts, the arguments for and against ranged from ?verb forms with an ?i. Subsequently, she spent long periods in South America and North Africa, eventually becoming an expert on South American, Caribbean and African cultures. tundra, taiga and arooska ?From 24 September, the museum will be hosting At the Fires of Tundra and Taiga,? continues Niinikangas. ?This temporary exhibition puts emphasis on the lives and traditional livelihoods of the Finno-Ugric people, as well as on the changes in the Siberian natural environment.? The showcase, arranged in co-operation with the Museum of Cultures, also follows the journeys of the Flickenberg-Fluschkoff family from Espoo to the Arctic tundra and deep into the taiga forest. Furthermore, 24 September will see the opening of a second special exhibition, A World of Objects . The evolution of Finnish language has seen numerous views coming to a head. Word conjugations and other Finnish language battles Norms in the Finnish language did not come from thin air but are a result of long and arduous battles. This was the wish expressed by many people in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Somali Wedding,. a Hoard of Collectors by Artists Veli Granö. Saarimaa published his language guidebook recommending the use of a genitive form as the first part of a compound word, for example hermonlepo instead of hermolepo, despite the nominative case having already become established as the standard. Saarimaa?s old sparring partner, Professor Lauri Kettunen waded in to attack the most glaring proposals for reforming the Finnish usage. A couple of years later, he published his own language book refuting a whole bunch of arguments and views expressed by Saarimaa. Meanwhile, the rest of the country followed the melee, astounded: whose opinions could be trusted anymore? Newspaper offices were inundated with letters to the editor, and Helsingin Sanomat talked about the whole culture being in danger. ?If the written Finnish language is so difficult that only a very few people who have devoted their lives to the study of correct language usage can produce flawless text it cannot serve as a foundation for our culture,. H S NIINa WooLLe Y . ?Part of it will be on display at Stoa, in Itäkeskus, from 16 October. In recent years, language professionals have focussed on the tone and register of the language that is acceptable in different situations. at the end take ?ottaa as their ending. Larger changes to the existing norms have been few and far between. Taru Kolehmainen says this is partly because the Finnish language is pretty much a finished product. ?It is difficult to think of a language issue where a total overhaul would be needed, even though some tweaking will be required here and there.?. Instead, many language rules have been revamped and tweaked over the centuries, and some fine-tuning has taken place even in the last couple of decades. Taru Kolehmainen, a retired researcher from the Institute for the Languages of Finland, recently published a book on how the norms of the Finnish language and recommendations for correct usage have emerged. According to Kolehmainen, inherent Finnish language norms, which speakers learn without the help of textbooks, include conjugations, for example verbs taking on a different ending depending on who the subject is. explains Kolehmainen. But creating the rules for the Finnish language was not always child?s play, with linguists in the past often prone to bickering and bearing grudges. A real bone of contention proved to be verbs with either the ?ottaa or ?oittaa ending. The debate started in 1868, and linguists only finished dotting the i?s and crossing the t?s in the guidelines in 1953. Language experts finally settled on the rule of thumb that verbs formed from a noun ending in an ?a. ?It?s maintained by the Helinä Rautavaara Ethnographic Museum Foundation and seeks to advance the knowledge of non-European cultures. concludes Niinikangas. ?We warmly welcome all people from different walks of life to enjoy all these incredible events!? Helinä rautavaara museum WeeGee exhibition Centre ahertajantie 5 espoo www.helinamuseo.fi Open: Tue, Thu & Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?10-12; free for people under 18 and over 70, as well as after 18:00 on Wed At the Fires of Tundra and Taiga puts emphasis on the lives and traditional livelihoods of the Finno-Ugric people. 13 K l auS Welp The main showcase is divided into four geographic-culture areas (please note that the Asia section is currently under renovation and will reopen in 2015) and also features a section that focuses on Rautavaara?s life and work. And before that, the spelling of foreign loan words was wobbly for a long time, with for example diploomi often seen in writing, before diplomi became the standard form. At the end of the 1940s, language professionals also had differing views on the acceptable hyphenation of compound words. This goes to show that the current standards and norms of the Finnish language were not carved in stone before the dawn of time. This decision failed to garner universal support among language users, some of whom would have preferred an ?i. argued an editorial published in Helsingin Sanomat on 16 August 1949. More liberal views also gained ground among linguists and language authorities. she adds. HT tHe FINNIsH language is deteriorating, people often say, arguing that in the past speakers knew how to use language correctly. But is that really the case? As late as in the 1950s, language authorities engaged in heated discussions on whether verbs such as sekoittaa (to mix) and varoittaa (to warn) required the ?i. A wave of nationalism swept across Europe, giving rise to efforts in Finland, along with other European countries, to create a national language fit for all purposes in society. ?Norms help language users to make decisions on usage as they don?t have to solve every single language problem themselves. are beautiful and refined. take an ?oittaa ending, while verbs formed from a noun with an ?o. It is a unique opportunity for those who would like to find out more about Somalia, its culture and its wedding traditions.? All ethnography enthusiasts and those wanting to enrich their knowledge of other cultures should stop by the Helinä Rautavaara Museum. ?The museum hosts changing exhibitions, workshops and colourful events for families,. in the middle. Everybody agreed that a new and emerging language needed guidance and monitoring, but there was no consensus on how stringent the guidelines should be. With time, the prescriptive view of correct and incorrect language usage has taken a backseat. 24 september 2014 A war of words. We specialise in cross-cultural interaction and related phenomena.? The museum?s collections comprise more than 3,000 artifacts from around the world, with particular emphasis on 20th-century African and Brazilian objects. In addition to the impressive collections, the venue hosts a permanent exhibition as well as a series of special exhibitions throughout the year. 18 . During the 1950s, after graduating from university, Rautavaara headed to Middle East and South-East Asia where she worked as a reporter and writer for the magazine Seura. As a result of the amount of materials collected during those times, she went on to make her first radio and television programmes. Kolehmainen found 35 different arguments for and against the various usages in the minutes of the meeting. opposing views Perhaps the bitterest linguistic squabble took place at the end of the 1940s when the renowned linguist E.A. Here, visitors will find displays of art, rituals and everyday objects from regions such as West Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia and Latin America, including photographs, audio and video recordings that Rautavaara amassed during her travels. M a R I a N N a F l I N C K e N B e R G - G l u S C H KO F F artifacts from around the world Today, the Helinä Rautavaara Museum is perfect for those interested in finding out more about Rautavaara?s work and learning something new about different cultures. ?It?s the only ethnographic museum in Finland,. says educational curator Ilona Niinikangas. Whether to use a genitive form as the first part of a compound word caused a raucous debate among linguists. V I L L e e L o r a N ta . to ?forms without an ?i? are more stylish and manly?. Another episode with almost comical undertones was the 1936 debate on whether the first part of a compound word should also be conjugated, which would give us such forms as happamankerman, instead of hapankerman, currently in use. ?We also co-curated, along with the Somali community, Arooska
24 september 2014 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 Saku Koivu of the Anaheim Ducks during a friendly ice hockey game against Jokert in Helsinki in October 2011. Koivu hangs up his skates The 39-year-old Finnish ice hockey legend became the first evern European captain of the illustrious Montreal Canadiens in 1999. JaNNe toIvoNeN, t e ro H a Ko L a . I understand very well the emotions of the players who were not picked,? said McGinley, who has yet to taste defeat in his three appearances as a player and two as a vice-captain of a Ryder Cup team. A total of 500 million fans in 200 countries are expected to tune in for the Ryder Cup, which in the United States has been regarded as the fourth largest sporting event in the world after the Olympics, Super Bowl and Fifa World Cup. L E H T I K U VA / A F p p H o T o / W A r r E n L I T T L E 14 Finnish After Dark is here to help, with everything from cool slang to chat up lines, tips on how to avoid being beaten up in taxi queues and the latest excuses for why you are late for work. Finnish After Dark is a humoristic look at various Finnish-language terms and phrases that are almost impossible to translate. ?Or even higher,. wrote Koivu. His career, however, was plagued by injuries. In 2001, Koivu was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, an illness he beat in time to score four goals and provide six assists in the Stanley Cup play-offs in the spring of 2002. the current world number 47 said. On 2 September, McGinley finalised his team for the Ryder Cup by unveiling Stephen Gallacher, Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood as his wild-card picks. sport 18 . H T saKU KoIvU has called an end to his remarkable ice hockey career after 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). ?I knew that a decision was coming, but I didn?t know it was coming right now,? his father, Jukka Koivu, told Helsingin Sanomat after the announcement on 10 September. The series continues to receive excellent feedback from readers.. H S a L e K s I t e I va I N e N . His most outstanding achievement was perhaps the fact he served as the captain of the Montreal Canadiens for a total of nine seasons, after becoming the first European to hold the captaincy in 1999. ?I feel I was truly lucky to have a chance to play for the legendary Canadiens for so many years and serve as captain, and share that great honour with many truly legendary captains from before my time,. ?I?ll watch the Ryder Cup on the telly from home.? The objective of Ilonen for the season is to break into the top-30 in the Official World Golf Rankings. described Jari Kurri, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the general manager at Jokerit Helsinki. HeLsINKI tImes Ilonen not surprised by ryder Cup omission The 34-year-old Lahti-based golfer aims to break into the world?s top 30 before the end of the season. J a r m o Fä r d I g . Association (NHLPA). ?All in all, it has been a dream come true, but what I value the most in hockey is the feeling of being part of a team and the friendships I have made along the way,? Koivu wrote. ?I have been contemplating retirement for quite some time and am very confident in my decision at this time and place.? He also expressed his gratitude to a number of important people in his life: his family, his late agent Don Baizley and staff members from over the years. Koivu was an integral part in the rise of Finnish ice hockey in the 1990s, up to its current prominence. He made his debut for TPS Turku during the 1992?1993 season at the tender age of 17, and recorded 23 goals and 30 assists in his second season in SM Liiga. Ilonen acknowledged, while preparing for his first competitive start since his impressive showing at Mikko Ilonen hits his tee shot on the tenth hole during the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on 10 August in Louisville, Kentucky. Want to know if you should compliment your girlfriend on being plösö or paksuna? Sick of not knowing your Kossu from your skumppa? Not sure whether to käydä vieraissa or to käydä vierailulla? Buy online: www.6d.fi/fad or from major bookstores. the US Open, and the Omega European Masters in CransMontana, Switzerland. This week, the Flying Finn will tee off in Zandvoort, the Netherlands, for the KLM Open. the so-called Huey, Dewey and Louie line . he added. ?A fighter and a gentleman. H S a L e K s I t e I va I N e N . described Peltonen, a former team-mate and a member of the coaching staff at HIFK Helsinki. ?Saku had thought about the decision for some time. The final decision was only a matter of time. His performances at the Lillehammer Olympics and IIHF World Championship in 1994 as the centre, alongside Ville Peltonen and Jere Lehtinen . At the end of the season, he was awarded the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for embodying the qualities of ?perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey?. A few years later, he received the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for his leadership qualities and humanitarian contributions. His former team-mates and other ice hockey personalities portray a picture of an exceptional athlete. ?Extremely skilful, cunning, relentless. Saku has immense mental strength and desire to compete,. H T tHe pICKs of captain Paul McGinley for the European Ryder Cup team came as no surprise to Mikko Ilonen, although the name of the 34-year-old Finn was tossed about regularly in speculation leading up to the most prestigious match play tournament in the world. ?The picks were expected. My merits just weren?t good enough yet,. ?Finns may not fully realise what it means to captain the Canadiens,. In addition, Rory McIlroy, Henrik Stenson, Victor Dubuisson, Jamie Donaldson, Thomas Björn, Justin Rose, Martin Kaymer, Sergio Garcia and Graeme McDowell will represent Europe in the 40th playing of the biennial match play tournament at Gleneagles, Scotland, on 26-28 September. ?The wild-card picks were difficult. cemented his place in the hearts of hockey fans. In his statement, Koivu singled out Vladimir Jursinov for special praise for recognising and nurturing his strengths during his years with TPS Turku. The NHL came calling after the triumph of Finland at the 1995 IIHF World Championship in Sweden. First european to hold the captaincy Overall, Koivu represented the Montreal Canadiens for 13 seasons and the Anaheim Ducks for his 5 final seasons, appearing in 1,124 regularseason games, scoring 255 and setting up 577 goals. He had to battle against big players, utilise his resilience and cunning,. These are the spices of late night conversation among Finns, which are almost always missed by foreigners. The book is based on the Finnish After Dark series published in SixDegrees over the past few years. He no longer seemed to think that his career could continue.? Helsingin Sanomat was unable to reach the 39-yearold forward for a comment on 10 September. Koivu did, however, issue a statement through the National Hockey League Players
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These are varieties that are stored the longest. Hs / An T Ti JoHAnsson . it?s been a team game,? Mountnassir reflects. Apples on sale could be from last year?s harvest. Nepalese *China Tiger cuisine in Helsinki Lunch time 10:30-15:00 Monday-Friday Authentic Chinese food in the heart of Helsinki Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat Noon-11pm . ?Things clicked four months later; the brunch became very successful and we started to get known.? But for Mountnassir, Sandro really started years before this, when he ran a few cafes and restaurants in Helsinki. ?The ?90s was a good time to learn this business. Afterwards, I got an opportunity to run the Sandro kiosk.? After many years as a kiosk the space transformed into a restaurant. I think we can say that we have achieved some success in a very short time. We are not just thinking, ?this works, we can rely on it, count on it?. We hardly purchase old crops,. 16 eAt & DrINK 18 . Helsinki . It seems like Helsinki is catching up with Stockholm and Copenhagen. Operations have expanded to include a food truck and a second restaurant is now opening in Eira this autumn. On Sunday bring ?24.90 for the Marrakesh Madness Brunch, including much of the above and meaty treats like kofta meatballs. H T mANy people know that the cheaper European apples available in stores may not be fresh, but dating back to last year? Apples mature in Europe during the autumn. Hicham Mountnassir, entrepreneur and owner of the restaurant?s previous kiosk guise, Moroccan chef Hitcham Daoussi, Pasi Virta, a man with an eye for décor and style, and creative chef Richard McCormick got together and created something. ?We weren?t completely sure what we were going to do . It?s modern and authentic, the atmosphere and style is urban-cool and cosy and the service is warm and person- al. Union). European harvests are finally making it to stores, but shelves also contain last year?s stock. ?At the moment they contain both. For ?11.90 lunchtime patrons can choose between three hot mains: for example, apricot and chicken tajine, harissa salmon fillet or spinach and goat cheese lasagne; and access to the salads, breads and dips on the buffet table. Saturday brunchers can feast on vegetarian and vegan dishes for ?24.90, including hummus and other tasty dips, salads, saffron and gluten free breads and filling eggplant, seitan (a wheat gluten meat alternative) and halloumi dishes. Tel +358 (0)9 495 098 hu@dongbeihu.fi . What?s the secret of success. The hard thing now is to stay at that level . It will have it?s own style but the same food, the same prices.? sandro kolmas linja 17 00530 Helsinki tel. ?I think the spirit is what makes Sandro. Also the food we serve, listening and reacting quickly. We consider people who are vegetarian and vegan, and gluten free and lactose intolerant. this is the restaurant business, and you can go down as fast as you come up.? When asked about their philosophy, Mountnassir replies that ?we are like a bonsai tree, we try new things and sometimes cut things that are alive. We will open quietly, but the word is going around. 09 428 92317 sandro.fi Apples in grocery stores may date back a year JoHANNA tIKK ANeN . In the last five years, the Helsinki food scene has gone from robust to strong, with more authentic ethnic food now available and more modern Finnish / Nordic restaurants opening up. a cocktail bar or a food restaurant, so we just went with it and watched what kind of people came in,. Hs A N N I K A r A U tA Ko U r A . ?We want to push for organic and we have grown food. www.dongbeihu.fi Opening hours mon-thu 10:30-22:00 fri 10:30-23:00 sat 12:00-23:00 sun 12:00-22.00 tel/fax: 09-693 3010 e-mail: yetinep@gmail.com www.yetinepal.fi Itämerenkatu 12, Helsinki Near Ruoholahti metro station Happy with Helsinki times? eat & Drink topics? Let us know your suggestion at: info@helsinkitimes.fi. whatever you do, don?t miss the baklava! Creative quartet It all started for Sandro in early 2013. I had been here almost 11 years with the kiosk, and I had gotten to know the locals. Things started moving by themselves once I saw there was a possibility to make it a restaurant or a bar.? He met the others and soon they had created Sandro. The success has been rapid. 4 pm), the a la carte ?street kitchen? and ?Marrakech feasts. We won?t force it; it will have it?s own atmosphere. ?I don?t think any of us could have coped alone with how fast things have gone. Would Sandro?s exotic flavours have worked in Helsinki in the ?90s. The brunch and lunch are packed and table reservations are essential, the restaurant has been lauded by Helsinki Sanomat?s NYT publication and bloggers, and recently won City Lehti?s Best Restaurant, Best Ethnic Restaurant and Best Brunch awards. (4 ? 11 pm) and the contemporary cocktails (until midnight and 2 am on weekends). The food is good, lunch, brunch or a la carte. The a la carte offers various North African to Lebanese mains, for example Batbout Burger (?18) imaginative salads (?20-26) and shared dishes for the whole table (?36). And we try to be generous with the food.? Mountnassir and Sandro are keen to progress their operations. I loved the spot here, I loved the space. The cocktails are good too; the virgin Momo Collins was a tasty aperitivo. And then there?s the baklava . says Product Quality Manager of fresh fruit and vegetables at SOK Tanja Talvenheimo. According to Talvenheimo, it is rare for apples that have been in stock for over a year to be sold. Apples have to be picked before they are ripe for it to be possible to store them for long time periods. And we need to find a spirit at the new Sandro restaurant in Eira. It would have worked, but perhaps not in the same style?. The restaurant business is a tough one. After a year and a few months we are already opening a second restaurant An ethnic time The success makes one wonder about timeliness. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes A n d r e W TAy l o r Mountnassir Mountnassir takes some time out from offering some of the tastiest food in the Capital Region. Urban-cool and cosy in Kallio What was once exotic is now everyday dining. A N D r e w tAy L o r Hel sink i Times everyoNe is talking about Sandro: the modern African, vegetarian, vegan, glutenfree but still meat-friendly restaurant in trendy Kallio. First the hipsters came, and now everyone has been enjoying the colourful and tasty fusion salad buffets during weekday lunch times (11 am . And I try to bring a warm service, like back home in Morocco. recalls the affable Mountnassir. When asked Mountnassir said yes. 2 pm) and weekend brunch times (10 am . The fruit is transported as quickly as possible to a storage space with a temperature of 1-2 degrees. Air is also regulated so that oxygen cannot ripen the fruit. Before the fruit is transferred for sale to consumers, it is allowed to ripen. Long preservation is possible only with certain varieties. SOK sells Golden Delicious and Jonagold apples around the year. Stores wish to provide apples to consumers all through the year, which is why they remain in stock for long time periods. If one purchases a European apple during July-August, it dates back to last year, says Hannu Salo from Hedelmänja marjanviljelijäin liitto (Fruit and Berry Farmers. You need this during the dull, cold winter. Sun 2pm-10pm Korkeavuorenkatu 47 . ?Finnish people travel a lot, and have always been open. Also the waiters are professional, but not too professional, so that they are approachable. ?I always had an ambition to do something different. I want there to be a positive atmosphere
m a n h a t t a n s t e a k h o u s e . Pour in the egg mixture. tel. because you might cook it outdoors on a campfire, writes the recipe author. f i Japanese Restaurant Koto pohjoinen makasiinikatu 7 mon: 11:00-15:00 Helsinki, tel: 045 325 0850 tue-fri: 11:00-22:00 www.daynite.fi sat:12:00-22:00, sun: closed. Cut each cherry tomato in half. r o y a l r a v i n t o l a t . Sat 13-22.30 Ingredients ? 225 grams uncooked bacon strips, preferably sugar-free, 1 firm yet ripe avocado, 6 cherry tomatoes, 6 large eggs, 2 tablespoons coconut milk (may substitute water), ¼ teaspoon chili powder, Kosher salt, Freshly ground black pepper, 225 grams fresh baby spinach. steps ? Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. Grease a 20 cm square baking dish (preferably glass) with cooking oil spray. ? Line a plate with paper towels. Cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until crisped. T h u 11 . eAt & DrINK HeLsINKI tImes 17 18 . 01, S u n 13 . Or you can bake it in the same pan you used for cooking the bacon, bring it to the table and let everyone dig in. Serve with fresh salsa. Adapted from Good Morning Paleo: More Than 150 Easy Favorites to Start Your Day, Gluten- and Grain-Free, by Jane Barthelemy (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2014). Makes 3 or 4 servings SPAIN Alvar-Allonkatu 3 A, 00100, Helsinki NeAr tHe rAILWAY stAtION tel. +358 9 611 077, +358 44 261 1 777 www.satkar.fi Culinary journey to the north IN THE HEART OF HELSINKI LAPPI RESTAURANT MON?TUE 11.30 ?22, WED ?FRI 11.30 ?24, SAT 14?24 Sofiankatu 4, Helsinki . (09) 611 217 Mon-Tue 10.30-23.00 Wed-Sat 10.30-24.00 Sun 12.00-23.00 ForumM annerheimintie2 0 tel. Transfer to the plate to drain and cool. Top with the avocado slices and cherry tomato halves. 09 646 080 L U 1 1: N 00 10 CH -15 .0 B : 0 0 UF 0 EU F R ET M Y HI w w w . www.lappires.com Mon-Fri 16-22.30 . (09) 647 551, mob 040 7347 638 www.himalaya.fi L. nnrotinkatu 22, Helsinki t. +358 9 635 732 www.juuri.fi M o n . 2 3 E t e l ä i n e n H e s p e r i a n k a t u 2 2 , 0 01 0 0 H e l s i n k i + 3 5 8 9 612 8 5 2 0 0 | w w w. Season lightly with salt and pepper. ? Place the spinach in the baking dish. Pour the bacon fat evenly over the spinach, then crumble the crisped bacon evenly over the surface. 24 september 2014 P h o t o b y D e b L i n D S e y F o r t h e W a S h i n G t o n P o S t bI G sU N eW N te N Y rr AC e Nepalese restaurant the best Nepalese restaurant in Helsinki ? Suitable for group parties ? Fully licensed ? Delicious food with tandoor Welcome to satkar Paleo cowboy eggs, a dinner that takes just 30 minutes. Dinner in 30 minutes: Cowboy baked eggs b O N N I e b e N W I C K / t h e W a S h i n G t o n P o S t It?s breakfast-for-dinner-time, paleo style. 2 4 , F r i 11 . 00100 HELSINKI Tel (09) 645 550 . Bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until the eggs are just set. ? Cut into squares; serve right away. Finnish restaurant classic s i n c e 19 3 2 Transforming Finnish gifts of nature in an innovative manner to suit modern tastes. Korkeavuorenkatu 27 Helsinki Tel. Reserve the rendered bacon fat (in the pan). ? Meanwhile, peel and pit the avocado. Cut the flesh into thin slices. Paleo diet devotees will recognise the ingredients as a powerhouse combination of phytonutrients and protein. You can bake this in a 20 cm square pan, as the original recipe recommends. Whisk the eggs, coconut milk and chili powder in a large liquid measuring cup. c o m Serving traditional Japanese food in Helsinki for 25 years Nutrition: Per serving (based on 4): 480 calories, 19 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, 42 g fat, 13 g saturated fat, 320 mg cholesterol, 690 mg sodium, 5 g dietary fibre, 2 g sugar Eteläesplanadi 24 tel. (09) 694 4207 2nd floor Mon-Fri 10.30-21.00 Sat 10.30-20.00 Sun 11.00-18.00 BEST STEAKS IN TOWN H E L S I N K I ? L A H T I Welcome! ? T A M P E R E ALA A Nepalese Cuisine Since 1993 The Oldest Nepalese Restaurant in Finland Welcome to enjoy our exotic food Open Mon-Fri 11-23, weekends 12-23, Lunch: Mon-Fri 11-15 Contact: Ratakatu 1B, 00120 Helsinki. Book your table tel. +358 9 6128 5900 w w w.royalr avintolat.com Annankatu 22 . 01, S a t 13 . This dish is called ?cowboy
His sharp and dramatic piece SpazioTempo premiered in 2010 at the Semper Oper Ballet. The third culprit is Jerome Robbins. 24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes JONA S LUNDqVIS T Hore?ná-Godani-robbins: Urban utopias of dance The National Finnish Ballet?s new piece celebrates a triple bill of urban energy, movement, and macabre humour. His work Glass Pieces premiered in 1983 in New York. the 18th Century Observed Hilleström is a Swedish artist from the 18th century, with a style as miniscul and precise as if his paintings were photographs. His typical pieces are clay works of boys being boys ? throwing tantrums and holding balloons. Amos Anderson Art Museum Yrjönkatu 27 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 2 November Jaakko mattila Modern art. EMMA . He has created works for the Nederlands Dans Theater and the Royal Danish Ballet. In this lively piece he combines postmodern dance with the movement and language of classical ballet. Together, the three acts promise to satisfy your avid curiosity to discover the energetic and macabre side of ballet. Until sat 18 October Main auditorium Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 Tickets ?19/28.50 www.opera.fi MUSIC thu 18 september Young Nordic Jazz Comets An event aimed to showcase and celebrate top young jazz musicians. Koko Jazz Club Hämeentie 3 Helsinki Free entry www.kokojazz.fi thu 18 september Love & Anarchy . The multisensory exhibition is created by Croatian Nata?a Jovi?i?, where you can learn about the artwork through touch and sound. Ateneum Art Museum Kaivokatu 2 Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00 Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/10/12 www.ateneum.fi Until 11 January pehr Hilleström . The aim is to inspire the audience to see urban environment with new eyes. Kauppatori Opening hours to public-11:30-17:30 Tickets ?0-3 www.visithelsinki.fi The new production by the Finnish National Ballet promises energy and movement Fri 19 september High Hopes Churchmoor Camembert Clique live DJs: Tipa Hiihtopipo, Freddy_M, Nada, Leo Lexxxus Mbar Terrace Mannerheimintie 22-24 Helsinki Free entry www.mbar.fi Fri 19 september stIG Hip hop, R&B, country Virgin Oil Co Mannerheimintie 5 Helsinki Tickets ?15.50 www.virginoil.fi Fri 19 september mirel Wagner and miki Liukkonen reads poetry Folk, singer/songwriter Korjaamo Culture Factory Töölönkatu 51 B Helsinki Tickets ?11-15 www.korjaamo.fi sat 20 september Hand Claps & Finger snaps Two-year anniversary featuring Dutch DJ/producer NSFW DJs: NSFW, T-Juna, Ouray, Positron Mbar Terrace Mannerheimintie 22-24 Helsinki Free entry www.mbar.fi sat 20 september Gasellit, mäkki & Adi L Hasla Rap. Virgin Oil Co. Mannerheimintie 5 Helsinki Tickets ?10 www.virginoil.fi sat 20 september reckless Love Glam metal Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?15.50-16 www.tavastiaklubi.fi mon 22 september Håkan broström Quartet feat. Joey Calderazzo & Jeff ?tain. A compilation of three works by Natalia Hore?ná, Jacopo Godani and Jerome Robbins, each is performed in Finland for the first time. A prima ballerina at the Hamburg Ballet and at the Nederlands Dans Theater, Natalia Hore?ná is acclaimed for her choreographic capacity. Lord of porn Stand-up comedy Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Tickets ?16.50/18.50 www.lebonk.fi Wed 24 september A madman?s diary Martti Suosalo performs the world known monologue Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Tickets ?26.50/29.50 www.lebonk.fi Until sun 28 september Love & Anarchy Film Festival Festival celebrating fresh artists and well-known films, and promoting the art of film making. Cinemas around Helsinki www.visithelsinki.fi Until sat 18 October Horecna-Godani-robbins: Urban utopias of dance The new production of the Finnish National Ballet features urban energy, brilliant movement and macabre humour . It is part of an art installation by Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi. Watts & Daniel Franck The event promises to be a ?jazz-hurricane?, with the Swedish Håkan Broström playing the saxophone and Daniel Franck on the bass, along with Americans Joey Calderazzo and Jeff ?Tain? Watts playing piano and drums respectively. Koko Jazz Club Hämeentie 3 Helsinki Tickets ?15/20 www.kokojazz.fi mon 22 september ben Frost In May this year this Australian artist released a highly acclaimed album and is now visiting Finland for the first time. Modern electronic. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?20/21 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Until sun 28 september Hilma af Klint . sam Huber & tommy Lindgren Jarmo Saari has won multiple jazz awards and will now be performing with three drummers. Jazz. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?15.50/16 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Wed 24 september mbrA Featuring Brazilian DJ Tahira, known in Brazil for his wide musical culture and mixture of styles including Brazilian, Latin, afro, jazz, soul, funk and world music. Mbar Terrace Mannerheimintie 22-24 Free entry www.mbar.fi Wed 24 september the Haunted Swedish band making a comeback. Death metal. Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets ?22 www.tavastiaklubi.fi tHeAtre & DANCe sat 20 september Improshow by stella polaris Featuring improv artists Elina Stirkkinen, Niina Sillanpää, Hannu Risku, and Jouni Kannisto. Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Tickets ?12 www.lebonk.fi sat 20 and sun 21 september Jeremy Wade: Necronancy Necronancy, by Berlin based artist Jeremy Wade, is about a witch who claims that the quotidian institutions we worship as the regime of truth are in fact hallucinations. She brings to the table a medley of classic ballet and powerful emotional expression, and reveals her love of dark comedy. Jacopo Godani is a world-renowned Italian dancer and choreographer. His artwork is shown for the first time in Helisnki. Sinebrychoff Art Museum Bulevardi 40 Helsinki Tickets ?0/8/10 www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi Until sun 18 January #snapshot Photographs taken by ordinary people, images sourced from the internet, historic snapshots and selfies as well as an overview of the history of the selfie. The Finnish Museum of Photography Tallberginkatu 1 G Helsinki Tickets ?0/6/8 Open: Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi. 18 WHere tO GO 18 . performed for the first time in Finland. Main auditorium Finnish National Opera Helsinginkatu 58 www.opera.fi eXHIbItIONs Until thu 20 september Age-Elisa Riekkinen: Integration Graphics and installations about integration by Age-Elisa Riekkinen. Malmi House Ala-Malmin tori 1 www.visithelsinki.fi Until sun 21 september Ilmari tapiovaara World-famous furniture designer and interior architect. Design Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 Tickets ?0/5/8/10 www.designmuseum.fi Until sun 21 september Dan roosegaarde Artist and innovator who explores relations between people, technology and space. Design Museum Korkeavuorenkatu 23 Mon-Sun 11:00-18:00 www.designmuseum.fi Until sun 19 October Janne martola: breathing Exhibition Korjaamo Culture Factory Töölönkatu 51 B Tickets TBA www.korjaamo.fi Until sun 19 October sami Havia: Lines, forms and earworms Exhibition Korjaamo Culture Factory Töölönkatu 51 B Tickets TBA www.korjaamo.fi Until 27 October tommi toija Toija is most famous for his sculpture of a boy peeing in the river of Örebro, Sweden, called BadBad Boy. A pioneer of Abstraction Extensive exhibition of af Klint?s works. Kunsthalle Helsinki Nervanderinkatu 3 Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00 Wed 11:00-20:00 Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00 Tickets ?0/8/12 www.taidehalli.fi tues 23 september Acoustic tuesday Milla Rumi live DJs: Eppu, Iku Mbar Terrace Mannerheimintie 22-24 Helsinki Free entry www.mbar.fi tues 23 september Koko Loft Duo Pohjola Rissanen with Verneri Pohjola playing the trumpet and Aki Rissanen playing the piano. Koko Jazz Club Hämeentie 3 Helsinki Tickets ?10/15 www.kokojazz.fi tues 23 september Jarmo saari republic feat. opening club Tuomo performing live DJs: Matti Nives from We Jazz and Nick Banks from Pulp. Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Helsinki Tickets ?6/8 www.lebonk.fi thu 18 september Jonna tervomaa Pop Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Helsinki Tickets ?18/19 www.tavastiaklubi.fi Fri 19 september busdriver The LA artist Busdriver is performing for the first time in Helsinki. Hip-hop and rap Le Bonk Yrjönkatu 24 Helsinki Tickets ?10/12 www.lebonk.fi Negative Approach, total recall The American band Negative Approach is appearing for the first time in Helsinki. Hardcore punk Tavastia Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6 Tickets ?24/25 www.tavastiaklubi.fi 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 7425 www.helsinkitimes.fi Until sun 12 October Hotel manta The hotel is part of the Helsinki Festival, built around the fountain in the heart of Helsinki. 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 ?0/10/12 www.emma.museum Until sun 7 December FOCUs: Angel The exhibition is meant for the blind and people with weaker eyesight. a witch, seer and protector. Zodiak - Center for New Dance Tallberginkatu 1B Helsinki Tickets ?14/22 www.zodiak.fi tue 23 september Ismo Leikola . A marriage between the two yields Necronancy . The event is part lecture, performance and concert with an overall theme of inspiring resistance. Necromancy is a form of witchcraft associated with speaking to the dead; nancy is derogatory slang coined for a homosexual or an effeminate man
K. Here an uneducated young man lands himself a job, and falls in love with the boss. Thankfully this is shaved off after the opening credits have rolled, and we can focus on the story at hand. But first things first. Think of Dio, The Dave Matthews Band, McCartney and Wings. Following up their masterful The Kid with a Bike, Marion Cotillard brings star wattage to the Belgians. world, while keeping the focus small. As lead singer and bassist, Winger has led the band since 1987 through a number of line-up changes and six studio albums, including this year?s well-received Better Days Comin?. Alex Boden and Pulp drummer Nick Banks will be in attendance. A number of other musicrelated films can be found on the programme. Following the life of a six-year old boy through his childhood until he turns 18, the movie was filmed over the course of 12 years. Star Ellar Coltrane is HIFF?s main guest this year. Check the website for a complete listing of what?s on offer this year. Helsinki International Film Festival . Love & Anarchy, close to 20,000 tickets were bought or reserved. Held from 18-28 September, more than 170 feature films and some 150 short films are being screened this year. The opening screening is Damien Chazelle?s highly acclaimed Whiplash. First he took on Algerians (Taken), then he took on his memory (Unknown), then it was time to take on a pack of wolves (The Grey). His most recent, 2010?s Ghosts . Perhaps the most effective and chilling since Se7en, it stains the scenes that follow it, leaving a thoroughly disquieting aftertaste. Whilst this lingers, soon we are we are eight years down the track and being introduced to the current reality of a heroin trafficker (Downton Abbey?s Dan Stevens). (The Master) frames each shot with visual flourish, and his work here is superb. Neeson is reliably good. Haunted by his past, the film thankfully doesn?t resort to any unnecessary subplots that feature a token female, son/ daughter or family dog that remains his faithful companion. In fact, a number of subplots were apparently trimmed away to maintain focus on the lean story of one man?s quest. As things propel themselves towards a somewhat drawn-out ending, the end credits roll, accompanied by a song that at once seems familiar yet difficult to place. s U L L I VA N HEL SINK I TIMES Is It tHe sIGN of a great talent when they can name a band after themselves. Well, continuing the tradition is US rock musician Kip Winger. So, what to do when they are targeted by an exterminator (voiced by Ben Kingsley)? Miles Teller (left) pounds the skins and butts heads with bandleader J. Music continues the same day, with a documentary on British band Pulp screening and a DJ performance being held at the opening club. Faced with the fact that his wife has been abducted and murdered, he hires Scudder (now a private investigator) to track down the men who killed her. unless it is a catastrophe at the box office, that is. Setting things in 1999 is an interesting approach. Director Florian Habicht, producer rock variety J A m e s O . By utilising the same cast for each shoot, viewers can witness them aging in real time with their characters. There were far fewer senseless reboots, repeats and reimaginings, and whatever other tired and derivative fluff Hollywood is coughing up these days. Y2K paranoia was lurking on every street corner, as people hoarded canned goods and bottled water, convinced that the computer-dominated world we live in was set to crumble. Set in the shadow of this, A Walk Among the Tombstones is a throwback to a different time. After his early years were spent as Alice Cooper?s bass player, he would soon bestow his glam metal band with his surname for their moniker. Meanwhile, fans of Nick Cave can revel in the news that the documentary 20,000 Days on Earth is on the bill. Love & Anarchy 18-28 September www.hiff.fi M A L M I TA L o J A m e s O . Early word has been very positive. tillard returns to work after sick leave only to find that her colleagues have all agreed to have her fired in order to secure their own bonuses. Next door in France, Rebecca Zlotowski?s acclaimed Grand Central takes place in a nuclear plant. The lack of mobile phones and technology leave room to focus on old school smarts. wife in the process. Abrerrahmane Sissoko?s Timbuktu follows events when fundamentalists take over a small Malian village and start interpreting sharia law in their own radical way. After premiering at Cannes this year to rave reviews, anticipation is high. The Love & Anarchy Gala film this year is surrealist director Alejandro Jodorowsky?s long-awaited The Dance of Reality, his first film in 23 years. Terry Gilliam?s latest, The Zero Theorem is screening, as beyond music Elsewhere, the latest from highly respected brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne?s Two Days, One Night is also featuring. CoHowever, his solo releases have continued to surprise, revealing a different side to the musician. Suite No. Back then, mobile phones were in their infancy, the Internet was experiencing a boom of commerce whose bubble would soon burst and Cheek had not sold out two nights at the Olympic Stadium. Just putting things into perspective. Anyway, in the world of cinema, this was also a simpler time. 24 september 2014 19 H E L S I N K I I N T E R N AT I o N A L F I L M F E S T I vA L Film Old school cinema As tHe 20tH century drew to a close, the world was a very different place to what we live in and experience nowadays. The tune is a reworking of Soundgarden?s megahit, Black Hole Sun, which reflect the theme of the film itself: a modern take on a classic. A Walk Among the tombstones (K16) Release Date: 19 September Director: Scott Frank Starring: Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens the boxtrolls (K7) Release Date: 19 September Directors: Graham Annable, Anthony Stacchi feat. s U L L I VA N HEL SINK I TIMES US rock musician Kip Winger is performing at Malmitalo on 18 September.. 1 was written for string orchestra, piano and harp. We begin in 1991. The revered Ken Loach also sees his latest in attendance, Jimmy?s Hall. Local films get a considerable look-in also, with the Finnish Film Gala selection screening J-P Valkeapää?s road movie They Have Escaped. Great expectations The festival closes with one the most anticipated films of the year, Richard Linklater?s Boyhood. CULtUre HeLsINKI tImes 18 . It was also turned into a ballet, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon for the San Francisco Ballet. Aside from his own successes, Winger has also written music for a long line-up of artists during his career. These include the likes of Bob Dylan, Roger Daltrey, Mark Farner and Neal Schon. Winger can be found onstage at Malmitalo on Thursday 18 September. Kip Winger 18 September, 19:00 Tickets ?15 Malmitalo Ala-Malmin tori 1 Helsinki well as Joshua Oppenheimer?s new film The Look of Silence, following up last year?s extraordinary The Act of Killing. Simmons in HIFF?s opening film, Whiplash. International film descends on Helsinki J A m e s O . Not to be outdone, now he takes on a number of familiar old school thriller beats, while attempting to remain dignified with a ridiculous dyed goatee. Lenny Abrahamson?s Frank starring Michael Fassbender has been making waves aboard, along with indie musical God Help the Girl, directed by Belle and Sebastian singer Stuart Murdoch. the voices of: Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Elle Fanning elsewhere on screens The cinematic offerings are a bit light this week, due to the arrival of the famed HIFF. The look and style of the film reflects its very early ?90s setting, yet the brutal gunshot sound effects of a modern sound system threaten to burst your eardrums. The prologue rolls into a startling opening credits sequence. when a trio of hoods arrive and open fire on the barman. This was America preSeptember 11, pre Facebook, pre the ultra convenience of modern times. Lumbering through this less complicated backdrop is Irishman Liam Neeson, replete with a scowl and a New Yawk accent. K. Here Miles Teller?s young and talented drummer butts heads with bandleader J. Simmons at a prime American jazz conservatory. In fact, everything about the film reeks of an earlier time. Long takes are at odds with cinema?s current fascination with abrupt editing and short attention spans. Neeson?s recent career revival as leading man has been nothing short of unexpected. Settling in at the local pub with the morning paper, a coffee and a duo of shotglasses, cop Matthew Scudder (Neeson) is soon ?taking out the trash. Animated fare The Boxtrolls follows the eponymous creatures who live underneath the city and feast on cheese at night. s U L L I VA N HEL SINK I TIMES prOVING that there is an audience for less mainstream cinema in Finland, during the first six hours of ticket sales for the 27th Helsinki International Film Festival . Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. Naturally these aren?t your typical cinematic kidnappers. Subsequent scenes reveal the twisted minds behind a ploy to fleece drug dealers of their money, as their victim?s families cannot go to the cops. So, will the private dick get to the bottom of it all? Well, as the film is adapted from Lawrence Block?s longrunning series, at least there will be other adventures up his sleeve in future
24 september 2014 HeLsINKI tImes Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television. thursday friday 18.9 mtV3 NeLONeN The Expendables Nelonen 22.00 09.45 the bold and the beautiful 10.10 emmerdale 11.10 Doctors 13.35 Four rooms 14.35 back in the Game 15.15 save with Jamie 17.30 the bold and the beautiful 18.00 emmerdale Emmerdale is a British soap opera set in Emmerdale, a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. 22.35 reckless A legal drama set in Charleston, South Carolina pitting two lawyers against eachother, and their growing mutual attraction. 23.35 those Who Kill (K16) sUb 14.00 Got to Dance 16.00 Walker, texas ranger 18.00 Kitchen Nightmares UsA Gordon Ramsay visits struggling restaurants across America and spends one week trying to help them become successful. 19.30 two and a Half men 20.00 big bang theory 20.30 the simpsons 21.00 supersize vs superskinny 23.00 Gang related (K16) The series follows the personal and professional lives of the members of the elite Los Angeles Police Department?s multi-agency Gang Task Force as they take on the city?s most dangerous gangs, including one with which a task force member has ties. 00.00 supernatural (K16) 01.00 the simpsons JIm 11.15 Crocodileman 12.15 Cowboy builders A series which involves exposing cowboy builders and helping those families whose lives and homes have been affected by them. 14.05 shark tank UsA 15.00 masterChef Australia 16.00 Crocodileman 18.00 masterChef Australia 19.00 shark tank UsA Shark Tank features business pitches from aspiring entrepreneurs to a panel of potential investors. 21.55 talent UsA 23.45 shark tank UsA 00.45 Ice road truckers 01.45 Guinness World records 07.00 Children?s programming 08.25 Wizards of Waverly place 09.20 princess 09.50 For rent 10.20 sarah 101 13.20 For rent 13.50 sarah 101 15.50 Hoarders 17.20 Frasier 17.50 the Hotel Inspector 21.00 Gordon?s Hotel Hell 22.00 the expendables (K16) FILm A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent. Directed by: Sylvester Stallone. When it comes time to blow out the candles on his cake, Max makes a wish: that his Dad could go just one day without telling a lie. In order to force Tripp to finally flee the nest, his parents hire beautiful and vivacious Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker) to pretend to fall in love with him and convince him to move out. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren. USA/2010. 01.10 NCIs 02.10 Frasier 02.40 Conspiracy theory with Jesse Ventura tV5 06.00 macGyver 07.00 matlock 08.00 the King of Queens 11.55 Duck Dynasty 12.55 Kitchen boss 13.55 macGyver 15.00 matlock 16.00 3rd rock from the sun 16.30 everybody Loves raymond 17.00 married. With Children 18.00 the King of Queens 19.00 top 20 Funniest 21.00 American pie 2 FILm Directed by: James B. Rogers. Ultimately, Fletcher misses his son?s fifth birthday party and makes an excuse so flimsy that even Max can see through it. They make it their business to battle crime in Dallas and all around the State of Texas. 18.00 Jamie and Jimmy?s Food Fight Club 23.30 Cheaters 00.35 Catfish 01.35 the simpsons JIm 11.15 top secret recipes Food hacker Todd Wilbur investigates an iconic American recipe and tries to make it better than the original. 12.15 Cowboy builders 14.05 shark tank UsA 15.00 masterChef Australia 16.00 Crocodileman 18.00 masterChef Australia 19.00 shark tankUsA 20.00 masterChef UsA 21.00 rude tube 22.00 shark tank UsA 23.00 JIm D Crime: Gang Life (K16) 00.00 the squad: prison Life 00.30 storm City 01.30 Gene simmons Family Jewels 02.00 JIm D: massive Destruction 07.00 Children?s programming 08.25 Wizards of Waverly place 09.20 princess 09.50 For rent 10.20 sarah 101 13.20 sibling rivalry serIes beGINs. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Justin Bartha, Zooey Deschanel. Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church, Yara Shahidi. USA/Germany/2009. 19.00 Once Upon a time 21.00 toy story 3 FILm The toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear and their friends are dealing with an uncertain future as their owner, Andy, prepares to leave for college. This series follows Dan Hall and Nikki Hall, a charismatic twin brother and sister whose relationship is put to the test as they simultaneously design and build their own investment dream homes. 13.50 sarah 101 15.50 Fashion star 16.50 excused 17.20 Frasier 17.50 the Hotel Inspector 22.00 Failure to Launch FILm Directed by: Tom Dey. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel. USA/2006. 00.05 bottoms Up FILm Directed by: Erik MacArthur. Starring: Jason Mewes, David Keith, Brian Hallisay. USA/2006. 01.55 Frasier 02.25 Castle tV5 06.30 matlock 07.30 the King of Queens 08.25 Duck Dynasty 11.55 say Yes to Dress 12.25 Kitchen boss 13.25 macGyver 14.25 matlock 15.25 3rd rock from the sun 16.00 everybody Loves raymond 16.30 married. USA/2009. 22.15 Lottery and Joker 00.25 Homeland Homeland is an American psychological thriller developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and it is based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War. sUb 11.00 12.30 14.00 15.30 19.05 New Girl middle Undercover boss UK Got to Dance Formula 1: singapore Grand prix spOrt In Finnihs. 20.00 Liar, Liar FILm Directed by: Tom Shadyac. Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly. USA/1997. 23.00 C.s.I. With Children 17.30 the King of Queens 18.40 back to the Future III FILm Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Directed by: Lee Unkrich. Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. USA/2010. 23.10 Under the Dome 03.05 Conspiracy theory with Jesse Ventura tV5 06.15 breaking Amish 07.10 my big Fat American Gypsy Wedding 08.05 top 20 Funniest 12.00 Ice Castles FILm Directed by: Donald Wrye. Starring: Gillian Ferrier, Henry Czerny, Rob Mayes. USA/2010. 14.00 Dawson?s Creek 15.00 my big Fat American Gypsy Wedding 16.00 Keasha?s perfect Dress 16.30 breaking Amish 17.30 5D: my Crazy Obsession 18.00 top 20 Funniest 21.00 tower Heist FILm Directed by: Brett Ratner. Starring: Alan Alda, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy. USA/2011. 23.05 sexcetera (K18) 00.15 Fast Lane to malibu (K18) FILm Directed by: Kelley Cauthen. Starring: Tracy Ryan, Steve Curtis, Renee Rea. USA/2000. 02.15 Knight rider 03.20 22 bullets (K18) FILm AVA 10.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 15.55 Grand Designs Australia 19.00 my three Wives 20.00 Auf Wiedersehen, my pet! 21.00 Intolerable Cruelty FILm Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush. USA/2003. 22.50 modern Family 23.50 Ladies of London Failure to Launch Liar, Liar In this hilarious romantic comedy, Matthew McConaughey plays Tripp, a 35-year-old man who is still living with his parents Al (Terry Bradshaw) and Sue (Kathy Bates) and shows no interest in leaving the comfortable life that his parents have made for him there. Directed by: Tom Shadyac. Starring: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Jennifer Tilly. 20 tV GUIDe 18 . Fletcher Reede is a career-focused lawyer who has devoted his life to bending the truth to his advantage. USA/2001. 23.40 the Night shift This American medical drama series follows the lives of the staff who work the late night shift in the ER at San Antonio Medical Center. 01.40 Coraline FILm Directed by: Henry Selick. Starring: Dakota Fanning, Ian McShane. USA/2006. Can a lawyer tell the truth for 24 hours straight. Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan. USA/1990., 21.00 paul FILm Directed by: Greg Mottola. Starring: Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, Jane Lynch. USA/2011. 23.00 the blacklist (K16) 02.20 blue Lagoon: the Awakening FILm 04.00 Operation repo AVA 09.30 Jamie?s 15 minute meals Jamie Oliver shows how to cook a meal in just 15 minutes. 10.00 biggest Loser 12.00 beverly Hills pawn 12.45 Doctors 13.40 It?s a brad, brad World 14.40 real Housewives of beverly Hills 15.45 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 16.30 biggest Loser 18.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 00.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 20.9. mtV3 NeLONeN Toy Story 3 Nelonen 21.00 08.05 Children?s programming 17.00 All About steve FILm Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together. Directed by: Phil Traill. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church. This habit has broken up his marriage and is not doing much good for his relationship with his young son Max. What follows is a romantic battle of wills as Tripp does his best to keep hold of his easy life. USA/2009. 03.30 Coupling AVA 09.30 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 10.00 biggest Loser 12.00 beverly Hills pawn 12.45 Doctors 13.40 the House that £100K built 14.40 real Housewives of beverly Hills 15.45 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 16.30 biggest Loser 18.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 21.30 real Housewives of beverly Hills 22.30 the Fashion Fund 10 designers get a chance to work alongside industry luminaries to prove they have what it takes to be named Fashion Fund Designer of the Year. saturday 19.9. mtV3 NeLONeN Ransom MT V3 22.40 09.45 the bold and the beautiful 10.10 emmerdale 11.10 Doctors 13.35 Four rooms 14.35 mike & molly 15.15 the House that £100K built Architectural journalist and critic Kieran Long and award winning architect Piers Taylor are following selfbuilders as they take on the biggest gamble of their lives. 17.25 the bold and the beautiful 18.00 emmerdale 22.40 ransom (K16) FILm When a rich man?s son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals. Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Brawley Nolte. USA/1996. 01.10 24: Live Another Day (K16) sUb 14.55 mythbusters 16.00 Walker, texas ranger Walker, a martial artist, and his partner Trivette are Texas Rangers. Directed by: Tom Dey. New York (K16) 00.00 Grimm (K16) 01.00 the simpsons JIm 09.00 masterChef Australia 12.00 Crocodileman 14.00 Ice road truckers This series features the activities of drivers who operate trucks on seasonal routes crossing frozen lakes and rivers in remote Arctic territories in Canada and Alaska. 16.00 Anthony bourdain: the Layover Anthony Bourdain arrives in a new city each week with only 24-48 hours to show viewers the insider places, people and foods. 18.00 Undercover boss In this hidden-camera show an executive goes undercover in his or her own company to get a raw look at how people really work. 19.00 Kitchen Nightmares 21.00 Guinness World records 22.00 Ax men 23.00 rude tube 00.00 the Deadliest roads 07.40 Children?s programming 08.30 sea rescue 12.05 the Hotel Inspector 13.05 turtle Diary FILm Directed by: John Irvin. Starring: Glenda Jackson, Richard Johnson. USA/UK/1985. 15.10 Good Luck Charlie 15.40 90210 16.40 Imagine that FILm Directed by: Karey Kirkpatrick. USA/1997. Nelonen 22.00 Friday 19.9.2014 sub 20.00 saturday 20.9.2014. Starring: Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye Thomas. The wish becomes immediately true but how Reede finds a way to navigate his daily life without telling lies
Linz, Olek Krupa, Haviland Morris. USA/1997. 22.45 those Who Kill (K16) 23.45 the Americans Nina is drawn closer to Oleg when she discovers she may need to face a lie-detector. sUb 11.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 16.00 17.00 19.00 the simpsons the simpsons Adventures of merlin the Face Catfish pretty Little Liars Formula 1: singapore Grand prix spOrt In Finnish. 20.00 mythbusters 22.30 C.s.I. Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Helena Bonham. USA/UK/Germany/ Italy/2009. 23.10 spartacus: blood and sand (K18) 00.25 House 01.25 blue Lagoon: the Awakening FILm Directed by: Jake Newsome, Mikael Salomon. USA/2012. AVA 10.00 Double Your House For Half the money 11.00 building the Dream 15.00 Lucky Dog 16.00 Auf Wiedersehen, my pet! 17.00 real Housewives of beverly Hills 20.00 Ladies of London 21.00 Australia FILm Directed by: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham. USA/Australia/2008. 23.55 modern Family 00.55 First Dates tuesday 22.9. mtV3 America?s Next Topmodel Nelonen 20.00 09.45 the bold and the beautiful 10.10 emmerdale 11.10 Formula 1: singapore Grand prix spOrt In Finnish. 13.35 Grand Designs 14.40 the millers A divorced reporter, looking forward to the single life, finds his parents. A middleaged man is killed after his car goes out of control and over an embankment. Although the neighborhood seems idyllic, Megan finds that things are not as they seem and the list of suspects keeps changing. 16.55 Hoarders 21.00 What to expect When You?re expecting FILm This film follows the lives of five interconnected couples as they experience the thrills and surprises of having a baby. Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks. USA/2012. 00.15 NCIs 02.15 Fear Factor 2.0 03.15 bizarre Crimes tV5 07.00 Northern exposure 07.55 Dawson?s Creek 08.50 roadtrip 14.00 married. With Children 18.00 the King of Queens 20.00 the Night shift 21.00 It?s Complicated FILm Directed by: Nancy Meyers. Starring: Alec Baldwin, Daryl Sabara, Hunter Parrish. USA/2009. 23.20 Chicago Fire 01.20 Fame 02.25 tough Love 03.15 the Night shift 04.10 Chicago Fire AVA 09.30 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 10.00 biggest Loser 12.00 beverly Hills pawn 12.50 Doctors 13.40 Gallery Girls 14.40 real Housewives of beverly Hills 15.40 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 16.30 biggest Loser 18.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 19.00 prince George at One DOC 22.30 First Dates Interactive dating experiment in which real dates are filmed and then viewers get the chance to apply to date the unsuccessful participants the following week. 00.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission Australia It?s Complicated This romantic action-adventure epic set in northern Australia at the beginning of World War II centers on an English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) who inherits a vast cattle ranch in the unforgiving Australian outback. With Children 18.00 the King of Queens 21.00 twins FILm A physically perfect but innocent man goes in search of his long-lost twin brother, who is a short small-time crook. Directed by: Ivan Reitman. With Children 15.30 Welcome to the Family 16.00 the Goldbergs 16.25 Northern exposure 17.25 Knight rider 18.30 House 19.30 stuart Little 2 FILm Directed by: Rob Minkoff. Starring: Michael J. Now, a decade after their divorce, an innocent dinner between Jane and Jake turns into the unimaginable an affair but the comlicated thing is that they are divorced but Jake is remarried. Directed by: Nancy Meyers. marital problems derail his plans. 17.25 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 23.35 the Good Guys Dan tries to single-handedly bring down a drug trafficker after his interrogation methods get A.D.A. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chloe Webb, Danny DeVito. USA/1988. 23.10 5D: I?m a stripper (K16) 00.05 stuart Little 2 FILm Directed by: Rob Minkoff. Starring: Michael J. The pair then arrive in Darwin just in time to face the Japanese bombings that come only months after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Directed by: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham. Things get even more complicated when a recently divorced architect Adam (Steve Martin) starts to fall in love with Jane. USA/ Australia/2008. This American romantic comedy film is about about marriage, divorce and everything between. tV GUIDe HeLsINKI tImes 18 . Starring: Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Daryl Sabara, Hunter Parrish. USA/2009. AVA 21.00 sunday 21.9.2014 tV5 21.00 tuesday 23.9.2014. 14.55 mythbusters 16.00 Walker, texas ranger 18.00 supersize vs superskinny A series in which two extreme eaters swap diets in an attempt to change the way they view food and eating. 19.30 two and a Half men 20.00 big bang theory 20.30 the simpsons 21.00 Catfish 00.00 shameless (K16) 01.00 the simpsons JIm 11.20 12.20 14.10 15.05 16.00 18.00 Crocodileman extreme Fishing shark tank UsA masterChef Australia Crocodileman masterChef Australia MasterChef Australia gives budding chefs the ultimate once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop their cooking skills, to be mentored by the best. 19.00 shark tank UsA 22.00 masterChef UsA 23.00 shark tank UsA 00.00 Ice road truckers 01.00 the squad: prison Life 07.00 Children?s programming 08.25 Wizards of Waverly place 09.20 sibling rivalry 10.20 sarah 101 Sarah shares basic decorating tips and tricks to solve any design problem. 13.20 sibling rivalry 13.50 top secret recipes Food hacker Todd Wilbur investigates an iconic American recipe and tries to make it better than the original. 15.50 pregnant in Heels 17.20 Frasier 21.00 NCIs 01.10 NCIs 02.10 Frasier 02.40 elementary 03.40 NCIs tV5 06.00 macGyver 07.00 matlock 08.00 the King of Queens 11.55 Duck Dynasty 12.25 say Yes to Dress 12.55 Kitchen boss 13.55 macGyver 15.00 matlock 16.00 3rd rock from the sun 16.30 everybody Loves raymond The series follows a successful sports writer Ray Barone, whose oddball family life consists of a fed up wife, overbearing parents, and an older brother with lifelong jealousy. 17.00 married. Traynor?s case thrown out of court. 00.35 super Fun Night sUb 14.00 X Factor UK 16.05 Walker, texas ranger 19.30 two and a Half men 20.00 the 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 Gang related (K16) 23.00 Grimm (K16) A supernatural crime drama involving a police detective who can see the dual nature of creatures among us hiding in human form. 00.00 shameless (K16) 01.00 the simpsons JIm 11.15 Crocodileman 12.15 Cowboy builders A series which involves exposing cowboy builders and helping those families whose lives and homes have been affected by them. 14.05 shark tank UsA 15.00 masterChef Australia 18.00 masterChef Australia 19.00 shark tank UsA 20.00 Kitchen Nightmares 22.00 shark tankUsA 23.00 Ice road truckers 00.00 NCIs Los Angeles (K16) 00.55 JIm D Crime: Gang Life (K16) 01.55 Dinner Impossible NeLONeN 07.00 Children?s programming 08.25 Wizards of Waverly place 10.20 sarah 101 13.20 sibling rivalry 13.50 sarah 101 15.50 Once Upon a time 17.20 Frasier 20.00 America?s Next topmodel A reality television series in which a number of women compete for the title of America?s Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. 01.10 NCIs 02.10 Frasier 02.40 bizarre Crimes tV5 06.00 macGyver 08.00 the King of Queens 11.55 Duck Dynasty 12.25 say Yes to Dress 12.55 Kitchen boss 13.55 macGyver 15.00 matlock 16.00 3rd rock from the sun 16.30 everybody Loves raymond 17.00 married. She asks for Sophie?s assistance, because she believes that Klaus has dangerous plans. 00.30 the simpsons 01.00 Cheaters JIm 09.20 masterChef Australia 12.20 Ice road truckers 14.20 talent UsA 16.00 Ax men This documentary series follows a group of hardworking loggers who use both old and new technology along with a considerable amount of muscle. 17.00 Dinner Impossible 18.00 extreme Fishing 20.00 Hotel Hell 22.00 mountain men Eustace Conway lives on a parcel of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hosts people to whom he teaches basic wilderness survival skills. 23.00 masterChef UsA 00.00 rude tube 01.00 Ink master 02.00 master shooter 07.40 Children?s programming 12.00 sea rescue 12.30 the Hotel Inspector 14.30 rules of engagement 16.00 body of proof serIes beGINs. New York 23.30 the Originals (K16) Rebekah arrives to New Orleans after Elijah?s persistence, where Hayley has news for her. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie. USA/2002. 21.00 terminator salvation (K16) FILm Directed by: McG. It stars Meryl Streep as Jane who has three grown kids, a thriving Santa Barbara bakery and an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, Jake (Baldwin). Directed by: Kirk Jones. Fox, Geena Davis. USA/2002. 01.40 twin peaks 02.40 spartacus: blood and sand (K18) 03.40 Flashpoint AVA 09.30 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 10.00 biggest Loser This series features obese people competing to win a cash prize by losing the highest percentage of weight to their initial weight. 12.00 beverly Hills pawn 12.45 Doctors 13.40 Flipping Out 14.40 the Fashion Fund 15.40 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 16.30 biggest Loser 18.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 20.00 Grand Designs Australia This series follows people building their dream houses and all the dilemmas that come with it. 21.30 real Housewives of beverly Hills 00.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 23.9. mtV3 NeLONeN The Mentalist MT V3 21.00 09.45 the bold and the beautiful 10.10 emmerdale 11.10 Doctors 13.35 Undercover boss 14.35 modern Family Three different, but related families face trials and tribulations in their own uniquely comedic ways. 17.25 the bold and the beautiful 18.00 emmerdale 21.00 the mentalist This series revolves around Patrick Jane, who is employed as an independent consultant working with the California Bureau of Investigation to solve crimes. 22.45 suits Suits is a legal drama that follows college drop-out Mike Ross, who accidentally lands a job with one of New York?s best legal closers, Harvey Specter. 23.45 Harry?s Law 00.45 Legit sUb 14.00 beverly Hills pawn See behind the curtain of Yossi Dina?s Beverly Hills store where Hollywood?s rich and famous come to wheel and deal. 24 september 2014 21 Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television. sunday monday 21.9. mtV3 NeLONeN Home Alone 3 MTV3 14.50 08.00 Children?s programming 12.50 save with Jamie 13.50 Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners 14.50 Home Alone 3 FILm A young boy fends off thieves who seek a top-secret chip in his toy car to support a North Korean terrorist organization?s next deed. Directed by: Raja Gosnell. Starring: Alex D. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn stock-man (Hugh Jakman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles over some of the world?s most desolate landscape
Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but are closed on Sundays. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5, tel. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. Night buses have an extra fee. For more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. Public phones are scarce. Operator number 118. Wanha Kauppahalli (?Old Market Hall?) at the Market square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?) are the most popular. Manufacturing in Germany by Derby Cycle and distributed by Bikeboard guarantees short supply chain to consumer without extra costs. Health centres around the country are open Mon-Fri 8-16. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891. market halls. Restaurants in the Helsinki area can be found from the internet service www.eat.fi, which provides information on restaurants, their menus, opening hours and some user rating etc. Internet. Most hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General Post Office have a computer terminal. For more information, see www.hsl.fi. tourist Information.Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau (Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20 and Sat-Sun 9-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. See www.posti.fi emergency Numbers. It means very good price and quality for our customers. Over last 5 years average turnover growth has been +22%. Sales 010 229 17 99 Lauttasaarentie 54, Helsinki Thu 9/18 Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat 10-15 Our new service centre at Lauttasaarenmäki 2 Service phone number: 010 229 1791 6% in 2013 than in the previous year Statistics Finland sOLUtION ON pAGe 23. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights. pharmacies. Hietaniemen kauppahalli (?Hietaniemi Market Hall?) holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli. restaurants. 09 471 87383; Vantaa: Peijas hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, tel. Dial 112. Single ticket Airport buses.Finnair?s airport bus operates daily between Helsinki Airport and Helsinki city centre (platform 30 at Helsinki Central Railway Station, just beside the restaurant Vltava), 35 minutes, ?6. 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 Passion for Technology pAssION perFOrmANCe perFeCtION Number of higher university degrees grew by approximately Larun Pyörä and mother company Bikeboard Oy distributes annually over 5000 High quality Focus bikes into the Finnish market. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783 (between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and 6:00). Sun 9/21 Mon 9/22 Tue 9/23 Wed 9/24 +23 +5 +14 Sat 9/20 +24 Fri 9/19 +15 Fri 9/19 +24 +17 +10 +10 +12 Thursday 9/18 6:53 am 7:33 pm 6:46 am 7:35 pm 7:04 am 7:44 pm 6:44 am 7:36 pm 6:57 am 7:39 pm 6:34 am 7:35 pm telephone. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 8-20 and SatSun 10-14. See www.forex.fi for more information. +6 +9 +16 +12 +16 +14 +16 Thu 9/18 Grocery stores. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat 7-18 and Sun 12-21. The currency exchange counter at the harbour in Katajanokka, Helsinki is open everyday (Mon-Fri 15-17:30 Sat-Sun 10-11, 15-17:30). In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. 09 3101 3300. 24 september 2014 wednesday tuesday 31.12.24.9. mtV3 Untamed China with Nigel Marven MT V3 13.35 09.45 the bold and the beautiful 10.10 emmerdale 11.10 Doctors 13.35 Untamed China with Nigel marven Wildlife adventurer Nigel Marven explores China and unveils creatures, scenery and customs never seen on screen before. 14.35 How I met Your mother 15.15 Double Your House For Half the money 17.25 the bold and the beautiful This series follows the wealthy and powerful Forrest family and their fashion house business Forrester Creations. 18.00 emmerdale 21.00 C.s.I. New York (K16) A spinoff of Crime Scene Investigations set in New York City. 23.15 royal pains 00.10 revolution (K16) sUb 14.00 XOX betsey Johnson 14.55 mythbusters 16.00 Walker, texas ranger 18.00 Catfish 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. 23.00 sons of Anarchy (K16) A man in his early 30s struggles to find a balance in his life between being a new dad and his involvement in a motorcycle club. 00.00 star-Crossed JIm 11.15 Crocodileman 12.15 Cowboy builders 14.05 shark tank UsA 15.00 masterChef Australia 16.00 Crocodileman 18.00 masterChef Australia 19.00 shark tank Canada 22.00 shark tank Canada 23.00 Ice road truckers 00.00 mountain men Eustace Conway lives on a parcel of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hosts people to whom he teaches basic wilderness survival skills. 01.00 Anthony bourdain: the Layover HeLsINKI tImes Finland inFo NeLONeN 07.00 Children?s programming 08.25 Wizards of Waverly place 08.55 top secret recipes 09.50 sibling rivalry 10.20 say Yes to the Dress 13.20 sibling rivalry 13.50 top secret recipes 15.50 Dance moms This series follows the early careers of children in dance and show business, as well as the participation of their mothers. 17.20 Frasier 17.50 the Hotel Inspector Award-winning hotelier Alex Polizzi resumes her quest to salvage some of Britain?s worst-run hotels and bed-and-breakfast establishments. 21.00 Under the Dome 23.00 Castle 01.00 NCIs 02.00 Frasier tV5 06.00 macGyver 07.00 matlock 08.00 the King of Queens 12.25 say Yes to Dress 12.55 Kitchen boss 13.55 macGyver 15.00 matlock 16.00 3rd rock from the sun 16.30 everybody Loves raymond 17.00 married. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Finland?s international country code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. 09 100 23. medical services. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile phones can be bought at R-kioski shops. fares: Helsinki (one zone) ?2.80/?2.20 from ticket machine, Helsinki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) ?4.50 and whole area (three zones) ?7.00. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. 09 471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. In the evenings and at weekends adults in need of urgent medical treatment in Helsinki should go to emergency health centres at Haartman hospital (Haartmaninkatu 4) or Maria hospital (Lapinlahdenkatu 16). emergency clinics in Helsinki and Uusimaa area hospitals that are on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. 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Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and metro. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri 10-16:30 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which is open 6-22 daily. 22 tV GUIDe 18 . With Children 18.00 the King of Queens 20.30 brooklyn 99 21.00 Fast & Furious 5 FILm Dominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent. Directed by: Justin Lin. USA/2011. 23.40 the blacklist 00.40 Deadly Affairs 01.40 brooklyn 99 02.05 5D: my Crazy Obsession 02.40 Overhaulin 03.30 Call me Fitz 04.35 3rd rock from the sun AVA 09.30 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 10.00 biggest Loser 12.00 beverly Hills pawn 12.50 Doctors 13.40 the rachel Zoe project 14.40 royal Inquest serIes beGINs. In this series the most compelling royal scandals are discussed. 15.40 Jamie?s 15 minute meals 16.30 biggest Loser 18.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission 21.30 real Housewives of beverly Hills 22.30 Ladies of London 00.00 trinny & susannah?s makeover mission Weather banks and bureaux de Change. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22. post Offices. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Fri 8-20 and Sat-Sun 9-19. 09 4711. +8 +9 +9 Tue 9/23 +2 +5 +6 +5 +4 +6 +7 +6 Wed 9/24 +1 +5 +7 +5 +8 Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. 0300 20200, calls are charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24. public transport. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding regions from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight
All I?d read about the country in popular (American) culture, was that Finnish people don?t like standing close to each other or engaging in small talk. Success of the largest chain of spas in China, Liangtse, continues in Europe. The homogeneity of population (almost everyone in Botswana speaks one language, Set- Crossing cultures Page 6 swana), the small population (Botswana has two million inhabitants), the welfare system (Botswana, like Finland, offers free education for citizens and gives allowances to students), are some of the many things the two very different nations share in common. I also, for some reason, have enjoyed the strange personality of Finnish people. 27.08.2014. I am here on holiday! To begin with I didn?t know very much about Finland until I met some Finnish students at my university a few months ago. But maybe I shouldn?t. In any case, I?m happy to be spending some of my gapyear here, before going home to graduate from university. But that was not the case. I really enjoy the company of Finnish people of all ages. Oddly enough, I can now understand why my friend thought Botswana was kind of similar to Finland. This is a refreshing break from learning languages that are too erratic and difficult to follow. I?ve only been here for less than two months but I?ve done so much and had so many great experiences and can?t wait to go home and tell everybody that I survived a real winter. H E LS IN K I CE LE BR AT ES City of happe nings Page 17 MIXE D MAR TIAL ARTS ÅL AND A home of islands Page 12 Uncaged in Finland Page 10 Issue 6/2014 www.6d.fi www.6d.fi SixDegrees is on stands now! Grab a copy from your nearest pick-up point! 26.06.2014. 24 september 2014 WeLLbeING Celebrating five years of Chinese holistic massage in Helsinki Helsinki Physiotherapy soluTIon sudoku Is a pain in the neck or back making your life difficult? Back and neck massage: 39?/30 min Meridian massage: 69?/50 min Full body massage: 75?/60 min Also many other treatments... 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Helsinki times 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 Kauppakatu 40 D 6th floor, 53100 Laapenranta Tel: +358 544 3111, lpr@liangtse.fi Buy online: www.6d.fi/fad or from major bookstores. www.liangtse.fi EXPAT VIEW Currently residing in Helsinki, siyanda mohutsiwa is a writer from Botswana. EGBE RT SCHR AM Waiting for winter is Siyanda (but if we?ve met already I may have given you my first name, which is virtually impossible for non-Tswana people to pronounce due to the click in the middle of it) and I am a young African writer living in Helsinki. I write mainly humorous non-fiction but my day job is studying for a degree in pure mathematics in Botswana. It's nice to see the things that attracted me to my friend are distinctive features of many Finnish people: the modesty, the deep thoughtfulness, the open-mindedness, the interesting mixture of deep liberalism and slight conservatism, the bluntness, the cool-headed approach to life, the strange ability to produce some really soulful music (I saw Tuomo at Flow and was mind-blown), the quiet dignity and of course, the pleasant appearance. As a 21-year-old girl, I think I?m allowed to dedicate In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland. Send us your story to expatview@helsinkitimes.fi a few sentences to gushing over how cute Finnish guys (and girls) are. So, I definitely didn?t expect the real fun and openness I experienced in the Finnish friend I made in my native Botswana. Also, oddly enough, I didn?t expect to see so many white people in one place! I my NAme mean, of course, I watched TV and read books, so I knew there actually existed places where Europeans were manufactured and stored: Europe. But still, I?d spent the last 21 years in a country that has about five white people in it (Botswana?s extremely hot, and so Britain was only halfinterested in colonising it), so I was a bit overwhelmed by the complete change in demographic here. So I was a little scared I wouldn?t fit in, and that I would have trouble making new friends, especially with the language being a barrier. I am learning a lot about life and adulthood here and I?m so glad that your department of Schengen visas gave me the opportunity to experience for the first time in my life what people call ?winter.? Also, I?ve really enjoyed learning the language, which I find to be systematic and therefore logically followable
The Ukrainian military said on the same day that its forces had repelled an insurgent attack on the airport in the eastern separatist stronghold of Donetsk, despite an eight-day truce. mONDAY t Ue sDAY W eDNe sDAY L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / A R E F K A R I M I L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / M E N A H E M K A H A N A L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / V YA C H E S L AV O S E L E D KO An Afghan resident holds a placard as she protests against a highprofile gang-rape of four women during a demonstration in Herat on 8 September. Israel and the Islamist movement Hamas, that dominates Gaza, agreed a truce on 26 August to end a 50-day war that killed more than 2,200 people and caused enormous destruction in the besieged coastal territory. Spanish National Ballet dancers present creations of Duyos Spring-Summer 2015 collection during the Madrid Fashion Week in Madrid on 14 September.. 24 september 2014 . www.helsinkitimes.fi . +358 3 424 65 366 12-month continual subscription ?96 subscribe@helsinkitimes.fi www.helsinkitimes.fi Editor-in-chief Alexis Kouros Editorial team James O?Sullivan, David Cord, Yannick Ilunga, Alicia Jensen, Eva Peltonen, Anna-Maija Lappi, Annika Rautakoura, Aleksi Teivainen Proofreading Jesse Karjalainen, Tijana Stolic Layout & graphic design Andrei Kuzmin Webmaster Mahmoud Assiabi Translations Meri Rantala, Annika Rautakoura, Mari Storpellinen, Aleksi Teivainen, Niina Woolley Sales Bob Graham, Aiman Kaddoura, Ethan Shadabi, Kenneth Martin Printhouse Sanomapaino Forssa. All articles, pictures, adverts and graphics are subject to copyright. Teams of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Mongolia and Tajikistan take part in the games. t HUr sDAY FrIDAY sUNDAY L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / X AV I E R L E O T Y L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / M O H A M M E D A B E D L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / DA N I P O Z O The life-size replica of the Hermione, the French navy frigate that shipped General Lafayette to America to rally rebels fighting British troops in the US war of independence, is anchored off the island of Aix on 11 September, before returning to the western French port of La Rochelle after carrying out sea trials. A Palestinian throws a boy in the air as they swim on the Gaza City beach on 12 September. 035535-1438 14038 ISSUE 38 (372) . Helsinki Times can also be read at www.lehtiluukku.fi Publisher Helsinki Times Oy Vilhonvuorenkatu 11 B 00500 Helsinki Finland tel. No reproduction or reprinting is allowed without permission from ©Helsinki Times Itd. 441 895 Painotuote the week in pictures L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / A L E K S E Y C H E R N Y S H E V s At UrDAY Uniforms of the servicemen of Ukrainian volonteers battalion Azov lay on a beach to dry after laundry in the southern Ukrainian city of Mariupol on 13 September. Price ?3 (incl. +358 9 689 67 425 info@helsinkitimes.fi Advertisement enquiries adv@helsinkitimes.fi Subscription and delivery enquiries: tel. 18 . ?3 . ISSN 1796-8321. Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following fifty days of fight, most of Israeli residents leaving near the Gaza Border have returned to their homes with high army alert and new measures to protect them. Photo taken on 10 September shows a Kyrgyz stuntman performing during the first World Nomad Games in the Kyrchin (Semenovskoe) gorge, some 300 km from Bishkek. ALV). An Afghan judge on 7 September sentenced seven men to death for the gang-rape of four women in a case that has sparked nationwide outrage, with angry protests outside the court and proceedings broadcast live on television. Israeli children hold toy guns as they pretend to play war games next to newly built protection cement walls around a kindergarten in the center of Kibbutz Nahal Oz located near the border with Gaza Strip on 9 September