It
suf?ces to state that the informa-
Requests can be contested
Robin Lardot, the director of the
National Bureau of Investigation
(KRP), later maintained to STT that
of?cials request information about
Internet users ?rst and foremost to
combat crime . It is
dif?cult to ?nd justi?cation for a request for information, when there is
no criminal case or criminal suspicion?, states Pohjolainen.
lated.. 30 OCTOBER 2013 . Accord-
Concerns over
Independence Day ball?
The issue came to light in early October, after the administrators of the
discussion forum ?Punk in Finland?
published a request for information
by the Pirkanmaa Police Department demanding that the administrators hand over information about
?ve registered users. Finland has traditionally taken around 700 quota
refugees each year. in the Independence Day celebrations. The KRP director is not, however, aware of a ruling deeming the
measures of an of?cer inappropriate. ?Legal protection measures are available if you
believe your rights have been vio-
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sion to Finland will henceforth receive cultural orientation education
before their arrival in Finland. The police, he reminds, cannot guarantee
the safety of protesters without information about the organisers.
?But investigating these in advance, unless there is a conspiracy
to commit an offence [?], is rather excessive in my opinion. ISSUE 43 (325) . attention was an invitation to be an ?uninvited guest. The
?rst education session began in An-
kara, Turkey, on Monday, while similar sessions will also be organised
in Rwanda and Malawi later this
autumn.
The project was launched by the
Finnish Immigration Service, while
the education sessions are co-ordinated by Finn Church Aid. The users had
commented on a thread for organising an event called Kiakkovierasjuhlat, which is to take place near the
Tampere Hall, the site of this year?s
Presidential Independence Day Reception, on 6 December.
It all started here with this online invitation to party outside Tamperetalo.
Quota refugees to receive education
before their arrival into Finland
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tion is required for carrying out an
of?cial task,. S T T
ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . He also declined to comment
speci?cally on the Aamulehti story.
ing to both authorities, this is the
?rst time such diverse orientation
has been provided for quota refugees before their arrival in their
new country of residence.
The aim of the project is to provide refugees with fundamental information about Finland, the Finnish
society and the Finnish language.
Teaching and teaching materials will
be provided by the Diaconia University of Applied Sciences. According to the Tampere-based daily, of?cials can demand that ISPs
provide the e-mail address, IP address or phone-number of an Internet user even on grounds of traf?c
arrangements.
?The of?cer doesn?t have to reveal what the request concerns. You can
transfer from one
vehicle to another
with a single ticket
within the validity
of the ticket.
a professor
emeritus of public law at the University of Helsinki, has criticised
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Requests are made to combat crime, the National Bureau of Investigation confirms.
HANNA KOIVIS TO, JULIA ISONIEMI . that is to prevent,
reveal or to investigate an offence.
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In addition, Lardot reminded that it is possible to contest the
measures used by a police of?cer
in a particular case. Tomi Voutilainen, a
professor of IT law at the University
of Eastern Finland, told Aamulehti.
Pohjolainen believes the requests
are justi?ed in cases associated with
terrorism or child abuse, or when the
organiser of a protest has failed to
inform authorities accordingly before the start of the event. In an interview with STT,
Pohjolainen reminds that it is not
the task of the police to restrict but
to safeguard constitutional rights
and freedoms, such as the freedom
of speech and the right to anonymous speech.
On Saturday, Aamulehti reported that the police can obtain information about Internet users
without criminal suspicion. Quota refugees are transported to Finland and
granted asylum on arrival.. ?3 . The teaching will be interpreted into the native
language of each refugee.
Quota refugees are selected in a
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(United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
own and do not represent the official policy of the Helsinki Times.
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is the founding president of the Lima-based Institute for
Liberty & Democracy. and mostly unnoticed by the media
. He was named one of the world?s 100 most influential people in 2004 by Time
magazine. Do not underestimate the capacity of
people existing in systems
that block their economic
prospects. In 2005, he was also ranked 13th out of the World?s ?Top 100 Intellectuals. Stable, functioning democracies
have not mushroomed from
nowhere. Unrest persists. Be-
INTERESTINGLY
individuals know they
will not become part of a bigger market economy in which
they can compete at a global
level as long as the markets
they operate in continue to
SUCH
BOUAZIZI
. They felt economically excluded, and that their
right to make a living was not
respected.
the vast majority of
working Arabs, these individuals did not have the protection of the rule of law.
They were denied the kind of
enforceable rules and standards that are essential to the
functioning of a true market
economy . But if Western governments paid more
attention to what exactly prompted 26-year-old
Bouazizi to set himself on
cause he was extralegal ?
governed by people and not
the rule of law . He was not taking a
political or religious stand.
Rather, he was protesting the
con?scation of his wares. Economies have
not blossomed. Of
be dispersed, fragmented,
and largely informal. They know how
to do business. For a market economy
to ?ourish, the rule of law has
to apply equally to everyone.
A period of adjustment
marked by trial and error is
inevitable, and there will be
con?ict as the elite groups
are forced to concede their
privileged position.
BUT JUST as the Western
world underwent the con?ict
and turmoil of the Industrial
Revolution and came out the
other side, so too must the
Arab world undergo a period
of transition. His brother?s response was unequivocal:
?That the poor also have the
right to buy and sell.?
was not an ideologist. when authorities turned against him
they took not only his fruit
and scales but also his right
to do business, his right to
a location, his right to credit and capital, and his ability
to recover. 2
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24 . A majority
survived to recount their motives and despite their different situations, a common
thread emerges: They were
protesting because people
more powerful than them
expropriated their property. They
look bitterly at the minority
of legal entrepreneurs within their countries and resent
their exclusion from what is
effectively a privileged club.
If they try to gain entry, they
?nd themselves barred by
corrupt bureaucracies and
seas of red tape.
IT IS GOING to be dif?cult for
regimes in the Middle East
and North Africa to reverse
this tide of popular unrest.
They must begin by making the necessary reforms
so that functioning market
economies can emerge, giving all citizens the opportunity to progress and enrich
themselves.
OF COURSE , for this to happen, stable political and legal systems have to be put in
place. From
a Western perspective, little
progress has been made. in a joint survey done by Prospect magazine and Foreign Policy magazine.
The Arab Spring, three years later
IT WILL soon be three years
since Mohamed Bouazizi, a
fruit vendor in the Tunisian
town of Sidi Bouzid, stood
outside the local governor?s
of?ce, doused himself in
lighter ?uid, and lit himself on ?re. The rest
of the world will be missing a
crucial opportunity if it continues to misinterpret what?s
happening, and fails to recognize the aspirations of
hundreds of millions of Arabs
knocking on the doors of our
globalized market economy.
ARAB
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www.iprint.fi. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi.
Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long (maximum length 10,000). Pundits scratch their
heads trying to ?gure out
why many of the same protesters who drove Egypt?s
Hosni Mubarak from power gathered again in Tahrir
Square last July to celebrate
the military overthrow of
Mohamed Morsi, his democratically elected successor.
Neither peace nor prosperity reigns, and extremists or
entrenched elites seem intent on hijacking popular
revolutionary upheaval to
serve their own regressive
agendas.
IT?S
DISCOURAGING,
to
say the least. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text.
The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. more people self-immolated in the months that followed Bouazizi?s death. the kind we take
for granted in the developed
world.
LIKE
ARAB countries are undergoing a
transformation that every developed
nation has undergone at some point.
?re in December 2010, they
would be in a much better position to help the Arab Spring
yield the kind of fruit they
hoped it would.
to achieve through his act
of protest. This is what is
driving the Arab Spring; it?s
an economic revolution.
countries are undergoing a transformation that
every developed nation has
undergone at some point.
They represent a huge untapped potential. Bouazizi?s public self-immolation triggered
the so-called Arab Spring,
unleashing pent-up popular unrest that subsequently
toppled authoritarian regimes in Tunisia, Libya, and
Egypt, helped trigger a civil
war in Syria, and sent seismic
waves rippling through much
of the Arab world.
YET, where are we now. 30 OCTOBER 2013
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Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. With no legal recourse, he was ruined.
LESS THAN a year after
Bouazizi?s death, I asked his
younger brother what he
thought Bouazizi had hoped
the 64 we know about (men
and women in seven Arab
countries), all were thwarted entrepreneurs. Given the
chance, they can lift themselves from poverty
Heli
Lehtonen, on the other hand,
explains that the company is
only responsible for damages
resulting from its activities.
?We are not responsible
for damages caused by anyone else,. explained Vesa Koivunen, an auditor from NAO.
Heli Lehtonen, the chief
?nancial of?cer of Arctia
Shipping, said the company is
not opposed to such an audit.
?It?s for the owner to decide on it.?
If deemed necessary,
Hautala?s successor can call
a general meeting to decide
on the necessity of an extra
audit.
Eero Heliövaara, the head
of the Government Ownership Steering Department,
poured oil on the troubled waters on Monday, saying that
the required information can
be produced for the minister
without an extra audit.
?When we are talking about
a company with the state as
the sole owner, I believe there
are much simpler ways of obtaining information.?
Offshore operations . Coalition Party). a
risk or an opportunity?
Risks involved in the offshore oil and gas operations
of the state-owned Arctia
Shipping have sparked another debate.
Writing in her blog last
Sunday, Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen (Left
Alliance) wondered whether
risks are so considerable that
they are scaring off the private enterprises, leaving the
state to take care of the arctic offshore operations.
In a report published by
the Research Institute of the
Finnish Economy (ETLA) last
year, Hannu Hernesniemi
stressed that because of the
stringent Oil Pollution Act
passed by the United States,
offshore operations in regions coming under the US
legislation carried risks.
The report recommended
giving up offshore activities
and the sale of multi-purpose icebreakers in order to
focus solely on conventional
icebreaking operations. says Honka.
L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A
National Audit Office:
Extra audit of Arctia
Shipping exceptional
The prime minister considers the choice of a new
minister an internal decision
for the Green League.
Last Monday, Green
League Chair Ville Niinistö
cancelled a press conference
scheduled to take place in
connection with environment
ministers. ????. That?s
why it is not an easy ministerial post for anyone.?
The Cabinet Finance Committee is drawing up a new
strategy for Arctia Shipping?s Arctic sea operations,
with the prime minister stating that while Finland should
have a share in the economic
growth in the Arctic region,
guidelines for activities in
the area must be agreed on.
?This is not a black-andwhite issue. H T
will be no ministerial
reshuf?e following International Development Minister
Heidi Hautala?s (Greens) res-
THERE
ignation over a week ago as
the government has not discussed rotating the leadership of the state ownership
steering, according to Prime
Minister Jyrki Katainen
(Nat. At the same time we
want to invest in Arctic
know-how, such as icebreaking and shipbuilding.?
?An exceptional
measure?
Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen (Left Alliance)
called for a special audit of
Arctia Shipping, writing in
her blog that she would be
interested to learn how the
company had generated its
pro?ts and who had ended
out of pocket.
According to the National Audit Of?ce of Finland
(NAO), an extra audit is an
exceptional measure, particularly in regard to a stateowned company.
?It?s not a step that is taken lightly but an exceptional
measure when carried out by
the state,. Hauta-
la was responsible for ownership steering of state-owned
enterprises.
?The simplest solution is
that the Green League selects
a minister who?s capable of
managing not only the duties of the international development minister but also
the responsibilities related
to state ownership steering,?
Katainen commented to STT
on the phone from Rome.
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Vantaa, Kauniainen,
Turku, Tampere,
Mikkeli, Savonlinna,
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Kainuu, Oulu,
Rovaniemi
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?Ownership steering
an unenviable task?
The inclusion of state ownership responsibilities in the
environment minister?s portfolio is a divisive issue among
the Greens with Oras Tynkkynen, a strong candidate
for the new environment
minister, saying that he is not
interested in the ministerial
post if it means taking over
the state ownership steering.
Katainen emphasises that
for the reasons of government openness it is dif?cult
to transfer the duties related to the ownership steering to some other ministry as
a ministry cannot have both
regulatory power and the responsibility for ownership
steering.
?The job comes with a
lot of expectations, some of
them even unrealistic. In
an interview with the newspaper Turun Sanomat he,
however, said he was not considering stepping down as the
environment minister.
Hautala has been supported by many after her resignation for
bringing up values other than economy in government companies.. DOMESTIC
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24 . she stresses.
Lehtonen says that Arctia
Shipping has taken into consideration the more stringent regulations applied to
oil pollution in the US when
signing an agreement on offshore operations.
?We have considered the
contract terms in relation
to the Oil Pollution Act in effect in the US and that?s one
of the reasons why we are
only responsible for our own
activities.?
The company also has
comprehensive insurance
cover for all of its operations,
including offshore operations, according to Lehtonen.
Hannu Honka, Professor
of Commercial Law, says that
there are considerable differences between national
laws concerning oil polution,
with the view of the American legislation being strongly
in?uenced by the Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989.
?Risks analysis must be
carried out bearing in mind
the national law that might
be applicable in the case of an
accident,. meeting in Luxembourg, telling STT he was not
willing to comment on the appointment of a new minister
or the state-owned icebreaker company Arctia Shipping
and state ownership steering
policy before Wednesday. ?. We have to discuss thoroughly about where
Finland wants to draw the
line. 30 OCTOBER 2013
3
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Arctia Shipping operates the icebreakers which are a landmark in Katajanokka harbour, except for the winter when they leave to open the marine ways up north.
There will be no reshuffel following greens
party leaders resignation.
E E VA N IK K IL Ä - K IIP UL A ?S T T
N IIN A W OO L L E Y
The market index has
now strengthened steadily
after last year?s June, when
it plunged to a record-low of
well below 5,000 points. The study, titled the
Programme for the International Assessment of Adult
Competences (Piaac), has already been touted as the adult
equivalent to the in?uential
Pisa rankings. In the study,
Japanese adults ranked ?rst
in both literacy and numeracy skills, while Swedes came
out on top in IT skills. Thereby, Finland maintains the highest
possible credit ratings from
all three major credit rating agencies . They also assessed
how often they need each
skill in their lives,. On Thursday, Jan
Vapaavuori (NCP), the Minister of Economic Affairs,
viewed during MTV3?s news
broadcast that Finland is
closer than ever to losing
its AAA-rating and emphasised the signi?cance of
complying with the savings
agreed on in the autumn.
A reduced credit rating could, in theory, result
in an increase in Finland?s
borrowing costs. 30 OCTOBER 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
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
cult due to the companies?
diversity and varying degrees of state-ownership.
?I?m ready to consider appointing a separate
minister responsible for
ownership steering in the
future,. Urpilainen says.
In particular, she highlights, a separate minister is
needed if the Government
proposes to be an active owner. says Haltia.
Finland has previously
participated in an adult survey in 1998. 60,0%
No . He
points out that the learning results in mathematics
and the pupils. That survey was
about literacy, and Finnish
adults were at the top globally in terms of the literacy
of formal style texts. In an
interview with Suomen Kuvalehti on Friday, she views
that the portfolio of the
minister responsible for
ownership steering is dif?-
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Minister Hautala resigned last week for directing
Arctia Shipping away from suing Greenpeace activists.
Do you think that government owned companies should be
steered based on values rather than market and economy?
Yes . The
index brie?y hit 7,001 points
on 20 September and has
since hovered near the 7,000
point mark.
HT-STT
Urpilainen ready to
consider separate
ownership steering
minister
Jutta Urpilainen (SDP),
the Minister of Finance, is
ready to consider appointing a separate minister to
preside over the Ownership
Steering Department. However, their literacy when applying mathematics was only
around average and clearly
poorer than in the other Nordic countries.
The recent survey, called
PIAAC (Programme for the
International Assessment of
From:
Seinäjoki
Professor:
We should not be lulled
by our PISA success
We should not be lulled by the
good scores of Finnish pupils in the PISA surveys, says
professor Pekka Kupari. This may allow us
to learn from others,. Nearly 5,500 people aged 16 to 65
took part in the study in Finland. (Mahdoton menestyus in Finnish). It is
a cross-section of a specific situation. Standard &
Poor?s, Moody?s and Fitch
Ratings. Kupari stated
at a teacher conference in Jyväskylä last weekend.
Kupari wants to renew
the teaching system and promotes extensive discussion
about the current status of
education.
A professor at the University of Jyväskylä, Kupari has
studied the development of
mathematics skills in light of
the international surveys PISA and TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and
Science Study).
The results of pupils in
the seventh form of comprehensive school in TIMSS have
decreased by 38 points in 12
years. The participants?
education, work history and
socioeconomic background
were also taken into account.
?The participants completed practical exercises
that are reminiscent of problems they are faced with in
their actual everyday life
or work. internal issues must be
undertaken.
?Or do we presume that
the ownership policy is
simply about the state selling and the state buying??
asks Urpilainen. The ?adult PISA. Haltia
says.
Finland fares well in
first ?PISA for adults. The book details the career annals of Ollila, with particular emphasis in his time in front
of Nokia. With this survey, we can see what happens
over the years and how people use their basic skills,?
says Counsellor of Education
Petri Haltia of the Ministry
of Education and Culture.
The standard of education
has risen in Finland more
rapidly than in many other
countries, which may be re?ected in the survey results.
According to the Ministry of
Education and Culture, the
idea with the survey is obtaining information to be
used when planning education and labour policies.
?We can use the results
to see which actions would
most bene?t which parts of
the population,. The results of the new
survey can be generalised to
people between the ages of 16
and 65 who live in Finland.
?PISA only focuses on one
age group, 15-year-olds. This corresponds to
one whole academic year.
L E H T I K U VA / V E S A M O I L A N E N
Finland retains
AAA credit rating
Famous for:
Former CEO of Nokia
who has recently
published his memoirs
Jorma Ollila, CEO of Nokia from 1992 to 2006, published his
autobiography last week under the title of ?An impossible Success. 4
DOMESTIC
24 . HT-STT
Standard & Poor?s has af?rmed its AAA long-term
sovereign credit rating on
Finland, the Ministry of Finance reveals. attitude towards mathematics have
deteriorated.
?Finland has been overly
satis?ed with the good reputation of our comprehensive school system, which is
why people have not reacted
to problems,. explains
the national survey director,
professor Antero Malin.
Learning from
other countries?
The idea of Finns doing well
in school is partly due to the
good results Finland has obtained in the PISA (Programme for International
Student Assessment) surveys. survey
included studies of literacy,
numeracy and problem-solving skills with applied IT.
FINLAND
The survey assessed, for
instance, how well people
are able to understand what
they read, how well they are
able to utilise electronic media and how competent they
are in obtaining numeric information. The author joined the company in 1985, when it was a
paper, gum boots and cables manufacturer.
Ollila led Nokia to its major success in the handset market and
stepped down from his CEO position in 2006, when the company?s global cell phone market share was peaking at a 41 per cent.
In his book, Ollila explains how after 2001 Nokia was unable to
keep its role as the main innovator in the wireless industry, attributing the company?s misfortune to strong competition both
from the smartphone sector and Asian cheaper handsets.
?
?
?
?
?
Professor Antero Malin of Jyväskylä University announcing the results here in Helsinki this October.
Adults
got their own PISA
Finland participated
in the PIAAC survey
arranged by the OECD
The survey was about
literacy, numeracy and
problem-solving skills
using IT
A little less than 5,500
people between the ages
of 16 and 65 participated
in the survey in Finland
24 countries participated
in the survey
Finland has ranked
second in PIAAC this
automn. S T T
HEL SINKI TIMES
has ranked second in a study by the Organisation for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) assessing the
literacy, numeracy and other
key skills of adults in 24 countries, the ?rst OECD study of
its kind. HT-STT
Helsinki Index hits
29-month high
The Helsinki Stock Exchange
climbed to its highest level
since May 2011, as the OMX
Helsinki Index crept up by
0.91 per cent to 7,034 points
on Friday, boosted by positive economic news from
the United States and China. Urpilainen also stresses that before any revisions
a thorough discussion on
the limits of acceptable interference in the companies.
Literacy and numeracy of adults were studied extensively for the first time.
K IIR A KOS K E L A . In Finland, the differences between
age bands were pronounced,
whereas the competences of
men and women were roughly
equal, with men faring slightly better in numeracy. 40,0%
L E H T I K U VA
View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi
Who:
Jorma Ollila
PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) survey has frequently put Finland on the top of the charts.
Adult Competencies), is currently the most extensive
survey ever on basic skills
and their use among adults.
?We will get some idea of
how things are done in other
countries
?He is
a grown man, in full understanding. According to
Petri Lounatmaa, the head of
the Customs. The former executive director has since
returned 40,000 euro to
the association. After Friday?s ruling, Kirvesniemi
told STT that he is mulling over further action,
but stressed that he must
also consider the effects
of the prolonged proceedings on himself and
his family. The
defendant, born in 1959,
faces a total of 45 counts
of indictment, including
aggravated child sexual abuse, attempted purchase of sexual services
from a young person and
possession of sexually
obscene pictures depicting children. They are
tentatively suspected of export of defence supplies and
regulation offences.
The District Court of
Pohjois-Karjala has sentenced a 57-year-old
man to a probation order of one year and two
months for pilfering
over 100,000 euro from
a Joensuu-based ?lm
association during his
term as its executive director. 30 OCTOBER 2013
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
L E H T I K U VA / H E I K K I S A U K KO M A A
Former youth
worker on trial
for sex crimes
The prosecutor believes the defendants are equally culpable in the tragic death of the eight-year-old girl.
Court of Appeal considers
8-year-old girl?s death
Father says he
trusted his partner
blindly.
T O M I O R AVA I N E N . HT-STT
Thousands
targeted by
ransomware
Police have cautioned
Finnish Internet-users of
a new blackmailing malware, or ransomware,
which locks computers
or encrypts the ?les on
them. in a casual manner. Velitski also refuses
to believe the father?s claims
that he had been manipulated by the stepmother. According to the District Court of
Espoo, the offences were
committed with the objective of obtaining substantial economic gains.
Altogether, punishments
were delivered to 18 defendants, most of whom
face two to six years behind bars.
HT-STT
Man embezzles
100,000 from
film association
in Joensuu
L E H T I K U VA / S U O M E N T U L L I
MIA PELTOL A . since I was a child.?
?Exceptional?
The couple was found guilty of
murder and sentenced to life
imprisonment by the District
Court of Helsinki in March,
after both had been deemed
capable of understanding
the nature and consequences of their actions by mental
health experts. she said.
When asked by prosecutor Eija Velitski whether it
had ever occurred to her that
the child might be hurting, the
stepmother insisted: ?Nothing
like this would have happened
had it crossed my mind.. On 18 October,
the defendant was found
guilty of aggravated embezzlement and, in addition to being ordered to
reimburse the association, was handed a supplementary ?ne of 780
euro. Petersburg to Latakia, Syria, via Finland and Central Europe.
Standard parts
One of the containers contained parts for the Russianmade T-72 tank. ?If you think
in terms of brutality and cruelty, it is exceptional what the
little eight-year-old girl went
through between September 2011 and her death in May
2012. According
to the prosecutor, the
offences took place between July and November of 2011, when the
accused was employed
as a youth worker in the
Rauma and Uusikaupunki regions. The stepmother had,
for example, told him that
swaddling is a measure used
especially in special children?s shelters.
Moreover, the father
stressed that he was afraid
to question the stepmother in matters concerning his
daughter, because she had
threatened to move to France
and leave the girl alone while
he was at work. swaddling, duct-taping and hitting
. For three people,
employed in clerical jobs at
Finnlines. imprisonment for his central
role in acquiring, transporting and distributing
the narcotics, while his associate, Avo Paasi, 48, was
sentenced to seven years?
imprisonment. There hasn?t been, and
hopefully won?t be, another
case like this in my career,?
Velitski told reporters during
a break in the hearing.
Velitski believes the defendants are equally culpable in the girl?s death and has
urged the court to reject their
appeal. The
shipping company underlines that it has provided its
full co-operation to investigative authorities. Some of the funds
were transferred from
the association?s bank
account to the man?s
own account, while some
were withdrawn with
the association?s cash
card between 2011 and
2012. The plaintiffs
in the case are 34 boys in
their mid-teens. Tapani Voionmaa, the head of Finnlines?
legal and insurance division,
stated on 17 October, while declining to comment further on
the suspicions.
The nearly ten tonnes of
spare parts for tanks were initially detected in Antwerp,
Belgium on 3 January, whereby the vessel was brought back
to Finland for discharge at the
port of Vuosaari in Helsinki. vessel on 3 January in Antwerp, Belgium.
has denied having anything
to do with the cargo.
Breach of EU sanctions
No permit for transit through
Finland had been applied for
the cargo, nor would such
have been granted due to EU
sanctions prohibiting the
transport of spare parts for
tanks to Syria. CRIME
HELSINKI TIMES
24 . Russia
Drug ring leaders
handed stiff jail
terms
Two men have been handed stiff prison terms for
their roles in a drug ring
that imported and distributed amphetamine and
Subutex in the Helsinki
and Ostrobothnia regions.
Robert Pikla, 44, was sentenced to eight years. ?I believed
the story of her being a professional and knowing how
to tackle issues of upbringing.. Lounatmaa
said. The parts remain in the
custody of authorities.
Meanwhile, a company
based in the British Virgin Islands has been identi?ed as
the owner of the cargo. The stepmother had also lied about
being pregnant with quadruplets and, despite repeat-
ed requests, had refused to
prove her identity to child
welfare authorities.
?I have always lied?
The stepmother, in turn, dismissed the father?s account,
insisting that also he had taken part in the abuse. An estimated 30,000
Finns have already been
targeted by the ransomware.
HT-STT
5. Meanwhile,
the police underlines that
Internet users should under no circumstances pay
the ransom, because the
payment is received by
criminals and does not
even unlock the computer. Kauto Huopio, a
senior security adviser at
Cert-Fi, says. He also underlined
that he did not learn until
the pre-trial investigation
that the woman was not, as
she had claimed, a FrenchMoroccan doctor but an unemployed Finn. ?I have always
lied . such
as the police . ?From the
very beginning, our company
has given its help and support
to the Customs to investigate
the matter,. ?Unfortunately, I do not recall the exact times,. anti-crime unit,
the exact value of the parts
remains unknown. Lounatmaa revealed. On the other
hand, Kirvesniemi also
viewed that it is his responsibility to consider
the effects of his decision
on Finnish cross-country
skiing. In
FINNLINES
the course of the probe, it was
revealed that the spare parts
were en route from St. ?Usually these
are associated with visits
to shady websites, such as
adult entertainment sites.
It?s not necessary to have
visited the dark alleys of
the Internet, but it is common,. Altogether,
authorities have questioned
ten people, including Finnlines employees and Finnsun
crew members, as part of
the probe. The subsequent demand for a ransom of one
hundred euro is typically
displayed alongside a logo of an authority . S T T
THE FATHER and stepmother
of the eight-year-old girl who
suffocated to death in her father?s studio in Helsinki last
May continued to shift the
blame on one another as their
trial at the Helsinki Court of
Appeal began on 16 October.
Both defendants have contested the murder charge,
viewing that they have been
guilty of no more than aggravated assault and aggravated
negligent homicide.
In court, the father reiterated that he had trusted
the stepmother in matters
related to the child?s upbringing. ?Their tasks were related
to organising the transportation of the cargo,. She
was also unable to explain
how she had managed to convince the man of her foreign
background. ?These are
not the most technologically
advanced products, but rather standard spare parts that
are replaced during scheduled
maintenance,. In 2011, Isometsä,
Kirvesniemi and Janne
Immonen claimed while
appearing as witnesses
in a doping trial that they
had been unaware of the
use of performance-enhancing drugs by their
fellow athletes. S T T
A former youth worker stands accused of
a series of sex crimes
against children in a trial
that began at the District
Court of Varsinais-Suomi on 18 October. she stated. In court,
she also recounted the events
of the child?s last day . and graphics, the national computer
security authority Cert-Fi
reveals. headquarters in
Helsinki, the case is likely to
be referred to a prosecutor
for consideration of charges. HT-STT
Isometsä and
Kirvesniemi
dissatisfied with
verdict
Former cross-country
skiers Jari Isometsä and
Harri Kirvesniemi have
voiced their dissatisfaction with Friday?s ruling by the District Court
of Helsinki, in which
they were found guilty
of false statements in
court. Not daring to resist
or being coerced is a weak excuse for these actions.?
Finnlines employees suspected after
discovery of Syria-bound tank parts
has rejected the
criminal allegations made
against three of its employees
following January?s discovery
of tank parts in a container
on board the Finnsun vessel
while en route to Syria. Isometsä, in turn,
voiced his shock with the
verdict to MTV3, revealing that he is considering
lodging an appeal with a
court of appeal. ?I hit the
girl with a power cord, and so
did he,. HT-STT
Nearly ten tonnes of spare parts for tanks were discovered on board
a Syria-bound Finnlines. Its
sender and recipient, however, cannot be revealed due to
operational aspects and the
Act on the Openness of Government Activities
The comparison
incorporates ten European and
ten long-haul destinations.?
HAUTALA (Greens),
the minister responsible for
ownership steering, was put
in a tight spot on Wednesday
(9 Oct.) when Iltalehti reported that she had prevented the
state-owned Arctic Shipping
company from ?ling a criminal complaint against Greenpeace, after its activists had
twice occupied the company?s icebreakers.
The sequence of events was
later speci?ed, indicating that
the original Iltalehti report
hardly represented the whole
truth of the matter. On the other
hand, the fact that Hautala
came under stark criticism
from the ranks of the Social
Democratic Party (SDP), the
Greens. friction between
Hautala and the SDP, the Social Democrats. They
do not take up more than a
cardboard box.
Many have proposed the
donation of surplus copies to
schools and libraries as a solution. 6
24 . predicts in
its monthly price index. 2013) have
declined by up to 14 per cent
in comparison to the previous year. One
measure to prevent social alienation, he views, could be
the proposal by Heikki Hiilamo, a professor of social and
public policy at the University of Helsinki, to deny gratuitous social assistance from
under 25-year-old single people and instead offer them
subsidised employment.
?The social assistance system was originally created as
a last-resort form of support.
Now, it has regrettably become a permanent source of
income for many.?
Sipilä estimates that in
some cases the current system may even encourage
passivity. No
business, not even a publisher, can distribute for free what
cost 24.95 euro a month ago
(and does still, if you manage
to come across it in a pile of
left-over books). SAS, in turn, has
a strong foothold in ?ights to
North America with the help of
its partner United,. The matter is not, however, as obviously simple. Authors of
other styles than contemporary poets selling a couple of
hundred copies, are used to
such letters. ?I cannot imagine
that a work obligation tied to
eligibility for ?nancial support would in any way hinder
the lives of young people,. Travelmarket.. the
opposition leader stated.
?We all must feel that we
do some good,. 30 OCTOBER 2013
FROM FINNISH PRESS
HELSINKI TIMES
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
L E H T I K U VA / A N T T I A I M O - KO I V I S T O
HELSINGIN SANOMAT 19 OCTOBER, KIRSTI KARTTUNEN
Sipilä: Social assistance has
regrettably become a permanent
source of income for many
?JUHA SIPILÄ , the chair of the
Centre, believes the Finnish
social security system could
be improved further. reaction becomes more understandable.
During the presidency of
Tarja Halonen, the Social
Democrats were constantly irked by Hautala?s activity in a variety of projects to
limit the presidential prerogative. provides an overview of the
development of ?ight prices
to 20 European and long-haul
destinations. Yet, on the
basis of defective information,
several politicians and journalists had already demanded
an explanation from, and even
the resignation of, Hautala due
to the report.
It was hardly a surprise
that members of the Finns
?HEIDI
TURUN SANOMAT, 19 OCTOBER, LEENA PARKKINEN
Pulp machines grind
away at publishers
neighbour got a letter from their publisher, from
one of the big and old ones.
The letter informed in a speci?c manner that the poet can
redeem copies of their two previous poetry books for the cost
price of three euro. According to the ?ight search
engine, ticket prices will fall
due to oversupply by airlines
and intensifying competition
in the Finnish markets.
?The prices of ?ights to
long-haul destinations on
week 45 (4-10 Oct. As
recently as in the run-up to
the 2011 parliamentary elections, she labelled the manner in which Halonen and
other political leaders hushed
up human rights violations in
China as two-faced.?
Turku international book fare last October, where many new
books were introduced. Hautala, for example, slammed Halonen?s
eagerness to participate in
EU summits as unwarranted interference in the remits
of the Prime Minister and
Government.
Hautala did also not hold
her tongue when criticising
the foreign policy of Halonen?s
administration in general. Both nominees
for the Finlandia Prize and essayists received the letters.
Pulping is typically explained with the high cost of
storage space, but just how
much space can a few hundred copies of a thin poetry book take up. summarised
Sipilä.?
SUOMEN KUVALEHTI, 10 OCTOBER, TUOMO LAPPALAINEN
Why Social
Democrats
called for
Hautala?s
resignation?
Finnair?s Via Helsinki strategy has increased the airlines long-haul flights, helping to bring the prices down at the same time.
Prices of long-haul
flights on the decline
?THE PRICES of long-distance ?ights will decline by
up to 14 per cent by year-end,
Travelmarket.. analyses.
?There is overcapacity in
the markets, and therefore
air travel is more affordable
than usual, with the exception of the holiday seasons,
Christmas and the year-end,?
country manager Mikko Vartiainen says.
The index by Travelmarket.
. the review notes.
?Especially Norwegian and
Emirates seem to be dragging
down the prices at the moment, but others also correspond to the price competition.
Finnair, alongside its Oneworld
alliance partners (British Airways, Cathay Paci?c, Iberia and
Qantas) is the most affordable
option on a number of longhaul routes. The greatest price
drop has taken place in the
routes to Bangkok, Johan-
nesburg and Sydney,. The price of
any sales article would plummet. Meanwhile, the cost of the
book would remain the same.?
L E H T I K U VA / RO N I L E H T I
KAUPPALEHTI, 18 OCTOBER, NINA BROSTRÖM
Party, known for being quick
on the trigger. The rest
would be pulped, destroyed.
The latter of the books came
out no more than two years ago
in the autumn, was awarded
one literary prize and was well
received by critics. Not all of them will be sold out.. coalition partner,
was somewhat unexpected.
However, in light of the recent years. Author and
economic journalist Karo
Hämäläinen has estimated in his blog that even if the
books are stored in a Jugend
apartment in Etu-Töölö storing them would be cheaper
?MY POET
than printing new ones. Now it is on
its way to be shredded.
The poet was not the only one to get a similar formal
letter on that day
That?s their passage into one of the two boats that
cross the river.
?Things will be much easier when they ?nish building the bridge over the river,?
says Sherwan, the boat pilot,
pointing to the two yellow
bulldozers already working
on the Syrian shore.
A temporary pontoon
bridge on the right is reserved
for vehicles and oil transferred
across the bridge through a set
of hanging tubes. he says. ?Journalists
are simply frightened by the
prospect of future prosecution,. not with
President Bashir Assad, and
not with the Arab opposition.
It was not until July 2012
when they took over the areas where they are compact, in
the country?s north and northwest. The
?ercest have been with groups
linked to al-Qaeda reportedly
supported by Turkey.
Turkey has openly said it
does not look favourably on
the creation of a new Kurdish political entity on its
borders.
For the time being, neither Baghdad nor Damascus
have any record whatsoev-
24 . Like Massoud Hamid, who sits for tea
before heading for his native town Qamishli, about
680 km northeast of Damascus. About an hour later,
it?s the absence of any new
stamp on the passport which
reveals the unique nature of
this customs.
This is the border between
the Kurdish Autonomous Region of Iraq . explained CPJ?s Joel Simon. offensive in July we moved to Erbil
(the administrative capital of
Iraqi Kurdistan 390 km north
of Baghdad) but in pure bad
luck her brother died in a car
accident,. Each
passenger pays a fee of 1000
Syrian pounds (?ve euros),
and local of?cials say that
between 150 and 200 people
cross the river daily.
R AMY SROUR
IPS
PRESS freedom advocates
charge that the administration of President Barack
Obama is engaged in a war
on ?leaks. Since Obama
has been in of?ce, the number of individuals prosecuted
by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for leaked informa-
Broad definitions
Public outrage exploded over
another recent incident that
saw the DOJ secretly seizing
Associated Press (AP) telephone records. FAS?s
Aftergood says.
?The recent leaks tell us
(?) not just that the government is trying to restrict
freedom of expression, [but
also that it] has been engaging in activities that run
counter to our laws and to
international
humanitarian law. On the
other side, the baggage of
the newcomers is searched
by two young girls dressed
in the uniform of the Asayish, the newly formed Syrian
Kurdish police.
Chief commander of the
police force Hasim Mohamed tells that his is a body
formed by 4,000 volunteers
supplementing the 40,000
members of the YPG . But it is not
easy to take the cof?n across
the Syrian-Iraqi border.
Located 460 northwest of
Baghdad, the Kurdish town
Peshkhabur has witnessed
unusual traf?c of people over
the last months. Nonetheless, according to the United
Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), more than 30,000 people came across it during a
massive refugee ?ow in August. he tells as they wait
for the Kurdish border of?cials on the Iraqi side to check
their documents.
The cross-border traf?c
is managed like customs of?ces do elsewhere: baggage
is thoroughly checked while
of?cials enter data in their
AFTER
er of the daily traf?c of goods
and people across the Habur
river, which works as the natural border between both
countries.
After paperwork on the
Iraqi side, the mourners receive a paper with their name
on it. The secret
seizures were part of a DOJ
investigation over an AP story that had disclosed a covert US intelligence operation
in Yemen.
Following the AP incident,
last month the Senate Judiciary Committee approved
people think ought to be subject to public debate,. of secret information without parallel in this
country.
This aggressive stance
is having a chilling effect on
US press freedoms, turning
government of?cials are becoming increasingly wary of
speaking with journalists,
while reporters fear future
criminal prosecutions over
leaked information.
On 10 October, the Committee to Protect Journalists
(CPJ), a non-pro?t organisation promoting press freedom worldwide, released its
?rst comprehensive report
on the Obama administration?s surveillance practices
and their effects on the domestic press. He
was recently granted asylum
in Russia and is facing prosecution in the US.
The Obama administration has also implemented a
series of surveillance practices that have made it increasingly troublesome for
government of?cials to approach the press, like the In-
sider Threat Programme,
which orders federal employees to report any suspicious behaviour by their
colleagues. explained Jillian York, the director of the
International Freedom of Expression programme at the
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), an advocacy
group.
?Although [the de?nition of a journalistic act is
not] clear (?), it should be
as broad as possible so as to
safeguard the free ?ow of
information.?
Indeed, much of the current debate seems to be
centred on the breadth or
narrowness of de?nitions.
?[One reason] behind this
tense atmosphere is that the
scope of national security as
currently de?ned by the government is extremely broad,
[including] areas that many
He spent three years in jail
after posting some pictures
of children demonstrating
in front UNICEF headquarters in Damascus. He was arrested in 2004 while he was
taking an exam at Damascus
University but his bravery
was recognised in 2005 by
Reporters Without Borders.
After his release, Hamid got
asylum in France until conditions allowed him to return
to his native Syria.
?Today we had to go
through the whole customs
process customs but the truth
is that both sides are Kurdish,. ?This is just one
among so many forthcoming
changes in the Middle East.?
A group of Kurdish mourners carrying a coffin, bound for Syria board on the Iraqi shore.
US accused of unprecedented
assault on press freedom
tion under the 1917 Espionage
Act has seen a staggering
increase.
Since 2009, six government of?cials and two private contractors have been
subject to criminal prosecutions under the Espionage
Act. said Larry Siems,
the director of the Freedom
to Write Programme at the
PEN American Center, an ad-
vocacy group advancing free
expression.
War on leaks
The most recent example of
leaked information involves
Edward J. Since
the beginning of the uprising in March 2011, between
three and four million Kurds
there have opted for a neutral ?third. He?s
returning after printing the
latest edition in Erbil.
?We still have no real
printers in Syrian Kurdistan,
so we have to go back and
forth every 15 days,. Gulnaz is devastated so it?s her companion
who provides the details.
?After the Islamists. the
Kurdish initials for Popular Resistance Committees.
This is very much a real army
which has so far been able
to contain the advance of Islamists in the region.
Much of its funding comes
from this border traf?c. Before that, only three
of?cials were charged in over
nine decades.
?The extremely aggressive approach by the current administration has led
to an unusually high number of leak prosecutions,?
explained Steven Aftergood, director of the Government Secrecy Programme
at the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), a security-focused
non-pro?t
organisation. Snowden, former
security contractor charged
under the Espionage Act for
leaking classi?ed government
information on phone and Internet surveillance by the US
and British governments. way . However, theirs is a fragile position which has led to
clashes with both sides. Most are refugees coming from Syria but
there are also those forced to
go back to the war-torn land
they left behind. Forced to spy
on each other, government
of?cials are now becoming increasingly less willing to respond to calls from
the media, for fear of future repercussions, according to Leonard Downie, Jr.,
vice president at large of The
Washington Post.
Additionally,
?foreign
journalists currently in the
US lack any legal protection US reporters may now
have,. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
HELSINKI TIMES
Kurds build bridges at last
K ARLOS ZURUTUZ A
IPS
?eeing the war three
months ago, Gulnaz is headed back for Syria to bury her
brother within the 24 hours
Islam stipulates. The humanitarian agency estimates that the number
of displaced Syrians on Iraqi
soil is around 200,000.
The crossing is only a ?veminutes ride over the calm
waters of the Habur. the closest thing
to a country that the Kurds
have ever enjoyed- and the
north-eastern region of Syria,
which remains today under the
control of the Syrian Kurds.
Divided by the borders
of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, around 40 million Kurds
comprise the world?s largest stateless nation. Hamid
explains.
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L E H T I K U VA / K A R L O S Z U RU T U Z A
DERIK, SYRIA
computers behind their windows. he said.
Those wishing to rest before jumping on one of the
taxis waiting behind the last
barrier can ?nd a makeshift
restaurant inside the annexed barracks. ?They need to operate
under the assumption that
their communication is not
secure.?
L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / B R E N DA N S M I A L O W S K I
WASHINGTON
a new Media Shield Law,
legislation that would protect journalists from being
forced to reveal con?dential
material.
Yet critics have warned
that the law offers only a very
narrow de?nition of journalists, as those individuals formally associated with a news
media organisation.
?What is worrisome about
the new shield law is that, for
instance, it would restrict
online bloggers and journalists who aren?t connected to
a news media organisation
from carrying out any journalistic act,. 30 OCTOBER 2013
Obama?s administration has been accused of a systematic attack against press freedom.. He is the driving force of
Nû Dem, the ?rst bilingual
newspaper in Arab and Kurdish published in Syria
If they are truly on their
way to make ?1 billion in sales this year like the Wall
Street Journal suggests, and their pro?t margin hasn?t
dropped too much (two gigantic ifs), a ?2.2 billion valuation seems reasonable.
Nokia hadquarters in Espoo.
America set to become largest
foreign investor in Finland
With the Microsoft / Nokia deal, the US will be the largest investor
in Finland, overtaking Sweden?s century-old reign.
DAV I D J . Their value is about the
same as Kesko, more than Cartogec, and twice as much
as Sanoma, the owner of Helsingin Sanomat. Americans employed 25,681, but will only
gain another 4,700 Finnish
employees in Nokia?s Devices
& Services. SoftBank will
At ?2.2 billion, Super- own slightly more
than 40% of the comcell is now one of the
pany and GungHo a bit
twenty most valuable over 10%. Not only does
this provide some capital to our smaller companies, it
sets a great example.
THIS
THE COMPANY will remain headquartered in Finland,
so their corporate income taxes will continue to be paid
here. But still, they will
be an excellent employer.
Foreign affiliates by country 2011
Country
Number
of affiliates
Employees
Turnover
(MEUR)
Sweden
803
77,872
17,083
United States
444
25,681
10,592
Germany
309
15,797
8,478
United Kingdom
258
18,727
5,505
Japan
78
7,254
5,428
Switzerland
97
11,709
3,899
France
137
13,382
3,640
Denmark
175
10,257
3,232
Russia
37
625
2,936
Netherlands
108
6,189
2,918
Norway
112
4,416
2,121
Source: Statistics Finland
Foreign affiliates in Finland 2004-2011
share of all enterprises in Finland (%)
ANOTHER good thing about this news is the excitement
it generated in the world press. C O R D
HEL SINKI TIMES
WHEN Microsoft completes
its purchase of Nokia?s Devices & Services business,
American companies will
become the largest foreign
investors in Finland. However, this
is down from the peak year of
2008, when they enjoyed almost 23 per cent of all Finnish sales and employed about
16 per cent of all employees.
The decline in foreign af?liates in Finland is mostly due to the aftermath of
the ?nancial crisis. Their two biggest games are Clash of Clans and
Hay Day, which were developed speci?cally for tablet
computers. ?The number
of personnel increased as well,
by some 3 per cent from 2010.?
Overall, foreign af?liates
in Finland made up about 19
per cent of all turnover and
employed around 15 per cent
of all workers. in Finland.
The United States was second
with 444, followed by Germany with 309 and the United Kingdom with 258. 37 . 8
BUSINESS
24 . Paananen
says he will invest his newfound wealth into other
Finnish start-ups, the same thing other Finnish entrepreneurs like Risto Siilasmaa have done. Now that SoftBank and
GungHo have a stake in Finland they might be more
likely to do other deals, too.
is known to celebrate failures with champagne and success with beer. It is likely that many Finnish ?rms in
the construction sector employ foreigners, and because
they are Finnish-owned
they are not counted in the
statistics.. He is also a private investor with over
ten years of experience.
Supercell?s ?2.2 billion
IT IS NICE to ?nally hear some good news for once. 30 OCTOBER 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
L E T H I K U VA / P E K K A S A K K I
David J. That?s not
too shabby for a three year-old company.
is certainly growing quickly. They have
78 af?liates in Finland with
5.4 billion euros in turnover.
With their recent purchase of
the gaming company Supercell, they are likely to overtake the UK for fourth place
on the list.
Retail and
manufacturing
The industry with the most
foreign af?liates in Finland
is wholesale and retail trade,
with 1,053. They employ 12,614 people and have
3.1 billion in sales. The existing
Finnish companies.
investors, including
the founders and venture capitalists, will sell their shares proportionally to
SoftBank and GungHo, so they remain owners.
WHAT
AT ?2.2 billion, Supercell is now one of the twenty most
valuable Finnish companies. Sweden
will almost certainly stay at
the top of this list.
Swedish companies. The writer is a journalist and
columnist for Helsinki Times. I?m sure the beer they
shared last week has never tasted so good.
SUPERCELL
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I
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Share of employees (per cent of enterprises in Finland)
Share of turnover (per cent of enterprises in Finland)
Statistics Finland
which employed 220,708
people and generated 75.8
billion euros in turnover.
?Compared with the year
before, the turnover grew by
around 7 per cent,. such as subsidiaries or branches . No, Supercell will not employ tens of thousands of
people in Finland, but we can?t expect any more megaemployers like we had in days past. Swedish companies have been the
largest investors in Finland
since records have been kept.
Statistics Finland ranks
the foreign af?liates in Finland by their sales. Their sales
have gone from ?151,000 in 2011 to ?78 million in
2012 and to ?130 million in the ?rst three months of
this year. Over the past twelve
months Nokia?s Devices &
Services has recorded some
13 billion euros in sales, so
this will push America into
the number one position.
Increase in
foreign affiliates
In 2011, there were 2,972
foreign af?liates in Finland
SUPERCELL
is nothing but good news for Finland. but they are
larger companies which generate about 2.9 billion euros
in sales.
Japan is set to climb up
the rankings, too. The
economic press has been reporting about Nokia?s failure, budget cuts, climbing unemployment, and a neverending procession of terrible news. In April 2012 I had a chance to interview
Supercell?s CEO Ilkka Paananen for an article in this
paper. Now for something
wonderful: a little Finnish gaming company called Supercell has been valued at about ?2.2 billion.
employs about 130 people and is based in
Helsinki, although they have operations in other countries. They are pro?table, too: last year they had
?30 million in net income. af?liates employed 77,872 peo-
ple in Finland in 2011, twice
as much as the next largest
contender. At that time it was clear the company was special, but I never would have guessed what would happen eighteen months later.
SUPERCELL
happened is that the Japanese telecommunications operator SoftBank and GungHo Online Entertainment are buying 51% of the company for ?1.1
billion. This sector also has the highest turnover,
with about 28.6 billion euros.
Manufacturing has 443 foreign af?liates, but they employ 64,469 people, making it
the largest industry by terms
of employees.
Finland?s information and
communication sector has
about 235 foreign af?liates
and 21,508 employees, but
relatively few sales, with only 5.3 billion euros in 2011.
The construction industry is famous for employing
foreigners, but the statistics
show that there are only 83
foreign af?liates. Icelandic
companies in particular had
been signi?cant investors in
the country, and had to sell
their subsidiaries when their
domestic problems became
severe.
Only one out of every hundred companies operating in
Finland are owned by a foreign parent, but they make
up a proportionately important part of the economy.
Swedes
employ more Finns
Although America is set to
become the largest investor
in Finland by terms of sales,
Sweden will stay number
one by two other measures:
the total number of af?liates
owned, and the total number
of employees.
In 2011 Sweden owned 803
af?liates . Estonia
only has 45 af?liates with
609 million euros in sales.
Russia has even fewer af?liates . In 2011,
Sweden?s af?liates generated 17 billion euros in sales.
America came in second,
with 11 billion euros in turnover. The BBC, Financial
Times and a host of other news outlets carried the story, and now there are undoubtedly dozens or hundreds
of venture capitalists around the world taking another look at Finnish start-ups. The UK was number three, with 18,727, while
Germany was in fourth position with their 15,797 workers in Finland.
Some neighbouring countries are rather small investors in Finland. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. says Statistics Finland
HT
L E T H I K U VA / J U S S I N U K A R I
THE UNPARALLELED success
story of the games company
Supercell has created a number of new Finnish millionaires in just a couple of short
years. Success stories also give rise to new startups,. The company?s managing director, Ilkka Paananen, is also
one of its founders.
. The headquarters and other functions will
also remain in Finland while
the management group will
divide its time between Finland and San Francisco.
The major deal announced
by Supercell last Tuesday is
also a jackpot for the tax authorities as the company operations will generate over
L E T H I K U VA / M A R K K U U L A N D E R
The rapid growth of the Finnish games company is exceptional even globally.
With high price
come high expectations
SoftBank, the Japanese buyer, is one of the largest telecommunications companies
not only in Japan but also
globally. in Japan, Korea and Chi-
na, in addition to the western
market.
?That?s what we are
dreaming about and the
partnership with SoftBank is
taking us a huge step closer
to ful?lling that dream.?
The deal will bene?t
the founders of the ?rm,
Paananen and Mikko Kodisoja, also the creative director
of the company, to the tune
of 180 million euros each,
with a further half a billion
euros to be divided among
employees, who are shareholders through a stock options programme.
?We thought it outdated
to put the company founders, investors and employees in different boats,. The price implies that the expectations
for the company?s future are
high. Supercell?s hit games include Clash of Clans and Hay Day,
which allows players to try their hand at farming.
. Paananen says that
Supercell are happy to pay
taxes to give something back
to the community.
In the past, Supercell has
received an R&D loan of almost a hundred million euros
from Tekes, which the company has already paid back,
and a top grant of a million
euros given to new innovative
companies.
Supercell?s CEO Ilkka Paananen in the headquarters of the
company in Helsinki on 16 October.
Supercell making money out of hit games
. said
Paananen.
After the deal, 25 per
cent of the company will remain under the ownership
of the founders and employees, with investors retaining
a similar share.
lion euros, an amount that
is twice the value of the Sanoma Corporation and approaches that of the Kesko
retail company. 30 OCTOBER 2013
SUPERCELL
This group photo of Supercell employees was taken before they knew about their upcoming fortune. Supercell is one of the most successful companies in the
Finnish games sector.
. The payday came on
Tuesday when the ?rm announced a deal that will make
two Japanese companies majority shareholders. SoftBank?s founder and managing director Masayoshi Son
has been ranked the third richest man in Japan by the financial magazine Forbes.
. The company is selling 51 per cent of
its shares to the telecommunications operator SoftBank
and GungHo Online Entertainment for roughly 1.1 billion euros, a dazzling sum
considering Supercell was
only founded three years ago.
According
to
Ilkka
Paananen, the managing director of Supercell, the company is striving to become
a truly global games company, with the goal of gaining a strong foothold in Asia
. Ranked as the third
richest person in Japan by the
business magazine Forbes,
Masayoshi Son, the SoftBank managing director, explained in the Supercell blog
that his company had been
looking for interesting investment opportunities all
over the world.
?Some of the most interesting companies and innovations at the moment are
Finnish.?
Paananen says that the
initiative for the deal came
from SoftBank, adding that
the company is not a traditional short-term ?nancial
investor.
?It?s got long time horizons for its operations, which
is important to us.?
The other buyer, GungHo,
is a popular games company,
particularly in Japan.
In the deal, Supercell,
which has grown rapidly,
was valued at over two bil-
260 million euros of tax revenue this year, according to
information the newspaper
Helsingin Sanomat obtained
from Supercell.
The company estimates
that it will pay around 100
million euros in corporate
taxes, with the Tuesday?s
deal and other investments
bringing a further 160 million euros to the taxman?s
coffers. says Korhonen.
According
to
KooPee Hiltunen, the director of Neogames, an
umbrella organisation for
the Finnish game cluster, Supercell serves as a prime example of a business starting
small and making it into the
major league within a short
period of time.
The Finnish games industry has boomed in recent
years, with Rovio also having
grown at a phenomenal rate.
?The situation in the
games industry is good, there
being two super success stories, six to eight companies
with healthy bottom lines
and a number of small companies with plenty of potential,. Hiltunen sums up.
Supercell promises
to pay taxes in Finland
The games company Supercell will pay its taxes in Finland also in the future, Ilkka
Paananen, the company?s
managing director promises in his blog. BUSINESS
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24 . S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . They are mostly shareholders of the company.
Supercell makes its founders rich
W O R K I N G G RO U P . To meet these expectations, Supercell must not only grow rapidly but also keep
on growing.
Kari Korhonen, a senior technology adviser from
Tekes, the Finnish Funding
Agency for Technology and
Innovation, believes that Supercell has got what it takes
to maintain its rapid growth.
?Supercell is a clever company and this deal will only
strengthen its position.?
Hey Day, a game where the player builds a farm and has to buy his/her way forward is one of the
two top grossing games from Supercell.
Games industry
optimistic about future
According to Korhonen from
Tekes, the success of companies such as Supercell serves
to make Finland a more interesting investment opportunity for international
players.
?It?s important that Finland
is in the headlines. SoftBank, Supercell?s new owner, is one of the biggest telecommunications companies in Japan and in the world, with
a turnover of over 25 billion euros last year.
. Founded in 2010, the company released its first game Gunshine in 2011.
. GungHo is a popular games company particularly in Japan.. A large chunk of the turnover comes from in-app purchases.
We
know, at a very concrete level, what it means to be in a
Community united by the same currency. Some of us have
looked for a stronger solidarity among states in this dif?cult situation. Alexander Stubb, Minister for
European Affairs and Foreign Trade, Government of
Finland, told The Hindu??
?DESPITE
Solidarity and
national interests
2014, the election of the European Parliament
will take place. For
Koutaniemi, growing up one
of six children, it was ?lled
with lots of fun, activity and
art . The global ?nancial crisis, originated from the
US, revealed the vulnerability of our economy today.
When the debts are too big and the ?nancial institutions
are too big to fail, then we meet problems that a market
economy cannot solve in a human and tolerable way. 10
24 . 30 OCTOBER 2013
FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS
HELSINKI TIMES
L E H T I K U VA / T I M O J A A KO N A H O
THE HINDU. In Finland we will have the same dif?culty in
motivating people to vote in the coming election.
ON THE other hand, the ?nancial crisis in the EU and the
eurozone have made EU a topic in our everyday talk. ?Water re?ections?
has six digital paintings and
?boys with caps. In his free time Kantola likes to read
and to go boating.
Nokia?s woes with
Indian tax authorities, Finland is keen to invest in India
as it ?nds tremendous business opportunities here.
However, Finland has taken up Nokia?s tax dispute
with the Centre, and hopes
to resolve it at the earliest.
?I am hopeful that it (Nokia?s
tax dispute) will be resolved
soon. Then there will
be quick thumbs down, and
it will lead to loss of foreign
direct investment (FDI),. It is just the opposite what we have been doing. Yet Kou?MORE than 4,500 miles separate the small Finnish village taniemi feels a connection,
of Kuusamo, where photogra- deep in her bones, to both.
Tucked in the Lapland
section of northeastern Finland, Kuusamo is known for
its skiing, its reindeer and
its long, dark winters. The sculptures
are really interesting. Of course it is part and
parcel of the investment climate, and international investors will not come down
if they feel that a particular company like Nokia or
Vodafone has not been rightly treated. Our taking part in
these packages is motivated by our national interest
more than solidarity, these people argue.
ON THE
IT MAY be that we were a bit too optimistic when launch-
ing our EMU community. Europe has more or less divided between the
North and the South.
IN MAY
IN THIS situation, many European people think that it is no
use to vote in the parliamentary election. T RO S DA H L
DESPITE the ?no-bail-out rule?, eurozone countries have
Fighting
genital
mutilation
KOREA IT TIMES.
21 October AH-LIM CHOI
knows of
shrapnel from oblivion, cruelty and smothering the
dream of freedom.
Behind that woman that
turns heads as she passes
through the Gran Via in Madrid for her glamorous Gothic look, is a renowned 35
year-old
Finnish-Estonian
playwright and writer; an explorer of the tragic scars the
various tyrannies that Estonia have raged for centuries
?SOFI OKSANEN
panies are devoting all their
energy to win a nuclear power plant project in Finland.
As they expect to compete
with a Japanese consortium
in the end, the government
will lend a helping hand by
dispatching Prime Minister
Jung Hong-won next week
to the Scandinavian nation
in his trip to Europe as a way
to prevent a second defeat as
occurred in Turkey in June??
have left their population. Following a
natural disaster, the Moomin
family and their friends are
forced to live in a secluded
green valley...?
CNN. We belong to the same Union, so we must
help those Members of the Union who are in dif?culties.
other hand, some of us have emphasised that
constructing those supporting packages must not be
seen as an expression of solidarity. If and when the trust disappears, then the interest rates of loans go high. the latter, in particular,
being encouraged by her parents, a psychologist and an
architect??
the Moomins
are everywhere you look ?
they hang off Volvo keys, are
af?xed to the windows of
banks and cafes, they crowd
the sideboards of souvenir
shops?With their white silhouettes and their sometimes melancholy, sometimes
laughing faces, Moomins
?IN FINLAND
IN THESE
gathered their resources and built up supporting packages in order to enable Greece, Ireland, Portugal and
Spain to manage in different kinds of economic crisis.
Political discussion in
countries which do not
Europe has more or
have a domestic crisis
less divided between
has raised the questhe North and the
tion about solidariSouth.
ty among EU Member
States. The two places are
worlds apart in myriad ways:
in their climates, their languages, their people. Especially the ones left during
the long shadow of the former
Soviet Union and Nazism.
?I don?t know if that
changed the heart of a person, but it did change the
heart of society.?
That same woman, that
anyone would mistake for a
rock star at ?rst glance, then
with a model to see her enviable skills against the ?ashes from the photographer, is
a researcher or spy of recent
history of both Estonia and
Finland and, incidentally, of
the catastrophic Europe in
the twentieth century??. Beloved by old and
young alike, they somehow
resist the in?ux of new animated ?gures such as Angry
Birds or Disney characters.
The Moomins were created by Swedish-speaking
Finnish writer Tove Jansson
who became a true nation-
al heroine for the world her
imagination created. This is
an opportunity for the people of Kerala to appreciate
the very typical and original
works from Finland.?
He pointed out that the
sculptures were made from
waste wood??
EL PAÍS. How we can in the best
possible way guarantee that our economy does not collapse, that our entrepreneurs will be able to invest and
innovate, that the national economy will stand and the
unemployment rates will go down. And
life becomes very dif?cult for business and individuals.
This has forced us to bear common responsibility for
safeguarding the ?nancial stability in the euro area.
Being ubiquitously present all over the country, Moomins have become the unofficial mascot of Finland.
BALTIC REVIEW. Written during the Second World
War, the Moomin stories are
unusually melancholy for
children?s books. Motivating Europeans to vote will be a
big challenge. 20 October
Symbol of generations:
Moomin . 17 October
Colourful reflections of Finland at expo
?AN EXHIBITION of digital
painting and works on sculpture by Finland-based artists
Reetta Grohn and Johanna
Turunen, organised by the
Orthic Creative Centre, was
inaugurated by Paris-based
Malayali artist Akkitham
Narayanan at Nanappa Art
Gallery in Kochi.
The exhibition of sculptures and digital paintings
from Finland is titled as ?Water re?ections and boys with
caps?. After the former election in 2009, the EU
has faced big dif?culties, especially in the form of the
?nancial crisis and the growing unemployment of the
youth. In Finland before time
are the unof?cial mascot of
Finland. 16 October WINSTON MANRIQUE SABOGAL
A portrait of political terror
IN THIS crisis we must remember that solidarity and
national interests are non-contradictory alternatives,
because we really are in the same ship which we must
save so that it saves us.
Finnish-Estonian playwright and writer Sofi Oksanen, recently visited Spain to promote her latest novel When Pigeons Disappeared.
Korean
Nuclear
Consortium
Ready to
Make Sales
Pitch in
Finland
?KOREA?S nuclear power com-
L E H T I K U VA / T RO N D H . The interdependence between
independent states has been much stronger than was
thought. has 15 wooden sculptures.
In his inaugural address,
Narayanan said: ?The works
of art are very different and
refreshing. 16 October GREG BOTELHO
pher Meeri Koutaniemi grew
up, and Kenya?s Maasai villages, where she ended up chronicling the lives of women who
had experienced or escaped
genital mutilation and child
marriage. They may be frustrated by the bureaucracy of institutions and the remoteness of the decision makers from the ordinary people?s
everyday life. It has been the question
of how we can save ourselves. We have realised more than ever that there is a strong interdependence among the European countries, and even more, in
the economy and especially in the ?nancial markets.
markets, trust on one another and on our
common currency is crucial. 18 October
LALATENDU MISHRA
Finland
keen to
invest
despite
Nokia?s
tax issues
Ilkka Kantola is a Member of Parliament for the Social Democratic
Party and a Doctor of Theology. Political leaders must then take the responsibility and use
instruments that are in their power.
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As the line will connect the main
line with the Vantaankoski line, trains
must run on the same side on both
lines. 09 4766 4000
(Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm)
Advice on public transport routes,
timetables and tickets, Travel Card
assistance and lost Travel Cards
HSL Helsinki Region Transport
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www.hsl.?
Passengers satis?ed with public transport
In HSL?s customer survey last spring,
over 80 per cent of the respondents
gave public transport services either a
good or a very good grade.
Passengers gave public transport
services an overall grade of almost 4
on a scale of 1 to 5, which was slightly higher than in spring 2012.
Some 25,000 passengers responded to the survey, which was
conducted from mid-January to the
end of May on weekdays on buses,
metro, commuter trains and trams.
Satisfaction with
commuter trains on the rise
Passenger satisfaction with commuter train services has improved
in leaps and bounds over the past
two years. The buses 90N,
92N, 94N, 96N and 97N serving East
Helsinki will not operate all the services on Friday and Saturday nights during the extended metro services.
The extended operating hours are
a trial that will run until June 2014.
The number of guards on the weekend night trains will be increased
and ticket inspectors will also be
patrolling on them.
The A, M and L trains will switch from
right-hand side traffic to left-hand
side traffic on 27 October. The share
of passengers satis?ed with the
smoothness of travel fell from 98 to
94 per cent.
The decreased satisfaction is
partly explained by problems in the
introduction of new platform displays. In the HSL area, the tickets are
already more popular than company cars used by around 36,000
people last year.
The employer-subsidized commuter ticket is a substantial bene?t to the user. At the moment, the trains on the
main line from Helsinki to Kerava run
on the left-hand side while commuter
trains on the Vantaankoski line run on
the right.
At stations with a central platform,
trains will change to running on the
left side of the platform when facing the direction the train is travelling.
Passengers should pay attention to
the change at stations where tracks
run in the middle, making sure they
opt for the right platform already before entering the platform area.. In spring 2011, only some
17 per cent of the respondents were
satis?ed with the services while in
spring 2012 the ?gure was almost 70
per cent and this year already 80 per
cent.
The reliability of train services
has also clearly improved in the respondents. Passenger satisfaction with tram and
commuter train services was higher
particularly in January and February
compared with spring 2012.
The Metro has repeatedly received the best grades. At the moment, over 1,300 employers are offering the bene?t to their employees. The improved satisfaction with the rail
services is due to the smooth operation of the services last winter. 30 OCTOBER 2013
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Customer service points
Rautatientori Metro Station
(by Central Railway Station)
Itäkeskus Metro Station
Pasila, Opastinsilta 6A
Monthly review
11
HSL Customer service tel. This means that there will be
a metro train between Ruoholahti
and Itäkeskus every 10 minutes.
During the extended operating
hours there will be no separate feeder services. In 2012,
some 65,000 people used an employer-subsidized commuter ticket in the HSL area, an increase of
10 per cent from 2011. In spring 2012,
41 per cent of the respondents were
satis?ed with the reliability while this
spring the ?gure was 60 per cent.
Passenger satisfaction with the reliability of tram services has also im-
Employer-subsidized
commuter ticket encourages
the of use public transport
The popularity of employer-subsidized commuter tickets is steadily growing in the HSL area. When going farther than a
walking distance from a Metro station,
the N bus services from Rautatientori are a good option. The share
of satis?ed Metro passengers was
about 90 per cent, which was higher
than the ?gures for buses, trams and
commuter trains.
However, there is a slight downward trend in some of the grades. In
spring 2012, over 90 per cent of the
respondents considered the Metro
to be reliable while this spring the
?gure was 83 per cent. Under the reform
that came into effect at the beginning of 2010, the tickets are a
tax-free up to EUR 300. The switch
will cause some changes to the trains?
arrival and departure platforms.
The change is caused by the new
Ring Rail Line, due to open in summer
2015. opinion. The satisfaction with them
reached a low point around the New
Year, but has crept up since.
Metro operating
hours to be
extended by two
hours on weekends
Platforms for A,
M and L trains
change on 27
October
The Metro will operate until 1.30 am
on Friday/Saturday and Saturday/
Sunday nights starting from Friday 15 November with the service
running every 20 minutes on both
lines. This applies to both season tickets and
value loaded on personal Travel
Cards.
According to a recent study by
HSL, users of employer-subsidized commuter tickets are content with the system and the ticket has clearly increased their use
of public transport.
More information on employer-subsidized commuter tickets
is available on the HSL website
www.hsl.?/en.
proved from spring 2012. 24
In this situation, taking an insurance
policy can feel like something compulsory, something
you want to spend less time
looking into.?
Questions and answers
According to Vuorenmaa, the
biggest misconception regarding home insurance is
that its coverage is more extensive than expected. However, it?s also important to remember
that a full value insurance
plan may include a limit to
the compensation that can
be claimed.
?The descriptions that
insurance companies give
are in general informative
and clear, so getting accurate information is usually
not a problem. As an example,
Korkeamäki says that many
questions his of?ce receives
relate to whether the taken
insurance covers water damages. In
reality, there are always restrictions to what a policy covers. And if there
is something unclear, the client should always ask. There are currently
seven companies that offer
home insurance, and about
2.5 million home insurance
policies in total have been
ALTHOUGH
taken out. Typically the questions they receive
fall within two categories,
concerning either the content and coverage of an inL E H T I K U VA / S A R I GU S TA F S S O N
When applying for home insurance policies,
there are a few things to keep in mind.
en by their landlord or housing cooperative covers also
their needs. 24
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There were a total of 5 900 cases of fire in buildings and 83 people lost their lives in fires in Finland in 2012.
The ABCs of insuring your home
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a voluntary expense, many count home
insurance among their
standard housing costs. According to Vuorenmaa, Finnish home insurance policies
are relatively comprehensive,
also when compared to other European countries, and
some typical insurance policies on the market here have a
coverage that is broader than
what is common elsewhere in
Europe.
Korkeamäki points out
that Finnish insurance legislation is secure, meaning
that there are no great risks
in getting insurance in Finland even without any prior
experience. Of those renting, 67
per cent have insurance. In
fact, home insurance is the
most common voluntary insurance plan in Finland, according to a 2012 study by
the Federation of Finnish Financial Services, with 86 per
cent of the survey respondents (15-79 year olds) having
a home insurance policy.
Moreover, the public holds
an extremely favourable
view of home insurance, as
92 per cent of the respondents of the same survey saw
it as essential for any household. The
latter ?gure is on the rise,
however, one likely factor being that more and more landlords require their tenants to
take out a home insurance
policy.
Needs define policy
Regarding tenants, Päivi Vuorenmaa, Product Manager at
the insurance company LähiTapiola, points out that some
may be under the impression
that an insurance policy tak-
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in mind when looking at the
content and prices of the different options.. ?Of course, if you
come from a different cultural background with different
practices, it?s even more important to be clear about the
content and coverage of your
insurance contract.?
Home buyers or potential tenants usually get a reliable package
of information about the appartments they are interested in, but
insurance is their responsibility.. However it is always necessary to consider
one?s personal needs when
choosing the appropriate
contract. have insured their
homes. However, all
policies have restrictions
with regard to their coverage and amount of compensation, points out Tuomas
Korkeamäki, Head of Division at the Finnish Financial
Ombudsman Bureau.
When taking out an insurance policy, it is important to consider one?s needs
as these ultimately de?ne
the content of the contract.
?Different companies offer
different plans, and it?s im-
surance contract or a speci?c
compensation claim. . This is not the
case, as the tenant?s belongings (furniture, bicycle) and
interiors of the apartment
(wallpaper, parquet) are covered only by the tenant?s own
insurance, even if they were
damaged because of a bigger
accident in the building.
There are also other bene?ts to a home insurance policy: it usually includes liability
insurance, covering damages that are incurred on third
parties, and legal expenses
insurance, which concerns
juridical costs. 96
per cent . (The number of
people with home insurance
is lower as a person may have
several policies.) The number
has also kept growing over
recent years.
When looking at homeowners and tenants separately, the study found that
of the former, almost all . But issues relating to policies are
something people don?t tend
to think about that often,?
Korkeamäki says. ?Sometimes it?s also
necessary to ?nd out whether some possession that has
disappeared, for example mobile phone or jewellery, was
forgotten, lost or stolen, as a
typical insurance policy only
covers the latter as a sudden,
unpredictable event,. According to him, a
good way to start when looking into taking out insurance
is by getting offers from several companies.
Typically, when a detached house (omakotitalo)
is insured, both the building
and personal property inside
are covered, whereas in an
apartment the housing cooperative or the apartment?s
owner has usually taken insurance that covers the real
estate, but not the residents?
belongings. ?When
buying a new home, there are
typically many things to consider and decide. Korkeamäki says. ?In the
latter cases we help in ?nding
out whether the application
has been appropriately handled by the insurance company in light of the contract in
question.?
When comparing home
insurance policies on the
market in Finland to those
abroad, there may be some
variation in practices as there
are always some national
characteristics, but the basic principles of insurance
are likely to be the same. 30 OCTOBER
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2013 2013
121224 . he says.
The Finnish Financial
Ombudsman Bureau, where
Korkeamäki works, gives assistance in insurance-related
matters, also in English (although their publications are
mostly in Finnish). This, along with
the size of the home, has a
strong in?uence on the price
of the insurance.
These days, most insurance plans on the market are
full value policies: the insurance company will assess its
own risk based on surface area and other information, the
aim being that the sum insured corresponds with the
actual value of the property.
Korkeamäki stresses that if
one opts for a ?xed sum insurance policy instead, it is
important to have a good
understanding of the plan
because of the risk of underinsurance
Do not be fooled; if you do decide to rent
privately, make sure to reference check your new landlords.
Most Finns are cautious people too and will most likely appreciate your thoroughness.
. Office moves
. This is a simple procedure can
be done at your local post office.
. +358 9 12511, fax. Typical signs of a scam
include emails telling potential tenants that the owner is
currently out of the country on business, but if you make
a deposit or security payment into their account, they will
post you the key. +358 9 387 2603
Ask for a free survey and a quote at www.victorek.fi
temporarily and they are often willing to provide high
quality housing with ?exible
terms and conditions at an
affordable rate. HOUSING
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24 . When leaving Finland, you need to notify the tax and registration authorities; it is recommended that you leave a forwarding address in case they need to contact you regarding any issues.
. says Australian grad student Liam
Thomas.
If you live alone, you may
want to consider the option
of renting privately. Unlike in some other European countries, most apartments
in Finland are rented unfurnished.
. There
are hundreds of elderly individuals whose children have
moved out or work abroad
Student
accommodation:
www.hoas.fi.
Private and
Municipal Rentals:
www.koti.fi
www.infopankki.fi
www.expat-finland.com
www.takio.fi
Moving Companies:
www.victorek.fi,
www.lainalaatikko.fi
On the Move
. You have already lugged
your belongings halfway
around the globe, and like
most of us, through the generosity of in-laws and fellow
travelers, have probably acquired a load more baggage..
The good news, according to Aris Hamidulla, Managing Director of Takio Real
Estate Company, Helsinki is,
?as long as you speak English,
you?ll be okay as most of the
necessary legal documents
and paperwork have already
been translated into English.
This, coupled with Finland?s
current economic climate
and high unemployment
rate, means that generally
property prices are currently down between six and nine
per cent in the Helsinki area,
and between 40 and 60 per
cent cheaper throughout the
rest of the country.?
Finding the Area
According to Hamidulla, the
?rst thing to do when looking for a new home is to
weigh your budget against
your needs. ?They
have a comprehensive guide
to applying for housing in
English and will help you
through the entire process
from application to tenancy.
Their apartments are usually of high quality and will
be selectively located within
close proximity to your campus. Remember, that after moving, Finnish law requires you to
register your new address. Infopankki
and Expat Finland have loads
of useful information in English regarding everything
from ?nding accommodation
to actually moving house,
and it is well worth checking
out their websites.
Things to consider
. All in all the process isn?t nearly as daunting as it seems
and with friendly Finns in the moving business you should
be well on your way to finding the house of your dreams.. You
may however be able to ?nd
a room in a house share close
to the sea if you?re willing to
compromise a little.?
If, however, your private
space is a little more important to you and your family, then think about moving
10 or 20 minutes outside the
city. function can be tedious. It will
be worth it when the weather turns cold.
Transport
?First check if there are buses that meet your schedule, and if not, you may want
V I C T O R I A K U LYA B K I N A
MOVING house is never simple, but as a foreigner, trawling the endless estate agency,
private rentals and student
accommodation websites using Google?s rusty ?Translate
Page. It is worthwhile noting
that this process can take up
to six months, so plan ahead
where possible,. International moves
. Warehousing services
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On the move
Moving house in Finland doesn?t need to be
a daunting affair.
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Real estate expert states that Finnish skills are not necessary in the sucessful search for a home.
to consider moving somewhere within walking distance of the night bus route.
Otherwise weigh up the option of acquiring yourself a
small car,. ?If you need to be
smack bang in the city center
for whatever reason, but you
only have a budget of 600 euro per month, you?ll need to
accept that you?re not going to
be kicking back in a 70 square
metre apartment with a panoramic view of the ocean. 3024
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. Hamidulla emphasises that even a half hour each
way is not that bad for your
own spot in the countryside,
considering that almost anywhere in Finland comes with
glorious Nordic landscapes,
forests and lakes.
The websites of Infopankki and Expat Finland offer useful information regarding finding accomodation in Finland in English.
Finding a Home:
When you have decided what
type of accommodation you
need, and where you will live,
it is essential to contact the
correct agency or people in
order to ?nd the right home.
According to Hamidulla,
there are a number of ways
to go about this.
For student accommodation, the student accommodation program HOAS is
highly recommended. It is not uncommon for scam artists to advertise on websites such as craigslist and gumtree. Moving in Finland
. says Aris
I usually try to visit Sunny Bangladesh during winter. the Finnish winter. I usually have more coffee
breaks with my friends.
What advice would you give to someone who is spending
his/her first winter here?
Try and enjoy winter, because it comes with a whole lot of opportunities, especially if you like winter sports. Located about
200 kilometres above the
Arctic Circle, it gives people
the opportunity to observe
breathtaking constructions
made of snow and ice, to live
the adventurous winter of
northern Finland and even to
have dinner at the restaurant
or spend a night in a hotel,
which are completely made of
snow and ice.
What do you enjoy the most
about the Finnish winter?
The Snow! Winter is nothing without snow. Everyone uses different methods
to get through the winter
season in Finland.
Tourists fill Phuket?s Patong Beach on Boxing Day.
The recent trend of people
travelling toward sunny destinations during the wintertime seems to offer a little
bit of something for everyone. ?At the moment,
the most popular destina-
tions are the Canary Islands
and Thailand, as well as the
Caribbean Islands, Cape
Verde and Mexico.?
Egypt has been on the radar of thousands of Finns
who have been planning their
sunny vacations during the
winter, but has been taken
off the list of offered destinations due to recent unrests in
the region. the Finnish winter?
Yes. In general, the countryside is
different to the city, so it would be good to experience winter outside the city.
Mamun
What do you enjoy the most
about the Finnish winter?
Snow, Christmas lights and glögi.
What do you dislike the most
about it?
The darkness and the winter blues.
Are you the kind of person who
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Anniina
More people decide to take a break from the cold weather for a vacation in sunny destinations like Thailand or the Canary Islands.
Winter: snow, ice and sun?
While some decide to escape to someplace sunny and warm, others
want to visit Finland right in the wintertime.
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TEMPERATURES dropping and
Escaping the
cold and the darkness
However, in recent years a
new phenomenon has become quite popular at these
latitudes: travelling to sunny destinations, in order to
escape the winter. If you have more time, go to Lapland!. Where?
Sometimes. Not only because of its
natural landscapes, but also
for the good holiday services and functionalities the region provides.?
For some people who decide to leave Finland for a
vacation somewhere warm,
there are others who actually make sure to be in Finland
during the winter. the Finnish winter. My foreign friends always enjoy it, and I do, too! Also Suomenlinna
is very nice. If it?s really cold it?s usually also very beautiful as
the sun is shining and nature is beautiful. Just make sure
to have warm clothes and shoes because, as the old saying
goes, ?there is no bad weather, just a bad choice in clothing?.
What city/town/region in Finland you would recommend others to visit during the winter?
Lapland. It?s actually very depressing if there?s no snow. I usually travel to South East Asia, but this year I will
go to Chile.
In addition to wearing warm clothes, what are your ways
to tackle the cold winter weather?
Positive thinking. ?It
has also to do with the lack
of sunlight during the winter in Finland.. The Canary Islands
are part of this latter category, as Mattila explains. Mattila recognises, like
many others do, the charm
that Finland has during the
wintertime. 14
24 . Millions of people across Finland are getting
ready for the winter season.
Some people prepare themselves by wearing warm
clothes and by taking plenty of vitamin D, while others
decide to escape the cold for
a vacation somewhere warm.
Some people appreciate winter because of the
snow, Santa Claus, Christmas lights and glögi, as well
as winter sports and relaxing walks on frozen lakes.
Others associate it with cold
weather, darkness, ?u and
the so-called winter blues.
There are several traditional ways to cope with the
cold weather, from wearing
warm clothes, house heating
and sauna, to eating plenty
of food rich in vitamin D and
taking hot drinks like coffee,
hot chocolate and cinnamonsprinkled cappuccino. Mattila adds.
Cold weather, the
economic crisis and
the winter magic
According to Mattila, the
economic downturn does not
seem to have changed the
habits of people in Finland
when it comes to travelling.
?I think that despite the crisis, Finns still value free time
with their friends and family. ?Lapland is de?nitely a place to visit in winter. explains Anu-Eveliina Mattila of Finnmatkat. Brazil is definitely the place to go during the
coldest months!
In addition to wearing warm clothes, what are your ways
to tackle the cold winter weather?
Hang out with friends and have weekend trips. While many
people try to compensate
for the lack of vitamin D, a
consequence of the lack of
sunlight, with food and beverages, others opt for a different solution.
Many people decide to
book, by themselves or
through travel agencies and
operators, a vacation at a
destination with plenty of
sun and high temperatures.
?This time of the year is when
we have the peak in terms
of winter bookings,. Travelling appears to be
something they have not cut
down,. I have managed to escape all three winters during my stay in Finland and this year won?t be any different.
In addition to wearing warm clothes, what are your ways
to tackle the cold winter weather?
Staying with warm company. ?The
Canary Islands are a very
popular sunny destination,
many people opt to go there,
for the fact that they are not
too far away. Nice for a short walk!
What advice would you give to someone who is spending
his/her first winter here?
Wear warm clothes and have good shoes, enjoy the snow and
winter sports, drink glögi, have sauna and try swimming in an
avanto (hole in the ice)!
What city, town or region in Finland you would recommend others to visit during the winter?
Lapland! If one doesn?t have the chance to there, then there
is a huge snow castle in Kemi. ?I would
recommend it to anyone, because even just one week of
sunlight can make miracles?
. However,
following recommendations
by the Foreign Ministry, we
don?t offer travel there for
the time being,. she explains.
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leaves falling from the trees
are a sign that winter is getting closer. The pikkujoulu parties in November and December are also guaranteed to make you forget about the cold.
What advice would you give to someone who is spending
his/her first winter here?
Get proper clothing and someone to teach you skiing and
skating, you will enjoy it!
What city/town/region in Finland you would recommend others to visit during the winter?
Old town of Porvoo is beautiful during Christmas. ?Generally, Egypt
was an excellent destination,
as it combined high quality
with good pricing. Every year,
thousands of tourists visit
the country to experience its
Christmas atmosphere, the
nature, the snow and to do
some winter sports.
There are locations, like
Ylläsjärvi?s Snow Village, that
offer visitors the chance to
experience Finnish winter in a
different way. If not, I usually travel to other countries. There are long stays in
exotic and expensive places,
but also weekend getways
or package deals with good
pricing. Make sure to see the Northern Lights!
Laura
What do you enjoy the most
about the Finnish winter?
The sunny weekends, when it?s not
too cold to spend time outside,
walk on the frozen sea and drink
hot chocolate.
What do you dislike the most
about it?
I dislike the length of it and when
there are too many days with temperatures below zero.
Are you the kind of person who travels some place warm
to ?escape. Mattila
continues. ?It is not
only about the low temperatures,. I also like cold
sunny days because they are beautiful, trees are covered with frost and
it seems like snow is full of stars.
What do you dislike the most
about it?
Darkness and if it is really wet outside and no snow.
Are you the kind of person who travels some place warm
to ?escape. Where?
Yes, I am. Helsinki has
a lot of events, especially in November, where you can meet
new people. Therefore, by
opting for such locations,
travelers can save on package deals.?
However, even though she
advises having a vacation
some place warm . Last year, for example, I travelled for 5 weeks mostly in
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260 g all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
½ tsp ground cloves
113 g unsalted butter at room temperature
210 g dark brown sugar
2 tbsp vegetable, canola or safflower oil
80 ml un-sulphured molasses
1 large egg
½ tsp pure vanilla extract
To garnish
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. What could be better than coming home after
a long day of work and cuddling up on the couch with a
nice hot cup of tea and something for your sweet tooth?
That is when these cookies
come in with their cinnamon
and ginger ?avour.
Up until the 1880s, molasses was the most popular
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. After
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resulting in the migration of
consumers from molasses to
white sugar crystals.
Today, molasses is widely recognised for its natural
goodness and broad range of
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It is used extensively for cooking and marinades, in health products,
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Their
website displays the stores
and markets for which GoodPie is a welcome supplier.
E VA B L A N C O
There is only one sort of
onion . Also, the lucky winner will
have the chance to enjoy a beer-tasting trip to
Copenhagen.
Baker, owner and administrator, Juha Karhu.
Goodpie Bakery & Café
Fleminginkatu 7
00500 Helsinki
Tel. Because of its
vivid colour, it may also be
an impressive decorative
element. This is the philosophy
GoodPie Bakery & Café lives
by, sharing with their customers all the ?avours that
Finland has to offer.
Located on Fleminginkatu,
GoodPie Bakery Café is a cosy small café where the Kallio neighbourhood comes to
have breakfast or brunch, and
enjoy good quality coffees,
breads, pastries and more
while listening to live acoustic
bands on the weekends.
It all started in 2006,
when the owner Juha Karhu,
a pastry chef who had worked
for various restaurants and
catering companies, decided
to ?nally start something on
his own. Karhu says not
without a smirk.
GoodPie everywhere
GoodPie is an important supplier for Stockmann?s baking
section, Hakaniemi?s Leipätori (Bread market), K-Market in Käpylä and more. Sometimes I
would fall asleep and in the
morning my friends would
pound on the window to
wake me up and keep me going.. It is a
very healthy choice of dough
compared to all the rapidly risen bread found in stores.
GoodPie Bakery uses Scandinavian ingredients to renovate the Finnish baking tradition.
Proud ingredients
Baking about 250 loaves of
bread per day, Karhu likes to
use exclusively Scandinavian
ingredients and create bread
recipes that offer the richness of nutrients we can ?nd
in around this latitude.
?We ?nd so many good ingredients in Finland such as
wide selections of mushrooms
and wild berries, and we should
be proud of them.. or is it . he
says. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables are frozen directly
after harvesting, a procedure which leaves intact all their nutritional
contents.
Foamy Cappuccino & seasonal apple macaroons.
There?s a new bread in town!
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do we live in a
beautiful country where
we breathe clean air, it also offers us a rich variety of
healthy food and ingredients. my favourite: pumpkin bread, baked without yeast
but with sourdough instead, a
Pumpkin Bread and other original recipes.
An artistic touch
GoodPie Bakery Café is open
every day of the week and
on the weekends, for 19,50?,
they offer a very generous
Scandinavian brunch with
organic coffee and porridge,
bread buffet, pastries as
well as savoury dishes such
as homemade sausages, different savoury quiches and a
variety of Finnish cheeses selected from small creameries and more; all this and live
acoustic bands too.
Artists can also display
their creations up on the wall
for customers to admire.
Every month, there is a new
exhibit of art. It is extremely volatile, and may be served on
its own, grilled, roasted or
poached, but it may also
be the main ingredient in a
savoury pie. Karhu says cheerfully, since they already had a
chain of clients before they
opened. The shallot, on the other hand, is a truly gourmet
onion, with a very re?ned
?avour, which makes it
ideal for preparing French
dishes and classic sauces such as Bearnaise and
Hollandaise. He adds like a true Finn.
I notice a lot of personal touch is carefully scattered around this place, and
its attention to detail is re?ected everywhere. Nowadays, grocery stores offer
a surprising variety of the
popular bulb, each variety having its own characteristic taste and speci?c
culinary uses. Traditionally, red
onion is an integral part of
Greek salads and always
accompanies russian blinis. favourites and
Hazelnut-Parmesan
made
with sourdough is most appreciated as well, but the Vallilan Tyrni-mallas (11,00 ?/1
kg) is the ultimate favourite
and top seller: a malt bread
made with Sea-Buckthorn, an
orange-coloured berry that
contains about 15 times more
vitamin C than oranges.
Their pastry has seduced
hearts too, with treats such
as Puolukka-kola shot, a lemon curd crème with caramelised milk and lingonberry,
which is considered a perfect
dessert to a traditional Scandinavian meal; amongst the
top-selling cakes we can ?nd
the Raspberry Cheesecake,
an all-time favourite classic.
?We want our customers to enjoy good cakes any
tuesday, not only on special
occasions,. The researchers
explained this surprising ?nding by suggesting that there is a very
long way to go between
the harvesting of fresh
food and vegetables and
their eventual consumption: the products may
look fresh and colourful on the grocery store?s
shelves, but transportation delays and a probable
stint in the shop?s storage
are detrimental to their
nutritional content. The traditional yellow onion is the
most frequently used variety. Sorsa, who is also a sommelier, proved to the judges
his ability to successfully distinguish different
?avours in beers and impressed with his capacity to combine the taste of
a given dish with the appropriate beer or wine.
The beer champion is
elected one year in advance in order for the
winner to have the necessary time in order to
fully enjoy the perks this
title brings: namely to
design his own beer together with Sinebrychoff,
that will then be sold during summer 2014. ?At night, I?d bring some
beers and paint. This month
featured an original collection of necklaces made out of
real human hair.
Karhu put in a lot of love
and dedication to open this
little café and it shows. The new champion has demonstrated
considerable versatility
in his extensive knowledge of the ?avours of
food, beer and wine. 30 OCTOBER 2013
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Juha Sorsa
wins 2014
Synebrychoff
Beer
Championship
The Finnish Sinebrychoff
Beer Championship has
been organised this year
for the sixth time since
2009, and has crowned
Frozen vegetables
healthier than
fresh ones?
Contrary to common belief, frozen vegetables
may actually be healthier
than fresh ones . Business grew rapidly and today, he manages
the bakery all by himself and
NOT ONLY
counts on a very international kitchen crew.
In 2010, Karhu decided to
open a café and so he rented a small place in Kallio, a
former organic shop that he
transformed into a small coffee house and bakery shop
that holds up to 30 happy
customers.
By selling top quality organic coffee from Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo (Coffee
Roaster of Helsinki) as well as
using organic ?our for bread,
Karhu maintains the all-natural concept alive. But my favourite treat is
a crispy and yet moist apple
macaroon, a perfect sweet
seasonal amuse-bouche prepared by Julia Juvinen, one of
the main pastry chefs in the
GoodPie kitchen.
Later on, we are served a
wide selection of homemade
breads . The two studies have
independently reached
the conclusion that frozen
products contain more vitamins and minerals than
fresh ones: this was the
case for frozen broccoli,
carrots and blueberries.
In fact, two-thirds of
the total frozen products under investigation
were shown to be richer
in Vitamin C, beta-carotene and several other
antioxidants, which are
thought to prevent the
development of cancer
and improve the overall
functioning of the human
body. Its quite
mild taste also makes it
ideal for consumption
while raw, and thus it is appropriate for use in salads.
E VA B L A N C O
The many peels
of a single onion
as the ultimate beer expert Juha Sorsa, a professional bartender from
Tampere?s Gastropub Tuulensuu. The red onion
is usually smaller than its
yellow counterpart, and
has a much stronger taste,
which makes it ideal for
use as seasoning in soups
and stocks. In
fact, the precious nutriments included in fruit
and vegetables start to
decay immediately after
harvesting. Finally, the
leek is the black sheep of
the onion family, with its
elongated shape and green
leaves. 050 375 7572
www.goodpiebakery.com. ?I
painted the walls myself,. It also plays a
central role in the ?avouring of many dishes from a
variety of cuisines around
the word. That is the
message Juha wishes to share
with his customers, so he creates new and improved recipes unique to GoodPie Bakery.
?The prices may be slightly
high, but every loaf of bread
and pastry is home made here,?
he adds proudly.
Recipes like bread with
roasted beetroot and the
Nokkos-Foccaccia (nokkonen
means nettle) are considered
customers. Beauty lies in simplicity, I always
say, and this modest café offers so much that it hugs every customer coming through
the door.
So welcome to GoodPie
Bakery, and enjoy the bestquality ingredients in all
their simplicity.
long fermentation and biological leavening method originated in Ancient Egypt. Keeping
very busy with business divided into two places, Karhu
has now become owner and
administrator of his cafe but
he gets into the kitchen whenever he gets the chance, especially to create new recipes.
When photographer Eva
and I arrive, he quickly welcomes us and the three of us
sit by the window where we
soon enjoy a foamy cappuccino and a tasty chocolate muf?n. 16
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24 . at least
according to the claims of
two recent scienti?c studies. Karhu and his business partner opened GoodPie
Bakery, a small bakery closed
to the public from which they
sold their breads and pastries to different restaurants
and hotels.
?Business had an easy
start,. However, its use is
quite similar to those of
the other onion varieties:
it may be used to spice up
soups and stews
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mon-fri: 11:00-22:00
sat: 12:00-02:00
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mon-thu 11-24, fri 11-01, sat 13-01, sun 13-23
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RESTAURANTS . www.lappires.com
Mon-Fri 12-22.30
Mozart:
The Magic Flute
An immortal score, engaging
fairy tale, and light-hearted
farce.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?15-91
www.opera.fi
Tickets ?49-54.50
www.korjaamo.fi
Wed 30 October
Amália Tribute - Kirsi Poutanen
Finnish fadista.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Tickets ?23/26
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Wed 30 October
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Biondi & Baroque Music.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
www.musiikkitalo.fi
THEATRE & DANCE
Thu 24-Wed 30 October
Sirkus Finlandia
?Finland´s national circus?.
Kaisaniementie 3
Tickets ?16-32
Helsinki
www.sirkusfinlandia.fi
Fri 25 & Sat 26 October
Ervi Sirén: Neljän tarinan
vuori (?A Mountain of
Four Stories?)
A solo by the beloved
contemporary dance
choreographer and
pedagogue Ervi Sirén.
Zodiak - Center for New Dance
Tallberginkatu 1B
Helsinki
Tickets ?14/22
www.zodiak.fi
Fri 25 ?Wed 30 October
Jemina - Act as you?d know her
Jyrki Karttunen´s solo work
combining stand-up comedy,
soft porn cabaret and contemporary dance.
Helsinki City Theatre,
Studio Elsa
Ensi Linja 2
Helsinki
Tickets ?26
www.hkt.fi
Wed 30 October
Zero Gravity Company:
Will Have Sex for Love
Salla Hakanpää: Pinta
Double bill evening
of contemporary circus.
Cirko
Kaasutehtaankatu 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?18/25
www.cirko.fi
EXHIBITIONS
Until Sun 10 November
Nathalie Djurberg &
Hans Berg
A blend of fantasy and
nightmare created by the
Swedish contemporary artist duo.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/9/12
www.taidehalli.fi
Until Sun 17 November
Timo Heino
Installations and collages
by one of the most
uncompromising Finnish contemporary artists.
Helsinki Art Museum
Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-19:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
Until Sun 12 January 2014
Aesthete Extarordinaire
Birger Kaipiainen´s
ceramic fantasies.
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Double bill of contemporary circus
Cirko . Center for New Circus at Suvilahti will be hosting double bill evenings of
contemporary circus between Wed 30 October and Sat 2 November as the new
works, Will Have Sex for Love by Zero Gravity Company and Pinta by Salla Hakanpää take the stage.
Will Have Sex for Love, directed by Reija Tapaninen, is a sparkling contemporary
circus piece in which a silent understanding takes place between tight wire artist
Netta Lepistö and aerial acrobat Maarit Utriainen. 18
WHERE TO GO
24 . A. Clearwater
Blues/rock.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Tickets ?32/34
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Sat 26 October
Egotrippi
Pop.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?32.50/33
www.sellosali.fi
Tue 29 October
Alexander Abreu (CUB)
Salsa.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Sat 26 October
Hommage à Francis
Poulenc
Vocal and instrumental music
of France?s Francis Jean Marcel
Poulenc.
Music Centre
Camerata
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?5/10/15
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Tue 29 October
No Age (USA)
Punk/pop/noise rock.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?21.50/22
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 26 October
W. Espoo Museu
of Modern Art
Ahertajantie 5
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
www.emma.museum
Until Sun 12 January 2014
Trees Are Poems
Kristoffer Albrecht, Taneli Eskola,
Ritva Kovalainen & Pentti
Sammallahti.
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Bulevardi 40
Helsinki
Open:
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0-10
www.sinebrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Until Sun 19 January 2014
Kiasma Hits
Classics of Finnish contemporary
art and famous international
artworks.
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2
Helsinki
Tue 10:00-17:00
Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30
Sat 10:00-18:00
Sun 10:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
www.kiasma.fi
Until Sun 2 February 2014
Transformation: Towards a
Sustainable Future
How to you build or renovate
your home to balance human
needs with the demands of
ecological sustainability?
Museum of Finnish Architecture
Kasarmikatu 24
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/3/6
www.mfa.fi
Singlee
tickets andd
day tickets
Validity from 2
hours to 7 days.
Buy from ticket
machines, bus and
tram drivers, as
well as conductors
on commuter trains
or by mobile
phone. Dealing with an eternal topic, the
longing for love, the piece reaches from the unscrupulous to the comical, from the
sugar-coated to the sad.
In Pinta (?Surface?), a piece performed by aerial acrobat Salla Hakanpää and directed by Ville Walo, a rope hangs above an empty stage and stealthily it begins to
spin as if it were calling the performer to the stage. Photographic Fantasies of the Early
20th Century
Fascinating exhibition presenting
photographic fantasy postcards
from the early 1900s.
The Finnish Museum
of Photography
The Cable Factory
Tallberginkatu 1
Helsinki
Open:
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/6/8
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Tue 31 December
Mad about Helsinki
A unique overview of the city´s
history and beloved places.
Helsinki City Museum
Sofiankatu 4
Helsinki
Open:
Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00
Thu 9:00-19:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Free entry
An image from the contemporary circus performance Will Have Sex for Love,
by Zero Gravity Company.
Fri 25 October
Tule Sellaisena Kuin Oot
Julius Karlsson & Samat
Nimet and Phenomenal
Creature live.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?6
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 26 October
Ruger Hauer, Musta Barbaari,
Tuuttimörkö
Rap.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50/12
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sat 26 October
Point Break - B2B
Orkidea & Milla Lehto etc.
Venue
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21
Helsinki
Tickets ?9.50
www.clubvenue.fi
Sat 26 October
Sólstafir (ISL)
Post rock/black metal/
gothic rock.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Helsinki
Tickets ?19.50
www.elmu.fi
Sat 26 October
The King´s Singers
The Great American Songbook.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?35.50-56.50
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Sat 26 October
Opa!
Energetic mixture of klezmer,
Soviet-pop, nostalgic kitsch,
punk, ska, rock, soul, big band
brass and folk.
Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?10/12
www.stoa.fi
Sun 27 October
David Murray Infinity
Quartet (USA)
World-renowned saxophonist.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?27.50/28
www.sellosali.fi
Sun 27 October
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie & Jardin des Voix.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?28-79
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Sun 27 October
Ensemble Al-Kindi & Sheikh
Hamed Daoud
Classical Arab music.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Tickets ?35/38
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Tue 29 October
Eddy ?The Chief. You can
transfer from one
vehicle to another
with a single ticket
within the validity
of the ticket.
www.hsl.?. The piece, composed by the tension between the aerialist and the rope, offers magical images of weightlessness
and reflections spilling on spectator?s skin.
Wed 30 October-Sat 2 November
Zero Gravity Company:
Will Have Sex for Love
Salla Hakanpää: Pinta Cirko
Kaasutehtaankatu 1
www.cirko.fi
MUSIC
Thu 24 October
Elina Mäkiranta
Jazz.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
Helsinki
Tickets ?11.50/16.50
www.kokojazz.fi
Thu 24, Fri 25 & Wed 30 October
Gaetano Donizetti:
Don Pasquale
Comic opera.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Tickets ?26-115
www.opera.fi
Thu 24 October
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphony & electric guitar.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?6-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 25 October
Finnish Radio
Symphony Orchestra
Sakari Oramo, conductor & Ismo
Eskelinen, guitar.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?7-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Thu 24 October
NOVUS I: Majical Cloudz (CAN)
Dreamy synths and mellow
electro rhythms.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?13.50/14
www.kuudeslinja.com
Fri 25 October
Berlin Nun
Female funk/pop group.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?8.50
www.semifinal.fi
Thu 24 October
Bombino (NER)
Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?23/25
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 25 October
Poisonblack
Metal.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?13.50
www.virginoil.fi
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Until Sun 15 December
Surreal Illusionism
Cassavetes offers up Kiss of the Damned,
and Adam Wingard?s You?re
Next promises to be one of
the best recent entries to the
slasher genre.
Finaly, if you are looking to get your foot a tapping
(before it gets chewed off by
a cannibal-loving fan, that
is), then keep an eye out for A
Band Called Death.
Festival guest Udo Kier brings
the heavy artillery in Iron Sky.
Night Visions
Maximum Halloween 3013
30 October-3 November
Maxim
Kinopalatsi
Helsinki
www.nightvisions.info
JEFF ZIFF
Film
Diverse
sextet
24 . many of them too outlandish for a wider cinema
audience.
The opening ?lm this
year sees Sandra Bullock
and George Clooney adrift
in space, in director Alfonso Cuarón?s highly acclaimed
Gravity. Meanwhile, Filth offers the sight of James McAvoy going feral as a corrupt
police of?cer in a ?lm based
on Irvine ?Trainspotting?
Welsh?s novel. Roll City.
Not to be outdone, 2008?s
West Side Strut was on the
receiving end of positive reviews. Darkness director Ricky Wood will be
present at the somewhat intriguing Night Visions Culinary Cinema + Dinner,
bringing together food and
cannibal movies. Last seen here in local Nazis-slash-space adventure-slash-expolitation ?ick
Iron Sky, Kier has appeared
in hundreds of ?lms over the
years, the majority of them
cult faves.
Elsewhere, The Kaleva
gets a remake in a restored
print of Sampo, and local
boy-gone-Hollywood Renny
Harlin?s horror-thriller The
Incident will also make its
Finnish debut. man Benedict Cumberbatch under a peroxide blonde
wig, ample support comes
in the shape of Hemsworth?s
Rush foe, Daniel Brühl.
Meanwhile, director Lee
Daniels (he responsible for
2010?s remarkable Precious)
teams up with Emmy Awardwinning screenwriter Danny
Strong to tell the tale of White
House butler Eugene Allen
(Forest Whitaker). The wonderful world of abstraction, 2009.
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lections once the exhibition
has eventually been taken
down.
Vistors to the museum also has an opportunity to in?uence the selection
of works for the show, with
youngsters of daycare-age
able to choose their own colourful favourites from the
collections, to be exhibited starting from February
2014.
Finally, if you are seeking
something to get you thinking in the smallest room in
the building, Vladislav Delay?s audio work has been
installed in the museum?s
toilets; the electronic music
composer?s interpretation of
the life existing inside Kiasma and the architecture that
houses it.
Kiasma Hits
13th Collection Exhibition
2nd floor Until 19 January
3rd floor Until 7 September
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2
Helsinki
sees a young Italian American?s porn addiction coming between him and his
new girl, played by Scarlett
Johansson.
Cannibalism bares its
teeth in this year?s festival, with Jim Mickle?s We
Are What We Are and Lord of
Darkness getting its chompers around a fair share of
its fellow man. Elsewhere,
Joseph Gordon-Levitt?s directorial debut, Don Jon,
13 years of artistic hits Hail
to The
Chief
J A M E S O . Johnson), John Cusack (Richard M. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
AFTER the thrills and spills of
the recent Formula One ?ick
Rush its two stars get back to
their day jobs this week.
Thor: The Dark World sees
Chris Hemsworth donning a
beard, bee?ng up and trying to
hide a guilty smile as he swings
a giant hammer in order to
dispense his own particular
brand of justice. Eisenhower), James Marsden (John F.
Kennedy), Liev Schreiber
(Lyndon B. This week,
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa sees them serving up a
hefty dose of prankster Johnny Knoxville in aged make-up.
A ?ve-minute gag stretched
into a feature length ?lm maybe, but one can?t deny the guilt
pleasure of watching members of the public reacting to
the antics of an obnoxious
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the chance to enjoy numerous classics of
Finnish contemporary art
presented alongside famous
international
artworks,
the Kiasma Hits 13th Collection Exhibition is currently
on show at Helsinki?s Kiasma. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
KNOWN to some as Edward
Harrington, but to the rest of
us as Eddy ?The Chief. Help Yourself (1992)
and Mean Case of the Blues
(1996) consolidated his repu-
The Chicago bluesman Eddy ?The Chief. Robin Williams (Dwight D. Thespian star
wattage comes in the shape
of Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins and Stellan
Skarsgard. With current Brit
?it. CULTURE
HELSINKI TIMES
J A M E S O . In service
to eight US presidents over
the course of 30 years, Allen
was present for numerous
historical events, and showboating performances by a
clutch of Hollywood stars, by
the sounds of it. Tipping its hat to the es-
teemed 15-year-old museum,
the exhibition includes impressive art by nearly 50
artists, drawing on the museum?s vast collections to
outline the history of Finnish
contemporary art.
Furthermore, a commissioned piece by Polish artist
Miros?aw Ba?ka has been installed in Studio K, and is set
to remain in Kiasma?s col-
F I N N I S H N AT I O N A L G A L L E R Y / P I R J E M Y K K Ä N E N
OFFERING
Jacob Dahlgren. Clearwater
29 October, 19.00
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki. The Butler (K12)
Release Date: 25 October
Director: Lee Daniels
Starring: Forest Whitaker,
Oprah Winfrey
Mood Indigo
Release Date: 25 October
Director: Michel Gondry
Starring: Audrey Tautou,
Romain Duris
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Release Date: 25 October
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Starring: Johnny Knoxville,
Jackson Nicholl
performance that echoes Little Miss Sunshine, and you
may just ?nd yourself sti?ing
quite a few laughs.
James McAvoy reveals his filthy side in Filth.
Night terrors
J A M E S O . Here Knoxville sets
out on a road trip with eightyear-old ?grandson Billy?
(Jackson Nicoll) in tow. Clearwater is coming to
Helsinki.
tation as one of the ?nest living bluesmen.
His relevance continued,
and in 2004 he was nominated for a Grammy Award with
Los Straitjackets for their collaboration, Rock ?N. Jóhannsson
Lee Daniels. Throw
in male strippers, bikers and
a children?s beauty-pageant
The Fifth Estate (aka Wikileaks)
Release Date: 25 October
Director: Bill Condon
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl
Thor: The Dark World (K12)
Release Date: 30 October
Director: Alan Taylor
Starring: Chris Hemsworth,
Natalie Portman
The Deep (K12)
Release Date: 25 October
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Starring: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson,
Jóhann G. Aimed
squarely at the cult ?lm fan,
the festival showcases a
range of horror, fantasy, science ?ction and action ?icks
. Tasty.
Cult ?lm great Udo Kier is also a very welcome addition to the guest list this
year. Clearwater, the Chicago bluesman
is coming to town.
Emerging in 1950s Chicago along with the likes of
Magic Sam, Otis Rush and
Freddie King, Clearwater?s
left-handed and upside down
guitar playing and signature
Indian headdress has endeared him to countless fans
over the years.
Starting out by performing with various gospel
groups, including the Five
Blind Boys Of Alabama, it
was by his 1980 album The
Chief that he began to hit his
stride. Nixon), and
Alan Rickman (Ronald Reagan) vie for our attention during various historic intervals.
This already swollen cast
is joined by Oprah Winfrey,
Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence
Howard, Jane Fonda, David Oyelowo, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Leo, and Vanessa
Redgrave. Phew, Oscar glory
would seem a certainty, if it
weren?t for the hotly tipped
12 Years a Slave.
The Icelandic entry for the
Best Foreign Language Oscar at
the 85th Academy Awards, Baltasar Kormákur?s The Deep offers the true tale of a ?sherman
attempting to survive in icy waters when his boat capsizes.
Director Michel Gondry?s
Mood Indigo sees Romain
Duris and Audrey Tautou
in an adaptation of Boris Vian?s 1947 novel Froth on the
Daydream and its American edition Foam of the Daze.
Dazzling imagination is
Gondry?s stock-in-trade, and
this shouldn?t disappoint.
And ?nally, just in case you
were wondering (or hoping)
whether the Jackass crew had
fallen off the face of the Earth,
well, have no fear. Xan ?daughter of John. Following up Iron
Man 3?s stupendous box of?ce
booty, no doubt Hemsworth
won?t be leaning on friends for
a loan anytime soon.
The story of Julian Assange
is undoubtedly one ?lled with
intrigue and ripe with fascinating characters. Giving
things a typical Hollywood
coat of gloss, director Bill Condon steps away from the Twilight franchise to give us The
Fifth Estate. Performing at Savoy
Theatre on Tuesday 29 October, this blues legend will
provide the perfect tonic for
a chilly autumn evening.
Eddy ?The Chief. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
ONCE again Night Visions festival is taking over Helsinki?s
Maxim and Kinopalatsi cinemas, providing a shot in the
arm for cinema from 30 October to 3 November.
With Halloween arriving in the centrepiece of the
festival, more than 30 ?icks
are on offer this year
Excitement spreads
when Moray announces
a party for the staff to
celebrate his marriage,
forcing him to realise where
his heart truly lies.
22.55 The Kennedys
23.40 Rev.
Envy and jealousy rear their
ugly head, as Adam hears an
old colleague, and rival, on
the radio.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
13.55 Top Gear
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
23.20 Deep Blue Sea (K16) FILM
Directed by: Renny Harlin,
Starring: Saffron Burrows,
Thomas Jane,
Samuel L. When a storm hits the
floating laboratory, the sharks
escape their tank, stalk the crew
and unleash a reign of terror
more frightening than your worst
nightmare. and the improbable
group of people who
decided to fight back.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
14.10 Jamie Oliver Happy Days
Live
Jamie challenges a pizza
delivery boy to deliver a
pizza quicker than he can
make it. Starring: Ed
Harris, Jena Malone, Julia
Roberts. and
she is bringing along her
new boyfriend.
Directed by: Nicholas
Stoller. Arrow asks
Laurel to look into Declan?s
case. USA/1998.
05.40 Betty White?s Off Their
Rockers
Deep Blue Sea
Love My Tender
Deep Blue Sea is a science fiction
thriller from the most successful Finnish film director in the
history of Hollywood. Starring: Bill Hader,
Jason Segel, Kristen Bell.
USA/2008.
23.10 C.S.I. Bloom
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Supersize vs Superskinny
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Glory Daze
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
(K16) FILM
Devastated Peter takes a
Hawaii vacation in order to
deal with recent break-up
with his T V star girlfriend,
Sarah. Reilly.
USA/2006.
23.00 Manhunters
00.00 Perfect Stranger FILM
Directed by: James Foley.
Starring: Bruce Willis,
Florencia Lozano,
Gary Dourdan.
USA/2007.
02.10 The Only Way Is Essex
02.50 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
03.45 Dawson?s Creek
04.35 Addicted to Boob Jobs
saturday
25.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
The Love Guru
Nelonen 23.40
10.00
15.05
15.55
17.08
19.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Chatsworth
Heartbeat
The Paradise
As the wedding approaches,
a dangerous discovery in
the dead of night sends
shockwaves through the
Paradise. Directed by: Renny
Harlin, Starring: Saffron Burrows,
Thomas Jane, Samuel L. Behind the
Scenes
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 The Moment of Truth
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Arrow
Peter Declan has been
charged with murdering his
wife, and only Oliver believes
he is innocent. & Mrs. Starring: Mike
Myers, Jessica Alba,
Justin Timberlake.
USA/UK/Germany/2008.
01.25 Lost (K16)
TV5
06.10 The King of Queens
06.45 Rules of Engagement
07.15 Crocodile Hunter
08.10 Matlock
12.10 Kitchen Boss
12.40 Say Yes to Dress
13.10 Operation Repo
14.15 Smile TV
14.45 Hale and Pace
15.20 Matlock
16.20 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.20 The King of Queens
17.45 Rules of Engagement
18.15 That ?70s Show
19.15 Head Over Heels FILM
Directed by: Mark Waters.
Starring: Monica Potter,
Freddie Prinze Jr., Shalom
Harlow. New York
00.20 Smallville (K16)
01.20 48 Hour Mystery
16.15 The House the 50s Built
In the final episode,
experimental engineer
Brendan Walker steps
outside the house to
discover how the inventions
and innovations of the 50s
improved our leisure time.
18.00 Treme
21.00 Classic Albums: Elvis
Presley
Today we take a look at the
first rock and roll album
from Elvis, which helped
start his legend as well as
cause a problem for T V and
radio stations.
21.50 Love My Tender
FILM
Directed by: Robert D.
Webb. He demonstrates
how to make Flowerpot
Bread with pizza leftovers.
14.40 Oliver?s Twist
15.20 Middle
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
23.20 Scorpion King FILM
Directed by: Chuck Russell.
Starring: The Rock,
Steven Brand.
USA/2002.
01.10 Monster Jam . Jackson.
USA/1999.
01.30 Mr. Meanwhile, Walter
investigates a warehouse
that Moria mysteriously
bought with the company?s
money.
22.30 Cops
23.00 C.S.I. USA/1998.
20.00 Men at Work
21.00 Burlesque FILM
Directed by: Steve Antin.
Starring: Alan Cumming,
Cher, Christina Aguilera.
Eric Dane, Julianne Hough.
USA/2010.
23.15 Sexcetera (K18)
00.30 Girl for Girl (K18) FILM
Directed by: John Quinn.
Starring: Kelli McCarty,
Sebastien Guy, Tracy Ryan.
USA/2000.
02.40 Client List
03.30 Stepmom FILM
Directed by: Chris
Columbus. them,
selling them for a profit after
fixing them up. Starring: Elvis
Presley, Richard Egan,
Debra Paget.
USA/1956.
NELONEN
08.00 Children?s Programming
13.25 Dog Rescue
14.30 Animal ABC
15.00 Wild Life at the Zoo
15.30 Wizards of Waverly Place
16.00 America?s Funniest Home
Videos
23.50 Rob Zombie?s Halloween
(K18) FILM
Directed by: Rob Zombie.
Starring: Malcolm
McDowell, Tyler Mane, Sheri
Moon Zombie.
USA/2007.
02.05 Nashville
TV5
06.00 Rules of Engagement
06.35 Cats 101
07.30 Coupling
08.10 Cupcake Girls
12.15 Keasha?s Perfect Dress
12.45 Say Yes to Dress
16.05 My Big Fat American
Gypsy Wedding
17.00 Here Comes Honey Boo
Boo
17.30 Stepmom FILM
Directed by: Chris
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thursday
friday
24.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Fire in the Blood
T V1 22.00
10.00 Heartbeat
15.05 Yle News in English
17.08 Heartbeat
19.00 World Cafe: Middle East
22.00 Fire in the Blood DOC
This documentary tells
the story of how Western
pharmaceutical companies
and governments blocked
access to low-cost AIDS
drugs for the countries of
the global south in the years
after 1996 - causing ten
million or more unnecessary
deaths . He does so
with the help of an unusual
mix of disgruntled employees
that he counts as friends.
16.30 Jamie?s Dream School
17.30 Masterchef USA
21.00 Serenity (K16) FILM
The crew of the ship Serenity
tries to evade an assassin
sent to recapture one of their
number who is telepathic.
Directed by: Joss Whedon.
Starring: Nathan Fillion,
Alan Tudyk. Little does he know
Sarah?s traveling to the
same resort as her ex ... UK/2008.
00.45 The Killing (K16)
SUB
07.00 Children?s Programming
11.00 Rita Rocks
11.30 Bleep My Dad Says
12.00 Whitney
12.30 Up All Night
15.30 Flipping Out
Flipping Out takes a look
at a peculiar real estate
speculator, Jeff Lewis who
buys houses and ?flips. 20
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24 . The
family is mistakenly informed
that eldest brother Vance has
been killed on the battlefield.
After four years of war, the
brothers return home and find
out that Vance?s sweetheart
(Debra Paget) has married
Clint. Webb.
Starring: Elvis Presley, Richard
Egan, Debra Paget.
USA/1956.
MTV3 23.20
Friday 25.10.2013
Yle Teema 21.50
Saturday 26.10.2013. New York (K16)
00.00 Chuck
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Alcatraz (K16)
18.00 Art f America
In the second part of
his fascinating journey
exploring American art,
Andrew Graham-Dixon
gets under the skin
of the modern American
metropolis.
19.00 Lark Rise to Candleford
20.30 Stephen Fry: Gadget Man
In this one-off Christmas
special, Stephen Fry brings
his insight and wit to bear on
gadgets from Christmases
past.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.10 Travel with Kids
10.20 Sarah?s House
12.50 Travel with Kids
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
20.00 Once Upon a Time
21.00 Criminal Minds (K16)
23.15 NCIS Los Angeles
The NCIS team is called
to investigate by the LA
coroner when a body tied
to a Navy tracking system
experiment goes missing
from the morgue.
00.15 Nurse Jackie
01.25 All in the Family
02.00 The Deadliest Roads
TV5
06.00 The King of Queens
06.30 Rules of Engagement
07.00 Michaela?s Animal Road
Trip
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
12.30 Cake Boss
13.00 Operation Repo
14.00 Smile TV
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 The King of Queens
17.30 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
21.00 Talladega Nights: The
Ballad of Ricky Bobby
FILM
The fastest man on four
wheels, Ricky Bobby, is one
of the greatest drivers in
Nascar history.
Directed by: Adam McKay.
Starring: Gary Cole, Jane
Lynch, John C. USA/2001.
21.00 Hannibal FILM
Directed by: Ridley Scott.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins,
Frankie Faison,
Gary Oldman.
USA/2001.
23.45 The Bannen Way (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Jesse Warren.
Starring: Gabriel Tigerman,
Mark Gantt.
USA/2010.
01.30 Spartacus: Vengeance
(K18)
02.45 Just for Laughs
03.15 Talladega Nights: The
Ballad of Ricky Bobby
FILM
Directed by: Adam McKay.
Starring: Gary Cole,
Jane Lynch.
USA/2006.
26.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
Survivor
MTV3 21.00
08.05 Chatsworth
15.05 Yle News in English
15.25 Keeping Up Appearances
This British sitcom follows
the life of eccentric, social
climbing Hyacinth Bucket
who portray herself as more
affluent than she truly is.
17.05 The Paradise
19.40 Midsomer Murders
22.00 A Touch Frost (K16)
23.40 The Pillars of the Earth
(K16)
Ten years have passed and
Jack has become obsessed
with the idea of building
the cathedral which leaves
him little time or energy for
anything else.
MTV3
08.00 Children?s Programming
15.55 Formula 1: Indian Grand
Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
21.00 Survivor
In this reality game show
contestants are isolated in
the wilderness and compete
for cash and other prizes.
22.15 Lottery and Joker
22.55 Wallander: Before the
Frost FILM
Directed by: Charles Martin.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh,
Sarah Smart. Jackson.
USA/1999.
In this touching Civil War drama
Elvis Presley plays handsome
Clint Reno, the youngest of the
four Reno brothers who stays
home to take care of his mother
and the family farm as older
brothers Vance, Brett and Ray
fight in the American Civil War
for the Confederate Army. UK/2005.
23.20 C.S.I. Starring: Ed
Harris, Jena Malone, Julia
Roberts. New York (K16)
00.10 30 Rock
00.45 Entourage (K16)
01.15 The Simpsons
01.45 48 Hour Mystery
19.00 Empire: Making Ourselves
at Home DOC
When you are conquering
and settling in new
countries, how do you create
a feeling of home?
23.05 The Spice Girls Story: Viva
Forever! DOC
This documentary tells the
story of the Spice Girls?
rise to fame and evolving
relationships through
interviews with all five
members, plus those who
know them best and worked
with them along the way.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.10 Travel with Kids
12.50 Travel with Kids
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
21.30 Superhero Movie FILM
Directed by: Craig Mazin.
Starring: Drake Bell,
Sara Paxton.
USA/2008.
23.40 The Love Guru FILM
Directed by: Marco
Schnabel. Searching
for a cure to Alzheimer?s disease,
Medical Biologist Susan McAlester (Saffron Burrows), has been
experimenting with the brains
of mako sharks, the deadlies and
fastest predators in the ocean.
Violating all ethical codes, she
has genetically re-engineered
their DNA, creating massive,
super-fast, highly intelligent
creatures. Does Cathy still love
Vance and will the family reach
the stability over the issue?
Directed by: Robert D
USA/1949.
21.00 Les Paul: Chasing Sound!
NELONEN
11.30
12.35
13.05
13.35
14.35
Dog Rescue
Animal ABC
Wild Life at the Zoo
The Office
America?s Funniest Home
Videos
19.00 The Voice Kids
21.00 Thor FILM
In this action film, the
powerful but arrogant god
Thor is cast out of Asgard
to live amongst humans in
Midgard (Earth), where he
soon becomes one of their
finest defenders.
Directed by: Kenneth
Branagh. UK/1998.
Sub 21.00
Sunday 27.10.2013
TV5 21.00
Monday 28.10.2013. USA/2010.
23.45 Unnatural History
00.45 It?s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia
01.15 How I Met Your Mother
01.45 The Simpsons
YLE TEEMA
17.00 Empire: Playing the Game
DOC
The Empire saw the growth
of a particular type of
British hero - adventurer,
gentleman, sportsman and a British obsession:
sport. When the local
doctor dies, his replacement
is not quite what people
expect. USA/2005.
02.50 The Bannen Way (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Jesse Warren.
Starring: Gabriel Tigerman,
Mark Gantt, Vanessa Marcil.
USA/2010.
tuesday
28.10.
TV1
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Sub 21.00
10.00 Heartbeat
15.05 Yle News in English
17.08 Heartbeat
A British police drama series
that is set in the 1960s, in
the fictional Yorkshire town
of Aidensfield.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Find My Family UK
Find My Family follows how
family members who have
been separated are reunited.
14.15 Raising Hope
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 House
An antisocial maverick
doctor who specializes in
diagnostic medicine does
whatever it takes to solve
puzzling cases that come his
way using his crack team of
doctors and his wits.
22.35 Homeland (K16)
Homeland is a compelling
and contemporary US
thriller about a troubled
and unorthodox CIA agent,
starring Claire Danes.
23.40 White Collar
00.40 Mike & Molly
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 World Palooza
16.25 Eastenders
This series follows the
everyday lives of the
inhabitants of Albert Square
in the East-End of London.
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Suburgatory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Wall Street: Money Never
Sleeps FILM
Now out of prison but still
disgraced by his peers,
Gordon Gekko works
his future son-in-law, an
idealistic stock broker, when
he sees an opportunity to
take down a Wall Street
enemy and rebuild his
empire. USA/2002.
20.00 The Perfect Man FILM
Directed by: Mark Rosman.
Starring: Hilary Duff,
Heather Locklear,
Aria Wallace.
USA/2005.
22.00 The Client List
23.00 Spartacus: Vengeance
(K18)
00.05 Twin Peaks
01.05 Long Weekend FILM
Directed by: Pat Holden.
Starring: Paul Campbell,
Kristina Copeland, Moneca
Delain. Starring: Don
Cheadle, Jake T. Directed by:
Charlie Palmer. Austin.
USA/2009.
21.00 Survivor
22.35 Formula 1: Indian Grand
Prix SPORT
In Finnish.
23.45 The Glades
SUB
07.00 Children?s Programming
11.00 The Simpsons
13.30 How I Met Your Mother
14.00 Flipping Out
15.00 The Moment of Truth
16.00 Undercover Boss
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.
17.00 Gossip Girl
Based on the popular book
series of the same name, this
drama gives viewers a peek
into the world of privileged
teenagers on an elite private
school in New York City.
20.00 Mythbusters
21.00 Wall Street FILM
Directed by: Oliver Stone.
Starring: Michael Douglas,
Charlie Sheen, Daryl
Hannah. Miami
23.35 Royal Pains
00.35 Mike & Molly
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Gordon?s Ultimate
Cookery Course
In this practical home
cookery series Gordon
Ramsay strips away the
graft and complexity to
show how to cook 100
simple, accessible and
modern recipes to stake
your life on.
15.55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Supersize vs Superskinny
19.30 Two and a Half Men
20.00 Big Bang Theory
20.30 The Simpsons
21.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
22.30 Cops
23.00 Nikita (K16)
00.00 Bones
01.00 The Simpsons
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
12.50 Travel with Kids
15.00 What Not to Wear
This series helps make all
women stylish, regardless of
their shape, height or age.
It includes show highlights,
plus featured outfits and
case studies.
16.00 America?s Next Topmodel
21.00 Elementary
23.20 NCIS Los Angeles
When a blog site obtains
classified documents, the
NCIS team must find the
person behind the theft
before they break the
decryption code.
00.50 Elementary
01.50 All in the Family
TV5
06.00 The King of Queens
06.30 Rules of Engagement
07.00 Must Love Cats
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
12.30 Cupcake Girls
This series follows two
friends running a cupcake
business in Vancouver,
Canada.
13.00 Operation Repo
14.00 Smile TV
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 The King of Queens
17.30 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
Four friends in a small
coastal town help each other
cope with adolescence.
21.00 Enough (K16) FILM
On the run from an abusive
husband, a young mother
begins to train herself to
fight back.
Directed by: Michael Apted.
Starring: Tessa Allen, Billy
Campbell, Dan Futterman.
USA/2002.
23.15 69 Thingsto Do Before
You Die (K16)
23.55 Sorority Wars FILM
Directed by: James Hayman.
Starring: Lucy Hale,
Courtney Thorne-Smith,
Amanda Schull.
USA/2009.
01.50 Badass! (K18)
02.20 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
03.15 Smile TV
04.10 Dawson?s Creek
Wall Street
Elizabeth
Wall Street is Director Oliver
Stone?s drama exposing the
lives of the inside traders of
Wall Street during the 1980s.
Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is an
ambitious young broker with a
strong desire to get to the top.
He tips off his idol, the ruthless Gordon Gekko (Michael
Douglas), about an airline deal,
which his father had informed
him of in strict confidence. Meanwhile,
plots against her are being
hatched by the Catholic bishops
and Elizabeth soon becomes
the target of an assassination
attempt. Starring:
Geraldine McEwan, John
Owens, Jana Carpenter.
UK/2004.
MTV3
09.45 The Young and the Restless
10.35 Emmerdale
11.35 Grand Designs
14.15 Survivor
15.20 Ben and Kate
15.50 Animals Behaving Badly
DOC
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Touch
22.35 C.S.I. USA/1987.
In 1554, England is ruled by the
fervently Catholic Queen Mary
(Katy Burke), whose persecution
of Protestants even extends to
her own half-sister, Elizabeth
(Cate Blanchett). When Mary
dies, Elizabeth succeeds to the
throne, but finds her country
under threat from the Scots,
French and Spanish. USA/1987.
23.40 Terra Nova
00.35 In Plain Sight
18.00 I Was a Male War Bride
FILM
Captain Henri Rochard is a
French officer assigned to
work with Lieut. Encouraged by
Violet she agrees to shadow
Tom and learn more about
the running of Downton and
its surrounding properties.
22.00 The Murder at the
Vicarage FILM
No one seems surprised
when Colonel Lucius
Protheroe, the most disliked
person in St. Directed by:
Oliver Stone. 30 OCTOBER 2013
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sunday
monday
27.10.
TV1
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The Perfect Man
TV5 20.00
12.35 Of Hearts and Minds DOC
The heart is the most
symbolic organ of the
human body. TV GUIDE
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24 . With
Gekko?s help Bud achieves the
promotion he so desperately
wanted and soon he finds himself swept into a world of ?yuppies?, shady business deals, the
?good life?, fast money, and fast
women. Catherine
Gates. But
modern medicine has come
to see the heart as just a
pump; a brilliant pump, but
nothing more.
15.05 Yle News in English
15.30 Keeping Up Appearances
Hyacinth is determined
to persuade a celebrity to
attend for the barbeque.
16.00 The Indian Doctor
The sleepy Welsh mining
village of Trefelin is in for
a shock. Starring: Cate Blanchett,
Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston. Mary Mead,
is found murdered in the
local vicarage. But has he sold his soul
in the process. Prem Sharma is the
Indian doctor who arrives
in the Valleys, in this period
comedy drama set in 1963.
MTV3
08.00 Children?s Programming
14.40 Hotel for Dogs FILM
Directed by: Thor
Freudenthal. The gospel of sport
spread through the Empire?s
public schools, laying the
foundations for almost all
the major sports of today.
22.05 Dressed to Kill FILM
Sherlock Holmes sets out
to discover why a trio of
murderous villains, including
a dangerously attractive
female, are desperate to
obtain three unassuming
and inexpensive little
music boxes.
Directed by: Roy
William Neill. Starring:
Basil Rathbone, Nigel
Bruce, Patricia Morison.
USA/1946.
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.15 Travel with Kids
12.50 Travel with Kids
15.00 Fabulous Cakes
Fabulous Cakes take a
look behind the scenes of
professional bakeries as
they build special ordered
cakes.
16.00 Prom Queen
17.00 Wild Life at the Zoo
20.00 America?s Next Topmodel
23.35 Once Upon a Time
01.35 All in the Family
TV5
06.00 Matlock
06.55 Jeff Corwin: Unleashed
07.25 My Big Fat American
Gypsy Wedding
12.35 Operation Repo
13.40 Smile TV
14.15 Hale and Pace
14.50 Matlock
15.45 3rd Rock from the Sun
16.45 The King of Queens
17.15 Rules of Engagement
17.40 That ?70s Show
18.40 Dawson?s Creek
19.40 C.S.I.
21.00 Elizabeth (K16) FILM
Directed by: Shekhar Kapur.
Starring: Cate Blanchett,
Geoffrey Rush,
Christopher Eccleston.
UK/1998.
23.20 Porn Addiction Ruined My
Life (K16)
00.30 Too Late to Say Goodbye
FILM
Directed by: Norma Bailey.
Starring: Rob Lowe, Lauren
Holly, Michelle Hurd.
USA/Canada/2009.
02.15 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
03.15 Smile TV
03.45 Flashpoint
29.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
20.00 Art of America: What Lies
Beneath DOC
Levittown Andrew uncovers
the dark side of postwar consumerism and the
role artists have played in
challenging the status quo.
22.55 Treme
Downton Abbey
T V1 21.00
10.00
15.05
17.08
19.00
21.00
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Heartbeat
Chatsworth
Downton Abbey
Mary receives a letter from
Matthew?s effects, naming
her as his sole heir and
therefore the owner of half
the estate. Starring: Michael
Douglas, Shia LaBeouf,
Carey Mulligan. Starring: Lisa
Zane, Erik von Detten,
Jonathan Hyde.
USA/2002.
15.50 Zoo Days
17.55 The Santa Claus 2 FILM
Directed by: Michael
Lembeck. Directed by: Oliver
Stone. Directed by: Shekhar
Kapur. Throughout
history it has been seen as
the site of our emotions, the
very centre of our being. Through a wacky
series of misadventures,
they fall in love and marry.
Directed by: Howard Hawks.
Starring: Cary Grant, Ann
Sheridan. Starring: Chris
Hemsworth, Natalie
Portman, Tom Hiddleston.
USA/2011.
23.35 Elementary
00.35 Defenders
01.35 Lost
TV5
07.00 Zoo Days
07.30 Cake Boss
07.55 Here Comes Honey Boo
Boo
11.30 Matlock
13.25 Betty White?s Off Their
Rockers
13.55 Dinotopia: The Virus FILM
Directed by: Mario
Azzopardi. Starring: Michael
Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl
Hannah. Although
conducting an affair with Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester
(Joseph Fiennes), Elizabeth is
urged by her advisors to wed
and produce an heir. Starring: Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell,
Judge Reinhold
Restaurants in the Helsinki area can be found from
the internet service www.eat.fi, which provides information on restaurants, their menus, opening hours and some user rating etc.
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code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
(Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20
and Sat-Sun 10-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times
of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Phil
21.00 Grey?s Anatomy
SERIES BEGINS.
The Grey Sloan Memorial
Hospital doctors are faced
with the devastation left by
the storm. Health centres around the country are open
Mon-Fri 8-16. Operator number 118. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway
Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22.
Fri 10/25
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10.00 Heartbeat
15.05 Yle News in English
17.08 Heartbeat
22.00 The Hour
Critically-acclaimed drama
set behind the scenes of a
1950s BBC current affairs
programme.
23.00 Fire in the Blood DOC
Fire in the Blood tells
the story of how Western
pharmaceutical companies
and governments blocked
access to low-cost AIDS drugs
for the countries of the global
south in the years after 1996.
HELSINKI TIMES
07.00 Children ?s Programming
09.15 Travel with Kids
12.50 Travel with Kids
15.00 What Not to Wear
16.00 Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition
17.30 Dr. At these public terminals internet use is usually free of charge.
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Medical services. Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and
metro. New York
00.00 Hellcats
01.00 The Simpsons
01.30 Event
WEATHER
Banks and Bureaux de Change. For
more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights.
Public Transport. Finnair?s airport bus operates daily between Helsinki Airport and Helsinki city centre (platform 30 at Helsinki Central
Railway Station, just beside the restaurant Vltava), 35 min., ?5.90
or ?3.80 with Helsinki Card. For more information, see www.hsl.fi.
Pharmacies. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile
phones can be bought at R-kioski shops.
Tourist Information. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5,
tel. When
Beck and Travis reluctantly join
forces to hunt down a treasure,
this unlikely team embarks on
a pulse-pounding, non-stop
thrill-ride. 09 3101 3300. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783
(between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and
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in Katajanokka, Helsinki is open every day (Mon-Sat 10-11:30, 1617:30 and 19:30-21:15, Sun 10-11:30, 16-17:30 and 6:30-8). Wanha Kauppahalli ("Old Market Hall") at the Market square and Hakaniemen Kauppahalli (?Hakaniemi Market Hall?)
are the most popular. In the evenings and at weekends adults in need of urgent medical treatment in Helsinki should go to emergency health
centres at Haartman hospital (Haartmaninkatu 4) or Maria hospital
(Lapinlahdenkatu 16).
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on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. Dial 112. Directed by: Peter
Berg. 09
471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri
9:15-16:15 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which
is open 6-22 daily. Night buses operate extensively at weekends. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding
regions from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 10-18. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. Public phones
are scarce. A giant mudslide
in Seattle injures a group
of first responders and
citizens, causing the already
shorthanded ER to spring
into action.
23.15 NCIS Los Angeles
00.15 Defenders
01.15 All in the Family
TV5
06.00 The King of Queens
06.30 Rules of Engagement
07.00 Crowing Up
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
In this cooking programme
Buddy Valastro cooks
various Italian-American
dishes from his family?s
recipes.
12.30 Keasha?s Perfect Dress
Keasha?s Perfect Dress
takes audiences inside
a bustling bridal salon,
sharing tales of fittings,
alterations, high hopes and
big decisions.
13.00 Operation Repo
14.00 Smile TV
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 The King of Queens
17.30 Rules of Engagement
18.00 That ?70s Show
19.00 Dawson?s Creek
21.00 The Rundown (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Peter Berg.
Starring: The Rock,
Seann William Scott,
Rosario Dawson.
USA/2003.
23.00 NCIS: Los Angeles
00.00 Enough (K16) FILM
Directed by: Michael Apted.
Starring: Tessa Allen, Billy
Campbell, Dan Futterman.
USA/2002.
02.15 Twin Peaks
03.15 Star Trek: The Next
Generation
04.05 Smile TV
05.00 Dawson?s Creek
Post Offices. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891.
Market halls. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station is open Mon-Sun 8-21.
See www.forex.fi for more information.
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Grocery stores. 0300 20200, calls are
charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24.
Airport busses. Sin-
The Rundown
Beck (The Rock) is a bounty
hunter sent into the Brazilian
rainforest to bring the rebellious son of a mob boss Travis
(Seann William Scott) back to
the States. Most
hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General
Post Office have a computer terminal. 09 4711.
Wed 10/30
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Telephone. Travis is down there
searching for an ancient gold
idol called the Gato del Diablo.
This idol is prized by not only the
local population as the path to
their salvation, but by Cornelius
Hatcher, slavedriving operator
of the Helldorado mining town
who oppresses its population
in the name of profits. Most grocery stores are open Mon-Fri 7-21, Sat
7-18 and Sun 12-21. 09 471 87383; Vantaa: Peijas hospital, Sairaalakatu 1, tel. See
www.posti.fi
Emergency Numbers. 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
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revenues:
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Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to
Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. Starring: The Rock, Seann
William Scott, Rosario Dawson.
USA/2003.
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8:21 am 5:45 pm
8:37 am 5:24 pm
8:32 am 5:55 pm
8:44 am 5:16 pm
8:30 am 5:46 pm
8:59 am 4:50 pm
gle ticket fares: Helsinki (one zone) ?2.80/?2.20 from ticket machine, Helsinki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) ?4.50 and
whole area (three zones) ?7.00. In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are
quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but
are closed on Sundays. 22
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24 . Hietaniemen kauppahalli ("Hietalahti Market Hall") holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli.
Restaurants. 30 OCTOBER 2013
wednesday
FINLAND INFO
30.10.
TV1
YLE TEEMA
The Hour
TV1 22.00
19.50 Style Trek
23.20 Classic Albums: Elvis
Presley
This programme takes a
look at the first rock and
roll album from Elvis, which
helped start his legend as
well as cause a problem for
T V and radio stations.
MTV3
09.50 The Young and the Restless
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Jamie Oliver?s Food
Revolution
Jamie is saving America?s
health by changing the way
people eat.
14.15 Survivor
15.20 I Hate My Teenage
Daughter
A story of two life-long
friends who realize their
children have turned out
to be the same type of
unlikable bullies that made
high school insufferable.
17.00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
23.30 Mythbusters
00.35 Listener
SUB
08.25 Children?s Programming
09.20 Eastenders
13.50 Mythbusters
14.55 Top Chef USA
15.55 The New Normal
This series revolves around
a blended family of a gay
couple Bryan and David and
single mother Goldie an
aspiring Lawyer, who after
running away to L.A with her
daughter Shania, agrees to
become their surrogate.
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
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
22.30 Cops
23.00 C.S.I
Soon enough, these garments will be replaced by even
thicker out?ts. I have greatly enjoyed each of the four summers I have spent in this
country, starting from the
one in 2010. I never thought that it
could get that hot up here.
Those were the days when
I learned how to bike to and
from the centre of Helsinki from the house I had just
moved into . CLASSIFIEDS & SERVICES
HELSINKI TIMES
24 . I?ve always loved
the beach and, even though
I still miss the waves of my
beloved Paci?c Ocean, go-
ing to the Finnish beaches
during the summer nights
in this country taught me
new ways of enjoying an old
experience.
Now the sun shines outside my window and the controlled room temperature of
this place allows me to walk
around in summer clothes if
I?d like to do so. Please send a brief email to expatview@helsinkitimes.fi with
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enjoying the never-ending
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of Helsinki. Then again, the
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of the year in which we are
now. I guess it?s time
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winter clothes.
Finnish summers are
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us who live this far up North
welcome very much these
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month everybody tried to
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I moved to Finland, is around
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Summer reflections
THREE and a half years have
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and now my fourth Nordic
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