In addition, the
source claims that Nokia has been
inclined to grant access to the data in
order to maintain a positive relationship with the authorities.
?All I can do is hope that this has
not happened. The Police should,
naturally, commit no misdeeds,?
Paatero commented on Sunday.
In fact, the Police Commissioner
said that to his knowledge location
data have only been obtained lawfully from telecommunications operators, such as Sonera and Elisa.
With a court-issued permit, police of?cers can obtain identifying information on mobile devices
from databases maintained by telecommunications operators solely for the purpose of conducting an
inquiry or a pre-trial investigation.
The databases contain, for example,
a log of the base stations to which
the device has connected.
On Sunday, Helsingin Sanomat
reported that the Police have also
recovered such data directly from
Nokia devices and compatible applications. Nokia?s map service, HERE, utilises location data and shares them with third
parties both for marketing purposes and to satisfy legal requirements.
. he states.
Tero Kurenmaa, a deputy chief
at KRP, has similarly reiterated that
he is unaware of any intelligence
collaboration with Nokia.
The laws are also clear to everyone at the Helsinki Police Depart-
Economic experts
advise politicians to cut
services and benefits
Paring back of services
and benefit cuts are the
means for achieving
economic recovery.
PIIA ELONEN . More than half of the companies
on the list of the top 500 US companies, ranked by revenue, were established during a downturn in the
economy and stock markets.?
The government met with the opposition parties on Tuesday to discuss
how to stop the growth of the country?s
debt ratio, focusing on the size and timing of necessary spending cuts.. ?3 . Helsinki Times is also available for sale in more than 140 kiosks across Finland.
TUOMO PIE TIL ÄINEN . says
Koskimäki.
Other recommended measures
Shrinking the public sector is, however, only one aspect of the experts?
report.
Holmström, Korkman and Pohjola emphasise the importance of ?nding the lost recipe for economic boom
as without it achieving growth requires ?time and exceptional effort?.
They consider boosting productivity and accelerating economic
growth not only recommended but
also necessary. Finland and its industrial sector have not yet recovered from the collapse of 2008 and
economic growth has stalled in a
way that is unequalled even by the
recession of the 1990s.
The experts. the
experts write in their report.
They do not, however, specify
which services and bene?ts should
be cut.
With healthcare services, a decision must be made on the treatments that can be funded by public
money, according to the report. ?An of?cial
does not have the quali?cations to
choose the future winners.?
The experts also stress that
struggles and hunger are good for
a company . You can
transfer from one
vehicle to another
with a single ticket
within the validity
of the ticket.
www.hsl.?
NATIONAL
Police Commissioner Mikko Paatero has expressed
his surprise at Sunday?s report by
Helsingin Sanomat according to
which police of?cers have for several years now requested and been
granted access to location data on
mobile devices by Nokia without the
requisite court permits.
Paatero asserts that a probe into
the alleged arrangement between
the mobile phone manufacturer and
the Finnish Police will be launched.
Information obtained by the daily from a reliable source suggests
that the co-operation between Nokia
and the Police dates back to before the introduction of the Lumia
smartphones in 2011. HS
A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . The
experts also propose stalling increases in pensions designed to
compensate for general price hikes
if it seems that the pension system
is becoming too expensive to run.
They urge politicians not to shy
away from also considering the options that seem unpalatable.
Holmström is a professor at the
American top university MIT and
Korkman and Pohjola are professors of economy at Aalto University.
H S / R I O G A N DA R A
Police to probe alleged
intelligence scheme with Nokia
DOMESTIC
?All I can do is hope that this has not happened. view is that in the
fever sparked by Nokia?s rapid
growth, the economy boomed at a
dizzying pace and salaries and public spending spiralled out of control.
On the other hand, this period
produced ICT experts, highly quali?ed employees and leaders with
knowledge of international markets
and now all these skills and international experience need to be harnessed into pushing the country back
onto the road to economic recovery.
To achieve this, the government must take steps to reform
the school system, increase labour
mobility, improve the availabili-
ty of accommodation in the capital
and ensure funding and support for
companies striving to expand.
But the government should steer
clear of making decisions on general industrial subsidies as granting
them may only serve to dampen the
renewal of the economy. H T
Prices & violence
Alcohol and drug costs creep up,
and violent patients create problems and evoke fear in hospital
staff.
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Music & social media
A comparison of popular online
music services. Having an abundant supply of time and money kills the hunger. Meet an officer who
writes a blog on security politics.
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LIFESTYLE & SPORT
Yoga & Selänne
The benefits of practising yoga
for children and youth. The Police should, naturally,
commit no misdeeds,. The Finnish ice hockey champion exits the
limelight in style.
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Angry Birds users from ad platforms.
. Instagram, for example, stores the photos, comments, cookies and login details of its users.
ment, deputy commissioner Ilkka
Koskimäki af?rms. the National Police Commissioner stated.
Allegations of information leakage
. 27 FEBRUARY . The movements of handset
owners are tracked by, for example,
location-based services, which were
introduced into Nokia devices following the acquisition of navigable
map provider Navteq in 2007.
According to Paatero, the National Police Board will request the
assistance of Nokia to investigate
the claims. these are the circumstances that acted as the launching
pad for Nokia.
?Funding is important but it
should never be too easy to come by.?
They consider the idea that
granting companies funding and
freedom leads to new innovations a
faulty notion.
?A scarcity of resources and suitable challenges and restrictions is
inspiring. US authorities can access the stored data under the Patriot Act.
. ?It would be
inconceivable for the police and an
equipment manufacturer to engage
in intelligence co-operation,. H T
THE GOVERNMENT must introduce a
spending cap to the public sector to
foster the growth in the private sector, economic experts Bengt Holmström, Sixten Korkman and Matti
Pohjola stated in their report, which
was submitted to the Economic
Council of Finland on Tuesday.
Another reason for reigning in
the public sector is that its size is
becoming unsustainable: ?The predicted level of public spending cannot be funded with the current tax
rates in a sustainable manner.?
?Further tax hikes are not feasible because of the growth targets.
The goals of a welfare state regarding services and the redistribution of
income must be tailored according to
the availability of the funding,. W W W.HELSINKITIMES.FI
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NIIN A WOOL L E Y . ISSUE 9 (343) . 5 MARCH . For the present, the investigation remains an administrative measure, not a formal pre-trial
investigation, he also reminds.
Police units deny allegations
Elsewhere, the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo), the National Bureau of Investigation (KRP)
and the Helsinki Police Department
all assure that they have not engaged in the alleged co-operation
with Nokia.
Kari Harju, the director of Supo?s
security and regional unit, stresses
that Supo has not ?dug up any information with the help of Nokia?
Since 1980, obesity rates have tripled in
most countries, and there
are now almost two billion
overweight individuals in the
world. One of these states that insists
on its right to develop nuclear weapons also calls
for the destruction of Israel. Large food corpora-
REVENUES from an ultraprocessed food tax could be
used to subsidise fruits and
vegetables and small farms
growing fresh and healthy
products. According to our
study, Switzerland has experienced the slowest increases in body mass index and
fast-food consumption per
WE ALSO need reforms to discourage large-scale industrial agriculture that uses
excessive amounts of fertilisers, pesticides, chemicals,
growth hormones, and antibiotics, and it is crucial that
we enact tighter regulations
on packaging and labeling
of food items and advertising of unhealthy products,
especially for children. 2
VIEWPOINT
27 FEBRUARY . More
education, fewer cars. Helsinki Times reserves the right to accept or reject submissions, as well as to edit or shorten the text. As American economist Arthur Okun
once observed, ?the market
needs a place, but the market
needs to be kept in its place.?
Governments need to take
steps to regulate the market system?s built-in tendency toward consolidation and
externalities.
is an example of
market failure. But as the old
tions became very active politically, and lobbied against
regulations designed to safeguard public health and protect small farms.
have also aggressively invested in
food advertisements shaping
preferences and tastes, especially of young customers. Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long
(maximum length 10,000). More
bicycles, less TV. It is no coincidence
that most Swiss farmers are
small producers, and that
almost 60 percent of their
income comes from government subsidies.
?FOODOPOLIES?
SO, WHAT needs to be done to
stop obesity?
A GOOD way to start would
be to introduce an ?ultraprocessed food tax. 5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. Deregulation went global and ultraprocessed products crossed
national borders one after
another.
bacco, are commodities
which are nowhere necessaries of life, which are become
objects of almost universal
consumption, and which are,
therefore, extremely proper
subjects of taxation.?
AS FOOD systems became
increasingly dominated by
ultra-processed products,
fast food, and soft drinks,
food oligopolies made enormous pro?ts and acquired
the power to set prices at will
and determine the terms and
conditions of their market
sectors. He led a study published by the World Health Organization (WHO) that explores the relationship between obesity and market deregulation.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Obesity as a market failure
THE OBESITY epidemic is out
of control. Policy recipes to ?x
the problem abound. Through market concentration and the
rise of food oligopolies that
?ood markets with cheap,
unhealthy, ultra-processed
products, in addition to fast
food and soft drinks.
IT MAY seem paradoxical,
but unfettered market competition tends to naturally
degenerate into market ol-
pened in the food and agricultural sectors beginning in the
1980s, at the beginning of the
so-called ?deregulation revolution.. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi. Think of the computer ?memory sticks. This often
translates into a gradual decline of smaller economic actors, which are pushed out of
business or ?swallowed up?
through mergers and acquisitions, or what can be called
?corporate cannibalism.?
the rise of obesity is often described as an effect of speci?c individual and
lifestyle choices, the problem is largely a byproduct of
deeper political and economic changes in society.
THIS is more or less what hap-
ALTHOUGH
study published
in the Bulletin of the World
Health Organisation, a group
of researchers, led by myself, found that, when compared with more protected
economies, countries adopting more aggressive deregulation policies experienced
faster increases in body
mass index and consumption
of fast food and soft drinks.
After taking into account alternative explanations and
competing risk factors, we
concluded
unequivocally
that the freer an economy is,
the fatter its people are.
IN A RECENT
HOW does an unregulated market relate to the rise
of obesity. Finland itself has a similar model. Moreover, this state ?nances, trains and supplies with weapons organisations like Hezbollah and Hammas whose declared
goal is the destruction of the state of Israel.
It is on this background that Israel decided early in its history to develop its Defence Forces on the
Swiss army?s model of reserve soldiers. But
perhaps the most important
reform is the adoption of anti-trust laws to reduce market concentration in the food
and agricultural sectors.
OF COURSE, all these regulations can hardly occur without deeper, more systematic
changes in the political economy. As long as the
food and agricultural sectors
continue to be dominated by
the ideology of ?small government and big business,?
our chances of winning the
obesity war remain slim.
OBESITY
Congratulations from
the Ambassador of the
State of Israel, Helsinki
Dear editor-in-chief Dr. Actually, almost 75 per cent of Israel?s Defence Forces are reserve soldiers. bought by Google. Since the beginning of
the ?deregulation revolution,?
global and national economic
policies have been increasingly affected by the ideology of
the ?self-correcting market.?
But as the 2008 economic crisis showed, this ideology is
awfully inadequate. This happens because, in a market without
rules, the winners of a competition ?nd it more pro?table and rational to suppress
the very competition that
made them win. Israeli developments . In The
Wealth of Nations (1776), he
wrote, ?Sugar, rum, and to-
?When the United States sneezes, the world
catches a cold.?
saying goes, ?When the United States sneezes, the world
catches a cold.. a socially based navigation system
. It is exactly during
this period that worldwide
dietary patterns dramatically changed toward ultra-processed products.
THE rise and consolidation of
food chains, and the decline
of local food systems and
small farms, was ?rst felt in
the very country that led the
?deregulation crusade?: the
United States. on unhealthy products such as fast
food, snacks, and soft drinks.
Corporate libertarians may
consider taxation an unfair
intrusion in market affairs,
but even Adam Smith supported a sugar tax. Just recently was the Israeli startup company WAZE . we?re all using. It is no wonder therefore that also products like camou?age or communication systems,
produced by Israeli companies, draw the interest
of other armed forces around the world. They have
proven themselves in dif?cult conditions, and have
helped to protect lives and assist units in the ?eld.
Thanks to Mr. Jäntti the readers of Helsinki
Times were made aware of the ways in which Israel
has succeeded to protect itself against all those who
made it their goal to destroy it, and at the same time
to develop a democratic and economically sound
society.
Dan Ashbel
Ambassador of the State of Israel, Helsinki. civilian and military alike ?
are known for their originality and adaptation to
needs. We
Israelis are very much aware of the threats to the
existence of our country and the need to defend it.
This explains the understanding shown by employers to their employees who are called in for reserve
service.
The need to face challenges has been one of the
catalysts to the development of Israel?s industry. The opinions expressed in this section are the writers. The list goes
on and on. They were also developed
in Israel. So far, though,
public-health interventions
have failed spectacularly.
But why?
igopolies. own and do not represent
the official policy of the Helsinki Times.
Roberto De Vogli is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at
the University of California, Davis. It
has been estimated that 96
per cent of American schoolchildren can identify Ronald
McDonald, and that the only
?ctional character with more
recognition is Santa Claus.
capita. Alexis Kouros,
Allow me to congratulate Helsinki Times and columnist Bruno Jäntti for the article published in your
recent edition (20-26 February).
Rarely does a foreign columnist succeed to describe both the threats that endanger Israel and the
way the State of Israel and its population, not only succeed in facing them, but also utilise the experience gathered, in order to assist other countries.
It is not a secret that since its establishment in
1948, Israel?s existence has been threatened even
by states of the region that don?t even have a common border with it
H T
and drug use place
a substantial burden on Finland?s public coffers, with the
related costs creeping up to approximately two billion euros
in 2011 . H S
NIINA WOOLLE Y . A year of
driving the bus without a turban felt long. Järvenpää says.
Satu Aaltonen leads a body sculpting class at Motivus in Ruoholahti.
Employment terms in fitness
business not regulated,
employees scared to complain
Group exercise instructors may get paid based on the number of participants in the class.
Bus drivers
allowed to
wear turbans
at work,
unions rule
M A R J A S A L O M A A , K A L L E S I L F V E RB E RG , H E L I S U O M I N E N . The Sunday bonus is calculated based on the
pay for the actual class.
According to the Regional
State Administrative Agency
(AVI) for Southern Finland,
this practice, implemented
for example by the ?tness
company Elixia, is illegal.
?Under the legislation
concerning working hours,
the Sunday bonus should
be paid based on the total
amount,. DOMESTIC
HELSINKI TIMES
27 FEBRUARY . H T
SETTLEMENT has been
reached in the dispute over
the use of turbans by bus drivers in the Helsinki region. H S
A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . Federation of Road Transport (ALT)
and the Transport Workers?
Union (AKT) agreed on an interpretation of the collective
agreement last week, allowing Sikh men to wear turbans
as part of their uniforms.
In effect, the decision obliges employers to provide their
drivers with turbans matching
their uniforms or to allow them
to wear their own turbans. H S
A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . I pay my
taxes, and I have a family and
children here. recorded in Finland are committed under the
in?uence of alcohol or drugs.
Inspector Ari Järvenpää says
that there seem to be more
people who use multiple substances, so-called mixed users, than roughly a year ago.
Despite a breath test showing a presence of no more than
0.5 per thousand of alcohol,
suspects may be ?so messed
up that they know nothing of
the earth and the moon,. ?This was not
dif?cult for the unions. When
issues like this surface in the
2010s, we must be able to settle them,. HT
?IF ONLY clients knew what
goes on behind the scenes
and perky smiles,. comments a ?tness instructor
from Helsinki.
When Helsingin Sanomat
approached ?tness instructors on a website for sports
and ?tness professionals to
ask their views and experiences of the working conditions in the ?eld, it received
dozens of responses.
According to respondents, the biggest problems
were related to pay and policies concerning substitutes
for an employee?s sick leave.
A woman who has worked
as a group exercise instructor for several major gym
chains for more than a decade said that instructors
were often paid to the tune
of 20 euro for an hour?s class,
without any pay rises for experience or seniority.
?If people have tried to
bring up the pay, they have
soon noticed that their classes have been transferred
to quieter times and then
stopped altogether because
of low attendance ?gures.?
Still working in the business, the woman does not
want to be interviewed under her name as she is worried about losing her job.
?No one dares to complain because there are new
and inexperienced instructors queuing to get a foot in
the door.?
Many companies get out
of paying Sunday work bonuses by dividing the pay into two components.
For example, an instructor is paid just under 30 euro for an hour?s ?tness class,
out of which around 10 euro is actual pay for teaching
the class and the rest is compensation for time spent on
preparation. If
one can?t be organised, then
the class must be cancelled.
Huotari says that at Elixia, the policy, under which
the ?tness centre will organise a substitute if the instructor cannot ?nd one,
has been agreed on together with the company?s ?tness
instructors.
Fix has a list of possible
substitutes but the instructor is responsible for ?nding someone to take over the
class if they are unable to
teach it themselves, says Eija Holmala, sports manager
at the company.
?The whole substitute rigmarole can be challenging
but with everyone pulling together we have managed.?
To give their instructors
back up, the company recently hired an employee to help
with making phone calls to
possible substitutes.. The fact that
we have our own religion, culture and mother tongue causes no harm to others.?
Päivi Katajisto, acting CEO
at Veolia Transport, underlines
that the dispute has now been
settled. he
explains.
Jyrki Kankkunen, managing director of Motivus,
admits that the ?tness ?eld
is in a dire need of a collective
agreement setting the rules
that everyone would have to
play by.
?Of course the competition is not fair if some gain a
competitive edge by not paying full Sunday work bonuses,. The
decision also rescinds the turban ban enforced by bus operator Veolia Transport Vantaa.
H S / S A K U KO P O N E N
A
Sukhdarshan Singh Gill is glad
with the decision. stresses Marko Piirainen, the chairman of AKT.
Mari Vasarainen, the managing director of ALT, reminds
that the decision only concerns the use of Sikh headgear.
Neither union has heard of, for
example, a female bus driver
wearing a headscarf at work.
Had the unions been unable to reach a settlement,
the dispute would have been
brought to the Labour Court.
For Singh, who says that
the year he was not allowed
to wear a turban at work felt
long, the decision was a relief.
?It was a good decision: I have
the right to my religion and
am allowed to wear a turban.
Finland is a free country.?
?I?ve lived in Finland for
28 years and worked as a bus
driver for 12 years. explains a group exercise instructor working for
the company.
Even though it?s not illegal, commission-based wages still violate the spirit of
the law, says Jarmo Lahti
from Erto.
?The entrepreneur makes
the employee carry the
risks of the enterprise,. says Kankkunen.
Huotari from Elixia does
not see a similar need for a
collective agreement.
?We have been able to
take care of everything without a collective agreement,
which would only bring more
bureaucracy with it, hampering the development of the
business.?
Practices for dealing with
an instructor?s sick leave also vary, with several gyms
expecting the instructor to
take care of organising cover. Alho points out that although the
growth in alcohol consumption
has been on the wane in recent
years, the prevalence of cirrhosis, for example, has increased.
?Also the number of deaths
from [alcohol] poisoning is
higher in Finland than elsewhere in Europe,. summarises Hannu Alho, a professor of addiction medicine at
the University of Helsinki. equalling the funds
allocated annually for Finnish universities and the operations of the Defence Forces.
In comparison, the annual
operating costs of the Finnish Police are no more than
roughly 800 million euros.
In 2011, alcohol related
costs increased by roughly 4
per cent and drug related costs
by as much as 11 per cent from
the previous year, according
to the Yearbook of Alcohol
and Drug Statistics published
by the National Institute for
Health and Welfare (THL).
Tuomo Varis, a senior planANT TI HÄ M ÄL ÄINEN
ALCOHOL
Alcohol and other intoxicants
increase public health care, social welfare and policing costs.
ning of?cer at THL who is currently updating the estimates,
says that alcohol related costs
have certainly not declined.
In the public sector, the
use of alcohol and other intoxicants increase, for example, health care, social
welfare and policing costs.
?Intoxicants cause harm
and consume resources,. The image is a
screenshot from HSTV.
Approximately one year
ago, Veolia noti?ed one of its
bus drivers, Gill Sukhdarshan
Singh, that he may no longer
wear a turban at work. 5 MARCH
3
H S / S A M I K E RO
Alcohol and drug related
costs creep up to 2bn
K AT J A B OX B E RG . ?We will naturally abide
by the agreement reached by
the unions,. he adds.
Meanwhile, more than
one-third of the offences ?
and as many as over half of
the assaults . My religion is
important to me. Other
bus operators in the capital region have similarly been reluctant to allow their drivers to
wear turbans at work.
The dispute was ultimately
brought to the unions following an unsuccessful attempt to
resolve it locally. she says.
PA U L I I N A G RÖ N H O L M . he says.
No regulation
Employment terms in private ?tness companies are
not regulated as there is no
collective agreement in the
?eld, says Jarmo Lahti from
the Federation of Special
Service and Clerical Employees ERTO.
?This means that everyone has to negotiate their
own wages.?
Lahti says that Erto
has made a concerted effort to improve the employment terms and conditions
in the ?eld and has recommended an hourly rate of at
least 29.90 euro in the capital region and 26.10 euro elsewhere in the country.
Currently, the actual wages
rarely meet the recommended level.
Gym companies often also use bonus and commission
systems, based on the number of participants in the instructor?s class.
For example, a ?tness
chain operating in Uusimaa
pays the instructor a base
rate of under ?ve euro per
hour plus 50 cents for each
participant, translating into
a total hourly pay of under 10
euro for an exercise group of
10 people.
?This way the company
can offer a wide range of ?tness services and compete
with other gyms in the area,. says Jukka Kurki,
inspector at AVI.
Miika Huotari, the managing director of Elixia, says
that the company has been
under the impression that
the practice complies with
the current law on working
hours.
?Preparation for classes is
always carried on weekdays
and a bonus is only paid for
work done on Sundays or on
public holidays,. The
Finnish Employers. This is the case at least at
Elixia, Sats and the Helsinkibased Fix.
Motivus has a list of substitutes from which instructors
can pick a substitute if they are
unable to teach a class.
?The employer of course
has the ?nal responsibility
for organising a substitute
says Merja Tupala,
the head nurse at the Peijas
emergency department.
Stronger than water
Hospitals have always treated patients who have enjoyed
something stronger than
water, according to Aaro
Toivonen, security manager at the Hospital District of
Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS).
?But nowadays, hospital
staff have to deal with patients who have taken a combination of drugs, alcohol
and prescription medicines,?
he explains.
The phenomenon has become increasingly more
common during the 2000s.
Toivonen says that these
days, hospitals and especially emergency departments
often treat patients with severe problems, which, be-
sides substance abuse, may
include mental health problems, contagious diseases
and social exclusion.
Last autumn, Paula Nordström was a witness to
a threatening situation at
the Peijas emergency room.
?Some druggies were yelling and running amok. 5.9%
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Arhinmäki apologised for his behaviour in Sochi on Saturday,
conceding to reporters at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport on Monday that the evening had got out of hand.
Several sources suggest that Arhinmäki was heavily intoxicated while celebrating with the national ice hockey team after their victorious bronze game against the United States on
Saturday. he admitted.
Arhinmäki had also missed a meeting with his Russian
counterpart, Vitaly Mutko, due to heavy partying. says
Hallvar.
HUS?s security manager
Aaro Toivonen says that as
risk situations are becoming
more common, medical staff
should receive more training
on dealing with them. The minister reminded that the party was a private
function with members of the Finnish ice hockey team. HT
VALENTINE?S Day at 19:20.
The waiting room of the Peijas emergency services is ?lling up with patients, many of
whom have waited for hours
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Children?s toy sales have tapered off in favour of laptops
and tablets.
Do ?analogue. Ambulance
staff have informed Anne
Halvar, the nurse in charge,
that they are bringing in an
aggressive opiate addict and
PÄ I V I P U N K K A . H S
NIINA WOOLLE Y . The staff of emergency departments are faced
with patients who are aggressive or confused because
of alcohol, drugs or prescription medicines every day.
Some of the threatening
situations stop short of violence with the restless patient yelling and shouting
obscenities at nurses, but
the staff are often abused
physically.
?Fists ?y here quite often. In most cases, the patient?s behaviour is caused
by a medical condition but
particularly at emergency
services, the reason is often
intoxication.
According to Vesa Lindström, security adviser at
HUS, the preliminary statistics do not provide conclusive
evidence on a steep increase
in the number of threatening
situations over the last couple of years.
?Thanks to security training, the staff have become
more active in reporting
problems,. ?Of
course, it?s part of my official duties to also take part in such
parties,. It?s easier to calm
down a drunk, and they usually nod off at some point.?
Patients who misuse
drugs and alcohol are more
unpredictable than drunks.
One such patient attacked
Hallvar?s colleague out of the
blue even though fast asleep
just moments before and
Hallvar herself suffered injuries when a patient kicked
her in the chest when she
walked past the bed.
However, no patient is
left untreated and it is always important to check that
the erratic behaviour of a patient with drug or alcohol
problems has not got an underlying medical cause, such
as a head trauma, Hallvar
stresses.
The Peijas emergency
department also has a sobering-up unit that treats
around 1,500 patients a year.
According to preliminary
data, the number of reports
on threatening and violent
situations at HUS went up
by some hundreds last year,
with the ?gure reaching
1,900 compared with around
1,500 to 1,700 in 2011 and
2012. explains Hallvar.
A bed equipped with
straps is pushed through the
doors to the ambulance hall.
There is nothing unusual or exceptional about the
event. nursing experience
under her belt, says that dangerous situations have become more common in recent
years, leading to hospital
staff experiencing more fear.
Merja Heitto, the head nurse
of the Jorvi emergency department, agrees with Hallvar, saying that problems are
also common in Jorvi with security guards called in several times a week.
?We have wondered what
happened to quiet weekday evenings and nights. It?s
not only the weekends that
get hectic these days,. 4
DOMESTIC
27 FEBRUARY . Often the patient has
fallen over or been in a brawl
and has sustained injuries
that need treatment but occasionally the reason for the
trip to the hospital is aggressive and erratic behaviour.
The ambulance that had
given advance warning
about the patient with opiate addiction last Friday, arrived at the emergency room
after eight o?clock. 5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
Paula Nordström has been scared of other patients behaving erratically in the waiting room.
Staff subjected to challenging circumstances on a regular basis.
by now. ?Basic training should include
courses on how to treat a violent, intoxicated patient.?
The staff at Peijas were familiar with the man brought
in by the ambulance on Valentine?s Day as he had been
sent to the hospital on four
occasions during the previous week because of aggressive and confused behaviour.
After nine o?clock, the
man walks out calmly surrounded by two police of?cers, two guards and a
nurse. 94.1%
No . Despite this, not all
risk situations are reported.
Anne Hallvar, who has 36
years. In the ambulance hall, the patient was
accompanied by four police
of?cers, paramedics, three
hospital security guards, two
nurses and, at times, also a
doctor.
At some point, the empty
bed with straps is hauled out
of the ambulance hall.
Approaching
with caution
It is, however, always better to err on the side of caution because in most cases
treating an aggressive patient who has taken a cocktail of drugs and alcohol is
more dif?cult than treating a
drunken reveller, says Anne
Hallvar.
?The legs and arms of a
person under the in?uence of
drugs work. Fortunately they usually miss the target, thanks to
alcohol,. he explained.
?Naturally, ministers should be able to control their partying in
order to prevent it from going so far. Arhinmäki
has dismissed the claims, saying that he was on Sunday only
unable to attend the men?s 50 kilometre cross-country event
and watched it on television.
that the police have also been
requested for assistance as it
seems likely that extra help
will be needed.
Pulling on rubber gloves,
Hallvar lets security guards,
maintaining the peace and
quiet at the emergency services, know about the patient.
?Addicts who inject drugs
often have hepatitis so it?s
better to be prepared,. This time, instead of a
healthcare centre doctor, he
is transferred to a psychiatric ward.
HS / M ARKUS JOK EL A
HS / M ARKUS JOK EL A
Violent, intoxicated patients everyday
occurrence at emergency departments
The nurse in charge, Anne Hallvar (left) pulled on gloves last Friday while waiting for an aggressive patient to be brought in.
Hallvar, who has worked as a nurse for 36 years, says that fear
has become more common in recent years. toys still have any relevance
in today?s society?
Yes . Sonja Ahde, a newly qualified nurse, says that nursing training does not prepare for
risk situations at emergency services.
Violent and threatening situations at HUS hospitals
Of these,
50%
concerned
physical
abuse and the
other 50%
verbal abuse
In 2013,
1,918 cases
of violent and
threatening
situations
at HUS were
reported
In 10%
of thecases,
medical staff
suffered mild
physical
injuries
On Friday, an aggressive patient required the presence of
four police officers, three hospital guards, two paramedics, two
nurses and a doctor.
Five members
of medical staff
required immediate
medical attention
because of serious
injuries
The patient
is intoxicated in
50% of the threatening situations at
emergency
services. It went too far,. explains Lindström. I was
afraid I might get attacked.
I can tell you my heart was
beating fast.?
Patients under the in?uence of alcohol or other substances are often brought in
by an ambulance or the police. Feverish children are
getting tired.
But it is all happening behind the scenes
?We have not bothered the customers in any
way,. Dursun believes.
One of the men who ?led
the earlier complaint ?rmly
denies the harassment accusations. The police presently suspect the perpetrator of
sexually abusing at least four
victims but continue to urge
the public to come forth with
information about other possible incidents.
The victims have told investigators that the perpetrator approached them on
public transport and began
A ROUGHLY
to masturbate in their presence. ?The
aim of spreading the eavesdropping rumours is to get
customers to boycott the café,. The situation
also feels threatening to our
employees,. ?In
my opinion, eight years is not
enough. 5 MARCH
5
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
BENJA MIN SUOMEL A
Man faces six years
and six months in
prison for sadistic rape
SUS A NN A R E INB O T H . to harass and to spread rumours,. H S
Court of Appeal has cut several years off
the prison sentences handed
down to a couple by the District Court of Helsinki for
the torture of a four-yearold child, despite concurring
that the child had been subjected to exceptionally cruel physical and psychological
abuse over a long period of
time. Similarly
to the district court, it also
deemed the victim?s consent
to previous similar sessions
irrelevant.
In addition, the perpetrator was convicted of aggravated rape and deprivation of
liberty over events that transpired in 2012. The police have questioned the suspect once but
believe he may have continued his actions after the
questioning.
Victims who have yet to
come forth are asked to contact the police at 071 877 5564.
Pekka Viljanen, a professor of criminal and procedural law at the University of Turku, believes eight years in prison is too lenient a punishment for the cruel offences committed by the defendants against a four-year-old child.
Professor slams decision
to cut sentences of couple
jailed for child torture
gravated assault and aggravated deprivation of liberty.
Yet, the Helsinki Court of
Appeal decided to cut the punishments imposed on the couple from 11 years to 8 years in
prison, despite viewing that
the child had been subjected
to torture-like treatment and
that the punishments should
therefore be stricter than the
ones generally handed down.
Under the Criminal Code, the
offences could have carried a
maximum penalty of 13 years?
imprisonment.
In light of the exceptionally cruel nature of the offences, the punishments handed
down by the court of appeal
are too lenient, believes Pekka Viljanen, a professor of
criminal and procedural law
at the University of Turku. A public statement released earlier by the district court indicates that the
THE HELSINKI
couple, for example, pulled
two teeth out of the child?s
mouth and forced the child
to stay under a cold shower for up to tens of minutes.
The child consequently had
bruises and deep cuts across
their body, and was suffering
from anaemia due to the loss
of blood.
The offences took place over
a few-month period in 20112012 and are documented in
over 61 hours of video footage
recorded by the couple.
As a result, both courts
found the couple guilty of ag-
gravated that it?s dif?cult to
come across more aggravated
cases of the offences. Dursun says.
Following the most recent
complaint, the situation has
only exacerbated, with Dursun revealing that the men
have staked the café and
claimed to passers-by that
the café is eavesdropping on
them.
The activities, she underlines, have continued regardless of the police concluding
in January that no wrongdoings have taken place. Some of the
men opposed the establishment of the café, whereas
one has reportedly voiced his
concerns with the authorities about the health risks
associated with the sparrows
seen on the café?s terrace.
According to Dursun, the
men have also tried to prevent customers from using the café?s parking space.
In addition, the tires of cars
parked outside the café have
been slashed a number of
times by an unknown vandal.
?This has been terribly
tough on us. Reenilä believes the case
to be exceptional both due to
its cruel nature and the amount
of evidence of the offences.
Owners of Helsinki café file a harassment complaint
RIINA DURSUN and Pirjo
Hassinen, the owners of the
popular café Kampela in Helsinki?s Aurinkolahti, have
?led a criminal complaint
against a group of men for
allegedly harassing the customers and employees of the
café over the past few years.
Mikko Halme, an inspector at the Helsinki Police Department, con?rms that a
complaint has been ?led but refuses for the time being to comment further on the matter.
The complaint is a consequence of an earlier complaint, in which the men
accused the owners of eavesdropping on their customers
with the security cameras installed outside the café in an
attempt to prevent thefts at
the nearby boat harbour. The
police then concluded that
there is no reason to suspect
the owners of any wrongdoings, highlighting that the
security cameras have been
appropriately registered and
not used to listen in on customers or to record audio.
The owners and the men
have been embroiled in a
number of disputes over the
past few years. ?There?s a group that has
taken on itself to disrupt the
business operations of the café
. The
perpetrator was also ordered
to pay both victims roughly
11,000 euros in compensation
for pain and suffering.
Man suspected of sexually
abusing minors on public
transport in Helsinki
HS
30-year-old man
of foreign background is suspected of three counts of
child sexual abuse on public transport in the Helsinki
region. A statement issued
by the District Court of Helsinki indicates that the perpetrator thrice tied up his
victim and abused her by,
for example, whipping her
and hoisting her in the air.
He also whipped the sole of
the victim?s feet, thighs and
buttocks for up to twenty
minutes.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal cited the victim?s inability to defend herself as
aggravating circumstances in sentencing. If a penalty is ?ve years short of the
maximum penalty, it?s relatively minor,. CRIME
HELSINKI TIMES
27 FEBRUARY . The victims were all
young, 13-15 year-old girls.
In some cases, the man
is also believed to have followed the victims after they
got off the metro or train.
The police have determined the identity of the
man, who is not known to
have a history of similar offences. says Esko Tattari, the
chairman of the ?shing club.
L E I F RO S A S
M A I J A A A LT O . The act was so ag-
The prison terms handed down to a couple
for torturing a four-year-old child were
reduced considerably by the Helsinki Court
of Appeal on Friday.
M IN N A PA S S I . H S
The owners of café Kampela, Riina Dursun (in picture) and Pirjo
Hassinen, have filed a criminal complaint against a group of men
for harassment.. H S
A 45-YEAR-OLD man has been
sentenced to six years and
six months in prison, after
the Helsinki Court of Appeal
found him guilty of aggravated rape and aggravated assaults on Friday.
The perpetrator was convicted of three counts of
aggravated assault and coercion into a sexual act following a sadistic sex session
in 2009, despite the fact that
the victim had willingly participated in previous similar
sessions. According to the
statement released by the district court, the perpetrator invited his second victim into his
home, ripped her clothes off
and handcuffed her, before sexually abusing and humiliating
her in various ways without the
full consent of the victim.
Altogether, the woman
was handcuffed in the perpetrator?s home for roughly ten
hours, during which the man
also threatened to kill her.
In court, the perpetrator
rejected the criminal accusations, insisting that both victims had participated in the
sessions willingly.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal, however, concluded
that the sentence delivered
to the man was just, pointing
out that the aggravated rape
alone would have warranted a
?ve-year prison sentence. he stresses.
Despite the police?s ?ndings, he also insists that the
owners listen in on the conversations of their customers
and record footage of them
inside the café, including the
bathrooms.
Helsingin Sanomat was
on Friday unable to reach all
the parties involved in the
dispute.
Vuosaaren Urheilukalastajat, the ?shing club that operates the boat harbour, has
also been looking into the situation. argues Viljanen.
Determining the punishments, Ulla Rantanen, a judge
of the Helsinki Court of Appeal,
says, was dif?cult speci?cally due to the lack of precedent.
Therefore, the punishment has
been proportioned to other violent offences; the penalties
delivered for manslaughters,
for example, range from a minimum of 8 years to a maximum
of 12 years in prison.
Elsewhere, prosecutor Yrjö Reenilä says that he is yet to
decide whether to seek leave
to appeal with the Supreme
Court
6
FROM FINNISH PRESS
27 FEBRUARY . Besides
these, there are apprenticeship agreements, workshop
assignments and work placements that provide individual learning opportunities.
the path to adulthood does not run the
way the surrounding society expects: the adolescent
drops out. Childhood and youth create the foundation for our trust in the future, self-awareness and
relationship with the world around us.
THERE are many paths for adolescents in Finland. ILKKA AHTOKIVI
?SCHOOLS
IN FINLAND,
between East
and West, Ukraine should follow in Finland?s footsteps, an
American researcher urges.
Zbigniew
Brzezinski,
who has worked as President Jimmy Carter?s advisor, compliments Finland in
the Financial Times on being
able to develop relations with
both Russia and the EU.
He also considers Finland?s
lack of military alliances important in terms of the country?s relations with Russia.
?Ukraine should do what
Finland does when it comes
to Russia: the countries are
respectful of each other as
neighbours, and Finland holds
extensive ?nancial relations
with both Russia and the EU.
Finland is, however, not a
member of any military alliance that Russia could consider a threat,. Youth is a signi?cant developmental stage
on a person?s journey towards adulthood. In this programme, the government
promises that ?each school-leaver is guaranteed education provided by an upper secondary school, vocational
college, workshop or an apprenticeship agreement or a
place in rehabilitation.?
the National Security Agency, NSA. It
appears that housebreaking
has increased early this year.
Between 1 January and 16 February 2013, 263 apartment
break-ins or attempts were
reported to the Police. 5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
COMPILED BY ANNIK A RAUTAKOURA
L E H T I K U VA / RO N I R E KO M A A
ILTASANOMAT 23 FEBRUARY
American
researcher:
Ukraine
should be
modelled
after
Finland
Sari Palm is a Member of Parliament for the Christian Democrats, a
Master of Arts (Education), a qualified teacher and a special needs
teacher. In Pirkanmaa
and Central Finland, winter
breaks are about to begin. Com-
prehensive school, further studies at upper secondary or higher education and vocational training, which
all involve independent responsibility for everyday
life, are options that suit many young people. Matriculation exams were underway, the school
musical?s premiere had been announ ced and the secondand third-year students were looking forward to all the
traditional festivities associated with matriculation exams. The growth
and development of young people are effected by their
early childhood experiences, surroundings, experiences at school and in society in general and encounters
with people close to them as well as with acquaintances and strangers. The products that were investigated
were made by Insta DefSec,
Ericsson, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia and Stonesoft.
A report was also sent to
Jolla later. During
the same time this year 351
break-ins or attempts have
been reported altogether.?
female lawyers
from top positions
of their profession
?FEMALE lawyers continue to
specialise in ?elds and positions of law that have lower
wages and less prestige.
According to Master
of Social Sciences Marta
Choroszewicz, female lawyers must conform to career models that are based
on seemingly gender-neutral
professional expectations
in order to attain the most
prestigious and sought after positions. One way of ensuring
this is to make an agreement
with a neighbour on keeping an eye on the apartment,
ploughing snow and emptying the mailbox.
YOUNG people need people around them, adults who are
there for the adolescent. Within a couple of minutes, all students
and the staff of the secondary school and upper secondary
school were rescued from smoke and rapidly spreading
?ames. It is not an easy task to grow into an
adult, to learn to manage your life and take responsibility and to become a fully ?edged member of society. Home
insurance should also be
up-to-date.
All observations of breakins should be reported directly
to the emergency number. Each
generation has its own growing pains.
THE TRANSITION from childhood to adulthood is an upheaval even if it passes without any particular problems
or challenges. Brzezinski lists as
reasons for Finland?s success.
Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for Economic and
Monetary Affairs and the Euro, has promised signi?cant
?nancial aid to Ukraine from
the EU, as long as a new government is established in the
country.
According to Rehn, the EU
is obligated to offer Ukraine
a European alternative.?
?STRUGGLING
Break-ins are common during
holidays such as winter breaks.
It is also good to make
sure that the locks work and
protective measures against
burglaries are in order. A young person needs encouragement,
support and adults who are there to give a helping hand.
IN MY home town, professionals in many different ?elds
and numerous volunteers came to help while the ?re
was still raging: young people must not be left to their
own devices when their everyday lives are in turmoil.
NO ONE must be left alone!
L E H T I K U VA / M I K KO S T I G
no young person is left behind: the government implemented the Youth Guarantee at the beginning of 2013. leakage claims
of Lumia among others
land, the authority told in a
report on Sunday. Families that
travel almost always leave behind an empty apartment.
The National Bureau of Investigation reminds us that
apartments should appear
inhabited during vacations
as well. Housebreaking often occurs as part
of organised crime and series
of criminal activity.
Last year about 2,200
break-ins were registered. On everyone?s route to adulthood, there are times when support, experience and
encouragement from family, friends and professionals
are needed. In
the South they have ended and
in the North vacation takes effect on 3 March. In
2010 and 2011, approximately 2,100 break-ins or their
attempts were reported. She states that
this career model is created
by males.
Choroszewicz
believes
that the competitiveness of
female lawyers is, nevertheless, increasing.
?They are more able to
utilise cultural capital traditionally associated with
women, including, for example, feelings, family, nurture
and cooperation. Everyday life becomes blighted with problems: daily rhythm becomes disturbed, problems with
gambling, alcohol and drugs, loneliness and mental
health disrupt active, socially acceptable way of living.
The youngster is lost in the foggy night Olavi Uusivirta sings about.
SOMETIMES
It?s claimed that Nokia?s Lumias leak user information to the United States.
YLE 23 FEBRUARY
Finnish Communications
Regulatory Authority
inspects device information
security . Palm
lives in Kouvola where, with her spouse, she follows three young people studying and gaining independence.
Walking side by
side with an adolescent
A SCHOOL for 600 students burnt down in my home town
a little while back. Now the students will not be able to spend even the
more ordinary school days in their own school during the
coming spring. As the chair of the National Workshop Association?s Board,
she has gained extensive knowledge of the Youth Guarantee. Helsingin Sanomat
also reported on the report
requests by the Communications Regulatory Authority.
The authority states that,
during last year?s summer
and autumn, it investigated the effects of international intelligence services on the
information security of communications services used by
Finnish people. Observations relating to the possible perpetrators and their
vehicles help to solve break-ins.
Housebreaking is typically registered as gross theft.
30-40 per cent of gross thefts
are solved annually. These adolescents came face to face with
an event that you would not wish on anyone: their day-today lives were interrupted by a serious accident.
WE ALL go through a wide range of experiences during
our lifetime. The investigation
is currently ongoing.
According to Sunday?s
Helsingin Sanomat, Nokia?s
Lumia phones leak personal user information to Microsoft in the United States.
There it can be accessed by
?THE FINNISH Communications Regulatory Authority
has started an investigation
on the information security properties of devices.
According to Helsingin Sanomat Nokia?s Lumia phones
have leaked information to
the United States.
The Communications Regulatory Authority has received and requested a report
on the information security of
devices from ?ve device manufacturers operating in Fin-
AAMULEHTI 23 FEBRUARY
Vacation weeks in full Traditional career
swing . The ben-
e?ts of cultural capital decrease, however, along with
more prestigious special
?elds and work positions,?
she evaluates.
Choroszewicz compares
the career development and
career goals of Finnish and
Polish female lawyers in a
professional and socio-cultural framework. Female
lawyers constitute about
a third of the profession in
both Finland and Poland.
Choroszewicz sees the
lack of female representation
as a result of the challenging and time-consuming nature of legal practice, which
makes career development
possible only at the expense
of personal life.
304 female Finnish and
Polish lawyers took part in
the survey, and 25 female
lawyers were interviewed.?. It will continue to evaluate the information
security of devices this year.?
VERKKOUUTISET 22 FEBRUARY. Having a job or a study place is not always
enough, the adolescent may need help with running dayto-day life, support for growing as a person and sign
posts to a good life. beware of
model
obstructs
apartment break-ins
are currently on
winter vacation
FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS
HELSINKI TIMES
27 FEBRUARY . And Mr Shaw said:
?You can?t choose dates?...?
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latest attempt at halting thousands of road deaths of the roaming
caribou in the wilds of Finland?s Lapland.
EDGEBOSTON. Secretary General for Finland gay
Mikko Väisänen, SETA vice-president, in the Arctic Pride parade
in Rovaniemi on 23 February.
?THE LENGTH of the school year
and school days, as well as the
timing of holidays, is always
a controversial topic. 24 February PHILIP BRADFIELD
Date for Windsor Park clash
with Finland questioned by MLA
?YESTERDAY?S draw in Nice
for Euro 2016, which will be
hosted by France, handed
Northern Ireland a favourable group in which they face
Greece, Romania, Hungary,
Finland and the Faroe Islands.
But when the ?xtures were
announced later in the day it
emerged that Northern Ireland,
who play their home matches
at Windsor Park, home of Lin?eld, will host Finland on Sunday, March 29, 2015.
The date for the ?rst ever
Sunday home game was queried last night by TUV leader
Jim Allister. there is a push
to improve learning by developing novel ways of learning,
rather than increasing school
days and lesson time.
Winter holidays in Finland
are staggered depending on
where you live. which has both one
of the shortest school years in
the OECD and some of the best
results in international education rankings . 20 FEBRUARY WINNIE MCCROY
rights group Seta, Aija Salo, told Gay Star News. They have ?led a petition,
which requires that 50,000
supporters signal their support within six months...?
L E H T I K U VA / K A I S A S I R E N
?FINLAND?S parliament began debating a bill last
Thursday that will permit
same-sex couples to marry.
Gay Star News reports,
although the legislation has
been defeated in the past,
this time around, politicians are discussing the bill
on the will of the people;
what is known as a ?citizen?s
initiative.?
?We are not really a modern, equal country,. Prices
have now fallen for the sixth
month in a row.
Prices of products sold
on the domestic market slid
by 0.3 percent during the
month, and prices of export
products fell by 1.6 percent.
Overall prices dropped especially due to reductions in
the prices of oil products, manufacturing of basic metals and
chemicals and chemical products from January 2013. HE
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the debate rages in the UK
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spend more time at school, in
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RTTNEWS. But IFA president Jim Shaw told the News
Letter that they had no say
on the Finland date. ?People have thought we have
already reached LGBT equality, and what are people whining about??
Finland is the only Scandinavian country without
same-sex marriage laws, and
the citizens have apparently had enough of this disparity. This
was curbed by higher prices of
district heating, wood and machinery and equipment...?
AUTOEVOLUTION. 23 February FLORIN TIBU
Riding in Finland
is safer, deer have
fluorescent antlers
?IT MAY sound like a funny and
L E H T I K U VA / A N N E O L L I L A
wacky idea, but some guys in
Finland started to paint the
antlers of reindeer with ?uorescent paint, for very serious
road safety reasons.
This measure was implemented in an effort to curb the
thousands of deaths recorded
annually in Finland, as roaming deer are hit by vehicles
on the streets. The organisation tends
to around 200,000 deer in Finland and this is only the latest
attempt to provide deer with
enhanced safety??
(From L to R) Former football stars Andrea Kopke, Antonios Nikopolidis, Jean Marie Pfaff, and Peter Schmeichel during the qualifying
draw for Euro 2016, on 23 February in Nice, southeastern France.
BELFASTNEWSLETTER. Deer are quite
common in Finland and they
travel all over the place, ofter
crossing highways and causing accidents. 24 FEBRUARY
Finnish producer prices
decline for sixth month
?FINLAND?S producer prices
decreased for the sixth successive month in January,
and at a slightly faster pace
than in the previous month,
data released by Statistics
Finland revealed Monday.
The producer price index
for the manufacturing sector
dropped 0.9 percent annually in January, after falling 0.8
percent in December. Europe-
THECONVERSATION.
20 FEBRUARY MIKA RISKU
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puts
flexible
holidays
ahead
Finland?s parliament
of longer
debates gay marriage bill school
days
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UEFA is now negotiating
marketing for all 54 nations
involved in order to maximise Sky coverage for the competition. So far, the idea
is in an experimental phase,
as Anne Ollila of the Finnish
Reindeer Herder?s Association
says. At the moment
pupils in southern Finland are
enjoying their last days of the
winter holidays. They will be
followed by the middle part of
the country, and ?nally northern Finland...?
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would clearly decrease the indebtedness of people.?
per cent. The realtor presenting the apartment wished to
remain anonymous.
Extending careers
from beginning and
end is not enough
PIIA ELONEN . Koivula instructs.
He considers it very worrisome that creditors are not
able to check debtors. If they are, they are not
in places that would bene?t
the unemployed.
Finland is stirred by structural changes. HS
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . Finland was also conciliatory towards failed movements: the Social
Democrats were able to continue in the political process even after the Civil War, and the rebellious soldiers from Mäntsälä were forgiven. It
is in everyone?s interest. He is also a private investor with over
ten years of experience.
Enforced sales took
place last year for
almost 1,700 homes.
Defaults have
become as common
as in the 1990s.
PE T TERI TUOHINEN . It is important in terms of the big picture to improve employment
at the middle point, in particular,. 8
BUSINESS
27 FEBRUARY . describes Juhani Toukola, Director of the National Administrative Of?ce for
Enforcement.
The statistics on enforced
sales by the enforcement of?ce are tolerable, though,
when compared to the depression of the 1990s. Then the ?nancial crisis stepped in and made a
mess of things. That is
where employment rates correspond to 85 per cent at best.
According to Rapo this
can be improved.
?During the late 1980s employment rates were closer to
90 per cent, at times even over.
There is no reason why we
should not aim for that now.?
It is in this large group of
working people where an improvement of merely a couple of per cent would signify
many ways. This succeeded in
keeping Finnish independence, but it was also dangerous. I believe Ukraine needs to focus on internal stability before they worry about closer ties to
Russia or Europe.
IN EXTERNAL relations Finland pursued a delicate line
of neutrality and appeasement. Tiainen explains.. Hopefully Ukraine
goes through a similar process.
THE KEY is a stable, open system of governance. Now the markets
are relatively stable, and it
is possible to place a value
on any sales target,. Both countries could have
been split apart.
MOST important is the role of outside powers. Apartments could
not be sold for even cheaper
prices.
?I sold apartments myself then, and it was hard
work. A large mortgage, and
then a spouse or both are become unemployed or break
up,. Statistics have been improved
by the transfer of sales from
banks to the of?cials of recovery proceedings and the
intensi?cation of the work of
the National Administrative
Of?ce for Enforcement.
?I would say that the economic situation has somewhat affected enforced
sales through the Stetson
method.?
The debtor?s situation has
improved from the 1990s in
the sense that the interest
level is now historically low.
In the case of unemployment,
for example, an agreement
can more likely be made with
the bank on temporarily paying interest only.
Debtors are also able to
sell their apartments on their
own, or it can be delegated to
a real estate agency. Tiainen evaluates
that increasing it to 75 per
cent would require 150,000200,000 new jobs.
In an unstable economic situation new jobs are not
born. a number of observers point to the choice between Europe and Russia as
a main issue. Should
I believe that
Ukraine pursue closUkraine?s long-term er ties with the EU or
Russia?
goal should be membership in the EU
RUSSIA would be able
to offer immediate,
short-term bene?ts. After an initial period of stability, both countries went
through another time of internal violence . Working with
Russia is in their best interests. This is what
the government stresses as
well: re-evaluating student
bene?ts and bumping up retirement age.
No, says Marko Rapo, Senior Actuary at Statistics
Finland. Unemployed
20- to 24-year-olds and 62- to
64-year-olds do not amount
to even ten per cent of the
over three million workingage people.
25- to 54-year-olds, i.e.
those in their working age
prime, make up the largest
group of over two million.
Employment years lost
during the middle of a career
cannot be fully replaced focusing on the beginning or
end of a career. President Kekkonen is greatly admired, but
he wasn?t exactly the shining paragon of democratic
freedom and openness. ?We do
have supply. HS
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . Rapo states.
Let us focus in the midstages of careers, then. Finland was quick to offer concessions to minorities, such as autonomy to Åland. 5 MARCH
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Homes sold increasingly
through judicial means
David J. says Distraint
Of?cer Jukka Kajava.
The economic situation
is also disturbingly visible in
people?s defaults that have
reached the same level as in
the depression years of the
1990s. Employment potential focuses
on the restructured side, but
how to relocate them to entirely new lines of work.?
If large age groups were
restructured before, staff reductions now fall on those in
their prime working age too.
?The plan for increasing
the employment rate took
place during the last government. Each has two main languages
which occasionally cause friction. Neither of them is
the supply of work, which has
been discussed lately. Finland
with the Lapua Movement and Mäntsälä rebellion,
Ukraine with Euromaidan. From
the balcony a bifurcate pine
is visible.
These three rooms and
the kitchen, altogether 80.5
square metres were auctioned online last week for
133,014 euro. Both Finland and Ukraine are border countries, between powerful neighbours to the east and west. Last
year 1,657 apartments or
properties were sold by judicial means, which is a
decimal more than in the previous year.
?Something
surprising takes place in one?s life
that could not be anticipated. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi. International
trade and division of labour
will become more ef?cient,
automation helps to replace
humans with machines, effective communication channels facilitate relocating work
hundreds of thousands of kilometres away.
Jobs are disappearing
from industrial ?elds as well
as customer service. The writer is a journalist and
columnist for Helsinki Times. It sought internal political and economic
stability. ?Positions are not created where
they are disappearing. Yet Europe would offer the most
long-term bene?ts: free trade, free movement of people and capital, stability in monetary, regulatory and
?scal systems.
FINLAND had different priorities soon after independence. H T
UKRAINE is going through a period of violent, rapid upheaval. Eventually none of it
can be paid for,. Russia could also provide cheap energy,
and as of now former Soviet states are Ukraine?s largest trading partners. Hopefully Ukraine can avoid
Finnish mistakes, and allay the fears of Russia without
sacri?cing democracy to a strongman.
FINLAND made sure Russia knew that EU membership
was not a threat to their legitimate concerns. It is a good
achievement when taking into consideration that since
the 1990s immigrants have
also entered the picture.
They represent younger
groups, and the employment
of immigrants is typically
lower than the majority of
the population.
Employment of over
50-year-olds has actually increased. loans
from other creditors. Now the conversation is being brought up
again,. The problem is posed
by the middle: 30- to 50-yearolds should be at their most active career-wise, but instead
their employment rate lags behind the rate of the era before
the depression of the 1990s.
Facing challenges
Pekka Tiainen from the Ministry of Employment and the
Economy sees two challenges for increasing the employment rate. Bank
halls and factories will become obsolete.
?The markets no longer
operate as they used to, there
are no open positions to ?ll,?
Tiainen continues. Although there are many
complicated factors in Ukraine?s unrest . There are entries
per 16 people with default
on average, but cases of even
hundreds of unpaid bills are
not uncommon.
?When things turn bad
the situation really falls
apart. corruption,
unemployment, ?scal problems . I believe
that Ukraine?s long-term goal should likewise be membership in the EU, but they should make sure Russia
knows this is not closing a door to them. They are willing to offer ?nancial
aid, which the EU will not do (although the IMF could
be involved). ?This
kind of system should de?nitely be used in Finland too. Throwaway prices do not need to be
accepted.
tens of thousands of people
employed.
Rapo made the calculation by comparing the employment rates of different
age groups between 1987 and
2011.
Twenty-something peak
The employment rate of
twenty-something people
is now peaking. Corruption seems to be a particular problem in Ukraine,
and the people do not believe in the fairness of the judicial system. Back then,
the of?ce completed far more
sales transactions of debtors,
and the situation was direr in
A three-room apartment in Espoo?s Yläkartanonkuja was auctioned recently. But as
the Ukrainians try to stabilise their country and choose
their immediate future, they can ?nd inspiration in a
country that went through similar problems: Finland.
FINLAND and Ukraine have a remarkable amount of
history in common. Heikki Koivula, Deputy CEO and Head
of Business Information at
Asiakastieto describes.
According to Koivula, addressing the situation is the
only way to solve it.
?Bills need to be opened
and ?exible payback should be
agreed upon with creditors. The prices of apartments and properties were in
freefall, and it was very dif?cult to determine a reasonable price. Hopefully Ukraine can
learn from both our successes and our mistakes in a
similar situation.
of a three-room
apartment in Espoo has been
emptied and ?oors cleaned.
The ceiling fan is still. Those outside
powers frequently try to in?uence domestic events. This is an everyday reality for the repos-
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Ukraine and Finland
sessor, but for the owner it
was a personal tragedy.
Increasingly many homes
are sold by the bailiff. It aims to solve
unemployment,
participation, dependency ratio,
public sustainability gap.
Different kinds of problems.
So far the initiatives have
not advanced too well.
According to recent statistics the expectancy of employment time in Finland
decreased by 0.3 years. It will be a tough and confused road ahead. A
15-year-old Finn faces a career spanning nearly 34 years.
What would be the most
sensible career point to
extend?
When observing Finns?
participation in working
life the lowest participation
rates concern those aged under 24 or over 60.
Would it not make most
sense to adjust the beginning and end. Our country has
300,000 unemployed people.?
He is referring to the
weak economic situation and
a structural change.
The employment rate
currently stands at 68.5
?Selling an apartment
is very ?exible in terms of
schedules and how it is sold.
Rarely does a debtor or creditor complain about ?nal prices, either,. For example, last year
Asiakastieto registered an alltime high of 1.8 new defaults.
The number of people
with defaults is also about
to surpass previous records
this year. Toukola says.
He reminds that the increase in enforced sales is not
a result of the unstable economic situation alone. Personal economies
have been strained and dealt
with increasing consumer
credit. H T
EXTENDING the length of
working careers is a goal
mentioned by the government on numerous occasions. ?This alone will not
solve the problem.?
There are too few young
and old people. It
is a dangerous balancing act. Personl expenditure should be
monitored, and if necessary
national debt advisors may be
contacted,. Each went through
a period of violent turmoil during independence
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services. says Mari Flink, the
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27 FEBRUARY
almost a mirror image of Putin?s inability
to see Ukraine as a sovereign
nation with its own interests.
Without the ?ow of money
from gas and oil to ensure loyalty and order, Yanukovych
never exercised full control
in Ukraine . Boris
Nemtsov, a former deputy
prime minister, laid out six
parallels between Yanukovych?s government and Putin?s . and
argued in a blog post that in
each instance, Russia was
more ?agrant.
But that shows a misunderstanding of the differences between the two
countries . Asked
if she thought Putin was
viewing the Ukraine crisis
through the lens of the Cold
War, when Moscow used its
military to maintain rule in
satellite nations, she replied:
?He may, but if he does, that?s
a pretty dated perspective.?
By various accounts, Putin and President Barack
Obama had a constructive
telephone conversation Friday about ensuring stability in Ukraine, although that
was before Plan B fell apart
Saturday with the effective
ouster of Yanukovych.
The Kremlin, Shevtsova
said, can co-opt the Ukrainians it needs without sending
in tanks. policy is aimed at both pulling the post-Soviet states out of Moscow?s orbit and establishing free
trade areas between them and the EU. Mikhail Gorbachev was naive to take
the US administration at its word. east
or west . but disliked him
personally. are made to feel
like second-class citizens in
the new Ukraine, Putin could
decide he needs to act. One can only imagine what the reaction would be if Mexico joined
the Russian-lead military alliance and installed similar
systems aimed at Texas and California.
THE DEVELOPMENTS in Ukraine have prompted grim
warnings. Putin was said to
have found Yanukovych ?unreliable and slippery,. It?s dif?cult
to predict what kind of a balance of power there will
emerge within the opposition. But she may
at least be able to provide a
channel of communication
between Moscow and Kiev.
So now
it?s on to Plan C
Putin?s primary goal has been
to enfold Ukraine in his new
Eurasian Customs Union. The US, the EU and Russia would,
not surprisingly, all want to see an outcome favourable
to their interests. But Russia still has a lot
of leverage in Ukraine and a
keen interest in using it. The Kremlin could
also choose to move forward
on its currently suspended 15 billion dollar loan programme to Ukraine, signed
a long two months ago with
Yanukovych.
For now, Putin?s plan to
bring Ukraine on board is on
ice. So
he went to Plan B: a mediated, gradual transition of
power, a plan that came undone Saturday.
Big setbacks for the
Kremlin. ?We need to
become a normal state again,
and then we can talk about
the future.?
In large measure, the
turmoil erupted because
Ukraine was caught in a tugof-war between Russia and
the EU Yanukovych had said
he would sign a trade agreement with Europe in November and then abruptly
backed out, with the Kremlin?s encouragement.
Russian politicians and
editorialists talked all weekend about the possible
breakup of Ukraine into a
Russian-speaking east and
Ukrainian-speaking west.
But no one in Ukraine . Cohen cautions that a ?new Cold War divide between West and East may now be unfolding,
not in Berlin but in the heart of Russia?s historical
civilization.?
KIEV, UKRAINE
WILL ENGLUND
THE WA SHINGTON POST
RUSSIAN President Vladimir
Putin had a plan for Ukraine,
but it all fell apart Friday. The Crimean
peninsula could be the ?ash
point, particularly if its regional parliament decides to
request Russian protection,
as some worry could happen.
In a talk she gave on Ekho Moskvy radio, commentator Yulia Latynina said that
sending in the army or navy
. A Ukraine
in continuing turmoil would
make a dif?cult and unpredictable Russian intervention almost inevitable and
make it even less likely that
the country could ever pay
off its huge Russian gas bills.
?Putin fears chaos,. Establishing exclusive economic
ties with those regions, while
perhaps discouraging trade
with the rest of Ukraine,
would be one action.
Military
intervention,
though, would be an incendiary move that Russian
and American analysts said
would come at tremendous
cost to Moscow. As
Putin knows, Ukraine is vital
to its success. His
commentaries and analyses on international affairs are regularly published in the Finnish, Swedish and English-language media.
The cold war revisited?
IN NOVEMBER 2013, following the decision by the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to reject the Association Agreement with the EU, widespread popular protests
erupted in the country. yet.
?Ukraine is the most important issue on the Russian foreign policy agenda,?
she said, and Russia can expect that ?the West, particularly Europe, will be too slow,
too reluctant. foreign policy journalist Fyodor
Lukyanov wrote in an article
published Friday. there?s a big Russian naval
base in the Crimea . and that made
room for the revolt in Kiev.. But a rout?
Not if Putin can help it.
Revolution in the streets
of Kiev is abhorrent to the
Russian president, not least
for the example it sets. There is a risk, however, that
the opposition won?t be able to control the ultra-nationalists, which have served as the vanguard of the
protests.
Men of the self-defence army sit on the barricade at the Maidan Independence Square in Kiev on
23 February.
Despite revolution,
Russia still has
leverage in Ukraine
ALTHOUGH
WHILE the developments in Ukraine have primarily internal motives and dynamics, it?s worth sketching out
some of the broader international dimensions looming
in the background. Kiev?s defection from the Soviet Union in
the fall of 1991 was the fatal
blow to the old Soviet Union,
and if Ukraine remains outside the Eurasian union, that
grouping will never be the
economic power Putin wants
it to be.
Russia continues to hold a
powerful tool: It supplies virtually all of Ukraine?s natural
gas, and Kiev is already deeply in debt. that
was Plan A . would
be the equivalent of Iraq?s invasion of Kuwait, which set
off the Persian Gulf War.
?That would be a grave
mistake,. involving corruption,
brutality, checks and balances, and other factors . ?An association pact with Ukraine
would have been a major boost to Euro-Atlantic security, I truly regret that it could not be done?, commented Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO?s Secretary General.
?We have real differences and real issues?, he continued, ?it?s obvious that Russia?s attitude is clearly hostile to the (NATO) alliance opening to the east.?
IN 1990, the Kremlin agreed to allow a reuni?ed Germany to join NATO in return for the Bush administration?s
explicit assurances that NATO would not expand ?one
inch to the East?. Nor is anyone in the
Kremlin.
Yet, if the residents of the
eastern and southern parts
of the country . ?The main
driving force behind his policy towards Ukraine will be
not a desire for expansion,
but a desire to reduce the risk
of chaos spilling into Russia.?
Ukraine?s fast meltdown caught the Kremlin off
guard, Lilia Shevtsova of the
Carnegie Moscow Center said
Sunday, but it is not a total
defeat . Putin?s
proposal for a tripartite arrangement, rarely if ever reported, was ?atly rejected by US and EU of?cials.?
the protests were sparked by the issue of
EU integration, it quickly turned into an uprising directed mainly against Yanukovych?s corrupt and authoritarian rule. 5 MARCH
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Johannes Hautaviita is a journalist and a columnist for Helsinki Times.
He specialises in international politics, in particular the Middle East. to seize the
initiative.
Putin backed President
Viktor Yanukovych . Under the presidencies of Clinton and Bush, NATO proceeded to expand all
the way to the borders of the Russian Federation.
NATO is
now moving to install a ?missile defense system. said
Myroslav Marynovych, vice
rector of Ukrainian Catholic University, in the western city of Lviv. Susan Rice, the
US national security adviser, said Sunday on NBC?s
?Meet the Press.. Putin
and his advisers have consistently misread Ukrainians?
devotion to their sovereignty. There
were reports, uncon?rmed,
that he was interviewing Yanukovych?s candidates for
prime minister last month.
Russia?s political opposition hopes that Ukraine?s
revolt will spread to its big
neighbour and that Putin?s
bad bets there will weaken
his position at home. Yes, especially given the way they intruded
upon the intended public relations triumph of the Sochi
Winter Olympics. in Europe aimed at Iran and Russia. Faced with a dif?cult and volatile
situation, as Ukrainian public opinion is deeply divided
between pro-Western and pro-Russia sentiments, Yanukovych decided to abort the signing of an agreement
with the EU choosing instead a bargain made by Russia.
The proposal by Russian president Vladimir Putin was,
simply put, a better deal for the collapsing Ukrainian
economy. The
cards have been reshuf?ed ?
so Putin will play the hand he
has now been dealt and is unlikely to waste time or energy
regretting the ones he lost.
It is not now in Russia?s interest to keep Ukraine churning, analysts say. The ultra-nationalists,
although a minority, have considerable leverage over
current developments, but their role may diminish if
the violence is contained. those who
feel the closest ties to Russia and who gave their support to Yanukovych?s Party
of Regions . She was a leader
of the Orange Revolution in
2004, which Putin took as a
personal affront at the time.
But after she came to power,
the two got along quite well.
She?s strong-willed and rich,
and, analysts say, Putin respects that.
After more than two
years in prison, Tymoshenko
could be too ill or too behind
the times to return to a position of authority. is echoing that
thought. was out of reach for Ukraine because of increasing pressure from both the EU and Russia.
STEPHEN Cohen, Professor Emeritus of Russian studies
and politics at New York University and Princeton University asserts that the trigger for the current crisis
was ?EU?s reckless ultimatum, in November, that the
democratically elected president of a profoundly divided country choose between Europe and Russia. The continuation of the policy of geopolitical
?neutrality. But in the throes of the
Ukrainian revolution, the European Union isn?t likely to
rush in to preempt the Kremlin. Moscow can wait.
?Europe would be afraid of
us in our present state,. Vladislav Surkov, a
onetime Kremlin ideologist,
has been working almost full
time in Kiev to shore up Russia?s position there. 10
27 FEBRUARY . Closely linked to
EU?s efforts in Ukraine is the continuing eastward expansion of NATO, which also has a long-standing interest in the country. Lukyanov wrote.
Now Yulia Tymoshenko, a
former prime minister, is out
of a prison hospital and back
on the stage. This eventually lead to the overthrow
of the democratically elected president. The EU?s provocative ?Eastern Partnership
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month has raised many questions about drug addiction,
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to make them so addictive?
Can these chemical changes
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Over the past 20 years, research into drug addiction
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There is a wad of nerve
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How many songs?
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Established in 2010, headquarters in Sweden and
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How much does it cost?
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Established in 2010, headquarters in France.
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4.99 euro or 9.99 euro (also
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People who are addicted
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Which devices does it work on?
Computer, tablet, smartphone
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think of getting high. tone and light, followed by
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a medical solution, it helps
to replace the negative voice
in an addict?s head with the
supportive voices of friends
and family, redirecting
him from the desire to seek
drugs. Free trial
30 days.
How many songs?
20,000,000
Can it be used for free?
Music downloaded into the
service by the user is free on
all devices, everything else
costs.
Is the music available without an internet connection?
Yes.
What is the sound quality
like?
It varies according to the
speed of the connection, excellent at best.
Can you download your own
music?
Yes, 20,000 songs at most.
Is it able to recommend new
music?
Yes.
Can you make your own
playlists?
Yes, and synchronise iTunes
playlists and stars.
What differentiates it from
the rest?
An excellent online interface with an opportunity for
downloading a music library
of your own to the server for
free.
Which devices does it work
on?
Computer, tablet and smartphone. the more ef?ciently the chemical signal is
transmitted, thus solidifying
the neural pathway between
the cue and the desire to seek
drugs. Works on Apple?s de-
on a light, the rats know that
their next hit will soon become available.
This cue sets off a series
of events in the rats. Works
on Windows, Android and Apple phones and tablets.
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HS recently
compared online
music services.
When a person repeatedly subjects his nucleus accumbens to a
narcotic-induced flood, the nerve cells that dopamine acts upon
become exhausted from stimulation.
ed with getting high that it
becomes nearly impossible
for them to resist the urge.
Going to work makes them
think of getting high. When
you eat a doughnut, have sex
or do something else that
your brain associates with
survival and breeding, this
region is inundated with dopamine, a neurotransmitter.
This chemical transaction is
partly responsible for the experience of pleasure you get
from these activities.
Drugs such as heroin also
trigger this response, but the
dopamine surge from drugs
is faster and long lasting.
When a person repeatedly
subjects his nucleus accumbens to this narcotic-induced
?ood, the nerve cells that dopamine acts upon become
exhausted from stimulation.
The brain reacts by dampening its dopamine response ?
not just to heroin or cocaine,
but probably to all forms of
pleasurable behaviour. prime this dopamine response, and the motivation
to seek the big reward of a
drug hit builds.
A signal for help
Recent research suggests
that the connection between
these cues and the motivation to seek a high strengthens over time in the brain of
a hardened addict, and this
effect has been measured in
the form of structural changes in the brains of laboratory
animals.
Peter Kalivas, a neuroscientist at the Medical University of South Carolina, has a
laboratory full of rats addicted to heroin, cocaine, nicotine and other drugs. Researchers refer to
this as a loss of plasticity.
?Cues that are not coding
directly for the drug cannot
produce good plasticity in
the brain of an addict,. says
Kalivas. Some
pharmaceuticals are being
studied that may help de-
grade transmission along the
neural pathway that leads
from the cue to the craving
for drugs. Excellent in the paid version.
Can you download your own
music?
It can download music ?les
from a computer and iTunes.
Is it able to recommend new
music?
Yes.
Can you make your own
playlists?
Yes.
What differentiates it from
the rest?
It is free and it has high compatibility and extensive capability for sharing playlists
or music with friends.
Which devices does it work
on?
Computer, tablet and smartphone. Finishing a meal makes them think
of getting high.
The situation is not necessarily hopeless. It works on Apple?s
devices and Android operating systems.
Spotify
Established in 2008, headquarters in Sweden and
Britain.
How much does it cost?
9.99 euro/month. Once
your brain becomes accustomed to the idea that eating
a doughnut or having sex will
provide pleasure, just seeing
a doughnut or an attractive
potential mate triggers the
dopamine cascade into the
nucleus accumbens. While the drug-seeking pathway strengthens in
the brain of addicted animals, their ability to make
alternative pathways diminishes. needles, for
example, or the friends with
whom they used to get high
. brains.
An electrical signal travels along a neuron, then uses a chemical transmitter to
make the jump to the next
neuron. When
he sounds a tone and ?icks
vices, as well as Windows and
Android operating systems.
Can it be used for free?
The player on the web browser is free, plays advertisements in return.
Is the music available without an internet connection?
Yes, in the paid version.
What is the sound quality
like?
It varies according to the
speed of the connection. Excellent in the paid version.
Can you download your own
music?
Yes.
What differentiates it from
the rest?
More songs than competitors.
Playlists created by experts.
Which devices does it work
on?
Computer, tablet and smartphone. HS
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . Careful inspection reveals differences, though.
ONLINE
Google Play music
Established in 2011, headquartered in the United
States.
What does it cost?
9.99 euro/month. Free trial
30 days.
How many songs?
18,000,000
Can it be used for free?
Players on web browser and
Windows operating system
are free, play advertisements
in return.
Is the music available
without
an
internet
connection?
The paid version only on Microsoft?s devices.
What is the sound quality
like?
It varies according to the
speed of the connection, excellent in the paid version.
Can you download your own
music?
Yes, it also knows how to access iTunes libraries.
Is it able to recommend new
music?
Yes.
Can you build your own
playlists?
Yes.
What differentiates it from
the rest?
Works well with Xbox game
console. Eventually, so much of
their life becomes associat-
Xbox music
Established in 2012, headquarters in the United States.
What does it cost?
9.99 euro/month. Free trial 14 days.
How many songs?
20,000,000
Can it be used for free?
The player on web browser is
free.
Is the music available without an internet connection?
Yes.
What is the sound quality
like?
It varies according to the speed
of the connection, good at best.
Can you download your own
music?
No.
Is it able to recommend new
music?
Yes.
Can you make your own
playlists?
Yes.
What differentiates it from
the rest?
Spotify?s twin brother, offers
discounts for students and
families.
Which devices does it work
on?
Computer, tablet and smartphone. 5 MARCH
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Spotify or Google Music?
PEKK A PEKK AL A . Drug addicts seek larger and larger
hits to achieve an ever-diminishing pleasure experience, and they have trouble
feeling satisfaction from the
things that healthy people
enjoy.
Behavioural conditioning also plays a role
5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
COUR TESY OF HOTEL PR AK TIK BAKERY
SA MI KILPIÖ
Officer who became
a social media soldier
James Mashiri writes a popular blog on security politics. That is how the blog got
started.?
Social media leader
Researcher at the Finnish
Institute of International
Affairs Charly Salonius-Pasternak recently suggested
on Twitter that the Defence
Forces should hire Mashiri,
as he has laudably advanced
discussion on security politics in social media.
WELCOME TO
EIRA MEDICAL CENTRE.
Our versatile medical centre in southern Helsinki offers you medical services in
several care areas. H T
OP UPS on the doorpost. 12
PEOPLE & TRAVEL
27 FEBRUARY . And the design
plan for the lobby of a new hotel scheduled to open 1 April in
Barcelona, Spain, is centered
around the appealingly homey
and ingeniously simple concept of a working bakery.
?Why a bakery. Because
everyone likes bread, and
everybody likes that smell,?
hotel director Alejandro Prieto told me in an email, adding that the bakery is located
right next to the front desk,
so that guests will be greeted with (and wake up to) the
aroma of fresh-baked bread.
Luxury hotels spend a bundle manufacturing their own
signature scents. My bottom drawer
has plenty of texts that have
remained unpublished.?
Mashiri says that Finnish
and Swedish discussion on security politics differ greatly.
?The Swedish Defence Forces
are very open.?
Mashiri is a Turku-native,
which is evident in his speech,
but he has an international background. Pietro said, adding that they also hope to attract locals with
the theater of a working bakery, complete with a giant
bread oven that will be visible from the street.
COUR TESY OF HOTEL PR AK TIK BAKERY
Senior officer James Mashiri writes a blog under his own name. Most of it is consumed by
handball, which he has played
for 27 years, also on a national
level. Armour, the Finnish rapid deployment force,
marines.
The wall has a memorial
plate from his tie before the
National Defence University
that reads: Pansarvärnskompaniet tackar översergeant
James Mashiri. They want to follow Finland there.?
In addition to the blog
Mashiri is an active user of
twitter(@jamesmashiri). orthopedics, eye laser and lens surgery, plastic surgery, gynecology and urology.
Also laboratory and X-ray services are available. When he
is asked a tricky question, the answer begins with a wide smile.
J A R M O H U H TA N E N . Born in Turku 1976. He
has managed to gather fans
among the most active group
of followers of defence and
security politics.
?Following the situation
in Sweden has been really interesting. I have yet to
learn Finnish,. Mashiri gathered a bunch
of interested people, who
commented on Sälen?s themes
on his blog on a daily basis.
The council of eleven people
included Patrick Gayer, special assistant to the Minister of
Defence, Professor emeritus
Osmo Apunen, MP Kari Uotila, editor-in-chief of Image
Heikki Valkama and lieutenant colonel Stig Rydell from
Sweden?s Försvarshögskolan.
Participants ponder, for
example, President Sauli Niinistö?s speech in Sälen, security threats to Europe, as
well as Finland and Sweden?s
defence cooperation.
All Mashiri?s texts have not
been published in his blog.
During the interview, a dif?cult question has always
yielded a smile ?rst. What is a
dif?cult topic to be discussed
in the blog?
?When one discusses your
Defence Forces in a critical
way, it begs careful consideration. Mashiri says.
There it is again, that smile.
?Well, I will answer, but
not yes or no.?
James Mashiri?s Random
Thoughts blog can be found
at fmashiri.wordpress.com.
The Praktik Hotel in Barcelona, Spain opens 1 April with a bakery in
the lobby. designed by Philippe
Starck . Chairman and member of
the Finnish Handball Association?s competition committee.
The lobby of this Barcelona hotel is a sprawling bakery. The best hotels offer
both something you can?t get at
home and a welcoming sense
of hominess. Interesting subjects have
seen up to 2,000 visits,. Mashiri says.
He writes text in Finnish
and Swedish.
?Over half of my followers are Swedish. H S
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A . He understands those who have chosen
to be anonymous. Graduated as an officer from the National Defence University in 2001.
Non-commissioned officer training 2011-2012.
. Now he coaches both junior and adult players.
Mashiri has a similar attitude towards the sport as he
does with his blog.
?Handball is a sport that
can only be taken seriously.?
The traditional question:
should Finland join Nato?
?Do I have to answer
that?. You can choose your own general practitioner or specialist
doctor and book appointments ?exibly, without queues. We offer also surgical, medical
and geriatric ward services, physiotherapy and occupational health.
Do not hesitate to contact us. His father is
from Zimbabwe. With
a striking wood, iron, and
glass-dominated makeover
from award-winning interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán, it promises to become
a stylish, low-key meeting
place or an unintimidating
cantine for a solo traveler.
?It is a show bakery,. Mashiri reveals and laughs.
Security politics take up only a fraction of Mashiri?s freetime. The other one is my
Turku dialect. Additional studies in technology in the National Defence University 20122013.
. This is likely
due to the fact that discussion on defence and security
politics is more active in Sweden. Grade James
Mashiri explains.
The different coloured
soldier berets reveal the operations of?cer?s service
history. Married, two children.
. ?In Sweden it is acceptable to remain anonymous. Head of the operational
industry at the Naval Materiel Command.
. The anti-tank
company thanks Staff sergeant James Mashiri.
The room is located in a
former mustard factory and
current Naval Materiel Command in Turku.
IT SAYS
Mashiri is Finland?s most
famous and perhaps only
commissioned of?cer who
writes a blog on security politics under his own name.
It is not a common policy in the Defence Forces for a
senior grade of?cer to visibly
take a stance of politics. As a child he
lived in Denmark for years before moving back to Turku.
Mashiri?s father returned
to Zimbabwe in the early
2000s after 36 years.
?Swedish is my mother
tongue. The call for objectivity is hard. resemble mini-vacation communities with
high concept bars, restaurants, shopping and entertainment spaces designed
around the beating heart of
the lobby to ful?ll a guest?s
every whim.
But what?s a modest hotel to do. No referral is required.
Under the same roof you can ?nd a wide range of surgical services in i.a. ?Operations of?cer,?
Lieutenant Sr. ?Everyone likes bread, and everybody likes that smell,?
explains hotel director Alejandro Prieto.. That
has fallen under the jurisdiction of generals.
?When I write on a current
topic I have 300-1,000 readers. Appointments (09) 1620 570.
www.eirahospital.?
Laivurinkatu 29, 00150 Helsinki
James Mashiri
. I have observed the
Defence Forces and the development of security politics. One of
the key trends in hotel design in recent years has been a sharp
focus on creating a hotel lobby that is a destination.
The rise
of the
hotel
bakery
KRIS TIN HOHENADEL
SL ATE
ONE OF THE key trends in hotel design in recent years has
been a sharp focus on creating a hotel lobby that is a
destination, not just a passthrough. In Finland your name is important.?
Take, for example, the conference on security politics in
Sweden?s Sälen in mid-January. But what
better way to greet guests
than with the crowd-pleasing aroma of baked goods?
One of a mini-chain of
Praktik hotels, the Praktik
Bakery is located in a converted hospital with architecture typical of the
Eixample style of its Barcelona neighborhood. If successful, such
lobbies keep paying guests
happily hanging out and
spending money on site while
creating enough buzz to attract nonguests when occupancy is down.
Hotels like the SLS chain
says Malla Rautaparta,
yoga instructor and owner of
?Manipura Yoga?. We, as parents,
try playing games and spending more time with them
thinking they lack our attention; or we just take them to
a doctor when we run out of
ideas how to ?x this problem.
Ironically enough, we
might just have a yoga class
scheduled in the afternoon to
release our own stress after
worrying so much about our
hyperactive child. Well, your
child needs the same release.
We all know the health
bene?ts yoga has on an adult.
However, not too long ago, its
health bene?ts for children
and teenagers were discovered and it?s gradually being
put into practise.
Among the many kinds of
yoga, Asthanga yoga for instance, was created for young
teenagers. Yoga helps them move, connect
their energy and, eventually,
work on focusing their energy on relaxation. In fact,
the building that now houses
Korundi was originally an old
post bus depot, which dates
back to 1933. When you get
to have more space within you, it calms you,. However, after receiving necessary medical care, a
speci?c yoga class can facilitate and accelerate the healing process of their back.
However, one must not
confuse a yoga instructor
with a yoga therapist. have their own
distinctive voice.?
WHEN
?Sámi contemporary
encounters?
In March, the Rovaniemi Art Museum will host two
new temporary exhibitions:
Encounters and Sámi Contemporary. ?The human
body is a perfect design that
works best when all the organs have enough space to
function and the basic alignment of the spine and the
joints is intact,. ?However, it has a lot
to offer on a cultural side too.
At the Rovaniemi Art Museum, for instance, you will be
surprised about how interesting modern art can be!?
Rovaniemi Art Museum
Korundi House of Culture
Lapinkävijäntie 4
Rovaniemi
www.korundi.fi
info@korundi.fi
Tel: +358 (0)16 322 2822
Open:
everyday 11:00-18:00
ROVA NIE MI A R T MUSEUM / V IGGO WA L L ENSKÖL D
1,500 m2 of art
The Rovaniemi Art Museum provides visitors with
a unique experience in its
1,500 m2, two-?oor exhibition space. A yoga
therapist has a different kind
of training. Hanén
adds. From 1 March, the
venue will present Encounters, a display of contemporary Finnish art that revolves
around the concept of encounters, seen through the
eyes of different artists.
Sámi Contemporary, on
the other hand, showcases
the works of over 20 Sámi artists. With yoga,
children understand when it?s
the time to move and be active, but also when it?s a time
to relax
?As human beings we need
the quiet time to recharge our
system. LIFESTYLE
HELSINKI TIMES
From post bus
deposit to
northern Finland?s
largest art venue
Finnish contemporary and Northern
art in Rovaniemi.
YANNICK ILUNGA
HEL SINKI TIMES
talking about art
in northern Finland, the
Rovaniemi Art Museum is
the ?rst place that comes to
mind. Located in the Korundi
House of Culture, which also
hosts the Lapland Chamber
Orchestra, it introduces visitors to Finnish contemporary
and Northern art.
The Korundi House of Culture not only hosts Northern
Finland?s largest art museum, it also has an interesting story of its own. A handful of
yoga studios are more than
willing to teach younger participants: ?It?s Yoga Helsinki?
will start instructing children in the spring and Studio Yin would happily open a
class to children or teenagers if they have enough willing kids to sign up.
?Yoga has the same effect
on children, teenagers and
adults,. First, one needs to
have studied therapy in the
whole medical sense and then
learn and practise yoga, unite
the two and use this knowledge for therapy sessions.
Yoga as a
self-healing tool
A psychiatrist can very well
prescribe yoga classes to a
young patient who?s being
bullied, for instance.
Yoga can be considered a good psychological and physical therapy.
?Yoga and psychology or
psychiatry complement each
other,. At the
time, in 1986, it included a little over 500 works of modern
and contemporary Finnish
art, from the 1940s up to the
1980s. It is one of very
few buildings in Rovaniemi that survived the Second
World War.
?The architecture of Korundi blends the structures,
aesthetics and atmosphere
of the old industrial building with modern elements of
the art museum and concert
hall it hosts,. ?It also helps rebalance their hormones.?
Excessive use of TV, computer and smartphones
among others, affects younger people everyday. ?While psychiatry sessions are made with
words, yoga uses the body to
work on the nervous system.?
Yoga corrects posture
and, by extension, one?s attitude improves as well. This connection promotes different physiological
and psychological bene?ts for
both the mother and her baby.
It is always a good idea to
preserve the body?s ?exibility from an early age, and yo-
ga is a good, if not the best,
way to do so. ?It is a great opportunity
for people to see modern Lappish art from Finland, Norway
and Sweden,. It features a series
of collections and exhibitions
that focus on Northern and
Finnish contemporary art.
The Jenny and Antti
Wihuri Foundation collection of contemporary art,
with more than 3,000 artworks, forms the basis of the
museum. The Rovaniemi Art
Museum was actually founded when the foundation donated the collection. 5 MARCH
13
Yoga used as therapy
for both kids and teenagers
Minimise aggressiveness while
increasing the
self-esteem of our
children.
VA L É R I E B RU N
HEL SINKI TIMES
often than not, a kid?s
hectic or hyperactive behaviour is caused by a lack of concentration. A person
suffering from a back hernia,
for example, cannot rely on a
yoga instructor to assist with
healing but needs a doctor instead. says Liisa Hanén,
both yoga teacher and yoga therapist at ?Studio Yin?.
Hanén has taught yoga to
children up to seven years
old and is a strong believer of
the healing powers of yoga on
younger minds.
?Yoga helps to get to know
oneself better. The
display will also be accompanied by a richly illustrated catalogue and a seminar
(on 6 March) that gives museumgoers a chance to meet
the artists and take the ?oor.
?People often think of
Rovaniemi just as the city of
Santa Claus,. Then there is the Finnish Cultural Foundation collection, which consists of 96
pictures donated by the foundation to the museum in 2000.
The Rovaniemi Art Museum is Northern Finland?s largest art venue and focuses on Finnish contemporary and Northern art.
27 FEBRUARY . The joints and fascia
get stiffer which affects the
range of motion. There is an easy confusion between the use of yoga as healthy exercise and as
a healing therapy. As we get older, the body?s ?exibility is reduced. ?It helps accepting oneself and ?nding your own
balance.?
Yoga can start in the womb
if we consider prenatal and
post natal yoga and, surprisingly enough, mothers and
their three-week old babies
can practise yoga together.
With each asana the mother does, a connection with
her baby takes place either
by physical or eye contact.
The baby participates and is
aware of their mum?s presence. Constant alertness
creates stress and stress creates hormonal imbalance,?
says Pia Rydman, a yoga instructor at ?Tulijooga. ?It is one of the best
contemporary art collections
in the whole country, and it is
also available online,. But when you sit straight,
and extend your spine, you
look up and psychologically
your attitude is strong ready
to face what comes at you.
Yoga helps posture, keeps
?exibility, minimises aggressiveness, improves self-esteem and, most importantly,
makes us look at life in a positive manner, which reduces
depression.
With this in mind, our kids
need yoga as much as we do
and I see no reason why we
shouldn?t sign up together.
Namaste. who
specialises in ?Hot yoga?, practised in around 40 degrees
Celsius. When
the body shrinks and sits
with the back curved in, the
mind shrinks with it, fearful to see the world around
it. Liikkanen says.
?It will be open to the public
from 7 March until 25 May.?
In this international exhibition, artists will discuss
speci?c values and practices
from inside Sámi culture and
contemporary global art. Liikkanen adds.
The Rovaniemi city collection, which is also on display,
includes over 1,500 artworks
and focuses on artists born
in Lapland or currently living
there. Liikkanen concludes. Rydman concludes. ?We need movement
in order to stay healthy.?
Yoga might not directly heal a physical injury but
it does facilitate the healing
process. explains Hilkka Liikkanen, director of the
Rovaniemi Art Museum. Children, who
reach their teenage years,
start growing rapidly and their
hormones run wild, which often provokes sudden aggressiveness and/or nervousness.
?Asthanga?s asana, or posture, makes them bend down
a lot, which extends their spinal cord and this helps keep
the nervous system calm,?
says Mara Guadagni, a yoga
instructor specialised in kids
and teenagers at ?It?s Yoga
Helsinki?. the brickbuilding that dates back to the war
years and contemporary architecture . Held at
the Cable Factory,
Lakshmi Yoga, Manipura Yoga, Studio Yin, Tulijooga and
Yoga Nordic, will be represented, among many other
yoga studios and schools.
www.joogafestival.fi. (I bow to you.)
Yoga Festival
1-2 March
For the second year on a row,
Yoga Festival will open its
doors to the public. With this
in mind, children become
overly active and exited; some
becoming bullies and some
being bullied themselves. ?The
aim has been to create an architectural discourse where
both sides . ?Teenagers already go
through a lot of changes and
the body changes a lot as well.
Yoga gives the opportunity to
quiet down, heal the body and
learn to concentrate better.?
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Yoga for
children in practise
This new practise is not currently found too often in Hel-
Yoga helps to elevate children?s self-esteem, and creates an inward focus.
sinki, but its popularity is on
the increase
Because
who would then pay my rent,
car loan and insurance and
other bills. H S
A L E K S I T E I VA IN E N . he
adds, while conceding that
Bäckström may get off with
a warning.
Seppälä views that Bäckström must demonstrate that
the substance did indeed come
from his allergy medication.
?There may naturally be witnesses, but personally I would
not let him off with a warning.?
The use of pseudoephedrine, he explains, can enhance the endurance of
athletes during a performance. he commented
FORTUNE
Finland?s manager Mixu Paatelainen voiced his satisfaction with
the results of the draw.
to Helsingin Sanomat over
the phone from Nice.
In the same breath, the
manager underlined that regardless of the favourable
draw Finland?s place in the
?nal tournament is far from
guaranteed. time. ?We must keep
our eyes ?rmly on the ground
and on our toes. His test
result showed a level of 190
micrograms per millilitre of
pseudoephedrine, which exceeds the legal limit by 40
micrograms.
?You would have to take
three or four times the usual dose of allergy medication
to get to those levels. The qualifying ?xtures will begin next
autumn.
or our sport will never be respected like it should be,. We could?ve
ended up in a much more dif?cult group,. ?My
26-year international career
came to an honourable end.?
announcing
the end of her international
career to the Finnish media
on 15 February, Noora Räty, one if not the best female
puck-stopper in the world,
has shed further light on the
reasons behind her decision
in an emotional letter posted
on Twitter addressed to fans
of women?s ice hockey.
?I will hang up my skates
for good, if I can?t play professional hockey in a competitive league next season,. Räty explained.
Antidoping director does
not buy Swedes. ?A huge thanks to Erkka
[Westerlund] and Late [Lauri Marjamäki] for letting me
play here, for having faith in
my ability to play at this level. Seppälä estimates.
?A two-year ban would be
a suitable punishment,. Selänne
said. HS
ALEK SI TEIVAINEN . explains Seppälä.
Moreover, he points out, the
legal limit for the substance
has been set relatively high
to allow athletes to take their
usual allergy medications.
?This implies that Bäckström has taken pseudoephedrine,. time. Our performances have see-sawed . In addition to Finland,
the Group F consists of topseeded Greece, Hungary, Romania, Northern Ireland and
the Faroe Islands.
Finland?s manager Mixu
Paatelainen voiced his satisfaction with the results of the
draw. Every player here is a
tremendous athlete and deserves better opportunities.?
TIMO SEPPÄLÄ, the medical di-
rector at the Finnish Antidoping Agency (FINADA), is not
convinced by the explanation offered by Sweden?s Nicklas Bäckström for a failed
doping test. on
a good day, we can beat anyone; on a bad day, we can
lose to anyone,. he added. I was allowed to play in
the ?rst line and tried to ?ll
my position,. said the veteran.
?There were a couple of
old-timers in the team who
played better than many
of his team-mates at Anaheim Ducks. HT
smiled in Nice,
France, on Sunday as Finland
was drawn into a qualifying
group free of pre-tournament
favourites, such as Spain and
Germany, for the UEFA Euro
2016. she
con?rms.
?I don?t think [the Russian] league would challenge
me enough [?]. I?m 24 years old,
out of college, single and
money doesn?t grow in trees,?
Räty explains.
?I?m done living from hand
to mouth and now it?s time
to start building wealth and
thinking about my future.?
The majority of top female
ice hockey players wrestle
with the same problem, Räty views.
Räty also voiced her happiness with the coverage women?s ice hockey has received
during the Olympics. ?I
can?t hear you,. Paatelainen
reminded.
Instead of 16, a total of 24
countries will qualify for the
?nal tournament in France in
two years. he added, referring to defencemen Kimmo Timonen and Sami Salo,
both of whom are pushing
forty.
Although Selänne had announced early on that the
Sochi Olympics would be his
last appearance in Finland?s
blue and white jersey, the
manner in which he left the
limelight, the national team
and the Olympic rink was
stunning. 5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
L E H T I K U VA / J U S S I N U K A R I
Räty: ?I?m done
living hand-to-mouth?
ARI VIR TANEN . ?We were lucky with
the draw today. H S
A L E K S I T E I VA IN E N . He was voted
by the media as the tournament?s most valuable player
and became the oldest player in Olympic history to score
a goal.
What was it like playing
alongside Granlund?
?It was a fantastic tournament to play alongside Mikke
[Granlund], to be able to play
with such guys,. HT
The 43-year-old champion of Finnish ice hockey scored twice during the 5-0 victory over the United States during the bronze
medal game at Sochi.
Selänne bows out in style
deserved this,. H T
have been it, the
international career of Teemu Selänne. Why. ?I hope
that all this positive TV and
press coverage [?] will lead
to some great things in the
future. the
24-year-old goaltender says.
It is unreasonable to expect female ice hockey players to work full time while
training like professional
athletes, she adds.
?I have to choose a work
career [?]. 14
SPORT
27 FEBRUARY . Statistics aside,
it feels incredible that the
now 43-year-old champion
of Finnish ice hockey scored
twice as Finland romped to
an emphatic 5-0 victory over
the United States in Saturday?s bronze medal game at
the Sochi Olympics.
How can a player even
entertain the thought of retirement, when he remains
THAT MAY
capable of scoring four goals
and providing two assists in
a tournament crowded with
the game?s best players?
Selänne could, despite his
team-mates proposing that
he continue until the next
Winter Olympics in South
Korea in four years. And what a career it was. H T
V E S A KO I V U N E N
Fortune smiles on Finland in Euro 2016 draw
Mixu Paatelainen:
?We must keep our
eyes firmly on the
ground.?
TAPIO KESKITALO, JOONAS FRITZE . ?No, this was it.?
?I can?t imagine a better end; naturally, the gold
medal would have been, but
it was out of our reach this
time,. Thus, I would
love to take on the challenge and try playing with
men since I can?t play college
hockey anymore and there?s
no professional league for females in North America.?
A professional league for
women, Räty views, is a prerequisite for the growth and
development of the sport.
?That is the next critical step
that our sport needs to take
L E H T I K U VA / T I M O J A A KO N A H O
AFTER carelessly
?I?m 24 years old, out of college, single and money doesn?t grow
in trees,. Four years ago in
Vancouver, Selänne did not
score a single goal and overall seemed unable to keep up
with the pace of the game ?
as if a player nearing the twilight of his career.
In Sochi, the 43-year-old
Selänne ranked second to only Mikael Granlund in Finland?s points statistics and
The Sochi Olympics were the perfect end
to Hockey legend?s swan song.
H E IK K I M IE T T IN E N . says Seppälä.. explanation
for failed drug test
J A N V IL É N . In addition to
the ?rst and second-placed
teams in each group, the best
third-placed nation will earn
a berth in the tournament.
The remaining third-placed
nations, in turn, will battle it
out for the ?nal berths in twolegged play-off ties. Selänne replied. ?If you take the substance just before a game, its
effect will last throughout
the game,. Allergy medications, however, also
contain antihistamines, which
may cause tiredness, and are
therefore not recommended in
excess,. HS
ALEKSI TEIVAINEN . The ice hockey forward tested positive for
pseudoephedrine, a decongestant found in his allergy medication, on Wednesday and was
consequently withdrawn from
Sweden?s line-up for Sunday?s
?nal against Canada.
Bäckström insists that
the positive test was the result of his allergy medication.
According to Seppälä, the
explanation is implausible
due to the markedly elevated
concentration of the banned
substance in the sample provided by Bäckström
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www.tandoor.fi. Preheat oven to 177°C with the rack in the middle of the oven. Once
the chocolate has melted, remove it from the heat. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour with the salt. EAT & DRINK
27 FEBRUARY . Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are very lightly
browed. Pour the chocolate onto the cookies from left to right and/or up
and down, decorating the cookies with chocolaty patterns.
. he says.
Veli-Matti Aittoniemi,
the deputy managing director at MaRa, contrastively
views that the concerns voiced by the association have
not been taken into account
suf?ciently and that Helsinki
has not responded to MaRa?s
demands for moderation made in October and January.
In particular, the row has
revolved around the requirement for monochrome parasols and awnings. ?They have commented, and [the comments]
have been taken into consideration.
VA L É R I E B RU N
HEL SINKI TIMES
called ?biscuit
bread?, the history of shortbread goes back to at least the
12th century. If you wish, you can also dip one end of each cookie in the melted chocolate and place it on a parchment lined baking sheet.
. You can give it the
?avour you want without altering the crumbly texture
and quality of the cookie. Place the cookies in the fridge for about 10 minutes or until
the chocolate has hardened.
. At one time,
though, the dough was baked
nese cuisine, which has been
added to UNESCO?s World
Heritage list, around the
world.
In the past, foreign culinary school students had to
return to their countries after graduation because they
were unable to receive training at restaurants.
Under the new system,
students maintain residence status through a ?student visa. Drawn up last year, the
instructions prescribe for example that awnings must be
monochrome, that no advertisements shall be attached
to the railings, and that plastic and pressure treated furniture are prohibited.
The new instructions are
an attempt to tone down the
overall appearance of terraces.
Altogether, roughly 500
outdoor terraces have served food and beverages in
Helsinki during the summer
months.
The restaurant sector opposes the new instructions
and has branded them ?arbitrary?. The
requirement, Aittoniemi estimates, not only incurs considerable costs for proprietors
but also prevents them from
differentiating themselves
from the competition.
In a reply to the association, the public works department views that the row and
boycott threats are a consequence of a misunderstanding. Makes about 20 middlesized shortbread cookies.
in a round mould and then cut
into wedges that were given the name ?petticoat tails?,
referring to the shape of the
shortbread wedges which was
similar to the bell-hoop petticoats worn by court ladies
back in the 12th century
The secret to making a
good shortbread is to use
good quality butter and pure
vanilla extract. H T
OVER 130 bars, cafés and res-
taurants are contemplating
closing their outdoor terraces
in protest of new instructions
introduced by the City of Helsinki. Use your imagination
and add the extra ?avour you
want to eat and enjoy!
Bon appétit or better said
in good Scottish Gaelic: Ith gu
leòir!! (?eat plenty?, literally
translated).
Japan launches system to
extend visas for budding chefs
taurant hosting the student,
must be submitted to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, seeking the
ministry?s permission.
ignated activities. Set aside.
?In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter until
smooth and creamy (about 1 minute). This will firm up the dough so that the cookies
will maintain their shape when baked.
. 5 MARCH
VA L É R I E B RU N
?
?
?
?
?
260 g all-purpose flour
¼ tsp. Today?s shortbread is
made from ?our, butter and
sugar. Place 90 g of the finely chopped chocolate in a heatproof
bowl and place it over a saucepan of simmering water. salt (ignore if using salted butter)
226 g unsalted butter at room temperature
60 g confectioner?s sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
For chocolate dipped shortbreads:
. However, it is
also true that there are many
restaurants serving food
that bears little resemblance
to authentic Japanese dishes.
This is why the government intends to help foreign students acquire skills
in making original Japanese
cuisine in school, and to encourage them to contribute
to the further spread of Japanese cuisine in their home
countries.
Salomonkatu 19, Helsinki
Tel. following
completion of the course of
studies.
Places where such students can receive training
include restaurants serving washoku, high-end Japanese-style restaurants, sushi
restaurants, soba and noodle restaurants, as well as
okonomiyaki pancake and
takoyaki octopus dumpling
specialty restaurants.
To receive the extended visa status, a practice
plan for the foreign student,
drafted by the student?s culinary school and the res-
Equal pay
for the experience
The period of training should
be two years or less, and
a restaurant may accept a
maximum of two foreign students. Butter is the
main ingredient that brings
all the ?avour, colour, texture,
aroma and body to the cookie.
Choosing a good vanilla extract is important as well. Flatten the dough into a disk shape, wrap it in plastic and chill the
dough for at least an hour or until firm.
. Shortbread
dough is so versatile: once
it?s made, you can add 90 g of
chocolate chips or a teaspoon
of instant espresso powder,
cinnamon, lemon or orange
zest, etc. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a 0.6 cm
thick circle. Only three ingredients
from which many pastries
can be made, each with different variations and added ingredients, including almonds
and citrus fruits, to give them
extra ?avour.
Shortbread usually comes
in three different forms:
small round biscuits, ?ngers
or large rounds. Cut into rounds or other shapes using a lightly floured cookie cutter. This was
practised all around Britain,
not only in Scotland.
Later on, the leavening
was replaced with butter,
which made it an expensive
ORIGINALLY
T H E YO M I U R I S H I M B U N
JAPAN has launched a system
to allow a two-year extension of residence status for
foreign students who complete a course of study at a
Japanese culinary school, allowing them to receive onthe-job training at Japanese
restaurants.
The system, which went
into effect Friday, will help
foreign students improve
their culinary skills, as well
as encourage them to spread
washoku traditional Japa-
and fancy treat that was only enjoyed during Christmas
season and the Scottish New
Year Hogsmanay. But one can
?nd them at Stockmann?s grocery store or online. Place them on the prepared baking
sheets and keep them in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes
before baking. Shortbread cookies will keep in an airtight container for
about a week or they can be frozen. 180 g semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped.
Shortbread cookies can be made with different extra ingredients
to give any desired flavour without altering their crumbly texture.
Shortbread
cookies, rich
flavour with
only few
ingredients
Instructions:
. H S
A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N . Conditions for acquiring the ministry?s approval
include a requirement for the
restaurant to pay the foreign
student at least that paid to a
Japanese staff member.
About 200 foreign students are currently enrolled
in culinary schools in Japan.
A 2008 survey showed that
about 80 percent of these
students came from South
A Scottish tradition
that has come a long
way in history. Beat in the vanilla extract.
Gently stir in the flour mixture just until incorporated. This is the reason
why the fat added to biscuits
and pastries is called ?shortening?. In addition, we have
sat down with major [restaurant] owners,. Cool on a wire rack.
For chocolate dipped shortbreads:
. during studies at
a culinary school under the
Immigration Control and
Refugee Recognition Law,
switching to a visa for ?des-
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Over 130 Helsinki
terraces may close
in protest of new
instructions
Instructions from
City of Helsinki attempt to tone down
overall appearance
of terraces.
S A M U L I L A I TA . Line up two baking sheets with parchment paper.
. It is said
that Mary Queen of Scots was
particularly fond of them.
The large amount of butter
is what makes a shortbread
so crumbly. ?The instructions state
that company logos are allowed. The Finnish Hospitality Association (MaRa), for
example, has criticised the
city for erecting barriers for
entrepreneurs despite claiming to support them.
Pekka Henttonen, a director at the Helsinki public works department, rejects
the criticism by MaRa, reminding that members of the association have participated
in drafting the instructions
since 2012. Even if the company?s
visual identity is not monochrome, that it also allowed,?
the department underlines.
In addition, city of?cials have argued that the new
instructions are not markedly different from the previous ones.
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
16
Establishments with terraces are speaking against the new
guidelines, as they consider them to be arbitrary.
Korea, followed by China and
Taiwan.
In the wake of an ongoing
Japanese cuisine boom, the
number of foreign students
who seek skills in Japanese
cuisine is likely to increase.
The number of Japanese restaurants overseas has been
increasing rapidly, and observers report that there
were close to 55,000 Japanese restaurants outside Japan in 2013. In
Finland, vanilla extract is not
so easy to ?nd. Add the
remaining chocolate and stir with a wooden spoon until it has
completely melted and is smooth and glossy.
. Add the sugar and beat
until smooth (about 2 minutes). Stay away
from vanilla sugar for this recipe, as it is made with synthetic vanilla, and the ?avour will
not be as satisfying as pure
vanilla extract. Back then, biscuits that were made from
leftover bread dough, was
sometimes sweetened and
dried out in the oven to form
a hard and dry rusk. For
these particular shortbread
cookies, I added a splash of
coffee liquor to give it a rather stronger coffee ?avour that
harmonises perfectly with the
chocolate glaze on top.
So here is the basic recipe
for these shortbread cookies
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Janá?ek: Jen?fa
Finnish top soprano Karita Mattila
as the young conflict-torn Jen?fa.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
www.opera.fi
Fri 28 February
Daniel Bell (USA)
Techno.
Kaiku
Kaikukatu 4
Helsinki
Tickets ?9
www.clubkaiku.fi
Fri 28 February
Indica
Pop.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Tickets ?12/14
www.barloose.com
Fri 28 February
Amaranthe (SWE)
Heavy rock.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Helsinki
Tickets ?20
www.elmu.fi
Fri 28 February
Amoral
Metal
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?8/10
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Until Sat 2 March
Esko Männikkö: Time Flies
The long-awaited retrospective
includes both classic works and
new photographs.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/7/10
www.taidehalli.fi
Planningtorock, an interesting name in electronica and in itself.
Fri 28 February
Getawaycab, Cassie, Wildfire
Indie rock.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?6/8
www.korjaamo.fi
Sat 1 March
The Milestones
Rock.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?6/7
www.semifinal.fi
Fri 28 February
The Brains (CAN)
Psychobilly.
On The Rocks
Mikonkatu 15
Tickets ?13/15
www.ontherocks.fi
Sat 1 March
Amorphis
Metal.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?24/27
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 28 February
Stam1na, Cherry & The Vipers
Metal/rock.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?18
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sat 1 March
Valhall (SWE)
Dark electronic.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
Tickets ?6/8
www.barloose.com
Fri 28 February
Siinai & Antero Lindgren
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?8
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 1 March
Bullet for My Valentine (UK)
Metalcore/hardcore.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?42
www.thecircus.fi
Fri 28 February
Soiva Ensemble
Kalevala Day concert.
Music Centre
Camerata
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?10/20
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 28 February
Jason Derulo (USA)
Pop.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?39.50
www.thecircus.fi
Sat 1 March
Yo! Kuudes Linja Raps 8 Years
Antwon (USA) live.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?18/20
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 1 March
Black Twig, Teksti-TV 666,
Mikko Joensuu
Indie pop/rock.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?10/12
www.korjaamo.fi
Sat 1 March
Dave Lindholm
Legendary Finnish singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Tickets ?17.50
www.sellosali.fi
Sat 1 March
Club Ghettoblues
Panssarijuna + Lauri Arno Ankerman & The Ankermen.
Juttutupa
Säästöpankinranta 6
Helsinki
Free entry
www.juttutupa.com
Sat 1 March
Planningtorock (UK/GER),
Phantom, rROXYMORE (FRA)
Interesting electronic.
Ääniwalli
Pälkäneentie 13
Tickets ?18
Sat 1 March
Joseph Calleja (MLT) &
Sinfonia Lahti
Top tenor and Sinfonia Lahti
conducted by Frédéric Chaslin.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?39-149
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Sun 2 March
Daughtry (USA)
Rock.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?30.50
www.thecircus.fi
Sun 2 March
K&K Philharmoniker & K&K Ballet
Wiener Johann Strauss
Konzert-Gala tour.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Mon 3 March
Koko Jazz Club
A New York Big Band Monday.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
Tickets ?13.50/16.50
www.kokojazz.fi
Mon 3 March
Blacklisted (US), Lighthouse
Project, New Waters
Hardcore.
Bar Loose
Annankatu 21
www.barloose.com
Wed 5 March
Battisti Fest
Luca Gargano Band con Luca
Sturniolo & Luca Cannavò (ITA).
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?9
www.semifinal.fi
Wed 5 March
Osmani García ?La Voz?. Her third album titled All Love´s
Legal was released early this year.
Taking place at Ääniwalli, a club venue situated in the charmingly rough
area of Vallila, the event will also feature gigs by rRoxymore, a French electronic artist whose music is a unique blend of contrasting textures, and
Phantom, a Finnish duo by singer-songwriter Hanna Toivonen and producer/sound designer Tommi Koskinen playing dark-toned electronic pop.
Sat 1 March
Planningtorock (UK/GER), Phantom,
rROXYMORE (FRA)
Ääniwalli
Pälkäneentie 13
Tickets ?18
MUSIC
Thu 27 February
Kahden Miehen Galaksi
Jazz.
Koko Jazz Club
Hämeentie 3
www.kokojazz.fi
Thu 27 February
Jaakko Laitinen & Väärä Raha
Echoes of Balkan gypsy rhyhtms
and Finnish schlagers.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?12/14
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Thu 27 February
Sid Hille Film Collective
Jazz.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Tickets ?10/15
www.sellosali.fi
Thu 27 February
Leo. (CUB)
Pop/Timba/Reggaeton.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Tickets ?34-42
www.korjaamo.fi
Wed 5 March
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Freddy Kempf, piano & Alan
Buribajev, conductor.
Music Centre
Concert Hall
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?6-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Wed 5 March
Austin Lucas and The Bold
Party (USA)
Folk punk-influenced country and
americana.
Le Bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
Helsinki
Tickets ?10/12
www.lebonk.fi
Wed 5 March
Rytmihäiriöklubi
Jori Huhtala 5.
Juttutupa
Säästöpankinranta 6
Free entry
www.juttutupa.com
Wed 5 March
Dalindéo
A fascinating combination of jazz,
surf guitars, Finnish tango and
more.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?14.50
www.sellosali.fi
THEATRE & DANCE
Thu 27 February-Sun 2 March
Agit-Cirk: Blood Under Fingernails
A meld of classical scripted
clownery and animation.
Cirko
Kaasutehtaankatu 1h
Helsinki
Tickets ?17.50/22.50
www.cirko.fi
Sat 1 & Sun 2 March
Hanna Pajala-Assefa: History
of a Love
A duet based on movement and
rhythm by the artist couple choreographer Hanna Pajala-Assefa and
musician Abdissa ?Mamba. 5 MARCH
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Until Sat 2 March
Rafael Wardi
Retrospective exhibition of painter
Rafael Wardi.
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/10/12
www.ateneum.fi
Electronic oddities at Ääniwalli
Jam Rostron, a fascinating Berlin-based electronic musician, producer,
multimedia artist and multi-instrumentalist better known by her stage
name Planningtorock, will be visiting Helsinki on Saturday 1 March. Assefa.
Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?9/13
www.stoa.fi
Until Sat 2 March
Markus Henttonen:
Night Time Stories
Cinematic photos from the nocturnal cities.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/7/10
www.taidehalli.fi
Until Sun 9 March
Dorothée Smith
French artist´s melancholy and
haze images exploring the themes
of absence and presence.
The Finnish Museum of Photography
Tallberginkatu 1 G
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/5/8
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Sun 9 March
Tuija Lindström: In The Beginning
There Was Everything
The retrospective exhibition takes
the viewer on a journey through
Tuija Lindström?s career, from the
1980´s black-and-white vintage
prints to the 2010´s large,
colorful works.
The Finnish Museum of Photography
Tallberginkatu 1 G
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/5/8
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Sun 20 April
Ars Fennica 2014
Exhibition by the 2014 Ars Fennica
candidates - IC -98 (Patrik
Söderlund and Visa Suonpää),
Riitta Ikonen, Tellervo Kalleinen
and Oliver Kochta-Kalleinen, Leena
Nio and Pauliina Turakka Purhonen.
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2
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 11 May
Henrik Vibskov
A pioneer of contemporary Danish fashion design and a boundless
inventor.
Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23
Tue 11:00-20:00
Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00
www.designmuseum.fi
Until Sun 11 May
Designer of the Everyday ?
Rudolf Steiner
Nearly 400 objects, from artworks
to furniture and scale models.
EMMA - Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Ahertajantie 5
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
www.emma.museum
OTHERS
Fri 28 February & Sat 1 March
Helsinki Burlesque Festival 2014
Kitten De Ville (USA), Jett Adore
(USA), Perle Noire (USA), Scotty
The Blue Bunny (USA), Cherry
Typhoon (JPN) and more.
Gloria
Pieni Roobertinkatu 12. 18
WHERE TO GO
27 FEBRUARY . Rostron, originally a classically trained violinist, has collaborated with artists such as The Knife and LCD Soundsystem. Known for her dazzling
live shows combining music and performance art and questioning gender norms, Planningtorock is one of today´s most interesting names in
experimental electronic music scene
is put
through a classic test of
character, with every impulsive choice sealing his ultimate fate. What is the origin
of a product. The exhibition includes
complex riffage, blast beats
and plenty of hollering.
Forming in 1998 in Bridgend, the quartet?s debut fulllength The Poison dropped in
the UK in 2005, arriving conveniently on Valentine?s Day
the following year in the US.
Dropping three more full
lengths over the years, the
band has gone on to enjoy record sales in the millions.
The band entered the studio
earlier this year to commence
work on their ?fth release, set
nine sub-themes, including
greenwashing, local production, the emotional value of a
product and its longevity.
In keeping with the international backgrounds of the
designers involved, the exhibition is also planning to travel
to other Nordic countries: the
Iceland Design Center, Tarpholt in Denmark, the DogA
in Norway and the Falkenberg
Museum in Sweden.
Shop Show
Until 9 March
Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23
Helsinki
to arrive hot on the heels of last
year?s Temper Temper.
Taking some time out
from recording, they are currently in the midst of a tour
that ?nished up in late April
in the Philippines.
Bullet For My Valentine
1 March, 19:00
Tickets ?43.50
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Helsinki. reverberates in
his empty club like the clang
of a descending guillotine.
That road trip west could
have been scripted by Jack
Kerouac himself, Llewyn?s
car mates consisting of a
self-important jazz musician
and pompous ponti?cator,
played with suitably wheezy
grandiosity by John Goodman, and a vaguely Neal Cassady-esque driver played by
Garrett Hedlund, who conveniently played Cassady in
On the Road just last year.
(Real-life folk ?gures Tom
Paxton, the Clancy Brothers
and Peter, Paul and Mary are
evoked even more explicitly
in the Coens. Like so many of the
characters in movies this
year . Llewyn Davis can see that
his era is passing, threatening to make him a casualty
in its inexorable wake. script.)
Throughout the journey,
Llewyn keeps playing, with
Isaac lending his assured,
clear voice to such folk standards as Fare Thee Well (Dink?s
Song) and The Death of Queen
Jane, often in their gratifying entirety. The likes of Aino
Favén, Johan Olin, Aamu Song,
Jenny Nordberg, Johan Lindberg and Amanda Ericsson are
on hand to share their perspectives. Not that
they?ve entirely abandoned
their signature sharp edges and jokes confected like
cookies full of arsenic: Inside
Llewyn Davis is full of lacerating, often profane speechifying, much of it darkly funny
and most of it directed at the
long-suffering, compulsively self-sabotaging Llewyn,
who sourly returns the verbal abuse in kind.
That bitterness notwithstanding, an unmistakably
forgiving, even wistful air
pervades Inside Llewyn Davis that feels new to the Coen
canon, an abiding compassion that elevates their protagonist from an object of
derisive pity to an avatar ?
not just of his own era, but
of ours. CULTURE
HELSINKI TIMES
27 FEBRUARY . What is its suitable price. He cadges a ride to
Chicago, where he hopes to
audition for the club owner
and manager Bud Grossman,
Elsewhere on screens
Alexander Payne goes black and white with the acclaimed Nebraska, after the success of The Descendants a couple of years back.
Local flick Korso drops nationwide, and August: Osage County sees
Meryl Streep receiving her umpteenth Oscar nomination.
JO?S
tone-perfectly portrayed by
F. 5 MARCH
19
M ARINO T HORL ACIUS
Film
Inside Llewyn Davis: tender,
startlingly straight-faced
A N N H O R N A DAY
THE WA SHINGTON POS T
LLEWYN Davis is having a bad
few days, even a bad week.
Or maybe just one very bad
night. Murray Abraham, whose
pronouncement ?I don?t see
money here. from Bruce Dern?s
bereft retiree in Nebraska
to Tom Hanks. has
been paid.
Vik Pjórnsdóttir, Baby seal, Icelandic sheepwool.
Products of design
J A M E S O . Furthermore, mass production continues to lower the
prices of goods, and large re-
Welsh
for metal
J A M E S O . But
you?ll know that attention
. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
CONSUMPTION.
Overindulgence in the Western world,
undernourishment in developing countries.
With the world slowly catching up on the middle
class, it is predicted that in
2030, 80 per cent of the global population will belong to
the middle class of consumers. What is mass manufacturing. (The music was
arranged and produced by T
Bone Burnett.) As diverting
as Llewyn?s travels are, and
as revelatory his encounters
with the eccentrics and charismatic oddballs (we haven?t
even mentioned the cat yet),
it?s pure sensory pleasure
that vaults Inside Llewyn Davis into the pantheon of great
Coen Brothers movies, from
Bruno Delbonnel?s wintry,
desaturated cinematography
to the music that rings with
high, lonesome longing and
regret.
Fans of the ?lmmakers
will note that Inside Llewyn
Davis shares more than a little form and substance with
O Brother, Where Art Thou?,
their paean to old-time music, and another classical odyssey re-cast as sepia-toned
period piece.
And like their best work,
Inside Llewyn Davis lends itself to near-endless exegesis and interpretation, from
its atmospheric excavation
of the insular, occasionally
overlapping worlds of 1960s
New York to authenticity as
both fetish and Olympian
ideal.
Of course, it?s the willingness to risk being called
inauthentic that marks a
true star. As Inside Llewyn Davis opens, the title character, a folk singer in Greenwich
Village, holds a Gaslight Cafe audience spellbound with
a hushed, perfectly studied
rendition of the traditional
tune Hang Me, Oh Hang Me.
The year is 1961, when the
Village folk scene was on the
verge of transforming from a
hermetic community of purists to a tourist destination
where dilettantes could gawk
at commodi?ed Beats and
their ?new ethnic. Navigating an
archipelago of narrow corridors and fusty downtown
couches, Llewyn argues with
a sometime friend, Jean (Carey Mulligan), who with her
husband, Jim (Justin Timberlake), is part of a wholesome folkie duo; he sits in
on a session for a tacky novelty record called Please Mr.
Kennedy; he alienates wellmeaning Upper West Side
supporters and early-music fans. In a series of encounters with family, friends, ex-lovers, fellow
musicians and impresarios, Llewyn . But this soulful, unabashedly lyrical ?lm
is best enjoyed by sinking into it like a sweet, sad dream.
When you wake up, a mythical place and time will have
disappeared forever. artistic purity.
As embodied by the gifted actor and singer Oscar
Inside Llewyn Davis (K12)
Release Date: 28 February
Director: Ethan Coen,
Joel Cohen
Starring: Oscar Isaac,
Carey Mulligan
August: Osage County (K12)
Release Date: 28 February
Director: John Wells
Starring: Meryl Streep,
Julia Roberts
Nebraska (K12)
Release Date: 28 February
Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Bruce Dern, Will Forte
Korso (K12)
Release Date: 28 February
Director: Akseli Tuomivaara
Starring: Mikko Neuvonen,
Niko Vakkuri
Isaac in a poignant, mesmerising breakout performance,
Llewyn emerges as an improbably sympathetic antihero in Inside Llewyn Davis,
written and directed by Joel
and Ethan Coen in a tender,
startlingly
straight-faced
departure from their established house style of cool,
ironic distance. Captain Phillips and Robert Redford?s
nameless sailor in All Is Lost
. He?s
self-aware enough to know
that he won?t be changing
with them.
But for the few days depicted in Inside Llewyn Davis, he at least struggles, if
not always mightily. and impoverished . successors.
The adamantly uncommercial
Llewyn is having none of it,
preferring the scuffed patina
of unassailable . He?s
smart enough to see that the
times are a-changin?. S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
EVEN though the days are now
progressively getting lighter,
there is still time for a little
darkness, with Welsh metal
band Bullet For My Valentine
returning to town armed with
tail chains persuade people to
consume more at lower prices.
Addressing the issue of
consumer choices and our resultant connection with manufacturing, Shop Show is on
display at Design Museum until 9 March. In many ways, Inside Llewyn Davis plays like a
waking nightmare of creeping anxiety and dread, as the
past master of brazen selfinvention arrives unseen
in New York while Llewyn?s
self-defeating near-misses
pile up like so much streetsullied snow. brie?y, beautifully . who is loosely
based on the late folk singer Dave Van Ronk
Starring: Eric
Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán
Hinds. USA/2005.
00.35 Traitor FILM
Directed by: Jeffrey
Nachmanoff. USA/2010.
Kiss of the Death is Barbet
Schroeder?s crime thriller
which revolves around an
ex-con, Jimmy Kilmartin (David
Caruso), who is trying to go
straight but cannot say no when
his cousin, Ronny (Michael
Rapaport), shows up at his
door begging for help with one
more heist. 20
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27 FEBRUARY . Miami (K16)
00.30 Bones
01.25 48 Hour Mystery
JIM
13.25 Man vs. Starring: David
Caruso, Samuel L. USA/2008.
21.00 Survivor
22.15 Lottery and Joker
00.30 Broadchurch (12)
SUB
11.00
11.30
12.00
12.30
13.00
Work It
I Hate My Teenage Daughter
Whitney
The New Normal
How to Live with Your
Parents (for the Rest of
Your Life)
13.30 Middle
14.30 Partners
15.00 World Palooza
16.55 Beverly Hills Pawn
17.25 United Bates of America
18.00 Masterchef USA
20.00 Top Gear
21.00 Kiss of Death (K16) FILM
Directed by: Barbet
Shcoeder. USA/2008.
02.50 Frasier
03.20 Excused
03.50 Falling Skies (K16)
TV5
06.00 Married. With Children
17.35 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.10 The King of Queens
19.15 Long Weekend FILM
Directed by: Pat Holden.
Starring: Paul Campbell,
Kristina Copeland, Moneca
Delain. Food
14.20 MasterChef Australia
15.25 Shark Tank USA
16.20 Kitchen Nightmares USA
17.20 Gordon Ramsay?s F Word
18.20 MasterChef Australia
19.30 Man vs. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 Deadliest Catch
20.00 Navy NCIS
21.00 Green Zone FILM
Directed by: Paul
Greengrass. Miami (K16)
00.45 Sleepy Hollow (K16)
01.35 30 Rock
02.05 Grimm (K16)
JIM
12.30 Top Secret Recipe
13.20 Man vs. Chief
Warrant Officer Roy Miller (Matt
Damon) and his men are charged
with finding the weapons of mass
destruction, whose existence
justified American involvement.
However, in their race from one
empty site to the next, they soon
stumble across evidence of an
elaborate cover up. Starring: Matt
Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy
Ryan. As a result,
Miller realises that operatives
on both sides of the conflict are
attempting to spin the story
in their favour. USA/2005.
00.20 The Americans
01.20 Hart of Dixie
saturday
28.2.
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
15.35 The Model Agency
16.30 Eastenders
18.00 How I Met Your Mother
18.30 One Tree Hill
19.30 New Girl
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
21.00 American Pie Presents:
Beta House (K16) FILM
Erik, and Cooze start college
and pledge the Beta House
fraternity, presided over by
none other than legendary
Dwight Stifler.
Directed by: Andrew Waller.
Starring: John White,
Steve Talley, Christopher
McDonald. However, things
go sour when a detective is
shot, and Jimmy is left to take
the fall. Food
18.00 Undercover Boss
21.00 Ice Road Truckers
This series features the
activities of drivers who
operate trucks on seasonal
routes crossing frozen lakes
and rivers in remote Arctic
territories in Canada and
Alaska.
23.00 New York Ink
00.00 Rude Tube (K16)
01.00 Bondi Rescue
01.25 South Park
08.05 Children?s Programming
12.00 Zoo
12.30 Sea Rescue
13.00 Animal ABC
13.30 Shake It Up
20.00 Elementary
21.00 The Man with the Golden
Gun (K16) FILM
James Bond is led to believe
that he is targeted by the
world?s most expensive
assassin and must hunt him
down to stop him. Jamie gets a new
partner.
00.30 Frasier
01.00 Excused
01.30 Metcalfe (K16)
MTV3
My Cypriot Kitchen
Nelonen 14.20
09.45 Hart of Dixie
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 Farm Kings
15.15 Mike & Molly
15.45 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
22.45 Dallas
23.45 The Chicago Code (K16)
The Chicago Code follows
the story of Chicago?s first
female Superintendent of
Police, Teresa Colvin, and
her war against government
corruption.
TV5
SUB
06.00 Married. With Children
06.30 Absolutely Fabulous
07.05 Michaela?s Animal Road
Trip
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
12.30 Cake Boss
13.00 Michaela?s Animal Road
Trip
13.55 Absolutely Fabulous
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Food
14.25 MasterChef Australia
15.35 Shark Tank USA
Shark Tank features business
pitches from aspiring
entrepreneurs to a panel of
potential investors.
16.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
17.25 Gordon Ramsay?s F Word
Gordon shares his infectious
passion for great cuisine and
gets people eating, cooking,
thinking and talking about
food.
18.25 MasterChef Australia
19.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
21.00 Talent USA
23.15 Barter Kings
23.45 Trigger Happy TV
00.45 South Park
01.15 Conspiracy Theory with
Jesse Ventura
02.10 Shark Tank USA
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.15 Princess
09.50 Say Yes to the Dress
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Say Yes to the Dress
13.50 Sarah 101
14.50 What Not to Wear
15.55 Supernanny
16.55 Frasier
18.25 Excused
20.00 Criss Angel Believe
21.00 Criminal Minds (K16)
An unidentified young man
collapses in the streets of
Baltimore and the BAU
discover that someone has
performed a lobotomy on
him.
23.30 Blue Bloods
Danny discovers that a
former cop is one of the
men who attempted to rob
a bank. Jackson, Nicolas Cage, Helen
Hunt. (K16)
23.50 Vikings (K16)
00.50 Eureka
01.45 48 Hour Mystery
JIM
08.40 MasterChef Australia
12.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
14.45 Chuck?s Day Off
15.15 The Delinquent Gourmet
A chef Bowers travels
around the world in search
of exotic edibles and lifeenhancing experiences.
15.45 Invite Mr Wright
16.40 Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
17.30 Man vs. Food
21.00 Pawn Stars
22.00 Rude Tube (K16)
23.00 American Pickers
Mike and Frank are pickers
that travel the country and
literally would go anywhere
just for the prospects of
finding antique gold.
00.00 Container Wars
00.25 Ball Boys
00.55 Bizarre Crime
01.30 Speeders
02.00 Gene Simmons Family
Jewels
03.20 South Park
NELONEN
07.00 Children?s Programming
09.15 Princess
09.50 Say Yes to the Dress
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Say Yes to the Dress
13.50 Sarah 101
14.20 My Cypriot Kitchen
Tonia Buxton prepares
dishes for the Easter
celebrations, including
traditional cakes and a
favourite family dish, beef
sofrito.
14.50 What Not to Wear
15.55 Supernanny
16.55 Frasier
18.25 Excused
22.00 The Wedding Crashers
FILM
Directed by: David Dobkin.
Starring: Owen Wilson,
Vince Vaughn, Christopher
Walken. Directed
by: Guy Hamilton.
Starring: Roger Moore,
Christopher Lee,
Britt Ekland.
UK/1974.
23.30 Under the Dome
00.30 Smiley Face (K16) FILM
Directed by: Gregg Araki.
Starring: Anna Faris,
Adam Brody.
USA/Germany/2007.
02.15 Dexter (K16)
TV5
06.20 Dynamo:
Magician Impossible
07.15 Dogs 101
08.05 Matlock
12.25 Gracie?s Choice: A Story of
Love FILM
Directed by: Peter Werner.
Starring: Kristen Bell, Diane
Ladd, Shedrack Anderson.
USA/2004.
15.30 Here Comes Honey Boo
Boo
16.00 Must Love Cats
17.00 MacGyver
18.00 Dynamo: Magician
Impossible
19.00 Monk
20.00 30 Rock
21.00 Starsky & Hutch FILM
Directed by: Todd Phillips.
Starring: Ben Stiller, Fred
Williamson, Owen Wilson.
USA/2004.
23.00 Sexcetera (K18)
00.05 Bikini Summer (K16) FILM
Directed by: Roberto Veze.
Starring: Melinda
Armstrong, David Millbern,
Kelli Konop.
USA/1991.
01.55 Threesome (K16) FILM
Directed by: Andrew
Fleming.
Starring: Lara Flynn Boyle,
Josh Charles,
Stephen Baldwin.
USA/1994.
AVA
08.05 Namaste
10.05 American Idol
11.50 Million Dollar Decorators
12.45 Storage Hoarders
13.45 Breaking Pointe
14.40 The Rachel Zoe Project
15.35 Babies in the Office
17.30 Find My Family UK
18.30 Grand Designs
20.00 American Idol
23.00 Royal Pains
00.00 Reign
01.00 Vanderpump Rules
Green Zone
Kiss of Death
This action-packed thriller
revolves around the American
invasion of Iraq in 2003. Now, as Miller
searches for answers made ever
more elusive by covert and faulty
intelligence, the truth becomes
the most valuable weapon of all.
Directed by: Paul Greengrass.
Starring: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Amy Ryan. USA/2010.
23.10 My Boyfriend the War Hero
00.30 The Jacket (K16) FILM
Directed by: John Maybury.
USA/2005.
02.25 Best of Anna Nicole Smith
03.40 MacGyver
05.00 Defying Gravity
AVA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Find My Family UK
11.50 You Deserve This House
12.45 Million Dollar Decorators
13.45 The Rachel Zoe Project
14.45 Real Housewives of New
York City
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
21.00 München (K16) FILM
Directed by: Steven
Spielberg. USA/2006.
01.00 Knight Rider
02.00 Just for Laughs
03.30 MacGyver
AVA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Real Housewives of
Beverly Hills
11.50 Vanderpump Rules
12.50 Top Chef Masters
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
19.00 Million Dollar Decorators
20.00 Storage Hoarders
21.00 American Idol
1.3.
MTV3
NELONEN
Royal Pains
AVA 23.00
08.05 Children?s Programming
10.20 Cosmos
15.25 Top Gear USA
16.25 Baby Mama FILM
A successful, single
businesswoman who dreams
of having a baby discovers
she is infertile and hires
a working class woman to
be her unlikely surrogate.
Directed by: Michael
McCullers. USA/1995.
22.55 C.S.I. USA/2005
21.00 2 Fast 2 Furious (K16)
FILM
Directed by: John Singleton.
Starring: Eva Mendes, Paul
Walker, Tyrese Gibson.
USA/2003.
23.05 The Covenant FILM
Directed by: Renny Harlin.
Starring: Steven Strait,
Laura Ramsey, Sebastian
Stan. USA/1995.
TV5 21.00
Thursday 27.2.2014
Sub 21.00
Saturday 1.3.2014. USA/2007.
22.45 C.S.I. Jackson,
Nicolas Cage. With Children
06.30 Absolutely Fabulous
07.00 Extraordinary Dogs
07.30 The King of Queens
08.00 Matlock
12.00 Cupcake Girls
12.30 Say Yes to Dress
13.00 Dogs 101
13.55 Absolutely Fabulous
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. As Jimmy?s hopes for
a normal life with his wife and
daughter fade, he becomes a
pawn of the federal agents in
their attempts to bring down
a psychotic gangster named
Little Junior (Nicolas Cage).
Directed by: Barbet Shcoeder.
Starring: David Caruso, Samuel
L. 5 MARCH
HELSINKI TIMES
Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television.
thursday
friday
27.2.
MTV3
NELONEN
Heist
MT V3 22.35
09.45 Hart of Dixie
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 The Great British Bake Off
15.20 Middle
15.45 Oliver?s Twist
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Undercover Boss USA
22.35 Heist (K16) FILM
A jewel thief?s nephew is
sent along on a heist to
ensure a longtime partner
in crime stays honest about
the division of the loot.
Directed by: David Mamet.
Starring: Gene Hackman,
Delroy Lindo.
USA/2001.
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 One Born Every Minute
15.55 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 How I Met Your Mother
18.30 Project Runway
Heidi Klum hosts a reality
series where aspiring
fashion designers compete
for a chance to break into
the industry.
19.30 2 Broke Girls
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
21.00 Arrow
22.00 Revolution (K16)
23.00 Entourage (K16)
23.36 C.S.I
Their union was tested,
however, as Earhart developed
passionate feelings for Gene
Vidal, and the couple?s marriage
faced the ultimate tragedy years
later, as Earhart?s fierce independent spirit spurred her to attempt to fly around the world - a
venture that infamously shrouded
her in mystery, as the pilot simply
vanished after crashing into the
Pacific Ocean. Bear FILM
Directed by: Paul Ziller.
Starring: Ed Begley Jr.,
Kimberley Warnat, Shaun
Johnston. Richard Gere co-stars as
her charismatic business partner
and adoring husband George
Putnam. With Children
06.40 Absolutely Fabulous
07.15 Must Love Cats
08.05 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
13.00 Must Love Cats
13.55 Absolutely Fabulous
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Directed by:
Oliver Stone. Starring: Michael
Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Carey
Mulligan. Phil provides the most
comprehensive forum on
mental health issues in the
history of television.
14.50 America?s Next Topmodel
A reality television series in
which a number of women
compete for the title of
America?s Next Top Model
and a chance to start their
career in the modeling
industry.
21.00 The Rebound FILM
In New York City, a single mom
captivates her new neighbor, a
much younger man.
Directed by: Bart
Freundlich. Directed by:
Dennis Dugan. Phil
03.05 Start!
TV5
06.10 Married. TV GUIDE
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27 FEBRUARY . USA/2010.,
23.00 Numb3rs
23.55 Call Me Fitz
01.00 Twin Peaks
01.55 The Covenant FILM
Directed by: Renny Harlin.
Starring: Steven Strait,
Laura Ramsey, Sebastian
Stan. Back at
home, however, their idyllic
life is upset when they
discover their neighbors
could be assassins who
have been contracted
to kill the couple.
Directed by: Robert Luketic.
Starring: Katherine Heigl,
Ashton Kutcher,
Tom Selleck.
USA/2010.
23.35 Frasier
00.05 Excused
00.35 Medium
02.35 Mad Men
TV5
06.10 Married. Starring:
Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie.
USA/2002.
21.00 Grown Ups FILM
After their high school
basketball coach passes
away, five good friends and
former teammates reunite
for a Fourth of July holiday
weekend. 5 MARCH
21
Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English broadcasting on Finnish television.
sunday
monday
2.3.
MTV3
NELONEN
Batman
Sub 21.00
08.05 Children?s Programming
12.50 Oliver?s Twist
15.35 The Flintstones FILM
Directed by: Brian Levant.
Starring: John Goodman,
Elizabeth Perkins.
USA/1994.
19.20 Wall Street: Money Never
Sleeps FILM
Directed by: Oliver Stone.
Starring: Michael Douglas,
Shia LaBeouf, Carey
Mulligan. Emerging from a
lengthy prison stint, Gekko finds
himself on the outside of a world
he once dominated. USA/2010.
22.35 The Americans
An assassination attempt
on President Reagan causes
chaos in both the FBI and
KGB. With Children
06.40 Absolutely Fabulous
07.15 Bad Dog!
08.05 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
12.30 DC Cupcakes
13.00 Bad Dog!
13.55 Absolutely Fabulous
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. USA/2006.
AVA
08.05 Namaste
10.00 American Idol
16.00 Top Chef Masters
In the series, worldrenowned chefs compete
against each other in weekly
challenges.
17.00 Real Housewives of New
York City
20.00 Reign
23.30 Law & Order: Los Angeles
tuesday
3.3.
MTV3
NELONEN
Killers
Nelonen 21.00
09.45 Hart of Dixie
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 Survivor
In this reality game show
contestants are isolated in
the wilderness and compete
for cash and other prizes.
15.10 Whitney
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Hostages (K16)
22.35 Rizzoli & Isles
Detective Jane Rizzoli and
Medical Examiner Dr. Stan puts pressure on
his new spy to find out if the
Soviets were responsible.
23.35 Persons Unknown (K16)
SUB
11.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.05
19.00
19.55
21.00
The Simpsons
Farm Kings
Masterchef USA
The Face
Lying Game
Pretty Little Liars
Project Runway
Mythbusters
Batman (K16) FILM
The Dark Knight of Gotham
City begins his war on
crime with his first major
enemy being the clownishly
homicidal Joker.
Directed by: Tim Burton.
Starring: Michael Keaton,
Jack Nicholson,
Kim Basinger.
USA/1989.
23.25 Grimm
00.20 Revolution (K16)
01.10 Supernatural (K16)
02.00 48 Hour Mystery
JIM
08.55 MasterChef Australia
11.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA
12.50 Top Secret Recipe
13.40 Cooks to Market
14.35 Talent USA
16.15 Undercover Boss
17.05 Biography: Cameron Diaz
19.00 Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
22.00 American Pickers
23.00 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
23.30 Bizarre Crime
00.05 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
00.35 Ice Road Truckers
01.30 Barter Kings
01.55 Bondi Rescue
02.25 Top Shot
08.05 Children?s Programming
11.30 Zoo
12.00 Sea Rescue
12.30 Dog Rescue
13.50 Dr. Directed by:
Rob Minkoff. Looking to
repair his damaged relationship
with his daughter Winnie, Gekko
forms an alliance with her fiancé
Jacob (Shia LaBeouf). Phil
Dr. Directed by: Mira
Nair. USA/2010.
Hilary Swank stars Amelia
Earhart, the legendary American
pilot who made history in 1932
by becoming the first woman
ever to fly solo across the Atlantic
Ocean. But can
Jacob and Winnie really trust the
ex-financial titan, whose relentless efforts to redefine himself in
a different era have unexpected
consequences. Starring: Hilary Swank,
Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor.
USA/2009.
MTV3 19.20
Sunday 2.3.2014
Sub 21.00
Monday 3.3.2014. Germany/
Canada/1997.
08.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
14.35 Matlock
15.30 30 Rock
16.30 Zoo Days
17.30 Knight Rider
18.30 Stuart Little 2 FILM
Stuart and Snowbell set
out across town to rescue
a friend. Starring:
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Justin Bartha,
Kate Jennings Grant.
USA/2009.
01.35 Blue Bloods
TV5
06.50 Ms. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 Deadliest Catch
20.00 Navy NCIS
21.00 The Blacklist (K16)
SERIES BEGINS.
Raymond Reddington
joins the FBI in an attempt
to work together and
bring down criminals and
terrorists.
22.55 Motive
00.50 The Only Way is Essex
01.55 Thirteen Ghosts (K16)
FILM
Directed by: Steve Beck.
Starring: JR Bourne,
Embeth Davidtz, Dah Digga.
USA/2001.
03.30 Deadliest Catch
04.20 MacGyver
AVA
JIM
13.55 Undercover Boss
14.45 MasterChef Australia
15.40 Shark Tank USA
16.35 Kitchen Nightmares USA
17.30 Gordon Ramsay?s F Word
18.30 MasterChef Australia
19.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
22.30 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
23.30 Speeders
00.00 World?s Weirdest
Restaurants
00.30 South Park
01.00 Ax Men
01.55 Shark Tank USA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Undercover Boss UK
11.50 All On The Line
13.45 Grand Designs
15.15 Jamie?s Big Feastival
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
19.00 Save with Jamie
Jamie shows how you do not
need a massive budget to
make great, delicious food.
20.00 Real Housewives of New
York City
21.00 Top Chef Masters
23.00 Rizzoli & Isles
00.00 Hart of Dixie
Amelia
A sequel to the classic Wall Street
(1987) and it takes place in New
York, 23 years after the original.
Michael Douglas is back in his
Oscar-winning role as one of the
screen?s most notorious villains,
Gordon Gekko. Starring:
Adam Sandler, Chris Rock,
David Spade. With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 Deadliest Catch
20.00 Gold Rush 2
21.00 Terminator Salvation (K16)
FILM
Directed by: McG.
Starring: Christian Bale,
Sam Worthington,
Anton Yelchin.
USA/UK/Germany/
Italy/2009.
23.10 The Man With The World?s
Biggest Testicles
00.45 Stuart Little 2
FILM
Directed: Rob Minkoff.
USA/2002.
02.05 MacGyver
03.00 Flashpoint
AVA
08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
11.45 Marbella Mansions
12.40 American Idol
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
19.00 Property Brothers
20.00 Grand Designs
21.30 Jamie?s Big Feastival
23.00 Love Bites
00.00 Hart of Dixie
4.3.
MTV3
NELONEN
The Blacklist
TV5 21.00
09.45 Hart of Dixie
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 Grand Designs
15.15 How to Live with Your
Parents (for the Rest of
Your Life)
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 Person of Interest
A software genius and an exCIA operative work together
to prevent violent crimes
before they can happen.
22.35 Suits
23.35 666 Park Avenue (K16)
This series follows a
couple who are offered the
opportunity to manage the
historic building, The Drake
but it is not what it seems.
00.35 Legit
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Gordon?s Ultimate
Cookery Course
15.55 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 How I Met Your Mother
18.30 Supersize vs Superskinny
19.30 Mom
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Big Bang Theory
22.00 Sleepy Hollow (K16)
Sleepy Hollow is a modern
day twist on Washington
Irving?s classic in which
Ichabod Crane, resurrected
250 years in the future,
pairs up with a present-day
cop, Abbie Mills, to save the
town of Sleepy Hollow from
unparalleled evil.
23.00 Mom
23.30 Nikita (K16)
00.30 Bones (K16)
01.25 48 Hour Mystery
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.45 My Cypriot Kitchen
09.15 Princess
09.50 Say Yes to the Dress
10.20 Building Bryks
13.20 Say Yes to the Dress
13.50 Building Bryks
14.20 My Cypriot Kitchen
14.50 Rules of Engagement
15.50 Supernanny
16.55 Frasier
17.25 Hoarders
18.25 Excused
21.00 Elementary
This series is based on
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?s
Sherlock Holmes detective
stories with contemporary
twists.
22.00 Criminal Minds
23.30 Californication (K16)
00.05 Frasier
00.35 Excused
01.05 Elementary
02.05 Dr. Maura
Isles team up to solve crimes
in Boston.
23.35 Psych
00.35 Louie
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Beverly Hills Pawn
15.55 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 How I Met Your Mother
18.30 Beverly Hills Pawn
19.30 Suburgatory
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Big Bang Theory
Big Bang Theory is a megahit
comedy that revolves around
four intelligent physicists
and their beautiful neighbour
Penny who shows them how
little they know about life
outside of the laboratory.
21.00 Amelia FILM
Directed by: Mira Nair.
Starring: Hilary Swank,
Richard Gere, Ewan
McGregor.
USA/2009.
23.10 Suburgatory
00.40 Bones
01.35 48 Hour Mystery
JIM
12.50
13.20
14.15
14.40
15.45
Chuck?s Day Off
Dinner: Impossible
Barter Kings
MasterChef Australia
Anthony Bourdain: The
Layover
A travel and food show
hosted by Anthony Bourdain.
17.30 American Pickers
18.30 MasterChef Australia
19.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
21.00 American Pickers
22.30 Container Wars
23.00 Ball Boys
23.30 Trigger Happy TV
00.55 South Park
01.25 Crimestories Around the
World
Wall Street:
Money Never Sleeps
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.45 My Cypriot Kitchen
09.15 Princess
09.50 Say Yes to the Dress
10.20 Sarah 101
13.20 Say Yes to the Dress
13.50 Building Bryks
14.20 My Cypriot Kitchen
14.50 Rules of Engagement
15.50 Heavy Texas
16.55 Frasier
18.25 Excused
20.00 America?s Next Topmodel
21.00 Killers FILM
A vacationing woman meets
her ideal man, leading to
a swift marriage
For
more information, see www.visithelsinki.fi. Helsinki?s General Post Office is also open at the weekend 10-18. Directed
by: Richard Linklater. Stenbäckinkatu 11, 09 471 72783
(between 6:00 and 22:00), 09 471 72751 (between 22:00 and
6:00).
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Emergency clinics in Helsinki and Uusimaa area hospitals that are
on call 24 hours a day: Helsinki: Meilahti hospital, 2nd floor, Haartmaninkatu 4, tel. Post offices are usually open Mon-Fri 8-20 and SatSun 10-14. See www.posti.fi
Emergency Numbers. New York
22.40 Major Crimes
23.40 Fringe
SUB
09.25 Eastenders
13.55 Mythbusters
14.55 Flipping Out
Flipping Out takes a look
at a peculiar real estate
speculator, Jeff Lewis who
buys houses and ?flips?
them, selling them for a
profit after fixing them up.
15.55 Jamie?s 15 Minute Meals
16.25 Eastenders
18.00 How I Met Your Mother
18.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA
Gordon Ramsay is invited by
the owners to spend a week
with a failing restaurant
in an attempt to revive the
business.
19.30 Raising Hope
20.00 The Simpsons
20.30 Two and a Half Men
21.00 Project Runway
22.00 Vikings (K16)
23.00 Raising Hope
23.30 Vampire Diaries
00.30 Bones
JIM
Invite Mr Wright
The Delinquent Gourmet
Cooks to Market
MasterChef Australia
Shark Tank USA
Kitchen Nightmares USA
Gordon Ramsay?s F Word
Gordon shares his infectious
passion for great cuisine and
gets people eating, cooking,
thinking and talking about
food.
18.10 MasterChef Australia
19.30 The Voice of USA
22.30 Ice Road Truckers
23.30 Gene Simmons Family Jewels
00.30 South Park
01.00 Ax Men
01.55 Shark Tank USA
02.50 The Voice of USA
HELSINKI TIMES
FINLAND INFO
NELONEN
Vikings
Sub 22.00
12.10
13.00
13.30
14.25
15.20
16.15
17.10
TV GUIDE
27 FEBRUARY . With Children
17.30 Everybody Loves Raymond
18.00 The King of Queens
19.00 Deadliest Catch
20.00 Navy NCIS
21.00 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox
Story (K16) FILM
Directed by: Jake Kasdan.
Starring: Jenna Fischer, John
C. Grocery stores in the Helsinki Central Railway
Station tunnel are open Mon-Sat 7-22 and Sun 10-22.
Fri 2/28
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Post Offices. Nine
years ago, two strangers, Jesse
and Celine, met by chance,
spent a night together in
Vienna and parted before
sunrise. In a number of Finnish towns public internet posts are
quite rare due to extensive per-person internet use at home. Phil
TV5
06.10 Married. Hietaniemen kauppahalli (?Hietalahti Market Hall?) holds until summer 2014 the majority shops from Wanha Kauppahalli.
Restaurants. See www.forex.fi for more
information.
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Grocery stores. Finland?s international country
code is +358 and to ring abroad from Finland dial 00. Health centres around the country are open
Mon-Fri 8-16. Public phones
are scarce. 09 100 23.
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Internet. With Children
06.40 Absolutely Fabulous
07.15 The Jeff Corwin
Experience
08.05 Matlock
12.00 Kitchen Boss
12.30 Extreme Couponing
13.00 The Jeff Corwin
Experience
13.55 Absolutely Fabulous
14.30 Hale and Pace
15.00 Matlock
16.00 3rd Rock from the Sun
17.00 Married. Yliopiston apteekki (tel. Reilly, Raymond J. At these public terminals internet use is usually free of charge.
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7:26 am 5:40 pm
7:36 am 5:25 pm
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Telephone. 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. For more information, see www.hsl.fi.
Tourist Information.Helsinki City Tourist & Convention Bureau
(Pohjoisesplanadi 19, Aleksanterinkatu 20) is open Mon-Fri 9-20
and Sat-Sun 9-18 between 15 May and 14 September; at other times
of the year, Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat-Sun 10-16, tel. As they have
only a few hours until his plane
leaves, they stroll through
Paris, talking about their experiences, views and whether
they still love each other,
although Jesse is already
married with a kid. 22
wednesday
tuesday 31.12.5.3.
MTV3
09.45 Hart of Dixie
10.40 Emmerdale
11.40 Doctors
14.10 Babies in the Office
15.20 Up All Night
The series follows Reagan, a
producer on her best friend
Ava?s talk show, and Chris,
Reagan?s supportive, stayat-home husband, as they
try to adjust to life with their
newborn baby Amy.
17.25 The Bold and the Beautiful
18.00 Emmerdale
21.00 C.S.I. 09 471 72432; Töölö hospital, Topeliuksenkatu 5,
tel. The Tourist Bureau provides information about the city and its sights.
Pharmacies. Starring: Ethan
Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon
Dobtcheff. The Forex desk at Helsinki Central Railway Station
is open Mon-Fri 8-20 and Sat-Sun 9-19. Both are open Mon-Fri 8-18 and Sat 8-16 but
are closed on Sundays. Public transport operates in Helsinki and its surrounding regions
from around 5:30 (6:30 at weekends) until midnight. 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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08.05 Namaste
09.35 Doctors
10.30 Baby Borrowers on
Holiday
11.50 Babies in the Office
12.45 Storage Hoarders
13.45 Save with Jamie
14.45 Real Housewives of New
York City
15.45 Doctors
17.25 Eastenders
18.00 Friends
19.00 It?s a Brad, Brad World
20.00 Real Housewives of New
York City
21.00 Before Sunset FILM
Directed by: Richard
Linklater. 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
Wages and salaries
sum grew by
1.2%
year-on-year from
October to December
last year
Statistics Finland
SOLUTION ON PAGE 23. Most
hotels as well as the Helsinki Tourist Office and Helsinki?s General
Post Office have a computer terminal. USA/2004.
22.40 1600 Penn
23.10 I Hate My Teenage Daughter
23.40 Hart of Dixie
Children in need of urgent medical treatment should be taken to
Lastenklinikka children?s hospital. Both telephone cards and Finnish SIM cards for mobile
phones can be bought at R-kioski shops.
fares: Helsinki (one zone) ?2.80/?2.20 from ticket machine, Helsinki-Espoo or Helsinki-Vantaa (two zones) ?4.50 and whole area
(three zones) ?7.00. 09
471 67371; Espoo: Jorvi hospital, Turuntie 150, tel. 5 MARCH
07.00 Children?s Programming
08.45 My Cypriot Kitchen
09.15 Princess
09.50 Say Yes to the Dress
10.20 Building Bryks
13.20 Say Yes to the Dress
13.50 Building Bryks
14.20 My Cypriot Kitchen
14.50 Rules of Engagement
15.50 Supernanny
16.55 Frasier
17.25 Criss Angel Believe
This series is centered on
stunts and street magic acts
by magician Criss Angel.
18.25 Excused
21.00 Under the Dome
23.30 Dexter (K16)
00.35 Frasier
01.05 Excused
01.35 Criminal Minds
02.35 Dr. USA/2004.
AVA 21.00
Wednesday 5.3.2014
Airport buses.Finnair?s airport bus operates daily between Helsinki Airport and Helsinki city centre (platform 30 at Helsinki Central
Railway Station, just beside the restaurant Vltava), 35 min., ?5.90
or ?3.80 with Helsinki Card. Banks are usually open Mon-Fri
10-16:30 except for the bank at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which is
open 6-22 daily. Night buses operate extensively at weekends.
Night buses have an extra fee. Starring:
Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine
Torres. Operator number 118. Now they are about to
cross paths again when Jesse
arrives in Paris for a reading
of his new book. Barry.
USA/2007.
22.55 My Strange Addiction
00.00 Call Me Fitz
01.10 Numb3rs
02.00 Resolutionaries
03.00 Twin Peaks
03.50 Deadliest Catch
WEATHER
Banks and Bureaux de Change. Single ticket
Before Sunset
Before Sunset is a romantic
drama film directed by Richard
Linklater and it is a sequel to
Before Sunrise (1995). 09 3101 3300. Dial 112. For non-urgent ambulance services, dial 09 394 600, and non-urgent police matters, dial 09 1891.
Market halls. 0300 20200, calls are
charged), Mannerheimintie 96, is open 24 hours; its branch at Mannerheimintie 5/Kaivopiha is open daily 7-24.
Public Transport. 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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Health advice and information call centre (if you are unsure of
what to do) . Includes commuter trains, buses, trams and metro. 09 4711.
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Medical services. The currency exchange counter at the harbour in
Katajanokka, Helsinki is open everyday (Mon-Fri 15-17:30 Sat-Sun
10-11, 15-17:30)
As it turned
out, probably because of some
excellent micro-rowing maneuvers by the captain, we
bucketed two ?sh: an ide and a
bream. We took them back to
the cottage, where they were
humanely dispatched, prepared and very slowly baked in
a spicy soya sauce and greedily
eaten with wine and dill potatoes. Of
course our goal was to drive
moose, or elk, as I annoyingly like to correct people, towards the hunters. I wondered where
exactly all the spices had
gone and most of all I was terri?ed by the things that came
out of the grilli. But I prefer to focus on
the great foods and food
experiences to be enjoyed
here: fried herring, muikku, high quality meatballs,
forest foods, reindeer, cray?sh, sweet rice porridge with
butter and cinnamon, tasty
breads, pulla, the energising
pea and ham soup on Thursdays, heck, even those pickled herrings and salmiakki
have their charms. We each
came back to Helsinki with
bin bags full of elk strapped
to the car roof.
Then there are the inescapable trips to the forest to pick mushrooms and
wild blueberries, or bilberries as I annoyingly like to
correct people. I didn?t even
know about some of the berries you can buy here at the
many summer pop-up markets; who knew about the
cloudberry. I became
concerned by the diet of sour,
pickled ?sh, heavy soups and
dry bread. CLASSIFIEDS & SERVICES
HELSINKI TIMES
27 FEBRUARY . But these are
just half-truths, and by my
?rst summer I came round to
Finnish food. I?ve spent weekends
in the Finnish forest bashing
wooden sticks whilst walking towards 20 armed hunters, by choice actually. I was leaning over the
back of the boat and doing many things: trying to grab the
netted ?sh, not tangle the net,
not fall in and avoid an argument with the self appointed
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bake you a bilberry pie.
You?ll love it.
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Andrew Taylor is a Helsinki-based travel and food photographer.
A matter of taste
?Paddle the boat backwards!?
?Yeah, I?m trying, just grab it
before it swims away!?
?I don?t want to tangle the net,
I want to do it nicely?
?Aaaah, just hurry up!?
TWO of us were in a rowboat in
the Finnish archipelago pulling in a tangle net we had laid
out the previous night to snag
?sh. this would
likely end badly. Success of the largest chain
of spas in China, Liangtse, continues in Europe. It tastes like a
childhood food I never had.
It?s not all perfect of
course; Finnish food is commonly under-spiced and seasoned, a decent meal in a
Helsinki restaurant will set
you back more than in other countries while the ethnic
food scene is in its infancy. Jamie Oliver has
championed Nordic chanterelle mushrooms fried in
butter and garlic, served on
toast, and I can personally
recommend the bilberry pie
with custard, or vanilla sauce
as people like to annoying-
ly correct me. It?s now pleasing to see modern Nordic
food getting recognition in
the international media.
In this series expatriates write about their lives in Finland.
Over the years I?ve had
some memorable food experiences. An infamous former prime minister
of Italy has also bashed Finnish food. A delicious meal.
When London and Paris
were competing to host the
Olympics, some years ago
now, the French president
Jacques Chirac claimed that
?after Finland, Britain has
the worst food in the world.?
Quite why Finland was
brought into a barb aimed at
Britain I?m not sure