We also take a look
at the ongoing problems with
student housing.
See pages 10-11
EAT & DRINK
Garlic and class
Ravintola Kynsilaukka provides
a hefty dose of alliums and a
classy-but-casual setting.
See pages 14-17
Single
e
d
tickets and
day tickets
Validity from 2
hours to 7 days.
Buy form tickets
machines, bus and
tram drivers, as
well as conductors
on commuter trains
or by mobile
phone. come from Africa and the Middle East, though sizeable numbers also come from other
European countries.
Studies over the past few years
have stated repeatedly that Finland?s rapidly ageing population necessitates increased immigration
and the ?gure of 257,248 non-Finnish people residing in Finland at the
end of 2011 . HT
rights organisation
Amnesty International has criticised the way that the Finnish government acted in connection with
the report on CIA rendition ?ights.
Susanna Mehtonen, legal adviser of Amnesty International Finland, says that the actions of the
Foreign Ministry during the investigation into the ?ights in May 2006
leave a great deal to be desired.
A report published by the American Open Society Foundation last
THE HUMAN
week claims that in a discussion with
Undersecretary Markus Lyra, Marilyn Ware, the US ambassador in Helsinki at the time, had praised Erkki
Tuomioja (SDP) for playing down
the information the media had on
the CIA ?ights. says
Hamed Shafae, chairman of the
Finnish Afghan refugees organisation. We talk to an expert
to find out how to recognise a
mould-trap. 4.8 per cent of the
population . Finland
did not consider the matter serious and therefore did not press the
US for answers on these questions,?
Mehtonen stated.
The Parliamentary Ombudsman is
currently investigating Finland?s involvement in the rendition ?ights.
The Ombudsman has requested statements on the issue from 15 authorities,
which are due at the end of February.
L E H T I K U VA / M A R K K U U L A N D E R
HOUSING
Susanna Mehtonen, legal adviser of
Amnesty International Finland, says
that the actions of the Foreign Ministry during the investigation into
the flights in May 2006 leave a great
deal to be desired.
Tuomioja disputes Amnesty?s
claims that Finland played down the
importance of the rendition ?ights.
According to him, the Foreign Ministry did its utmost to investigate
the matter.
Read more on page 3
Afghan official seeks asylum in Finland
Director of women?s affairs of Balkh province applied
for asylum in Finland on account of threats toward her
life that had been issued in Afghanistan.
A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A
HEL SINKI TIMES
regional of?cial for
women?s affairs is reported to have
applied for asylum in Finland after
having visited the country, and to
have vanished thereafter.
The of?cial in question is Fariba
Majid, who has worked as a women?s
affair director in the northern Af-
AN AFGHAN
ghan province of Balkh. ISSUE 7 (289) . the spokesman
said to Pajhwok Afghan News.
Zabiullah Mojahed, a press
spokesman for the Taliban, which
has been held responsible for previous attacks on female political
?gures in Afghanistan, states that
people fabricate stories of threats
by the Taliban in hopes of leaving
the war-torn country.
When contacted by Helsinki
Times, an of?cial from the Finnish
Immigration Service (Migri), which
deals with asylum applications, said
that they could neither con?rm nor
deny that Majid has made an application for asylum as they are bound
by con?dentiality. Families of individuals seeking asylum may be
in danger of being targeted in their
home country.
?Similar events, where Afghan
of?cials, representatives of sports
or arts travelling to western countries have applied for asylum has
become common recently.. which
consists of Helsinki, Vantaa, Espoo
and Kauniainen . some ten
per cent of the population . still represents one of
the lowest immigrant populations
in the EU. S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . ?No one in gov-
ernment service is experiencing
security problems,. 20 FEBRUARY 2013 . W W W.HELSINKITIMES.FI
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Helsinki?s
immigrant
population
to double
by 2030
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A REPORT released this week claims
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Problems with indoor air may
turn your dream home into
nightmare. The report is based on a study
on population trends published by
the City of Helsinki Urban Facts on
Monday, which predicts that immigration to the capital city region
will increase at a rate much higher
than previously expected.
Currently there are around
130,000 non Finnish-speaking residents in Capital Region . but the
new report predicts that ?gure could
rise to 300,000 by 2030. As with
many countries, immigrants tend to
gravitate to the capital area, as with
internal migrants, in the hope of better job opportunities and services.
The majority of immigrants to
Helsinki Capital Region . According to the report, Lyra had responded by saying
that the Finnish government did not
want to attach too much importance
to the matter.
Ombudsman
requested statements
?At the time, Finland was prepared
to make light of the issue. ?Even some diplomats have
been refusing to return to Afghanistan at the end of their term. Prescott
Support is believed to co-operate with the CIA in prison transfer flights.
Amnesty criticises report
on CIA rendition flights
Tuomioja: The Ministry
for Foreign Affairs did
all it could to conduct
a full investigation into
the matter.
TUOM A S SAVONEN, M ARIANNE HAK AL A . One of
the main reasons behind this trend
is the uncertainty awaiting Afghanistan after the withdrawal of ISAF
forces in 2014.?. You can
transfer from one
vehicle to another
with a single ticket
within the validity
of the ticket.
www.hsl.?
that the number of immigrants in
Helsinki could double within 20
years. ?3 . The share of people of immigrant background is greatest in
Helsinki at 11.8 per cent, followed
closely by Vantaa at 11.2 per cent
and Espoo with 10.5 per cent.
The report also highlights that
the makeup of non-Finnish speaking
population will change from the current situation, with the proportion of
non-Finnish speaking residents born
in Finland growing gradually.
A suspect Hercules plane belonging to Prescott Support pictured at Helsinki-Vantaa airport on 16 May, 2003. Majid came
to Finland around a month ago for a
training course, but has subsequently vanished, according to the Balkh
provincial governor?s spokesman.
Reportedly the woman had applied for asylum in Finland on account of threats toward her life that
had been issued in Afghanistan.
The governor?s spokesman has rejected these claims. 14
A country where lives
a frustrated population, tired
of being subjected to arbitrary measures and repression. including freedom
of assembly and expression
. You can submit your articles to viewpoint@helsinkitimes.fi.
Articles should be at least 5,000 characters-with-spaces long (maximum length 10,000). In recent months, as one
leading human rights defender after another was arrested
for doing no more than exer-
ent experts to investigate the
events of 2011. My
second trip was a very dif?cult one: I went in September 2012 to observe Nabeel?s
trial. A country which, for the
past two years now, has been
living to the beat of crackdowns, demonstrations and
tear gas shootings.
I VISITED this island nation,
Bahrain, twice since 14 February, 2011, when the popular uprising began. Nabeel is one
of the most prominent human rights activists in his
country and was able to provide me with direct accounts
of what had been happening
in his country over the previous year. or exercising
his right to freedom of asso-
him, are languishing in prison for having marched in the
street. Without that,
the tensions between the
communities will deepen and
the repression will go forth.
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Katherine Gallagher is FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights) Vice-President and a
Senior Staff Attorney at the CCR (Center for Constitutional Rights) in the US, where she focuses
on holding individuals, including US and foreign
government officials, and corporations, including
private military contractors, accountable for serious human rights violations.
Nabeel Rajab, FIDH Deputy Secretary
General and Director of the Bahrain Center
for Human Rights.
Bahrain: Two years of repression,
a population in distress
IT IS A tiny country, often forgotten. There are dozens of other Bahrainis who, like
cising their fundamental rights
of expression and association,
it has seemed like the surest
way to prison in Bahrain was
to be a human rights defender.
Woe be those who speak for the
oppressed!
UNDER pressure from the international community, in July 2011 the highest Bahraini
authorities mandated a group
of international independ-
treatments, lack of access to
independent courts respecting fundamental fair trial
principles, unfair dismissals.
The list is long.
THE BICI did not just document facts; it also addressed
to the authorities a number
of recommendations, including to review and commute or
drop charges related to political expression, to review all
convictions and sentences issued by the National Security
Court in ordinary courts, to
establish an independent and
impartial body to investigate
all claims of torture and similar mistreatment, to ensure
those arrested have prompt
access to counsel and are informed of the legal basis for
their arrest, redress for the
families of those killed, and
the establishment of a national dialogue between the
various parties.
SUPPORTED by the international community and human
rights organisations, these
recommendations have been
formally approved by the King
of Bahrain. is a prerequisite to ending this crisis. In July 2012, Nabeel
was arrested for participating in or supporting ?illegal
gatherings. the
many human rights defenders . Among those arbitrarily
arrested are human rights defenders who, just like Nabeel,
have become targets of the regime. I ?rst
went, in April 2012, to meet
with my friend and colleague
Nabeel Rajab, FIDH Deputy Secretary General and Director of the Bahrain Center
for Human Rights, as well
as other human rights defenders, victims and government of?cials. the release of
prisoners of conscience . For years, he has
been striving to reveal and
denounce the abuses of the
Bahraini authorities. the United Kingdom,
the United States, France ?
to ensure that Bahrain takes
concrete actions to allow its
citizens to enjoy their full
rights . the many human rights defenders . 20 FEBRUARY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
Viewpoints are commentaries written by experts and authorities about specific topics. is a prerequisite to ending this crisis. In December
2012, an appeals court sentenced him to two years in
prison for having called for
and participated in peaceful
demonstrations.
TODAY,
Nabeel has become a
symbol of the regime?s repressive measures. without consequence. Only when
all Bahrainis are allowed to
exercise the full spectrum
of rights will the situation in
Bahrain improve.
THE REGIME. However, over a
year has passed and the recommendations have yet to be
meaningfully implemented.
Instead, arrests continue and
the count of those killed since
the uprising began in February
2011 now exceeds 80.
LET?S be clear . A
?rst step would be to release
Nabeel and other human
rights defenders and protestors immediately. . It is the responsibility of the international
community and of the Kingdom of Bahrain?s main partners . He was denied bail
at the hearing I attended
in September. Without that, the tensions between the communities will deepen and the
repression will go forth.
ciation. The Bahrain
Independent Commission of
Inquiry (BICI) published its report in November 2011.
THE REPRESSION and practices put in place by the regime are clearly identi?ed:
arbitrary arrests, torture, ill
Let?s be clear, the release of prisoners of conscience . It must stop paying lip service to human
rights while violating the
basic rights of too many of
its citizens. 2
VIEWPOINT
14
Recent ?gures show
that in January alone the volume of purchases based on the
Opposition parties slam
Government over new
defence budget
Differing views lead to heated exchanges in parliamentary debate.
RIS TO JUSSIL A . Tuomioja claimed
last Wednesday. a political author and controversial dissident who often gives his viewpoint to
the fawning Russian media.
Bäckman has been invited to
spearhead Narodny Sobor?s
Finnish branch.
The activists sent an appeal and action plan to
Georgy Poltavchenko, the
governor of Saint Petersburg, urging him and the
local government to temporarily suspend its twin-town
status with six Finnish cities,
until their demands are met.
The Narodny Sobor movement proposes to establish a
pan-governmental commission between the two countries with ?broader abilities?
to investigate all cases of
children?s rights infringe-
S A R I GU S TA F S S O N
E V G E N I E B O G DA N O V
HEL SINKI TIMES
L E H T I K U VA / J U S S I N U K A R I
Russian NGO Narodny Sobor threatens
to boycott Finnish goods and services
The security and defence policy report was criticised for a lack of information on the defence budget.. The parliament had a long, albeit tepid, debate on the report. The meeting was also
attended by Johan Bäckman
. S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . The movement has
A DEBATE
been monitoring these cases
in Finland lately. Despite approving of several of the policies
proposed in the report, he attacked it for not containing
some essential data, such as
?gures for the defence budget.
He reiterated the earlier message by the Finnish Defence
Forces: if, after 2015, the defence budget does not increase
from the level of that year, the
country will be faced with the
loss of some of the mainstays
of its defence policy.
Military
service cut down
to four months?
Eero Reijonen from the Centre Party continued in a similar vein to Niinistö. Rapporteur
Pasi Pölönen from the Ombudsman?s of?ce says that
the Open Society Foundation?s report sheds new light
on the events, but was yet unwilling to assess what kind of
impact this will have on the
Ombudsman?s investigation.
?We will look at the whole
picture when we have received
all the statements and decide
then whether we need additional information,. She also said
that the shortest civil service term should not exceed
the corresponding military
service in duration.
As expected, Ilkka Kanerva (NCP) took the most
positive stance on the report, noting that the basis for
the defence budget should
be around 1.5 per cent of the
gross national product.
L E H T I K U VA / J U S S I N U K A R I
is currently raging
in Saint Petersburg regarding an initiative on the boycott of Finnish exports and
travel to and from Finland.
The initiative is the work of
activists from a non-governmental organisation called
Narodny Sobor (National
Union).
The leader of Narodny
Sobor, Anatoli Artuh, urges residents of Saint Petersburg to avoid buying Finnish
goods or travelling to the
country for leisure and to
purchase Shengen-zone visas
from diplomatic missions of
countries other than Finland
. I
ERKKI TUOMIOJA
don?t know what happened
in reality,. ?We wouldn?t
like to roll everything in
one: family issues, trade and
Finnish export.
The recent case is sad and
we hope of?cials make a decision as soon as possible,?
said Hannu Kujanpää, head
Johan Bäckman (left) and Anatoly Artuh, Narodnyi Sobor?s Saint Petersburg area regional director,
at a meeting in Helsinki last week.
of the Finnish supermarket
chain Prisma, to Russian TVchannel Mir 24.
Economically speaking, the
contribution of Russian shop-
ping-tourists to the Finnish
national economy is unlikely
to reduce. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
3
Activists claim measures are a response to recent child custodyrelated problems of Russian citizens in Finland.
Foreign
Minister
defends
Finland?s
actions on
CIA flights
T U O M A S S AV O N E N ,
MARIANNE HAK AL A . On 6 February Artuh visited Helsinki and held a meeting with
Russian-speaking inhabitants. He said
that the Left Alliance, the
Greens and the Social Democratic Party had thwarted efforts to include a statement
on the funding, a conclusion
which received approving
nods from the National Coalition party members.
tax-free refund system in Finland constituted 41 million euro, representing a 14 per cent
rise over the same month of
the previous year.
Reijonen claimed that the
indecisiveness of the government parties prevented longterm planning regarding the
Defence Forces. ST T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . HT
OPPOSITION parties,
the Finns Party and the Centre Party, expressed concern
over whether the defence
budget would be suf?cient to
cover spending after 2015.
During last Wednesday?s
parliamentary session, both
parties lambasted the government?s new security and
defence policy report for a
lack of information on the
defence budget. In her view,
the shortest military service
term should be reduced to
four months. They also demand
that a budget be allocated
by the city to deal with child
custody-related disputes.
The Narodny Sobor movement, whose of?cial statement claims to support the
unity of the Russian nation
and to protect its traditional
values, is also well-known for
their anti-gay actions and recent attempt to sue Madonna
over her speaking out about
the famous Pussy Riot case.
In turn, Finnish businessmen say that child custodyrelated disputes and trade
relationships are totally different things. The
reasons for criticism were
mostly what were expected.
The Finns Party chair
Timo Soini livened up the
discussion by claiming that
apparently the Left Alliance
and the Greens wanted to
take care of the military service with a camping trip.
?But all sorts of pirate
chases are being proposed,?
he continued.
Seemingly rattled by the
comment, Pekka Haavisto
(Greens) was provoked to explain that the responsibility
for security at sea also concerned Finland.
Finns Party defence expert Jussi Niinistö kicked off
THE
the criticism. as the Finnish government
makes a small pro?t on visas
sold through their missions.
The reason for Narodny
Sobor?s outrage is a recent
series of child custody-related disputes between the two
countries. DOMESTIC
HELSINKI TIMES
14 . Pölönen
explained.
He could not give an estimate on when the Ombudsman?s report would be
completed.
Foreign Minister Erkki
Tuomioja.
ments, and the signing of a
new legislative initiative between the Russian Federation and the Republic of
Finland. HT
Continues from page 1
says that
the diplomatic cable released
by Wikileaks, the whistleblowing website, which was
cited by the Open Society report, does not necessarily tell
the whole truth about the
meeting between Lyra and
Ambassador Ware.
?This report is just the
view of one of the parties. Some critical
voices were also heard from
among the government party benches.
Holding a mainly positive view on the report, Annika Lapintie from the
Left Alliance was prepared
to continue with cost-saving measures for the Defence Forces
However, prior to revising the foreign exchange
policy, thorough discussion is necessary, Rehn
stresses. with over 20 years of experience
. Regardless, Finland will
be hoping Krista can bring success from this year?s competition in Sweden, after the country?s only previous success with
Lordi?s Hard Rock Hallelujah in 2006.
T O M I O R AVA I N E N . The
27-year-old native of western Finnish town of Kaskinen started her singing career in 2009 with her band Daisy Jack.
Having released a number of singles and made her debut
on stage in the musical Play Me, the trainee teacher made the
semi-finals of The Voice of Finland last year. 56%
JARNO MEL A
View details and this week?s question at www.helsinkitimes.fi.
Who:
Krista Siegfrids
From:
Kaskinen
Famous for:
Finnish singer who will represent
Finland in the Eurovision Song
Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden
with her entry Marry Me.
Siegfrids. 4
DOMESTIC
14 . Appelsin speculated that many of these cases would not proceed before
it was known whether the
main case would go to the Supreme Court.
Appelsin
heads
a
14-strong prosecution team
responsible for all the criminal cases concerning ill-gotten gains across Finland.
?In the criminal cases,
the suspicion is that the defendant was aware of this
being an illegal activity and,
like Kailajärvi, gave false information, with fraudulent
intent. victory in New Music Competition at the Espoo Areena on Saturday night . means she will represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in May. The
Court stated that it was clear
that WinCapita did not conduct pro?table betting or
currency trade, despite giv-
ing that impression on its
website and emails to its
members.
According to the court,
WinCapita was an illegal pyramid scheme. The
claims in the cases concerning ill-gotten gains amount
to roughly 20 million euro.
Thousands
ended up losing money
The Court of Appeal concluded that Kailajärvi systematically gave false information
to thousands of people, causing them ?nancial loss. 44%
No . In addition, he believes the availability of
apprenticeship
training to adults must be enhanced in the prevailing
economic and employment situation. HT-STT
Ville Niinistö:
NCP afraid to
endorse gay
marriage bill
Ville Niinistö, the Minister of the Environment
and the chair of the Greens
party, believes the bill for
equal marriage rights is
stuck at the parliament?s
Legal Affairs Committee
due to reluctance from the
National Coalition (NCP)
and Centre camps to advocate the issue. HT
THE RULING made by the
Court of Appeal last Thursday did not put an end to
court proceedings in the
WinCapita swindle case.
Now that a decision has been
reached on the main case,
courts will tackle the smaller
related cases in the provinces, involving around twenty defendants. According to
the European Commission,
strong euro will particularly impede the ailing southern European economies
that face stiff competition
from emerging economies
in Asia and Central America. said Appelsin. having an extensive network of IB alumni
. Niinistö
nevertheless believes the
bill could be passed in the
current parliament with
majority support from the
NCP and minority support
from the Centre, Helsingin
Sanomat reports.
HT
Rehn anxious
over strong euro
The European Commissioner for Economic and
Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, believes the rising euro rate may hinder
the recovery of European
economies. A couple
of thousand people made a
pro?t, but thousands of others are thought to have ended up losing money.
The prosecutor estimated that the biggest individual loss was around a million
euro.
WinCapita illegally raised
more than 90 million euro between 2006 and 2008,
with the amount of illegally
obtained gains estimated to
have been over 57 million euro. Contrastively,
Minister of Finance, Jutta
Urpilainen (SDP), does not
regard the strengthening
euro as a particular concern. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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L E H T I K U VA / M A R K K U U L A N D E R
Gustafsson calls
for more inputs
on apprenticeship
system
The Minister of Education and Science, Jukka
Gustafsson (SDP), has announced his intention to
call for an additional 30
million euro to ?nance
the apprenticeship system at the government?s
mid-term session. with international involvement
. in a multilingual environment
. There has however been some controversy over the lyrics of Marry Me, which
are sung in English, with an online debate discussing whether
the fawning lyrics are ?anti-feminist?. being the best possible preparation for university
(Financial Times, May 2008)
The school is located in Matinkylä, Espoo, and easily reached from
all directions.
www.mattliden.fi/gym. On top of
these, there are roughly 600
cases concerning ill-gotten
gains, in which the prosecutor demands the recovery of
WinCapita pro?ts from the
defendants.
On Thursday, the Helsinki Court of Appeal increased
the sentence of Hannu Kailajärvi (50), the founder of
WinCapita, to ?ve years.
Besides aggravated fraud,
Kailajärvi was convicted of
illegal fundraising.
The court ordered Kailajärvi to be apprehended immediately and the police
collected him soon after the
ruling to start his sentence.
Kailajärvi had promised to
turn himself in on Friday.
Kailajärvi?s ex-partner received a suspended sentence
of one year and three months
for aiding and abetting.
Kailajärvi?s legal represenatives said their client
would submit an application to the Supreme Court for
leave to appeal Helsinki District Court?s decision.
Mika Appelsin, prosecutor in the main case of the
case, explained that the majority of the smaller WinCapita cases had been on
hold until the Court of Appeal gave its ruling regarding
Kailajärvi. The funds were
raised from new members
and distributed to those who
had joined earlier. taking the highest number
of votes from the public and judges . According to Gustafsson,
the investment is necessary to ensure the realisation of Finland?s social
guarantee for young people. Similarly to Rehn, she
urges for discussion on the
issue, but cautions against
intervening in the work
of the ECB in devising the
monetary policy. Kailajärvi?s share of this
sum was around 6 million.
Mattlidens Gymnasium
International Baccalaureate
Mattlidens International offers the IB programme
. S T T
NIINA WOOLLE Y . HT-STT
The founder of WinCapita, Hannu Kailajärvi, attended a hearing at the Court of Appeal on 25 October 2012.
Courts to handle smaller
WinCapita cases after
ruling on main action
The Court of Appeal ruled that WinCapita was an illegal pyramid
scheme and ordered Kailajärvi to be apprehended immediately.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
European Union leaders have agreed the broad lines of a deal on
the bloc?s budget over the next several years at a summit in Brussels.
Do you think Finland contributes more
than it gains from the EU?
Yes
The criminal investigation, however, cites no
malpractice suspicions, as
only errors by quali?ed med-
THE VIOLENT
ical professionals constitute grounds for malpractice
claims, the police remind.
?We are simply looking into what Esa Laiho did when
performing as a doctor, and
whether the actions have
resulted in a situation that
would justify criminal suspicions,. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
January?s scuffle in public library is linked to
a right-wing extremist group.
TA R J A R E P O, E L I N A KO R K E E . has also been unable to offer a watertight
account of the events.
?Economic and social factors may have led to the
act,. states Antti Leppilahti, the of?cer in charge
of the investigation.
Laiho is also facing charges of a number of economic
offences, including aggravated fraud and forgery, following an investigation by the
Helsinki police?s economic
crimes unit. CRIME
HELSINKI TIMES
14 . Räty assaulted a man fatally in a ?at
in Kuopio last April, only months after his release from prison, after
a 22-year sentence for
a murder committed in
North Karelia. The
charges were raised from
manslaughter to murder due to the brutal and
atrocious nature of the
homicides, which . According to the police, the homicides, which
took place in the home of
the 48-year-old murder
victim, were committed
with an edged weapon.
The police characterise the events that led to
her death as long and exceptionally cruel. According to Hakkarainen, he
and his friend were attacked by three young
men as the two were returning from a night out
in the early hours of Sunday. S T T
crimes unit of
the Helsinki Police Department will review the actions
of the alleged pseudo-doctor,
Esa Laiho, over the roughly
ten-year period during which
he was employed at several Finnish hospital districts.
The investigation encompasses a number of deaths,
but for the present the details of the suspicions are not
revealed, Helsingin Sanomat
and Nelosen Uutiset report.
An earlier investigation
by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and
Health, Valvira, revealed no
evidence of medical malpractice. ?Other right-wing extremist, but non-violent,
activity does occur. The webzine Sarastus, for example,
may be regarded as a cultural
fascist publication,. were not committed on
an impulse.
HT-STT
Man handed
second life
sentence
The District Court of
Northern Savonia has
given Pasi Räty, 48, his
second life-sentence for
murder. S T T
L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä
THE SHOTS ?red on the smok-
Alleged pseudo-doctor, Esa Laiho?s actions are under investigation .
The deaths of two newborns in Klaukkala, Nurmijärvi in early October
are investigated as murder. The court viewed that
the incident was sparked by
an altercation between the
39-year-old shooter and one
of the two victims, who sustained gunshot wounds to
the head and arm.
In its verdict, the court
highlighted the danger to
everyone on the balcony,
while citing the accidental
gunshot wounds sustained
by the second victim. A police report of the
assault has been ?led.
The chairman of the Oulu city board, Riikka Moilanen, and mayor Matti
Pennanen have both condemned the act of aggression. Hakkarainen says. A chair was also
thrown at the trio, as they
?ed the scene promptly after
the scuf?e.
Extremist organisation
linked with a number
of incidents
The incident has been linked
strongly with the Finnish Resistance Movement (SVR), an
organisation that has publicly declared its National
Socialist sympathies. After being de-
DESPITE
nied entry to the book launch
event, the trio assaulted the
security of?cial at the door
with ?sts and the bag of bottles. according to Muurman . the
police have determined
. The
second victim, a 45-yearold man, sustained lifethreatening injuries in
the attack.
HT-STT
Fifth suspect of
Malmi jewellery
robbery detained
The ?nal suspect of the
robbery of Malmin Korupaja jewellery shop two
years ago in Helsinki has
been detained by the District Court of Helsinki, after an arrest by foreign
law enforcement of?cials.
The man, believed to be a
member of the heist gang
responsible for the largest jewellery robbery in
Finnish criminal history,
is currently awaiting extradition to Finland, reveals the of?cer in charge
of the investigation, Jukka Larkio. A psychological examination ruled
Räty capable of comprehending the repercussions of his actions. The district
court?s verdict also added two
counts of ?rearms offences,
drug offences and drunk-driving to Vu?s already extensive
record of drug, violent, and
property crimes.
Assault in Oulu
an anti-gay hate
crime, victim
claims
Sunday?s assault on Janne
Hakkarainen, a local
Greens party politician,
and his friend in Oulu was
an anti-gay hate crime,
Hakkarainen views. According to the court, the gunman
had to realise the potentially
fatal consequences of ?ring
the gun at close range.
Consequently, the gunman,
Ngoc Hai Vu, was found guilty
of attempted manslaughter
and aggravated negligent bodily injury, and ordered to pay
over 40,000 euro in compensatory damages. The suspect was arrested at the crime scene,
a ?at in Espoo?s Kauklahti district on 3 February.
The police have revealed
that the young adults
knew one another and
believe the act was motivated by jealousy. According to
the police, one of the suspects was carrying a bag of
bottles and wearing goggles,
protective gloves and a bulletproof vest. This was the ?rst
time an edged weapon was
used,. ?The
Jyväskylä incident was the
?rst time the organisation?s
actions caused widespread
commotion. No indications of the father?s complicity in the killings have
been revealed in the preliminary investigation,?
he adds.
HT-STT
L E H T I K U VA / A N T T I A I M O - KO I V I S T O
One suspect in
Jyväskylä stabbing
still at large
L E H T I K U VA / J A N N E N O U S I A I N E N
C O M P I L E D B Y A L E K S I T E I VA I N E N
ing balcony of the nightclub
Tiger in central Helsinki last
autumn were not accidental,
the District Court of Helsinki has ruled, giving a six-year
prison sentence for the gunman. ?We want Oulu to be
multi-cultural and tolerant, a safe and pleasant
environment.. ?Investigation
into the stabbing continues
after we catch the suspect,?
inspector Tuomo Korhonen
of the Central Finland police
said on 6 February.
Of the other two suspects,
one remains detained while
the other was released from
police custody on 5 February
upon a decision by the local
district court.
Meanwhile, the police
have largely determined the
course of events, but continue looking into the incident?s
background. HT-STT
5. According to Tero
Muurman, the of?cer in
charge of the investigation, there is a reason to
believe a degree of premeditation was involved
in the homicides, presumably committed by
the mother of the infants
in June.
The mother, however,
has denied all accusations
in police interrogations,
but . In January,
the court handed prison
terms to two men for their
involvement in the robbery, while dismissing the
charges mounted against
a third suspect. The
charges against two other men of harbouring an
offender were dismissed
by the court.
HT-STT
Court detains
man suspected
of murder in
Kontiolahti
On Friday, the District
Court of Pohjois-Karjala detained a 29-year-old
man on suspicion of a murder and attempted murder
in Kontiolahti on 7 February. They are responsible for roughly eight attacks or clashes over the past
COLUMN
Deaths of
newborns in
Klaukkala
investigated as
murder
Police van outside Jyväskylä City Library where one person was
stabbed during the presentation of a book on Finnish extreme
right on 31 January.
few years. S T T
a warrant of arrest
issued by the police, the third
suspect of January?s stabbing
in Jyväskylä City Library remains at large. Muurman views.
?The father of the children was unaware of the
pregnancy. They didn?t
like that he was wearing
women?s clothes,. Jalonen
says.
Police probe
actions of alleged
pseudo-doctor
J A N N E H U U S KO N E N ,
T O M I O R AVA I N E N . The stabbing victim, a
man who came to help the security of?cial, is believed to
have used a telescopic baton
and been carrying an edged
weapon. Moreover, three
Valvira of?cials are suspected of violation of of?cial
duties for neglecting to ascertain the authenticity of
the diplomas presented by
Laiho and another suspected
pseudo-doctor.
The suspect of the nightclub shooting attended District Court
hearing on 28 January.
Nightclub shooter
guilty of attempted
manslaughter
J A N N E H U U S KO N E N
T O M I O R AVA I N E N . HT-STT
Espoo double
murder suspect
detained
A young man from Tampere has been detained
for probable cause of the
murders of a woman born
in 1995 and a man born in
1991. ?The
offenders were apparently provoked by my friend?s
appearance. says Jussi Jalonen, a
researcher at the University
of Tampere.
For example, the extremist organisation was behind
July?s pepper spray attack on
Dan Koivulaakso, a left-wing
politician, during a seminar
on sexual and gender minorities in Oulu. The
Ministry of the Interior, similarly, considers the organisation dangerous, although
small. In addition, it
has been linked with an assault on a National Coalition
member at polling booths
and a petrol bomb strike
against a student union in
Oulu in 2010, as well as the
tear gas raid against the Helsinki Pride parade in 2010.
Jalonen believes SVR
is one of the few violent
right-wing extremist organisations in Finland
As
usual, the heads of each country told the media that the
negotiations had ended in a
great result for their country.
In the EU everyone seems to
win. The three remaining groups will be known in
a few days. The claim was dif?cult to certify as Finland had
not speci?cally revealed its
goals in public beforehand.
In terms of the share of net
payment the objective was to
keep Finland?s share at a ?reasonable. Establishing a
company in Finland means
getting support from the
Finnish side, stressed Sampo Vehviläinen.?
TURUN SANOMAT 10 February
Oxytocin
became a
new trend
?OXYTOCIN could be called
a trend hormone; one so often sees news praising its
positive effects. The expense
estimate of the ?rst Angry
Birds was 200,000 euro. They are entrepreneurs and hardworking
workers who have studied. Instead Argentina,
Brazil, China, India and Indonesia have steadily grown.?
The gross domestic product of Finland remains minus
4.4 per cent when compared
with the level prior to the ?nancial crisis. she says.
Sarasvuo has battled issues with alcohol for years.
His longtime friend, Managing Director of Pierre Cavallo
Eija Nyman-Janatuinen, runs
a clinic for substance abusers
in Helsinki as a secondary job.
She knows that alcohol problems are not always visible.
Although the industry focuses on the capital region,
lots of interesting activity
takes place outside it. In Russia tickets
for ?nal, semi-?nals, quarter?nals and the game for
bronze are unavailable at
the moment. Predictions have been
far too optimistic in assuming
that things will be back to normal within 18 months.
?The crisis is far from over.
Unemployment rates are
signi?cantly high in many
countries, especially youth
unemployment,. Still Finland pays
up to 200 million euro more
than it previously did.
The estimate of Finland?s
share of payments changes when the average of the
budget season is taken into
account. Politicians are stupid to increase
taxation in such a situation.. When working gets too
rough, they cannot rest but
with the help of alcohol or
other intoxicants,. Blanch?ower says. Company trainer Jari Sarasvuo initiated the
discussion by telling Ilta-Sanomat that drinking has become a life-governing burden
for him.
?SUCCESSFUL
?At work I see that many of
those who seek help are hard
workers. rate.
Government leaders always seem to ?nd the right
?gures to support claims of a
good negotiation result. According to an
expert in the ?eld, game companies focus mostly on the capital region, but other cities are
also seeing increasing action.
Finland has 150 game
companies altogether, 40 per
cent of which are new startup establishments.
?Starting a game company does not require life-al-
?REVENUES
tering investments such as
the manufacturing industry does, for example. ?
One out of six companies of
the Kotka-Hamina region are
established with Russian funds
16 per cent of
brand-new companies in
the Kotka-Hamina region
have links with Russia.
According to the agency of
the regional development
Cursor OY, more than 40
?rms out of 400 recently-established companies
have been made with participation of Russian capital . It is pursued as
a treatment for alcoholism,
depression and autism, for
example . The bulk
?SOME
of these are specialising
in retail, auto repair, logistics and construction.
The head of Investments
in Lappeenranta, Sampo
Vehviläinen, noticed that
there are no special requirements for Russian businessmen. ?. Nyman-Janatuinen
says to Ilta-Sanomat. SATU HIRVELÄ
Finland?s EU bill will see a rise of millions
Top economist pans
Finnish recession remedies
L E H T I K U VA / G E O R G E S GO B E T
HELSINGIN SANOMAT 10 February
Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen hailed the result of the recent EU summit.
Prime Minister praised
Finland for having cut the
growth in its net share of EU
payments. Researchers are now particularly interested in the social effects
of oxytocin. The same situation concerns the tickets
for the group stage matches on 12 and 16 February.
However, all groups are not
decided yet, only groups
A (Russia, Slovakia, the
USA), B (Canada, Finland,
Norway) and C (Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland), have been ?lled
already. Kouvola
has seen ten new game companies within a year, over 200
people work in the business
in Tampere and Oulu holds almost 30 game companies.
?The game business does
not suffer from a lack of ideas. Now
Rovio runs a business of 100
million,. The
net payment is the balance
between what Finland pays
the EU and the support it receives from the EU.?
economist David Blanch?ower deems the
Finnish recession remedies,
such as expenditure cuts and
increases in taxation, completely incorrect.
Professor Blanch?ower describes the current recession
as longer than previously estimated. ?The euro-zone is now
in a double-dip recession due
to strict monetary policies.
Tightening these policies during recession is not sensible.?
?TOP BRITISH
He points the ?nger at Finland as well. ?Countries such
as Finland, have not reached
a proper growth track since
the crisis. Blanch?ower
considers plans in euro-zone
countries that cut down
on spending particularly
unsuccessful.
How does he evaluate the
increase in taxation in Finland in a situation such as
this. ?
The vicious circle of drinking often escalates with successful people when they
work long hours and bring
their work to home.
?You come home, maybe
work out, open the computer,
send a few e-mails and possibly make a couple of offers.
It can easily feel as if one
has deserved a glass or two
of wine,. On the evening of Friday 8 February, EU leaders ?nally managed to agree on an
EU budget for 2014-2020. One
can become successful from
one?s own living room.
For example, Fingersoft
was created by one man, and
its games have been downloaded over 40 million times,?
says the Director of Neogames, the Finnish Centre
of Game Business, Research
and Development.
The revenue of the Finnish
games industry has grown by
over 50 per cent since 2011 according to an estimate by Neogames. ?Taxes should be reduced
instead of increased. 6
FROM FINNISH PRESS
14 . and ?fair. most of them are
based in Kotka. In fact 99 per cent are not
carried out.. ?yet 99 per cent
of good ideas are never actualised?
of the Finnish
game industry are growing exponentially. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
T R A N S L AT E D B Y A N N I K A R A U TA KO U R A
L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä
In the Russian media
RIA NOVIY REGION 8 February
Tickets for hottest events
of Winter Olympics were
sold-out in the first hours
?TICKETS for main hockey clashes were sold-out
in a wink. On Friday
?THE
it was witnessed that this is not
the case in EU summits.
Along with others, Jyrki
Katainen praised the results
of the budget negotiations for
Finland. The centre expects
growth to remain strong.
?In the game business
one can start small and still
end up on top. She says
that long-term effects and
effects on developing brains
of oxytocin have not yet been
adequately accounted for.?
KAUPPALEHTI 9 February. In ten
years you may notice that a
glass has turned into a bottle
or two.. Hiltunen states.
AAMULEHTI 9 February
Ilta-Sanomat: Many successful
working people have a drinking problem
and employed
Finns often have substance
abuse problems, Ilta-sanomat states. diseases often related to social problems.
A large study will soon
take place in the United
States, where oxytocin will
be given to autistic children
as a nasal spray for the duration of six months.
The research was reported by Science Magazine in
January.
Doctoral student at the
University of Turku Susanna Hakonen hopes for moderation in clinical medical
research and use of the substance on children. However, Russians are buying tickets for
Olympic ice hockey group
matches randomly in the
hope they get lucky.?
Rovio currently runs a 100 million euro business.
BUSINESS FM ST. ?The result matched
our goals and expectations,?
Katainen said at a press
event. In other parts of life, other rules seem to apply: when
someone is granted more bene?ts, another one is forced to
give something up. PETERSBURG 6 February
YLE 8 February
Golden days of the Finnish game
industry continue
20 FEBRUARY 2013
7
WASHINGTON, USA
C ARE Y L . Users
can pick up a car at one station and leave it at another
when they are ?nished. said Pardo, whose
company employs nine people and operates stations
in the largest Mexico City
neighbourhoods.
Aventones, which employs a staff of 10, hopes to
begin operations this year in
Bogotá and attract 25,000
new users, thanks to ?nancing provided by its new partner, Venture Institute. recent weeks have seen a signi?cant softening of tone.
?Finally, at the end of the
semester, the administration
felt enough pressure to agree
to a meeting with a couple
of members of the school?s
board, and that took place
Former US vice-president Al Gore has sided with a strengthening campaign to get Harvard to
back out of its oil and gas investments.
Congested and polluted, Mexico
City embraces carpooling
New means of transforamtion, carpooling and carsharing, take the
place of the private cars in Mexican metropolitan area.
MEXICO CIT Y
EMILIO GODOY
IPS
like the Mexican capital, plagued by air
pollution and traf?c jams,
carsharing and carpooling
initiatives offer obvious advantages in addition to the
economic bene?ts enjoyed by
users.
Two of the most popular
new initiatives of this kind
are Aventones and Carrot,
small companies founded
by young recent university
graduates.
Aventones takes its name
from aventón, the Spanish word for hitching a lift.
The company?s creation was
spurred by the excess of traf?c and the inef?cient use of
IN A MEGACITY
cars, in the Mexican capital, said Ignacio Cordero, a
28-year-old industrial engineer and graduate of the
Universidad Iberoamericana
(UIA), a Jesuit university in
Mexico City.
?The idea is to promote a
culture of shared car-use,?
he said, which in this case is
achieved through carpooling.
Cordero joined forces with
Cristina Palacios, a business administration graduate
from UIA, and Alberto Padilla, an industrial engineer
trained at the Monterrey Institute of Technology, to create the company in 2010.
Their services are offered
to communities of trust ?
companies, universities and
government institutions ?
with an average of 200 or
250 people, who are matched
up through an online system
that searches for compatible
routes, travel times and empty seats in cars. BIRON
IPS
ON TUESDAY,
a city supervisor in San Francisco introduced resolutions calling on
the city?s retirement fund to
divest all money it has in fossil fuel companies and gun
manufacturers. That followed a signi?cant recent
decision by the city of Seattle?s two-billion-dollar retirement fund to actively shed
its stocks in companies that
contribute to climate change.
And Wednesday, former
US vice-president Al Gore, a
prominent climate activist
and Harvard alum, sided with
a strengthening campaign to
get that school to back out of
its oil and gas investments.
?If I were a student, I would
support what you?re doing,?
Gore told students, speaking on campus at Harvard.
?But if I were a board mem-
ber I would do what I did when
we took up the Apartheid issue. they also share the ride
together.
The client organisation is
charged a fee of 8,000 dol-
lars a year, which includes
training courses. and a campus-wide
referendum in which nearly three-quarters of students
voted in favour of divestment
. Occasional users pay around 23
dollars annually and seven
dollars an hour, plus 23 cents
of a dollar for each kilometre
travelled.
A frequent driver pays
around eight dollars a month,
?ve dollars an hour, and 23
cents per kilometre. said industrial
engineer Jimena Pardo, 28, a
UIA graduate, who co-founded Carrot in 2012 with Diego Solórzano, a graduate in
actuarial science from the
Autonomous Technological
Institute of Mexico.
The company, which is af?liated with the international Carsharing Association,
new willingness to talk, Welton refers to a far larger impact on the student body.
last Friday,. The service?s
users not only share a vehicle . At least 20
institutions have now started processes to look at divestment options.
Little risk
The Harvard administration
was initially cold on the idea of
divestment, however, reportedly refusing for months to
agree to a meeting between the
school president and student
representatives on the issue.
But following a concerted campaign . On 31
January, those funds moved
to create a mechanism to
look into how potential divestments could take place.
?This was a critical ?rst
step, as there was no such
mechanism even in existence,. According to Carrot, each one
of its shared vehicles keeps
20 private cars off the roads.
These solutions are more
than welcome in a city like
the Mexican capital and its
metropolitan area, which
have a combined population
of 20.4 million. Alli Welton,
a co-coordinator of Divest
Harvard, a student group,
said.
Indeed, that latter contention is supported by a recent report by Aperio Group,
an investment management
?rm, which found that divesting of climate changerelated holdings would bring
with it remarkably little risk
for university endowments.
Welton notes that negotiations between students and
the administration are going to continue ?That?s pretty
good after a semester of not
talking to us?, with a decision
slated for 15 February. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
HELSINKI TIMES
14 . Clients register
through a website and pay a
fee in accordance with how
frequently they need the use
of a car, Pardo said. It is currently utilised by 5,752 users
and 27 clients . In this, Seattle?s actions have already become a model of sorts.
Led by the city?s mayor, Mike McGinn, in turn responding to exhortations
by 350.org, last month Seattle?s retirement and pension
funds reported that they had
some $17 million invested in
oil and gas companies. Jamie
Henn, communications director for 350.org, an advocacy group that has spearheaded
the divestment push, said.
Hampshire College, a
small school in Massachusetts, was the ?rst to follow
the campaign?s lead; in 1979,
it was also the ?rst school in
the United States to divest
from South African holdings.
Two more colleges have now
followed suit.
While these are each small
and notably progressive
schools, Henn reports that
student groups have sprung up
around the issue on the campuses of at least 230 schools,
including at each of the elite
Ivy League schools and several
large state schools. Aaron Pickus, a
spokesperson for the mayor.
While no decision has yet
been made on how that money should now be used, Pickus says, ?There has been a
general request that it not
be re-invested in companies that are polluting our
climate.?
The public response has
been positive, he notes,
even while constituents understand that the city is at
the beginning of a process
that could span the next
half-decade.
L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / P E K K A S A K K I
A months-old national campaign to convince US colleges, universities
and city governments to withdraw investments from the world?s largest oil and gas companies has seen some notable initial successes.
L E H T I K U VA / A F P P H O T O / J U H A S O R R I
US divestment movement gaining momentum
Carsharing and carpooling would reduce the numbers of cars
on the road and thereby pollution levels would decrease.
metres and 10,586 hours in
car travel and 71,430 litres of
gasoline.
Carsharing systems ?can
be replicated in mediumsized and large cities that
have urban transportation, a
high population density and
a mix of residential and of?ce areas,. Its
software team is developing
an open application based
on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
Carrot, which has also
partnered up with Venture
Institute, plans to begin operations in Toluca and Puebla,
cities near the Mexican capital, raise its membership to
between 3,000 and 5,000 users, expand its ?eet to 100
vehicles, and open up more
stations in different neighbourhoods of the city.
Both organisations also hope to forge closer ties
with the leftist local government of Mexico City, which
is promoting the Metrobús (a
bus rapid transit system using dedicated lanes), a public
bike sharing system, and an
electric taxi programme in
the city?s historic centre.. This has
a signi?cant positive impact on the environment and
fosters multi-modal transportation,. The software used was created by the
company?s founders. This is an opportunity
for learning and the raising of
awareness, for the discussion
of sustainable capitalism.?
In fact, the divestment
movement here in the US,
which has burgeoned following the November presidential election, took its
inspiration from the antiApartheid experience.
?So, it made perfect sense
for us to start with universities, as these institutions
have a special responsibility to make their investments
live up to their missions.
Many have publicly committed to sustainability and solving the big issues of the day,
yet many are still putting tens
of millions of dollars into companies that are wreaking havoc on the planet.?
?During the 1980s, 155
schools came out against the
South African Apartheid, and
so we?re modelling a lot of what
we?re doing now on that,. 23 in Mexico
and four in Chile, where the
company began operating in
January.
Carsharing is another means of multi-user car
transport, popular in Germany, Spain, Canada and the
United States and now offered by Carrot in Mexico,
Zazcar in Brazil and SigoCar
in Costa Rica.
?There is a growing trend
of providing more options
for getting around. While
she says she?s very encouraged by the administration?s
offers its clients 40 vehicles,
including three electric cars,
and has already attracted
1,600 users. According to
the Centre for Sustainable
Transport, the inhabitants of
this megacity carry out a total of 49 million trips daily,
53 percent on public transport and 17 percent in private
vehicles.
Aventones states that it
has prevented the emission
of 115 tons of carbon dioxide and saved 750,015 kilo-
To the cities
According to 350.org?s Henn,
the second phase of the organisation?s divestment strategy
will focus on city governments
and pension funds
Governments want to
save jobs, like with the American bailout of automobile
manufacturers. According to YLE, one Finnish
lady worked eight years at one job on dozens of shortterm contract. private bailout
Example: HBOS, a Scottish bank, was purchased by Lloyds.
The UK agreed to waive anti-monopoly rules to allow the acquisition and injected capital as well.
Private bailout
Example: Goldman Sachs had $5 billion injected by Warren
Buffett?s company Berkshire Hathaway. We have to compete with Germany,
whose unit labour costs have only increased 3% since
1999 while ours have increased 28%. He is certainly
correct that there is a problem, but I haven?t seen him
suggest the obvious solution.
THERE are a number of issues which are upsetting labour leaders . Thinking especially of the construction industry, they say foreigners are underpaid,
forced to work overtime without adequate compensation, and are sometimes housed in terrible conditions.
They are right, of course.
ANOTHER problem in the news recently is the abuse of
short-term contracts. Although one might think attacking the institution that
saved you from ignominious
liquidation a bit presumptuous, it is not uncommon.
AIG
AIG?s bailout is a prime example of the ad hoc measures
a variety of national, municipal and central bank regulators took during the ?nancial
crisis. This
occurred during Finland?s
banking crisis of the 1990s,
and was also followed by various governments during the
2008 calamity.
Of course, during a bailout
different parties may have
different goals. The company
even ran an advertising campaign to thank the American
taxpayers for saving it. What is happening is that Finnish employers are desperate. Cord david@helsinkitimes.fi
The writer is a journalist and columnist for Helsinki Times.
He is also a private investor with over ten years of experience.
Us slaves
MINISTER of Labour Lauri Ihalainen is upset about the
employment status of us foreigners. Management
might seek to save the company as a going concern. Typically, though, the timeline of
a bailout follows a set procedure. According to the
Ministry of Finance, corporate pro?ts this year will be
almost 33% below ?ve years ago.
absolutely no surprise that employers are doing
everything legal (freelancers, short term contracts) or
even illegal (bringing in foreigners and threatening to
?re them if they complain) to survive. It involved loans, capital injections, buying toxic
assets, and even the waiving
of some rules.
During the autumn of
2008 AIG had its debt downgraded because of its exposure to collateralised debt
obligations which were declining in value. Besides the help
of added capital, this was viewed as a ?private guarantee?
which reinforced confidence because of Buffett?s enormous
resources and famous aversion to risk.. Moreover, New York state regulators allowed the company
to transfer money from subsidiaries and the US Treasury gave a capital injection.
Overall, $182 billion went into AIG?s bailout.
AIG survived, sold off almost half of its assets, and the
US was able to sell its stake
in the company and book an
impressive $23 billion pro?t
on the bailout. If foreigners had the freedom to negotiate directly with employers without the concrete
shoes of collective bargaining agreements on our feet,
we would all be better off. Shareholders
desire a maximum return on
their investment.
Some different ways
to conduct an emergency bailout
Total nationalisation
Example: Northern Rock was taken into UK state ownership
after suffering a loss of liquidity and a bank run.
Partial nationalisation
Example: AIG had 79.9% of its equity taken by the US Federal Reserve in exchange for its credit facility.
Easy credit and other measures
Example: The US Federal Reserve, along with other central
banks, offered unlimited cheap loans to thousands of financial institutions. Even companies which didn?t necessarily
need help, such as Nordea, participated.
Public guarantees
Example: Finland guaranteed new short and medium term
debt of Finnish banks. 8
BUSINESS
14 . In an interview with
Tough employment YLE, he simultaneously
conditions are most took aim at foreign cleaners who are underpaid,
visible among foroften as part of the grey
eigners, because we economy.
are a desperate lot
and will take anything we can get.
examples can be
made. However, the experience from the
2008 crisis and multiple company bailouts shows this isn?t
necessarily true.
American International Group, better known as
AIG, raised eyebrows and
ire early in January when it
announced it might join a
lawsuit against the US government, alleging the terms
of its bailout were unfair. Tough employment conditions are most visible among foreigners, because we are a desperate lot and will take anything we
can get. Central
banks want to prevent contagion. of employment, where the weekly
working hours are stated as anything from zero to forty. C O R D
HEL SINKI TIMES
CONVENTIONAL wisdom says
a company on the verge of
bankruptcy would be grateful
to anyone who saves it. But it is not reserved for us: remember, the lady who sued over short-term contracts is a Finn.
IT IS
cause of this is our archaic, discriminatory, inef?cient, self-harmful labour policies. When an attempt
at a private rescue failed, the
American central bank, the
Federal Reserve, agreed to
loan it billions in exchange
for warrants allowing it to
take control of almost 80 per
cent of the company. all of which are related, although no
one seems to be pointing this out. However, she
sued and was awarded ?31,000. Minister Ihalainen is directly contributing to our sorry condition, but if he allowed
us more freedom he could help solve the problem.
THE ROOT
As the New York Federal Reserve succinctly put it: ?AIG?s board of directors had an alternative choice to borrowing from the Federal
Reserve, and that choice was bankruptcy.?
Bailout malpractice
AIG?s idea of suing the government which saved it from bankruptcy
illustrates the turbulent world of corporate bailouts.
DAV I D J . Yet a
group of former shareholders ?led a lawsuit against the
US government, alleging they
were cheated in the bailout,
and now AIG is considering
whether they should sue their
saviours as well.
Forced into a bailout
The idea of suing one?s rescuer may seem incredible, but
the bailout of a company is
normally a hurried, confused
affair. The union umbrella group SAK has complained about the mistreatment
of foreign workers. First, government regulators try to help negotiate a
private rescue, either through
an outright accusation, capital injection or sale of assets.
If that fails, the central bank
is normally the only government organisation with the
ability to move fast enough
to provide capital or guarantee against losses. One of the more
common situations for
foreigners is to be used as
freeelancers instead of employees, where they are paid
a tiny fraction of what they would make as a regular
employee.
MORE
IF WE look at these examples we realise this is all part
of a single phenomenon, and not a series of isolated
incidents. In a similar situation in
Europe, Ireland and Portugal
had no real desire, nor immediate need, to accept bailouts
but did so because their perceived instability was impacting the entire continent.
In the UK, various lawsuits have been ?led by disgruntled former investors
who claim they were forced
into accepting bad deals dur-
ing the 2008 ?nancial crisis.
So far, these lawsuits have
either been dismissed or are
generally considered unlikely to succeed.
Successful bailouts
There is no single blueprint
for a successful bailout, because each company and
each crisis is different. He has even likened it to ?a form of modern slavery.. After that,
legislative bodies are able to
formalise the process. Because of
the downgrade, it needed to
post collateral which it did
not have. This did not constitute an actual monetary expenditure, but was instead used to bolster confidence.
Refusals
Example: Lehman Brothers was refused a bailout and allowed
to go bankrupt.
Public . Both employers and employees must have ?exibility in their
deliberations without thousands of career bureaucrats sticking their noses in and forcing us to adhere to
their conditions. It is no surprise
people yearning for work will agree. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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David J. This is not uncommon. Now, of course, employers will drop them at the end of their contract and
hire someone new.
FINALLY we have Minister Ihalainen complaining about
?zero contracts. With AIG, there was
no time for formal studies of
the values of assets, liabilities and future cash ?ows.
The company?s life expectancy was being measured in
hours, not decades.
As the New York Federal Reserve succinctly put it:
?AIG?s board of directors had
an alternative choice to borrowing from the Federal Reserve and that choice was
bankruptcy.?
Although the New York
Fed portrays the bailout
choice stoically, in actuality much of the bailouts were
forced upon companies because of the fear of contagion
According to statistics,
half of Finns sit for at least six hours each day. The number one
country by innovation was
the USA, second South Korea
and third Germany??
Leena Harkimo has served as a National Coalition Party MP since
1999. For example, a ?fth of the working age population practically does not exercise at all.
A sedentary lifestyle is linked to higher mortality, regardless of age, gender, education, physical activity
and other lifestyle factors. work
and a dependence on having a passenger car. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
9
L E H T I K U VA / T RO N D H . A number of state projects have been
launched, aiming to improve minority groups. The increasing immobility is already threatening our working ability and general quality of life. Exports fell products decreased nearly a
world press to their lowest
level in two 14 per cent year-on-year to third and exports of machines,
years in December and led to a 4 billion euro, which was the iron, steel and cars remained
freedom
de?cit for the month, data re- lowest since July 2010. Because of this, lack of exercise as a lifestyle factor is
now at odds with smoking and alcohol consumption is
hazardousness.
RTTNEWS 7 February
Old order
returns in Finland exports lowest in two years
exports declined showed Thursday. Ship- at a clearly lower level than in
leased by the Finnish Customs ments of electrotechnical 2011, the agency said??
index
?IF THE ARAB Spring and the
many protest movements
around the world did their
bit to alter the rankings last
year, it was back to the older sureties in the latest World
Press Freedom Index brought
out by the Reporters Without
Borders.
This year?s index is a better re?ection of the attitudes
and intentions of governments towards media freedom in the medium to long
term.
For a third year running,
Finland was the country
that respects freedom of the
press the most, while Syria,
Turkmenistan, North Korea
and Eritrea were the worst
offenders for the second
straight year??
SHANGHAI DAILY
6 February
Cuba,
Finland
to resume
bilateral
cooperation
and Finland signed
an agreement Tuesday to resume bilateral cooperation
after the two nations decided
to restore relations last year.
The document was signed
by Deputy Foreign Minister
Rogelio Sierra Diaz and visiting Finnish Secretary of Foreign Affairs Pertti Torstila??
L E H T I K U VA / J A R N O M E L A
?FINLAND?S
Stora Enso is planning to reduce its newsprint production by 475,000 metric tons.
RECYCLING TODAY 6 February
Stora Enso of Finland
cuts newsprint production
?STORA ENSO,
based in Helsinki, Finland has announced
plans to close two of its
newsprint machines at its
newsprint mills in Sweden.
The company expects to have
the closures completetd by
the middle of 2013.
Combined, the closure
of the two machines will re-
duce Stora Enso?s newsprint
production by 475,000 metric tons, roughly 3.4 per cent
of the European newsprint
capacity??
Helsinki Times iPad edition
?CUBA
Now you can read Helsinki Times on your
iPad just as it was printed. Without increasingly effective action, there is a risk that we become even more
clearly divided into the well-to-do and poorly social
classes based on our health.
ONE high-risk group, whose physical activity habits have in recent years been increasingly observed,
are immigrants. Under current
Finnish law, the NBI (National Bureau of Investigation)
THE importance of suf?cient exercise and proper diet
is now more timely than ever. At the
same time, walking and cycling have decreased in popularity as a mode of transport. equal
mobility opportunities and, through that, greater involvement in Finnish society.
FOR EXAMPLE,
the development programme funded
by the Ministry of Education and Culture has emphasised the physical activity opportunities for immigrant
children and youths, exercise for enhancing the health
of adult immigrants, as well as immigrant sports and
physical activity clubs.
IT IS IMPORTANT that every person living in Finland
has the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing through exercise. health inequality is also
a reason for concern. JAMES DELAHUNTY
Finland in pornography
censorship debate
Minister for Justice, Anna-Maja Henriksson,
is backing extending Finland?s
current pornography cen?FINNISH
sorship to move beyond child
pornography. Exercise is also a great way to
increase interaction between different groups of population. At present, Finns make
only 30 per cent of their trips on foot or by bicycle.
IN ADDITION to the decrease in everyday physical activity, the increase in Finns. She was recently elected the first female president of the National Sports Council.
?THE FINANCIAL
GULFNEWS 6 February.
DOUGLAS OKASAKI
Moving on
with health equality
Anna-Maja Henriksson, is backing extending Finland?s current pornography censorship to move beyond child pornography.
AFTERDAWN 7 February. Now we must ensure that all Finns, regardless
of gender, age, native country, socio-economic background or physical condition, start moving.. The situation is
not improved by the fact that, at the same time, physical activity in working life is increasingly replaced by a
psychological load.
maintains a blocklist of foreign sourced child pornography websites, as it cannot take
direct action against them.
Speci?cally, the Minister eyes expanding the list
to involve websites that include pornographic material
showing animals, and violent
porn...?
EXERCISE is an excellent way to stimulate the wellbeing of our minds and bodies, since at best it generates an uplifting feeling, keeps the body in good
condition, and helps to relieve stress. In spite of this,
only about one-tenth of 15-64 year-old Finns exercise
in accordance with the health recommendations. Download our
free app from the App Store today.
THE MOST signi?cant change in Finnish exercise behaviour has been the collapse of physical activity as a
part of other daily activities. The Finnish urban population density is low and
the community structure
Fifth of the working scattered, even by interage population
national standards. Development has led to longer
practically does
and shopping trips,
not exercise at all. FINLAND IN THE WORLD PRESS
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14 . T RO S DA H L
INVEST IN EU 8 February
Finland
is one of
the most
innovative
countries
in the
world
news provider Bloomberg has ranked
Finland in fourth place in its
innovation rankings.
The Bloomberg Rankings
examined more than 200
countries and sovereign regions to determine how innovative they were, and based
on the examinations it has
published its list of top 50
countries
Moisture damage can affect walls, windows, ceilings, floors
and the building?s foundations
. says Tuula Syrjänen, repair advisor at
the Pulmonary Association
and the Allergy and Asthma
Federation of Finland. Excessive humidity will begin to condense
in building structures and
cause problems that way. Syrjänen
says. ?Perhaps, but
only modestly. Broken pipes, broken dishwasher hose, clogged toilet, etc,
commonly cause moisture damage. ?If you burn wood
indoors, do not keep the ?rewood inside unnecessarily, in
case it has mould on it,. ?I don?t
recommend it for laymen.
You need a pro to use that
gear right and, more importantly, interpret any readings the right way,. 20
2013
10
14
. A
rule of thumb is that when
relative indoor air humidity
Tuula Syrjänen and the other regional repair advisors
of the Allergy and Asthma
Federation can be called for
advice at
+358 (0)20 757 5181
Tuesday-Thursday
09:00-15:00
L E H T I K U VA / M A R K K U U L A N D E R
Possible moisture damage can be inspected by specialised engineering companies or even trained dogs.
exceeds 45 per cent (on the
relative air humidity meter),
you?d better stop humidifying,. And
they do well by asking questions from the previous owner or tenant, landlord, estate
agent, housing manager, perhaps even the neighbours, to
?nd out about any problems
or repairs. ?All people can re-
ly on their senses . ?These
problems are not exclusive to
Finland. in this. ?There is more
to indoor air problems than
just moisture and mould.
Symptoms may also be caused
by ventilation issues, particulate or gaseous impurities
or ?brous matter,. FEBRUARY
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2013
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HOUSING
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L E H T I K U VA / A L E K S I M A K KO N E N
Beware of moisture damage
. Exposure to mould in a closed environment can cause
breathing difficulties and coughs in healthy people and
babies exposed to mould in their home have a greater risk
(twice) to develop asthma.
Dealing with indoor air woes
When looking for a new home, try and make sure you can breathe
easy there before sealing the deal.
MIK A OK SANEN
HEL SINKI TIMES
A FAMILY goes to see a house,
and falls in love with it. Moisture damage can be detected by changes on the colour of walls, deterioration of paint, appearance of mould
and smell.
. their
eyes and nose . A
lot of it comes from outside,
with outdoor air, and can include dust from traf?c and
industrial sources as well as
pollen, even from far a?eld,
and may cause us problems
indoors. Syrjänen says.
Should one use an air humidi?er then. They
agree to buy it, and move in.
But some time later, they
start having recurrent colds
or notice their asthma getting worse, and after a talk
with the doctor the idea
dawns on them: does our
house have mould or moisture damage somewhere?
To live well, we need goodquality indoor air, which
always depends on many different factors. ?In
the winter, Finnish outdoor
air is cold and thus very dry,
and this obviously has an effect on indoor air as well.
Those with sensitive mucous membranes may have
dif?culty in breathing dry
air; this problem basically
affects every residence and
workplace in Finland,. ?For prospective house
buyers, there are specialised
engineering companies that
High and
dry in Finland?
Air humidity is one thing that
separates Finland from many
countries further south. Subterranean water
flow, bad waterproofing of exterior walls, cracks or construction defects can also cause moisture damage.
. But then
there needs to be clear indications such as rotten smell,
dislodged bathroom tiles or
visible mould growth. Syrjänen says.
Pointers
for home hunters
How can home buyers ensure
that the quality of indoor air
is good. Inspections should always be
focused on a physical object
such as a ventilation system
or building structure.?
Finnish winters put a strain on
houses as melting snow can
cause water damages.
sato.?
SATO HotelHome
www.satohotellikoti.?
Home away from home
Do you need a temporary home in Helsinki for a stay ranging from a week to several months?
In a SATO HotelHome you will stay in a stylishly decorated apartment with homely comforts including
a fully equipped kitchen and modern electronic appliances. But because of our
climate, most of us spend a lot
of time indoors, which ampli?es the importance of indoor
air quality.?
?Take airborne particulate matter, for example. Syrjänen advises.
perform indoor air inspections and condition surveys.
Tenants should report indoor
air problems to the landlord, who will approach the
housing company, which is
often represented by a housing manager; whereas apartment owners experiencing
such issues should contact
the housing manager, because the housing company
is responsible for apartment
building structures. Your stay will be safe and smooth.. But airborne particulate matter can also originate from indoors, from
interior decoration materials
or cooking and other activities,. she says.
The type of heating system does not really make a
difference. The law says that
those selling or letting residential property are obliged
to tell the buyers or new tenants about any technical
problems they know of.?
What about taking a moisture meter with you
Problems of noise and
cleanliness in the apartment
have tortured her since then.
Luckily, she ?nally received a housing con?rmation in early December from
Häme Student Foundation
and is planning to cancel her
reservation with HOAS after she has got the contract.
?Hopefully, everything will
turn out well,. 20
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2013
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These new apartments in Helsinki were ready last year, but demand is such that not enough properties for students are being built.
Student housing situation
continues to be difficult
Six-month queues for international students not uncommon.
XILONG WANG
HEL SINKI TIMES
STUDENT housing continues
to be a problem in Helsinki in
2013. One out of every 10 students has dif?culty in getting an apartment; some new
international students are
still waiting for one even after six months in the queue.
?The housing situation
has worsened during the
past years,. ...
shown a rapid growth in student housing applications,
from about 3,500 in 2004
to nearly 7,000 in 2011. A
new schedule of building
300 new apartments yearly has also been set in order
to meet the growing housing demand. says Aino Jones,
board member of the Student Union of University of
Helsinki, specialised in housing and international affairs.
Statistics from the Foundation for Student Housing in
Helsinki Region (HOAS) have
. Last
year, a slight improvement
has been seen, as application
numbers decreased to 6,000.
?This year the housing queue
is not quite as long as it was
last year, but along the same
levels anyway.?
The main reason for the
shortage of student housing
has been the general rise of
rents in the housing market.
Currently, a room in a student apartment would cost
around 230 euro per month
on average, but in the private
market the price can rise to
400 euro per month, which
can still only cover the price
for a shared apartment.
?It?s quite a lot of money
when you consider the budget students are able to spend
on housing?, says Jones.
For new international
students, the housing situation is even worse. ?It is good
we have the opportunity to
build a lot, especially for students, but we do really need
other rental apartments and
that will help the situation
overall,. We are trying to in?uence the city into
making decisions in terms
of the bene?t for students,?
Jones says.
?It sounds like a very bureaucratic achievement, but
it is very important in solving
the housing problem?, says
Liina Länsiluoto, Customer
Relation Manager of HOAS.
Due to the shortage of
student housing, HOAS has
stopped providing student
housing in Helsinki to students studying outside the
Helsinki region. The best thing
that could happen to the student housing shortage would
be that the housing situation
in general would improve.?
While HOAS and the Student Unions are working hard
on the problem, students, especially international students, are facing frustrating
situations with housing.
Xinyu Jiang, who came in
late August to study Food Science, has already changed his
apartment twice since September. she said.. We cannot
solve it alone. Secondly, they lack
connections with the local
market and information on
other possible rental sources.
The student union has
been cooperating with the City
of Helsinki and HOAS to help
new international students
with their housing problems
by providing information on
the current housing situation
and private housing market.
They have in some cases also
provided temporary accommodation for new students.
?Housing is one of our biggest operations. 20
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2013
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. said Länsiluoto.
In 2012, new apartments
have been built in Jatkasaari,
Kalasatama and Otaniemi
with 362 new apartments in
total, capable of providing
housing for 570 students.
Two new apartments
in the center of Espoo and
Ruskeasuo are currently under construction as well. ?All these moves are
driving me crazy!. he said.
Marie Christine Acmo, who
is studying Media and Global Communication at Helsinki
University, has not been able to
get an apartment from HOAS
since she submitted her application in mid-June. She has been
living in a sublet shared apartment with three other Asian
girls. Students in
Universities of Applied Sciences have also been re-
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A lease with HOAS is a dream-come-true for many students.
quired to accrue at least 30
credits every year in order
to be able to live in a student
apartment, which is higher
than the number of credits
required to apply for a student grant.
HOAS has been the biggest student apartment
builder in Helsinki. HOUSING
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. ?This is a part of
a bigger problem. Firstly,
they do not receive student
grants from the Finnish government
In October 2012
Michelin star chef Sauli Kemppainen took over
as head chef of the Kämp
restaurants.
Ateneum: The heart and soul of Finnish art
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
HEL SINKI TIMES
Art Museum, located along Kaivokatu, is Finland?s most signi?cant visual
art collection and cultural heritage museum. At the event
Kämp?s glamorous mirror
room was converted to a
movie theatre again after a
hundred years.
In 1910, one of Helsinki?s ?rst motion picture theatres, Helikon, was opened
in Kämp?s ballroom. After van
Gogh?s death it came into the
possession of his brother and
then his widow, from whom
it was purchased by French
art critic and poet Julien Leclercq. Ateneum means a
temple or shrine to Athena.
Ateneum
Kaivokatu 2, Helsinki
+358-(0)9 6122 5510
www.ateneum.fi
Ateneum is a beautiful building first opened in 1887.
er most widely-known for
her realist works and selfportraits, was the ?rst donation in 1990.
Ateneum was the ?rst museum in the world to actually own a Vincent van Gogh
painting . The hotel was completed in 1887 to the design
of architect Theodor Höijer, a prominent architect
who designed many important buildings in Helsinki?s
centre.
Hotel Kämp, in the corner of Pohjoisesplanadi and
Kluuvikatu, quickly established itself as the centre
stage of the political and cultural scene of Helsinki and
has served important leaders of various nations, royalty, politicians, celebraties
and military leaders from its
early days. A people?s movement
rose against the demolition
and this event became a na-
tional controversy. Ateneum offers
a chance to view his infrequently exhibited gouache
and watercolour paintings.
The museum has received
several donations: an early self-portrait by Helene
Schjerfbeck, a Finnish paint-
prominent Finnish architect.
Ateneum was placed under
government administration
in 1990 after an extensive
renovation.
Ateneum?s collection features Finnish art from the
Gustavian period of the 18th
century to the modernist
movements of the 20th century. She was also a
protector of cities and government. Street in Auverssur-Oise (1890). Hotel Kämp also
presented early adoption of
modern technology as it was
the ?rst hotel in Finland to
have an elevator.
In 1961 Kansallis-OsakePankki announced that they
would be interested in building a modern hotel and of?ce building in Hotel Kämp?s
place. Carl Kämp
was born in 1848, moved to
Helsinki and started to make
a name for himself in the restaurant industry.
His goal was to design,
fund and build a modern,
continental-style hotel in
Helsinki. The meeting
and banquet rooms have
already received a facelift
and next will be the hotel rooms. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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Ambassador of Brazil Norton de Andrade M. 12
LIFESTYLE & SOCIETY
14 . At the
end of March 1965 a rambunctious party was held to
give farewell to the hotel.
The new of?ce building was
completed in 1969 and the
KOP head of?ce was located
there until 1997. The Ateneum
building, a national historical
monument, was inaugurated
on 18 November 1887. Leclercq married Fanny Flodin, sister of the Finnish sculptor Hilda Flodin, and
in 1903 Fanny sold the painting to the Antell commission
and it was placed at Ateneum.
The museum also holds
a striking collection of
650 works of international art, masterpieces by eminent artists such as Paul
Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Fernand Léger and Marc Chagall.
It also organises changing
exhibitions, various workshops, guided tours and other programmes.
L E H T I K U VA / K I M M O M Ä N T Y L Ä
Museums and galleries
The recent Everyday heroes exhibition which ran last year
showed many Finnish artists. In 1999 the
Hotel, much to the delight of
the people of Helsinki, was
reinstated and brought back
to life.
The ?ve-star luxury Hotel has 179 luxurious guest
rooms, each room is a ?ne
restoration of late 19th century character.
The hotel started a renovation project in the beginning of 2012. The museum presents
over 4,300 paintings and 750
sculptures, with special emphasis on prominent Finnish
artists Akseli Gallen-Kalle-
Did you know?
The name Ateneum refers
to the Greek goddess of
wisdom and warfare, Pallas Athena. No motion picture had been shown
in the mirror room for more
than a century, until last
week?s annual gathering of
ambassadors of different
countries in Finland.
The movie Intouchables was shown after a brief
champagne reception, ?The
tory of Finland. GallenKallela was a Finnish painter
who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala,
the Finnish national epic.
Simberg was a Finnish
symbolist painter and graphic artist. works, like Albert Edelfelt?s pictured, and attempted to explain them in relation to other artistic
media of that time.. says hotel manager Mika
Makonnen.
The Kämp?s luxurious
mirror room is the most legendary ballroom in Helsinki.
Totally restored and lavishly decorated, it becomes an
ideal venue for a gala dinner,
ballroom or reception for up
to 150 persons.
The 125-year old Hotel
Kämp has played a significant part as the stage for
remarkable events in the his-
sy and the Institut Français
de Finlande. The idea
of the new art forum was envisaged by Professor Carl Gustaf Estlander, and the building
designed by Theodor Höijer, a
L E H T I K U VA / M I K KO S T I G
ATENEUM
la and Hugo Simberg. Rapesta (left), director of Institut Français de Finlande
Georges Diener and Ambassador of France in Finland Eric Lebedel druing the diplomatic greeting event.
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
Screening of a movie in the Kämp?s hotel mirror room after more than a century.
Historic Kämp movie theatre
reopened for diplomatic meeting
Hotel Kämp reopens
its movie theatre
after hundred years
for diplomats?
annual greeting.
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
HEL SINKI TIMES
THE
ANNUAL
diplomatic greeting event was held
on 7 February, hosted by
the Kämp hotel in cooperation with the French Embas-
?rst movie that was shown
here was a French movie, so
we came up with the idea of a
French movie, Intouchables,
which is based on a true story,
(Under Siege 2: Dark
Territory, 1996), ?Die Hard on
a bus. (Passenger 57, 1992), ?Die Hard on
a train. Whitehead surveys the
scene when a small group
of children and partygoers
prepares for, and then celebrates, the big day. As devoted Georges struggles with the
responsibilities of becoming
Anne?s full-time carer, their
adult daughter Eva (Isabelle
Huppert) pays them a visit,
highlighting just how secluded
from society the couple has become since their retirement.
Finally, offering thrills
of a more animated kind,
Wreck-It Ralph sees an 8-bit
video-game character attempting to shed his badguy image by escaping into a
popular ?rst-person shooter.
What to do when he frees a
digital villain in the process?
Dance at Finnish National Opera
J A M E S O . His The Four Temperaments was created in
1946. with the recent news that there will be a
sixth instalment of the franchise, things could be on the
up. Then
again, Willis is coming off the
back of last year?s not-tooshabby Looper . Against a
backdrop of slow, hypnotic Baroque music by comTHE WORK
Amour (K12)
Release Date: 15 February
Director: Michael Haneke
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintingnant, Emmannuelle Riva
posers such as Vivaldi and
Pergolesi, the performance
celebrates the beauty of the
human body.
Balanchine is the founder of the New York City Ballet
and one of the best-known
choreographers of the 20th
century. One of his ?rst experiments in combining the
movement of classical ballet with a simpli?ed setting,
the performance takes its
inspiration from the Medieval theory that there are
four principal human per-
sonalities, each dominated
by one of the four elements.
Balanchine not only choreographed the piece, but is also
responsible for costumes, set
design and lighting. Under the
title of Bella Figura, the triple
bill features memorable performances from George Balanchine, William Forsythe
and Jirí Kylián.
The title piece of the evening is one of Kylián?s bestknown works. CULTURE
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14 . Ollitapio Lehtinen
conducts.
Finally, Forsythe?s In the
Middle, Somewhat Elevated
was originally created for the
Paris Opera Ballet in 1987.
Widely considered one of
the masterpieces of modern
dance, Forsythe?s work has
been performed by numerous dance companies around
the world, and is accompanied here in Helsinki by the
electronic music of Dutch
composer Thom Willems.
Combined duration of the
performances is two hours
and 15 minutes, with two
intermissions.
Bella Figura
Balanchine-Forsythe-Kylián
15 February-14 March.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Helsinki
Having their cake, but not eating it
J A M E S O . S U L L I VA N
HEL SINKI TIMES
of three worldfamous composers comes
together at the Finnish National Opera from 15 February to 14 March. Dreamless
15 February-6 May
Amos Anderson Art Museum
Yrjönkatu 27
Helsinki
Oliver Whitehead?s Dreamless consists of a variety of works that incorporate a number of different
disciplines.. After the disappointing Crystal Skull, little more has been heard. Amidst this
chaos, he ponders the various marketing ploys that
target children, polluting fa-
miliar images from the world
of toys, ?lms and cartoons
with a secondary layer of
stimulated commerce.
Alongside the video installation lie photographs of
the partygoers at the chaotic cake event, taken by Emma Suominen. Apparently not, as Aussie beefcake Jai Courtney steps up to
the plate as McClane Jr.
While the trailer promises enough moments to keep
you entertained, the relatively brief running time of
98 minutes and the participation of Max Payne?s John
Moore in the director?s seat
sets alarm bells ringing. S U L L I VA N
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A Good Day to Die Hard (K12)
Release Date: 15 February
Director: John Moore
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai
Courtney
Wreck-It Ralph (K7)
Release Date: 15 February
Director: Rich Moore
Feat. (Speed, 1994) and ?Die
Hard on a boat, again. While
many good franchises have to
broaden their canvas in order to capture more viewers
while retaining loyal fans, the
creative team behind the Die
Hard franchise does so in the
laziest fashion by introducing
McClane?s son.
Surely cinema as a whole
would have learnt to give this
weary plot device a rest after
the disappointment of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of
the Crystal Skull (2008). Soon the baked
wonders lie in pieces, sav-
OCCUPYING
aged to uncover what lies
beneath.
By hiding toys in the cakes
for the children to tussle over,
Whitehead seeks to draw attention to toys as ?commodity fetishes?. That having been said,
back in 2008 Hollywood professed similar things for the
Indiana Jones franchise, with
Indy?s son expected to take
over the reins. Musical
accompaniment comes in the
form of strings and piano,
and is composed by Paul Hindemith. the voices of:
Niko Saarela, Iina Kuustonen
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the top ?oor of
the Amos Anderson Art Museum, Oliver Whitehead?s
Dreamless consists of a variety of works in different
disciplines.
The British artist has
lived and worked in Finland
since 1971. (Speed
2: Cruise Control, 1997).
The dormant series was
revived six years ago with
fourth instalment Die Hard
4.0, proving that ass-kicking should always be synonymous with smug one liners.
This week, everyone?s favourite disgruntled cop John McClane (Bruce Willis) returns
in ?Die Hard in Russia?, AKA
A Good Day to Die Hard. His latest exhibition is in keeping with his
diverse and wide-reaching
body of work that stretches
across drawings, paintings,
prints, sculpture, photography, ?lm and video work.
Aside from the photographs and drawings, the
main focus of the exhibition is a two-channel video
installation that peers into
the world of children?s parties. It
remains to be seen what hapBACK
pens for Messrs McClane
senior and junior.
Meanwhile,
Michael
Haneke?s Amour sees a couple acting their age (as opposed to the 57-year-old
Willis), when one of them
suffers a stroke, and the other must assume the role of
caretaker.
In the widely acclaimed recipient of last year?s Palme d?Or,
retired music teachers Georges
(Jean-Louis Trintignant) and
Anne (Emmanuelle Riva) ?nd
the joy of their autumnal years
abruptly ended when Anne suffers a stroke that leaves her
partially paralysed. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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Film
Still not dead yet
J A M E S O . Surrounded by cakes and candy,
the youngsters discover that
within the cakes lie all manner of toys. S U L L I VA N
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in 1988, John McTiernan?s Die Hard gave ?lmgoers a fresh, witty action-fest
with one of the best villains in
cinematic history (Alan Rickman?s Hans Gruber), but also inspired a string of ripoffs.
Audiences were subsequently assaulted by ?Die Hard on
a boat. Whitehead?s
large and colourful draw-
ings, inspired by the imagery in the videos, add a further
dimension to the exhibition.
Oliver Whitehead . (Under Siege, 1992),
?Die Hard on a plane
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14 . particularly in terms of the
menu. We
have well made, but not overprepared dishes,. The products may cause adverse
symptoms in gluten-hypersensitive consumers but do
not pose a risk for normal
consumers. Rasmus says.
A board on the wall shows
a staggering ?gure . was founded some 25 years
ago.
The classy-but-casual place
still looks a little like it must
have done in the eighties: cosy rather than trendy. As
if this was not enough, the
mega-burger was served
with a side dish of 2.5 kg of
French fries. says
owner Rasmus Berg.
Kynsilaukka offers a
pleasant dining experience.
?Many places you go in and
get the food and out you go,
you maybe get ?hi and bye?.
We want to have the good
serving culture, even during the busy lunch hours. Four friends
from Oulu were the lucky
winners of the hamburger raf?e and after 50 minutes of munching they had
to quit and take home the
leftovers.
www.ruokala.net
Bouillabaisse, a traditional Provençal stew with fish, shrimp and crab, with garlic of course.
Garlic and class
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
HEL SINKI TIMES
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
RAVINTOLA Kynsilaukka, the
garlic restaurant . Sun 2pm-10pm
Korkeavuorenkatu 47 . ?Last time we changed
the menu and we took out the
chicken dish, but after a few
months we had to put it back
because there were so many
requests and customers
wanted it back,. +358 (0)9 7425 5574
Open: Tue?Sat 18?23
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AB recommends contacting their customer service
in case of any doubt.
www.makuja.?
It?s Fondue
time!
Fondue Menu 15.1.?27.3.
Kynsilaukka
Fredrikinkatu 22
00120 Helsinki
jan.berg@kolumbus.fi
09 651 939
050 591 4579
www.kynsilaukka.com
mousse.
*China Tiger
Authentic Chinese food in the heart of Helsinki
Mon-Fri 11am-11pm, Sat Noon-11pm . There are two
appetising starters, corned
reindeer with lingonberry
mayonnaise, and Taste of the
Sea, which features a smoked
?sh mousse.
Moreover, drinks such as
garlic martini and garlic beer,
as well as garlic ice cream
as dessert, might seem ex-
Two appetising starters, corned reindeer with lingonberry mayonnaise and Taste of the Sea, which features a smoked fish
BANAFSHEH R ANJI
Ravintola
Kynsilaukka
provides a hefty
dose of alliums.
been here for over ?ve or ten
years. ?There
are few restaurants that have
Bouillabaisse (a traditional Provençal ?sh stew
with ?sh, shrimp and crab)
and lamb stew are two of the
most popular dishes. says Berg.
About 70 per cent of the
menu is changed once or
twice a year, always retaining
some classic dishes: escargot,
bouillabaisse, lamb stew and
?fowl wooing. Rasmus says.
Kynsilaukka is located in a
big, old building in a corner location on Fredrikinkatu with
a classic interior design ?Most
of the decoration here is from
over 40 or 50 years ago, we
tried to ?x and renew the
old chairs, but didn?t change
them for new,. The
withdrawn products have
been in the market since
May 2012 and are Soyappétit Kasvispihviainekset 200
g, Soyappétit Soijajauho
300 g and Soyappétit Soijahiutaleet 150 g. ?There
are many people who don?t
want to check the menu and
they just want to have bouillabaisse,. one of the
older restaurants in Helsinki
. The researchers also
point out that this does
not mean that excessive
beer consumption is good
for your health.
www.washington.edu
Gluten found
in gluten-free
food
Oy Transmeri AB is withdrawing three of their gluten-free products from the
market as traces of gluten
were discovered in them.
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira believes the
cause might be contamination during the manufacturing process. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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5,8 kg burger
Oulun Baari has cooked
what could be Finland?s
largest ever hamburger.
The burger weighed a total
of 5.784 kg, had a diameter
of 44 cm and included over
15 burger patties, half a kilo
of bacon, half a kilo of eggs,
mayonnaise and salad. Werner Kaminsky, a professor of chemistry in the University of
Washington, used a process called X-ray crystallography to ?gure out the
exact structure of certain
acids, which are important
to researchers who want
to incorporate the health
effects of those substances into new pharmaceuticals. Rasmus says.
What is signi?cant for Rasmus is listening to customers?
demands and satisfying them
. (a fried chicken
breast), all of which have been
on the menu for 25 years.
The famous garlic ice cream.
otic, but are a worthwhile
experience.
?We have many people,
including tourists and Finns,
who want to try garlic ice
cream, but also many people
just come here because they
think that it?s a good restaurant, it?s not about the garlic,. the restaurant has served about
58,000 kilos of garlic, mostly Spanish garlic, in the 25
years it has been open. The
restaurant is also open every day . even on Christmas
Eve and during the midsummer holiday, when there is
nothing happening in Helsinki and everywhere is closed.
De?nitely worth a visit.
Healthy
beer
molecules
Researchers from the
University of Washington have determined the
con?guration of the substances that give beer its
distinctive bitter ?avour.
These ?ndings overturn
results reported in scienti?c literature for decades and could lead to
the development of new
pharmaceuticals to treat
diabetes and some types
of cancer. www.dongbeihu.fi
Restaurant Savu
Old storehouse atmosphere
Tervasaari island
tel. I think it?s good some
places can hold on longer,. Rasmus says.
Another popular dish is
reindeer meat on a skewer
with sweet potato and barbeque sauce. Tel +358 (0)9 495 098
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Nutritious as it is, reindeer meat
thus provides a perfect way to
?ght the Arctic cold!
Of course, it is not enjoyed raw, but is prepared in
many different ways, one of
which is sautéeing. 2 tbsp butter
. This dish
is very simple, being completely built around its main
ingredient, which steals the
show with its characteristic taste. Serve
with mashed potatoes and
with lingonberry chutney
that has been seasoned
with honey or brown sugar.
like: it just takes good-quality meat and a bottle of dark
beer to make an absolutely
delicious sauté!
Rich assortment of
different garnishes
www.ryanthai.fi
Restaurant ?a?lik est. Heat the butter and oil
mixture in a frying pan,
then add the frozen meat.
. 1 bottle of dark beer
. The
indigenous Sami people, a minority representing 0.15 per
cent of the total population
of Finland, have traditionally
undertaken the role of reindeer men, raising reindeer,
and then choosing the ones to
be used for their meat. 020 1234 800
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defrosted in the hot pan,
separate the different
layers with a spatula.
. 1 onion
. Reindeer meat is a true Lappish
treasure, as it is tender and
includes copious amounts of
protein, so-called good fats,
minerals, and vitamins. Chop the onion finely. The recipe for preparing it is astonishingly
simple, and recommended
for those curious to ?nd out
what reindeer meet tastes
Recipe
for sautéed reindeer
Ingredients
. Freshly ground black
pepper
Cooking instructions:
. We were also told
how this jolly, bearded man
would sit on a sleigh, drawn
by numerous reindeer, which
would magically take off into
the starry skies, presents in
tow. 1972
Welcome!
????. When the meat has
browned, add the beer
and season with salt and
pepper.
. Sautéed reindeer (poronkäristys), is, in fact, the
most famous dish originating
from Lapland, and de?nitely
a must-taste for tourists visiting the region and those
willing to get acquainted
with the truly fascinating
Lappish cuisine.
The reindeer men (poromiehet) can be thought of
as shepherds, only instead of
sheep they are in charge of
large herds of reindeers. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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and fry with the meat till
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The
Hannula & Hinkka Collection
The exhibition tells a unique story
of the Finnish photography art.
The Finnish Museum
of Photography
The Cable Factory
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tallberginkatu 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?0/4/6
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Sun 21 April
Nelli Palomäki
Captivating portraits.
The Finnish Museum of Photography
The Cable Factory
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tallberginkatu 1
Helsinki
Tickets ?0/4/6
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until Sun 28 April
Eero Järnefelt
One of the most important
painters of the golden age
of Finnish art.
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Helsinki
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/6/8
www.ateneum.fi
Until Sun 28 July
MAYA IIILife ?Death-Time
Exhibition presents the
dualistic world view of the
Maya Indians in which life,
death and time are intimately
intertwined.
Didrichen Art Museum
Kuusilahdenkuja 1
Helsinki
Tue-Sun 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Tickets ?0/3/7/10
www.didrichenmuseum.fi
Until Sun 18 August
Jouko Lehtola . Between 1508
and 1512 he painted nine impressive and world-famous illustrations of the episodes of the Genesis with more than 300 figures. Does
copyright apply to style?
How about movement?
Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
Tickets ?12
www.stoa.fi
Thu 14-Sat 16 February
Marjo Kuusela & Panu Varstala:
Whose Hands
Contemporary dance piece
depicting the relationships
between text and dance.
Zodiak - Center for New Dance
Tallberginkatu 1B
Tickets ?14/22
www.zodiak.fi
Thu 14-Wed 20 February
Circo Aereo: Bits and Pieces
Encounters between music and circus.
Stoa
Turunlinnantie 1
Tickets ?10/15
www.stoa.fi
Fri 15 & Sat 16 February
Balanchine-Forsythe-Kylián:
Bella Figura
Triple bill featuring works by three
world-famous choreographers.
Finnish National Opera
Helsinginkatu 58
Tickets ?12-77
www.opera.fi
EXHIBITIONS
From Fri 15 February
Marjatta Tapola
Expressionist and passionate art of
Marjatta Tapola.
Helsinki Art Museum Tennis Palace
Salomonkatu 15
Tickets ?0/8/10
From Fri 15 February
Michelangelo and the Sistine
Chapel
Drawings and artworks from Casa
Buonarroti, Florence.
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Bulevardi 40
Tue 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat 11:00-17:00
Sun 11:00-17:00
www.sinerbrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Until Sun 7 April
Ivana Helsinki 15
A versatile selection on Ivana
Helsinki?s fashion and design.
Design Museum
Korkeavuorenkatu 23
Helsinki
Tue 11:00-20:00
Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00
Tickets ?0/3/8
www.designmuseum.fi
Until Sun 21 April
Photography Into Art . The drawings and figure
studies on display at Sinebrychoff Art Museum were an essential part of Michelangelo?s preparation for this enormous work.
Until Sun 19 May
Sinebrychoff Art Museum
Bulevardi 40
Tue 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
MUSIC
Thu 14 February
Musica Nova: UMO &
Perico Sambeat
Flamenco big band concert with
one of Spain?s top jazz musicians.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Tickets ?12.5/20/25
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Thu 14 February
Club Törstdag: Joonas D Feelings
Love is in the air.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Free entry
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Thu 14 February
Musica Nova Helsinki: Love
Games
Sibelius Academy percussion class,
NYKY Ensemble & Chamber Choir
Engel, directed by Jonas Rannila.
Helsinki Music Centre
Camerata
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?5/10/15
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Thu 14 February
Sibelius Academy Symphony
Orchestra
Sibelius, Stravinsky and Debussy.
Helsinki Music Centre
Mannerheimintie 13
Tickets ?5/10/20
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Fri 15 February
Disco Ensemble
Punk rock/post-hardcore/indie.
Nosturi
Telakkakatu 8
Tickets ?20
www.elmu.fi
Fri 10:00-18:00
Sat 11:00-17:00
Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0-10
www.sinerbrychoffintaidemuseo.fi
Fri 15 February
Sami Kukka
Singer-songwriter and folk guitarist.
Korjaamo Culture Factory
Töölönkatu 51 B
Helsinki
Tickets ?7/9
www.korjaamo.fi
Fri 15 February
No Smoking Team, Jodarok Trio,
Stepa & Are
Finnish rap.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?10/12
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Fri 15 February
Xosar
Sonic and visual aesthetics.
Adams
Erottajankatu 15-17
Tickets ?8
www.ravintolaadams.fi
Fri 15 February
Femmagaala 2013
K-X-P, Murmansk & RelaxTrio.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Tickets ?8
www.virginoil.fi
www.femmagaala.fi
Fri 15 February
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra:
Musica Nova
Concert with an Asian orientation
with compositions from Dai Fujikura, Toru Takemitsu, Unsuk Chin and
Wenchen Qin.
Helsinki Music Centre
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?6-25
www.musiikkitalo.fi
Until Sun 17 February
52 Souls
International exhibition devoted to
Symbolist landscape painting.
Ateneum Art Museum
Kaivokatu 2
Helsinki
Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed, Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/6/8
www.ateneum.fi
Until Sun 3 March
Teemu Mäki
Contemporary artist and
photographer.
Photographic Gallery Hippolyte
Yrjönkatu 8-10
Helsinki
Tue-Fri 12:00-17:00
Sat-Sun 12:00-16:00
Free entry
www.hippolyte.fi
Until Sun 3 March
Tiger Drawer
Colourful and strangely mysterious
works of Leena Luostarinen.
Kunsthalle Helsinki
Nervanderinkatu 3
Tue, Thu, Fri 11:00-18:00
Wed 11:00-20:00
Sat, Sun 11:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/5.50/8
www.taidehalli.fi
Michelangelo?s Study of a Man?s Face for the Flood on the Sistine Ceiling, 1509-1510.
Fri 15 February
Anni Mattila Project
Pop with influences from hip hop,
soul and jazz.
Le Bonk
Yrjönkatu 24
www.lebonk.fi
Fri 15 February
Rødhåd ja Alex Do (GER)
Today?s hottest names of Berlin?s
techno and house scene.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 16 February
Kendrick Lamar (USA), Gracias
Hip hop.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Helsinki
Tickets ?35/38
www.thecircus.fi
Sat 16 February
Sansa, Kanerva
Pop.
Semifinal
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?6/7
www.semifinal.fi
Sat 16 February
Grave (SWE)
Death metal.
Virgin Oil CO.
Mannerheimintie 5
Helsinki
Tickets ?15/18
www.virginoil.fi
Sat 16 February
Virran Viemää
An evening with Olavi Virta?s music.
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Tickets ?25/28
www.savoyteatteri.fi
Sat 16 February
Club Kultabassokerho
MC Tuuttimörkö, DJ Kridlokk, Eevil
Stöö & Koksu Koo.
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Tickets ?10
www.kuudeslinja.com
Sat 16 February
Pepe Deluxé
Rare visit of the Finnish
electronic trio.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Helsinki
Tickets ?13/15
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
Sun 17 February
Jukka Orma - At night we?re alike
Jukka Orma has composed the
poems of Anja Snellman into
music for four vocalists, a reader, a
rhythm group, guitar and strings.
Sello Hall
Soittoniekanaukio 1A
Helsinki
Tickets ?20/23
www.sellosali.fi
Tue 19 February
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy
and the Conspirators (USA)
One of the world?s hottest guitar
legends.
Hartwall Areena
Areenankuja 1
Tickets ?55
www.hartwall-areena.com
Wed 20 February
The Darkness (UK)
Glam rock.
The Circus
Salomonkatu 1-3
Tickets ?37/40
www.thecircus.fi
Wed 20 February
Lee Ritenour (USA)
Grammy-awarded guitar virtuoso.
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Tickets ?40/43
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
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Wed 20 February
Tiiu Helinä
Electronic pop with unique folk flavours.
Mascot Bar & Lounge
Neljäs Linja 2
Helsinki
Tickets ?6
www.soffa.tv/juise/mascot
Wed 20 February
Vladimir Spivakov & Moscow
Virtuosi (RUS)
World-famous chamber orchestra.
Helsinki Music Centre
Mannerheimintie 13
Helsinki
Tickets ?74/95
www.musiikkitalo.fi
THEATRE & DANCE
Until Sat 16 February
Helsinki Flamenco Festival
Festival with mesmerizing flamenco
performances.
Various venues
www.flamenco.fi
Thu 14-Sat 16 February
Jenni Kivelä: Varastettuja asioita
(Stolen Things)
What can you steal or borrow from
a dance performance. In 1508, Michelangelo was commissioned to repaint the ceiling.
Primarily a sculptor, Michelangelo first refused but ended up painting a series
of paintings, that later have become his most well-known work. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
HELSINKI TIMES
COMPILED BY ANNA-MAIJA LAPPI
C A S A B U O N A R RO T I
Breezes of Renaissance
Michelangelo Buonarroti, the famous Renaissance man and one of the biggest
names in the history of art, is visiting Helsinki! Until 19 May, Sinebrychoff Art
Museum?s exhibition, Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, introduces the biography of Michelangelo and the history of Casa Buonarroti in Florence, the
place celebrating the glory of the master and the Buonarroti family. End of
Innocence
Finnish contemporary
photographer.
Kiasma
Mannerheiminaukio 2
Helsinki
Tue 10:00-17:00
Wed-Fri 10:00-20:30
Sat 10:00-18:00
Sun 10:00-17:00
Tickets ?0/8/10
www.kiasma.fi. The exhibition, done in co-operation with Associazione MetaMorfosi and the Italian
Cultural Institute in Helsinki, includes 15 drawings and art works by Michelangelo, some of which have never been seen in Finland before.
Drawings on display connect closely to Michelangelo?s biggest commission,
frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican
City. The chapel was commissioned by Pope Sixtus IV, from whom it derives its
name, in 1475. 18
WHERE TO GO
14
Miami (K16)
00:25 Entourage (K16)
01:00 30 Rock
01:30 It?s Always Sunny in
Philadelphia
JIM
09:35 MasterChef Australia
10:30 Dragons. Directed by: Tom Dey.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Zooey Deschanel. Redux
(K16) FILM
This classic and compelling
Vietnam War epic stars
Martin Sheen as Army
Captain Willard, a troubled
man sent on a dangerous and
mesmerising odyssey into
Cambodia to assassinate a
renegade American colonel.
Directed by: Francis Ford
Coppola. Starring: Samuel
L. John Corbett
plays the handsome, tall, smart
and good-natured gentleman
who gets swept up in a big Greek
love story in this riotous 2002
Best Original Screenplay Oscarnominee that has become one of
the most successful independent
films ever made. USA/1972.
00:20 Past Life
SUB
09:25 Eastenders
10:00 Sturm der Liebe
In German.
14:00 The Daltons
14:25 Candid Camera
14:55 Masterchef USA
15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
Jamie shows you how to
make a complete meal in
the time you would normally
spend on one dish. In
09:15 Luxury Mamas
09:45 Drescue Me
10:20 Property Virgins
12:50 Luxury Mamas
13:20 Drescue Me
13:55 Property Virgins
14:25 Pitchin. TV GUIDE
HELSINKI TIMES
14 . Starring: Clint
Eastwood, Robert Duvall,
John Saxon. Today, we
use the awe-inspiring, and
super powerful, Hubble
Space Telescope.
21.00 Fry?s Planet Word DOC
Stephen Fry explores
language in all its amazing
complexity, variety and
ingenuity. England on
the eve of the Wars of the
Roses would have seemed
quite primitive by contrast.
22.00 Milk FILM
The story of Harvey Milk,
and his struggles as an
American gay activist who
fought for gay rights and
became California?s first
openly gay elected official.
Directed by: Gus Van Sant.
Starring: Sean Penn, Josh
Brolin, Emile Hirsch,
Diego Luna.
USA/2008.
00.05 Freddie Mercury- The
Great Pretender DOC
Milk
Yle Teema 22:00
09:45 The Young and the Restless
10:40 Emmerdale
Two episodes.
11:40 Doctors
14:15 Minute to Win It
15:20 Sons of Tucson
15:50 Undercover Boss
17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful
Two episodes.
18:00 Emmerdale
Two episodes.
21:00 C.S.I. In
15:00 Dance Your Ass Off
16:00 Extreme Makeover:
Weigthloss Edition
17:00 Melissa and Joey
17:30 Dr. What follows is a romantic
battle of wills as Tripp does
his best to keep hold of his
easy life and when Paula finds
herself losing her professional
distance. 20 FEBRUARY 2013
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Helsinki Times TV Guide offers a selection of English and other language broadcasting on Finnish television.
thursday
friday
14.1.
TV1
10:00 Heartbeat
11:05 Yle News in English
12:35 Last of the Summer Wine
The trio attempt to con a
mean pub acquaintance into
buying a round.
17:08 Heartbeat
23:00 Monk
After a critic pans Julie?s
performance in a play,
Natalie tries to convince
Monk that he committed a
murder during the show.
TV2
06:52 Children?s Programming
08:50 Emily of New Moon
17:00 Children?s Programming
In Finnish.
22:05 Game of Thrones (K16)
Part 12/20. In order to force Tripp to
finally flee the nest, his parents
hire beautiful and vivacious
Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker)
to pretend to fall in love with
him and convince him to move
out. DOC
Part 1/6. The
first programme in the series
begins in 1420 when Ming
China has a credible claim
to be the most advanced
civilization in the world: All
under Heaven. Starring: Nia Vardalos,
John Corbett, Michael Constantine. USA/Canada/2002.
In this romantic comedy,
Matthew McConaughey plays
Tripp, a thirty something
slacker who is still living with
his parents Al (Terry Bradshaw)
and Sue (Kathy Bates) and
shows no interest in leaving
the comfortable life that his
parents have made for him
there. Toula (Vardalos)
falls in love with a non-Greek
and struggles to get her family
to accept him while she comes
to terms with her heritage and
cultural identity. USA/2004.
04:05 Navy NCIS
Failure to Launch
One woman?s rocky road to the
altar gets played for laughs
in this Canadian-American
romantic comedy, adapted from
the one-woman off-Broadway
show written by and starring
Nia Vardalos. One of Dany?s
scouts returns with bad
news.
YLE TEEMA
18.00 Meine Familie, die Nazis
und Ich
In German.
19.00 Lark Rise to Candleford
Time rests heavy on the
residents of Lark Rise and
Candleford as baby Annie
stirs up emotions of days
gone by and loves yet to be
found.
20.30 Cosmic Vistas
Before we can reach space,
we must first be able to see
it. Phil
21:00 Criminal Minds (K16)
In the eighth season
premiere, the BAU acquaints
itself with a new team
member, and reacquaints
itself with an old unsub.
22:00 Falling Skies
23:20 Frasier
23:50 Reaper
00:45 Big Love
01:55 Lost
02:50 All in the Family
TV5
07:10 The King of Queens
08:30 Matlock
12:50 Smile TV
13:20 Amazing Wedding Cakes
14:10 Matlock
15:05 My Wife and Kids
Two episodes.
16:00 America?s Funniest Home
Videos
Two episodes.
17:00 The King of Queens
Three episodes.
18:30 That 70?s Show
19:00 Las Vegas
20:00 Navy NCIS
21:00 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
FILM
Directed by: Joel Zwick.
Starring: Nia Vardalos,
John Corbett, Michael
Constantine. Arya reveals her
identity to Gendry on the
road north while Gold
Cloaks pursue the party.
Tyrion is far from happy
with Cersei after the
recent bloody actions in
the capital. Den Canada
18:10 Talent USA
21:25 JIM D Crime: Mob Bosses
(K16)
00:25 Weird or What?
01:25 Cooks to Market
02:20 South Park
Two episodes.
03:15 Naked and Funny (K16)
Two episodes.
NELONEN
5D: Child Chain Smokers
TV5 12:20
07:00 Children?s Programming
08:45 Pitchin. USA/2006.
Thursday 14.02.2013
TV5 21:00
Friday 15.02.2013
Nelonen 22:00. Den Canada
11:55 The Opener
12:50 To Build or Not to Build
13:45 JIM D: Ax Men
14:40 Talent USA
16:20 LA Ink
17:15 Dragons. In
09:15 Luxury Mamas
09:45 Drescue Me
10:20 Property Virgins
12:50 Luxury Mamas
13:20 Drescue Me
13:55 Property Virgins
14:25 Pitchin. Starring: Anthony
Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock,
Ilan Mitchell-Smith.
USA/1985.
23:30 C.S.I. Den Canada
17:20 Talent USA
19:00 LA Ink
21:00 JIM D: Brad Meltzer?s
Decoded
22:40 Border Security:
Australia?s Front Line
23:10 South Park
23:40 Naked and Funny (K16)
00:10 Grimefighters
00:40 JIM D: Ax Men
NELONEN
15.2.
TV1
MTV3
10:00
11:05
12:35
16:00
5D: Curse of the Night Eaters
TV5 22:55
07:00 Children?s Programming
08:45 Pitchin. Hundreds of years ago,
the simple telescope was
used to give us a seemingly
closer vantage. Den Canada
Aspiring entrepreneurs pitch
business ideas to a panel
of venture capitalists in the
hopes of securing business
financing.
13:45 Dinner Impossible
14:35 Talent USA
15:30 LA Ink
16:25 Dragons. The Night
Lands. In his own
distinctive way, he comes
to understand how we learn
it, write it, sometimes lose
it, why it defines us to the
very core of our being and
can make us laugh, cry,
tear our hair out and simply
inspire us.
Programmes on Yle Teema
may be viewed in the original
language(s) by changing the
digital receiver?s settings.
MTV3
09:45 The Young and the Restless
10:40 Emmerdale
11:40 Doctors
14:10 Jamie at Home
Jamie harvests beautiful
cabbage, kohlrabi, swede
and cauliflower and then
he shows how to use them
beyond just a steamed side
with dinner.
14:45 Oliver?s Twist
15:20 Middle
17:00 The Bold and the Beautiful
18:00 Emmerdale
20:05 Undercover Boss
21:00 Mentalist
23:20 Otis (K16) FILM
A black comedy detailing
the meltdown of the typical
nuclear family as they
attempt to rescue their little
princess from a notorious
serial killer. Miami (K16)
22:35 Joe Kidd (K16)
An ex-bounty hunter
reluctantly helps a
wealthy landowner and
his henchmen track down
a Mexican revolutionary
leader. Competition. Directed by: Joel
Zwick. Directed by: John
Sturges. USA/
Canada/2002.
22:55 5D: Curse of the Night
Eaters
This documentary looks at
the people who unwittingly
binge on food in their sleep.
This may seem to be an
innocuous enough habit, but it
has its dangers, including the
possibility of choking or setting
yourself on fire when cooking.
23:55 Basic (K16) FILM
Directed by: John
McTiernan. Starring: Martin
Sheen, Marlon Brando,
Robert Duvall. Swept up in
a whirlwind of late-night
partying and debauchery,
they forget about their art,
including the commissions
they have promised to
complete.
TV2
06:52 Children?s Programming
In Finnish.
08:50 Emily of New Moon
17:00 Children?s Programming
In Finnish.
20:20 Outnumbered
22:05 Law and Order (K16)
23:35 Girls (K16)
YLE TEEMA
17.00 Arkitektens Hjem
In Danish.
19.00 Civilization: Is the West
History. Jackson, John Travolta,
Connie NielsenUSA/
Germany/2003.
01:50 Navy NCIS
02:40 Harry Enfield Show
03:15 Jersey Shore: After Hours 1
My Big Fat
Greek Wedding
Heartbeat
Yle News in English
Last of the Summer Wine
Diagnosis Bipolar DOC
This documentary follows
five families, three of whom
have multiple children
diagnosed with pediatric
bipolar mood disorder, as
dramas unfold on a daily
basis ?from failing at school
to complete psychotic
breakdown.
17:08 Heartbeat
22:55 Desperate Romantics
Rossetti and Lizzie revel in
their new-found status and
wealth, acquired courtesy
of Ruskin?s generous
patronage. Directed by: John
Hughes. Directed by:
Tony Krantz. What you
will be able to achieve in 30
minutes will absolutely blow
your mind.
16:25 Eastenders
17:00 Sturm der Liebe
In German.
19:00 Two and a Half Men
19:30 Middle
20:00 The Simpsons
Two episodes.
21:00 Weird Science FILM
Two nerdish boys attempt to
create the perfect woman,
but she turns out to be more
than that. In
15:00 Dance Your Ass Off
16:00 Extreme Makeover:
Weigthloss Edition
17:00 Rules of Engagement
22:00 Failure to Launch FILM
Directed by: Tom Dey.
Starring: Matthew
McConaughey, Sarah Jessica
Parker, Zooey Deschanel.
USA/2006.
00:20 The Core FILM
Directed by: Jon Amiel.
Starring: Aaron Eckhart,
Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo.
USA/2003.
03:50 All in the Family
TV5
07:10 The King of Queens
08:30 Matlock
12:20 5D: Child Chain Smokers
In an age where smoking is
increasingly frowned upon
and banned from many public
places, the number of children
becoming addicted to nicotine
is alarmingly on the rise.
13:20 Packed to the Rafters
14:10 Matlock
15:05 My Wife and Kids
16:00 America?s Funniest Home
Videos
17:00 The King of Queens
18:30 That 70?s Show
19:00 Accepted FILM
Directed by: Steve Pink.
Starring: Adam Herschman,
Ann Cusack, Blake Lively.
USA/2006.
21:00 Apocalypse Now . Starring:
Bostin Christopher, Ashley
Johnson, Daniel Stern.
USA/2008.
SUB
09:25 Eastenders
10:00 Sturm der Liebe
In German.
14:00 Candid Camera
14:25 Bill Engvall Show
14:55 Undercover Boss
Todd Ricketts, a co-owner
of the Chicago Cubs, one
of America?s most beloved
sports teams, goes
undercover posing as an
out-of-work roofer looking
for a new line of work.
15:55 Jamie?s 30 Minute Meals
16:25 Eastenders
17:00 Sturm der Liebe
In German.
18:00 Supersize vs Superskinny
19:00 Two and a Half Men
19:30 Raising Hope
20:00 The Simpsons
Two episodes.
22:00 Nikita
23:00 House
00:00 Dollhouse (K16)
01:00 The Simpsons
01:30 Numb3rs
JIM
11:00 MasterChef Australia
12:20 Dragons. USA/2001.
01:00 Spartacus: Blood and Sand
(K18)
02:00 Kinsey (K16) FILM
Directed by: Bill Condon.
Starring: Liam Neeson,
Laura Linney