Finland?s
SixDegreeS
english language magazine
2014
The year in review
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TINdER
dating for life?
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JONATHAN
HObIN INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOLS
Reflections on
childhood
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A world of education
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HERITAGEDAILy. 16 MAy
Evidence of Viking
settlement on the
Åland Islands
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life of Helsinki
intriguing finds from
the Late Iron Age have been
found in Kvarnbo, Saltvik, on
the Åland Islands, within the
framework of a project led by
Dr Kristin Ilves.
The geographical position
of the Åland Islands (today
an autonomous, monolingually Swedish-speaking region of Finland) between
Sweden and Finland is highlighted in most of the few historical studies dealing with
the region?s Iron Age (500 BC1050 AD).
Finds, consisting mainly of
personal ornaments of silver
and bronze, were unearthed
in connection to what is believed to be the remains of a
40x12 m large building.
Overall, the results point
towards the existence of an
elite settlement at the site,
comparable to only a handful of places in the Baltic Sea
region...?
ALASKADISPATCH. 17 MAy
on the Baltic island of Gotland. The imaginary enemy is called simply ?Country
X? and is attacking from the
east. This year the Swedes
will be working with neighboring Finland on how to
counter such a threat, and it
will involve cooperation between air and sea defenses.
At the air defense batallion in Småland, Lt. Col. Fredrik Zetterberg says it is
no coincidence the exercise
is about defending the east
coast. He says the supreme
commander of the armed
forces, Sverker Göranson,
has said recently that events
in Ukraine show the situation in Europe can change
very quickly, although there
is no immediate threat to
Sweden...?
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Maarit Hyvärinen
Sweden
and Finland
in joint
defense
exercise
People can learn more about how the City works during the Mayor?s resident evenings, such as the one
held in southern Helsinki on 13 November 2014.
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?MAJOR military exercises are
happening in Sweden, playing
out all week, with the scenario
of an attack from the east.
At the helicopter flotilla
in Linköping Lasse Jansson,
who is in charge of communications, says about 3,300
people are taking part. Most
of the participants are in
the south of the country and
Whole grain wheat and rye bread are a g
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Whole gra
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conducted at the University of Eastern Finland showed
that whole grain rye and
wheat bread effectively reduces risk of type 2 diabetes.
STANDARDMEDIA. 18 MAy. JOSEP
Renewable energ
?AMID soaring energy costs
and deficit, foreign pundits and
Kenyans living in diaspora met
to discuss alternative ways of
bridging energy needs in the
country. Meeting in Helsinki
under the caucus; ?Connect Af-
o you have an idea, a question or an initiative in mind? As
a resident of Helsinki, there are various ways to organise
an initiative, learn more about how the city works and get your
opinion heard.
Citizen initiatives
In accordance with the Local Government Act, Helsinki residents can suggest initiatives
related to the operations of the City of Helsinki. The easiest way to do so is by using the
citizen initiative online service kuntalaisaloite.fi.
The individual suggesting the initiative is notified of the actions resulting from their
actions. At least once a year, the City Council is informed of such initiatives taken by
residents that relate to the Council?s scope of responsibilities and the resultant actions of
these suggestions.
If at least 2 per cent of Helsinki residents eligible to vote take an initiative on an issue that
falls under the Council?s scope of responsibilities, the Council is obliged to deal with it
within six months of its introduction.
Current initiatives being consdiered range from a proposal to improve the condition of a
school yard to a free transportation ticket allocated to citizens upon retirement.
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others, get help for their own activities and join new groups.
The Service Map can be used to provide feedback to various authorities such as those
responsible for school children?s afternoon activities.
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Issue 10 2014
Top 5
That be the
things on our
mind this month...
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Forever alive in the cloud
?Spooky? is a rather accurate, albeit mild, expression
to describe the phenomenon where, upon signing in
on your LinkedIn account, you run into a ?People you
may know? screen with the first name belonging to
someone who?s no longer with us, and hasn?t been
for months. Can we please first build social networks
with the living! Come one, software whizzes, how
about developing some sort of ?a dead man?s handle?
for your products?
Finnish police can be trusted
The ongoing inquiry into the undertakings and omissions of a detective inspector of the Finnish police,
including all the media attention, is sending a clear
message in favour of clean and transparent police
work. Few things make you feel safer as a citizen.
The attraction of war
Man is a psychological animal at least as much as
a physiological one. No other conclusion can be
drawn from the eagerness of rather large numbers
of people leaving behind their lives in the West to go
and grab an automatic rifle and hop on a 4x4 to get
some fighting done in the Middle-East; something
you wouldn?t catch some of us doing no matter what
happened in life.
Slush here and there ? not everywhere
In light of the recent Slush event for start-up businesses, it is amazing how little actual slush there
has been on the ground in parts of Finland. If these
things really are connected (which we would strongly discourage you to believe), let?s hope the residual
glow continues.
Speaking in tongues
6D does not play religious favourites as a publication, but one thing we do wonder is how on Earth
can those American Mormons coming to Finland
learn Finnish so fast and speak it so fluently? They all
would do well as language teachers, in our opinion.
Mika Oksanen
Word on the
street
What is your favourite
winter food?
Mikko
I like any kind of soup. I would say vegetable soup
is the best, I?m vegetarian. It warms you when it?s
cold.
Iita-Maria
Salmon, baking it in the oven. I used to be a
vegetarian and this gives me more protein. During
the winter time I need stronger nutrition. In my
childhood, we always had salmon every week. My
father was fishing all the time.
Carolina
My mom?s Christmas food. It?s a lot of colourful
different food, from old recipes. I would
recommend carrot laatikko, and the mushroom
salad with cream and mushrooms and salad ? I
love it!
Matias
Soups, because they warm you up especially in
cold times.
Compiled by Alicia Jensen.
that was
James O?Sullivan
A
S THE year draws to a close, how will you remember
2014? Has it been an ordinary year, just like any other?
Or maybe it was one of the best in recent memory? Perhaps it is the worst on record? Or maybe you don?t even follow
the Gregorian calendar, and have to endure another season of
holidays, superstitions and resolutions that hold no meaning
for you whatsoever!
Whatever your take, 2014 wasn?t short on goings-on. Take a
walk with us as we recap some of the major events of the year.
JANUARY
The announcement that the architectural competition for Guggenheim Helsinki is to kick off in the spring ignites renewed
debate regarding the necessity of introducing a branch of an
American museum in a city that already boasts numerous
world-class art establishments. Is more art too much art?
FEBRUARY
Trouble in paradise yet again for the beleaguered Nokia, as Police probe alleged intelligence scheme, with phone users? personal information accused of being channelled to the US. This
was seemingly the final straw for the one-time telecommunications giant, after Elopp?s reign saw the share price plummet.
However, by year?s end the Nokia ship was afloat again, miraculously sailing into more profitable waters.
MARCH
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes that retailers
only be allowed to sell beer until 6 pm on Fridays and Saturdays.
A national outcry ensues, as seemingly the only thing to inspire
a greater reaction from the populace than restricted access to
booze are the polarising opinions of Päivi Räsänen. Witness the
haemorrhaging number of church members in recent times.
APRIL
A Malaysia Airlines plane goes missing somewhere between
Kuala Lumpur and Beijing, setting off a massive hunt that dominates headlines. Hang on a minute, call us naive, but in an age
where every precise movement of individuals is traceable online,
exactly just how did an entire plane manage to drop off the grid?!
MAY
A report emerges in Helsingin Sanomat that immigrants earn
considerably less than Finns. Nation shrugs its shoulders. Somewhat surprisingly, this info hasn?t halted accusations from the peanut gallery that Finns? jobs are being taken by newcomers to the
country. All of this debate rages regardless of the fact that the overwhelming majority of foreign students here are forced to take their
skills abroad post graduation, due to the lack of job opportunities.
JUNE
A passenger plane gets shot down in skies above Ukraine. Bodies
rain from the sky as world leaders clamour to condemn Russia?s
alleged involvement. After much soap boxing and hoopla, the war
in Ukraine refuses to cease, Malaysia Airlines? stocks plummet,
and international travellers are given pause as to whether they
will go through with any forthcoming holiday plans.
JULY
Finland pulls down the shutters and enjoys a month at the mökki,
as per usual for this time of year. After a month spent lakeside,
swatting away the annual swarm of mosquitoes, returning to reality reveals that sanctions against Russia have hit the local economy
hard. Company lay-offs are a common headline, with Prime Minister Stubb going on to blame Apple (?!) for Finland?s hardship.
AUGUST
Helsingin Sanomat reports that foreign men are in high demand
in Finland. Local lads are given the elbow in a one-sided expose
that alludes to the fact that they are not as well educated as their
foreign counterparts. The proverb ?the grass is always greener? is
not only found here, mind you ? it?s a worldwide phenomenon.
SEPTEMBER
The Finnish Muslim community sees the media spotlight shone
their way when one of their former members appears on a
YouTube clip calling them to jihad in Syria. Ordinary Muslims let
out a fatigued sigh, united in their frustration at being tarred by
the same brush as those on the extreme fringes of their religion.
OCTOBER
A Helsinki hospital readies itself for the country?s first possible Ebola patient, finally bringing the dire reality of the outbreak to Finland?s doorstep. The onset of the flu season pales in comparison.
NOVEMBER
Darkness descends around Finland, as folks settle in for the
long haul of staring at their shoes for winter?s duration.
DECEMBER
Pikkujoulut season is in full swing, with many things blurted
out in an alcohol-fuelled stupor swiftly forgotten and put down
to an exercise in ?team bonding?. Floods of Finnish tourists
head south to the Canary Islands, to simultaneously get away
from it all whilst surrounding themselves with one another.
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She?s become such a lard ass! She must have put on like 50 kilos! She must have been living off pizza and beer for months!
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Land of NO
Tell me about your city...
Aberdeen
Does Finland answer in
the negative too often?
Ewa Czerwinska
Tania Nathan
T
he DigiTAl world was
abuzz in recent months
with reports of bureaucracy gone mad. The Regional
State Administrative Agency
(AVI) reportedly barred two
Finnish bloggers from writing
about an event in their private
blogs because of the subject matter (whiskey) and the event, the
Beer and Whiskey Expo 2014.
This was despite the fact that the bloggers had already contacted VALVIRA, the National Supervisory for Welfare and Health, and had been
given the green light to write about the event. Both bloggers were not
writing for financial gain and were not featuring advertising on their
blogs. Yet, AVI disagreed with VALVIRA?s decision and stated that all
logos and all whiskey-related discussion was off limits, both on the
expo?s own website as well as on personal blogs about the event.
Furthermore, the word ?whiskey? had to be dropped from the expo?s name. This entire circus was dubbed ?Whiskeygate? and went
viral on blogs, Twitter and in social media. Sure, the Finnish government claims to act in the interest of the people and that these
limitations are done in accordance with studies that show the link
between increased alcohol consumption and advertising, but how
much is too much? Are we living in a gilded cage? Is Finland turning into the Land of No?
In spite of all this bureaucracy, Finland routinely tops Forbes?
?Happiest Countries in the World? list, and is ranked among countries with the highest quality of life by the Legatum Institute?s Prosperity Index and among the most peaceful countries in the world
by the Global Peace Index. Sure, Finns might scoff at these ?happiest in the world? rankings, but with its excellent social welfare
benefits, access to free education and low crime rates maybe the
government might be right in limiting our rights when it comes to
what it deems as harmful. But the backlash against all these limitations is slowly, but surely brewing.
Last fall, the media event Kielletty Maailma (the Forbidden World)
was organised in the square in front of Helsinki?s Stockmann. Its
aim was to highlight Finland?s not-too-distant future: ?Where decisions aren?t based on common sense but feelings. Laws, taxes and
bans are downplayed and the rights of an individual are forgone for
the good of the many.? Harsh words, but could they ring true?
Take, for example, the action plan by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to eliminate the use of tobacco products by the
end of 2040. That means that in 26 scant years, lighting up anywhere in Finland may be a criminal act. And if the tax hikes on car-
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bonated sugary drinks, candy and alcohol continue along the same
trajectory, they may price themselves out of the market. Can this
really be considered in the best interests of the people, or merely an
Orwellian future that we are slowly drifting into?
At least to counter this Finland still has the freest press in the world,
according to Reuters. And try as they might, the more you attempt to
squeeze Finnish folks into any sort of mould, the harder they will resist. In the words of the old Finnish saying, Kun menee sutta pakoon,
tulee karhu vastaan ? ?When you flee the wolf, you run into the bear.?
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Puzzle by eva Czechanowski. Solutions on page 18.
Fireworks
Sparkler
Snow
New Year?s
resolution
Speech
Potato salad
Senate
Square
Party
Tin
quick glance at Aberdeen can
paint a bleak picture. Stuart
MacBride, an Aberdonian
author, once called Aberdeen
schizophrenic. The mood of the people, he said, reflects the
weather, and both can change dramatically in an instant. True,
he is famous for his morbid murder stories, but the observation
holds some veracity. When the sun is out, Aberdeen is a gem
in the North-east of Scotland, living up to its name as the Silver
City; but when it rains, it resembles its less appealing nickname,
the Granite City.
The granite is one thing that sets Aberdeen apart from other
Scottish cities, casting it its two contrasting personalities. The
second is the oil industry. It is the Oil Capital of Europe and as a
result a lot of the city mirrors this; visiting Aberdeen you?ll find a
surprising juxtaposition of wealth and poverty. Being a relatively
small city at 227,000 inhabitants, areas where you shouldn?t walk
at night are a stone?s throw from Michelin restaurants.
Taking a step closer, however, reveals Aberdeen?s beauty.
The University of Aberdeen?s campus is handsome, situated
in Old Aberdeen. Busy streets become cobblestone roads,
tiny paths and courtyards sit between buildings. Being one of
the four Scottish ancient universities, it dates back to 1495.
King?s College and the King?s lawns are particularly beautiful,
reminiscent of Hogwarts from Harry Potter. A small graveyard
which was once the location of a Medieval Church called Snow
Kirk rests unnoticed by most students almost in the centre of
campus. There is also a new library, having opened a couple
of years ago, which is architecturally appealing and modern,
creating an unusual contradiction of old and new in the heart of
Old Aberdeen.
The botanical gardens are at the edge of Old Aberdeen. They
are the secret gardens of Aberdeen, beautiful and rarely busy,
so you?ll certainly find a quiet spot for lunch. Hidden behind
the Cruickshank buildings, they sport vivid flowers and plants
from around the world. Down the road is Seaton Park, perfect
for BBQs and fishing by the river - just don?t go there at night!
Another must-see is the beach boulevard. Aberdeen borders
the North Sea, and has a long stretch of beach just minutes
away from the centre of town. It?s perfect for jogs throughout the
seasons (as long as you can brave the wind), and in the summer
is bustling with people crowding the cafes that line the South
end; you might even spot a seal if you?re lucky. This is the place
to grab a coffee or ice cream on a sunny day!
It?s also easy to leave the city for a day trip. Balmedie beach
is close by, where you?ll find miles of dunes bordering the sea.
Aberdeen is also a bus ride away from Stonehaven, an idyllic small
fishing town. In Stonehaven you?ll find a shop which claims to be the
birthplace of the deep friend mars bar, and are also plenty of great
fish and chips shops. Following a path up a hill and across fields
will lead you to the remarkable Dunottar Castle, a cliff top fortress
surrounded by crashing waves and faint tunes from a lone bagpiper.
You haven?t truly experienced Scotland until you?ve had a
whisky and a plate of haggis, neeps and tatties (turnips and
potatoes) at the local pub. Although haggis may sound less than
appealing, I would recommend trying it ? it?s actually delicious!
If whisky in particular interests you, a distillery can be found in
Oldmeldrum, a bus ride away. Because Aberdeen is a student
town with two universities on either side, there is also a huge
selection of pubs, bars and other nightlife. From oysters to
burgers, there is also plenty of variety in dining out.
Although a city of contradictions, Aberdeen certainly has its
own subtle charm
Contact james@6d.fi if you want to
share the inside word on your town.
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Additional bus services during the pre-Christmas party season
HSL provides additional late
evening bus services during
the pre-Christmas party season. Additional bus services
operate on Friday/Saturday
and Saturday/Sunday nights
from 14 November to 14 December.
Additional services are provided on Helsinki internal
routes 20N, 39N, 43, 65N,
67N, 68, 71, 72N, 76N, 85N,
90N, 92N, 94N, 96N and 97N
as well as regional routes
132NT, 231, 248A, 270N,
400N, 453, 633N and 700N.
The additional services will
run also on the night of Saturday 6 December, which is
the night after Independence
Day.
Night fare 2am - 4.30am
A night fare is charged on all public transport in the HSL area Monday ? Sunday 2am4.30am. During the night fare hours, passengers are charged with a night fare the price
of which depends on the zone of validity.
In other words, the prices of the night time
single purchased from the drivers and ticket machines are the same for all passengers.
Also the prices of value tickets purchased at
the card reader are the same for all passengers independent of the customer group.
Value and single tickets bought before
2am are accepted during the night fare
hours, if they are still valid. Also valid Helsinki Cards are accepted during the night
fare hours. All season tickets are valid during the night fare hours.
During the night fare hours, day tickets can
be purchased as usual on board (1 day tickets) and at ticket machines. Pre-paid tickets
loaded on single-charge cards are also valid
during the night fare hours. Also the first validation of the ticket can be made during the
night fare hours. The night fare is valid from
2am, independent of the scheduled departure time of a bus, tram or train.
Suomenlinna ferry passengers
are highly satisfied with HSL?s
services in the summer
Passenger satisfaction with
the ferry services has remained high year after year
despite the increasing number of passengers. In summer
2014, 91 per cent of passengers gave the ferry services
a good or very good rating.
The average overall rating
was 4.24 (on a scale of 1 to 5).
HSL measures passenger satisfaction with public transport
services year-round using onboard questionnaires.
Passenger
satisfaction
with the different quality factors mainly varied from good
to very good in summer 2014.
Only the waiting conditions at
piers received lower ratings.
The arrangements at the piers
during peak times attracted
criticism in particular and passenger hope for more seats and
shelters at the piers.
Public transport is a safe choice
Passenger satisfaction in the
summer season has remained
stable also on other HSL public transport services. In summer 2014, 86 per cent of passengers were satisfied with
the services. The overall rating was 4.07.
Satisfaction with the reliability of tram services continued to increase. Cleanliness has
improved or remained at the
same level as in summer 2013
on all modes of transport with
the exception of the Metro.
In the summer 2014 survey,
safety was a special theme.
?Travel by bus is considered
safe and on tram services,
safety has improved. Perception of insecurity on public
transport is relatively low,?
says Mr. Vuorela. Passengers
feel the most unsafe on Metro and commuter train services on weekends. The safety of
Metro stations has improved
from 2013 but at the same
time people avoid traveling
by the Metro slightly more
than in the previous year.
The Vantaa bus
network to undergo
an overhaul in August
2015 ? operators for
new bus lines selected
after a tender process
The bus route network in Vantaa will
undergo an overhaul on 10 August 2015
when HSL?s autumn timetables come into effect. The Ring Rail Line set to open
in July 2015 coupled with the new bus
routes will form the public transport
network in the city. The Ring Rail Line
will act as a trunk transport link with
frequent services, while buses will provide connecting services for the new
Ring Rail line stations.
New buses for the new routes
At the beginning of the autumn timetable
season, 79 new buses will enter into service. All the new buses to be introduced
next autumn are low-emission, E6-compliant vehicles, which will substantially reduce local emissions. Eleven of the buses
will be energy-efficient light-frame buses with at least one fifth lower CO2 emissions than regular diesel buses.
The new buses are also designed for
comfort and safety. They come with air
conditioning, automatic fire extinguishing system and driving style monitoring
system. A safety cabin and camera surveillance will improve drivers? occupational safety.
We Met
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Issue 10 2014
For Canadian photographer Jonathan Hobin,
childhood is not as innocent as we are led to believe.
Jonathan Hobin
Jonathan Hobin?s photographs are being exhibited at the Finnish
Museum of Photography until 18 January 2015. The exhibition is
part of the Lens Politica festival. Hobin?s stay in Finland was made
possible by the Helsinki International Artist Programme, HIAP.
Perceptions
of
We Met
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SixDegrees
Alicia Jensen
I
T WAS an ordinary day in Toronto, until an announcement beckoned Jonathan Hobin and his fellow photography students to
the radio and TV building. There, they watched in horror as the
first of the two towers eroded, and the second plane hit its twin.
The date was 11 September 2001.
Seeing those images over and over again in the aftermath of 9/11
took the Canadian photographer back to his childhood in Ottawa.
Imagining what it would be like to experience those images though
a child?s eyes led him to explore how children understand the world.
And how does a child process the world other than through play?
Hobin?s playroom, however, would become a few degrees darker.
Halloween candy strewn on the floor, costumes and a toy dog ? you?ve
walked in to a child?s play room. Yet the scene has unsettling similarities
to images we?ve all seen ? it?s a game of the Abu Gharib tortures.
Hobin claims that children are not as innocent as we think. The
commercial feel of the scenes he sets up cleverly shows our perception of childhood, bringing stark contrast to the horrifying game
that the children play. It begs the question ? why?
With social media in the palm of the masses, death and tragedy
has become part of our quotidian. The erosion of traditional ethics of professional journalism has seen sensationalism given priority over reality. Hobin?s work forces us to consider the perhaps
uncomfortable, yet inexorable, thought of how this affects children.
Through a simple but powerful depiction of children at play, Hobin
also subtly thrusts a mirror in front of adults.
The era of hypersensitivity which followed 9/11 forced Hobin to
harbour his idea for six years, and a further three years to first display In the Playroom in 2010. Finally, his exhibition has made its
way to Finland. As Skype shakily connects, Hobin begins to reveal
the layers behind the lens.
Where did the idea for your artwork come from?
9/11 reminded me of the trouble I found about processing the
world around me as a kid, and thinking how much more complicated it would seem if I was growing up seeing 9/11 as a child. It
was the one part of my life where I really felt vulnerable.
A lot of people grow up with this concept that children should be
seen and not heard, so it became important for me to reflect and
challenge that experience of myself.
How much of yourself do you see in your photos?
A lot of what I?m portraying represents me. I?m the child in these
images and sort of channelling those feelings of being lost and confused. As a child you?re vulnerable but at the same time everything
seems like a possibility. It?s this one time where fantasy and reality
collide into a blur.
How did you get started?
My image representing 9/11 was the first one I created for the series, but it spoke to this broader idea. It became clear to me that we
had passed a point where we would be able to go back from seeing
these repetitive images which saturated our environment.
What is the main idea you want to show?
There are a number of different ideas and concepts that I?m working through. One has to do with this idea of play and what it represents for children. Throughout history children have used play as a
tool to process and understand the world around them. The tactile
nature of working through ideas is something that?s inherently important to children.
The other aspect which is deeply rooted in the series is the media?s
role and the evolution of media, and this idea of it being inescapable.
I started to think about doing this during 9/11 and seeing these horrific images and realising that we?ll never be able to escape the dark
realm of our world that we see through media. [I saw] play as a tool
to represent the concept that these images are inescapable, and they
filter down to every aspect of our consciousness as a culture.
What change did you notice in the media in 2001?
[Already in 2001] it was very easy to use various file sharing sites
to share some of the more horrific images that weren?t available
by traditional media. I think that that was just a representation of
what was to come with social media.
As such, another theme in my work is social media being a new
type of media, where we as the common people are also the people
creating the images. The ethical and moral obligations of traditional media have been bypassed by social media, but we as a culture
are not trained in what?s ethical for us to see. Suddenly there?s no
filter any more. We are not traditionally our best judges of what we
should do; more is not necessarily better.
So children are more exposed to media than they have been
in the past.
The safe place in a home where a parent can protect their child has
been violated with the Internet, a computer or smart phone coming
in to the bedroom. So even in a sacred space you see a reflection of
the more horrific elements of the world coming in to child?s play.
You can?t protect your child from the world. The world isn?t going
to wait for you to teach your child. You have to constantly be on top
of it and in that sense it becomes a more propagated place.
Did you notice a change in children in reaction to 9/11 and
the new direction media was taking?
It wasn?t necessarily that I saw a change in the way kids are, I was
able to see something that had always existed that people had man-
T
Have you had any surprising experiences?
People are terrified about approaching these subjects with their
kids. If anything these kids are left having an opportunity to speak
about these issues about their worries or concerns to their parents
afterwards. It wasn?t a goal of mine; it was just one of those happy
consequences. People tend to assume I have some kind of sinister
reason to do what I?m doing and that?s crazy.
aged to ignore previously. I got a lot of criticism saying that I was
creating something that didn?t necessarily exist, or that childhood
was the last innocent place and I?ve gone and spoiled it.
For me, this idea just connected the dots for something that already existed. By the time a child is able to hold a toy gun, they
already know what its purpose is. They?ve already learned about
death and murder and pain and hurting people.
A child who plays with a water pistol ? they?re pretending to kill
each other already. What I?m doing is just showing adults how children are learning these things. Kids are learning about death and
killing ? but now from a more diverse range of stories, were that
prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib or 9/11.
What is the main difference between childhood and
adulthood?
Childhood is a time where the future is valuable. For a lot of people
it?s a dark subject, but I think at the same time it?s relatively optimistic.
As adults we are broken by experience. Adulthood implies that
after a lifetime of experiences they tend to pile up and can break us.
Kids can become broken, or they can become stronger. With children anything is a possibility, it can be optimistic. Children are still
learning and might have the strength to change in the future. But
I also don?t think kids are as innocent as we make them out to be.
he kids get it
right away:
?You want me to
kill that person?
No problem.?
How much of your work then is a criticism or commentary of
the media?
I think it has to do with communicating this idea that you can never get off the hook from being conscious of what you have to deal
with. People want to take this attitude of ?I just don?t let my kids
watch TV?. Regardless of how careful you are, kids are going to see
these images. You can?t just pretend that they aren?t going to.
[I?m] communicating the message to adults that this is just the
world. It?s up to you to help your child or the next generation to
understand by being available to discuss these things that they are
inevitably going to see.
It?s a criticism of the media, but I think that media is just a result
of human nature. We control that; it?s just that we aren?t willing to
change that. The media is just responding to the world that exists.
They deliver the news that the people want to watch, but that?s not
necessarily what people need. It?s more of a criticism of who we are
as people, and the world that we live in.
Would you change the way media presents current affairs?
It?s not my job as an artist to solve people?s problems. [I want to] let
the viewer decide how they want to cope with that, but I think that
communication is the key.
Parents think that it?s going to be a real challenge to approach this
issue with their child, but the kids always know a lot more than the
parent thinks. With the 9/11 photograph, just by seeing the building blocks in the shape of the towers, one of the kids was like, ?This
is where the plane hit the building?. The mother wasn?t aware that
the child had even known about 9/11.
You mentioned the media can be compared to a children?s
story.
The way that news stories are communicated to the public, it?s not
factual. In much of North American media, stories are communicated to people almost like a television show or a movie trailer; they
have this story telling quality. You could easily see them as being a
modern day fairytale or nursery rhyme.
For instance [the photograph] Diana?s Dead has to do with the
death of Princess Diana, and all the elements have this story quality. People wanted the picture of this princess so badly that they
chased her down and killed her. It almost sounds like a Hans
Christian Andersen fairy tale. I think for a child a lot of the stories
that they see in the news can be interpreted by them to have the
same qualities.
What is the significance of media portrayed as a story?
Fairy tales and things like that have a place in the childhood experience through communicating morals and how society works.
A lot of these ideas with the In the Playroom images are sort of a
modern day fairy tale.
I have a previous series called Mother Goose, which references the
mother goose nursery rhymes, which have traditionally reflected
political stories.
To what extent do the children understand what the stories
you?re depicting are about?
Some of the images have to do with basic concepts. There?s a bad
guy and there?s another guy, one person is hurting another person
and causing them pain. The kids get it right away: ?You want me to
kill that person? No problem.? The concept of what they were doing
was certainly nothing new to them. I let the child guide me through
what they know. I don?t want to leave them confused.
It?s strange how for one day a year [Halloween] it?s totally acceptable for a kid to dress up as a murderer. For a child what difference
does it make if they?re taking it from a movie or a killer in real life?
Do you get a lot of ideas from the kids themselves?
I certainly do, but not necessarily from the Playroom series. [For
the photo shoot], they almost become living dolls. Which is important, because I think that society as a whole still takes the attitude
that the kid is just a prop. They aren?t witness to these things, they
don?t experience these things. Which is exactly what I?m trying to
say with this series- they?re real, they have feelings and get worried.
Working with kids has inspired my next series Cry Babies. It?s a
response to criticism concerning childhood being a time of innocence. They say, ?Oh not me, but for everyone else it was easy.? I
think that a creepy concept ? that everyone thinks everyone else?s
childhood was easy.
Do you think everything children know is learned from the
adult world?
Kids look to adults and reflect it, which has to do with the concept
of play and learning ideas.
I think that the reason why they behave like that is that it?s a part
of human nature. Selfishness and bullying and having power over
one another is human nature; this existed already without the media.
Childhood is a microcosm of human nature. We are selfish, we are
short sighted and we are combative. I hope that we can evolve past that,
but for now I tend to see the same pattern in humans over and over.
How much of child?s play reflects back to the adult world?
Look at Russia, Ukraine, North Korea and of course the US. If you
take a step back, it looks like a bunch of kids fighting over toys in
the playground. It?s this selfish nature that we often see being not
just innocent but a short-sighted and not a very intelligent way to
approach the world.
I think that we as adults often behave more like children than how
we expect children to behave. Innocence is a lack of sophistication,
but we as adults are more like children than we like to admit.
How does western society?s concept of a child compare with
elsewhere around the world?
We?d like to think that in western society that we?re superior in this
idea of childhood as innocent and this thing that needs to be protected. But childhood is a relatively new concept; it was only with
the emergence of the industrial era that children were taken out of
the world of child labour. We created this concept of innocence ?
childhood as escapism. Women and children were taken out of the
workplace and kept in the home, which became the reclusive place
of patriarchal society.
We think we?re superior from other societies though valuing childhood, [but] we take it to the extreme which can also be bad. We have
this expression of bubble wrapped kids ? this idea that you over
protect your child to a point where they become incapable of experiencing any real world challenges, so they end up having no coping
skills. We are losing contact with base level emotions and basic skills.
How do you think your art will be received in Finland?
The conversation will finally be able to get to another place. I don?t
want to exhibit my work just because it?s controversial, but because
I want people to appreciate what I?m trying to say. In the US I find
I constantly have to explain some very basic level of my work. I
spend half of the discussion explaining to people that these kids
weren?t abused. Even the idea of having a series that involves children is enough of a complex idea for them. The conversation never
gets to the next level where I also learn something.
The next part of that conversation can be about recognising what
the problem is and finding if there?s something that we as a society
can do about it. I think [in Finland] it?ll actually get to the place
where we can discuss solving problems.
Date and place of birth: 28 September 1979, Ottawa, Canada.
Family: I am from a family of 5 (mother, father and 2 sisters).
Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ryerson University, Toronto,
Canada.
When I was a child? my parents suggested that my opinion was
valid and it was important to question.
Innocence is? only a concept.
Photography makes? it possible for me to communicate using
visual language.
Society
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Issue 10 2014
Column
The cult of the
child
Forever single
...never alone
Does the addictive
new dating
application Tinder
have users hooked on
playing the field?
On a ferry back from Tallinn a few weeks back, I happened
to sit close to a family with a youngish child ? probably
around eight-years old. She was playing with a robot toy
that squawked a few bars of heavy metal guitar music at the
push of a button. Needless to say, the button was pushed
continuously.
at firSt it was only mildly irritating, but I noticed that after 20 minutes, passengers were starting to stare, and the
child?s parents to notice. At first, they settled on ?Isn?t she
sweet?? smiles, which after another hour sank to, ?I know?
but what can you do?? grimaces.
?a
cross the developed
world, the cult of
the child as god seems
to have taken hold.?
Clearly, they actually had no idea what to do. To tell the
child to stop playing was apparently an intrusion into her
civil rights. To take the toy off her for a while an instance of
child abuse. In this family, the child sets the rules, and the
parents relax in the knowledge that they are raising a freespirited daughter.
exCept that in reality they are raising a monster-in-waiting. Even at eight years old, the girl?s worldview is already
formed: ?I can do whatever I like. There are no rules. I cannot be told what to do.?
aCrOSS the developed world, the cult of the child as god (or
goddess) seems to have taken hold. Discipline, rules and routines are out. Children are less raised than simply let loose.
One likely reason for this is the transition to smaller and
smaller family units. In a family of three children, clear routines and rules allow both children and parents to maintain
their sanity. Everyone knows what happens and when, and
hopefully why. In a family unit of one child, the inevitable
tantrums, protests and chaos can be allowed to take over.
WOrSe still, even criticism of children seems to be forbidden. We are supposed to see children as perfect, innocent
magical creatures, overlooking the fact that many are badly
behaved, out of control or simply unpleasant small people
who will likely grow up to be unpleasant adults.
the great sadness about this is that the victim is the child.
I grew up knowing what time I went to bed, what time I
went to school, what I wore to school, and particularly what
happened if I didn?t. As a headstrong kid the rules often
infuriated me, even though they were clear, logical and
consistent. If my mother said something, she meant it. She
rarely changed her mind; she never gave in.
i believe that I am better for this. I enjoyed my freedom
and independence, but I also learned where the limits lay.
aS a non-parent myself, I admit that I have little idea of
how to handle the tantrums of a shrieking, unreasonable
five-year old. I can imagine all hell would have broken loose
on the boat, had the girl lost her robot doll for an hour. But
I also wonder what happens as the girl grows up, and the
impact on the people around her is demonstrated with toys
much more dangerous than a plastic doll.
David Brown is a language consultant and journalist, regularly
covering stories in Africa, Asia & the Middle East. He has lived
in Finland for over 10 years.
Alicia Jensen
Tinder: Any dry inflammable substance that readily takes fire from a
spark and burns or smoulders ? Oxford English Dictionary.
i
t appearS that a spark has indeed ignited in Finland. A new dating application bearing the name has infiltrated the Finnish dating market, with 2 per cent of the population already registered
and gaining approximately 2,000 new users each day, according to
Rosette Pambakain, VP of Communications and Partnerships at
Tinder. Originating in the USA, it has spread and established its
hegemony in the international dating world.
Tinder is an application which allows its users to swipe through
potential date candidates with both the ease and efficiency of online shopping. Only bite-size information is available: up to six
photos, a first name, age and a brief ?about me?. It also reveals any
mutual friends and interests through accessing the user?s Facebook
account. In the same way that online shopping criteria can be adjusted, candidates may be adjusted by age, gender and distance
from the user. Once the account is set up, another user appears.
The screen shows two options: Swipe left: bin. Right: yes, please! If
both users have swiped right for each other it?s a ?match?, and chatting has been unlocked.
Malin* has used the application to find a few dates already. ?I?ve
found people that are very unlike me, which is one of the things I like
about Tinder,? she states. ?There is the potential to meet someone who
you wouldn?t necessarily hit it off with in ?normal circumstances?.?
Not everyone uses it for dating, though. ?I use the app to alleviate
momentary boredom,? reveals another user, Tuomas*. ?I haven?t
run into anyone interesting enough so far to suggest a meet up.?
The obvious superficiality of Tinder, along with its pronounced
ease and efficiency, may feel disquieting. It can make dates feel
both expendable and impersonal. However, rather than being a derivative of the application, such behaviour may be a result of a more
subtle, underlying change in society.
reflecting changing social currents
According to Mikko Hautakangas, a media researcher at the University of Tampere, Tinder reflects changing attitudes of dating in
general. The compact package of visual and written information
presented by users on Tinder, which contributes to the ease and efficiency of its use, connects with the bigger picture of social media,
self-publicity and presentation that has a strong current in modern
media culture.
?The media is full of different representations of the self,? Hautakangas explains. ?This applies not only to romance but to professionals alike. We have things like LinkedIn professionally and
Facebook socially. These things are all connected.?
Attitudes towards presenting ourselves publically are changing,
in liaison with attitudes towards dating. For Hautakangas this reflects part of a bigger change in society where we are trying to create a ?portfolio? of ourselves.
?With applications like this you can scan through galleries and
create an ideal picture of what you want, and that?s a paradigm
change. In real life people would seldom think of it that tightly,?
explains Hautakangas, showing how dating has begun to follow a
market value model.
But the picture of Tinder need not be so bleak. As Hautakangas
mentioned, the app may reflect changes that have already taken
place in society. Let us not romanticise the reality of meeting someone in a bar. As Malin puts it, ?The main difference is that you?re
not drunk.?
The parallels, however, are more profound. ?You do the exact
same thing one would do at a bar: you base your first impression
on what he or she looks like,? Malin observes.
?T
he fact that it?s a mobile
application makes it feel
like it?s almost like a game.?
According to Hautakangas, Tinder is just a more mechanic,
structured version of going to a nightclub. ?You catch a glimpse of
someone that might be interesting, and approach them. Things like
Tinder only increase the volume and reach of opportunities.? He
sees the key difference being the ease of use, and having the whole
world within your reach. ?It?s like shopping in a way.?
Diving deeper: beyond the surface
Although it may seem superficial, Hautakangas explains that it
doesn?t diverge far from the non-virtual world. ?Of course [a photograph is not] the whole truth, but then again what is? That?s how
people present themselves in real life. If you go out clubbing you put
on clothes that you want people to see you in. You put on make-up.
You talk to people and choose what to tell them,? says Hautakangas.
The way we portray ourselves may not be the whole truth, but is
often indicative of it. Both Malin and Tuomas say they have used
photos to portray their personality.
?I?ve picked out the ?best? ones from Facebook,? says Tuomas. ?I?ve
also chosen a variety of situations such as surfing and parties to
give conversation starters.?
Social media may also allow the user to emphasise other things besides appearance, which may not be possible in other social contexts.
?It puts more focus on things like hobbies, and you have to think
carefully of what you want to reveal of yourself,? says Hautakangas,
explaining that there are subtle manners in which people ?choose
their playground?, or social circle ? from photos, to self-descriptions. ?Something that sticks out to me is this fitness thing, which
seems to be in vogue. People talk about themselves in terms that
resemble marketing brands: they talk about achieving good results
through hard work, and these constructed bodies are then displayed as signs of a disciplined, successful life.?
Sometimes the message is even clear. ?About me? sections are not
always cryptic; one warns ?I am the guy that your mother warned
you about.?
Other times it is less clear what the individual on the other end is
really like. One Tinder meet up in Australia earlier this year ended
up in a murder. Whilst the majority of Tinder users are genuine,
and although the user is still in charge of who they swipe, it is still
important to exercise caution when meeting up with strangers.
On a more positive note, by considering both subtle and direct
messages that the user can put across, it becomes clear that Tinder
may not be as superficial as it first appears. ?It?s an app that makes
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you chose people based on appearance, so there is an inherent superficiality to it,? Tuomas reflects. ?Yet when you get to talking to
anyone, you can make a choice whether to engage someone based
on their personality or appearance.?
Malin says that she has only been on dates with guys who have
been interesting to chat to, with something appealing about their
profile ? when it comes to actually going on a date, it?s more than
the photos that count.
How modern dating has changed
What differentiates Tinder from other forums of online dating is
that it requires far less effort. Tinder requires but a photo. The pool
of choice is much larger, as more people are drawn to its simplicity
and to its game-like nature. It?s also trendy.
?What?s special about Tinder is that it?s so big, so in fashion,? says
Hautakangas. ?It?s very light hearted in that sense. The fact that it?s
a mobile application makes it feel like it?s almost like a game. It?s
part of a cultural fad that people want to tap in to.? This may be
what attracts users particularly between the age between 19 and 22,
the age at which its users peak.
Hautakangas adds that dating culture has clearly changed in Finland
as well. ?People go out on a lot of dates and see a lot of people just
for fun.? However, Hautakangas doesn?t blame that change on Tinder,
which he says only reflects a change that has already taken place.
When asked if he believes Tinder may have a negative impact
on relationships, Hautakangas comments that, ?it?s the general selfcentred attitude that may be damaging to long term relationships
rather than dating culture itself.?
Yet it doesn?t necessarily make finding a meaningful relationship
more difficult, he consoles. ?You can meet a meaningful relationship anywhere. You can meet someone in a grocery store so why
not on Tinder.? He suggests using questions, or ?scanning? to find
people looking for something similar.
Hautakangas also argues that when it comes to pursuing meaningful relationships, not much has changed. ?The basic needs and
basic wishes are pretty much what they have always been. People
want to be loved and to trust someone and build a future with
someone.?
Tinder appears to have surfaced as a result of a growing appetite
in modern social culture, combining social media and dating effectively. In the end, for an individual to find what they are looking
for is up to them and their personality. It is just a case of effective
communication, and marketing to attract the preferred audience.
*Names have been changed.
Minority Report
We take a look at the ethnic
minorities here in Finland.
Brazilians
Alicia Jensen
i
F you are a Brazilian and want to try something different,
here is one idea: move to Finland. This is one place you?ll
encounter a different climate, cuisine and culture.
According to Statistics Finland, by the end of 2013 just 826
Brazilians have found their way to Finland. Hannele Leppäneva is director of the Suomi Brasilia Seura, a ?friendship? organisation between Finland and Brazil, and says that Brazilians come
to Finland following love, as exchange students and students,
and to work. Most Brazilians work in the IT and game industries, and as entrepreneurs according to the Brazilian Consular.
Legal Immigrants
6D gets to know what it?s like to be an everyday ?new local? in Finland.
users in Finland: 102,000
age group peak: between 19 and 22
just under 20 per cent of their age group
Source: Miltton Creative
Justyna Jaworska
in FinLAnd
102,000
Active users
59,000
Male
43,000
Female
Location of users
(actiivisimmät kaupungit)
Helsinki
Capital Region
Turku and surrounds
Tampere and
surrounds
Oulu
Jyväskylä
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81% single
ambui NjuguNa is an Ashtanga
yoga teacher based in Helsinki. A
true blue third-culture kid, she
was born in Kenya and moved to the US
at the age of ten. She has worked in Chile
and the Middle East and received an MA
in Applied Linguistics in Chicago, IL.
Wambui has written for elephant journal,
The Helsinki Times, The Seattle Globalist,
Ananda magazine, Rebelle Society and
Afro Punk. When not involved with yoga,
she can be found checking books out at
Helsinki?s state of the art libraries.
14% dating
5% are married
Google searches
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Apr 2014
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Leppäneva adds that the Brazilians who arrive in Finland often
come in pursuit of a new adventure.
The Suomi Brasilia Seura organisation keeps some Brazilian traditions alive; they started the first Samba school Papagaio in 1976,
which was the first in Finland and incidentally in all of Europe.
According to the Brazilian Cultural Centre in Finland, there
isn?t otherwise an active Brazilian community in Finland, as Brazilians are sparsely spread out across the country. Another reason
for a less active community may be that many focus on learning
the Finnish culture rather than keeping up their own.
Yet there is perhaps a more subtle Brazilian presence. The
Samba school has persisted for 25 years, and the Helsinki
Samba carnival is also celebrated each summer. It?s a very
Brazilian event where many Brazilian traditions of parade are
used ? costumes, dances, and samba music. The event is organised by both Finns and Brazilians.
There is also a volunteer organisation called Gente Brasileira
which promotes Brazilian culture by teaching Portuguese to
Brazilian-Finnish children and organising other events. The
Cultural Centre also teaches Portuguese, and promotes Brazilian culture such as cinema by holding seminars, and organising folklore, literature, and music events.
What attracts Brazilians to Finland, says Cristiano Clementino, an exchange student from Brazil, is how well society
works and is organised. Leppäneva highlights that security
is important and something that Brazilians appreciate in
Finland.
There are a lot of differences between the two countries.
Clementino points to the culture. ?First of all we are more sociable. We don?t have a problem engaging people in conversation. I
think we don?t have a problem touching others.?
He also says he misses the culinary culture of Brazil. In Brazil,
he had rice and beans daily. He also misses Farofa, and Brazilian barbeque.
Luckily, there are some things that ease the transition, making
Brazilians feel more at home in Finland. Stockmann, for example, sells a typical Brazilian soda called Guarana Antartica, for
those missing a taste of home.
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What do you do here in Finland?
I am an Ashtanga yoga teacher. I work
together with my husband organising
and leading yoga workshops and retreats
throughout Finland, Europe and Asia. I
have worked as an English editor and
Finnish-English translator on two Ashtanga yoga books. I am also a mother to
a six-month old boy and have recently
started a blog, documenting how yoga
can help during pregnancy and throughout motherhood.
When and how did you end up here?
I moved to Helsinki in 2010. I ended up
here to be with my Finnish husband, start a
family and live the yoga life together, while
sharing the teachings of yoga with others.
What attracts you about Finnish
culture?
I appreciate the reliability of the people.
There is not so much empty chat which
amounts to nothing. People say what
they mean and do what they say. On a
bureaucratic level, there is a good degree
of efficiency as well. Finland is also a tremendously friendly country for mothers.
It is a family and, in its own reticent way, a
people-oriented culture. Now that I have
a small boy, I very much value the time I
have to be a mother.
What were/are your worries about life
in Finland?
When I first arrived, I was worried about
navigating a society and system in a language that was completely foreign to me.
The longer I stay, however, the more comfortable I feel about being able to access
information. Much is offered in English,
but still, it?s been worthwhile for me to
study Finnish because, without a decent
command of the language, there is a lot
one can remain in the dark about. I also
notice that now that I am the appointed
English speaker for my child, it will take
much more effort to keep my Finnish up.
I have a feeling quite a bit of Finglish will
be going on!
How has Finland changed you?
Finland has made me more resilient and
patient. I find that things move at a slower pace than in the US and that I had to
commit to decisions, stick to them and
wait it out, even when it felt like nothing
was happening. Finland has also made
me more self-reliant; this is not to say
that help and support is not available. It
is. You just have to find it and ask for it.
What culture shocks did you
experience when coming to Finland?
The homogeneity of the population and
culture. It?s one thing is know, on a rational level, that a country in which immigration has been only a recent phenomenon
will not have a diverse population. It is
another thing altogether to live that re-
ality. I notice Helsinki is getting more
and more diverse but if you travel pretty
much anywhere else throughout the
country, the demographic is still remarkably monotone.
Have you been able to settle and
integrate into Finnish society?
To a certain extent, yes. The nature of my
work is such that I am on the road a lot,
so I am not consistently in Finland for
long stretches at a time to get involved
with projects. However, it very much
feels like my base. I think I have also
changed my criteria on what it means
to be settled and integrated in a society,
which is interesting to observe.
What are your future wishes for your
life here?
At some point, most likely once my son
starts school, I look forward getting re-enrolled in some Finnish classes. I managed
to study the basics and it will be nice to go
forward. I trained as a linguist before moving into the field of yoga, so I am a sucker
for learning languages and words.
What is your favourite Finnish word?
It?s difficult to narrow it down to just one.
I have three. The first is aurinko because
it has a nice combination of open vowels
and strong consonants and sits perfectly
on the mouth with its three syllables. It
also has a positive meaning...who doesn?t
look forward to feeling the sun on your
skin after a long, dark winter? The second is a phrase: löylyn henki which was
one of the first phrases taught to me at,
surprise surprise, my first visit to the
sauna. I like that it has a mystical aspect
to it, meaning the spirit of the steam. My
final favorite word is hengittää because,
well, it is the main tool of my trade. I am
constantly encouraging people to inhale
and exhale with awareness!
Contact james@6d.fi
if you?d like to share your
thoughts for a future issue.
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Feature
Issue 10 2014
A world of
education
The Helsinki Region?s
international schools offer a
true melting pot of learning.
Andy Kruse
W
hen you walk into an international school, it?s as if you jump into a huge melting pot
swirling with students and teachers from all over the world. They come from near and far
corners of the globe to mix together with a common recipe for education. An education
unique in its worldliness, individuality, and open mindedness.
Helsinki currently offers a range of international schools catering to children of diplomats, businessmen and women, Finnish parents returning after living for many years abroad and Finnish
parents who want their children to enjoy the benefits of an international education.
In any given international classroom there can be easily over 10 nationalities represented. They
come from families of ambassadors, international business people, artists or simply families seeking a global environment for their children. They speak different languages, practice different
religions and customs, eat different foods, and have different looks. But they all join to share their
backgrounds and develop a global mindset together.
SixDegrees spoke to a few insiders to understand more about what life is like in an international
school in the Capital Region.
nomics room with the families and everyone
cooked something traditional from their own
country. Then we made a recipe book that they
sold in the school. It was lots of fun.
How has being from Spain been a bonus
for you in this environment?
We Spanish people are very socially laid back and
I think this has helped me make easy connections
with not only the students, but the parents as well.
Which is also an important part of my job.
At the chalkboard
Teachers in international schools represent
many nationalities just like the students. Ignacio Romero Naves is a Spaniard who has
been a teacher at Ressu Comprehensive School
for nine years, currently teaching 4th grade.
Naves came to Finland in 2004 to do his teaching practice during which time he worked as
a substitute. He became so impressed with the
Finnish educational system and the multicultural aspect of the international schools, that
when a teacher position opened up, he jumped
at it. His current class of 24 students is represented by 14 different nationalities.
How is the experience for students at an
international school special or unique?
It?s a very enriching environment at these
schools. Kids start very early studying and
sharing ideas with people not from the same
background, so they grow to be very open
minded. For example we have this unit in third
year called ?Cultures Around the World? where
each child makes a presentation about their
own culture. On open house day they dress up
in the national costume and show their project
to the parents and other students. This really
touches them and they are proud to show their
roots. One year we all went to the home eco-
Are their any special requirements to teach
at an international school?
You need to be qualified in inquiry based
learning and know how the IB, or International Baccalaureate, program works. It helps
to be international yourself or a native English
speaker, but it?s not necessary. We have teachers from many different countries so almost
everyone speaks with a different accent, but
most importantly it?s about being able to communicate together as a group.
Tell me more about this inquiry based
learning.
Well it?s quite different than the old fashioned
style of a teacher up in front of a classroom of
kids sitting at their desks all day. The units are
not passive done by following along page by
page in a book, but teachers have the freedom
to decide how and when to teach concepts
based on where the students are and what motivates them. And it really allows kids to express themselves and have a real input in the
direction of the learning.
Do they have these sorts of schools in Spain?
They do, but most are private, Ressu is public.
And they seem to have a misunderstanding
of what international means in Spain because
they are calling schools that are bilingual with
just English and Spanish being taught, international. But really there is much more to it.
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In the head office
Those running the schools are not required
to be international but often end up being so.
Peter Welch, the principal at the International School of Helsinki, is from England and has
lived in 11 countries. He started teaching as
a volunteer in Africa and has taught English
and History as an international school teacher. Now he has been in administration for 15
years.
What makes the average international
family?
Most often it?s expatriate families who are
here for work. Usually in diplomatic institutions or international corporations such as
Microsoft or Nokia. Often the mom or dad is
a Finn and the other not. They have been living abroad and have gotten accustomed to the
international system and curriculum and want to continue this global mindset. We have some kids
that are just 13 or 14 who have lived in five or six countries already.
What does your school offer?
ISH is an inclusive school, meaning you do not have to test in if the learning needs of the child fit
the program. It starts at pre-kindergarten age of 3 years old where the child works their way up
through the Primary Years Program, the Middle Years Program and the IB Diploma Program.
Besides English, the students also learn in Finnish, Swedish, French and Spanish.
Student perspective
Not all students have an international upbringing. Some just have the goal of living abroad in the
future. Tara Salo has grown up in Finland and both parents are Finnish. She is in the IB program
at Ressu Upper Secondary School. Her hopes are to go to university in New York.
What is the IB program?
International Baccalaureate. It?s the international schooling worldwide system based on a way of
learning that evolves around 10 qualities a student should have. To be an inquirer, knowledgeable,
a thinker, communicator, principled, open minded, caring, risk taker, balanced and reflective. It
may sound kinda stupid, but it really works and if you look at a student who has come out of the
IB program, they really are this.
What does it prepare you for?
A lot of people come because they want to study abroad, about half end up doing so. But overall, it
gives you an international thinking style which makes you question things and become a critical
thinker. Students are also allowed think more for themselves and develop their own way of learning, they?re not just reading from a book and regurgitating information.
What would you say are some advantages to this over regular Finnish schools?
Staying in a regular school keeps your view of the world so much smaller. And the fact that the IB
program uses the same point system around the world, it is much easier to go to school abroad.
Being of Finnish parents, how did you end up in international schooling?
They started me very young, going to an English preschool. And when I was seven years old, they
sent me to an international boarding school in India for two years. I learned very early in life that
there are so many ways of living than just the way we do it. So I have always been best suited for
the international school setting.
From home
The families of international students tend to be very similar. Usually at least one parent is from
abroad and they have often lived in many countries. Thus their kids speak at least two to three
languages. They come as diplomats, international business people, artists, or for love and marriage. But also, each of these families has their own unique story of how they ended up in Finland.
Wilfried Jacobs is a professional ballet dancer at the Finnish National Ballet. He is Belgian
and his wife Japanese. They currently have two children attending Ressu Comprehensive School,
Colin and Karin, who also dance in national ballet productions.
How did your family end up in Finland?
My wife and two kids then, now three, had been living in Japan for nine years. I had left a professional career in Germany before this and was working as a freelance dancer in Japan. Then I got
an offer to dance professionally in the Finnish National Ballet and teach ballet in the National
Opera. We came here in 2007.
Why did you put your children into an international school?
In case we ever move again we want them to speak English and be part of the international community. We speak Japanese at home, so schooling in English will really help them get into higher
education and open more opportunities later in life.
What hopes do you have for your kids in attending such a school?
To be open minded and respect others. In the international school environment, children learn
from an early age not to mind if another kid is Turkish, American, Moroccan. They all look the
same to them, being a foreigner is not a big deal. Everyone grows up different, but together. You
learn to treat people based on how you want to be treated. Which is a big problem in the adult
world I think, this lack of respect for each other.
So it has been a good experience so far?
Yes. They use their brain in a better way with the inquiry style learning you find at an international
school. It?s much different than the old fashioned way where the students never get to question why.
Do sports play a role in international school life?
It?s not a huge part of the life, but they are important and we do have solid sports programs. We
are part of the CEESA, or Central European and Eastern Schools Association, where we compete
in sports like soccer, basketball and volleyball with countries all over Central and Eastern Europe.
It?s not only sports though, we also take part in speech and debate as well as musical competitions.
It?s a great experience for the kids who go to these countries and stay in family houses and go on a
cultural tour of the foreign land.
What makes your school special?
Our symbol is the snowflake and our motto is that each one is unique. We have 42 different nationalities so it?s very diverse, but everyone feels comfortable and at home here.
Helsinki?s international schools
The International School of Helsinki in Ruoholahti was founded in 1963 as the British Preparatory
School. It?s a non-profit school supported by tuition fees and a small government subsidy. As an IB
World School, it offers International Baccalaureate programs to students from age 3 through the 12th
grade. This is the curriculum most commonly used by the 3,483 international schools in the 144
countries worldwide that offer IB programs. The school is divided into a Lower School (K1-5) and an
Upper School (6-12). Currently the student body comes to 370 students and is represented by more
than 40 nationalities.
www.ish.edu.hel.fi
The English School is a private bilingual school based on Christian values founded in 1945 by The
Sisters of the Most Precious Blood. The school offers instruction in a 2-year primary school for ages
5-6 and a comprehensive school for grades 1-9. Both of these provide a strong program in Finnish or
English, depending on the student?s mother tongue. A high school under the same umbrella, prepares
students for the Finnish Matriculation exam, the SAT and the Cambridge exams, as well as Advanced
Placement (AP) programs.
www.eschool.edu.hel.fi/
The European School of Helsinki is a public school accredited to the European Schools? network and
follows this structure and curriculum. It has a nursery cycle of two years, primary cycle of five years,
and a secondary cycle of seven years. The languages of instruction are English, Finnish and French.
Students graduate with a European Baccalaureate which is recognised in the EU and elsewhere.
www.esh.fi
The Ecole Francaise Jules Verne school is a French school that was founded in 1976. The instruction
is in French and follows the French curriculum, and teachers are from the French Ministry of National
Education. It offers preschool for children 2-5 years old which also includes instruction on reading,
writing, numeracy, and creative activities, as well as Finnish lessons. It also offers a primary school
for kids ages 6-10 years old which includes instruction on literacy, numeracy, arithmetic, geography,
history, and art as well as classes in English and Finnish. The middle and high schools are partnered
with the neighbouring European School of Helsinki. www.ecolejulesverne.fi
Ressu Comprehensive School and Ressu Upper Secondary School
are accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization and
serve students from grades 1-9 and 10-12 respectively. These schools
offer education in Finnish under the Finnish national curriculum
and in English through the IB programs. This includes the Primary
Years Program (PYP) and the Middle Years Program (MYP) at
Ressu Comprehensive and the IB Diploma Program at Ressu Upper
Secondary. Both these schools are publicly run by the City of Helsinki
and do not charge for tuition, meals or health services.
www.hel.fi/hki/ressuy/en/Etusivu/
Deutsche Schule Helsinki is a private German school founded in 1933. The instruction is based on the
Finnish and German curriculums offering teaching in both languages. Thus the school is split into two sides.
A strictly German side where only children affluent in German are accepted and a Finnish/German side
where German is not necessary for entrance but is taught throughout. Ranging from 1st grade all the way
through 12th grade, by the time the students reach high school, almost all instruction is in German. There
are about 650 students enrolled, 80% of which are Finnish.
www.dsh.fi/
The Finnish Russian School is a public school which began 59 years ago, currently of about 700
students. Its mission is to teach Russian and Finnish language and culture. For children of Russian
mother tongue, the school offers instruction in Russian with Finnish as a second language, and for
children of Finnish mother tongue, it offers instruction in Finnish with Russian as a second language.
The school provides preschool until the child reaches 1st grade. Then a middle school program
through the 9th grade, followed by a high school program all the way through 12th grade.
www.svk.edu.hel.fi/etusivu/
The International School of Vantaa provides instruction solely in English for students in grades 1-9.
The curriculum, which is tailor-made within the parameters of the National Board of Education, puts
subject areas into thematic units. This allows students to develop learning styles according to their
own strengths and weaknesses. The school also provides many cultural clubs and sports teams. The
clubs include an animal skills club, a chess, Chinese and cooking club, a choir and orchestra club,
a scholastic book club and a WAU club. The sports teams include soccer, floorball and basketball.
www.edu.vantaa.fi/isv/
Espoo International School offers instruction in English for students grade 7-9 who desire the Middle
Years Program in preparation to continue on to an IB high school program. The school follows the
national Finnish curriculum and is an IB authorised school. Their language program offers a wide
range of languages including, French, German, Swedish, Spanish and Chinese.
www.espoo.fi/ESPOOINTERNATIONALSCHOOL
Etelä-Tapiolan Lukio of Espoo offers the IB program at the high school level. The program consists
of a two-year course in grades 11 and 12 that is usually preceded by a preparatory year. There are
six subject groups and the students chose a subject within each of these upon which to focus. They
include language and literature, language acquisition, individuals and societies, experimental sciences,
mathematics, and arts or electives.
www.etela-tapiola.fi/index.php?page=espoo-international
Tastebuds
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The weird and wonderful tastes of
your local Asian grocery store.
Are you still buying your lentils and
pulses in a normal grocery store?
A new locale for Helsinki?s
Jamaican flavours.
Text and images Alicia Jensen
P
IDGEONS, grey office buildings, a Lidl at the corner, a busy
street swarming with busses and pedestrians. Dark windowed
bars waiting to open their doors for the early birds. The location is as Kallio as you can get. Yet stepping in to Jamaican Mamas
I suddenly feel far away from the notorious Helsinki district. A
beach hut. A soft Bob Marley ballad. The smell of cinnamon and
spices, and happy chatter coming from the corner. A green, black
and yellow flag is on the wall. Am I still in Finland?
Since love brought Jamaican Hazel Brevett-Tirronen to Finland
13 years ago, she has been dreaming of the day she would get to introduce Helsinki to the flavoursome cuisine of her home country.
She finally realised her dream 11 months ago, when she opened
Jamaican Mamas on Hämeentie, as featured in SixDegrees earlier
this year. Since our last visit, the restaurant has relocated to Vilhonvuorenkatu, escaping Hämeentie?s small kitchen and restrictions
on alcohol sales. The new joint has been open for two months.
Brevett-Tirronen was brought up with Jamaican cuisine. Her
mama taught her to cook when she was just 11 years old. The name
of her restaurant pays tribute to the Jamaican culture and all the
mamas who teach their children to cook.
Flavours of Jamaica
Jamaican flavours haven?t previously surfaced in Finland. Jerk and
its flavours are unique to Jamaica, with a ?different spiciness? to
what you?ll find elsewhere. Maintaining that authentic tie to the
homeland is an important element for Brevett-Tirronen.
?This is as close to home as possible,? she says. ?It?s all what my
mom taught me, what her mom taught her; family recipes, little
things that we add. Jamaican Mamas is all about traditional Jamaican cooking and keeping it real.?
Authenticity is maintained in many ways, spices being one. One
spice that is traditionally used in Jamaican cooking is scotch bonnet, one of the hottest chillies in the world. Everything is also based
on home cooking and fresh ingredients.
Other traditional treats found at Jamaican Mamas include a
homemade ginger beer, a non-alcoholic soda. It?s composed of
natural ingredients, among them lime, lemon and fresh ginger.
Without sandy beaches and the warm climate of Jamaica, some
authenticity is difficult to hold on to. Traditionally, jerk is barbequeued outside. In Finland, it?s cooked in the oven. Yet ?flavourwise, it?s all there,? assures Brevett-Tirronen.
There are also some missing elements from the Jamaican plate, which
can?t be found in Finland. What Brevett-Tirronen misses the most
from the Jamaican culinary scene is ackee, Jamaica?s national fruit.
?Traditionally we cook it with salt fish. Salt fish and ackee is one
of the oldest traditional dishes of Jamaica. Although they do have
them in the tin, you just can?t beat the fresh ackee.?
A Christmas comparative
?It?s very much potatoes isn?t it, with Finns?? Brevett-Tirronen
laughs, comparing Jamaican cuisine with the Finnish. The garlic
variety, she says, has maybe inspired some of her cooking.
There is a world of difference between Finnish and Jamaican cuisine, the most poignant being the case of spice. Both the amount
and variety of spices used are different, ?it?s not just salt and pepper
in Jamaica,? she observes.
Jerk is a good example of spices used, as it includes spices such as
cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon, and a lot more. ?The Finnish dishes are
a lot more simple. Finnish food can be tasty, but I think the spiciness is just missing from it,? says Brevett-Tirronen.
STOP! Step away from that box
of overpriced lentils and come
with me. To where lentils are
sold in kilogram bags, where
you are not limited to two
varieties, or to sad colourless
beans floating in slime. Come to
the Promised Land, where you
buy your lentils in kilograms
and pay the same price as you
do in the normal store.
Red lentils
Did you know that red lentils are just the skinned variety of
the brown lentil? Neither did I! By far the most familiar and
easy to prepare lentil, these guys don?t need soaking. Just rinse
well in lots of water (this helps rid them of extra starch) and
don?t forget to give them a quick once over to remove tiny
stones if necessary. The trick to making lentils delicious is to
cook with enough oil. Clarified butter is traditional but why
not coconut oil?
Split peas / Chana dal
These are a chunkier but still mild and delicious lentil that
would benefit from soaking overnight to speed up cooking.
Some believe that soaking lentils gets rid of their more
gaseous properties so soak away. Chana dal do hold their
shape so they work well also in lentil curries if you want a
little more bite to it, and patties. If cooked long enough,
they will become a velvety smooth soup of the Gods.
To suit the Finnish palate, Brevett-Tirronen says they?ve made a
milder version of jerk. ?We don?t want to blow anybody?s head off!?
The way the meat is cooked is also different; in Jamaica meat is
marinated the night before and cooked on the bone, giving it a special flavour.
Something Brevett-Tirronen wishes Finns would embrace more
are vegetables, particularly during the holidays.
?I just wish at Christmas that you?d have more fresh vegetables. I
like the ham at Christmas - but those laatikot, I don?t like!?
A Jamaican Christmas looks rather different. Beginning with ackee, fried dumplings and plantain banana, and ending the day with
curry goat and turkey ? and a lot of fresh vegetables.
The jerk experience
Like many Finns, I?ve never tried Jamaican food before. From the
first course, Brevett-Tirronen?s love for vegetables was clear: there
was cauliflower, broccoli, courgettes, garlic and vinegar making up
a typical vegetable soup. On the side were dumplings, made from
dough which had been lightly fried.
I was curious to try the Jamaican flavours and was planning on
just a couple of bites of each thing on the plate. Tasting jerk for the
first time was a wonderful experience. The ?mild? version BrevettTirronen served me had a perfect amount of spice. The sweet cinnamon sauce and the chicken it was dressed with just melted in my
mouth. Although I typically associate cinnamon with Christmas
porridge, it fit surprisingly smoothly in a salty context.
A few bites were not enough. I finished the whole piece.
The flavoursome jerk was a good complement to the creamy coconut rice and beans. The fried plantain was also a first, and delicious: a small crunch on the surface; warm and soft on the inside.
Not to mention the coleslaw which was incomparable to any similar concoction I?ve tried before.
Finns no longer have an excuse not to have tried Jamaican food ?
with an authentic joint in a snug corner of Kallio, the next culinary
adventure is waiting. Be ready to escape the dull cold outside and
be transported to a cosy corner of Jamaica.
Jamaican Mamas
Vilhonvuorenkatu 5 A
Helsinki
Mon-Fri 11:00-23:00
Sat 13:00-1:30
tel. +358 50 566 8158 or 50 540 1650
Mung dal
Tiny and yellow, these are really quick cooking and super mild
in flavour. In twenty minutes you?ll have a meal on the table.
Add coconut milk, any spices you fancy or blend in cooked
sweet potato for a fabulous soup. This lentil is a really easy
one. It?s also used in some sweet preparations when the skin
has been removed.
Urad dal
An ancient lentil, it cooks up a touch on the slimy side but
has a lovely grassy and creamy flavour. South Indians also
use it in dosai batter, where the white urad dal (split with
skin removed) is mixed with rice flour and fermented in a
warm place before cooking on a hot skillet. The legendary dal
makhani is always made with urad dal.
Chickpeas
The uses for chickpeas are so varied that I?d run out of space if I
tried to list them all. But are they worth to buy dry? Definitely!
Dried chickpeas are not only cheaper, but also tastier. Soak
overnight, and boil for 20 minutes with a little salt and they?re
ready to go. They also sprout very well and can be eaten raw
in a salad. I?ve heard that if you add a little baking soda to the
boiling water the skins of the chickpeas will be softer. Try it!
Black eyed peas
A must in Caribbean cooking too, black eyed peas need
a pre-soak and then a quick boil before you use them.
They have a nice beany flavour, are not as floury as
kidney beans on the tongue and hold their shape well in
stews. Substitute in peas and rice if you can?t find their
distant relative, pigeon peas which are traditionally used.
Adzuki beans
Like little red versions of the black eyed peas, you can use
adzuki beans or red beans in desserts. Soak and cook with
lots of sugar, add coconut milk, rinsed tapioca pearls cook
through and enjoy warm. It?s a treat for Chinese and Japanese
cuisine.
Tania Nathan is a Chinese-Sri
Lankan Malaysian who loves
her food and is often to be
found rummaging through
a freezer somewhere in
Hakaniemi. Come say hi!
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HE lArgEsT Swedish-language newspaper in Finland, Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL), is celebrating its 150th anniversary this
year in a variety of ways. Turning their gaze to events beyond
the Finnish border, one of these is Impressions, an exhibition of
press photographs accumulated from overseas reporting.
On display at the Amos Anderson Art Museum until 15 January,
the exhibition focuses on the 10 years from 2004 to 2014. The decade is of particular importance as it exists as the first ten years of
the paper?s switch from broadsheet format to becoming a tabloid,
the first major newspaper in Finland to do so.
The decade also saw traditional media contort in different ways,
conforming to the public?s changing ideas of accessing content.
Video clips form a part of the exhibition, in line with public demand for such, along with slide shows that combine image and
sound in a fresh way to heighten the viewer?s immersive experience.
The issues and events depicted in the exhibition are many and
varied. The aftermath of the 2004 tsunami is felt in Thailand, Nepal
transforms into a republic in 2007 following the war between government forces and Maoists and the annual cycling spectacle of the
Tour de France, circa 2010, can all be found here.
Elsewhere, HBL?s visit to Greece in 2011 shone a light on tens of
thousands of people every week who risk their lives to get into Europe
via the southern regions of the European Union. The exhibition also
takes a glance at Barack Obama re-election in 2012 and the first snow
falling over Kiev, bringing with it a revolution in Ukraine, in 2013.
So, no need to fret about your winter travel plans, all of these global impressions and more can be found in downtown Helsinki.
Kathmandu, 2007, is one of the many striking images published by local
Swedish-language newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet (HBL) this past deacde.
Impressions
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Yrjönkatu 27 Helsinki
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IVEN the distinct lack of light this time of year, people are heading
to bed earlier, in the hope that when they wake up, the nightmare
that is the eternal darkness of the Nordic winter may be over. Not
just yet, I?m afraid. However, doing their best to ensure that all can get
tucked into bed nice and early, Swedish duo First Aid Kit are appearing
on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 December at Helsinki?s Savoy Theatre
for a pair of gigs that kick off at the un-rock-god-like hour of 6 pm.
Hailing from Stockholm, Johanna and Klara Söderberg, first began composing songs as teenagers in 2007, drawing on influences
ranging from Fleet Foxes to Joanna Newsom. Showcasing their
sweet harmonies, Tangerine, appeared in the summer of that year
to positive acclaim.
Their debut EP Drunken Trees would then expand their audience
upon its release in April 2008, with a cover version of Fleet Foxes
Tiger Mountain Peasant Song gathering a swag of YouTube hits later
that same year.
Full-length album, The Big Black & the Blue dropped to rave reviews in 2010. Follow up Lion?s Roar showcased their glorious ethereal harmonies and melancholy, winning the coveted Nordic Music
Prize in the process.
Joonas Brandt
Familiar New Year?s feeling
T
HE end of the 2014 is nigh, and what to do? Head out and
get drunk? Stay in and get drunk? Muse upon the regrets and
notable achievements of the year? How about just sticking
with tradition, and heading to Helsinki?s Tavastia for the last three
nights of the year to enjoy some of the finest bands in the country.
The three nights feature a rotating line-up, with the likes of local
favourites 69 Eyes, Children of Bodom and Reckless Love on offer.
Britain?s goth metallers Paradise Lost also bob up on the bill, spoiling punters for choice as to which evening they will attend.
Helldone Tour 2014
29-31 December, 20:00
Tavastia
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
James O?Sullivan
Their latest, Stay Gold, dropped in June, with the sisters hitting the
road once again. Last seen onstage here at last summer?s Ruisrock,
the duo return to Finland in the midst of a burst of touring that is
set to continue into 2015. Rarely giving theatre concerts, these gigs
afford a wonderful opportunity to see them in a unique setting.
Support comes from Manchester-based singer, writer and player
Jo Rose.
First Aid Kit
9-10 December, 18:00
Tickets ?25
savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
ANY a man has struggled to follow in his father?s footsteps,
but what to do if your old man is a notorious crooner and
renowned pants man, whose sexual conquests number in
their thousands? Well, most of us haven?t had to live in such a lusty
shadow, yet for Latin pop singer Enrique Iglesias the easiest way to
get around it has been to do as daddy did.
And, with over 100 million album sales under his belt, its safe to
say he has had more than his share of success.
Emerging in the mid-?90s, Iglesias started off with his eye on the
Latin American and the Hispanic market in the United States. A
handful of years later and he was the biggest selling Spanish-language singer of the decade. With that box crossed, soon he was
belting them out in English. With his fanbase growing rapidly,
soon he was topping the charts around the world.
Known as both The King of Latin Pop and The King of Dance,
Iglesias has stuck to what he does best, with his latest, Sex and Love,
arriving earlier this year. Featuring the hit songs I?m A Freak and
Bailando, the album was another global success.
Last seen in Finland in 2011, Iglesias is performing on Wednesday 10 December at Helsinki?s Hartwall Areena.
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10 December
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Forthcoming flicks
Filmikamari
Game reviews
December
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
(PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, X1)
Another year, another CoD title, you might say. But this year the franchise has taken a kick (or perhaps a few HE rounds) up its backside and
feels impressively and surprisingly fresh. The SP campaign has always
tended to be good in the series and this year is no exception with wellconceived missions amplified by the addition of the super-cool exosuit
which lets you jump around the battlefield raining death on your foes
from above. The MP is likewise improved with lots of new gadgets, fresh
maps and customisation options galore. If you like massive explosions,
amazing set-pieces, great sound and addictive, novel gameplay ? or if
you used to like the series but felt it was all getting a bit samey ? this is
well worth picking up. 9/10
Pro Evolution Soccer 2015
(PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, X1)
Julianne Moore takes a moment to contemplate fame in David Cronenberg?s Maps to the Stars.
Maps to the Stars (K16)
While the arrival of a new David Cronenberg film las century would signal often startling observations in
body horror, recent year have seen the Canadian director expand his repertoire considerably. Some, such
as History of Violence have been superb; others, like 2012?s Cosmopolis have been more perplexing than
transcendent examples of cinema. Here Cronenberg continues unperturbed towards new frontiers, in a
searing take on Hollywood. Boasting a cast that includes Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Mia Wasikowska
and Robert Pattinson, Cronenberg weaves numerous stories together as a true master of satire. Teenagers
returning from rehab, personal assistants, self help gurus, aging Hollywood starlets and limo drivers all
come together in what promises to be the director?s most satisfying piece in a number of years.
Premieres 5 December
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Still awake after the first six hours of the second part of the epic ?Rings? saga? Well Peter Jackson is
back to give you more of what you wanted, padded out by plenty of stuff you could maybe do without. Martin Freeman returns as Bilbo Baggins, as Jackson plunders the appendices of The Lord of
the Rings to expand his Hobbit adaptation. The usual cast are also on hand, as this final instalment
promises epic battles, miniscule hobbits on a mission and more green screen than the latest AC/DC
video ? minus the sexist sports-induced sweaty babes. Nonetheless, given the title of the film, expect an
onslaught of combat, with dialogue and exposition taking a back seat to jaw dropping visuals.
Premieres 10 December
Chef
After helping to steer the Iron Man franchise to a couple of billion at the box office, here writer/director
Jon Favreau scales down his perspective. Taking the lead role, Favreau?s out-of-work LA chef reinvents
himself as the owner/operator of a food truck in a bid to reclaim his cooking mojo. Given the boot after
starting a Twitter war with a renowned food critic, it?s also time to reconnect with his estranged family in
the process. Given Favreau?s clout these days, it comes as no surprise that he has assembled a stellar
cast. Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Bobby Cannavale and
Dustin Hoffman all take a bow. Light as a feather, with plenty of food porn for culinary perverts, Favreau
proves he can successfully craft smaller films, in what is a charming exercise best enjoyed either on a
plane or on the small screen at home. Light on flavour, but a fun and enjoyable view.
Premieres 19 December
Exodus: Gods and Kings (K12)
Another year, another biblical epic. Okay, so we aren?t in the 1950s anymore. But what better environment to reintroduce a well-worn genre than reviving what has come before. Here Christian Bale trades
his batsuit for robes as Moses, with director Ridley Scott overseeing events based on the Book of Exodus. These two names alone should raise a few eyebrows of interest, and coupled with the likes of Joel
Edgerton, John Turturro, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley things start to get interesting.
The film has already courted controversy, however, with claims of whitewashing history and frontloading
the cast with a range of Caucasian big name actors taking the place of more historically accurate people
of that era to be of darker pigmentation. But, this is Hollywood, no stranger to bleaching out ethnicity in
order to reach as wide an audience as possible. Thus billions beckon. Or, like this year?s Noah, a few
pennies might trickle in, with neither film fans nor religious types leaving cinemas satisfied.
Premieres 26 December
In the great Football gaming conflict between FIFA and PES, the latter
franchise has suffered over the past couple of years as the former has
ploughed its own mighty furrow. But worry not, PES fans! This year sees
Konami?s series reclaim its former glories. The graphics and interface
are now on a par with EA?s efforts, although FIFA still has most of the
rights to use actual football clubs (HJK is in PES though, if you?re interested). But on the pitch itself, PES 2015 is brilliant. In fact, it?s the most
fun I?ve had in a football game since, ooh, FIFA 09 probably. It just feels
right.. It?s fast, fluid, dramatic, realistic and most importantly enjoyable
? it?s football as it?s meant to be played, and in the right areas it?s more
than a match for its slicker rival. Back of the net! 9/10
Little Big Planet 3
(PS3, PS4)
LBP is the kind of game I really want to like, but there?s something about
it ? maybe the cutesy visuals, maybe the unappealing (to me) level designer, maybe Stephen Fry?s intensely irritating commentary (SHUT UP
STEPHEN!), or maybe the general assumption that the people playing
this game are either idiots or six years old ? that just annoys the heck
out of me. It looks pretty, sure, and the level design and general variety is
pleasant enough, but to be honest there are plenty of puzzle platformers
around that do the job with significantly more panache than LBP. This
third iteration is probably the best of the lot, but let?s be honest ? it?s time
to put sackboy to sleep. 5/10
SingStar Ultimate Party
(PS3. PS4)
Wooo! Party!!! There?s no party like a SingStar party right?! Except, yes,
there is, and it?s any party that doesn?t involve SingStar Ultimate Party.
There are some truly bizarre development decisions in this title ? many
of the most fun modes from previous titles have been axed, you can?t
import a lot (maybe the most) of your previously-bought tracks meaning
those several hundred euros you?ve spent on building up an awesome
karaoke library was wasted, the sound levels in the tracks are way off,
and there?s also some weird, irritating lag when singing which creates
a kind of echo chamber effect. File under Definitely Not As Fun As It
Used To Be. 3/10
Far Cry 4
(PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, X1)
Far Cry 3 was great. It had a rich, believable world, an interesting if not
entirely believable story, top graphics and lots and lots of shooting. Now
imagine if Far Cry 3 had spent the weekend boozing with Charlie Sheen
in Las Vegas and you might have an idea how crazy Far Cry 4 is. If I had
a penny for every human or animal I slaughtered and skinned, every
bullet I dug out of my own virtual flesh, and every elephant I?ve ridden
(seriously) I?d have...a lot of money. This is a truly amazing-looking world
that I don?t think I?d ever get tired of wandering around, blowing stuff up.
There?s also a fun co-op section and three MP modes which are alright
but nothing special. The worst things are the bonkers storyline and tooaggressive wildlife. Seriously, WTF is up with those eagles? Otherwise,
it?s good. 8/10
Solutions for crossword on page 5
Clockwise from left: Exodus: Gods and Kings, Chef, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
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4. Lupaus
2. Tähtisaadetikku 5. Puhe
3. Lumi
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Music _ Clubs
4 Dec. Nassaun Fasaani // Jazz. Koko
Jazz Club, Hämeentie 3. Tickets
?11.50/16.50. www.kokojazz.fi
4 Dec. Sonata Arctica // Metal. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?32.50. www.thecircus.fi
4 Dec. Anna Kokkonen, Johanna Emilia,
Viitasen Piia // Singer-songwriters.
On The Rocks, Mikonkatu 15. Tickets
?5. www.ontherocks.fi
5 Dec. Sabb // Tech house. Dusk &
Dawn, Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21.
Tickets ?11.50. www.facebook.com/
danceteriahelsinki
5 Dec. Beastmilk, Atomikylä // Post
punk. Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen
katu 4-6. Tickets ?13.50/15.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
5 Dec. Superfjord, Black Lizard //
Indie/psychedelic rock. Kuudes
Linja, Hämeentie 13. Tickets
?9.50/10. www.kuudeslinja.com
5 Dec. Turbonegro (NOR) // Deathpunk.
The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?32.50. www.thecircus.fi
5 Dec. Kemialliset Ystävät, Jarse //
Psychedelic folk. Korjaamo Culture
Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets
?9.50. www.korjaamo.fi
5 Dec. Rähinä Live 2014 // Annual
Rähinä Records artists´ show.
Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8. Tickets ?20.
www.elmu.fi
6 Dec. Jätkäjätkät, Pietarin
Spektaakkeli // Hip-hop. Nosturi,
Telakkakatu 8. Tickets ?16.50.
www.elmu.fi
6 Dec. Ghost Brigade, Talbot
(EST) // Metal. Kuudes Linja,
Hämeentie 13. Tickets ?13.50/15.
www.kuudeslinja.com
6 Dec. Scandinavian Music Group //
Pop. The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?22. www.thecircus.fi
6 Dec. Shivan Dragn // Hypnotic
electro pop. Korjaamo Culture
Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets
?10.50. www.korjaamo.fi
7 Dec. Diana Arbenina (RUS) //
Rock. The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?39. www.thecircus.fi
7 Dec. Club Reggae Sundays //
Komposti Sound. Kaiku, Kaikukatu
4. Tickets ?6. www.clubkaiku.fi
7 Dec. Owen Pallett (CAN), Foxes In
Fiction (CAN) // Indie pop. Tavastia,
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets
?24/25. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
8 Dec. We Jazz Opening Concert
// Avishai Cohen trio, Serenity
Ensemble & Jussi Fredriksson.
Alexander Theatre, Albertinkatu
32.
Tickets
?31.50 /41.50.
www.aleksanterinteatteri.fi
8 Dec. Live From Buena Vista: The
Havana Lounge // Cuban ensemble
consisting of members from the
groups Buena Vista Social Club and
Afro Cuban All Stars. Helsinki Hall
of Culture, Sturenkatu 4. Tickets
?52.50/62.50. www.kulttuuritalo.fi
9 & 10 Dec. First Aid Kit (SWE)
// Indie folk. Savoy Theatre,
Kasarmikatu 46-48. Tickets ?27.50.
www.savoyteatteri.fi
10 Dec. Save The Arctic // Olavi
Uusivirta feat. Anna Puu, Viitasen
Piia. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?10
(voluntary). www.korjaamo.fi
10 Dec. Mad Juana (USA) // ?Etno
rock.? Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu
4-6. Tickets ?20. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
10 Dec. Enrique Iglesias // ?Latino
pop.? Hartwall Arena, Areenankuja 1.
Tickets ?53.50. www.hartwallarena.fi
10 Dec. Paleface & Räjähtävä Nyrkki
// Hip-hop. Stoa, Turunlinnantie 1.
Tickets ?9/13. www.stoa.fi
10 Dec. Rataklubi // Karri Lehtonen
& Afgaaninvinttikoirat, Älyvarkaat.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4 ?
6. Tickets ?6.50. www.semifinal.fi
10 Dec. Anvil (CAN) // Metal. Tavastia,
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets
?24. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
11 Dec. YG (USA) // Rap. The Circus,
Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets ?27.50.
www.thecircus.fi
12 Dec. Buzzcocks (UK) // Punk. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?28. www.thecircus.fi
12 Dec. Mayhem / Nutty Traxx Label
Tour // Hard trance. Dusk & Dawn,
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21. Tickets
?10.50.
12 Dec. Olavi Uusivirta // Rock/
pop. Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen
katu 4-6. Tickets ?15.50/16.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
12 Dec. Dance Pon Di Corna //
Cirque Alfonse: Timber
10-19 Dec. Espoo City Theatre
Maija Mustonen: The
Greatest Dance Hits
5-18 Dec. Zodiac
Run The Jewels
15 Dec. Tavastia
Talvisirkus Uni
Until 6 Dec. Dance
Theatre Hurjaruuth
Mad Juana
10 Dec. Tavastia
David Rodigan (UK). Kuudes
Linja, Hämeentie 13. Tickets ?12.
www.kuudeslinja.com
13 Dec. Heimovalta, Riskibisnes
// Rock/pop. Semifinal, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?7.50.
www.semifinal.fi
13 Dec. Poets Of The Fall // Rock.
Virgin Oil CO., Mannerheimintie 5.
Tickets ?19. www.virginoil.fi
13 Dec. Kotiteollisuus // Metal.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?21/22. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
13 Dec. Haloo Helsinki! // Pop. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?22.50. www.thecircus.fi
13 Dec. Dimebag Beyond Forever //
Pantera tribute. Nosturi, Telakkakatu
8. Tickets ?22. www.elmu.fi
14 Dec. Raveonettes (DNK) // Garage/
shoegaze/indie rock. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?26/27.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
14 Dec. Happoradio // Rock/pop. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?18. www.thecircus.fi
15 Dec. Run The Jewels (USA) // Rap.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?24. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
16 Dec. Dying Fetus (USA),
Goatwhore (USA), Fallujah (USA) &
Malevolence (UK) // Death metal.
Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8. Tickets ?24.
www.elmu.fi
18 Dec. Gramma, Superfall // Rock.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6.50. www.semifinal.fi
18 Dec. Mirel Wagner // Dark
toned folk/pop. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?11.50.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
18 Dec. Swinging Christmas //
Antti Sarpila Swing Band, feat.
Johanna Iivanainen. Savoy Theatre,
Kasarmikatu
46-48.
Tickets
?32/35. www.savoyteatteri.fi
18
Dec.
Viinikainen-HerralaMäkynen Trio // Jazz. Koko Jazz Club,
Hämeentie 3. Tickets ?11.50/16.50.
www.kokojazz.fi
19 Dec. MetalOrgy Goes Xmas Vol.
3 // Fear of Domination, Turmion
Kätilöt, One Morning Left, 2 Times
Terror. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8.
Tickets ?24. www.elmu.fi
19 Dec. The Mutants, The Voltas //
Rock. Bar Loose, Annankatu 21.
Tickets ?9.50. www.barloose.com
19 Dec. FaltyDL (USA) // IDM, drum
and bass, house... Kaiku, Kaikukatu
4. Tickets ?7/12. www.clubkaiku.fi
19 Dec. Metsatöll (EST), Avra // Folk
metal. On The Rocks, Mikonkatu 15.
Tickets ?14.50. www.ontherocks.fi
19 Dec. Mastodon (USA) // Progressive
metal. The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?18. www.thecircus.fi
19 Dec. Blues Pills (SWE) // Rock.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?15.50. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
20 Dec. Lord Finesse & Percee P
(USA) // Rap. Ääniwalli, Pälkäneentie
13. Tickets TBA. www.facebook.
com/Aaniwalli
20 Dec. Don Johnson Big Band
// ?Electro hop?. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?19.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
20 Dec. Kasimir // Pop/soul. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?15/20. www.thecircus.fi
20 Dec. Kuningasidea // Blend
of rap and reggae. Sello Hall,
Soittoniekanaukio 1A. Tickets
?14.50/15. www.sellosali.fi
20 Dec. J Mascis (USA) // Musician
known from the legendary Dinosaur
Jr. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8. Tickets
?30.50. www.elmu.fi
25 Dec. Musta Joulu (?Black
Christmas?) // Rap, r&b and
dancehall sounds. The Circus,
Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets ?10.
www.thecircus.fi
26 Dec. The Souls // Rock. Bar Loose,
Annankatu 21. Tickets ?11.50.
www.barloose.com
26 Dec. Roope Salminen & Koirat
// Hip-hop/pop. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?11.50.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
29-31 Dec. Helldone 2014 // Paradise
Lost (UK), Children of Bodom, HIM
etc. Tavastia & Semifinal, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?63253.50. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
31 Dec. NYE: Horse Meat Disco (UK) //
Italo disco, house? Kaiku, Kaikukatu
4. Tickets ?8/14. www.clubkaiku.fi
31 Dec. We Love Helsinki
Uudenvuodentanssit // New Years´
Eve dance. Korjaamo Culture
Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets
?16.50. www.korjaamo.fi
31 Dec. Macdeth // Tribute to
Megadeth. On The Rocks, Mikonkatu
15. Tickets ?6.50. www.ontherocks.fi
31 Dec. Von Hertzen Brothers // Rock.
Virgin Oil CO., Mannerheimintie 5.
Tickets ?24/25. www.virginoil.fi
2 Jan. The Macho Party: Minutian,
Blate, Dear Nemesis // Metal.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?7.50. www.semifinal.fi
2 Jan. Yournalist // Rock/pop. On The
Rocks, Mikonkatu 15. Tickets ?5.
www.ontherocks.fi
5 Jan. Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake
Breakfast // Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen
katu 4-6. Tickets ?13.50/14. www.
tavastiaklubi.fi
10 Jan. Tippa-T, Paperi T, Sairas T
// Rap. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?10/12.
www.korjaamo.fi
Theatre _ Dance
4 Dec. Kimmo Pohjonen & Minna
Tervamäki: Bright Shadow // An
interplay between the strengths
of two powerful artists, accordion
artist Kimmo Pohjonen and dancerchoreographer Minna Tervamäki.
Savoy Theatre, Kasarmikatu 46-48.
Tickets ?25/29. www.savoyteatteri.fi
4 Dec.-6 Jan. Talvisirkus Uni //
Wintery circus for the whole family.
Dance Theatre Hurjaruuth, Cable
Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 A. Tickets
?15-32. www.hurjaruuth.fi
5-18
Dec.
Maija
Mustonen:
The Greatest Dance Hits // 10
dancers, 10 pieces of music, 10
interpretations. Zodiak - Center
for New Dance, Tallberginkatu 1B.
Tickets ?15.50/24. www.zodiak.fi
5-20 Dec. The Nutcracker and
the Mouse King // The traditional
Christmas ballet. Finnish National
Opera, Helsinginkatu 58. Tickets
?21.50-107.50. www.opera.fi
10-19 Dec. Cirque Alfonse: Timber // Brilliant
Canadian circus. Espoo City Theatre.
Tickets ?15/34/38. www.espoonteatteri.fi
11-14 Dec. Kinetic Orchestra:
Myrskyjä vesilasissa // Dance
performance
depicts
natural
phenomena in miniature. Stoa,
Turunlinnantie 1. Tickets ?10/15.
www.stoa.fi
12 Dec.-10 Jan. Giacomo Puccini: La
Bohème // One of the world?s most
beloved operas. Finnish National
Opera, Helsinginkatu 58. Tickets
?21.50-107.50. www.opera.fi
8-14 Jan. Circo Aereo: Camping 3
// Contemporary circus. Cirko,
Kaasutehtaankatu
1.
Tickets
?17.50/27.50. www.cirko.fi
Exhibitions
Until 4 Jan. Artists 2014 // The
exhibition of Artists´ Association
of Finland. Kunsthalle Helsinki,
Nervanderinkatu 3. Tickets ?0/7/10.
www.taidehalli.fi
Until 11 Jan. Ceramics & Space
// Exhibition of contemporary
Finnish ceramics. Design Museum,
Korkeavuorenkatu 23. Tickets
?0/5/8/10. www.designmuseum.fi
Until 11 Jan. Tuomas A. Laitinen:
Fundamental Matter // Wide-ranging
installations combining sound, light
and moving image. EMMA ? Espoo
Museum of Modern Art, Ahertajantie
5. Tickets ?0/10/12. www.emma.
museum
Until 18 Jan. #snapshot // Photographs
taken by ordinary people, images
sourced from the internet, historic
snapshots and selfies as well as an
overview of the history of the selfie.
The Finnish Museum of Photography,
Tallberginkatu 1 G. Tickets ?0/6/8.
www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi
Until 28 Jan. Edward Munch
- The Dance of Life // Exhibition
of one of the major visual artists
in Northern Europe of the 20th
century. Didrichsen Art Museum,
Kuusilahdenkuja 1. Tickets ?0/8/13.
www. didrichsenmuseum.fi
Until 22 Mar. Sibelius and the World
of Art // Exhibition explores the links
between the composer?s work and
the art scene of his time. Ateneum
Art Museum, Kaivokatu 2. Tickets
?0/10/12. www.ateneum.fi
The event listings in the Out&See sections
are based on the available information at
the time of printing the issue. SixDegrees
is not responsible for possible changes,
mistakes, cancellations or lack of information concerning the events mentioned.
Out&See Greater Helsinki
Out&See Tampere
Anna-Maija Lappi
By Jutta Vetter
Music _ Clubs
Egg full
of light
Light egg by ACT Lighting
Design and Odeaubois.
4-8 Jan. Lux Helsinki 2015 // Free entry. www.luxhelsinki.fi
Between Sunday 4 and Thursday 8 January, the
seventh Lux Helsinki festival will brighten the city
with sparkling light installations. Dedicated to
the art of light, the festival received lots of positive reviews from the audience last year. Visually
beautiful works of light art designed by internationally acknowledged artists will be on display at
different spots around the city centre creating a
stunning route of light. Two main works from the
varied Lux Helsinki 2015 programme are OVO at
the Hakasalmi Villa and Mandala in the Great
Courtyard (Linnanpiha) of the National Museum.
OVO (?Egg?) by the Belgian ACT Lighting Design and Odeaubois is an egg-shaped light installation into which viewers can enter.
Elsewhere, the Great Courtyard of the National Museum will be filled with Mandala, a series of artworks
created by the Ishmail Sandstroem collective.
These and more can be found at various locales
illuminating the city.
4 Dec. Tom Waits 65 years tribute
// By Judas Goat & His Tomboys.
Telakka, Tullikamarin aukio 3.
Tickets ?5. www.telakka.eu
5 Dec. Black Twig // Presented by
Club O?Gaea, showtime at 21:30.
Irish Bar O?Connell?s, Rautatienkatu
24. Free entry. www.oconnells.fi
6 Dec Hannu Lehtola ja Rakastajat //
Telakka, Tullikamarin aukio 3. Free
entry. www.telakka.eu
9 Dec. Anvil (CAN) // Showtime at 22:00.
Klubi, Tullikamarin aukio 2. Tickets
starting from ?20. www.klubi.net
11 Dec. Christmas Carols // Christmas
carols for the whole family!
Tampere Hall (Main Auditorium),
Yliopistonkatu 55. Free entry.
www.tampere-talo.fi
12 Dec. Mad Juana (USA) // Showtime
at 22:00. Klubi, Tullikamarin
aukio 2. Tickets starting from ?16.
www.klubi.net
12 Dec. Shivan Dragn // Doors open
at 22:00, showtime at 23:30.
Yo-talo, Kauppakatu 10. Tickets
?10/12. www.yo-talo.com
13 Dec. Truckfighters (SWE)
// Showtime at 22:00. Klubi,
Tullikamarin aukio 2. Tickets starting
from ?13. www.klubi.net
17 Dec. Elvis Christmas by Aron
Cool Company // Christmas songs
of Elvis Presley, performed by Aron
and his band. Tampere Hall (Small
Auditorium), Yliopistonkatu 55.
Tickets starting from ?28. www.
tampere-talo.fi
19 Dec. Klub Tidmaskin 1957
// Music by DJ Antti. Gastropub
Soho, Otavalankatu 10. Free entry.
www.gastropub.net/soho/index.php
19 Dec. Men on the Moon plays
R.E.M. // Live music on the Guinness
stage, showtime at 21:30. Irish Bar
O?Connell?s, Rautatienkatu 24. Free
entry. www.oconnells.fi
20 Dec. Pub Disco // Music by
Jere Dangerous. Gastropub Soho,
Otavalankatu 10. Free entry.
www.gastropub.net/soho/index.php
21 Dec. Children?s Christmas Concert
// Ti-Ti Nalle?s Christmas concert
for the little ones. Tampere Hall
(Main Auditorium), Yliopistonkatu
55. Tickets starting from ?21.
www.tampere-talo.fi
31 Dec. New Year?s Bash // Music
by DJ Bossman. Gastropub Soho,
Otavalankatu 10. Free entry. www.
gastropub.net/soho/index.php
8 Jan. Scott Ian (USA) // Showtime
at 19:00. Klubi, Tullikamarin
aukio 2. Tickets starting from ?27.
www.klubi.net
13 Jan. Johann Strauss Gala // A must for
classical music enthusiasts. Tampere
Hall (Main Auditorium), Yliopistonkatu
55. Tickets starting from ?38/45/48.
www.tampere-talo.fi
Theatre _ Dance
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SixDegrees
Jukka Salminen
11 Dec. at 12:00-20:00. Telakka, Tullikamarin aukio 3.
Free entry. www.telakka.eu
Traditional Christmas Bazaar
Experience a unique Christmas bazaar at Telakka! Enjoy the
laid-back and friendly atmosphere of this beautiful building
together with your friends or family. The second and third floor
will be filled with small handicraft companies and organisations
selling beautiful items to fill up your Christmas stockings
with! Companies and organisations represented are Ainomieli,
Kissojen Katastrofiyhdistys, Kumiorava, Lumissa?s Purple
Octopus, SalSaDesign, Taikaviitta, Tiitu Takalo and Welukontu.
The event will be spiced up by some acoustic guitar music
performed by singer-songwriter Janne Laurila. He will mainly
be playing his own songs, as well as some traditional Christmas
tunes, too. Performances at 15:00 and 16:00, don?t miss the
shows!
4 Dec. & 1 Jan. JadaJada Improv //
Improv show in English, starting
at 20:00. Irish Bar O?Connell?s,
Rautatienkatu 24. Free entry.
www.oconnells.fi
18 Dec. Comedy O?Connell?s // Stand
up comedy in English, starting
at 20:00. Irish Bar O?Connell?s,
Rautatienkatu 24. Free entry.
www.oconnells.fi
Until May 2015 Evita // The legendary
musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Tim Rice now premiering in Tampere!
TTT-Theatre, Hämeenpuisto 28-32.
For detailed information on show
times and ticket prices, please see
www.ttt-teatteri.fi
Exhibitions
Until 25 Jan Marika Mäkelä //
Expressive and colourful art work.
Sara Hildén Art Museum, Laiturikatu
13 (Särkänniemi). Tickets ?3/4/6/8.
www.tampere.fi/english/sarahilden/
exhibition/upcoming.html
Others
22 Nov.-23 Dec. Tallipiha Christmas
Market // Enjoy some nostalgic oldtime Christmas market atmosphere
in the Tallipiha Stable Yards. Free
entry. www.tallipiha.fi
5-22 Dec. Tampere Christmas Market
// Traditional Christmas-style market
in the heart of the city. Open MonSat 10:00-19:00 and Sun 12:0019:00. Keskustori Central Square.
Free entry. www.tampereenjoulutori.fi
6, 12, 19 Dec. Food Gallery // A
surprise buffet with a selection of
Tampere Hall?s finest specialties.
Tampere
Hall
(Café
Soolo),
Yliopistonkatu 55. Tickets ?25,
including a presentation of the
menu. www.tampere-talo.fi
7 Dec. Independence Day Celebration
for children // Dance, music,
handicraft workshops and a little
bit of glamour! Tampere Hall (Park
Hall), Yliopistonkatu 55. Tickets ?2.
www.tampere-talo.fi
13 Dec. Christmas Bazaar //
Aamulehti?s tradition. Open 11.0015:00. Tampere Hall (Park Hall),
Yliopistonkatu 55. Free entry.
www.tampere-talo.fi
Out&See Oulu
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Issue 10 2014
By James O?Sullivan
Music _ Clubs
5 Dec. Rotosrock: Plain Ride,
Riutta, Mighty Mate // Rock trio
bring the goods. Club 45 Special,
Saaristonkatu 12. Tickets ?7.50.
www.45special.com
5 Dec. Brüssel Kaupallinen ?
Murheenkruununa 25 vuotta // 25
years at the crossroads of rock and
metal. Nuclear Nightclub, Uusikatu
23. Tickets ?10. www.nuclear.fi
6 Dec. Eini & Boogie // Classic
Iskelmä sounds. Nightclub Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?15.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
12 Dec. Heikki Koskelo &
Taivaankaari
//
Tango
King
comes to town. Nightclub Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?15.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
12 Dec. Stache, Erotic Kitchen
// Funky indie pop. Nuclear
Nightclub, Uusikatu 23. Tickets ?7.
www.nuclear.fi
13 Dec. Jenni Vartiainen // Solo
superstar.
Nightclub
Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?25.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
13 Dec. Ghost Brigade // Melodic doom
metal. Nuclear Nightclub, Uusikatu
23. Tickets ?12. www.nuclear.fi
19 Dec. The Scenes // Alternative
hometown sounds. Club 45 Special,
Saaristonkatu 12. Tickets ?7.50.
www.45special.com
19 Dec. Jonne Aaron // Negative
frontman goes solo. Nightclub Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?17.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
10 Dec. Jani & Jetsetters // Rock and
pop from Riihimäki. Nightclub Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?14.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
26 Dec. T.T. Purontaka & Tähtitaivas
// Iskelmä veteran. Nightclub Tähti,
Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets ?14.
www.nightclubtahti.fi
27 Dec. Maarit Peltoniemi & Federal
// Nightclub Tähti, Pakkahuoneenkatu
19. Tickets ?14. www.nightclubtahti.fi
31 Dec. Leif Lindeman & Avec //
Bringing in the New Year. Nightclub
Tähti, Pakkahuoneenkatu 19. Tickets
?14. www.nightclubtahti.fi
Exhibitions
Until 21 Dec. Hannu Nikander?
Matkan varrelta // Paintings.
Neliö-galleria, Asemakatu 37. Free
Entrance. www.neliogalleria.com
Opens 8 Jan. Annuli Viherjuuri //
Paintings. Neliö-galleria, Asemakatu 37.
Free Entrance. www.neliogalleria.com
5 Dec. ? 11 Jan. Lasse Lecklin:
Expedition // Photo exhibition. Northern
Photography Center. Hallituskatu 5,
Oulu. www.photonorth.fi
4 Dec. Santa Cruz, Block
Buster // Glam rock. Lutakko,
Schaumaninkatu 3. Tickets ?13/11.
www.jelmu.net
5 Dec. Sonata Arctica // Metal
legends. Lutakko, Schaumaninkatu
3. Tickets ?24/23. www.jelmu.net
10 Dec. Waaw Africa productions
& K.O. Company presents: Afrobeat
night // Sounds of Africa. Poppari,
Puistokatu 2-4. Tickets ?7/5.
www.jazz-bar.com
10 Dec. Guest writer Hassan
Blasim // Author and filmmaker
is interviewed in English by Vesa
Lahti, regional artist of literature,
TAIKE. Multicultural Center Gloria,
Matarankatu 6. Free entrance.
www.monikulttuurikeskus-gloria.fi
11 Dec. Jyväskylä Sinfonia: Christmas
Concert // Christmas songs get an
orchestral spin. Taulumäki Church,
Lohikoskentie 2. Tickets ?26/24/12.
www.jyvaskylasinfonia.fi/
12 Dec. Kotiteollisuus // Local metal
veterans. Lutakko, Schaumaninkatu
3. Tickets ?13/11. www.jelmu.net
13 Dec. Scandinavian Music
Group, Viitasen Piia // Extremely
popular local ensemble outfit hit
the stage once again. Lutakko,
Schaumaninkatu 3. Tickets ?15/13.
www.jelmu.net
Kasperi Teittinen
Juha Metso
11 Dec. Club 45 Special, Saaristonkatu 12. Tickets ?14.50/12.
www.45special.com
Kauko Röyhkä & The Boots
National treasure Kauko Röyhkä teams up with rock ?n? rollers
The Boots for a night that celebrates, amongst other things, sex
and partying.
Collaborating with former bandmate Jarmo Heikkinen once
again, the duo are joined by the rest of the Boots: Pete Heikkinen (bass), Rape Raappana (drums), Jesse Heikkinen (guitar),
Dimitra Salo (laulu, keyboards).
Released earlier this year, full length Etelän peto was preceded
by the single Aurinko ja kuu ja kaikki muu. As the darkness
bookending each day creeps increasingly closer, what better
way to warm up the chill of December with some good rocking
rock ?n? roll.
Until 27 Dec. Erkki Perkiömäki:
?Välimatkoja? // Paintings. Galleria
5, Hallituskatu 5. Free Entrance.
http://galleria5.artoulu.fi
Until 4 Jan. Ajantaju // Oulu Art
Museum?s
50th
anniversary
exhibition. Oulu Museum of Art,
Kasarmitie 7. Tickets ?4-6. www.
ouka.fi/taidemuseo/
Until 4 Jan. HÄNTÄ PYSTYYN! ?
Terveisin kissat ja koirat // Oulu
Art Museum?s 50th anniversary
exhibition. Oulu Museum of Art,
Kasarmitie 7. Tickets ?4-6. www.
ouka.fi/taidemuseo/
Sports
13 Dec. Kärpät ? Sport // National Ice
Hockey League. Oulu Energia Areena,
Teuvo Pakkalankatu 11. Tickets
?7.50-21. www.oulunkarpat.fi
Out&See Jyväskylä
Music _ Clubs
Out&See Turku
17 Dec. East Funk Attack // Bringing
the funk. Poppari, Puistokatu 2-4.
Tickets ?12/10. www.jazz-bar.com
18 Dec. Blues Pills (SWE), Kaleidobolt
// American-Swedish-French rock
quartet. Lutakko, Schaumaninkatu
3. Tickets ?10/7. www.jelmu.net
18 Dec. Frank Zappa Memorial
Pancake Breakfast // Tip of the
hat to the American icon. Poppari,
Puistokatu 2-4. Tickets ?7/5.
www.jazz-bar.com
31 Dec. Jyväskylä Opera: New Year
Eve?s Gala // Celebrating on the
cusp of the New year. Jyväskylä City
Theatre. Vapaudenkatu 36. ?32/28.
www.jyvaskylasinfonia.fi
Exhibitions
Until 10 Dec. Riikka Jokiaho
// Exhibition. Galleria Becker,
Seminaarinkatu 28. Free entry.
www.jkltaiteilijaseura.net/galleria.
htm
13 Dec. ? 7 Jan. Minja Revonkorpi
// Exhibition. Galleria Becker,
Seminaarinkatu 28. Free entry.
www.jkltaiteilijaseura.net/galleria.
htm
Opens
10
Jan.
Saskiat
s tipendinäy t tely :
Anna-Liisa
Hakkarainen and Maarit Siltamäki
// Exhibition. Galleria Becker,
Seminaarinkatu 28. Free entry. www.
27 Dec. Kärpät ? KalPa // National Ice
Hockey League. Oulu Energia Areena,
Teuvo Pakkalankatu 11. Tickets
?7.50-21. www.oulunkarpat.fi
30 Dec. Kärpät ? Blues // National Ice
Hockey League. Oulu Energia Areena,
Teuvo Pakkalankatu 11. Tickets
?7.50-21. www.oulunkarpat.fi
The event listings in the
Out&See sections are based
on the available infor mation
at the time of printing the
issue. SixDegrees is not responsible for possible changes, mistakes, cancellations or
lack of infor mation concer ning the events mentioned.
Music _ Clubs
5 Dec. Gracias // CongoleseFinnish
rapper
released
his
second album earlier this year. Bar
Kuka, Linnankatu 17. Tickets ?5.
www.barkuka.fi
5 Dec. Turku Philharmonic Orchestra:
Kullervo // One of Sibelius? greatest works,
starring soprano Johanna RusanenKartano and baritone Juha Kotilainen.
Logomo, Köydenpunojankatu 14.
Tickets ?32.50/29.50/27.50/20.50.
www.tfo.fi
5 Dec. Oddarrang // Finnish ensemble
plays experimental cross-over jazz.
Café Tiljan, Eerikinkatu 13. Tickets
?15/10. www.abosvenskateater.fi
6 Dec. Beastmilk, Atomikylä // Postpunk band Beastmilk returns to
Finland after extensive touring in
Europe. Klubi, Humalistonkatu 8.
Tickets ?13. www.klubi.net
9 Dec. The Show ? A Tribute to ABBA
// The massive tribute band features
musicians from ABBA?s original tour
band and from the National Symphony
Orchestra of London. Logomo,
Köydenpunojankatu 14. Tickets
?67.50/57.50/52.50. www.logomo.fi
11 Dec. Mad Juana // Sami Yaffa of
Hanoi Rocks fame and his ?ethnorock? group. Klubi, Humalistonkatu
8. Tickets ?16. www.klubi.net
12 Dec. Swinging Christmas // Turku
Philharmonics? swinging versions
of Christmas tunes. Concert
Hall, Aninkaistenkatu 9. Tickets
?20/15/8. www.tfo.fi
13 Dec. Shivan Dragn // Rubik?s
Artturi Taira?s new electronic band.
Dynamo, Linnankatu 7. Tickets ?7.
www.dynamoklubi.com
13 Dec. Karita Mattila // ?The
Christmas concert of the decade?
with the world-famous Finnish
soprano. HK Areena, Artukaistentie
8. Tickets ?138.50/118.50/88.50/
68.50/58.50. www.hkareena.fi
19 Dec. Sin Cos Tan // Prolific Finnish
synthpop duo has released three
albums in only two years. Dynamo,
Linnankatu 7. Tickets ?6. www.
dynamoklubi.com
19?20 Dec. Flame Jazz Nordic Vocal
Night // Two consecutive nights of
top class vocal jazz with singers Aili
Ikonen and Lina Nyberg. Logomo,
Köydenpunojankatu 14. Tickets
?34.50/31.50/29.50. www.logomo.fi
19 Dec. The Cotton Club Show //
A tribute to the legendary 1920?s
jazz club in Harlem. Concert
Hall, Aninkaistenkatu 9. Tickets
?50/42.50.
20 Dec. Alasdair Roberts //
Scottish guitarist plays intimate
and experimental folk music.
Dynamo, Linnankatu 7. Tickets ?7.
www.dynamoklubi.com
Juha Lukala
From 16 Dec. Åbo Svenska Teater, Eerikinkatu 13.
Tickets ?11.50?24.50. www.aurinkobaletti.com
The Nutcracker
Aurinkobaletti?s rendition of Pjotr Tchaikovsky?s masterpiece had
its premiere in 2002 and has been performed at Åbo Svenska
Teater?s main stage every year around Christmas time since
2012. Urmas Poolamets? choreography has been praised for its
original, warm and humouristic approach to the classic ballet.
The scarier parts have been omitted, so the show is suitable for
children from 5 years upwards.
20 Dec. Blues Pills, Kaleidobolt //
French-Swedish-American Blues
Pills is one of today?s best retro
rock bands. Klubi, Humalistonkatu
8. Tickets ?14. www.klubi.net
20 Dec. Magenta Skycode // The
farewell concert of renowned
Turku
indie
band.
Logomo,
Köydenpunojankatu 14. Tickets
?27.50. teatteri.turku.fi
Sports
7 Dec. Loimaa Bisons ?Zenit St.
Petersburg // Basketball, VTB United
League. HK Areena, Artukaistentie
8. Tickets ?10. www.bisons.fi
Exhibitions
From 5 Dec. sound ? image ?
experience // Intersections of image
and sound in Finnish contemporary
art. Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art,
Itäinen Rantakatu 38. Tickets ?6/4.
www.wam.fi
Others
6?7,
13?14
Dec.
Christmas
Market // Dozens of vendors with
Christmas-related
handicrafts
and delicacies. Old Great Square.
en.suurtorinjoulumarkkinat.fi
7 Dec. New Design Christmas Market
// Products by small design companies from all over Finland. Logomo,
Köydenpunojankatu 14. www.facebook.com/uudenmuotoilunyhdistys
9?11 Jan. Caravan Show // New and old
caravans on display. Turku Fair and
Congress Center, Messukentänkatu
9-13. Tickets ?15/13/5. www.
turunmessukeskus.fi
The event listings in the Out&See
sections are based on the available infor mation at the time of printing the issue. SixDegrees is not
responsible for possible changes,
mistakes, cancellations or lack of
infor mation concer ning the events
mentioned.
By James O?Sullivan
Jeff Zorn
jkltaiteilijaseura.net/galleria.htm
18 Dec. ? 11 Jan. // Keski-Suomen
valokuvataiteen 11. aluenäyttelyn
// Exhibition. Galleria Ratamo,
Veturitallintie 6. Free entry.
www.jyvaskyla.fi/ratamo
Sports
5 Dec. JYP ? Tappara // National Ice
hockey League. Synergia Areena,
Rautpohjankatu 10. Tickets ?6.5034.50. www.jypliiga.fi
13 Dec. JYP ? Ilves // National Ice
hockey League. Synergia Areena,
Rautpohjankatu 10. Tickets ?6.5036.50. www.jypliiga.fi
27 Dec. JYP ? HIFK // National Ice
hockey League. Synergia Areena,
Rautpohjankatu 10. Tickets ?6.5034.50. www.jypliiga.fi
3 Jan. JYP ? Sport // National Ice
hockey League. Synergia Areena,
Rautpohjankatu 10. Tickets ?6.5034.50. www.jypliiga.fi
Others
10 Dec. Trotting race // Killeri
Equestrian Centre, Vesangantie 24.
Free entrance. www.killeri.fi
28 Dec. Trotting race // Killeri
Equestrian Centre, Vesangantie 24.
Free entrance. www.killeri.fi
26 Dec. Lutakko, Schaumaninkatu 3. Tickets ?30/27. www.jelmu.net
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Out&See sections are
based on the available
information at the time
of printing the issue.
SixDegrees is not responsible for possible changes,
mistakes, cancellations
or lack of information
concerning the events
mentioned.
Children of Bodom
Taking their name from the infamous murders that occurred at Espoo?s Lake Bodom in 1960, this brilliant local metal outfit has slowly
cultivated a fan base around the world. For the uninitiated, Aleksi
Laiho?s jaw-dropping dexterity on the fretboard is something to behold in the live setting.
The band has released eight studio albums during their career,
along with a number of EPs and live releases, to become one of the
most successful bands in Finland.
Most recent full-length Halo of Blood dropped last year, with the
band racking up some serious miles on the road around the globe
to support it.
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You can lift your Christmas spirit in
Jyväskylä during Christmastime
by visiting various themed
events around the city.
The events are provided
by Joulukylä Jyväskylä
(Christmas Village
Jyväskylä), which is a
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Join in the celebration of Christmas!
Toivola?s Christmas Yard
Craftsmen?s Christmas market
Christmas carols
Christmas concerts
Christmas fair and bazaar
Christmastime exhibitions and
workshops
Färi Shop
Asematunneli, railway Station, helsinki
SomA oriEntAL / BungA tAnjung mArkEt
keinulaudankuja 4, kontula, helsinki
Som-Shop
yliopistonkatu 7 A, turku
SAikou S S CAmArA
Eerikinkatu 35, helsinki
monExi dESign
kaupparaitti 13 Lt 5, malmi, helsinki
mir kEBAB
Verkatehtaankatu 6, turku
hAkAniEmEn LihAkAuppA
Viherniemenkatu 1, hakaniemi
tAj mAhAL AFro ASiAn mArkEt
Läkkisepänkuja 3, Leppävaara, Espoo
AFro ASiAn Food
kauppahalli 63, turku
indiAn mArkEt
hakkaaniemen torikatu 2 L, helsinki
StAr oriEnt Food
Leppävaarankatu 3-9, Sello, Espoo
niiLin poikA
pitkäkatu 46, Vaasa
tAj mAhAL AFro ASiAn mArkEt
hämeentie 5, hakaniemi, helsinki
tALk Shop
Asemakuja 2, Espoon keskus, Espoo
kEidAS Food Shop
kauppakatu 5 B, kotka
mughAL
hämeentie 5 B, hakaniemi, helsinki
ASiAn Food mArkEt
kirstinmaki 5, Espoo
AFriCA/ASiAn Shop
rantakatu 13, kokkola
thE Look SALoon
hämeentie 17E, helsinki
AStErA
iskoskuja 3 A, myyrmanni, Vantaa
rAmCiEL oriEntAL Shop
pitkansillankatu 33, kokola
ArArAt FoodS
Vanha talvitie 13-15, kalasatama, helsinki
dogArS pALVELut oy
Sulankuja 4, tuusula
ruokApAikkA Lori
Linja Autoasema, kajaani
FinnChoiCE
City-jätti, itäkeskus, helsinki
ShErryS oriEntAL
insinöörinkatu 27, tampere
AFriCA QuEEn
torikatu 25 m, oulu
Q ExprESS onLinE (gL-Shop)
kastelholmantie 2 As 21, itäkeskus
ShAn Food mArkEt
kyllikinkatu 11, tampere
AL noor AVoin yhtiö
Linnankatu 23-25, oulu