Finland?s
SixDegrees
english language magazine
House
hunting
The inside word
page 8
Global
VISIT
A village for
everyone
page 18
Long form
The way forward
for journalism?
page 10
Issue 05/2013 www.6d.fi 26.04-30.05.2013
It?s
time
to
clean the streets
Salt-water solution is used to bind dust to the street surface.
N
ow that we have finally made it out of
winter, one of the most significant tasks
at hand is cleaning the streets to be
ready for summer usage. After months of icy
roads and footpaths sprinkled with grit, the
recent warm weather has seen an extensive
clean up commenced by the Public Works
Department.
One of the residual after effects of this cleaning
that needs to be taken into consideration is
that of the dust left behind. While the majority
of the grit used during the winter is collected
and reused in construction, a considerable
amount of it has been ground into dust
during the colder months, due to the use of
studded winter car tyres. This dust presents
a challenge for the City.
?Dust is harmful to us,? explains Tero
Street signs outline specifically when they
will be cleaned.
Koppinen, street maintenance engineer from
The City of Helsinki Public Works Department.
?The negative health effects depend on how
much dust we inhale. In any case dust makes it uncomfortable for us to breath but it
can cause severe health effects and can provoke diseases in the worst case.?
In order to combat this situation, Koppinen outlines a number of ways in which the
City eradicates this seasonal problem.
?We use three basic methods to reduce dustiness in public areas: binding, cleaning
and prevention. Binding is when the dust is bound to the surface e.g. with salt-water
solution, and is prevented from getting in the air. The planted trees and bushes also
bind dust and other impurities in the air. Also, washing surfaces and collecting dust
and leftover grit removes most of the dust from the surfaces. The dustiness can be
reduced significantly when the causes are minimised. One key factor is planning the
use of materials which are used in winter maintenance to reduce slipperiness.?
Residents should take note that the schedule of the city cleanup is available online.
One can even order a text message to alert you of forthcoming street cleaning in your
area. Residents should keep in mind that the failure to move their cars at designated
times of cleaning carries a fine of ?85.
Photos Lauri Hänninen
Failure to move vehicles on time results in towing and fines.
Your local street cleanup schedule can be found here:
www.puhdistussuunnitelmat.fi/helsinki/
Starters
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Issue 04 2013
Top 5
Kirby Wilson
things on our
mind this month...
sacred
Nature awakens
steam
Finnish nature is never more alive than in the
spring. Anyone can enjoy making day-to-day observations of snow melting, water flowing, ground
drying, leaves budding and birds migrating. It?s
all very good for the soul ? and the best things in
life are, or at least should be, free.
appreciation
Terrorists, too, need stamina
Thinking about what took place during the Boston
Marathon, the mind gravitates to a fundamental
question: Whenever people resort to violence, do
they actually believe it to be a means to an end?
Or are they openly thinking, ?How cool it is to vent
it out just a little bit, and seeing them hurt just
fuels me further?.
society
The traditions of the
authentic Finnish sauna
are fostered by a
dedicated association.
Dog?s eye view on 1 May
?Here comes my mistress again, it?s time for a
walk. But dag nam it, I just HATE treading on that
minefield of broken glass. One sharp piece can
snap a ligament, and in the worst case that could
be it for me. Boy, I wish those kids would at least
imbibe out of cans ? I can deal with the litter,
maybe even dig a little meal out of it.?
Are World Championships needed every
year?
The fact that many NHLers are unable or unwilling to partake in world ice hockey games is nothing new, but recent balks by top Finnish players in the KHL place more weight on the above
question. In football (ie. soccer) once every four
years is enough ? what about every two years in
ice hockey?
Not all flying saucers are Roswell-bound
More and more kids are convinced that disc golf
is more ?cricket? than the sedate businessman
variant. A bagful of solid discs does not cost all
that much, and there are free tracks available
in towns big and small. In Jyväskylä, the hilltop
view at Laajavuori, between Holes #14 and #15
on the disc golf track, makes you gasp ? if for
no other reason but the climb.
Mika Oksanen
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How
best celebrate
vappu?
Be outdoors and enjoy the (hopefully) nice
weather with your friends and family!
Yannick Ilunga, 6D intern
A picnic, bikes, and beers!
Brenda and Sharron Todd, cafe owners
The
Teemu Henriksson
I
S THERE anything that defines Finnishness more than sauna?
The two other ?big Ss? ? sisu and salmiakki ? may come close,
but the place that the steam bath holds within the Finnish
cultural identity is undisputable. For an indication of this,
just take the documentary Steam of Life (?Miesten vuoro?),
which in 2010 won the hearts of the
public (along with a range of awards).
Little surprise, then, that a dedicated
association works to maintain the heritage of Finnish sauna. The Finnish
Sauna Society, which was founded in
1937, works to preserve and spread word
on the traditional sauna culture and
promote the steam bath?s healthy and
wholesome effects.
The society maintains a sauna establishment in Vaskiniemi (in Helsinki?s
Lauttasaari), which hosts six different
saunas: five with wood-burning sauna
stoves (kiuas), and one modern, electronically heated sauna, all reserved
for the members? and their guests? use.
The society also organises occasionally seminars and other events, and
publishes a magazine, Sauna, four times a year for its 4,200
members.
The number of sauna enthusiasts in Finland is naturally not
limited to the society?s membership ? there are indeed 3.2 million saunas in Finland in total, says Jarmo Lehtola, chairman of
the society. ?There is thus an equal number of experts on sauna.?
Lehtola regrets that for foreigners, the first contact with sauna
commonly takes place outside Finland, which means that they
walk away with a faulty idea of what the authentic experience is
like. Also the unfortunate sauna competition a couple of years
back ? something the society was not involved in ? may skewer
the image of what sauna is really about. Conversely, according
to surveys Finnish sauna is recognised and desired also abroad,
he says. ?The quality of the Finnish sauna has been proven by
centuries of use.?
Sauna has also found its way into
Kallerna
Finnish history, as ?sauna diplomacy?,
in which negotiators have a steam bath
during or after discussions, has long
traditions in Finnish politics. President
Urho Kekkonen, it has been said, made
extensive use of this diplomatic tool in
his domestic and international dealings. Lehtola also says that the former
president Martti Ahtisaari, who was
awarded a Nobel Peace Prize in 2008
for his role in resolving various conflicts, has acknowledged the power
of sauna as a meeting place, as the
naked environment strips people of
their titles and thus facilitates open
discussion.
As for sauna?s positive health effects,
Lehtola mentions blood circulation: in a hot sauna, the blood
veins closer to the skin expand, enhancing skin blood flow.
But some of the effects, though not less significant, are harder
to measure. ?The most important health effect of sauna is a
totally relaxing, ?slow life? attitude it carries.?
As Nokia?s star is waning, could sauna become the next major
export from Finland?
Finnish After Dark
Learning the Finnish they don?t teach in school
David Brown and Mimmu Takalo
Finnish: Ykköset päällä
English Equivalent: Sunday Best.
This probably stemmed from the days when a lot of Finns owned one set of clothes for chopping down trees, and another for church.
These days the Number Ones are more likely to consist of something slinky, black and short ? at least for women. Add fake diamonds,
sophisticated makeup and ?100 at the hairdresser, and she?ll look To Die For. And probably will when her boyfriend rocks up in
dirty jeans and a shirt from Dressmans.
Head down to the centre and enjoy a picnic
with the a few drinks in the park. As long as
it is not raining or snowing.
Kirby Wilson, graphic designer
?
?
Oliks hyvät bileet eilen?
Ei ollu. Mä lähin sinne farkuissa ja T-paidassa, mut kaikilla muilla oli ykköset päällä. Sit me jatkettiin vielä sellaseen mestaan,
johon ei päässy tennarit jalassa sisään ? eli mun ilta jäi tosi lyhyeks!
?
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Good party last night?
Not really. I went in jeans and a T-shirt, but everyone else was in their Sunday Best. Then we went to some club that wouldn?t
let people with trainers in ? hence it was quite a short night!
Starters
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SixDegrees
Tell me about your
city...
?
Toronto
Alex6122
Tijana Stolic
Animal Testing?
No more!
The EU?s decision to ban
cosmetics with ingredients
tested on animals is the
latest development in the
animal rights? debate.
Yannick Ilunga
The European Cosmetic and Toiletries industry ? which is
worth more than 70 billion euro ? will now have to follow new
guidelines in regard of animal testing. Experiments like skin
and eye irritation tests, and ?lethal dose? tests, had usually been
performed on mice, rats, rabbits and guinea pigs, in order to test
various cosmetic products.
Awareness of the issue rose in the 1980s and 1990s, when people
started pressuring governments in Europe to stop animal testing
and organisations like PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals) and ECEAE (European Coalition to End Animal
Experiments) were created. Animalia, Finland?s leading animal
protection organisation, was founded back in 1961. The group
has estimated that in 2008 over 138,500 animals were used
for experiments in Finland and that more than 12 million test
animals have been used every year within the EU.
Since the 1990s, the European Union has released a series of
measures to tackle the problem: the 1993 directive on a marketing ban of cosmetics tested on animals (postponed due to the lack
of alternatives to animal testing) and the introduction, in 2003,
of a new set of provisions (ban of animal testing of finished cosmetic products, the ban of animal testing of cosmetic ingredients,
the ban of marketing of finished cosmetic products tested on
animals and the ban of marketing cosmetic ingredients tested on
animals). In 2007, the EU financed a research fund of 238 million
euro to find alternatives to experiments on animals, while testing
was still allowed for the most complex human health effects like
cancer and allergens.
The ban of cosmetics tested on animals from the EU market, announced by the European Union this March has been
described by European Commissioner in charge of Health &
Consumer Policy Tonio Borg, as, ?An important signal on the
value that Europe attaches to animal welfare. The development of
alternative methods and the engagement with third countries to
follow the European approach, is a great opportunity for Europe
to set an example of responsible innovation in cosmetics without
any compromise on consumer safety.?
The statement on the EU website makes it clear: ?No animal
testing for cosmetic purposes can be carried out in Europe.?
How well do you know VAPPU in Finnish?
1
1. Sparkling wine
2
2. Labourer
3
3. Mask
4
4. Mead
5
5. Streamer
6. Technology
student
6
7
7. Funnel cake
8
8. Student cap
9
9. Doughnut
Test your knowledge of Finnish vocabulary by using the local equivalent.
Puzzle by Eva Peltonen. Solutions on page 23
Contrary to what many people
assume, Toronto is not the capital
of Canada - Ottawa is. Toronto is,
however, the largest city in Canada
and one of the most culturally diverse
places in the world. As Torontonians
(yes, that?s what you may call us)
always say, there?s something in it for everyone. And I?m not only
talking about maple syrup and a hockey game. When it comes
to the important things, like food, I?m quite certain that Toronto
can offer whatever you happen to be in the mood for. The streets
of downtown Toronto are arranged in a grid, so it?s easy to get
around and it is brimming with restaurants where you can taste
cuisines from around the world. Naturally, there are plenty of
upscale options with fine dining. In fact, one of the most famous
Toronto sights - the CN Tower, whose height of over 500 metres
you can conquer by stairs or elevator - offers an upscale dining
experience literally and metaphorically, if you can get a reservation
at the restaurant at the top of the tower. During the summer, visit
a rooftop patio and treat yourself to a cocktail. In May, take part in
Doors Open Toronto, a weekend when many cultural and historical
institutions are open to the public. In September, go to Nuit
Blanche - a night when thousands flock to the city centre to see
indoor and outdoor art installations, all made by Canadian artists.
You can also catch a play, musical, or concert at one of the many
theatres and small and large concert venues. As for design and
culture, venture into the Distillery District; a former factory area,
and now a design paradise for jewellery, clothing and furniture
by Canadian artists. Visit also the Art Gallery of Ontario, designed
by Canada?s own Frank Gehry, and the recently-renovated Royal
Ontario Museum. There is an endless array of possibilities in this
dynamic and friendly city that plays home to four million Canadians.
Perhaps I am biased because it?s my city, but winter or summer,
day or night, young or old, Toronto is a place where arts, culture,
nightlife, and good food come to life every day, so enjoy it all and
come back often!
6
We Met
Issue 04 2013
interest of
Russian language
In the
We Met
7
SixDegrees
Arto Mustajoki believes the mother tongue of our eastern
neighbour will begin to gather popularity in Finland.
Text and photo Evgenie Bogdanov
A
rto Mustajoki, a globally-renowned scholar of
Russian studies, a member of the Finnish Research and
Innovation Council, chair of the board of the Academy
of Finland and author of a book about Russian language,
was nominated for the prestigious Tieto-Finlandia literature
award last year. He took some time out of his busy schedule to
share his thoughts on the changing perceptions locally of Russia.
Is it true that initially you were interested in Russian
language as a form of personal rebellion against your
parents?
Yes, that?s true. During that time, studying Russian was considered to be communist. Frankly speaking, I didn?t have any political convictions, but for me it was a form of protest. My father
was a Lutheran priest and I was a good child. Then after school I
wanted to shock my family, but they never condemned me for it.
Earlier, only left-wing parties and fringe politicians might
have supported the idea of studying Russian language in
Finland. How is the situation changing at the moment?
In this respect the situation has changed dramatically. In
the Soviet time, it is true, only left-wing politicians endorsed
partnerships with Russia and studying its language. However,
now, the right-wing party Kokoomus and Elinkeinoelämän
Keskusliitto (The Confederation of Finnish Industries) are
favouring Russian language. This is because they realise that it
helps Finnish business.
In my point of view, the most notable example of this trend is
President Sauli Niinistö?s efforts to study Russian.
Of course, but he is not the only one ? Mauno Koivisto, as
I know, was able to read and even studied Russian history in
Russian and is still doing it. I also worked with a woman who was
Tarja Halonen?s Russian teacher when she was between the ages
of 25-30. And Niinistö is interested as well.
Not only interested, but actively practising.
He does his best.
So is it true then that the Finnish government has realised
the importance of knowing Russian for Finland?
Yes, some 15 years ago our minister of education Olli-Pekka
Heinonen ? a wise and far-seeing person ? took part in a meeting with his counterparts from the eurozone. When it came to
Russia, everybody asked him, ?You are truly familiar with Russia.
Please, inform us about what is happening there?.
At that moment Heinonen realised that if we have such a
reputation, we should capitalise on it. When he returned home
he started establishing the Alexanteri Institute, a state-financed
independent Centre of Russian studies. I held the office of the
Vice-Rector at that time, and I know this story very well. From
that time the institute has been actively functioning.
We have a lot of specialists on Russia. This is the field in which
we are a ?superpower?, if I may coin a phrase. In other research
fields our contribution is, on the global scale, about one per cent,
but in Russian studies it is about five per cent. There still are
some gaps in our knowledge on Russia; for example, we have too
little research and specialists on Russian law and market analysis.
You have also developed a new centre of excellence on
Russian modernisation. What can you tell about that?
Indeed, the centre was established after a very hard competition
on a special six years grant in the Academy of Finland. The
Centre is a joint effort of several actors. The activities are co-
ordinated by the Aleksanteri Institute. Getting the status and
resources of a centre of excellence is an indication of the high
level of Russian studies in Finland. There are five group leaders
in the centre: top-level researchers in sociology and political
studies. I am in charge of the cluster on philosophical and
cultural interpretations of Russian modernisation.
Do you think this day-to-day personal contact is prevailing
over the media? In the national branding theory, there are
two primary sources of information about other cultures
? mass media and personal contact. Media reports about
Russia in Finland mostly have negative overtones. Maybe
because scandals and negative news are more interesting to
ordinary people, aren?t they?
Personal contacts and media matter of course. In the absence of
But as you once mentioned, regardless of an impressive
personal contacts one tends to rely on the media. These persons
amount of theoretical and academic knowledge, ordinary
are very easy ?victims? for media. If a person has already-formed
Finns do not know very much about their eastern neighbour.
Not only regular people ? knowledge produced by researchers stereotypes and media acts to enhance then, it is easy to adopt
does not often reach even policy-makers and businessmen. It is a an attitude that you know everything and that there is no need
global problem that the academic world tends to live ?separately? to reflect on various issues. However, if one knows Russians
from the outside society. Personally, I see the knowledge transfer and has close contacts, media reports become overshadowed. In
as an important part of my job. I often hold speeches for varied my opinion, even negative reports are proving that Russia is an
audiences covering, for instance, topics about the differences important country for us.
between Finns and Russians.
Concerning the Russian language, it is traditionally
considered as extremely tangled and difficult for foreigners.
Our people still have strange a perception of Russian language:
that it is difficult ? every language is difficult in my opinion ? or
that it takes a special person to study Russian. We have also
strange conceptions about the significance of knowing Russian.
I got a letter from a reader who wrote that he knows Russian and
can?t find a job, so his conclusion is that we don?t need Russianspeaking Finns. My answer was that we have more jobless
people with good knowledge of English, so what? It is a deceptive
perception that, if you know Russian, all doors are open to you. It
is not true. Apart from the Russian language people should study
other things. I try to explain that Russian language is just a skill
that improves your chances in the competitive job market.
?I
nterest in
the Russian
language is gaining
momentum.?
Did you try to convey this idea in your Tieto-Finalndia awardIn an attempt to convey this theoretical knowledge, you
nominated book Kevyt kosketus venäjän kieleen (Slight touch
offered to inaugurate an annual Russian fair to exchange
upon Russian language)?
ideas.
It is not a fair as such, in Finnish it is gathering around venäjä In my book, I offer the Russian language to the reader in a
osaaminen. It is difficult to translate; it is more related to a different form than what has been done previously. I tried to
think-tank on Russia and knowledge. The idea is to summon convey some ideas with humour and draw attention to similaripoliticians, officials, researchers, businessmen and head-hunters ties between the Finnish and other languages. And other things
who are interested in Russia, and to share visions and knowledge. ? which are different ? are just fascinating and evoke positive
feelings. The book happened to be astonishingly popular ? the
first edition was sold out in the first month even before being
Do you think that the impetus behind the interest in Russian
nominated for Tieto-Finlandia. And I have received a lot of
is generated by purely economical reasons or the changing
feedback. In fact, I have never received so many reactions to
attitudes towards Russians in general?
I think that many factors are intertwined here. It is true that the my work.
attitude towards Russians is gradually normalising, and in normal relations common sense wins, not emotions. When common But Russian language is not confined chiefly to Russia. You
sense wins, we will realise that we have here a big neighbour and have had a number of lectures about Russian language
a big market. So, it is foolish to know nothing about it. Recently abroad.
I held a meeting with the Spanish ambassador and it was about Bishkek, Alma-Ata, Budapest, Gothenburg, Warsaw, Basel ? a
the language mission of Finland. She asked if there are many number of cities ? and everywhere about Russian language. But
Finnish people who know Russian. I said around two per cent. sometimes I wear another hat. In April I will go to Saudi Arabia
She replied with amusement that this is just unreasonable, and to present a paper on the relationship between research and
society.
stated that we really should learn Russian.
In my classification, there are four groups of Finns when it
comes to the attitude towards Russia: enthusiasts, who admire I asked because of the resent ban of Russian as an official
Russian culture; pragmatics and realists, who see the value of language in Kyrgyzstan.
Russia for Finland; those who are indifferent trying to forget the Concerning the situation with Russian language in different
existence of Russia; and, finally, people who really hate Russia. countries ? in the south or in the Baltic states ? it is not normal.
From what I understand, the number of realists has been grow- But it is politics. A language is often politics.
ing in recent times.
But here in Finland is the future of Russian language
positive?
Can the number of realists explain the initiative of regions
I am sure that interest will grow. I don?t know what steps and
in Eastern Finland to inaugurate the Russian language in
measures the officials will take, but interest in the Russian
schools?
language is gaining momentum.
Sure, for them it is clear. They see Russians everyday.
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Lifestyle
Issue 04 2013
House
hunting
like a native
Adam Faber
B
UYING a house in your home country can
be a daunting task. Adding the complications of a new language, new market and
a new economy can make things much
harder, as one couple trying to make Finland
their permanent home found.
?We?re living in Finland for the long term,? says
Shawn Condon, an American expat living in
Jyväskylä. ?So it makes more sense to buy, or at
least it did.? When looking for a more permanent
dwelling, Condon was stymied by both financial
hurdles as well as communicative ones.
?I found it easier when I was in New Jersey,
where there was more help for a buyer,? Condon
continues. ?There?s not as much hand-holding
here, we?re left to figure things out on our own
a lot more.?
?In general, in Finland, I would say realtors
don?t provide very many services for buyers,?
states Antti Asteljoki, CEO of Huoneistokeskus
Oy. ?That?s a real shame, and is something that
should change in the near future. Normally,
a realtor gets a property to sell, and then they
start marketing it. Buyers will find a property
themselves in the newspaper or online.?
Asteljoki described a retail market here in
Finland mainly driven by realtors who represent
sellers, and buyers for whatever reason choose
to do their shopping solo. The representation is
largely one-sided, home owning hopefuls being
an untapped market. ?In the US, there are a
lot of services for buyers, where there is a realtor representing the buyer as well. Of course,
in Finland, that is provided but people don?t
demand those services as much. It isn?t the client?s fault, we ? the realtors ? haven?t succeeded
in marketing those services.?
Condon states that had he wound up buying a
home in Finland he would have used a realtor,
but the apartment he finally settled on had
hired one already who took care of the lease.
?I used a realtor to search for my home in the
States and I would use one to search for it again,?
said Condon. ?I would never take the chance,
Worried you?ll be lost in
translation searching for
a home?
An expat couple?s trick
to shopping like a local:
use a local.
Lifestyle
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Settling for renting, for now
?So for now, we?re just going to have to rent,? sighs Condon. The
plan now is to continue saving up, to get that 25 per cent to put
down on a property. It will be a slower process though, due to the
fact that he won?t be building any equity with his rent payments.
Not only that, but rental prices are high as well. In the same time
frame of GPG?s report, real estate agency Vuokratuva?s examination of rental costs indicates a 3.7 per cent increase across Finland
in general, with a more pronounced spike in Helsinki and other
major cities. So while they wait to get in the game, the cost of
waiting is getting higher.
But that?s the double-edged sword of more cautious lending
practices; it protects from those who would take on more than
they could handle at the expense of those who could do more
with it.
However, if there is a price correction down the road, it could
be to their advantage. Saving up while costs are high and jumping in when things are low is something many people try to do.
Attempting to time the market is done in both the stocks and
property investments. Besides, if they didn?t have determination and a bit of a stubborn streak, they wouldn?t be here in the
first place.
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A nervous situation
Recent economic reports reflect a certain skittishness surrounding home sales. The Global Property Guide (GPG) released
an annual of review of the world?s housing market in March,
comparing 2011?s sales figures to those of 2012. It characterised
a number of European countries as being in ?the eye of the
storm? when it came to the housing situation. While Finnish,
Estonian, and Swedish markets were showing moderate gains in
home prices, there were just as many countries in the area that
faltered. Generally, rising prices are an indicator of an improving
real estate market, while falling prices characterise a weakening
housing sector. Too much or too long of an increase, however, can
indicate a bubble ready to burst.
Hong Kong and Greece are the most extreme examples of
the sometimes volatile changes in valuation, with a 20 per cent
increase from 2011 prices in Hong Kong, and a 14 percent drop
in Greece, respectively. Currently, there are no major movements
in the Finnish markets, both according to GPG?s report and as far
as Asteljoki?s front line experience reveals.
?We are fairly stable, there are about as many transactions as
in an average year,? said Asteljoki. ?Typically, 100,000 sales in a
year is normal.?
Finland has seen dramatic swings in the market in the past,
with home prices doubling from 1987 to 1989, only to be almost
cut in half by 1992. Since that bubble burst, the cost of homes
in Finland over the long term has risen steadily, totalling nearly
250 per cent in just over 20 years, pausing only during the global
credit crisis in 2009.
This notable rise in housing prices, coupled with the variable
interest rates that make up the majority of mortgages in Finland
have market watchers worrying about the repercussions of a
crash. That being said, requiring a higher percent up-front when
lending money would reduce the risk of default for lenders should
things get volatile.
Trend
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especially with all the legal things surrounding a house.?
While a local may have been able to hold his own on the prowl
for a new pad, he wouldn?t be a professional. As with anyone
doing something outside of their speciality, there is a learning
curve. Despite having lived here for a number of years, this would
have amounted to an imbalance of power between the seller and
buyer. While that might be all right when buying a new car,
rolling the dice on a new home simply wasn?t worth the savings,
especially not knowing the particulars of Finnish homes. The
risks get pricey, such as the possibility of aged pipes that would
need replacing at the buyer?s expense.
?Even when we wound up getting an apartment instead of a
house, we were left to fend for ourselves a bit more than in the
States,? Condon recalls. ?Who to contact to get our power and
water, the amount of time we needed to give to get different hookups, it was information that would have been useful. We did wind
up getting help ? from a friend at work.?
Condon didn?t give up on his quest for home ownership due to a
lack of pamphlets and brochures with information, however. The
nail in the coffin was at the bank, when he was expected to put
more than twice the down payment he had provided at home. The
news came with a simplified history of global economics as well.
?At the bank, we were told that it was our country that caused
the financial crisis, and pretty much that it was an unofficial
policy foreigners would need a bigger down payment,? Condon
recalls, comparing the 25 per cent upfront cost that would be
needed to secure his mortgage to the 10 per cent he had been
asked for in the United States.
?The money is something negotiated directly with the bank, it
has little to do with your realtor,? explains Asteljoki when asked
about Finnish lending practices. He also offers some advice
for those entering the housing market. ?What many people
do here in Finland is find out how much they can get first,
then look for places. There are loans that are less than 20 per
cent, or even 0 per cent depending on the situation, although
it is not common.? If the bank isn?t comfortable allowing a low
down payment, be it for reasons of the borrower?s finances or
the economic situation, there isn?t much you can do about it,
whether you have a realtor or not.
Cost of living
in Finland
well above
the eurozone
average
Teemu Henriksson
I
t may not come as a surprise to anyone, but new
statistics nevertheless confirm what many probably
already suspected: Finland is one of the most expensive
countries in the eurozone.
According to Eurostat?s figures, reported recently by
Helsingin Sanomat, the price of foodstuff in Finland is
over 12 per cent above the eurozone average, while housing
is up to 26 per cent more expensive. Alcohol and tobacco
prices stand out the most, because of heavy taxation, being
42 per cent higher than the average.
Overall, prices in Finland are about 20 per cent above the
eurozone averages, estimated Anssi Rantala from Suomen
Pankki. This makes Finland one of the most expensive
countries in the euro area also in terms of purchasing
power (that is to say, how commodity prices compare to
salaries), behind only Luxembourg and Sweden. The one
industry that is an exception is telecommunications ?
mainly phones and Internet ? where prices are almost 23
per cent below the average.
Due to inflation, prices have also risen faster than elsewhere over the last five years. The real price of foodstuff has
gone up 14 per cent during this time, said Ilkka Lehtinen,
development manager at Statistics Finland, writing to the
agency?s publication Tieto&trendit.
?Finland is a small, remote and sparsely populated country,?
which is why transportation costs are higher than in Central
Europe, explained Timo Mattila, director of Consumer
Division at the Finnish Competition and Consumer
Authority, to Helsingin Sanomat. Another reason behind
high prices is a lack of competition in many industries.
According to him, increased competition would conversely
drive prices down. For example retail in Finland is dominated by S and K groups, and centres to a great degree on
hypermarkets and large groceries in general.
Luckan´s Integration service Bridge provides information
and advice to immigrants in order to get started in the capital region. As a Finland-Swedish organisation we are specialised in giving information about the Finland-Swedish
society. We also arrange events for immigrants in English,
mostly focusing on job seeking courses.
The integration service is open:
Tuesday 11-19, Wednesday 11-16, Thursday 11-16. If you want
advice on a certain issue, please book an appointment in
advance by filling in the form on our webpage:
bridge.luckan.fi or e-mailing: bridge@luckan.fi
BRIDGE PROGRAMME MAy 2013
Excursion to Pasila Library
May 2nd, 6-7 pm.
Welcome to an excursion to the Pasila library. Pasila library has a wide collection of
litterature in over 70 languages. During our guiding you will get to know the library?s
services and collection. Pasila library also hosts a Finnish language cafe where you
can practice your Finnish. The guided tour will be held both in English and Swedish.
We meet in the aula in front of the main entrance ? Klockbron 9 at 18.00.
Register to fika@luckan.fi
Occupational Safety Card Training and Test (50 euro)
May 4th, 8 am to 4 pm
The Occupational Safety Card (OSC) is rapidly becoming a popular way to complete the basic training in safety and health at work at shared workplaces. The card
aimed at improving shared workplace safety is needed in many workplaces e.g. in
the industrial sector. The persons who pass the course are granted the Occupational Safety Card, valid for five years. Course material provided by the trainer. Trainer:
Heli Aulio, Alertum oy. For more information and registrations e-mail:
bridge@luckan.fi
Swedish Language Café
Tuesday 14th of May, 5-7 p.m.
Practice your Swedish in a welcoming and informal environment at the Swedish
language café in Luckan. We will discuss everyday situations and adapt the evening
according to the participants levels. A great way to both activate and improve your
Swedish! Register to bridge@luckan.fi
Basic Photography Level 2
May 18th, 11 am to 4 pm
If you already are familiar with main camera operations and want to focus on refining your creative and technical skills, this course is for you. We will focus on composition and aesthetics and learn how to ?read? the information that the histograms gives
us. We?ll also focus on portraits ( in natural light, with fill flash or full flash), landscapes,
cityscapes and night photography. Please bring max 20 photos that you have taken
for review. Prerequisite: Basic Photography Level 1 or knowledge of camera operation
and Exposure. Equipment needed: DSRL, Laptop and Tripod (if owned). Lecturer: Barbara Balzaretti, International Photo Center. Register by May 14th to bridge@luckan.fi
Guided tour at the Swedish Theatre
May 28th, 4 pm
Have you always been wondering what lies inside the white round building next to
Stockman? Now you have the opportunity to join a guided tour at the Swedish National Theatre. This beautiful building has a long and vast history and the tour will also include access to back-stage premises. Language: English. Register to bridge@luckan.fi.
All events are held in Luckan, Simonkatu 8 in Helsinki
and are free of charge, unless otherwise mentioned.
Please register at bridge@luckan.fi
if not mentioned otherwise in the event description.
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If you are on
a low income,
you may get
free trial
Contact: Attorney-At-Law Asianajotoimisto Streng Ky
Lapinlahdenkatu 27, 00180 Helsinki
Tel (09) 7269 6730, mob 040 565 8146
joonia.streng@icon.fi, www.strenglaki.fi
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Column
I do, 2013
On February 27 the Parliamentary Committee on Justice
rejected the case for Same-Sex Marriage by the narrow
margin of 9 votes to 8. This was made just a little more
tense by the two Finns Party MP?s voting against the
proposal, despite having suggested during their election
campaigns that they would support it.
What interests me about this defeat is that Finland generally seems to be a fairly liberal country. Few eyebrows were
raised when Finland came within a few thousand votes of
electing the world?s first openly gay head of state last year.
His boyfriend even went on to appear in Dancing With
The Stars, something unlikely to happen in the near future
in the US or UK.
But in this case, Finland ran back to conservatism as if
afraid of making a mistake. Quite what the committee
was concerned about is not clear. Same-sex marriage
is legal in eleven countries, and in some cases has been
for more than a decade. Another twenty countries are
looking to change their legislation, and by the end of this
year same-sex marriage will probably be legal in the UK,
France and New Zealand.
?U
ltimately, marriage must
be available to all adults,
and our choice of who they
marry simply does not enter
the equation.?
Perhaps the worst aspect of the parliamentary committee?s decision is that public opinion appears to be against
them. The Tahdon 13 (I do 2013) movement gathered the
50,000 votes required to force a referendum in less than
two days, and now has close to three times that number.
Polls show around 58 per cent of Finns support same-sex
marriage, meaning that should a referendum take place,
same-sex marriage would be endorsed with a healthy
majority.
Surprisingly enough, the world has not come to an
end in countries that have legalised same-sex marriage,
such as Spain, Belgium and South Africa. There has been
no sudden spike in the numbers of people describing
themselves as gay, and people have not flooded in from
all around the world to live lives of drugged excess and
debauchery ? as was widely predicted in New Zealand
when homosexuality was first decriminalised.
Opposition to same-sex marriage here has come largely
from the church, a position that I can both grudgingly
accept, and hope will slowly change. The key point being
that no one is forcing anyone into a gay marriage, and
if Christians feel homosexuality is wrong, then they are
probably best advised to remain straight themselves.
If the law recognises the right of hapless teenagers who
have known each other six weeks to marry ? on what
basis does it not recognise the rights of two people who
have lived together for a decade? Opponents frequently
cite the current option of Registered Union, but there is
something disturbing about placing any group of people
in their own category. Ultimately, marriage must be
available to all adults, and our choice of whom they marry
simply does not enter the equation.
Same-sex marriage will inevitably become law in Finland.
I hope politicians will take the easy way out, and although
it is now too late for Finland to set an example for other
countries, at least we can follow the example of others.
You can vote for the Tahdon 13 initiate here:
https://www.kansalaisaloite.fi/fi/aloite/192
David Brown is a language consultant and journalist, regularly
covering stories in Africa, Asia & the Middle East. He has lived
in Finland for 10 years.
The
in-form
long-form
Long-form journalism offers more than respite from
information gluttony and expands the traditional
concept of journalism.
Aleksi Teivainen
M
any Finns were, paradoxically, introduced to slow
journalism rather abruptly recently, through a minute
feature by the journalism collective Long Play on
the now-controversial study by philosopher Pekka
Himanen. The ?e-single?, as the jargon insists, examined the
dubious process of commissioning the 700,000 euro study on
sustainable growth models, ultimately dragging Prime Minister
Jyrki Katainen into the epicentre of the controversy.
The aim of slow journalism, however, is not to expose scandals,
nor to ramble on in tedious length, stresses Johanna Vehkoo, the
editor-in-chief at Long Play. ?At best, it highlights issues that are
significant but have received little attention.?
The Himanen-gate, as one segment of the media and public
now readily call the affair, is a fitting example. In August, the
financial newspaper Talouselämä reported rather poignantly of
?Himanen?s expensive visions?. Yet, the affair soon vanished from
the public eye, only to re-emerge in February, kindled by Vehkoo
and co-author Anu Silfverberg.
Regardless of aims, the ensuing publicity has naturally been
helpful, Vehkoo admits. ?We imagined it could well take an
entire year before we gained some recognition.?
Instead, by early March the e-single Himasen etiikka
(Himanen?s ethics; a reference to the philosopher?s breakthrough
work on hacker ethics) had been downloaded over 3,500 times
and cited in virtually all major Finnish news outlets. ?It?s hardly
likely that all the stories stir a nationwide scandal,? the editorin-chief reminds.
A new watchdog in town
Vehkoo is among the several decorated freelance journalists
and non-fiction writers who contribute to Long Play, the first
word-smithery dedicated to slow journalism in Finland. Their
début e-single, Kaukovetoja (Long Shots), written by the awardwinning non-fiction author Hanna Nikkanen, was published on
16 January, roughly a year after the idea for the collective was
conceived.
In sharp contrast to their breakthrough report, the e-single on
the match-fixing scandal which ? alongside the entire footballing world ? rocked the Rovaniemi-based football club, RoPS, had
been downloaded no more than a few hundred times.
At over 40,000 characters, such stories are the results of
painstaking efforts ranging from a few weeks to several months.
?The work on Himasen etiikka began in September, the work on
Kaukovetoja already last summer,? confirms Vehkoo. At Long
Play, each e-single is also assigned a main editor who oversees
the journalistic process from start to finish.
?We are not a news media but a slow media,? Vehkoo says. ?We
don?t have to hunt for scoops and scandals and such. Instead, we
want to familiarise ourselves with our topics, write thoroughly
and tell great stories.?
Although the definition of slow journalism is principally
concerned with length, the genre is often also associated with
literary stylistic devices, for example narrative styles. The
emphasis, Vehkoo stresses, is invariably on the story and the
tenets of journalism.
Slow multi-form reads
Slow, or long-form, journalism may yet be only budding in
Finland, but abroad it has blossomed over the past few years. On
31 December, Margaret Sullivan, the public editor at The New
York Times, declared 2012 ?a big year for long-form journalism?,
citing the growing number of in-depth stories ? exceeding 4,000
words ? provided by the prestigious paper.
To a certain degree, the boom is attributable to the availability
of more sophisticated tools to analyse people?s online behaviour.
In addition to registering the number of clicks, advertisers and
newspapers today are able to monitor the time readers spend on
a certain page. However, efforts to apply this data to create new,
significant sources of revenue are yet to bear fruit.
In particular, long-form journalism is thriving beyond the
grasp of the traditional media powerhouses. Byliner, established
in San Francisco in 2011, for example, has been hailed as one of
the world?s most innovative media companies after publishing
more than two-dozen best-selling long-form stories and selling
more than 1,000,000 e-singles in 2012.
More than length, however, the most compelling feats of longform journalism (see e.g. Snow Fall by John Branch, published
in partnership by Byliner and The New York Times) embrace
the vast possibilities of the digital platform, fluently meshing
meandering text with video, photos and graphics.
According to Vehkoo, such multi-form presentation, ?experiments with sound and vision?, also appeal to the Long Play
collective. The e-book format, however, has yet to allow such
experiments. ?The dream is to have our own publishing platform
that allows experiments with, for instance, photojournalism,?
she muses.
Such leaps also impose new requirements on the skills of journalists, who increasingly supplement their shorthand and social
skills with the basics of programming or data mining. ?If I were
a journalism student today, I would probably learn the basics of
programming, explore the world of data and learn how to read
statistics,? Vehkoo suggests.
Moreover, it may be the future of online journalism, which
hitherto has struggled to elude the confines of the traditional
formats; as Vehkoo notes, stories still begin with leads and are
decorated with photographs and cut-lines. ?Novel experiments
with narrative styles distinctive to the Internet have been sparse.?
Re-inventing ink
The print industry, ravaged by scandals, slumping advertising
revenue and soaring paper prices, is watching the forays of
long-form journalism closely, in hopes of respite. A panacea,
however, remains elusive. The experiments of independent
publishers with alternative funding models, for example direct
reader funding, are expected to remain in the margin. The
British daily Guardian, for example, announced the end of its
two-year experiment with long-form journalism, the aggregator
service Long Good Read, last December.
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www.longplay.fi
Minority Report
In this new series, SixDegrees takes a look
at the ethnic minorities here in Finland.
This month:
The British
Gareth Rice
I
?
?You must offer niche content in order to rely on direct reader
funding, like we at Long Play do. I am certain a number of collectives focused on a certain field will surface. You could, for
example, run a site on ice hockey or literature,? Vehkoo projects.
?In a world of similarities, specialisation is a strategy for success
for both journalists and publications.?
In the meantime, temporary relief may be closer than print media
realises. With their vast archives of stories, newspapers would be
poised to exploit the booming e-book market, the British daily,
Guardian, suggested in early March. In Finland, Helsingin Sanomat
has already compiled a section of slow reads for its readers.
The realisation that revenue from advertising and subscriptions
can no longer sustain journalism as it shifts onto digital platforms has encouraged newspapers to explore new, even radical,
horizons. ?The Guardian, for example, provides education; the
Washington Post acquired a hospice business,? Vehkoo reveals.
Some attempts are beheld with anxiety. ?The mixing of paid
content and journalism in content marketing is a concern,? she
acknowledges.
Meanwhile, newspapers churn out arid updates in order to
appease advertisers, whose obsession with clicks, sadly, persists.
?With the way online advertising works today, you must publish a
heck of a lot, and often. The system encourages copy-pasting, and
content becomes uniform,? sighs Vehkoo.
?Unique stories will naturally stand out.?
Editor-in-chief Johanna Vehkoo is a former
fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study
of Journalism, Oxford University.
?
Increasingly sophisticated tracking technologies
enable newspapers collect data on the time
readers spend on a certain page and have
thus promoted the interest in slow reads.
?
E-singles typically range from 5,000 to 30,000 words
and employ features of narrative journalism and creative
non-fiction writing. This story, in comparison, measures
roughly at 1,100 words (and has few stylistic merits).
?
E-singles are sold as inexpensive books for ?1-6 and
are available on a number of online platforms.
?
Long Play?s e-singles are available for ?3?6 at
www.longplay.fi.
?
Snow Fall by John Branch is available
for free at www.nytimes.com.
?
Byliner published more than two-dozen
best-selling long-form stories and sold more
than 1,000,000 e-singles in 2012.
Legal Immigrants
In this new series 6D gets to know what it?s like to be aregular immigrant in
Finland.
When and how did you end up here?
I fell in love with a Finnish gardener during
a Christmas holiday in the Canaries in 2000.
I moved from Copenhagen to live with him
outside Turku the following summer.
Karen Witt Olsen
Mette Helve exchanged a high profile career
in Denmark for a down to earth lifestyle in
Finland
What do you do here in Finland?
I?m self-employed as a pottery maker and café
owner
What attracts you about the Finnish
culture?
The Finns because they possess a strong sense
of propriety. The nature because it?s open and
vast with beautiful trees, I live in the middle
of it.
What culture shocks did you experience
when coming to Finland?
I had just retired from a 25-year-long professional career as viola concertmaster in
a symphony orchestra, when I moved to
n his book Not So Barren or Uncultivated: British travellers in Finland 1760?1830, Tony Lurcock presents the
familiar figure of the Englishman Abroad in very unfamiliar terms. Travellers told of winter temperatures
which froze brandy in the bottle, and of summer journeys
when they were eaten alive by bugs and mosquitoes. There
are now many more Brits living in Finland than was the
case back then.
It is difficult to know the exact numbers, but according to
Statistics Finland, in 1990 there were 1,365 Brits living in
Finland and by 2011 this number had risen to 3,666. Most
of them are based in the Uuismaa region. The figures for
Helsinki?s 14 municipalities have also increased from 817
to 2,091 over the same time period. The figures fluctuate
within a short period of time, though, since they also
include students, who often only come for one year, or, in
some cases, a single semester.
The British share various elements of their culture
including language, cricket, the arts, music and dancing
through a national network of friendship societies. The
biggest and oldest is FINNBRIT, an English language
training and examinations centre, as well as a hub of
cultural activity in Punavuori, where it is not uncommon
to see Morris dancers, or amateur drama from the FinnBritt Players.
For those with more of a celtic spirit, FINNBRIT organises two céilidhs per year. Other associated groups include,
the Finnish-Welsh society, who usually meet up in some
pub to celebrate, or drown the sorrows together depending
on the rugby results during the Six Nations.
The International English Speakers? Association of
Finland also organises excursions, restaurant visits, picnics, sports outings and various beer-related activities.
The numbers of Brits living in Finland may have fluctuated, but their appreciation of nature and the great outdoors
has remained constant. Lurcock?s British travellers also
wrote lyrical accounts of the idyllic beauty of Finland?s
lakes and islands.
Finland. Leaving Copenhagen I also left
the big city life in which I was on stage
in high heels and make-up every evening.
Instead I started growing organic vegetables
and eventually bought a ceramic oven and
taught myself pottery making. Because my
life changed so dramatically it?s difficult
to separate the culture shock from the life
change shock.
Have you been able to settle and integrate
into Finnish society?
Yes. I speak the language and I enjoy life here
very much. My ceramics sold from the beginning and last year I opened a small café in connection with my studio ? baking and selling
organic Danish pastry and ?smørrebrød? (open
faced sandwiches).
What are/were your worries?
When I moved to Finland I left two
teenage children behind. They were 17
and 18 years and I was worried how our
relationship would develop. It went well;
luckily there are direct f lights between
Copenhagen and Turku.
What are your future hopes and wishes for
your life here?
I hope my health can keep up with all the
things I want to do.
What is you favourite Finnish word?
Hallavaara (frost danger) because it has such
a nice ring to it.
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butterfly
effect food
waste
Finnish households throw away between
Tips to limit daily food waste
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Plan your shopping: check the ingredients in your
fridge and cupboards, then write a shopping list
for just the extras you need. Buy loose fruits and
vegetables instead of pre-packed to purchase the
exact amount you need
Check dates and be aware of the difference: ?use
by? means that food is only safe for consumption
until the indicated day (e.g. for meat and fish);
?best before? indicates the date up until when the
product retains its expected quality. Food products
are still safe to consume even after the indicated
?best before? day
Rotate: when you buy new food from the store,
bring all the older items in your cupboards and
fridge to the front. Put the new food at back to
reduce risks of finding something mouldy in your
food storage compartments
Freeze: if you only eat a small amount of bread,
then freeze it and take out a few slices a couple
of hours before you need them. Same for batch
cooked foods, so that you have meals ready for
those evenings when you are too tired to cook
Use up your leftovers: instead throwing leftovers
away, you can use them for meals the following
day or freeze them for another occasion. Fruit
getting soft can be used for smoothies or fruit pies,
vegetables for soups.
120 and 160 million kg of food every year,
an average of 23 kg per person.
Yannick Ilunga
S
TUDIES carried out at the request of the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
have estimated that between 2010 and 2012, 868 million
people (approximately 12 per cent of the world population) were in a condition of undernourishment, not getting
a sufficient amount of calories every day. While the figure is
decreasing ? between 2007 and 2009 it was 867 million and 898
million in 2004-2006 ? it appears unlikely that the aim of the
First Millennium Development Goal, halving the number of
undernourished people by 2015, will be achieved.
The results of the research, executed by the Swedish Institute
for Food and Biotechnology (SIK) on request from the FAO, are
quite worrying: roughly one third of food produced for human
consumption is lost or wasted globally every year. This amounts
to about 1.3 billion tonnes annually.
The waste of food has an impact on environmental degradation
and climate change, as non-renewable resources are used to
produce, process and transport food that no one consumes. The
same goes for greenhouse gas emissions such as CO2. In addition,
food wastage also contributes to high food prices, because it
removes part of the supply from the market.
Food waste across the world
In medium and high-income countries food is wasted to a
significant extent at the consumption stage and it?s discarded
even if it?s still suitable for human consumption. In low-income
regions the discard of nourishment mostly occurs during the
early (production) and middle (distribution) stages of the supply
chain, while less is wasted at consumer level.
According to the SIK calculations, the per capita food loss in
Europe and North America is approximately 280-300 kg per year
(this value is the sum of the food discarded at all stages of the
supply chain: manufacturing, retail, distribution and consumption). In the same regions, the total per capita production of
edible food parts for human consumption is about 900 kg per
year. This means that approximately one-third of the aliments
manufactured for human consumption is thrown away. In SubSaharan Africa and South/Southeast Asia, the per capita food
loss amounts to 120-170 kg per year, while the food production
is 460 kg per year.
Overall, on a per capita basis, much more food is wasted in
industrialised, medium- and high-income parts of the world
than in developing countries. In low-income regions, causes of
food losses and waste are mainly connected to financial, managerial and technical limitations in harvesting techniques; as well
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as storage, cooling facilities in difficult climatic conditions,
infrastructure, packaging and marketing systems. While in
Europe and North America consumers alone waste about 95-115
kg of food each year, in Sub-Saharan Africa and South/Southeast
Asia the numbers drop down to 6-11 kg.
In the Statistical Yearbook 2012 the FAO has listed the countries
with the highest per capita food losses: US and Canada, Australia
and New Zealand, Iceland, Russia, Norway and Switzerland. In
these states, a person wastes on average over 250 kg of food every
12 months.
Food spill in Finland
MTT Agrifood Research Finland, the leading institute developing sustainability and competitiveness of the food system, has
observed the situation of food waste across the country. The
MTT project Food Waste Volume and Composition in Finnish
Food Chain (Ruokahävikki Suomalaisessa Ruokaketjussa) studied the food wasting habits at four stages food supply chain: food
service and restaurants, households, retail sector and the food
industry.
?Food constitutes more than one-third of the environmental
impact of overall Finnish consumers consumption and about
one-quarter of the climate impact of consumption,? explains
MTT project manager Kirsi Silvennoinen. ?Many consumers
don?t see food waste as an ecological problem, or they think that
recycling or sorting waste help with this issue.?
Households throw away more food
The MTT analysis discovered that biggest percentage of food
wastage in Finland comes from consumers.
On average, a Finn throws away 23 kg of
food each year and the overall amount of
food discarded annually by Finnish households is about 120-160 million kg.
Fresh and perishable food, as well as leftovers from cooking and dining, composes the
majority of disposed aliments. Vegetables
(19 per cent), home cooked food such as
casseroles, porridges and sauces (18 per cent)
and milk products (17 per cent) are the
goods that end up in the garbage bin more
frequently. Bakery and grain products (13
per cent), fruits and berries (13 per cent)
and meat, fish and eggs (7 per cent) follow.
Convenience food amounts to the 6 per
cent, while rice and pasta to 4 per cent. The
remaining 3 per cent is made up of other
ingredients.
The main reasons for disposing of aliments
are spoiling due to mould (29 per cent),
passing the ?best before? date (19 per cent), plate leftovers from
dining (14 per cent) and preparing food over need (13 per cent).
Situation in the rest of the Finnish food supply chain
From a study of 72 outlets in food services and restaurants, the
MTT has estimated that the sector wastes 75-85 million kg of
food every year, which covers about one-fifth of all aliments
handled and prepared in restaurants and catering businesses
over 365 days. In their analysis, researchers divided the wastage
within the sector into three sub-categories: kitchen waste (flaws
in cooking, spoiled products and raw materials), serving losses
(overproduction) ? which comprise the biggest part of discarded
food ? and plate leftovers.
The retail sector, on the other hand, disposes of approximately
65-75 million kg of food per year, a 12-14 kg yearly average per
Finn. The goods that are thrown away the most are dairy products, fresh meat and fish. Tinned goods, dried and frozen food
are the least wasted. As for the food industry, the data resulting
from the Foodspill study varied from 75 to 140 million kg of
edible food discarded annually.
Even though some of the statistics from the MMT Foodspill
research can be considered worrying ? who would have thought
that a person throws away more than 20 kilograms of food every
year? ? the situation in Finland is much better than in other parts
of Europe. A EU study of the food wastage in the 27 member
states showed that the average European consumer annually
disposes of 76 kilograms of food. However, study methods have
been different and the results are not necessarily comparative,
for example, food waste definitions can vary.
?E
very person, restaurant, retailer and government
can contribute to the diminishment of the
amount of food that goes to waste.?
Reducing waste: what to do to help the climate, as well as
your wallet
Various analyses have highlighted different percentages and
ways of aliment wastage across the food supply chain. It becomes
self-evident, thus, that there are different solutions to fight the
loss and waste of aliments across the world. Every person, restaurant, retailer and government can contribute to the diminishment of the amount of food that goes to waste, as well as saving
thousands of euros.
The manufacturing food industry, for instance, could improve
and intensify the co-operation between farmers to reduce risks
of overproduction. Surplus crops from one farm could solve a
shortage of crops on another. Better co-ordination and communication would also help against supply chain inefficiencies
among retailers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers.
The retail sector ? food shops and supermarkets ? could
embrace the two-for-one philosophy on products that are about
to expire. This will lead costumers to purchase those goods that,
with the help of a few ?storage tricks? like freezing, will still be
edible for a longer time. Consumers surveys could contribute to
set more appropriate appearance quality standards for retailers.
Often, too high appearance standards result in the non-purchase
of products. Goods, which packages are
below these parameters, are thrown away
even though the food per se doesn?t have any
problem in terms of safety or taste.
To reduce nourishment waste governments
could promote the donation of leftovers and
products to charitable organisations, as well
as creating ?sub-standard? markets. Such
places would sell food (which is edible but
has been discarded by supermarkets due
to errors on the packaging print or other
appearance standard issues) at very affordable prices. These specific initiatives would
definitely improve the quality of life of lowincome or even middle-income people. In
the EU, in particular, better knowledge and
standardisation of packaging terms like ?best
before? and ?use by? would avoid confusion
among customers. Not everybody knows, for
instance, that food is still safe to consume
even after the indicated ?best before? day, on
the condition that storage instructions are respected.
Restaurants may contribute by adopting the ?take home your
leftovers? culture, a habit that is not universally accepted
(like in the case of France). In addition, they could rely more
frequently on making reservations, in order to fight overproduction. Knowing how many people will be eating definitely helps
to decrease the amount of food that goes to waste. Same for
different size portions: introducing small and big portions will
give people a choice of buying food depending on their hunger
level. Often part of a meal at a restaurant or school cafeteria is
thrown away because of too-abundant plates.
Consumers, with a few small changes in their daily activities,
are probably those who can reduce food waste the most. ?Plan
your shopping carefully and buy only what you need,? says
MTT?s Silvennoinen. ?Don?t overcook or serve too big portions.?
In case of cooking more than what is eaten, the solution is
quite simple: freeze your food to lengthen the period it?s edible.
Leftovers and ingredients that are about to expire can be combined in recipes that include delicious pizza, soups or desserts,
like websites such as Eating Well, Love Food Hate Waste and the
BBC?s Good Food show.
Furthermore, it?s important to know the difference between
?best before? and ?use by? dates on food packaging. ?Best before?
indicates the date until when the product retains its expected
quality, food is still safe to consume even after the indicated
day, on the condition that storage instructions are respected
and packaging is not damaged. ?Use by? indicates the date until
when the food can be eaten safely and it?s strongly recommended
not to use any aliment after the expiration ?use by? date.
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One last suggestion: when you store food in your fridge and
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and the oldest ? those that will expire first ? in front. Researches
have shown that people are more likely to eat what they see first
when opening the fridge. A series of easy tricks that will make
you help decrease food waste, improve the climate and save you
a few hundred euros every year too!
http://scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com/recipes/hey-presto-pizza
Source: scotland.lovefoodhatewaste.com
Recipe for Presto Pizza using leftovers
Ingredients:
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1 ciabatta loaf, cut in half lengthways
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Dash olive oil
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1 large onion, thinly sliced
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250g vegetables, roughly chopped (e.g. 1 red and 1
yellow pepper, mushrooms)
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3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
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1 heaped tsp dried oregano
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Good pinch pepper
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200g tomatoes, chopped (fresh or tinned)
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125g ball mozzarella, thinly sliced (or any grated cheese)
?
Cooking instructions:
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Add the oil to a pan with the onion and cook for 2 minutes,
then add the other vegetables and stir regularly for 5
minutes ensuring they are evenly cooked.
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Add the garlic, oregano, black pepper and chopped
tomatoes and mix well, bring to the boil then turn down
the heat, cover and simmer 3-4 minutes.
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Put the ciabatta onto a baking tray and spread the
vegetables evenly over the top. Then arrange the cheese
and bake in a preheated oven 200°C for 8-10 minutes.
Recipe for honey-mustard chicken pasta
Ingredients:
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300g farfalle or other pasta
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3 tbsp reduced-fat (or full-fat) mayonnaise
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1 heaped tsp wholegrain mustard
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1 tsp clear honey
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300g cooked chicken, torn into rough pieces
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4 spring onions, thinly sliced (or use ½ red onion, thinly
sliced)
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small bunch basil, leaves roughly torn
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4 tomatoes, quartered, then each chunk halved
?
Cooking instructions:
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Boil the pasta, then cool under running water. Mix the
mayo, mustard and honey in a large bowl and loosen
with a little water to make a dressing the consistency of
double cream.
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Add the pasta, chicken, onions, basil and tomatoes.
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Season to taste, then gently mix together.
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HELSINKI TIMES
Customer service points
Rautatientori Metro Station
(by Central Railway Station)
Itäkeskus Metro Station
Pasila, Opastinsilta 6A
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(Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-5pm)
Advice on public transport routes,
timetables and tickets, Travel Card
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PO BOX 100, 00077 HSL
www.hsl.fi
Free travel
for new passengers
Motorists can order a new trav-
larly, loading value on the travel
el card online until 12 May with a
card is the most economical op-
14-day season ticket loaded on
tion, with a single ticket costing
it. The card will be delivered by
EUR 1.90. This is considerably
post.
cheaper than a ticket paid for
HSL encourages people to take a spring break from
motoring by offering free travel for two weeks. The
goal of the campaign is to get new passengers on board
public transport.
order the free two-week season
New passengers onboard
ticket if they have not already
The spring campaign to attract
got a travel card or have not
new customers is part of a HSL
used their card for three years.
pilot project, which belongs to
All residents of the HSL area
onboard, which costs EUR 2.80.
who are 18 years old or older can
the Ministry of Environment?s
Cheaper travel with travel card
programme for sustainable de-
The HSL area now has around
velopment and production.
800,000 active travel card us-
The HSL project aims to in-
ers. The goal of the campaign is
fluence people?s travel choic-
not only to increase the number
es. Growth in the use of public
of passengers with a travel card
transport can help reduce the
by several thousands but also to
harmful environmental effects of
encourage the new customers
private motoring, such as emis-
to use their travel cards actively.
sions, traffic jams and noise.
Using a travel card works out
The campaign benefits new
considerably cheaper than buy-
dies by municipalities covering
EUR 1.50 a day. When only trav-
around 50 per cent of the HSL
elling on public transport irregu-
tract motorists as customers for
the new service.
Kutsuplus buses mainly operate in the area south of Ring
Road I, where roughly a thousand stops are in use. Currently,
there are ten Kutsuplus mini buses in operation but HSL would
like to increase the number to a
hundred by 2015.
With the development of the
Kutsuplus service being an ongoing project, feedback and ideas from customers are welcome.
Further information and the
booking service are available in
English on kutsuplus.fi.
er travel all the time with subsi-
son ticket only costing just over
Tested by a limited number of
passengers since last autumn,
HSL?s new Kutsuplus on-demand transport service has now
been made available to all customers. The service is based on
a fully automated booking and
navigation system. The bus is
booked online and paid in advance using the Trip Wallet service, where customers can load
money via online payments. The
Kutsuplus service supplements
public transport by providing
an alternative to, for example,
cross-town journeys involving
transfers. HSL will also try to at-
son ticket holders enjoy cheap-
ple an internal adult 30-day sea-
Kutsuplus offers a new
kind of transport service
customers
ing single tickets, with for exam-
but
regular
sea-
ticket fare.
Western
extension to metro
changes bus routes
Hakaniemi
tram stops
under renovation
The Metro will start operating between Ruoholahti and Matinkylä at
the beginning of 2016. With a growing number of journeys made by rail
in the future, bus routes in South Espoo and Lauttasaari will be reorganised. HSL will start planning the West
Metro feeder network in summer
2013 and wants to involve residents
in the planning. The goal is to create
an easy-to-use and efficient bus route
network that provides the needed
feeder services for the Metro but also
meets other travel needs within and
between the cities. The plan will be
completed in early 2014.
Further information: www.hsl.fi/en
> Planning > Route network plans
The Hakaniemi tram stops are being
renovated and the work has caused
changes to the transport arrangements. During the first phase of the
renovation work, the trams 6, 6T, 7A
and 7B will be diverted to run along
Porthaninkatu, Kaarlenkatu and Helsinginkatu. The Hakaniemi tram stops
are only accessible from south, from
the direction of Hakaniemenranta.
Trams will not run on Hämeentie
between Hakaniemi and Sörnäinen
but buses will operate on Hämeentie
as usual.
The first phase of the work is estimated to last until mid-June, after which
the nearby tram stops will close for
renovation, with all the Hakaniemi
trams being diverted to Hämeentie.
This phase will last until the end of
September.
Tastebuds
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SixDegrees
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Karen Witt Olsen
The bakery?s owners have some fun while preparing cupcakes.
The recently opened Brklyn
Bakery sells a series of
traditional New York muffins,
cakes and cupcakes.
Text and photos Yannick Ilunga
A
S the entrance door?s bell rings to announce the arrival of
a new customer, jazz music plays in the background and
smell of freshly baked goodies is in the air. A selection
of colourful and different tastes cupcakes is right by the
counter, facing a couple of cosy-looking, elegant retro-styled
tables and chairs. This is Brklyn Bakery, a small paradise for all
sweets lovers in downtown Helsinki.
Owned by Brooklyn natives Brenda and Sharron Todd, the
bakery incorporates its cultural delights straight from the heart
of New York City. ?Brooklyn is famous for velvet cupcakes and
chocolate cakes,? explains Brenda. ?We are doing the same here,
serving cupcakes and cakes, but also cookies, muffins and ricekrispie treats, as well as espresso drinks, coffee and tea.?
Sharron and Brenda, who also own the Brooklyn Café (located
just a couple hundred metres up the road), opened the pastry
shop in March. ?It?s not our fault,? Sharron says. ?Initially, we
only baked cupcakes on Saturdays. However, people wanted
more, so we decided to give them more.?
Working with relatives might sounds challenging for many
people, but not for the Todds. ?Working with my sister is very
cool, I love it!? Brenda says. ?We?ve always been best friends and
working together means having a lot of fun every single day. We
have different styles and personalities, which is very good for
business.?
Coming from the Big Apple, Sharron and Brenda took their
passion for baking with them. ?We?ve been doing this since we
were kids,? Sharron stresses. ?We?re happy to have taken home
with us, to be able to share our culture and food with people who
aren?t familiar with it?.
Baking delights with a smile
Just like the Brooklyn tradition wants, Brklyn Bakery sells an
impressive variety of cupcakes, with dark chocolate, peanut butter, creme and red velvet, the house?s specialities. These flavoursome mouthfuls represent a chance to take a break from the cold,
daily routine or any other situation. ?Cupcakes are a happy thing,
a cute cake with something sweet on top; they?re synonymous
with happiness,? Sharron says. ?They forget everything else for
a few minutes.?
Brklyn is not all about cupcakes though. Its list also includes
cakes, cookies, rice-krispie treats and muffins, as well as espresso
drinks and coffee. With summer approaching, the venue will
offer outside seating and will serve ice-creams, milkshakes, icecream sandwiches and banana splits.
No matter what they do, the Todd sisters are always in a good
mood. Baking, preparing a coffee, taking a break, setting the
tables? everything is done with a smile, and customers really
seem to appreciate this aspect of the bakery. ?We have people
stopping by and talking about their things,? Brenda adds. ?That?s
probably the best part: human interaction, having a friendly chat
with someone. It?s funny though, because in the States people
usually walk in, take their orders and leave. Here, we have many
customers asking questions about ingredients and recipes. We
tell them everything but the secret ingredients!?
Preparing Brooklyn food abroad
Baking and selling foreign food in Finland comes with its
challenges, as the Todd sisters explain: ?Coming from another
country, one is not that familiar with Finnish habits and food
culture,? Sharron says. ?Take allergies, for example: here there?s a
lot of allergies that weren?t as prevalent back in the US.?
Aware of the importance of food allergies in Finland, Brenda
and Sharron decided to start baking special gluten and lactose
free items. ?It can be quite challenging to get people to be braver
and try new things,? Brenda adds. ?But when you see somebody
having a cupcake, smiling or making pleasurable sounds while
eating, you see that they?re satisfied they had taken the ?risk?.
We want everyone to be pleased, it?s important for us to have
products for gluten and lactose allergic people too.?
A pastry paradise downtown or at home
Like at Brooklyn Cafe, stopping by Brklyn Bakery is like a minivacation. With some Billie Holiday playing in the background,
a hot cup of tea or coffee and a just-baked cupcake, it?s a little
breather from the everyday routine.
In addition to serving sweets and drinks inside the bakery
? and soon ice-creams and milkshakes outside ? Brklyn has a
special catering menu. Personal customers or businesses that
are planning a celebration can order their favourite, customised
cupcakes and delights. ?We prepare cakes, muffins and cupcakes
for every kind of celebration: birthdays, weddings, bachelor and
bachelorette parties and business events,? Brenda explains. ?You
can order the cake that suits the most, even a personalised one,
and stop to pick it up whenever is best for you.?
In other words, you can either stop by the pastry paradise
Brklyn Bakery in Punavuori, or you can bring your own cupcake
experience home with you?sweet!
Brklyn
Bakery
Alvar Bar
On the corner of
Puutarhakatu ? Humalistonkatu
Turku
www.alvarbaari.fi
In this series, 6D readers tell about their local favourite
place to grab a coffee, sip on a beer or enjoy a bite to eat.
Send a brief email to james@6d.fi, and let us know what
you recommend!
What Finns
are eating
this month
Tippaleipä
Evgenie Bogdanov
Fredrikinkatu 25
00120 Helsinki
tel. 046 632 1087
Tue-Fri 09:30-17:30
Sat 09:30-17:30
Closed on Mondays
and Sundays
?Alvar Bar in Turku has an
amazing selection of beers
and ciders from all over
the world - and easygoing Emma-Kaarina Julku
bartenders,?
explains
Emma-Kaarina Julku, Hairdresser at Avantgarde,
Turku. ?The interior is like a living room with assorted
chairs and sofas and the atmosphere is relaxed. Alvar
is the kind of bar you can go to on a date, by yourself,
with family or friends.?
Orders can be made by
phone or email at:
brklynbakery.helsinki@
gmail.com
OK, vappu is coming and it is carnival time! And there
is some traditional food for big event. Tippaleipä is
Finnish traditional delicacy ? similar to funnel cake
? prepared by pouring sweet dough into frying oil.
Traditionally from the 1700s this food was served on
First of May only in well-to-do houses, as a show of
the family?s status. Now this cake can be bought in
every nearby shop, however you can always cook your
own. There are a lot of foolproof recipes on the web.
Mix heartily with siima (quick-fermented festive drink)
and celebrate May Day in Finnish style!
Cultitude
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Issue 04 2013
Savoy teatteri
Live Nation
Soulful
stage
James O?Sullivan
Combining the traditions of flamenco and coplas with jazz and
soul, Spanish artist Concha Buika hits the stag at Savoy Theatre
on Monday 29 April.
Drawing comparisons to Nina Simone, Buika has brought
together numerous musical styles over the years, after starting
out as a Tina Turner impersonator at a Las Vegas hotel.
Such auspicious beginnings barely foreshadowed her successful
career, going on to be nominated for the 2008 Latin Grammy
Award for Album of the Year with Niña de Fuego.
Channelling her feeling with her hoarse, soulful voice, the
charismatic singer has also collaborated with the likes of Nelly
Furtardo and her music appeared in Pedro Almodovar?s The
Skin I Live In soundtrack. With a new album released in 2013,
audiences are in for a treat at Savoy.
Concha Buika
29 April 19.00
Tickets ?40/42
Savoy Theatre
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
Time to improv
James O?Sullivan
The second annual Finland International
Improv Festival is back once again to serve
up five days of improvised comedy and
theatre to Tampereen Ylioppilasteatteri
from 28 May to 1 June.
Bringing together teachers, performers and visitors from all around Europe
and the US, some 70 international performers from Finland,
Belgium, The Netherlands, Israel, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia and
the United States will descend on Tampere.
?Our mission is to bring laughter and great times for the Tampere
and Finnish international community ? and to anybody that?s
interested in comedy, entertainment and good times in good company,? explains producer Senja Meriläinen. ?We want to do our
part in building understanding, co-operation and a sense of community between improv groups in Finland and all over the globe.?
Furthermore, along with the array of performances, budding
improv types can try their hand at a number of top-quality
workshops taught by improvisation professionals from around
the world that are on offer.
Finland International Improv Festival
28 May - 1 June
Tampereen Ylioppilasteatteri
Itsenäisyydenkatu 12
Tampere
Success echoing
in Finland
James O?Sullivan
HAVING amassed sales of some 25 million albums throughout his career, Josh Groban received his big break in
1998, when he performed a duet with Céline Dion for the
Grammy Awards, filling in for Andrea Bocelli during
rehearsal. From here things snowballed for the young
singer, culminating in his current position as one of the
most successful singer-songwriters of the modern era.
His fifth album Illuminations saw him team up with
über producer Rick Rubin. With a musical style ranging
from classical to pop, the acclaimed effort saw him also
tackling a song in Portuguese. Having embraced singing
in different languages for previous releases, here Groban
teamed up with Lester Mendez and Carlinhos Brown on
Você Existe Em Mim.
Groban?s current European tour rolls into Helsinki and
Turku on 21 and 23 May respectively, showcasing his most
recent release All That Echoes. Debuting at the top of the
charts, the release saw him team up with the curious
choice of producer Rob Cavallo, best known for signing
Green Day and producing the bulk of their albums.
Josh Groban All That Echoes Tour
21&23 May
Tickets ?57.50-72.50
Helsinki and Turku
Charmingly eerie
After supporting sludge legends Earth last year, American musician
Phil Elverum returns to Finland with his band Mount Eerie to perform
at Helsinki?s Kuudes Linja on Monday 6 May. The performance marks the
first show of the group?s European tour in support of the acclaimed pair of
albums released last year, Clear Moon and Ocean Roar.
The albums portray Elverum?s fascination and awe of the nature, which
envelops him in the small town of Anacortes, Washington. The songs, he
reveals, are attempts to capture the feelings he associates with his hometown ? an ambition aptly summarised in his foreword to Clear Moon: ?I go
on describing this place, and the way it feels to live and die?.
The songs are engrossing and overwhelming barrages of sound which all
but smother Elverum?s brittle, yet calm, voice, as he observes the desolate
landscape. His home-made lo-fi approach ? which also characterised his
previous moniker, The Microphones ? conjures a warm backdrop to his
naturalist, introspective ruminations. Clear Moon, in its eerie mystique
and benevolence, is offset by the bellowing and devastating Ocean Roar.
Immerse yourself and let your mind wonder in a manner, one imagines,
reminiscent of Henry Thoreau.
Finnish super-group Riitaoja ? which features members of the likes of
Sielun Veljet, Circle and The Flaming Sideburns ? will kick off what is
certain to be an intriguing Monday evening.
Fullsteam
Mount Eerie
6 May
Tickets ?12
Kuudes Linja
Hämeentie 13
Helsinki
Photo: Yang Feng
Over 150 Performances!
Free Entrance!
World Village Festival 25?26 May 2013
Kaisaniemi Park & Railway Square, Helsinki
Hanggai (CHN)
Saturday 25 May 6.30pm
Saturday 25 May | 11am to 8pm
Festival Club Niubi
Sunday 26 May
Virgin Oil Co. 21?03 | Tickets 8/10 ?
Filastine feat. Nova (USA/INA)
LCMDF
DJ Ardouche (Mental Alaska)
Presale: Tiketti, www.tiketti.fi, 0600-11616
(1,78 ? / min. + LNC) (+booking fee)
Virgin Oil Co. Kaivopiha, Mannerheimintie 5,
Helsinki. K18.
Hanggai (CHN)
White Shoes & The Couples Company (INA)
The Cambodian Space Project (CAM/USA)
Jambinai (KOR)
PelBo (NOR)
Banyu Petak ? Gamelan & Dance (INA)
PMMP
Diandra
Metro presents: Don Johnson Big Band
FeatFest Special
Sunday 26 May | 11am to 6pm
Charmaine Clamor (PHI/USA)
Sierra Maestra & Kuukumina (CUB/FIN)
Totoo Zebingwa & Sanaa Sana (TAN)
Melech Mechaya (POR)
Ismo Alanko
Kuningasidea
Fröbelin Palikat
The Complete Festival Programme:
worldvillage.fi
Partners:
Supporters:
City of Helsinki Cultural Office,
Ministry of Education and Culture
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Issue 04 2013
Forthcoming flicks
What?s on at the cinema over the coming weeks.
Music, theatre and
arts for a good cause
Ofer Amir/World Village Festival
Rachel McAdams congratulates Ben Affleck on his Oscar, and shaving off of his beard in To the Wonder.
Broken City
Bringing together two of Hollywood?s more notable alpha males, Russell Crowe and Mark
Wahlberg, Wahlberg?s New York City private eye gets more than he bargained for when he is
contacted by the local major. Setting out to uncover if Mrs Mayor (Catherine Zeta Jones) is
having an affair, the storyline can?t help but revel in parallels with the classic Chinatown, as
Wahlberg uncovers all manner of shifty goings on leading all the way to the top.
Premiere 26 April
To the Wonder
Director Terrence Malick returns for what must be the quickest turn around for the notoriously slow-working director, following 2010?s Tree of Life with this tale of Ben Affleck choosing between the loves of his life, set against a typically beautiful backdrop. Advance word has
been lukewarm, however, yet Malick?s trademark visuals and contemplative musing befit the
appropriate mood. With another film slated to come out this year, Malick?s batting average is
receiving an unprecedented boost in 2013.
Premiere 3 May
Evil Dead
While the dearth of original ideas in Hollywood sees the studio heads repeatedly reaching into
the past in order to serve up increasingly undercooked remakes, apparently this one is a winner. Here fanboys around the word breathe a collective sigh as Sam Raimi?s hugely influential
horror classic gets a reboot. Topping the box office in the States upon its arrival and arriving
with some great word of mouth, this promises to be one of the better horror reboots of late.
Premiere 10 May
The Great Gatsby
After being delayed by six months, audiences can finally bask in the glory of director Baz
Luhrman?s vision. Teaming up with Leonardo Di Caprio once again, here an aspiring writer
falls under the spell of an aloof millionaire with designs for the young scribe?s unhappilymarried cousin in Luhrmann?s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald?s celebrated novel.
Premiere 17 May
Fast & Furious 6
After the stupendous success of the series-reviving 5th instalment, it was just a matter of time
before Vin Diesel and his crew got back together for another high-octane effort. Here The
Rock?s Agent Hobbs teams up with the crew in order to take on a team of mercenary drivers
who have wreaked havoc across a dozen countries. With the seventh instalment already in
development and slated for a summer 2014 release, expectations are high for this surprisingly
entertaining franchise.
Premieres 22 May
GAMES
Gears of War: Judgment
(Xbox 360)
Although
it?s a flagship title, the
Gears saga
has never really taken my
fancy. GoW:
Judgment,
however, has
turned into one of my favourite
games of the last six months with
a more arcade-style campaign, a
few gameplay tweaks and the
usual impressive online multiplayer. Interesting additions like
enemies that change depending on how well you?re playing
help the campaign flow nicely,
and there?s an additional story
mode called Aftermath when
you?re done with that. A new MP
mode called Overrun helps keep
that side of things ticking over,
although truth be told the online
is slightly lacking compared with
previous versions. 8.5/10
Sniper 2: Ghost Warrior
(Xbox 360, PS3, PC)
I?m no
expert, but
I imagine
being sniper
involves
skills such
as reconnaissance,
considering fields of fire and
Don Johnson Big Band, on track for a good time at the World Village Festival.
Tijana Stolic
T
he World Village Festival is due to
take over Helsinki?s city centre in
May, and this year?s theme is human
rights in East and South-East Asia,
promoting tolerance, multiculturalism and
other issues of global importance. Founded
in 1995, the festival has become the largest
multicultural festival in Finland, attracting
around 100,000 visitors in 2012, along with
performers from both Finland and around
the world.
Apart from the serious issues it gives publicity to, the festival will offer a variety of
artistic, musical, dance, theatre, and circus
activities, all free of charge!
The highlight of this year?s festival will be a
performance by the Don Johnson Big Band,
who will take the stage on 25 May at 16:30.
Joining them on stage will be the winner of
the Metro FeatFest contest. After 42 videos
were submitted and nearly 10,000 votes cast,
25-year-old Jyväskylä native, Mea Karvonen
was proclaimed to be the winner.
Other goodies that will be on offer include
music performances by the Chinese world
music band Hanggai, as well as US-based
jazz and soul vocalist Charmaine Clamor.
The Finnish music scene will be represented,
among others, by the veteran of Finnish
rock, Ismo Alanko, and the eccentric and
energetic pop/rock lineup, PMMP, who are
using all available resources to
escape alive from a mission.
The main problem with Ghost
Warrior is that you don?t need
to do any of that, but instead
you?re essentially spoon-fed a
series of very similar missions
which remove all freedom from
the game. There?s definitely
some thrills to be had when hitting a target 1.5 km away, and
it looks nice enough with the
Cry Engine 3 behind it, but the
campaign is short and the MP
known for their campaigns that criticise
violence against women.
For family-friendly fun, turn to the kids?
programme, which will include theatrical, dance, and musical performances by
both Finnish and international artists.
From Puppet Theatre and a Balinese Mask
Workshop, to a taiji exercise and a hula
workshop, the musical and interactive performances will surely entertain the little
ones.
On a more serious note, many stages will
play host to panel discussions and interviews
with activists and writers. The panel topics
will focus on issues such as the environmental crisis, human trafficking, forced labour,
and sustainability. The audiences will also
have an opportunity to listen to interviews
with researcher Merab Kiremire on human
trafficking, as well as a talk between journalist Sanna Negus and a Red Cross aid worker
about the risks of working in areas struck by
environmental catastrophes.
Last, but not least, do check out the street
art, poetry, and human rights artwork, and
move to Club Niubi at Virgin Oil Co. for a
night out after the festival!
World Village Festival
25-26 May 2013
Sat.: 11:00-20:00
Sun.: 11:00-18:00
Kaisaniemni Park and Railway Square
not worth your while unless you
bring a tent. 6/10
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Mark Lanegan and Duke Garwood
Black Pudding
Here gravel voiced Lanegan
teams up with multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood. Preceded by the stunning track
Pentecostal, here Lanegan
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long list of previous team-ups
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Integration through culture
on Monday the 6th of May
at 10 am-2 pm at Svenska Teatern, Norra Esplanaden 2, AMOS-stage.
Speeches will be given by
the Minister for International Development, Heidi Hautala,
Ombudsman for Education Veronica Granö-Suomalainen,
Member of Helsinki City Council, Nasima Razmyar
and Project Manager Rita Paqvalén.
Participants in the KIWA and FIKA mentor project, Henrik Lax
and Polina Poletaeva are going to speak about their experiences
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Trio
Afrobeat, traditional African rhythms,
jazz, funk? All of this will be on offer
when this Finnish-Beninian group with
Noel Saizonou takes the stage.
Wed 22 May, at 7 pm, ? 10
This is a Great Moment! Awardwinning jazz-rock guitarist and
composer visits Finland for the ?rst
time with his trio. Jake Hertzog is a
mind-blowing guitarist.
Tue 28 May, at 7 pm, ? 15
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Until 28 Apr. April Jazz // Jazz
festival with brilliant musicians such
as Ibrahim Maalouf, Severi Pyysalo
and Hildegard Lernt Fliegen. Espoo
Cultural Centre, Kaupinkalliontie 10.
Tickets ?0-37.50. www.apriljazz.fi
26 Apr. Double Trouble // Finnish
rap with Loost Koos & Aivovuoto.
Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13.
Tickets ?10. www.kuudeslinja.com
26 Apr. Von Hertzen Brothers //
Progressive rock. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?20/23.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
26 Apr. Taake (NOR), Helheim (NOR)
// Black metal. Nosturi, Telakkakatu
8. Tickets ?18-35. www.elmu.fi
26 Apr. Juno Reactor (UK) // Trance.
The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?25-35. www.thecircus.fi
26 Apr. Pietari & Kohtalon
Kauppiaat + Kari Tapiiri // Blues/
folk/pop. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?6/7.
www.korjaamo.fi
26 Apr. Electric Monk // Rock´n´roll.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6/7. www.semifinal.fi
26 & 27 Apr. Tuure Kilpeläinen &
Kaihon Karavaani // Mixture of folk
pop and world music. Savoy Theatre,
Kasarmikatu 46-48. Tickets ?30.
www.savoyteatteri.fi
27 Apr. Carpathian Forest (NOR) //
Black metal. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8.
Tickets ?24. www.elmu.fi
27 Apr. DDT (RUS) // Rock.
Kulttuuritalo, Sturenkatu 4. Tickets
?35-58. www.kulttuuritalo.fi
27 Apr. 1993 Club: Radiopuhelimet //
Punk/rock. Bar Loose, Annankatu 21.
Tickets ?8/10. www.barloose.com
27 Apr. Ensiferum // Metal. Virgin
Oil Co., Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets
?15. www.virginoil.fi
27 Apr. Hang the DJ ? indie disco
// Shine 2009 live. Kuudes
Linja, Hämeentie 13. Tickets ?8.
www.kuudeslinja.com
27 Apr. Pää Kii, Pertti Kurikan
Nimipäivät, Kivesveto Go Go, Moderni
Elämä // Finnish punk rock. The
Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets
?12/14. www.thecircus.fi
27 Apr. Ruger Hauer // Finnish hiphop. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?8/10.
www.korjaamo.fi
27 Apr. Antero Lindgren, Aino Venna
// Promising singer-songwriters.
Korjaamo
Culture
Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?10/11.
www.korjaamo.fi
27 Apr. Sansa, Dylan, VUK // Pop.
Gloria, Pieni Roobertinkatu 12.
Tickets ?8.
27 Apr. Joonas Widenius & Grupo
// Virtuosic flamenco. Kanneltalo,
Klaneettitie 5. Tickets ?18/25.
www.kanneltalo.fi
28 Apr. J. Karjalainen // Legendary
Finnish musician. Sello Hall,
Soittoniekanaukio 1A. Tickets
?27.50/28. www.sellosali.fi
28 Apr. Club Reggae Sundays //
Ce?Cile (JAM), Komposti Sound and
Miami Mika. Kaiku, Kaikukatu 4.
Tickets ?15.
29 Apr. Concha Buika (ESP) // Brilliant
By Anna-Maija Lappi
Spanish vocalist. Savoy Theatre,
Kasarmikatu 46-48. Tickets ?40/42.
www.savoyteatteri.fi
29 Apr. British Sea Power (UK) //
Experimental indie rock. Tavastia,
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets
?23/25. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
30 Apr. LIV Festival: Axwell (SWE)//
Solo gig from Swedish House Mafia?s
front man. The Cable Factory,
Tallberginkatu 1. Tickets ?45-79.
www.kaapelitehdas.fi
30 Apr. We Love Helsinki
Vapputanssit // Popular urban
ball. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?12/15.
www.korjaamo.fi
30 Apr. Notkea Rotta feat. SMC
Lähiörotat // Rap. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?13/15.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
30 Apr. Stratovarius // Metal. Virgin
Oil Co., Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets
?20/22. www.virginoil.fi
30 Apr. PMMP // Traditional May
Day Eve gig. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8.
Tickets ?20. www.elmu.fi
30 Apr. Elastinen // Finnish hiphop. The Circus, Salomonkatu 1-3.
Tickets ?15-25. www.thecircus.fi
30 Apr. Adams May Day // Daniel
Wang (Balihu), Lee Douglas (The
Stallions/TBD), Fummer and Janne
X. Adams, Erottajankatu 15-17.
Tickets ?9. www.ravintolaadams.fi
30 Apr. Grand Revolt // Rock.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6/7. www.semifinal.fi
2 & 3 May. Kaas chante Piaf // The
French singer, Patricia Kaas sings
the classics of Edith Piaf. Finlandia
Hall, Mannerheimintie 13. Tickets
?49/54/69. www.finlandiatalo.fi
3 May. Artturi Rönkä Quartet // Jazz.
Kanneltalo, Klaneettitie 5. Tickets
?9/13. www.kanneltalo.fi
3 May. Kashmir (DNK) // Alternative
rock. Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?22/25. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
3 May. 22-Pistepirkko, Siinai //
From indie rock to monumental
ambient sounds. Virgin Oil Co.,
Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets ?12/15.
www.virginoil.fi
3 May. My Reflection // Melodic metal.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6/7. www.semifinal.fi
3 May. Broken Note (UK) //
From down tempo and dub step
to hardcore techno. Club Venue,
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21. Tickets
?13.20. www.clubvenue.fi
3 May. Finntroll, Metsatöll (EST) //
Folk metal. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8.
Tickets ?18. www.elmu.fi
3 May. The Caravaners // Helsinkibased rock/pop group. Korjaamo
Culture Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B.
Tickets ?6/8. www.korjaamo.fi
4 May. Raappana & Sound Explosion
Band // Finnish reggae and
dancehall. Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen
katu 4-6. Tickets ?12.50/15. www.
tavastiaklubi.fi
4 May. The Voice of Finland ?
megashow // Finalists of the Voice
of Finland competition. The Circus,
Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets ?25-33.
www.thecircus.fi
4 May. ?Metal Hockey Night Limppua ja Louhintaa? // Mokoma
& Godsplague. Virgin Oil Co.,
Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets ?15.
www.virginoil.fi
5 May. Title Fight (USA) // Melodic
hardcore. Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie
13. Tickets ?8. www.kuudeslinja.com
6 May. Agalloch (USA) // Multilayered
metal. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?25/28.
www.korjaamo.fi
6 May. The Residents (USA) - Wonder
Of Weird - The 40th Anniversary Tour
// Legendary experimental rock group.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?32/34. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
6 May. Mount Eerie (UK) // Folk/
indie. Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13.
Tickets ?12. www.kuudeslinja.com
7 May. WÖYH! // Progressive rock.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?12/14. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
8 May. DJ Fabio (UK), L.A.O.S. live,
Tes La Rok live, 501, Physics, Burma,
Muffler // Drum and bass. Virgin
Oil Co., Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets
?10/12. www.virginoil.fi
8 May. Joose Keskitalo ja Kolmas
Maailmanpalo, Pietari ja Kohtalon
Kauppiaat // Finnish blues/folk/rock.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?12/14. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
8 May. Matti Johannes Koivu, Sami
Kukka // Finnish singer-songwriters.
Le bonk, Yrjönkatu 24. Tickets ?5.
www.lebonk.fi
8 May. My First Band // Pop/rock.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6/7. www.semifinal.fi
9 May. Two Door Cinema Club (UK) //
Indie rock. The Circus, Salomonkatu
1-3. Tickets ?33. www.thecircus.fi
9 May. Vyacheslav Butusov & U-Piter
(ex-Nautilus Pompilius) (RUS) // Rock.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?22/25. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
10 May. Anneke Van Giersbergen
(NLD) // Vocalist of The Gathering.
Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8. Tickets ?16.
www.elmu.fi
10 May. Absoluuttinen Nollapiste //
Rock. Bar Loose, Annankatu 21.
Tickets ?9/11. www.barloose.com
10 May. Antti Tuisku // Pop. Tavastia,
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets
?12/14. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
10 May. Kultabassokerho 6 Years
Anniversary // Memmy Posse, Asa,
Ruger Hauer and KBK freestyle
showcase f. Solonen, Kosola, Jodarok
& Särre. The Circus, Salomonkatu
1-3. Tickets ?15. www.thecircus.fi
11 May. Veronica Falls (UK) // Indie
pop. Kuudes Linja, Hämeentie 13.
Tickets ?15. www.kuudeslinja.com
11 May. Club Casino Live! // Miss
Saana & The Scudda Hoos and The
Firebugs. Bar Loose, Annankatu 21.
Tickets ?7/9. www.barloose.com
11 May. Myon & Shane54 (HUN) //
DJ duo from Hungary. The Circus,
Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets ?12-25.
www.thecircus.fi
14 May. Bring Me The Horizon (UK) //
Metal core. The Circus, Salomonkatu
1-3. Tickets ?35. www.thecircus.fi
14 May. Itämeri-konsertti // WWF´s
charity concert for Baltic Sea.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?15/18. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
15 May. Santa Cruz // Rock. Tavastia,
Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets
?8/10. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
15 May. ?Mental Alaska?: Asa Irons
(USA) // Folk. Semifinal, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?9/10.
www.semifinal.fi
15 & 16 May. The Original Elvis
Tribute 2013 (USA) // Real treat
for Elvis fans. Savoy Theatre,
Kasarmikatu
46-48.
Tickets
?30/32. www.savoyteatteri.fi
17 May. Sinead O?Connor (IRL) //
World-famous Irish singer-songwriter.
Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13.
Tickets ?42-127. www.finlandiatalo.fi
17 May. DJ Mag World Tour // Alex Kenji
(ITA) and Timo Garcia (UK). Fredan
Tivoli, Fredrikinkatu 51-53. Tickets
?14.20-24.20. www.fredantivoli.fi
17 May. Itä-Saksa // Industrial metal.
Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?17/20. www.tavastiaklubi.fi
17 May. Ruudolf & Karri Koira // Hip
hop. Virgin Oil Co., Mannerheimintie
5. Tickets ?12/14. www.virginoil.fi
17
May.
Lieblings,
Suomen
Karvapääkuninkaat 1968 // Pop/rock.
Bar Loose, Annankatu 21. Tickets
?6/8. www.barloose.com
18 May. Big Shake Live!: Dalindèo
// Energetic jazz-sextet. Bar Loose,
Annankatu 21. Tickets ?8/10.
www.barloose.com
18 May. Solonen & Kosola //
Rap. Korjaamo Culture Factory,
Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets ?10/12.
www.korjaamo.fi
18 May. Tusovka-klubi: Elifantree,
Yevgenia Zima Band (RUS) // Vocal
acrobatics and swing. Korjaamo
Culture Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B.
Tickets ?8/10. www.korjaamo.fi
18 May. Yoji (JPN) // Electronic
sensation from Japan. The Circus,
Salomonkatu 1-3. Tickets ?19.2031.20. www.thecircus.fi
18 May. Freaks Of The Revolution
// Rock/punk. Semifinal, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?6/7.
www.semifinal.fi
18 May. Bassline Festival presents:
Airplay with AEROPLANE (BEL) //
Nu-disco and house. Le bonk, Yrjönkatu
24. Tickets ?15. www.lebonk.fi
20 May. The Shrine (USA) // Heavy
rock´n´roll. Nosturi, Telakkakatu 8.
Tickets ?16. www.elmu.fi
20 May. Roky Erickson (USA), The
Drowning Men (USA) // ?Psychrock?/indie rock. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?42/45.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
21 May. Daniel Johnston (USA) //
Lo-fi folk legend. Tavastia, Urho
Kekkosen katu 4-6. Tickets ?26/28.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
22 May. Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
// Afrobeat, jazz and funk. Malmitalo,
Ala-Malmin tori 1. Tickets ?10.
www.malmitalo.fi
23 May. Lento (ITA) // Instrumental
sludge and post metal. Kuudes
Linja, Hämeentie 13. Tickets ?10.
www.kuudeslinja.com
23 May. JVG & JKN livebändi,
MäkGälis, Sini Sabotage // Finnish
rap. Tavastia, Urho Kekkosen
katu
4-6.
Tickets
?12/14.
www.tavastiaklubi.fi
24 May. Hola Ghost (DNK) // Rock.
Bar Loose, Annankatu 21. Tickets
?7/9. www.barloose.com
24 May. Astrid Swan & Aino Venna //
Impressive female singer-songwriters.
Sello Hall, Soittoniekanaukio 1A.
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8-12 May. Cirko Festival // Cirko - Center for New Circus, Kaasutehtaankatu
1 & Stoa, Turunlinnantie 1. Tickets ?10-25. www.cirko.fi
Hop on the circus train!
Between 8-12 May, Cirko Center in Suvilahti and Cultural Centre
Stoa in Itäkeskus are filled with the magic of contemporary circus, from joyous juggling to the thrill of acrobatics. The annual
Cirko Festival, organised by Cirko ? Center for New Circus, brings
vibrant performances from both domestic and international circus companies to Helsinki.
This year?s programme includes real circus treats such as the
British Gandini Juggling´s performance Smashed, inspired by
the work of the German dance artist Pina Bausch, Attached, an
experimental piece from Franco-Norwegian duo Manu Tiger and
Magnus Bjøru, and the world premiere of Prototype, the new
piece from American juggler Jay Gilligan.
Among the domestic performances are Sanja Kosonen´s and
Elice Abonce Muhonen´s Capilotractées, with hair-hanging,
warm humor and serious thinking, Circo Aereo´s cabaret-like
Light Blue & Orange and WHS´s Odotustila, a contemporary circus classic, telling a story of two men waiting side by side on a
bench at the railway station.
Tickets ?17.50/18. www.sellosali.fi
24 May. Anssi Kela // Finnish guitar
pop. Virgin Oil Co., Mannerheimintie
5. Tickets ?12/15. www.virginoil.fi
24 May. Dave Lindholm & Puppa J
Folkstep Quartet // Surprising gig with two
brilliant musicians. Le bonk, Yrjönkatu
24. Tickets ?12. www.lebonk.fi
24 May. From Stable // Garage rock.
Semifinal, Urho Kekkosen katu 4-6.
Tickets ?6/7. www.semifinal.fi
24-26 May. Wildlife Helsinki // Urban
festival dedicated to alternative rhythm
and electronic music and street arts.
Various venues. www.wildlife.fi
25 May. Rockabilly Heavyweight
Tournament // The Blue Cats (UK),
Robert Gordon (USA) with Red Hot
(FIN) and Matchbox (UK). Virgin
Oil Co., Mannerheimintie 5. Tickets
?29/33. www.virginoil.fi
25 May. Minä ja Ville Ahonen, Pimeys
// Folk/pop/rock. Korjaamo Culture
Factory, Töölönkatu 51 B. Tickets
GLENN MURCUTT
Transformation.
Towards a Sustainable Future
2 October ? 5 January 2014
Architecture and community
planning hold a key position in
tackling climate change. The exhibition offers fresh perspectives
and ideas on future building.
LIGHT HOUSES
Kasarmikatu 24 Helsinki
Tue?Sun 11 am?6 pm
Wed 11 am?8pm
Tickets: ? 6/3. Under 18 free.
Design Museum combi-ticket ? 12.
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Light Houses.
Young Nordic Architecture
5 June ? 22 September 2013
Inspired approaches in young
Nordic architecture through the
works of 32 Finnish, Swedish
and Norwegian architects or
offices.
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Rich new perspectives, discussion
openers and meaningful experiences of
architecture and the built environment.
The main theme of the museum?s
repertoire in 2013 is sustainable
development.
7 May 2013 at 6pm, MFA
Lindsay Johnston, Architecture
Foundation Australia:
Glenn Murcutt ?
Extraordinarily ordinary
Lecture in English. Tickets ?6/3.
Glenn Murcutt.
Architecture for Place
6 March ? 26 May 2013
Australia?s foremost architect,
world-renowned for his ?touch
the earth lightly? philosophy.
LIGHT HOUSES
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