January 2004 issue of the SIX DEGREES
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January 2004 issue of the SIX DEGREES
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the eucalypts are likely to make any Aussie homesick and the date palms clearly indicate a desert oasis. But its the incredible ancient city which makes Bam truly special. This is how Lonely Planets travel guide describes the Iranian city of Bam. What is left from Bam after the recent earth quake is far from an oasis: doors and windows over piles of brick and earth, ruined buildings and dead bodies. Just a few hours ago these streets were full of cheerfully playing kids; cars and pedestrians, salesmen and shoppers, rich and poor, young and old, pretty and ugly, a few tourists taking pictures This one is in love, that one plans revenge, this couple has just married and moved to a new home, a baby is born, an old man is dying, he is a grandfather. He is happy to see that his offspring will carry on, that life goes on Then comes the night, the darkness and calm; here comes death with an army of 40,000 angels - raw or ripe, ready or not, its harvest time. Goodnight Bam, sleep forever! Pompeii is covered in ashes. Life is frozen in an instant like a Polaroid picture. Charred bodies of the inhabitants are right where they were in their last moments. Hiroshima and 4&5 Nagasaki are wiped out in a blink. Still young and healthy looking bodies of Srebrenicas men are carried to the mass graves by trucks which were used the previous day to carry material to build houses for them. We sit in our houses and see video footages of every human tragedy, but why is it that it has no effect on us anymore? We think we are lucky not to be there, that it can never happen to us. The sense of what is real and what is extreme is indeed messed up in us. Please the consumers! Make the advertisers happy! Give a positive image! Be for sale constantly, although nobodys buying. This is the upbringing of a consumeristic society. Virtual happiness! Co n t e n t s 12 & 13 STARTERS 14 in the snow! Readers feedback Most of the discrimination is caused by ignorance, writes one 6° reader Who is J. L. Runeberg? The round cake with a drop of jam, yes, but who is the man behind it? Nightshift: Taxi Driver Petri has seen most of the things that happen in the back seat of taxi Himalaya hypnosis Every day is a good day in Nagargot, Himalaya Big brother is watching Everything seems to happen in New York, New York 17 COVER ST ORY Co v e r NGO SCAN Having Tusovka in Helsinki Cover photo: A strong earthquake virtually levelled the city of Bam in southern Iran on Dec 26th. A father is carrying the bodies of his two sons to a mass grave. All articles, pictures and graphics are subject to copyright. No reproduction or reprinting is allowed without permission from Dream Catcher Inc. © Dream Catcher The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini has begun his duties only a few months ago in Helsinki. SixDegrees had an informal chat with the new Ambassador. IDOLS OF BAM SIXDEGREES READERSHIP SUR VEY WWWEB Time for a change Thank God the Internet provides handy solutions for a new Me! 18 & 19 CULTITUDE Nude is the word Helmut Newtons photographs are all about power CARTOON: Yellow Rust by Shachindra Dass Gus van Sants latest film Elephant in Helsinki theatres on 30th January LIFESTYLE POLITICS PORTRAIT Many thanks to all of you who spent your time in participating in the survey! Now its time for the highlights of the results and the winner! Party or the terrorists win New Years celebration at Times square was like a terrorist alert Dough Corner New Years outlook: economic growth in sight! 11 Alexis Kouros FRIENDSHIP: The Finland-Chile association celebrates Pablo Neruda this year THE CURIOUS CUSTOMS AND MYTHS OF THE FINNS Väinämöinen no luck with love The Finnish mythical hero did not convince the women Assignment: Maison de Quartier French Culture is more than Edith Piaf 10 ly, although nobodys buying. This is the upbringing of a consumeristic society. Virtual happiness! But are we ever ready for death? Do we ever realize when its time to go? We earn and gain, seek pleasure and wealth, consume and store. We plan our lives as if we lived forever. It is so easy to lose perspective, so easy to forget the basic things, to ask the wrong questions. Why are we here? What is the purpose of life? We like to think that man is the centre of the universe and the purpose of creation, but what would happen if we disappeared just like the dinosaurs? Would the universe cease to exist? Our way of life is characterised by materialism and hedonism. Our power struggles and aggressions are just the developed version of hierarchy struggles of animal tribes. Is curiosity and the ability to build tools enough to make us better than animals? In the proximity of death, all our bustle and hustle looks like a childish game, a game in which some muck their spirit and few polish it to shine -even though for a second. The forces of nature took over the historical Iranian town, Bam, last month. What struck me in Bam was the totality of the disaster, says Tuomo Hämäläinen, a nurse and a relief worker who returned from Iran two weeks ago. Friends within a letters reach: Did you ever have pen pals from abroad when you were a kid? Already 40 years ago Raimo Kaarna from Lahti published the first Signal Pen Pal magazine and has ever since received thousands and thousands of letters from people willing to start correspondence with others around the world 9 Issue 1/2004 I had to make a decision for the cover of this issue. Do I put a picture of death, tragedy and destruction? A heartbreaking picture of a father carrying his two dead sons to a queue for a mass grave, or should I put a happy face on the cover. Isnt that death picture a bit pornographic? asks my colleague. I think of all the covers we are used to seeing: all those extra thin half naked smiling models, all those happy celebrities and consumer ads. The sense of what is real and what is extreme is indeed messed up in us. Please the consumers! Make the advertiser happy! Give a positive image! Be for sale constant- Marsh, hoe and José The Spaniards do more than only have their siesta and enjoy Sangría NO to inheritary rule Who is going to be the next president in Egypt? Daytripper: Coffee house Bemböle Traditional Finnish food and nostalgy Shrovetide sledging fast Take out your sledge on 24th February and get out 6, 7 & 8 SixDegrees Pääkirjoitus BOOK REVIEW: Naomi Klein: Fences and windows 20 & 21 OUT & SEE 22 & 23 SCHATZISM Culture Shocks observed by Roman Schatz. SixDegrees selection of cultural happenings 28th January 25th February Caricature by Maarika Autio HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO SIXDEGREES WHERE TO FIND SIXDEGREES S i xDe g r e e s Editor Alexis Kouros [email protected] Managing editor Laura Seppälä [email protected] Advertisements & Marketing Laura Seppälä [email protected] 09 777 2007 Subscriptions & Distribution [email protected] 09 777 2007 Out & See Sanna Paakkanen [email protected] Layout & Graphic Design Thanos K [email protected], Martin Heslop [email protected], Photography Martin Heslop [email protected], Sami Mannerheimo Writers Mikael Ahlfors, Kati Ala-Ilomäki, Maarika Autio, Asa Butcher, Raymond Enakimio, Emilia Erkinheimo, Annette Falck, Jukka Helin, Jukka Huuskonen, Gavin Kalan, Minna Karttunen, Päivi Komsi, Elina Korhonen, Alexis Kouros, Lea Kurki, Juuso Lehtonen, Sirpa Meriläinen, Sanna Negus, Rale, Roman Schatz, Nona Seppä, Pirkko-Liisa Uimonen, Siru Valleala Graphics Maarika Autio, Shachindra Dass, Thanos K. Proof-reading Glyn Banks, John Pederson Print house Keski-Pohjanmaan Kirjapaino Oyj Circulation 25.000 copies Publisher © Dream Catcher Productions www.dreamcatcher.fi 6° DreamCatcher, Kulmavuorenkatu 2, 00500 Helsinki, tel. 09 777 2007, fax. 09 777 2005 [email protected] www.six-degrees.net ISSN 1459-5680 Next issue is out on 25th February 4 Marsh, hoe and José Suo, kuokka ja José W By Jukka Helin, Barcelona ealthy Europeans like us Finns consider themselves to be hardworking and productive people whereas people from Southern parts of Europe are thought to be a bit work-shy and idle. Therefore the Spaniards, naturally, live their life sipping sangria, relaxing on their siesta, just until its time for a fiesta. Right? Wrong. Take Barcelonans, for example: they work the European standard, 40 hours a week, starting at nine in the morning and leaving the office at The residents of Barcelona are hardworking. around seven in the evening. The two hours in between, usually from 2 to 4, are bachelors degree in a public university dedicated to the national passion for eating starts from 4 000 euros, plus other expenses well and relaxing. Despite the late working like books and handouts, even printing hours, these people miss none of the fiesta; costs, and the State doesnt give financial for them the night is as long as the sleep is aid. Rents in Barcelona start from 200 euros a month for a room and one can get a whole short. Barcelona seems to have grasped what free flat for about 600 euros. However, the markets mean: you can get what you want if average wages are around 1,000 euros a you are willing to work for it, and month and, despite the fact that beer is very Barcelonans do this with their own rhythm cheap, all the money is pretty much and style. They want to be Europeans, and consumed by everyday life and you can just do serious business, but still they keep to about forget travelling or buying your own apartment. Thats probably why kids live their own traditions. The darker side of the story emerges when in their parents home until theyre thirty, or money is brought into the discussion: A older. Imagine that! NO to inheritary rule I Ei periytyvälle vallalle By Sanna Negus, Cairo Photo by Sanna Negus t looked like Gamal, President Hosni Mubaraks younger son, would become Egypts next president. His rank was rising within the ruling NPD party and he was hailed as a young reformer. The 40-year-old former President of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak in the bush. banker was to breathe fresh air The news caught many by surprise and some suspected foreign pressure for demointo the party machine stifled cratic change in Egypt. with corruption. Handsome While the announcement put inheritance and media-savvy, Gamal rumours at bay, it hasnt done much to ease the anxiety Egyptians feel over the question became the favourite of busi- of succession. The president fell ill in ness elite and young profes- November during a speech at the parliament and the broadcast was interrupted. This sionals alike. Rumours started to circulate that Mubarak senior was grooming his position to his son. Not the least because the president has never appointed a vice-president throughout his 23-year rule. The presidential candidates are nominated by the NDPmajority parliament, and so far Hosni Mubarak has been the only candidate. In 2000 he got almost 94 percent of the votes. But it all changed on New Years Day. The president delivered his beginning of the year speech on the radio and in it he categorically ruled out inheritance of power. The regime of Egypt is republican and there is no inheritance of power, he said. SixDegrees caused a nervous shock throughout the country, despite governments reassurances over 75-year-old Mubaraks good general health. Now all eyes are focused on Omar Suleiman, the head of Egyptian intelligence and a mediator between the Palestinian factions. The regime cannot ignore the army when electing the president Egypts presidents have been army officers since the revolution of 1952. Suleiman would be a good choice for them, while Gamal has civilian background. Next presidential elections will be held 2005. Mubarak senior hasnt confirmed if he is running. ISSUE 01/2004 DAY Coffeehouse Bemböle By Nona Seppä Nostalgia and traditional Finnish food I Nostalgiaa ja suomalaisia makunautintoja Shrovetide sledging fast Laskiaisriehaa A By Annette Falck s Mayday (vappu) is the milestone of spring for Finnish students, Shrove Tuesday (laskiaistiistai) lays the foundations for major student happenings in the winter. f you are searching for a place where you can get traditional, tasty Finnish food weve found it for you. Here you will find in the menu the delicious Finnish Photo by Minna Karttunen Pulkkamäki is a must on Shrove Tuesday Enjoy pyttipannu in the coffeehouse Bemböle. dessert köyhät ritarit (or Poor Knights which in practice is bread soaked in milk, fried and served with jam and whipped cream) or then pyttipannu, a mix of sausages and potatoes. When you step into the red old house, its like someone had turned back time. The atmosphere is like an old Finnish movie, full of warmth and nostalgia. The coffee house Bemböle was built in 1737. It used to be a farm named Bell. The remarkable thing is that the house is still standing on its original site. From 1917-1938 it was used as a dwelling for farm-workers, a shoemakers workshop and a school. The house also had a very important role during the Second World War. It was temporarily a maternity hospital. As a coffeehouse it has been used since the end of the 1930s. The place is very full, especially during the lunch hour. Many people spend their lunchtime enjoying the delicious menus. On weekends the coffeehouse is also popular, with many families dining by the warmth of the fireplace. Nowadays when everything is so fast and furious, it is pleasantly calming to spend time in a place like Bemböle coffeehouse. The history of the house is strongly present in a positive way. In a place like that you just have to stop worrying about the time. The good thing is that in the coffeehouse time is definitely flying backwards. - Bemböle coffeehouse, Bellinmäki 1, Espoo - open: Mon-Fri 7.30-18.00, Sat-Sun 9.30-18.00 - speciality: traditional, homemade Finnish food - dining hours: Mon-Fri 10-16.30, Sat-Sun 11-17.30 - buses: 270, 290 from Helsinki The Finnish name laskiainen originates from the word laskea, which has two meanings in Finnish: sledging and counting. However, unlike the festivities that take place on Shrove Tuesday might imply, the term laskiainen originates from the latter meaning. It refers to the beginning of the countdown to Easter. According to another theory the name derives from descending into the pre-Easter fast. Whatever the original meaning, todays Shrove Tuesday is a festivity characterised mainly by excessive sledging. Students generally head to Kaivopuisto or other tobogganing sites where playful competitions and frolicking are the name of the game. While Brits stuff themselves with pancakes on this late winter day, Finns have imported a special Shrove bun from Sweden. It is a sweet bun filled with jam, marzipan and whipped cream. Yum. This year Shrove Tuesday (laskiaistiistai) falls on the 24th of February. Readers feedback We cant give up and we should never change! A fter reading your article Invisible to the outside world, (05/2003) I was really touched and it was a feeling of relief to find a magazine where we can express our feelings and have contact with other immigrants who understand our emotions. I myself am a half Finn, which is not as easy as it sounds but it gives me the right to speak quite freely without being politically incorrect. I have spent the last (long) four years here trying to gain acceptance, find an identity and share the same anger, hurt and sadness as many foreigners here because of the discrimination. The fact is that most of the discrimination is caused by ignorance. We are not stupid, weird or different. They are! And we know this because if you travel anywhere else you will never meet as many ignorant people in one place as there are in Finland. (A generalization I know, but sadly true.) This is a crying shame. Perhaps we should spread the words get out more among the Finns and try to educate them. Anyway, we cant give up and we should never change. Keep smiling when you walk past people in the street, acknowledge others and be friendly. Dont allow people to interrogate you, stop answering their questions and ask them to tell you more about their lives. As a last note I would like to quote something I heard on the BBC this morning: Our brains capacity to store memories of our experiences is what makes us unique. And our memories make us what we are. So lets forget the insults and remember the compliments because so many of us foreigners have had such rich and wonderful lives that we are the lucky ones. *Janine* This letter is published with pseudonym following the writers request. 5 ISSUE 01/2004 Who is J. L. Runeberg? Himalaya hypnosis Hipat Himalajalla Kuka J. L. Runeberg? O By Mikael Ahlfors i maamme Suomi synnyinmaa.. does this sound familiar? Most likely you will be introduced to the poet Johan Ludwig Runebergs (1804-1877) works by this Finnish national anthem Maamme which is based on his poem. Photo by Martin Heslop The Finnish poet is mostly remembered by the delicious Runeberg cake. Other famous writings include Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat, which contains poems about the story of the Russo-Swedish War in Finland in early 1800s. Typically Runeberg portrayed the daily, common life of people in a human way, the way Finnish people like their stories to be told. Some of Runebergs love poems inspired the music of Jean Sibelius. Even if Runeberg always wrote in Swedish, his importance to the Finnish national awakening during the later 19th century was considerable. Even so, the Runeberg cake (Runebergin torttu) may be more familiar to some sweet toothed Finns than his poetry. This rather dry and cylindrically shaped sweet cake made out of wheat and crumbs is spiced with almonds and a splash of rum and was a very popular delicacy in Finnish cafes in Runebergs day. The common belief is that Johan Ludwigs wife Frederika made the cakes for her husband, but more recent studies have told a different story. Runeberg had difficulties getting up in the mornings and sharpening his thoughts, so he enjoyed a breakfast in a local cafeteria in Porvoo consisting of a glass of schnapps and a dry cake with a drop of jam. The cafe owner named this delicious cake after the poet. After all, many people say his romantic poems taste much sweeter than the cakes. Finland celebrates Johan Ludwig Runebergs 200 th anniversary on the 5th of February. By Asa Butcher Taxi driver T axis are like limousines for the underprivileged, chauffeuring customers around the city for hours on end, but have you ever wondered about the driver who is trying to understand your slurred pronunciation of your address or worrying youre going to decorate the seat with half-digested Grilli food? One of those nightshift drivers is Petri and he drives one of those rather fancy Mercedes Benz taxis for an undisclosed Helsinki firm. Petri has been driving a taxi for nearly five years and admits he still sees things that both surprise and shock him. I have seen most of the usual things that happen in the back of a taxi, like couples beginning their foreplay, old ladies flirting, a few drunk celebrities and occasionally I need to clean up some puke, says Petri. Petri works for about 40 hours a week and drives the nightshift every other week, It isnt that bad once your body clock gets used to it, and the money isnt too bad, especially when topped up with a rare tip, explains Petri. It can be boring and lonely when I sit and wait ages for a customer but then there are other nights when I dont stop. For those slow nights I have a book and the radio to keep me company. There are certain things Petri enjoys on the night shift One thing I love about driving the nightshift are the empty roads and every traffic light is green, he explains. It is like driving around your very own city, but it can be a bit strange when the rush hour slowly begins and you are suddenly joined by hundreds of other cars. One story that still makes him laugh is the time a young guy tried to escape paying the fare: This guy jumped out of the taxi and started running, but because he was really drunk his legs collapsed and he fell on his face. The next thing he is back in the taxi, bleeding from his nose, and asking me to drive him to hospital. I did but I made sure he paid before we left, recalled Petri. So there you have it, not all taxi drivers are as crazy as Robert De Niros Travis Bickle but it seems some of the passengers are. By Siru Valleala N Photo by Miika Mattila Nagarkot is a pieceful village in the Himalaya. early everyone wants to get away from Kathmandu, Nepals capital, after spending a few days there. The colourful chaos on the narrow streets and constant hunt for tourists money is certainly fascinating for a moment. But unless you desperately need to buy tigerbalm, rickshaw rides or hash, the dirt and polluted air will soon make you want to move on. If you can go trekking, do it. If not, go and see the mountains. We were lucky to be in Nepal during a non-peak season. We were the only tourists in a bus to Nagarkot village and after some mad Nepalese mountain-driving, also the only tourists in the village. And that was weird because Nagarkot, situated on a 2 km high mountain, is mainly a tourist village so it was totally empty. But who needs company when you have the Himalaya in front of you? We did meet a few living creatures. A man who climbed up to a hill temple to ring a bell every morning to let everybody know that the sun had risen. We happened to be there with him several times at 6 oclock and he always said the same words, Namaste, its a good day. He was right. Every day was a good day in Nagarkot, peaceful, quiet and far from civilization. We also met a carpenter who slept in his open cottage every chilly night and worked all day on wooden faces. Some of them smiled friendly, while others stared malevolently. He had the same looks. On our last night when the moon was full, they had some sort of a party at the temple. We two lonely tourists were shaking in our beds when they shouted, screamed and drummed in a hypnotic way. The dark Himalayan heights were full of ancient spirits. Big Brother is watching A Isoveli valvoo By Raymond Enakimio n idle mind is the devils workshop. That must be the reason why during some idle moments a few odd thoughts and questions ran through my mind. Most of them spin from the events that shook America and the world on September 11th 2001. Of all the places affected, why New Yorks Twin Towers and, in fact, why New York? Looking back in time further, why is it that when King Kong was kidnapped from the jungle in Africa he ended up in New York? Also, what was it that lured Godzilla when it swam visa-free and without finger print scans to New York? Lets leave these Hollywood creatures and face some hard facts. In 1912 over 1,500 lives were reported lost when the British luxury liner Titanic sank during its maiden journey from England to where? To New York of course. Why is it that when King Kong was kidnapped from Africa he ended up in New York? The French, known for excellent wines, tried their hand at sculpture. The result? The Statue of Liberty as we know it today. Not knowing what to do with it or where to dump it, they declared that it represented freedom and shipped it off to New York. Between the years 1892 and 1954, an esti- mated 12 million people breezed through New Yorks immigration post in search of the American dream. Be as it may, a dump, a gateway for an Axis of Evil, the route to the American dream has become a global nightmare. Now nations are required, Finland included, to submit details of all the travelers heading to the U.S to keep out the bad guys. Can you blame them? The best job on earth right now has got to be that of immigration officers at American ports - if you are a pervert that is. Apart from the near strip searches, travelers must also go through security cameras and scan their finger prints. So what next blood tests, urine, stool samples? But does that solve anything? How about better foreign policies? Will terrorists now provide details of themselves so that when they are off bomb duty they can go for holidays in Miami with their wives and kids? Not likely. Safety is good so long as these new walls of security do not border on ethnic/racial lines. This big brother is also watching. SixDegrees 6 Raimo Kaarna and thousands and thousands of letters from people all around the world. SixDegrees ISSUE 01/2004 Signal Pen pals Magazine -is one of world's oldest and largest correspondence publications. The first number was issued on the 11th of January 1960. -established its web edition at www.saunalahti.fi/~signal/ in 1996. Now the magazine has 1000 pages and 40 000 pen pal ads from one hundred countries. -has attracted roughly about two million readers in the course of its 43 years of existence. -has, during the last seven years, had about 900 000 web readers and gets hundreds more every day. About fifty new listings are received via email daily and much more via old-fashioned snail mail. Placing an ad in the net is today free of all costs. -was founded and is still published by Raimo Kaarna, Lahti, now 60 years old. Having worked for 22 years as a newspaper reporter in Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Kaarna today presents himself as a "grand pa and a full-time idler", despite publishing, editing, html-coding and providing a net publication with photos daily. 7 ISSUE 01/2004 Friends within a letters r eac h Ystäviä kirjeenmitan päässä H By Maarika Autio Photos by Martin Heslop ow many of you had pen pals while you were growing up? Sending a text message inquiry to some of my friends, I get the world covered a few times over: Sanna has had a pen pal from Malaysia and Poland, Merituuli from Harrowgate near Emmerdale, Outi from Aberdeen, Fanny from India and Germany, Jaana from Hungary, my sister Anne from Senegal, mom from post-war Germany etc. Multiply these contacts by the number of people in Finland, then cautiously expand your thinking outside our borders, and you start getting a faint perception of what kind of global scheme were talking about. SixDegrees bites firmly on the global pen pal phenomenon by interviewing a man who built a life-long career connecting people from all around the world, starting way before Nokia ever got the idea. Stamps and young ladies Who ate the tomatoes? m not running around the flagpole, but nevertheless, we all have our oddities. This is my madness. What Raimo Kaarna now addresses as madness started showing its early signs 43 years ago. As a sixteen-year-old schoolboy he published the very first issue of Signal Pen Pals magazine. A thousand copies were sent all around Finland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Britain, Russia and USA. Little did young Raimo know what a massive project lay ahead of him. Since 1960 both Signal and Raimo Kaarna have grown and changed their appearance. Kaarna has become a silver-haired uring its peak years in the mid-eighties Signal Pen Pals, by then a colour-printed tabloid magazine, reached a worldwide circulation of 12,000. The monthly printing and mailing required a respectable amount of cash. Most of the costs were covered by registration fees one had to pay a little to get his/her ad published. That is only in principle. Kaarna explains: Payment or no payment, Id publish the ads anyway. I never left out an ad if it was not paid for. I actually announced that the publishing costs of a single ad were this and this much, but in case people could- I D In 1960 Raimo Kaarna, as a sixteen-yearold schoolboy published the first issue of Signal Pen Pals magazine. A thousand copies were sent all around Finland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Britain, Russia and USA. gentleman with lively eyes peering at the world behind grandpas glasses. Signals colourful journey has finally brought it into the net pages a typical story of our days. Today Signals website in www.saunalahti.fi/~signal/ contains roughly 40,000 pen pal ads from people all around the world, all hopefully searching for their soul mates. What triggered Kaarna into launching Signal Pen Pal magazine, and what on earth has kept him going all these years? Well Im a collector, he says. As a boy I simply saw this as a chance to obtain exotic stamps for my collection. I placed an ad of my own also in the first issue. Right! Lets have a look at it. Soon an old, unbribeable black folder reveals a white lie: the teenager boy in question does not mention a word about stamps, but is rather interested in meeting young ladies from different countries. Kaarna smiles, he is caught. Ok, stamps AND young ladies, too, why not. But as to the question of why I have continued, Id answer that everyone has to have a hobby. This has never been a business for me, no commercial benefit involved, with the exception of once exchanging some of my gift stamps for a used Volkswagen beetle. Much more often Ive had to empty my pockets to keep Signal alive, Kaarna says. nt afford it, they could come up with alternative ways of compensation. So Lahti mailmen have since then brought me packets of cigarettes from all over the world, cassettes, records, about 40-50 dolls in national costumes, bank notes in different currencies, carvings and statuettes, African percussions, truckloads of postcards - you name it. I even got dates once from Algeria, I think. By the time they arrived in Lahti they were swarming with ants. Not only gifts, but a few times over the years Ive received visitors from abroad. An Englishman, Kit, came twice in a mini, each time presenting himself with a different name. Then there were a couple of Algerian students, a Czechoslovakian during the -68 chaos who decided to stay with us until the worst turmoil was over. One guy from Lithuania, Robertas, tried kindly to pay back some of our hospitality by collecting and drying mushrooms in our small kitchen. Unfortunately they soon started to rot. Still, I remember especially well our very first visitor arriving at our door in 1961. His name was Gottfried Novak and he came from East Germany. Now we had this bowl of tomatoes on our dinner table. Gottfried dumped all of its contents onto his own plate leaving the rest of the family quite surprised. The image of the bright red mountain in front of his happy face has stayed clear in my mind, recalls Kaarna Ads, human stories and Al Jazeera? U pon entering the impressive Signal Web Site ones eyes get instantly caught by the links to Al Jazeera and New York Times, placed there dead in the middle of the opening page. Hello! Why this? This is my way of pointing out that a coin always has two sides. One should not be so narrow-sighted as to believe only the first interpretation of what is going on. People should be able to at least listen to opinions differing from their own. The pages also contain links to other news offices in a number of languages, magazines all around the world, language translation sites, radio stations, CIA world fact book statistics etc. Still, establishing new human contacts plays the leading role. A person like Raimo Kaarna must have a lot of juicy stories to share about the ad-placers encounters. But a hopeful glint soon dies out of the reporters eyes. Almost all the mail I get concerns the ads to be published, people seldom share their pen pal adventures with me. Scrolling through the seemingly infinite number of ads I discover another path forward. I send answers to some ads containing inquiries about the writers hopes, experiences and thoughts, and soon get delightfully many answers these folks clearly enjoy writing. Seth from Ghana wishes to remind SixDegrees readers that nobody knows where his or her angel will come from. Helen, although only 14, is already an old hand in the Pen Pal business belonging to several international pen pal and Internet organisations. This has never been a business for me. More often Ive emptied my pockets to keep Signal alive, says Raimo Kaarna. as Sky Blue. The latest post firmly stresses the importance of improving inadequate language skills, which is a characteristic feature of many Signal ads. Zeeshan, now 31, started searching for pen pals in the hope of enlarging his banknote collection. He reports having received not only banknotes but also delightfully many friends through Signal ads. This originally Pakistani male has since then moved to Swedens Göteborg and is currently married to a Finnish woman So lets all wish him good luck. A few times over the years Ive received visitors from abroad. An Englishman, Kit, came twice in a mini, each time presenting himself with a different name. This ambitious young lady from England also uses the occasion to market her first single we should all keep our ears pierced for the rising talents of the band Beyond Question. Helens hopes of finding interesting pen pals willing to share their lives with her is shared by, among others, Alae-Eddine from Morocco, Daniel Ismaiel from Iraq and a Chinese lady addressing herself The pattern seems to be that among the youngest generations girls constitute the active majority, but virile mail members take over at some point. A high percentage of advertisers nowadays consists of men reaching out towards the opposite sex. But still, I was surprised by the large number of those who, in a rather oldfashioned and innocent way, simply look for someone to share their thoughts with. Raimo Kaarna nods his head in agreement, but soon adds: I do have to edit some ads a bit. No obscenities are allowed on the pages we do have young readers also. Writing through Second World War the M ost pen pal relations, especially the ones that are started by an eager language teachers slight pressure, do not last long. But there are exceptions. At best letters exchanged as kids lead into life long friendships. Mrs. Kaija Tanskanen from Kuopio has a heart-warming story to tell. She has been writing to her pen pal for 67 years already. It all started in 1937. In the beginning I had two pen pals I exchanged a few letters with a Hungarian girl also. Soon I began to worry about this arrangement. I felt that I could keep in touch with only one of them. So I asked my German language teacher which one of my contacts I should keep. His advice, of course, was to choose the one writing better German. That is how my friendship with Claire began. I was in the fourth grade, 10 years old, explains Tanskanen. Continues in the next page >>> SixDegrees 8 ISSUE 01/2004 In 1948 I had plans to travel to Switzerland to see her. But in those days the world was a different place. Travelling was not an everyday thing to do: one had, for example, to apply for foreign currency from the Bank of Finland. Unfortunately my application was denied. But in 1963, when we both were already in our forties, I finally boarded a plane heading towards Switzerland. It was so exciting; I was looking forward to meeting Claire. Although we had exchanged photos, I wasnt prepared to see an already grey-haired lady waiting there for me I had no idea that Central-European thick black hair lost colour that early. The Payment or no payment, Id publish the ads anyway. I never left out an ad if it was not paid for. trip was a very pleasant one - we soon became used to actually seeing each other face to face. By now Kaija Tanskanen has visited Claire in Switzerland three times altogether. The last visit she made in the end of 2003, this time taking her granddaughter along as an interpreter. In the early years having a pen pal was something very special, not common at all. I have kept all Claires letters. We wrote all through the war, you know, some of the letters still bear a stamp war censorship on their envelopes, says Tanskanen. Kings and Assholes Down Under M e? Oh yes. I had a pen pal from the Philippines for a short while. It ended when he, a country boy, wrote about the animals he owned, saying: I am a cow, I am a pig and I am a horse. I took that as a sign of the uttermost stupidity. Please forgive me: I was only ten. At that age thats just how things go. My mom didnt exactly help, either. She teased me about writing to a BOY, which I found embarrassing. But with Gwendalyn, things went more smoothly. We wrote for years. I finally travelled to see her and ended up steering a light blue Volkswagen van called Cliffith all across the dusty deserts of Australia. Cliffith was a tired old warrior. In chilly mornings we had to push him a bit before hed budge. The long and straight bush roads provided us with ample time to play cards. Thats where I learnt this new game called Asshole. The winner gets to be the King while the loser is nominated as the Official Asshole. The two players in between try their best to become the other and avoid ending up as the other. The Asshole gets the worst place in the table, of course, while the King But, oh, Gwen? Sorry! I stopped writing to her, then, at some point. What finally killed me was her unyielding punctuality. Gwens letters arrived quickly and precisely like well-oiled clockwork, tickety tack, filled with meticulous updates about her familys undertakings. But it always took me weeks before I could squeeze some lines in response, so in the end I got tired of suffering from a nagging guilty conscience all the time. I have long since forgotten the name of the Philippine boy. Ystäviä kirjeenmitan päässä K uinka moni ystävistäsi tai perheenjäsenistäsi tunnustaa joskus omanneensa kirjeenvaihtoystävän tai vaihtaa edelleen ajatuksia netin välityksellä jonkun etäällä asuvan kanssa? Lahtelainen Etelä-Savon Sanomissa ilmoitustoimittajana uraansa luonut Raimo Kaarna on uhrannut kirjeenvaihdolle ja kontaktien välittämiselle suurimman osan elämästään. Hän on julkaissut maailmanlaajuista kirjeenvaihtolehteä Signal Pen Pals Magazinea jo 43 vuoden ajan aloittaen massiivisen projektinsa 16-vuotiaana koulupoikana 1960- luvun alussa. Huippuvuosinaan 1980- luvun puolivälissä maailmanlaajuiseen jakeluun levinneen Signal Pen Pals magazinen painomäärä nousi 12 000:een. Monivärisestä tabloidilehdestä sittemmin nettijulkaisuksi nykyaikaistunut Signal Pen Pals hengästyttää edelleen lukijansa paitsi ystävänkipeiden ilmoittajiensa määrällä tuhatsivuisella saitilla on yli 40 000 ilmoitusta - myös linkeillään mm. Al Jazeeran, New York Timesin ja muiden erimaalaisten uutistoimistojen sivustoille. Kaarna tuo näin esille mielipiteensä totuuden monista versioista varoittaen lukijoitaan sortumasta yksipuolisen naiviin ajatteluun. Useimmiten kirjeenvaihtoon ryhdytään alaluokkien koululaisena vieraan kielen opettajan lievästä painostuksesta. Ahkerimpia kirjoittajia nuorimmassa ikäluokassa ovat pienet tytöt. Vartuttaessa aktiivivaltikka siirtyy vastakkaiseen sukupuoleen suhteita hamuaville miehille. Silti yllättävän moni kirjeenvaihtopalstojen ilmoittajista nimeää ensimmäiseksi tarkoitusperäkseen yksinkertaisesti ajatusten ja kokemusten vaihdon. Signalin ilmoittajien keskuudessa tehtyyn email-tiedusteluun eri puolilta maailmaa vastanneet kaikki ilmoittivat päällimmäiseksi motiivikseen keskustelun ja mielipiteiden vaihtamisen. Mutta kuten ghanalainen Seth asian vapaasti suomennettuna tiivistää: koskaan ei voi tietää, millä oksalla se oma enkeli istuu. e h t m o r F Agnes Owusu Ansah, North Road Block, PO Box 535, Sunyani BA, GHANA. A:25f, pretty, slim, attractive African girl, kind, faithful, open, loving, caring, romantic, single, never married O: hairdresser. Im seeking a lifetime partner, 30-72, photo please. Email: [email protected] Sicilia D Cabiguin, c/o Julie Dotdot, Lower Cogon; Agoho, PH-9100 Mambajao; Camiguin, PHILIPPINES. A:??f, 5, 95 lbs, fair complexion, brown eyes, long hair H: cooking, gardening, singing, Roman Catholic and believe in God. Im looking for a gentleman, single, neat, clean, shy, sincere, sensitive, faithfuly, respectful, loving, caring, honest, devoted, understanding. Im a nonsmoker, non-drinker, a non-materialistic person, a one man woman. SixDegrees Muhammad Imran, H No A/114-2445, Jail House Hirabad, Hyderabad; Sindh, PAKISTAN. A:29m E: university graduate O: business L: English, Urdu H: travel, cinema, shopping, music, sports, football, fashions, arts, foreign culture, languages, nature, playing games want to find a lady 16-31 in JP MY Europe. Jamadou Lamine Diedhiou, s/c Souleyman Drammett, PO Box 2173, Banjul; THE GAMBIA. A:34m, 178 cm, Senegalais O: le cuisinier H: correspond L: francais, anglais. Babaita, Verma Bldg No 500, St Chichrra, Katra Sufaid, Amritsar City; INDIA. A:29f H: friendship, exchange gifts. All letters - 100 % reply, write with your snap Lisa Howard, 70 Williams St, Mt Vernon, KY 40456-2852, USA. A:25f, 57/126lbs, sexy... European men, write ! Anna Sovitskaya, Crylova 11 fl 66, BY-213822 Bobruisk, BELARUS. A:30f, 167/65, divorced, son of 7 L: English, German E: higher O: economist. Im cheerful, with sense of humour, like to read, nature, cooking. Marriage minded men, write ! David Bauman, 12520 A-1 Westheimer 257, Houston TX 77077, USA. Email: [email protected] A:43m, 510, solid build E: Masters degree O: psychotherapist L: English, Spanish H: internet, medical herbalism Signalis: a unique opportunity to meet people Greetings to readers: looking for females - email or penpals 30 or less. Yavuz Menekse, Pendik Yacht Club, Geziboyu Caddesi PK 65, Pendik; Istanbul, TURKEY. L: English H: female penpals wanted worldwide. Mona A Frhan, PO Box 127, Diala; IRAQ. A:25f L: English, Arabic H: movies, reading, writing. Kaled Ahcene, BP 56 Cidex Tagmatt, DZ15001 Tizi Ouzou, Kabylie; ALGERIA. Email: [email protected] A:23m L: English, German, French H: friendship, dancing. These are just a few examples of the pen pal ads in Signals Web pages. If you want to see them all or put your own ad, go to www.saunalahti.fi/~signal Please do not send pen pal ads to SixDegrees! 9 Väinämöinen no luck with love! ISSUE 01/2004 M Väinämöinen ei mikään naistenmies! By Pirkko-Liisa Uimonen [email protected] The Curious customs & myths of the Finns Picture by Maarika Autio yths and tales tell us about the brave and valiant heroes conquering, pillaging and doing other stuff that heroes do. They wave their swords and ride their horses from battle to battle. These masculine men also meet and man already. Although her mother was satisfied with the great suitor, the maiden Aino drowned herself rather than marry the powerful man! What a tragedy! conquer women who they marry or have love affairs with. Consider studs like the Greek Ulysses, or Odysseus, who already had a wife but had a few girlfriends during his ten-year voyage home to claim back his faithful wife. Our Finnish heroes also have these qualities except the biggest and most important hero, Väinämöinen. The old sage manages when he deals with other men but when it comes to dealing with women, the poor old boy totally fails. Unlucky in Love The heros unsuccessful history with women begins early with his mother, Ilmatar, the Maiden of Air. She carried the fatherless boy in her womb for 30 summers and one winter. Finally Väinämöinen decided to come in to the world but unfortunately fell into the water, which his mother took no notice of it then or later. The poor newborn baby spent years in the waves before he found land. So not an encouraging start with the opposite sex. For a while the cultural hero did good deeds in J The maiden Aino drowned herself rather than marrried Väinämöinen! What a tragedy! the world like inventing cultivation until he met a crooked man named Joukahainen. The men tried to beat each other by singing as Finnish sages do. Joukahainen was no match for the champ so, as he was losing the musical battle, he promised Väinämöinen his sister Aino if he let him go. The fair maiden was not happy at all as Väinämöinen was an old French culture isnt all about Edith Piaf and Toulouse-Lautrec By Emilia Erkinheimo The Last Humiliation The enraged Joukahainen then shot the sage when he was travelling to Pohjola (The North) to propose to the daughter of Louhi, the powerful matron of Pohjola. Väinämöinen once again fell into the sea and floated there before Louhi heard him whining and sniveling. As a good hostess she picked the man up and took him to her realm where she took care of him. She demanded the suitor build Sampo, a cornucopia, a mysterious machine to produce wealth. Safely back home, Väinämöinen asked the smith Ilmarinen to make this machine and so he did. Unfortunately the maiden of Pohjola preferred the younger Ilmarinen to the old man so once again the sage was left with nothing! Later Väinämöinen tried to steal Sampo with his companions and had to fight with the frustrated Louhi, who naturally didnt want to give the dowry back. During the fight the Sampo broke and was lost in the sea. The humiliation was complete: all the women he had encountered had, one way or another, defeated or rejected him. Väinämöinen also lost the rest of his dignity because of the baby of the maiden Marjatta. She ate a lingonberry, became pregnant and gave birth to a baby boy. Her parents were unhappy about this, expelled her and she deserted her son. Väinämöinen committed the two-week-old boy to death but the boy outwitted him with words. The sage became so angry that he left Finland for good! Maison de Quartier Photo by Martin Heslop ulien Colot, 26, came to Finland for the first time as a young traveller. He was impressed by the living conditions of students and wanted to learn more about the Finnish identity. He returned to Finland in 1998 as an exchange student, and never moved back to France. A few years later he founded a multimedia company called Maison de Cartier with three other people. Maison de Quartier is certainly not a school, Colot corrected me as I accidentally called his firm a French school. Its a lot more than that! Promoting actual French culture and life Colot came up with the idea of a multimedia resource center when his students at the Cultural Center of France asked him where they could find information on French culture. There wasnt any webpage that would have a bit of everything in one place. Colot saw a demand for a new kind of Web site. I had the technology to do it, I met the people with the skills and the demand was there, he says. In his younger days, he was involved in a high school newspaper and a student radio station, so a Web site was a natural addition to his career. Colot didnt want to create a mere list of links. Instead, he decided to take a more visual starting point to his project. The Web site is entirely built in the form of a house: you open the front door of the cute pink house and get to explore each floor. Surfing is easy, and most of all, its fun. You can do exercises, read various texts or just listen to good music. The content isnt only about the French language. site gets from 100,000 to 120,000 visitors every month and 12,000 French-lovers order the Maison de Quartier newsletter. Maison de Quartier is known worldwide and Colot is life. In France, we have a proverb that says, if you want to, you can. My own guiding principle is that if you can, you have to. You owe it to yourself, he explained. The website is built in the form of a house: you open the front door of the cute pink house and get in to explore each floor. Maison de Quartier is a lot more than a school, says Julien Colot, a French entrepreneur living Helsinki. The substance is very important too, Colot explained. He especially wanted to promote popular culture, which often suffers from undervaluation. Theres more to culture than only the elitist side of it, he reminded. Business as game The first three years were hard as hell, Colot admited. Its sometimes very difficult for a foreigner to convince Finnish businessmen! But the hard work paid off. Today, the often invited to lecture in conferences. The company has numerous partnerships and gets most of its income from promoting books, movies and other cultural products. It also makes Web sites for other companies and sells licences to their concept. The Web site is free for surfers to explore. The company is now growing internationally, but the base market is still in Finland. We are the best in what we do, Colot said proudly and I dont doubt his words. He consults, does marketing, teaches and writes texts to the Web site. My work is my life, Colot explained. Working with children taught Colot that anything can be inspiring when you make a game of it. I take managing the company as a game, but it doesnt mean I dont take it seriously, he said. If you can, you have to One of the reasons Colot first came to Finland was the will to create his own destiny. He clearly has an existentialistic approach to After all these years, what does Colot think of Finland, as a euro-businessman and as an entrepreneur? What I really appreciate, is that here, you can trust in an oral contract. It saves time, and time is money, answered Colot. But life in Finland isnt always rosy he explained: Finland should become institutionally more open to foreigners. We have duties, but information about our rights is not as easy to get. He thinks Finland is strong in development and research, but many other domains are still in their infancy. For instance, customer service seems to be a strange word to many, Colot pointed out. Maison de Quartier Oy Julien Colot tel. +358 (0) 41 46 96 046 e-mail [email protected] www.maisondequartier.com SixDegrees 10 ISSUE 01/2004 Party or the Terrorists Win Juhlikaa tai terroristit voittavat By Gavin Kalan T housands of police block the streets as undercover cops infiltrate the crowd. The city is closed to air traffic, except for the U.S. Air Force fighter jets and Black Hawk helicopters patrolling overhead. Snipers are positioned on the rooftops, scanning the mob below. Specialists walk around with radiation detection equipment, also searching for traces of chemical and biological weapons. One million people note the heightened security and try to put their fears aside despite concerns about being part of such a large gathering. This is not a protest in Baghdad; it was the annual New Years Eve celebration at Times Square, New York City. 50 square blocks were sealed to traffic; every sewer cover was welded shut; vending machines, mailboxes, and trash bins were removed; and the only way into the area was by passing through metal detectors at 20 checkpoints. Good thing the NYPD confiscated alcoholic beverages during the backpack search they needed alert citizens to report suspicious activity, and if they missed anything they could rely on the plainclothes FBI agents among them. All this, and nothing happened; not one person was arrested for so much as pickpocketing. Funny how no one was bothered by the Mayors refusal to disclose either the full extent of his beefed-up security, nor the cost of the one-night operation. Better safe than sorry. A few days after the capture of Saddam Hussein, Department of Homeland Security director Tom DOUGH Ridge declared a nationwide Terror Alert Code Orange, the secondhighest of five levels. Fox News Channel displayed a graphic to remind viewers of this as pundits speculated on where, when, and how Al-Qaeda will strike next. If there was nothing to worry about, there wouldnt be SWAT teams on the rooftop. As I drove from Connecticut through the parking lot known as I95 on my way to Brooklyn for New Years Eve, I heard on the radio that my Congressional Representative, Republican (read: party of Bush) Chris Shays had advised his constituency to avoid Times Square entirely, stating that the celebration was a tempting target for terrorists that he would not risk attending for anything. Shays is the head of a terrorism By Jukka Huuskonen J the kind of courage needed to party in the streets, surrounded by inebriated Yanks, light years from anything resembling a urinal. You cannot let the terrorists win, Bloomberg told the morning talk shows. Right-wing newspapers blasted the Representative, who opposed the Vietnam War and refused to serve in the military, while proudly boasting how Bloomberg defied the terrorists - in his own words - by attending the event. Shays has still refused to retract his warning, noting that if there was nothing to worry about, there wouldnt be SWAT teams on the rooftops. But NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly views this attitude as a classic case of letting the terrorists win. And millions of Americans, whether they decided to attend or stay home, continue to believe that more guns and fewer civil liberties can insulate a nation from the consequences of its foreign policy. Meanwhile I dwell on the effectiveness of the surveillance state as I wait over an hour to cross the bridge onto Long Island, as cars are randomly stopped and searched. I go past unchecked, the contents of my car unknown. So party on, America. Author: Gavin Kalan is a 20 year old student of international politics at the University of Helsinki. Originally from Weston, Connecticut, USA, he studied at New York University. He has traveled to over thirty countries and now resides in Hyvinkää. [email protected] New years outlook ! [email protected] Uuden vuoden näkymät ! oyful 2004 to all readers of Six Degrees. Live long and prosper! The year just past wasnt the best one economically speaking. The war in Iraq, SARS, and weak consumer and industrial confidence all continued to cast shadows over global economic recovery, especially during the first half of the year. But as some of the darker clouds disappeared, activity started to pick up in the second half of 2003, helped by a globally low interest rate environment. Confidence improved, consumers shopped more, and companies started to at least think about investments. Still, the economic performance in the main markets was rather subdued for the year as a whole. Growth in the Euroland area was a pathetic 0.5 %, partially pulled down by the weakening U.S. dollar against the Euro especially towards the end of the year. In Japan growth was about 2 %, the highest in years and in the United States, GDP grew by some 3 %. For Finland, the GDP growth in 2003 amounted to an estimated 1.3-1.5 %, not figures to ease off 9 % unemployment or to help the government to advance in its objective to create 100 000 new jobs by 2007. New Year clearly higher growth in sight ! New SARS or similar disease outbreak. SixDegrees panel in the House of Representatives so maybe he knew something we all didnt. Or maybe he just likes to keep us afraid. But NYC Mayor and fellow Republican Mike Bloomberg certainly took offense, accusing Shays of lacking New war in the Middle East. Nuclear threat arising from the underground of an rates, higher consumer spending driven partly by tax cuts all around and industrial The New Year should bring us a markedly better economic environment. unnamed country. Major earthquake in metropolitan Tokyo. Unplanned and involuntary restrictions in global oil supply pushing the price per barrel to USD 40+. Major terrorist attack on London. Crash of the U.S. dollar to 1.60-1.70 per euro. Indeed events of such nature could take place also in 2004 having a highly adverse effect on the global, in todays world, much inter-linked economy. But pushing these rather unpleasant scenarios aside, the New Year should bring us a markedly better economic environment. As it now stands according to forecasts, the GDP growth in the Euroland area should improve to close to 2 % this year, the Japanese economy should grow similarly as in 2003 and the U.S. economy, the worlds locomotive, is set to register a robust 5 % growth in 2004. Meanwhile, China and Russia are to continue to grow at a pace of around 8 % and 5 %, respectively. The growth will be fuelled by the aforementioned factors low interest investment. In fact, the European Central Bank is not likely to touch its interest rates necessarily at all this year, while tightening monetary policy in the U.S. will take place during the summer at the earliest, according to current predictions. Naturally any further drastic movements in exchange rates are not predicted either i.e. the euro is about as strong as it needs to be; from the point of view of European exporters it is actually vice versa. This authors analysis of industrial competitiveness indicates that a rate of around 1.15-1.20 would be about fair. The mighty Americans just have to get their budget and current account deficits in order one way or another for the currency markets to realign themselves. The Finnish economy will rise aided by global economic recovery ! For Finland the above could be excellent news. As written in the previous column, the 2004 government budget has been done in a prudent manner, keeping expen- ditures and indebtedness in check while providing some stimulus to domestic demand. As in 2003, private consumption is forecast to increase by about 3 % also in 2004, exports pulled by the higher activity by main trading partners should grow by 4-5 % after a subdued performance in 2003, while the decline in investment activity should change to a slightly positive direction as companies begin to see new opportunities. Unemployment should ease a notch as well, but the predicted 2.53.0 % GDP growth for Finland this year is not yet sufficient to drastically improve the situation in the labour markets, as growth is largely generated by machinery operating at higher utilisation rate. But to conclude, we were not doing so terribly in 2003 and it appears we will be even better off in 2004. Author: Jukka Huuskonen was born in Kuopio, but has for long been a Helsinki resident. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, USA with a business degree, a former Consultant at Jaakko Pöyry Group in Helsinki and Director of Investment Research at Arctos Securities in Helsinki. 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As the famous Russian movie director Sasha Bashirov put it: It is a creative cooperation between free human beings. For five years there has been an organisation which main goal is to spread tusovka in Finland. Everything started when couple of Finns fascinated by St Petersburgs underground culture met and started to share ideas, says the chairman of Tusovka, Meri Kulmala. It is frustrating that Finns dont know about the exciting club culture in St Petersburg. There are more things happening every night than you could ever visit, she points out. The goal of Tusovka is to bring a glimpse of St Petersburgs club culture to Finland. The association has organized festivals and concerts featuring bands or other artists from Russia. The principle from the beginning has been that quality comes first. There is no point dragging to Helsinki something that is not worth it, Meri Kulmala says. This years Tusovka matina This is Matina. She is a nurse working in Vantaa. She has saved money to buy a car. She just found out that her number wont change if she changes her phone subscription. This is just one of more than 100 000 immigrants in Finland. They are from different cultures and backgrounds. Most of them live here permanently. SixDegrees is the only Finnish paper many of them read. Festival will be arranged in the cultural centre of Gloria from the 26th to 28th of March. There will be great groups from Russia and Ukraine together with Russian movies and music videos, Kulmala says. Even though Tusovka is mainly a cultural organization, it also has broader goals. We want to reduce some of the prejudices Finns have towards Russia. Bringing high quality underground culture here gives us a chance to experience that Russian cultural life is not only pop songs and national dances, says Kumala, We also offer something to Russian immigrants living in Finland. Tusovka Festivals has also functioned as a forum where Finns and Russians have been able to get to know each other. Tusovka ry Founded in 1998. Around 200 members. Organizes Russian rock festivals, gigs, movie nights etc. More info: www.tusovka.fi ������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������ ������������������������ �������������������������������������������� ��������������������_����������������������������� ������������������������������� 12 ISSUE 01/2004 Ambassador of Iran Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini I According to the statistics, the population of Iran is very young. What is the Governments plan for the young generation? What about freedom? ou know that Iran is one of the countries with the youngest population in the world. We have over 20 million students, which is five times more than the population of Finland! This brings lots of challenges for the Government to provide education and jobs. I have to admit that there are not enough facilities for all young people. For example, we have over 1 million participants each year in the entrance examinations at the universities! Regarding freedom, well, there is no absolute freedom nowhere in the world. I believe that Y Iranin lähettiläänä Suomessa By Rale Photos by Sami Mannerheimo ran has been in the news lately for several reasons. SixDegrees had an informal chat with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Finland, Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini, who started his term just a couple of months ago. all societies need some regulations and rules, of course within their own traditions and needs. Iranians are eager to educate themselves. All parents dream of a good education for their kids. The relations between Iranian parents and their children are very exceptional in the world. Such a strong relationship is not easily found in Western societies. It has been in the news that some of the representatives in the current Parliament did not get approval from the Guardian Council for the next elections and that some of them have staged a sit-in in the Parliament. What is the reason behind such crises? he crisis stems from selective and unclear definitions of responsibility and power for T the Guardian Council from the Parliament and the Councils points of view. So there are different interpretations of the law. But looking at all the other countries in the region, is there such a democracy, which ment and other moves are the reasons for the existing democracy in Iran. In some countries when the members of the Parliament fight physically, the media interprets it as a sign of democracy. But when in Iran mem- Recently, about 62% of students who enter our universities each year have been women. We have women active in different parts of our society, in the political, social and economic fields. Women hold jobs such as physicians, engineers, teachers, journalists etc. allows the Parliament members to protest freely against some decisions? Such protests in the Parlia- bers of the Parliament protest peacefully against what they believe is not correct, the media does not count it as a democratic move. It is interesting to note that in Iran there is no such power which could dissolve the Parliament. On the contrary, in many countries the President or the Prime Minister has such power. Is there freedom of speech in Iran? e have more than 1,000 newspapers, magazines and journals published in Iran. We also have a red line regarding publishing issues that can affect our national security, as all countries have. Freedom of speech beyond national security will naturally be banned. W What is your opinion about an Iranian woman getting the Nobel peace prize, and the fact that she Mr. Javad Kajouyan Fini, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, began his duties only a few months ago in Helsinki. SixDegrees 13 ISSUE 01/2004 The Bam earthquake was a huge natural disaster, says Mr. Fini and points at the area of the catastrophy on the map. I American troops are present in many of Irans neighbouring countries, such as Afghanistan and Iraq. Is it not alarming? W e respect all the countries and in return, we wish to have their respect too. We had problems with both Talibans It was a great privilege to see an Iranian woman win the Nobel peace prize. This shows the freedom women have in Iran and how active they are in different parts of the society. that she is interested in global matters as she commented on the arrogance of Americas policies in the world and also the position of Israel towards Palestinians. Regarding the Islamic scarf, well, I think each individual should respect his or her own culture and traditions. You mentioned that Iranian women are active in the society. Could we talk about it? ets look at the Parliament in Iran. Thirteen members of our Parliament are women. Recently, about 62% of students who enter our universities each year have been women. This means that they will get most of the jobs in the future. This is the trend in the last decade and the percentage increases annually. L Iranin lähettiläänä Suomessa Iran on ollut uutisissa viime aikoina monista syistä, vastikään koko maailmaa järkyttäneen Bamin maanjäristyksen vuoksi. SixDegrees jututti Iranin Islamilaisen tasavallan Suurlähettilästä, Javad Kajouyan and Saddams regimes and both of them back then were supported by the U.S. But what happened was that both regimes were overthrown by the U.S. itself. This shows the wrong policy of the U.S. towards us and also proves that our policy towards both regimes was correct. We hope that Saddam will be given a fair trial one day. I am sure he has interesting information about his relation with the U.S. We hope that he will talk about the sources of the chemical weapons he used against his very own people, against Iranians and also about the other crimes he has committed. Anyway, now we have very good relations with Afghanistan and Iraq and it is our policy to have close relations and ties with our neighbouring countries. How do you see the future of Irans relations with Europe? rom Europes point of view, Iran has an important geostrategic and geo-political position in the region. Iran is an important source of oil and gas for Europe. European countries are our first trade partners. Soon we are going to sign the first trade and cooperation agreement after the revolution. It is a relation from which both parties benefit. start helping people. The Air force of the state of Kerman was the first one to appear in the devastated region, F Finland is one of the most beautiful and peaceful countries in the world. Among all European countries, I believe we have the best relationship with the Finnish Government and people. providing necessary emergency support to the people. Soon later we asked for help from the International Red Cross. We received help from How do you see Finland? t is one of the most beautiful and peaceful countries in the world. Among all European countries, I believe we have the best relationship with the Finnish Government and people! Our presidents have recently met in Geneva and many diplomatic groups have visited each other. We hope to see more Finnish people in Iran and also more investments from Finnish industry in Iran. I How does the Iranian Government manage such situations as the Bam earthquake, and what is its policy to protect the lives of Iranians from such natural disasters in future? he Bam earthquake was a huge natural disaster. We lost about 41,000 people. Such a high fatality rate was due to a very old and traditional building structure in the city of Bam. Also, the earthquake happened during a weekend, so it was hard to gather the forces to T Finiä, joka on vastikään aloittanut tehtävänsä Suomessa. Hän kertoi SixDegreesille itsestään, Iranin nykytilanteesta monelta kannalta sekä näkemyksiään Suomesta. Urheilun parissa rentoutuva Fini nauttii Suomen rauhallisuudesta ja toteaa Iranilla olevan erityisen hyvät suhteet Suomeen. over 60 countries, including Finland and the United States. I thank the Finnish Government, the Finnish Red Cross and the Finnish media for a good coverage of the case and, finally, Finnish people for their support. Photo source: Photo Iran was not wearing an Islamic scarf in the ceremony? t was a great privilege to see an Iranian woman win the Nobel peace prize. This shows the freedom of the women in Iran and how active they are in society. I believe that our Government is pleased with the selection. Mrs. Ebadi showed Over 40,000 people were killed in the earthquake. Mr. Kajouyan Fini Born in 1959 1986 graduated from University with a major in International Relations Deputy of the Missions Embassy of the Islamic Republic of IranThe Hague in 1990-1993, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Copenhagen 1989-1990 and Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran-London in 1989. 1995-1999 Head of the Mission at Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran-Oslo. 2000-2003 Director of the First Department for the West of Europe. As of 2003 as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Finland. Also nonresident Ambassador of Iran to the Republic of Estonia. Ambassador Kajouyan Fini is married to Fatemeh and has three children. He loves sports and in his free time he hopes to gather Iranians together for occasional games. www.iran.fi SixDegrees 14 ISSUE 01/2004 S Photo source: Photo Iran Idols of Bam Bamin sankarit By Lea Kurki harbano Mazandarni, 97, became a true superstar last week. She was photographed, interviewed and hassled by international press but not because she was exceptionally attractive or tremendously talented. In fact, shes something greater than that. The old lady survived an earthquake. Miracles and disappointments happen daily in Bam, Iran. Finnish Red Cross field hospital was proud to be the first one to help delivering a healthy baby to the young parents, Mrs. Fatemek and Mr. Alireza Amandadi. The girl was considered premature and delivered by caesarean. However, she pulled through. I also witnessed the recovery of a young woman who was brought to our hospital. She came with her parents and had injured her leg in the earthquake. There were so many people looking for medical aid in Bam It was impossible to say if some illnesses were more a result from the stressful situation caused by he earthquake, says Tuomo Hämäläinen, a nurse and a relief worker who returned from Iran two weeks ago. The forces of nature took over the historical Iranian city of Bam in December. As we were celebrating our holiday season in the comforts of our homes, some people were obligated to see theirs torn apart by one of the worse earthquakes this century, a 6.7 on the Richters scale. Results were horrific: 85 percent of the city was destroyed, 200,000 people were killed or injured and hundreds lost their homes. Hämäläinen helped by constructing and supplying electricity to the Red Cross tent hospital. He had no time for outbursts of feeling, although his city was gone and people were crying help outside. Yet most difficult for Hämäläinen was seeing the mass graves hiding hundreds of victims covered with blankets. I was in Bhuji, India two years ago, where another, milder earthquake took place. For me, the difference between Bam and Bhuji was that I was in Bhuji a month after the incident. What struck me in Iran was the totality and acuteness of the disaster, ponders Hämäläinen Now almost a month later, the situation is starting to settle. People are suffering less from physical injuries like fractured bones, infections, headaches and so on. But the psychological devastation and traumas lie deeper than superficial wounds. Not to mention, the uncomfortable situation the Bamyans have to face in tents, which make only a poor replacement for proper homes. Overall the situation in Bam is bad and now all local health care lies in the hands of International Red Cross. In fact, Red Cross is now applying for funding from the European Union in order to reconstruct the health system. With this financing, we would be able continue running the field hospital at least until the end of this year, says spokesman Outi Pärnänen In Bam mass graves hide hundreds of victims covered with blankets. from Finnish Red Cross. Red Crescent is looking after the children whose parents died or disappeared in the earthquake, while trying to trace their parents or relocate them to relatives homes. I could see the tent of the orphans that was situated near our tent hospital. There were 1,850 orphanages in Bam and when I left, and the amount was increasing all the time, Tuomo Hämäläinen says. In general, the children cope remarkably quickly he explains. A few times we visited the city centre or what used to be the city centre children were playing in the ruins, greeting, cheering or laughing at us. Normal life continues, Hämäläinen says. What strikes Outi Pärnänen is the capacity of local information is sharing. Its amazing how people exchange knowledge in mouth-to-mouth technique, when they try to find missing relatives. Everybody knows somebody. And of course, Red Cross workers put lists of the disappeared people all around Bam. So far, Finnish Red Cross has raised 200,000 euros with the help of Finns. The first 100,000 euros went almost exclusively to buy blankets, tents and getting the water supply working in Bam. Finns constructed the first hospital in the region in accordance with International Red Cross orders. Internationally Finnish people are considered good and reliable workers but so are some other nationalities. Erecting the first tent is something we cant take the whole credit for. In the hospital we work together with Norwegians and Germans, Pärnänen adds. Luckily all the equipping for the hospital came in time, except for the electrical plaster saw, which had to be sent from Finland, Hämäläinen laughs. In Bam, night temperature reach 1, which is approximately 13 degrees above of that of arctic Helsinki. But the nights are freezing when theres no place to go. Donations for the Finnish Red Cross in Iran can be made at: Nordea 221918-68000 Sampo 800019-225005 Okopankki 578007-10011649 Aktia 405511-11397 By Päivi Komsi [email protected] Suomi-Chile ystävyysseura ry. - FinlandChile Association 2004 - Celebration of Pablo Neruda F inland-Chile society is one of the oldest friendship associations in Finland. Its original task was solidarity work between these two countries and helping political refugees move to Finland. Nowadays the society concentrates in cultural exchange. The association was founded to support Salvador Allendes politics during the times of revolution. So in the beginning, our activities were based on solidarity. Now that we have a democratic government, there is no need for same kind of solidarity work as before, says the Vice Chairperson Eila Belila. She continues: Now we try to get more members in our society. In the beginning there were around 20,000 members nowadays we only have 130-200. One of the members is actually President Tarja Halonen, a former chairman of the society. Around the world Chile is known as a country of rich literature, especially poetry. That reputation derives mostly from two Nobel-prize poets, Gabriella Mistral in 1948 and Pablo Neruda in 1971. Neruda created social poetry, revealing the faults in the society. Through his poetry he shaped a new kind of identity for Latin-American people. Neruda left a mark in European literature, and his influence to European poetry was epochal. During the year 2004 Pablo Neruda will be a very central person in the association. In the summer it will be 100 years since Nerudas birth, which will be celebrated in many ways. For example, Helsinki Universitys library will host an exposition about Neruda. So if interested in this fabulous poets footprint, contact friendship association for more information. Fact File Founded: 1975 Members: app. 150 Membership: 10/year incl. magazine 2/year. Contact: Suomi-Chile seura ry. 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post and through the Internet. Our warmest thanks to all of you who spent time answering the questions and filling in the forms! The fastest ones are already wearing SixDegrees t-shirts. The winner of the grand prize, a cruise to Stockholm is Luis Orozco Congratulations! SixDegrees readership survey was designed and analyzed by Eva Wäljas from the Communication Department of the Helsinki University as a part of her Masters thesis on immigrants and media. The survey was full of pleasant surprises for us, here are some highlights: Who? Around 50% of our readers are Finns and the other half from all around the world. From its establishment SixDegrees has tried tried to bring together Finns and immigrants and give information about the Finnish culture and society to those who have come here. We have reached exactly the target group we wished for. The readers of SixDegrees are from at least 48 different countries. We received replies from people of all the following nationalities and this is just the tip of the ice berg. We are happy that we have reached our goal of joining people from different cultures . Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malesia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestina, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South-Africa, South-Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, USA, Venezuela. SixDegrees readers are internationally oriented, singles and couples. SixDegrees readers are from all ages, both sexes and highly educated. 75% of our readers have university or college educations. SixDegrees interests both singles and couples. Most SixDegrees readers are social (68%), open-minded (67%), curious (62%), active (53%) and internationally oriented (74%). How? 50% of our readers read the magazine at least twice SixDegrees is read carefully: 43% of our readers read almost everything. Nearly 50% of our readers read the magazine at least twice and 74% keep the magazine at least a week. 66% spend at least 20 minutes reading the magazine. SixDegrees is passed on to others. We are happy to learn that 63% recirculate the magazine to at least one person! 63% How to develop? recirculate the magazine to at least one person We also asked how our readers would like SixDegrees to be developed. Many of our readers, 52%, would like to read more information about other cultures. At the same time, almost 37% would like more articles about the Finnish society. Dear SixDegrees readers, please keep it up! 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In those times of need you can logon to Identity Database and input your personal details to find an individual who partially matches you and is willing to swap identities for a while. I briefly swapped with Nick Howells, a blemish-free English dude who had a 30% match with my own donated details it was an experience. www.enterprisefinland.fi Fed up with being unable to find employment or is your boss/job annoying as hell? Then dont take any more shit start your own company with Enterprise Finland. Aimed at foreigners and immigrants in Finland this service package is a public online service that provides assistance to budding entrepreneurs in issues such as setting up a business, taxation, employer information and accountancy. The site is in English and is produced by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. This is the place to turn those dreams into reality and find out what a 500 euro bank note feels like. SixDegrees 18 ISSUE 01/2004 NUDE IS THE WORD T Helmut Newton The Woman on Level 4 V, Monte Carlo, 2000 © Helmut Newton Helmut Newtons photography isnt about beauty. Its all about power. Helmut Newtonin valokuvat kertovat vallasta. By Kati Ala-Ilomäki he road to stardom isnt usually the most straightforward one. Photographer Helmut Newton was first expelled from school, and then just after two weeks he got fired from his first photojournalism job due to incompetence. The year was 1940 when 20year-old Newton decided to join the Australian army and served there for five years. After the age of 40, he started submitting his photographs to French Vogue and became a living photojournalism legend. Of course, taking photos of naked supermodels helps on the way to fame For Newtons sake, celebrities have been for years happy to strip off their panties. Tit as an art Helmut Newton Bellucci, Monte Carlo, 2001 © Helmut Newton The rather funny thing about art is that it somehow makes it quite okay to hang pictures of tits, asses and penises on a wall. For Newtons sake, celebrities have been for years happy to strip off their panties. It doesnt bother the stars that millions of people end up seeing their naked bodies while visiting Newtons shows all over the world. And that is quite understandable because, after all, nakedness is defined by the cause. But boundaries are sometimes hard to see. For 19 years Newton contributed to Playboy-magazine. Now he hasnt done that for some time, but he got a letter from the magazine saying. Please, Mr Newton, you havent done any- thing for us for a long time. Do something for us but nothing as kinky as you do for French Vogue. Newton is a perfect example of how someone documenting the life of the rich and famous can become a celebrity in their own right. It was said that Newton was expelled from the school because he showed more interest in girls than in his studies. But maybe there lies a reason why celebrities do not hesitate to get naked in front of him. Maybe it is the uncompromising interest in a human body that shines through his work. He manipulates the body of his models as meticulously as a surgeon. Therapy for Timidity A dutiful husband since the age of 28, Newton has never had to worry about private relationships with the models and says that photographing nude models has been in a way a private business, a way of breaking his own boundaries. Newton breaks boundaries for todays aspiring photographers as well. Most of his photographs are taken by 35mm Canon and he mostly uses the flash already in the camera. The exhibition of Newtons photographs in Helsinkis Taidehalli will show among others naked Naomi Cambell. The photo was taken in 1998, during the era Newton didnt much like. In the interview for Index magazine 2001, he said he preferred 80s big, truck-driv- By Shachindra Dass SixDegrees Helmut Newton Flight Lieutenant US Navy Los Angeles, 1990 © Helmut Newton er-like girls to 90s anorexic models. But are there more of the gigantic nudes coming? Almost ten years ago Newton decided to put a stop to taking nude photographs. I did them and it was liberating because I am a very timid person. But now I look at them and only thing I see is the hard work I did to get them right, Newton said but maybe Ill change my mind as soon as I see the next beautiful woman. Helmut Newton in Taidehalli 31.1.-7.3.04 Helmut Newton died accidentally in a car crash on the 23rd of January 2004. He was 83 years old. 19 ISSUE 01/2004 Elephant Not an ordinary day at school D By Juuso Lehtonen Photo: Cinema Mondo irector Gus Van Sants career has been like riding a roller coaster up and down. He made his name with such hits as Drugstore Cowboy (1989) and My Own Private Idaho (1991) and reached a low point of his career with a needless remake of Hitchcocks Psycho (1998). With Cannes-winning Elephant, Gus Van Sant is once again one of the most interesting and important American film makers. Alicia Miles and John Robinson in Gus Van Sant's latest film. Elephant is a courageous film about the Columbine massacre that took place in 1999. In Columbine High two boys ruthlessly shot other students, teachers and finally themselves. There was no explanation to what happened, no clear motive. Michael Moore made his Bowling for Columbine about the same subject. In Elephant Van Sant pictures the Columbine massacre without sentimentality, with no false explanations or cheap psychology. He has made a collage of loosely connected scenes. The camera moves around the school, back and forth in time and place visits a garage where two kids check out the guns they have ordered and plan their shooting spree. Elephant doesnt underline anything; in a laconic way, two boys fascination with guns and Nazism are shown to be as common and normal as eating lunch in the school cafeteria. Naomi Klein: Fences and windows Making this tragic event so everydaylike is the main reason Elephant is such a powerful but disturbing film. No wonder some critics have accused Elephant of being pointless and shallow. On the contrary, Van Sants refusal to analyze the event The boys fascination with guns are shown to be as normal as eating lunch in the school cafeteria. makes this film much deeper than those ordinary based on true events -type of films. To be honest, it has to be said that Van Sant does make a few mistakes; the scenes with the killers playing violent video games and hints about their possible homosexuality are unnecessary and questionable interpretations of their motives. Nevertheless, Elephant is one of the most important films made last year. To reconstruct events in Columbine takes guts and skill. Luckily Gus Van Sant still has both. Director: Gus Van Sant Cast: Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson Elephant will be released in Helsinki cinemas on 30th January. �������������������������� Picador USA 2002 Naomi Klein: Vastarintaa ja v aihtoehtoja. ����������� WSOY 2002 By Kati Ala-Ilomäki suggests that Naomi Klein is one of the most influential people under 35 in the world. In fact, with her book No Logo, she became so famous that some sceptical claim she became a brand herself. Perfectpeople.com T hats why her new book Fences and Windows dispatches from the front lines of the globalisation debate would be easier to read if its cover wasnt so reminiscent of her last success. Kleins new book is a collection of her columns from 1999 to 2002. Its also a short history of a new kind of political activism and its fight against free market capitalism. Klein is a good writer, but this book shouldnt be read before familiarizing yourself with IMF, WTO, Nafta, Mercosur, FTAA and so on. Even a good writer cant tell the whole truth, and thats why the reader should have an opinion before reading Klein. Otherwise she is too good, and might influence the reader to believe before thinking. An unforgivable mistake when the issue is as sensitive as human rights. ������������� ��������������������������������� ������������������� ������������������������������������� ����������������� �������������������������������� ������������������� ����������������������������� �������������� ����������������� �������������������������������� ������������������������ ���������������������� �������������� ������������������������� ��������������������� ��������� ������������������������������������������� 20 SixDegrees' selection of Helsinki events January 28th - February 24th Sanna Paakkanen [email protected] Music / Clubs Wed 28th Jan Singer-Songwriter Club Tuomari Nurmio, Make Tommila, Anna-Mari Kähärä and Harri Hyllinen play acoustic. Gloria, 1930-0000 Pieni Roobertinkatu 12-14, Helsinki Tickets: 6 Thu 29th Jan Hellsinki Heat Night The Blossoms play live, Dj Hank plays records. Bar Loose, 2100-0200 Fredrikinkatu 34, Helsinki Free entrance. Fri 30th Jan Foundation Birthday Special Stealth Unit Sound Collective plays drum´n bass and breaks live. Dj Desi comes from Bulgaria and she is not only the most demanded female dj in Bulgaria but also a talented singer, songwriter and producer. Desi started her musical career in the early 90s as a lead vocalist in a band called Scam. A bit later on she discovered djing and started rocking dance floors in the underground scene. After gaining a lot of experience in performing, Desi started a new project called Plastic HiFi. With the same musicians she founded a D&B project called Bass. With Bass she performed alongside Goldie, Asian Dub Foundation etc. In 2000 she established a band called Phuture Shock, which is one of the most recognised electronica groups in Bulgaria. Phuture Shock won the MMTV music awards for the best album in 2002. They have performed alongside Stereo MCs, Jimi Tenor etc. Hip-hop sounds by Djs Davo Ukki, Annihelena and Timantti. Funk by Djs Las Palmas, Elmono and Dee. Kerma, 2200-0400 Erottajankatu 7, Helsinki Tickets: 7 Sat 31st Jan Psychotropic Zone Live set from Black Forrest/Black Sea(USA), Kemialliset Ystävät and Aïr. Djs Astro and StalkerStella Star Club, 2100-0300 Sturenkatu 27, Helsinki Tickets: 6 Sat 31 Jan Club Bundolo Djs Robin Hofmann(Dublex Inc.,Ger) & Anna S. Mocambo, 2200-0400 Ratakatu 9, Helsinki Tickets: 6 Fri 30th Jan Music Is Better The club is originally from Manchester. Mate Recordings and Tanssikerho Moroder are behind the Finnish version. Fresh and old dance and ug sounds from electro to postpunk. Djs Makelove and Boys of Scandinavia. Super Bar, 2200-0300 Eerikinkatu 11, Helsinki Free entrance. Fri 30th Jan Hellsinki Heat Live: The Micragirls, Barbe-q Barbies & Patsy Walkers Dj Maria Semifinal, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 6, Helsinki Tickets: 6 Julien Colot Herne & Nauris Munkkisaarenkatu 16 An ideal day of roaming in Helsinki would be having a tasty and imaginative vegetarian meal in Herne & Nauris restaurant in Munkkisaari. I am a meat eater but this place is great! However, its a pity that they dont have the lunch buffet anymore. Restaurant Everest Luotsikatu 12 I could also head to this ethnic restaurant in Katajanokka and experience a great Kathmandu-like atmosphere. Any chicken dish kicks ass and the music definitely takes you high! The National Museum Mannerheimintie 34 In winter I would spend the afternoon in the National Museum (Kansallismuseo) which is built to make you walk through the Finnish history - from tribal life to modern days. I like the variety of items you can find there: bones, jewellery, dishes, fishers nets and furniture. You can even find film clips of the battles situated on the Esplanadi street between the Whites and the Reds during the Civil War. You see people hiding from the enemy behind the same trees that nowadays shelter us from the sun in the summer. Leposaari Island In the summer, no doubt, I take the bike and ride to Leposaari, which is a mini Island close to Kulosaari. Literally, The Island where you rest has a little cemetery on the north side, and on the south side rocks shelter from the wind with a wonderful view on the back of Helsinki. Here you spend the afternoon between the sun in the sky and its reflection on the sea: always good company. SixDegrees Sat 31st Jan Timmion Rhythm section With Edu kehäkettunen, Tuomio&Kone, Hannibal&Soppa. Djs Pablo, Pirkka and Sampo. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Tickets: 5 Tue 3rd Fannypack (USA) Fannypack is a marriage of electronic booty bass hip hop flavor and dance hall, dance floor, club music sensibilities. Raised on rap, the Fannypack girls kick a little old school boom bap over modern and future forward electronic funk tracks. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Tickets: 15 Wed 4th Wigwam & Tasavallan Presidentti Wigwam was unquestionably the most important Finnish band of the seventies. As well, they were the first Finnish band to (almost!) make it internationally. Though the big breakthrough they deserved never really materialized, Wigwam did enjoy a slight taste of international recognition. Even today, more than 20 years after the bands heyday, Wigwam still has a respectable cult following, in Finland and abroad. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Tickets: 17 Thu 5th The Fleshtones & The Flaming Sideburns The Fleshtones are Peter Zaremba (vocals, harmonica, & organ), Keith Streng (guitar & vocals), Bill Milhizer (drums & vocals), and Ken Fox (bass & vocals). Based in Brooklyn, New York, the quartets origins lie just a few miles north in Queens, where in 1975 Streng and original bass player Marek Pakulski rented The House, as it was infamously known, and found instruments down in the basement. To quote Keith: How and why The Fleshtones started was that there was a place to do it! Countless Blue Whale Bashes, Lower East Side sightings, and an endless string of gigs and records later, The Fleshtones continue to record and perform with a wit, passion, and energy that few bands can top. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki ISSUE 01/2004 Kassandras Art Workshops Spring 2004 Childrens Workshops Photo by Johnny Korkman Together with Culture Centre Caisa. Mikonkatu 17 C or Vuorikatu 14 Jan 26th Mar 4th: 7-10-years 1000-1130 Mon Theatre Workshop: Viola Pekkanen Tue Afro Dance Workshop: Fatima Usman Wed Drum Workshop: Malang Cissokho Thu Song Workshop: Eva Jacob Mar 8th Apr 8th: 10-13-years 1000-1130 Mon Song Workshop: Eva Jacob Tue Afro Dance Workshop: Fatima Usman Wed Drum Workshop: Malang Cissokho Thu Theatre Workshop: Maritza Bastidas On Tuesdays: Jan 13th May 25th: Children under age of 7 1600-1645 Afro Dance Workshop: Fatima Usman and Pape Sarr Participation fee: 20 On Tuesdays: Jan 13th May 25th: Mothers and Children 1700-1745 Afro Dance Workshop: Fatima Usman & Pape Sarr Partcipation fee: 30 /adult Fri 6th Livingroom Dj Stewart Home. Hosts Timo Forss and Tuukka Kangas. Café Kiasma, 1800-2100 Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki Free entrance. Fri 6th Club Bundolo: Astro Can Caravan Djs Sampsa & Vesa (Leftside Ensembe) Mocambo, 2200-0400 Ratakatu 9, Helsinki Tickets: 7 Fri 6th Sat 7th CC Rider Tour Comeback Special ´04 Elvis is alive! At least two nights at Savoy. The performance is based on his concert recordings. The whole groups aim is to bring TCB Band, Sweet Inspirations, The Imperials and of course Elvis himself to the stage. Songs are performed by charismatic Jussi Andelin and a leadguitarist, and the musical producer is well-known to all FinnishIdols watchers, Jani Wickholm. Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Tickets: 23 / 18 Sat 7th Hambone & Plutonium 74 Kipsari, 2100-0200 Hämeentie 135E, Helsinki Sat 7th The Funk Brothers feat. Steve Winwood & Isaac Hayes In 1959 Berry Gardy gathered the best musicians from Detroits jazz and blues scene On Wednesdays: Jan 14th May 12th: 8-13-years 1600-1800 Childrens Afro dance, Song, Drum Group: Fatima Usman & Pape Sarr Participation fee: 30 Together with Vuotalo. Vuotalo, Mosaiikkitori 2 On Wednesdays: Jan 14th May 12th : Childen over 8-years 1530-1700 Clay Workshop: Lilly Zuluaga Partcipation fee: 20 & materials 5 More information: [email protected] or 09-6841420 All of them listed above are free. Tickets: 12 Together with Youth House Merirasti. Jaluspolku 3 to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a 14 year period they were the heartbeat on My Girl, Bernadette, I Was Made to Love Her, and every other hit from Motowns Detroit era. This unheralded group of musicians have played on more number one hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined. That makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record, the Funk Brothers reunited to play their music and tell their story in film called Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Steve Winwood and Isaac Hayes are also back as soloists in the Helsinki gig. Jäähalli, 1900 Nordenskjöldinkatu 11-13, Helsinki Tickets: 45 Sun 8th Hespèrion Concert Old Spanish music; Diego Ortiz, Tobias Hume, Tarquinio Merula, Santiago de Murcia and Antonio Martín y Coll. Temppeliaukio Church, 2000 Lutherinkatu 3, Helsinki Tickets: 30 Tue 10th Freeflow Dj Toni Aalto. Mbar, 2100 Mannerheimintie 22-24, Helsinki Free entrance. Tue 10th Trio Artemius: Gipsy Music Artemius: violin, Sergei Repin: accordion, Dmitri Meerson: doublebass. Malmitalo, 1900 Ala-Malmin tori 1, Helsinki Tickets: 8,5 Wed 11th Shlomo Bar & Habrera Hativeet (Israel) This first ethnic music group in Israel was founded 26 years ago. Since the 80s the band has played in various festivals around the world. Bands soul Shlomo Bar gets inspiration from Biblical as well as Modern Israeli events. Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Tickets: 20 / 15 Fri 13th Redrama Redrama is a part of the nascent Finnish hip hop scene, having worked with Murmur Recordings, Avain and a host of others. He is a battle-scarred veteran of many an open mic in Helsinki and elsewhere. Redrama has been rocking shows around Finland since 2000. Nosturi, 2100 Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki Tickets: 8 Sat 14th Valentines Day Party: Ultrasport & Bridget Kipsari, 2100-0200 Hämeentie 135E, Helsinki Sat 14th Touch Presents: Valentines Day Party Dj Rumpunch plays rnb, hiphop, dancehall and reggae, and Dj Damian Jr entertains with the Latin swing. Stella Star Club, 2100-0300 Sturenkatu 27, Helsinki Tickets: 5 Sat 14th Soul Cookin Cooks Eppu, Smoodie and Joe Blazey serve a long dinner menu including soul, hip-hop and rnb. Kurki Club and Bar, 2200-0400 Bulevardi 2, Helsinki Tickets: 3 21 ISSUE 01/2004 Sat 14th Helsinki Flamenco Festival: Miguel Poveda Quinteto Miguel Poveda comes from Barcelona. He knows all the traditions of Flamenco, but has the courage to for example mix Kalevalas texts to his singing. He comes to Helsinki with guitarist Chicuelo and dancer Sonia Poveda. Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki. Tickets: 27 Sat 14th Night of Passion Päivi Mäkinen and Risto Hiltunen perform the songs of Edith Piaf. Vuotalo, 1900 Mosaiikkitori 2, Helsinki Tickets: 8 Sat 21st Rinneradio RinneRadio fuses electronic underground beats with progressive jazz. As the rhythms of drumnbass and hip hop are fermented with dark dub, lush ambient soundscapes and timeless soprano sax textures, the resulting brew becomes in equal parts sexy trance jazz and surreal dance music. Tavastia Club, 2100-0300 Urho Kekkosenkatu 4-6, Helsinki Tickets: 10 Sat 21st Backyard Babies (Swe) The Backyard Babies were formed in 1987 when singer Nicke Borg hooked up with high school mates Dregen (guitars), Peder Carlsson (drums) and Johan Blomquist (bass). The band toured Sweden from their home base in Nossjo before releasing their debut indie 12-inch single, Something To Swallow, in 1991. The music press describes the band as a lively update of the sleazy glam rock sound of fellow Scandinavians Hanoi Rocks. Nosturi, 2100-0300 Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki Tickets: 20 Tue 24th Freeflow Dj Pirkka. mBar, 2100 Mannerheimintie 22-24, Helsinki Free entrance. Tue 24th Tango Orchestra Unto: Stars above the Sea Finnish tango classics meet French Chanson. Malmitalo, 1900 Ala-Malmin tori 1, Helsinki Tickets: 8,5 Wed 25th Soiva Kanzu Concert Sibelius Academy students Hanna Hurskainen and Riikka J. Holopainen goes rap, techno, latin, r´n´b and punk. Kanneltalo, 1900 Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki Tickets: 5 / 3 Theatre / Dance Sat 31st Jan & Mon 2nd Mikropodium Family Puppet Theatre (Hun) STOP Speaking Hands. Puppet Theatre for children, young people and adults. Kanneltalo, Sat 1630, Mon 0930, 1030 Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki Tue 3rd Györi Balett & Budapest Klezmer Band (Hun) Purim or the sortilege Queen Esters Story Györi Balett was founded 1979. It rapidly became popular in Hungary. It has gained international recognition on many tours in Europe, Japan, China, Russian and USA. Purim or the sortilege is a modern version of Old Testaments Esters book, a story of a Queen, who saved exiled Jews. Together with Baletts 28 dancers, the seven musicians of The Klezmer Band make a unique ballet experience. Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki. Tickets: 25 / 22 Fri 6th Blink of an Eye Fresh new choreography from the students of Sibelius College. Kanneltalo, 1900 Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki Tickets: 6 / 3 Sat 7th Journey to Selfrealization Traditional Indian Kathakdanceperformance. Also a mixture of Indian Bhajan and western pop-music. Entrance fee includes Indian veggiepie Samoson and a drink. Organized by Jagannatha Bhajan Band Culture Centre Caisa, 20002300 Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Tickets: 6 . Sun 8th & Sun 15th Door Two Clowns in Trouble Produced by Dancetheatre Hurjaruuth. Cable Factory, 1500 Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki Tickets: 8 / 7 Tue 10th Mikko Kallinen: Cyb: Orgic Sapiens Mikko Kallinens solochoreographys basis is to explore what happens to the movements of a human if there are extra bodyparts involved. Zodiak, 1900 Tallberginkatu 1, Helsinki Tickets: 12 More info: 09-6944948/ Zodiak Tue 10th Flamenco Festival New choreographers night. Gloria, 1930 Pieni Roobertinkatu 12, Helsinki Tickets: 10 / 8 Kassandras Art Workshops Spring 2004 Womens Workshops Yonca Ermutlu Photo by Johnny Korkman Together with Culture Centre Caisa. Mikonkatu 17 C or Vuorikatu 14 On Mondays: Jan 12th May 24th: Rainbow Choir 1800-2000 Womens Multicultural Choir: Veera Voima On Thursdays: Jan 15th May 6th: Kassandra Dances 1800-2000 Womens Multicultural Dance Workshop: Aki Suzuki Participation fee: 30 May 6th & 7th, May 27th & 28th 1000-1600 Rainbow Choirs Intensive Weekends: Eija Ahvo Participation fee: 35 /weekend More information: [email protected] or 09-6841420 Fri 13th Helsinki Flamenco Festival: Compañia Mercedes Ruiz: Dibujos en el aire Flamenco dancer Mercedes Ruiz started her career as a dancer at age six. Nowadays shes known as an elegant and tasteful dancer. Dibujos en el aire is her first whole night production. Savoy Theatre, 1900 Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Tickets: 27 Tue 24th Jyrki Karttunen: Without the Moon and the Sun Stoa, 1900 Turunlinnantie 1, Helsinki Tickets: 15 / 8 Museums / Exhibitions Until 31st Jan Russian Triada Association Savoy Theatre Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Until 1st Feb Ben Allal Ayad: In the Shadow of Imagination Moroccan Ben Allal Ayad has had a remarkable career. His exhibition introduces strong and courageous lithography about life, being an artist, and the presence of a woman. Women are his inspiration and muse, and Ayad says that his mother has had a considerable role in his life. She encouraged his artistic ambitions. Open Tue-Sun 1200-1800. Lasipalatsi Mannerheimintie 22-24, Helsinki Free entrance. 2nd Feb 21st Feb Tamás Katkó: Dancegroup Arvisura Photographs. Open Mon-Thu 0900-2000, Fri 0900-1800, Sat 1000-1600. Kanneltalo Gallery Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki. Free entrance. 3rd Feb 27th feb Fantasy in Colour Culture Centre Caisa Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance 4th Feb 27th Feb Textiles from Indonesia Culture Centre Caisa Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance Together with Footlight. Salomonkatu 5a On Sundays: Jan 18th May 9th: Professional Actors and Dancers 1300-1430 Buto Dance: Aki Suzuki 65 On Sundays: Jan 18th May 9th: Professional Actors and Dancers 1430-1600 Afro Dance: Fatima Usman 65 9th Feb 29th Feb Paula Julia Rusokallio: Egos Break Oil Paintings. Savoy Theatre Kasarmikatu 46-48, Helsinki Free entrance. 10th Feb 22nd Feb Pilar Medina de López: View of a Soul Open Mon-Thu 0900-2000, Fri 0900-1600, Sat-Sun 1000-1600. Stoa Turunlinnantie 1, Helsinki Free entrance. 11th Feb 21st Feb Turkish Exhibition: Gular Akalan and Murside Ycmeli Open Mon-Thu 1000-2000, Fri-Sat 1000-1600. Vuotalo Mosaiikkitori 2, Helsinki Free entrance. 12th Feb 26th Feb Land of Dancing Fire Visual arts from Azerbaidsan. Culture Centre Caisa Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance 24th Feb 7th Mar Paula-Maria Rolin-Cebi: Paradice Fantasypaintings. Open MonThu 1000-2000, Fri-Sat 1000-1600. Vuotalo Mosaiikkitori 2, Helsinki Free entrance. 25th Feb 6th Mar Ewa Maslowska: Colours and Light Oil paintings, aquarelles, pastel drawings. Kanneltalo Gallery Klaneettitie 5, Helsinki. Free entrance. Sports Sun 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Argentinean Tango Olympic Stadion, 1300-1500 Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki Tickets: 12 /year Sun 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Salsa Olympic Stadion, 1500-1600 Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki Tickets: 3,50 plus 12 /year Sun 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd Folk Dances from Different Countries Olympic Stadion, 1600-1800 Paavo Nurmen tie 1, Helsinki Tickets: 12 /year Tue 3rd & Wed 4th Gentle Yoga Villa Uusi Kuu, 1800 Damaskuksentie 9, Helsinki Tickets: 5 Others Fri 30th 1st Hollow Ground Combination of dance, theatre and scenography. Mediacentre Lume, Fri 1900&2200, Sat 1900, Sun 1500 Hämeentie 135C, Helsinki Tickets: 5-10 Mon 2nd Womens International Livingroom Culture performances, discussions and food. More info: 091693984. Culture Centre Caisa (Livingroom), 1400-1700 Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance Wed 4th Fri 6th Dizzying Condition Festival of New Circus Finnish and European new circus at Cable Factory. Magnificent Sorin Sirkus, The Chipolatas (GBR), POL (Spa). More info and schedules: www.huima.info Cable Factory Tallberginkatu 1C15, Helsinki Tickets: 22 Sat 7th Sun 15th Vene 2004 Båt Boat Fair Open Mon-Fri 1000-1900, Sat-Sun 1000-1800. Messukeskus, Fair-Centre Messuaukio 1, Helsinki Tickets: 12 Thu 19th Sat 21st Culture Bridge Festival From Finnish Shrovetide to Russian Maslenitsa The Festival builds a bridge between cultures and generations. Bazaar, workshops, seminars and music. Culture Centre Caisa Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance Fri 20th Sat 21st Georgia Land of a Holy Mother The Festival includes a Georgian film Filming(1979) by Lia Eliava Ziana on Friday 1900-2030. On Saturday 2000-2130 a group of five Georgian women Mzetamze sing acappella. Become familiar with Georgian Culture! Culture Centre Caisa Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Tickets: 7 / 5 (Friday free) Fri 20th Bessarion Gugusvili: Woman in Mythology and History Lecture by Professor Gugusvili. Culture Centre Caisa, 1800-1845 Mikonkatu 17 C, Helsinki Free entrance Please send information for next issue´s Out & See to [email protected] by 17th February. Next SixDegrees will be out on 25th February. The editorial team reserves the right to select the events to be published. 22 23 ISSUE 01/2004 Helsingin Tekniikanalan Stockmann, Motivus/ Sörnäinen, Vuosaaren Kirjasto, Wayne's Maahanmuuttajien Oppilaitos/ Vallilan Yksikkö, Mr Pickwick/ Kaivokatu, Coffee/ Aleksi, We got beef Yhteispalvelutoimisto, Helsingin Yliopiston Namaskaar/ Bulevardi, Mikkolan Kirjasto Lentävä Kielikeskus, Helsingin Yliopisto/ Namaskaar/ Rautatieasema, Next Espoo By Roman Schatz Lautanen, Pointin Kirjasto, Opiskelijakirjasto, Helsingin Century Fashion/ Hämeentie, Arcada/ Pohjois Tapiola, Ravintola Pantteri, Ravintola Yliopisto/ Topelia Kirjasto, Nosturi, Nuorisotiedotuskeskus Chicos/ Tapiola, Espoon Pingviini, Ravintola Toppari, Hercules, Herttoniemen Kirjasto, Kompassi, Nykytaiteen Museo Keskuksen Työvoimatoimisto, Silkin Portti, Tikkurilan Itäkeskuksen Kirjasto, Itäkeskus/ Kiasma, O'Malleys Irish Pub, Espoon Kulttuurikeskus, Kirjasto, Tikkurilan Hesburger, Itäkeskus/ Café Oulunkylän Kirjasto, Q-Teatteri, Helsinki Espoon Kulttuurikeskus/ Primo, Itäkeskus/ Robert's Public Corner, Raffaello, Työvoimatoimisto, Vantaan Tapiolan Kirjasto, Helinä Angleterre, Arcada/ Lauttasaari, Coffee, Itäkeskus/ Wayne's Ravintola Big Mamas, Ravintola Aikuisopisto, Vantaan luckyBakers, enough in aJumo nice, spacious old flatKosmos, in theRavintola center of Helsinki. I Rautavaaran rent it - the rent is horrendous - but Arcada/Im Sturenkatu, Barto live Museo, Coffee, Jazz Club, Lappi, Ammatillinen Koulutuskeskus no. 9, Berlitz, Betania I love the place and I Kaapelitehdas, could neverKaapelitehdas/ afford to buy it.Ravintola When Ooppera, my Finnish friends Kauppakeskus find out thatIsoI Omena, dont own the apartRavintola VAKES Toimipisteet Toimintakeskus, Bio City, Café Keski-Espoon Kirjasto, Työväenopisto, Kaisla, Kallion Tori, Reilun Kaupan Tähti, ment they pity me. Renting a flat means that youre a failure, youre poor and youre stupid too. Carusel, Café Engel, Café Leppävaaran Kirjasto, Kirjasto, Kanneltalo, Kappeli, Sanomatalo/ Modesty Coffee Muu Suomi Marrakech Delice, Caféhat? Mascot, Youre renting hundred years own something that Leppävaaran Kauppahalli/ Norisushi Bar, Shop, Saunabar, Savoy Teatteri, Hyvinkään Kirjasto, But lives much longer than he does? Café Milo. Café Primo, this Café place? Kauppakeskus Finns ready to tunaStadin for decades Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Kluuvi/ are Belge, Sir eat Eino,cheap STA Travel, thats insane! not forget one thing:Hämeenlinnan Nobody Rex, Café Ursula, CAISA Kauppakeskus Kluuvi/ Café Kebab Kaivokatu, Stadin Kebab LeppävaaranLets Työtori, just to pay off the mortgage. Ulkomaalaistoimisto, making owns anything, not even their own Kulttuurikeskus, CantinaYoure West, Picnic, Kauppakeskus Malmin Yliopistokatu, Stadin Luomu, Maahanmuuttajatyön Yliopiston your landlord richer body. Were all just tenantsJyväskylän on this Capital Restaurant Services, Nova, Kauppakeskus Stella Staring, Club/ Sturenkatu, Palveluyksikkö, Matinkylän start admiring the place. Dont bothhis winter holidays and his savYlioppilaskunta, Kainuun by paying him planet. Chicos Mannerheimintie, Ruoholahti, Kieliavain/ Stoa Itä-Helsingin Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, er to make your hosts compliments ings went into fixing the pipes, his every month and Monikulttuurinen Churchill Arms, CIMO Kaisaniemi, Kilroy Travels, Kulttuurikeskus, Storyville JazzCaribbean about their pretty children, their cool wife had to fly to the on Sellosali, Tapiolan you get nothing for Toimintakeskus, Kokkolan Kansainvälisen Henkilövaihdon Kirjakaapeli, Klaus Kurki, Club, Taidehalli, Taideteollinen job or their shiny car.What really her own. Työvoimatoimisto, Yppi yourself! Why dont you buy a flat? Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Kuopion Keskus, City Anttila/ Kirjasto, Korkeakoulu/ Kahvila counts is their home. During the Kipsari, third winter his wife Well, I also make the dairy Kontulan comPalvelut/ Leppävaara Kirjasto, Kuopion Kuvakukko, Musiikkiosasto, Coffee House, Kulttuuriareena Gloria, Korkeakoulu/ The best thing to have is aTaideteollinen house started to complain: We never do panies richer by buying a carton of Colours International, Corona Lahden Multi-Culti, Mikkelin of ones own, a so-called omakotianything together anymore. Youre Käpylän Pääkirjasto, Taideteollinen milk almost every day. DoesKuvataideakatemia, that Kaunianen Baari, Dabin Oriental Food/ Monikultturikeskus Mimosa, talo. A friend of mine bought one always busy!Meccala, She filed for divorce Kirjasto, Labyrinth, LaureaKorkeakoulu/ Ruokala mean Im an idiot for not buying my Työväenakatemian Kirjasto Vilhovuorenkatu, Digelius, DTM Oulun Kansainvälinen several years ago, a beautiful old and she wants half of the house ammattikorkeakoulu, Teatterikorkeakoulu, own cow? Don't Tell Owning Mama, Dubliner, wooden building with a sauna, a big worth in cash. Toimintakeskus, Oulun Lauttasaaren Kirjasto, Like Tennispalatsi/ Kulttuurien the house or apartment Vantaa Erottajayou Baari, Espresso Edge, garden and a long driveway seamed Many Finns say a flat or house of Ulkomaalaistoimisto, live in is the single most imporKirjakauppa, Limon, London Museo, Tennispalatsi/ Modesty Hakunilan Kansainvälinen by birch trees. For a while he was your own is a good investment for Finn Britt Forex/in Finland. People tantSociety, status symbol Tampereen Kansainvälinen Pub, Look Salon/ Hämeentie, Coffee Shop, Tiikeri, Tourist Heinon Pikatukku, the happiest man on earth. HeInfo/ spentPohjoisesplanadi, the future, something to passYhdistys, on to Mannerheimintie, Sesto, are ready toForum/ eat cheap tuna from the Luckan/ Lasipalatsi, Kohtauspaikka Unipoint, Lentoasema/ all of his free time at home, fixing up your children when you die.Helsinki-Vantaan Well, Grande can Grill, andHakaniemen dry bread for decades just to Maahanmuuttoyksikkö, Malmin Työvoimatoimisto/ Kluuvi, Tampereen Kaupungin the house, repairing things, painting we all know the taxation in this Impulssi Talo/ Carrols, Metroasema/ Jasmin Food, be able to pay off the mortgage. Kirjasto, Malmitalo, Maxim, MTyövoimatoimisto/ Kulttuuritoimi, Tampereen walls, decorating, gardening... country, and when you really do Tikkurila, Kauppakeskus They are perfectly sayMemphis Harjun Nuorisotalo, Heinon willing toBar, Erottaja, Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Töölön Kansainvälinen Naisten During the first winter he found kick the bucket, it is more than likegoodbye to restaurant holiPikatukku/ Sörnäinen, Helmi,dinners,Mocambo, Myyrmanni/ Hesburger, Molly Malone's, Kirjasto, UFF/ Fredrikinkatu, Tapaamispaikka, Turun out that the long driveway had a ly that your children will have to days abroad, their hobbies and anyHelsingin Aikuisopisto, Kauppakeskus Myyrmanni/ Monikulttuuriyhdistys Familia UFF/ Iso Roobertinkatu, UFF/ Yliopisto, Turun major disadvantage. When it snowed sell the place in order to be able to thing else that costs money, as long Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri/ Red Onion, Kauppakeskus Club, Mother Bar, Motivus/ Runeberginkatu, Vanha/ Beertax. he had to get up at 5 in the morning pay the inheritance Kansainvälinen Kohtauspaikka, as they can have their ultimate Lippukassa, Helsingin Tikkuri/ Leipomon Myymälä, Adlon, Motivus/ Center, Café, Vastaanottokeskus, and work his butt off to get his car The North American Indians, so Vaasan Yliopisto dream fulfilled: a place of their own, Pääkirjasto, HELTECH Koivukylän Kirjasto KIRNU, Kamppi, Viikin Kirjasto, out of the Motivus/ yard and make it toVerotoimisto, work highly acclaimed for their wisdom, even if its only a tiny little boxMotivus/ with Culture Shock Home, sweet home Oma koti kullan kallis! W less than 20 square meters. When you enter a Finnish home, make sure to take your shoes off and in time. During the second winter the pipes froze and broke. My friend spent weeks without water and heat- have always marveled at the white mans concept of buying and selling land and real estate. 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Café Primo, Café Rex, Café Ursula, CAISA Kulttuurikeskus, Cantina West, Capital Restaurant Services, Chicos Mannerheimintie, Churchill Arms, CIMO Kansainvälisen Henkilövaihdon Keskus, City Anttila/ Musiikkiosasto, Coffee House, Colours International, Corona Baari, Dabin Oriental Food/ Vilhovuorenkatu, Digelius, DTM Dont Tell Mama, Dubliner, Erottaja Baari, Espresso Edge, Finn Britt Society, Forex/ Mannerheimintie, Forum/ Sesto, Grande Grill, Hakaniemen Metroasema/ Jasmin Food, Harjun Nuorisotalo, Heinon Pikatukku/ Sörnäinen, Helmi, Helsingin Aikuisopisto, Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri/ Lippukassa, Helsingin Pääkirjasto, HELTECH Helsingin Tekniikanalan Oppilaitos/ Vallilan Yksikkö, Helsingin Yliopiston Kielikeskus, Helsingin Yliopisto/ Opiskelijakirjasto, Helsingin Yliopisto/ Topelia Kirjasto, Hercules, Herttoniemen Kirjasto, Itäkeskuksen Kirjasto, Itäkeskus/ Hesburger, Itäkeskus/ Café Primo, Itäkeskus/ Roberts Coffee, Itäkeskus/ Waynes Coffee, Jumo Jazz Club, Kaapelitehdas, Kaapelitehdas/ Työväenopisto, Kaisla, Kallion Kirjasto, Kanneltalo, Kappeli, Kauppahalli/ Norisushi Bar, Kauppakeskus Kluuvi/ Belge, Kauppakeskus Kluuvi/ Café Picnic, Kauppakeskus Malmin Nova, Kauppakeskus Ruoholahti, Kieliavain/ Kaisaniemi, Kilroy Travels, Kirjakaapeli, Klaus Kurki, Kontulan Kirjasto, Kulttuuriareena Gloria, Kuvataideakatemia, Käpylän Kirjasto, Labyrinth, Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu, Lauttasaaren Kirjasto, Like Kirjakauppa, Limon, London Pub, Look Salon/ Hämeentie, Luckan/ Lasipalatsi, Maahanmuuttoyksikkö, Malmin Kirjasto, Malmitalo, Maxim, M-Bar, Memphis Erottaja, Mocambo, Molly Malones, Monikulttuuriyhdistys Familia Club, Mother Bar, Motivus/ Adlon, Motivus/ Center, Motivus/ Kamppi, Motivus/ Stockmann, Motivus/ Sörnäinen, Mr Pickwick/ Kaivokatu, Namaskaar/ Bulevardi, Namaskaar/ Rautatieasema, Next Century Fashion/ Hämeentie, Nosturi, Nuorisotiedotuskeskus Kompassi, Nykytaiteen Museo Kiasma, OMalleys Irish Pub, Oulunkylän Kirjasto, Q-Teatteri, Public Corner, Raffaello, Ravintola Big Mamas, Ravintola Kosmos, Ravintola Lappi, Ravintola Ooppera, Ravintola Tori, Reilun Kaupan Tähti, Sanomatalo/ Modesty Coffee Shop, Saunabar, Savoy Teatteri, Sir Eino, STA Travel, Stadin Kebab Kaivokatu, Stadin Kebab Yliopistokatu, Stadin Luomu, Stella Star Club/ Sturenkatu, Stoa Itä-Helsingin Kulttuurikeskus, Storyville Jazz Club, Taidehalli, Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu/ Kahvila Kipsari, Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu/ Pääkirjasto, Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu/ Ruokala Meccala, Teatterikorkeakoulu, Tennispalatsi/ Kulttuurien Museo, Tennispalatsi/ Modesty Coffee Shop, Tiikeri, Tourist Info/ Pohjoisesplanadi, Työvoimatoimisto/ Kluuvi, Työvoimatoimisto/ Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Töölön Kirjasto, UFF/ Fredrikinkatu, UFF/ Iso Roobertinkatu, UFF/ Runeberginkatu, Vanha/ Beer Café, Vastaanottokeskus, Verotoimisto, Viikin Kirjasto, Vuosaaren Kirjasto, Waynes Coffee/ Aleksi, We got beef Espoo: Soukan Kirjasto, Tapiolan Työvoimatoimisto, Tapiolan YPP, Yppi Palvelut/ Leppävaara Kaunianen: Työväenakatemian Kirjasto Vantaa: Hakunilan Kansainvälinen Yhdistys, Heinon Pikatukku, Helsinki-Vantaan Lentoasema/ Carrols, Impulssi Talo/ Tikkurila, Kauppakeskus Myyrmanni/ Hesburger, Kauppakeskus Myyrmanni/ Red Onion, Kauppakeskus Tikkuri/ Leipomon Myymälä, Koivukylän Kirjasto KIRNU, Maahanmuuttajien Yhteispalvelutoimisto, Mikkolan Kirjasto Lentävä Lautanen, Pointin Kirjasto, Ravintola Pantteri, Ravintola Pingviini, Ravintola Toppari, Silkin Portti, Tikkurilan Kirjasto, Tikkurilan Työvoimatoimisto, Vantaan Aikuisopisto, Vantaan Ammatillinen Koulutuskeskus VAKES Toimipisteet Muu Suomi: Hyvinkään Kirjasto, Hämeenlinnan Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Jyväskylän Yliopiston Ylioppilaskunta, Järvenpään kirjasto, Kainuun Monikulttuurinen Toimintakeskus, Kokkolan Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Kuopion Kirjasto, Kuopion Kuvakukko, Lahden Multi-Culti, Mikkelin Monikultturikeskus Mimosa, Oulun Kansainvälinen Toimintakeskus, Oulun Ulkomaalaistoimisto, Turun Kansainvälinen Kohtauspaikka, Vaasan Yliopisto Arcada/ Pohjois Tapiola, Chicos/ Tapiola, Espoon Keskuksen Työvoimatoimisto, Espoon Kulttuurikeskus, Espoon Kulttuurikeskus/ Tapiolan Kirjasto, Espoon Keskuksen YPP, Espoonlahden YPP, Helinä Rautavaaran Museo, Kauppakeskus Iso Omena, Kalajärven YPP, KeskiEspoon Kirjasto, Kivenlahden Kirjasto, Leppävaaran Kirjasto, Leppävaaran Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Leppävaaran Kirjasto, If you are energetic, dynamic and ENJOY marketing, Leppävaaran Työtori, you are welcome to join our staff. Leppävaaran YPP, SixDegrees is hiring marketing staff to sell advertisement space. Maahanmuuttajatyön We offer a small basic salary, with generous commission available. Palveluyksikkö, Matinkylän Maahanmuuttajayksikkö, Call: Laura 09 777 2005 or email: [email protected] Matinkylän YPP, Sellosali, SixDegrees Wants You!!! Next Issue Photo by: Dwi Setianto 25.2.2004