03x02 - Muutoksen aika

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Part 33: Time for a change
In September 1992

So, how did it go with those Germans?

Well, Germans are quite good tourists.

And besides, they have money.

Maybe we should go to some
trade fairs in Central Europe sometime.

We could showcase Finland a little and
get some foreigners excited about coming here.

Well, there's no money for that
kind of thing right now.

Are you in a hurry again?

Oh, don’t leave just yet.
You just got here.

The bank's board of directors
is in session right now.

Are they discussing your matters there?

Those too.

Would anyone like more coffee?

No, thank you.

The vote was three in
favor and three against.

In this case, the chairman's vote decides, so Urja
ski Resort's debt restructuring request has been rejected.

That was the last item on the
agenda, so the meeting is adjourned.

Good night, everyone.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

Bye.

So, you didn’t vote as agreed.

We didn’t agree on anything.

I voted the way I thought was right.

This decision endangers Erkki’s
and many others’ livelihoods.

The entire municipality will
suffer from this situation.

When a new entrepreneur takes over from
Erkki, things will sort themselves out.

Running a ski business is
not the bank’s responsibility.

If there’s a bankruptcy, the bank
will surely lose even more.

I think Erkki should have been
given the chance to continue.

He is the one who came
up with the whole idea.

He’s created new jobs and contributed
to the municipality in every way.

And now you start, too.

Now we just have to look ahead, to
the future, with courage and without prejudice.

You'll see, this decision will turn out

to be beneficial both the
bank and the townspeople.

I think I’m more on the side
of the people than you are.

Are you related to Erkki, since
you’re defending him so much?

I’m not, but you are.

Family is the worst.

So they say.

Bye.

Bye.

Laila.

So.

I won’t be seeing you for a week.

I'll leave in the morning

to Helsinki and St. Petersburg, and Äänislinna,
or Petrozavodsk, as it’s called now.

I might have that hunting trip contract
in my pocket when I get back.

So, have a good week.

Bye.

And yeah, here's your pencil.

What secrets do they have this time?

Well, we just have some news.

For once, some good news.

We’re expecting a baby.

Well, damn.

Due in March-April.

Congratulations.

And I’ve been secretly hoping for this.

Oh, have you?

So Erkki is going to be a father.

Well, I guess so.

I’m happy about it.

Hey, give me that...

Metsola.

Well?

Oh, right.

Well, no.

Well, yeah. Bye, call me.

They called from that meeting?

Yeah, from there.

Well, Helena, we could
actually start heading home.

Oh, don’t now.

Well, I don't...

Bye.

Sorry now.

This is the kind of rushing
our life is like nowadays.

Thanks a lot.

And, let's call.

Yeah.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Come again.

I wonder what has really happened there.

I don’t understand.

I don’t understand these young people.

They’re always in a hurry.

Yeah.

Alright.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Well, I’m coming.

Bye.

Well, what did the
municipal manager say?

He was upset.

He said he has some plan.

I have to go there in the morning.

Would you have ever started building a ski resort if you
had known about the devaluation and all this other stuff?

I don’t know.

It's pointless speculation.

Now we just have to
see what tomorrow brings.

Oh, sorry I’m late, the
weather was just terrible.

It’s alright. It really is.

Oh, is that a new coat?

No, this is ancient.

I just fixed it up a
bit. Do you like it?

Fantastic.

You really have an eye for this.

Thanks.

Now, let’s go.

I’ll show you.

What?

What, what?

Something, something. Guess what?

An empty business space.

There are plenty of those.

This one is right
downtown. Think about it.

This could make a wonderful boutique.

Or even a café.

Or a pub.

Why not.

Those are trendy now,
they’re always full.

Well, go ahead and start one.

Me?

Come on, I couldn’t do that.

Why not? If someone else
can, why not you?

Even Marja Melin opened
a pub in Helsinki.

She’s actually working there
as a waitress herself.

Really?

Yes.

Well, okay, hi.

It’s been a busy morning. Hello.

Hello, hello.

I’ve been in contact with
both KTM and Kera.

Looking into your issues and...

Now, I have a proposal to present.

Alright, let’s hear it.

I propose that Urja
Slopes files for bankruptcy.

What?

So, you mean...

Is that really what you’re suggesting?

Yes, yes, yes.

It’s not as bad as it sounds.

The plan is as follows...

That Urja Slopes is filing for bankruptcy, but
the municipality of Hoikka will step in.

And you will have the opportunity to
reclaim the whole thing back for yourself.

Yeah, but is something
like that even possible?

It is.

In assistance with Kera.

Yeah, yeah.

The municipality of Hoikka will buy
Urja Slopes for 4 million marks.

And then you will make a
redemption agreement with the municipality.

You’ll get ten years to pay,
with an 8% interest rate.

Yeah, but what about the
two million in debt?

I can't just be free from that, can I?

Yes, you can.

Look, for example, the municipality of Puolanka sorted out a
company's affairs in exactly the same way last winter.

Well, then there's some
hope left after all.

Yes, yes, yes, indeed.

I'll call the municipal board for a meeting tomorrow
evening, and you'll get to come and be heard.

Oh, well.

Well, the bankruptcy application, you see, it has
to be filed before the meeting anyway.

Bankruptcy, yeah.

I, I don't...

Well, we can do it together then. Come by our place in
the morning, and we’ll do it together if you find it difficult.

But what if, what if the matter
doesn’t progress in the municipal board?

Well, do you have any better options?

Yeah.

Oh hi, I’m looking for Dad.

Risto is in music therapy right now.

Oh, I see.

Hey, look, look at that blue one.

Look at what’s inside. What kind
of sound comes from there?

Try to find the sound.

That sound here is kind of scary to me.

This expands the whole picture.

Hey, the doorbell rang.

Risto, your daughter Liisa
is at the door.

Aha.

Hi.

Hi.

Hi.

Take a seat.

Well?

Well.

Yeah.

Yeah, I’ll be getting out next week.

Will you?

Wonderful.

Hey, then you’ll have time
to vote Osmo out.

Yeah.

Yeah. What should I start doing then?

Erkki’s got something, but...

I don’t know.

Come to us.

Come help us.

In what?

Well, with the herb thing.

No...

Seriously.

I’ve been thinking...

...we need help.

No...

Liisa, no...

You don’t have to worry about me.

I’d like to take care of you.

That whole exhibition thing
was my fault.

No it wasn't.

I’ve made my decisions myself.

I should get out of Leppävaara.

If only I knew where to go.

Do you want to take care of me?

Huhuu honey!

Yeah, where have you been this long?

You know.

Looking for work.

Since can't stay at home anyway.

What the heck are you doing?

The apartment is full of junk, like it’s
about to be sold at a flea market.

Lisbet and I came up
with a great business idea.

We’re starting a company.

Yeah. We’ll set up a boutique where
we turn old clothes into new ones.

Just think about it.

Since people don’t have much money
to spend on clothes right now,

we’ll just fill their
closets with revamped creations.

Isn’t that a great idea?

Well, it doesn’t sound bad.

Look at this.

This is an experimental piece.

This top part is from my ancient
evening gown, which you probably remember.

And then this lower part
is from my graduation outfit.

Do you recognize the sleeves?

No.

Our curtains from Sotkamo.

Aha.

Isn't it cool?

Yeah.

Well...

Hey, listen.

You could get state start-up
money for that business.

I told Lisbeth that
you’d figure out how.

Well, you'll probably arrange
start-up grant for us?

Right?

Then we’d probably need to get
an apartment in the city center.

A really good one...

Stop, stop, stop.

Now some brakes.

At least some sort of
limit has to be set.

No, wait, hey.

Eeva called and asked me
to send her regards.

I told her she’s welcome
to come live with us.

Now that she’s starting
her paramedic trial.

Hey, should we go with
shorts or long sleeves?

Did you hear, hey?

Yeah, yeah, that would be nice.

Yeah.

Yeah, which one’s better?

What?

Shorts or long?

Doesn’t matter.

Good morning, boss.

Good morning, good
morning, good morning.

Come on in.

Hi.

Hello.

Good that you came here.

I’ve got your application ready here.

Here it is, so...

Just take a quick look at it again and then put your name
at the bottom so you can submit it to the district court.

Yeah.

Yes, that’s the same thing
I read on the phone.

Alright.

But when you write your name on this paper,
you're confessing, like you're signing your own death sentence.

Well, not exactly, hey, it's just that from this heap
of ashes rises an even more glorious, new brave Urja.

By the way, when you go to Kajaani, to the district
court, present that Janne Routamaa guy as the second estate administrator.

He’s a former lawyer of Kera.

I’ll write his name for you,
wait a second on this paper.

Kera's ex lawyer, he’s a really nice guy and will
definitely handle the estate's affairs in a positive spirit.

Routamaa.

Here.

Alright. It’s surprising you’ve already
thought about such things.

Well, yeah.

Alright. I, on the other hand,
didn’t get any sleep last night.

Oh.

It felt like there
was a wall everywhere.

Well, not exactly.

I’m driving there by your own car?

Yes.

Thank you.

Bye.

I could drive you to Tampere.

Aha.

Well, it'd be quite nice. But maybe it's a bit
too long drive for you on the same day.

Besides, I'll go to
work right next morning.

And Jaana is not prepared
for both us coming.

You know, how she can be.

Yeah, but I anyway have
nothing to do here.

Besides, you have so
much stuff to carry.

Well, I got only couple of bags.

I’ll manage.

Yeah, but I can’t manage without you.

Yeah, yeah, I’ll manage.

Does your store really have to
be in the city center?

All the commercial spaces
here are ridiculously expensive.

Besides, you don’t even know if
you’ll get that startup grant.

If you get it, it’s only for six months.

How do you think we’ll
get customers to some suburb?

We’d have to run huge newspaper ads.

They cost a fortune.

Well, that’s true, of course.

Hey!

Hi! Thanks a lot for
the last time. It worked.

Oh, great, I’m glad.

Jaakko, bring me a one size bigger one.

Hey, listen, one more thing.

Do you want to be
an auctioneer at a sale?

Since you’re used to waving that gavel.

Well, why not? I guess I...

But how do I reach you?

I’ll give you my business
card. Here, take it.

It was really nice to run into you.

Is that your wife?

Yeah.

Hi. Bye now.

Bye bye.

Who’s this young lady?

Good day.

Good day.

I need to submit a bankruptcy petition.

Yes.

Can I submit it?

You can submit it here.

Thank you.

What kind of mushroom is this?

Don’t you recognize the gray waxy cap?

It’s a kind of mushroom delicacy,
even though it looks so miserable.

Oh.

I’ve never picked anything like that.

No, they shouldn’t be cooked much.

They are so soft and wormy.

They should always be used fresh.

Oh.

Since I’m so used to
those old familiar ones.

Yeah.

Well, you have a relative trying
to get into the council.

Yeah, it's Osmo.

He’s a sharp guy.

No, Osmo’s not a relative of ours.

He’s our Risto’s
daughter Liisa’s boyfriend.

A common-law husband.

That’s him.

Well, the greens are trying to get
into the council in many places.

Yeah.

The world situation is such that people
are now interested in forests and toxins.

What kind of bolete is this?

It’s a butter bolete.

It’s excellent when fried.

Although the older ones tend to
be a bit slimy and wormy.

No, but what time is it?

It’s almost half-past five.

Could I watch TV at your place?

Oh, you probably want to watch the news.

Let's go.

Alright.

Who is this? He’s a complete stranger.

Ah, this one? it’s
Torne. He’s Ridge’s brother.

They’re both Stephanie’s sons.

Well, is he the husband of
that tall blonde hair girl?

Oh, you mean Brooke?

Yeah.

She's Ridge's girlfriend.

Ah, yeah, yeah.

What about Caroline then?

Yeah, she’s very much into Ridge also.

Ah.

Hey, have you thought about going
to the horse races next Sunday?

Oh, yeah. Well, we’ll
talk about it later.

Hello.

Come inside quickly. There’s a
great show on TV.

What is this then?

The Bold and the Beautiful, of course.

Hey, there comes Ridge.

Oh, he's so wonderful.

Greetings from Parainen.

Look now.

Oh no.

Dinner will be ready soon, come eat.

I won’t.

Come now, I’ve got everything ready.

I don't have time.

I’m not hungry either.

What’s up now?

You know what it is.

I have to go to the town hall.

That’s where our future is
being decided. Right now.

Well, it’ll be fine.

You have supporters there, now that
Kari happens to be away.

Yeah.

I’m just afraid they won’t
dare make big decisions.

Now that the municipal
elections are coming.

And by the way.

Speaking of Kari.

I went to Kajaani today, and at the
same time, I stopped by the land registry.

The areas that were allocated to you in
the Kaukovaara estate division are still unpartitioned.

What?

They are still marked
as deceased estate property.

It can't be true.

Kari promised to have a
surveyor sent to that place.

He must have forgotten.

You think so?

I am convinced that he has
deliberately left this matter unresolved.

Why on earth?

Well, because if you wanted to sell them or
pledge them, it wouldn't be possible without Kari's consent.

Alright.

I have to go now.

Bye bye.

I really have to watch this,
it's such a funny series.

Otherwise, I'll get sick.

Oh, right, welcome.

Thanks.

It's really nice that I
can be here with you.

How's Stigu doing?

Nothing special with him.

He’s a bit frustrated because he would like
to work, but it doesn't really pay off.

Doesn't pay off?

Well, you see, he gets an invalidity pension, which is about the
same as the income he would get from a forest manager's job.

But that's great.

Yeah, but then if he works, every
penny gets deducted from his pension.

That really doesn’t boost
his desire to work.

Now, every penny is needed.

By the way, has Jaakko found a job?

No. I never would have believed that the
job situation would end up like this.

You know, since I'm staying here with you,
I could very well pay a little rent.

Well?

How did it go?

Badly.

For the brake men.

We won. The municipal
council approved our proposal.

Well, after a vote, but still.

Well, that’s great.

So, what happens now?

Winter is coming, and we should start
marketing and hire elevator maintenance workers.

True, true.

Do we need to sign
any papers or something?

Not yet. No, this still needs
to be processed by the council.

I understand that there wouldn't be the opportunity or time to postpone this, but the problem
is that I don't know if Kari will agree to summon the council before the elections.

So, since we got Eeva here to practice this paramedic doctor
work for a year, we now have a few things that...

...will change in our practice, meaning the amount of
medication we used before will significantly increase with Eeva.

And another thing is
our heart monitoring device.

Previously, we used a semi-automatic device, and it was green, and
the machine dictated the rhythm we gave to the patient.

Now, it’s Eeva who tells us which
patient and what dosage we should give.

And we identify it from this red

device and from the fact that when we turn the
power on, it tells us we are in manual mode.

Manual mode. Select energy.

And specifically, the "select energy" part, now
we have 25, 50, 100, 200, 360.

So. Before, we only had 200 and 360.

Hi.

Hi, hi.

Is our mom here?

Who?

Our mom, Laila. Is she here?

Oh, Laila Heikkinen.

Since, she wasn’t at the bank, so
I thought she might be here.

Don’t you have some thing going on?

Some thing?

I haven’t seen Laila
Heikkinen for a week.

I just got back last night from my trip.

Well, that's a shame.

Bye.

Bye, bye.

And say hi if you see her.

Yep.

Kari Kaukovaara.

Hi.

So, what did the
municipal council decide?

Oh, damn, damn.

Well, nothing for it. We just
have to start pushing full throttle.

Alright, clear, bye.

Alright, and this section has been sold,
and we move on to the next.

To this shelf here.

Here we have various gas
welding devices, pressure gauges, nozzles.

There’s still a box of loose nozzles, countless
numbers, and there’s a color spray g*n.

And you just put it on the wall, and when
the smoke has cleared, the connections will be checked.

What’s being offered?

A hundred.

A hundred offered.

A hundred offered.

150 and 150.

200.

Here’s experts talking.

200, 200, 200 first.

210, 210, 210, 210.

250, 250.

300, 350.

350.

350, 350, 350.

The first, the second. 400.

400 the first and second and third
time. Sold for the gentleman here.

Then we move on to the next section.

Let’s take this, there’s
an electric heater here.

And from here, there's also something that looks like a crankshaft’s thing, and
spare parts for it and some kind of measuring tools here too.

What’s being offered?

I’m not going there now,
the b*tch moved in.

She’s made Dad totally confused.

But you were supposed to
start studying in the fall.

You can't just
leave everything unfinished.

I couldn’t care less.

And I don’t want to work
in the restaurant industry either.

Whether you care or not, I’m going to start looking
at you lying on my couch with a sour face.

Oh, you mean you
have no maternal responsibilities?

Or.

Would you rather want that
hillbilly laying on your couch?

That's enough.

Oh my goodness.

Well, then stay for a while.

I’ll call your father.

I’m not going there anymore.

I rather k*ll myself.

Let’s cut down on the drama.

Of course, you can live with me.

I don’t mean that.

I’m just talking about studying.

Well, let’s go eat at that restaurant.

Well, yeah, I guess there
was some business done there.

So, well, it’s probably not entirely...

Yeah, it went well.

Yeah.

So, how about...

That’s what we agreed on.

Yeah.

But the tax issue...

Well, listen, next week there’s an
auction of a pub's assets.

Can you handle that too?

Sure, why not.

Alright, good.

Alright, yeah thanks.

Yeah, bye.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Well, it has to at least...

Listen, I’ll call you back in a bit.

Bye.

I heard, there’s been a
meeting during my absence.

What the hell kind of game is that?

Yeah, we had it, we had it.

If I remember correctly, according
to the municipal law,

it’s the chairman of the municipal
council who summons the council.

The chairman of the council only has the
role of a listener in that meeting.

Oh, so I’m just a listener, am I?

Well, no, it’s not
worth burning sleeves over.

Hey, because the situation with Urja Slopes
is that we need quick decisions.

Erkki is ready to make a
redemption agreement with the municipality,

as long as the municipality first buys
the slopes from the bankruptcy estate.

Oh, so Erkki is ready for that?

Yes.

Well, what the hell’s the
rush at this point?

Look, we have to secure the operation
of the slopes for next winter.

And also the over twenty
jobs that are there.

I don’t really care
much about Erkki’s jobs.

Well, last season he had to
lay off almost the entire staff.

He had to, yes, but that
was mostly due to the devaluation.

Yeah.

Hey, you really need to call
the municipal council together quickly,

so we can get decisions
made about Erkki’s issue.

There’s urgency.

Let’s see.

But in any case, this matter is not
as simple as you’re making it sound.

By the way, do you happen to have
the meeting papers for the municipal council?

Yeah, they’re here.

Here. That’s it.

Good morning.

Good morning, good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Coffee for Mrs. doctor.

Wow, it’s a good service here.

There’s always a good service here.

There’s something behind
the scenes here.

Esa is Esa.

That’s how it is.

It’s something you’ll have
to get used to...

Doctor ambulance, emergency alert...

First call.

Well, let’s go big?

Has he been here long?

A couple of minutes.

Well, it’s fibrillating. Let’s give 200.

Release the patient.

Give 200 again.

Release the patient.

Give 360.

Release the patient.

Intubating. Put something.

Okay, and now I'll give you
couple of ampules of adrenaline.

Hey, can you go lift the
lower limbs, hold the ankles, and...

We are lifting this
patient's lower limbs.

The drip is almost going here.

It was sad, having to
leave your position like that.

I still tried to speak on your
behalf like Runeberg, but nothing helped.

Well, when our bank became the Finnish Savings Bank, of
course, they wanted theri own man in the leadership.

Or in this case, a woman.

But on the other hand, what
you have to worry here?

Have calm retirement days and...

Or what?

Well, yes.

What’s wrong with this? Time just
seems to get a bit long.

I've been trying to find some work too,
but it’s really difficult in this area.

I actually have a suggestion for you.

I’m actually starting a
new company and...

I was going to ask if
you’d be willing to join in?

For example, as a CEO or
even just as a partner.

Antti, come on!

This is a good composter

Like gold...

...from my belly comes soil.

It’s too small.

Metsola, go ahead and buy one too.

It’s too small for me.

Well, hello hello.

Come see...

On Sundays, we’ve committed
with teacher Ronkainen

to come here for a few hours so that families can
get to know the exhibition together at the same time.

Yeah.

It’s very important for children to
participate in their community activities.

And this way we can also...

address environmental issues in a
way that everyone understands.

Both children and adults.

Even the parents are excited.

Yeah, probably.

And there’s nothing bad to say about it.

It’s really cute.

Yeah, that’s a model designed by me.

Oh.

Eastern Karelian toys.

Oh.

Yeah, it's pretty.

Well, what is this?

Oh, how adorable.

It says "Mari" on the tag. This
isn’t a potholder too, is it?

It’s her interpretation of
an indigenous tribe's headgear.

Annikki has had a tough time.

Since her oldest son lost
his mind like that.

Yeah.

All sorts of shovels come out of wood.

Bread shovels and dung
shovels, as they say.

One is the doctor, and
the other is the patient.

But isn’t that Risto's daughter?

Yeah, yeah.

And that’s her man who's
trying for the council.

They’re not married.

And imagine what happened
to Annikki’s older daughter.

Her husband has been involved
in all kinds of crimes.

We’ll see what comes of
that Erkki's hill thing.

Good day.

Good day, good day.

So, what’s up with Leppävaara?

Haven’t seen you in a while.

Thanks. Very good.

Well, goodbye.

Goodbye, goodbye.

Goodbye.

Tolonen.

Well, it's Kari here, hello.

So about the council meeting,
it's happening next Tuesday, right?

At 18:00.

Yes.

Yeah.

By the way, I've heard some news
that Erkki is getting a competitor.

I see.

It's some new company.

Yeah, they're going to make an offer.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Both offers would be good to
handle in that same meeting, right?

Council...

Good.

At 18:00, Tuesday.

Well?

Bye.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Take a look, take your time.

Yeah, let's do that.

How much do you have to pay in
rent for a place like this every month?

Not much.

5000-6000 a month.

Not much?

5000-6000.

Do you have a clue how
little the start-up money is?

No, no, what kind of turnover
are you expecting from this?

How do you plan to
run a business like this?

Oh, don't shout now.

Look, what kind of place this is.

This is amazing.

And the location in the
middle of the city.

Come on, take your sense, darling,
into your little hand, Jaana.

Don't now.

Oh no, Jaakko, help.

Do you really have to carry the whole chemical
store’s warehouse around with you all the time?

Well, it's not much.

No.

Listen, Jaana, think about this
whole project again, twice.

Quite a surprisingly tough day.

It went well.

I’ve just been thinking about the other heart
attack situation, whether I could have done more.

Of course, it doesn't help to think about those
things, but there's nothing to be done about it.

It always stops you when
you lose a patient.

That guy’s pump had been stopped for so long
that there was nothing to be done anymore.

We did everything we could.

Yeah, no doctor could have
done that resuscitation better.

I guess that's how it is.

Thanks.

What?

Are you going to Oulu?

Well, somewhere that way.
What about you?

Well, I thought I’d come along, since there doesn’t
seem to be any room for me here today.

Come along.

Antti, where are you going?

Well, picking up Risto.

Well, good.

So what will happen to Leppävaara Ltd?

Is it going bankrupt too?

No, and neither is the hotel.

Only the ski slope and
lifts and maintenance buildings.

But if the slope business isn't
continued, the situation changes, of course.

The caravan area and hotel will
stay empty if no skiers come.

You understand that.

Well, yeah, but it’s embarrassing
if you go bankrupt.

Well.

It’s not fun at all.

But I’m not the only entrepreneur in this country who
is in trouble because of the mark’s floating and devaluation.

Yeah, I get it.

What do they say in the village
now? They must have plenty of sneers.

It’s all the same. They always sneer.

At least I’m happy that
I haven’t screwed up myself.