02x02 - Arkea ja juhlaa

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Part 24: Everyday life and celebration
In summer of 1991

Listen, you really should get yourself
a new pair of glasses.

For what? There’s nothing
wrong with these.

You should also get some proper milk.

You can't make real Finnish yogurt out
of that kind of skim milk.

Good heavens, who’s sh**ting
near our place?

Oh, sh**ting? I didn’t even know that you
could sh**t with a two-stroke these days.

Good day.

Good day?

Good day.

This is the Leppävaara farm, right?

Well, it is, at least for now.

And you must be
Ristomatti Leppävaara’s sister?

Yes, yes, Ristomatti was my brother.

I’m Arvo Vanhanen.

Arvo, son of Iivari Vanhanen.

Sometimes called AIV.

You probably don’t remember.

No.

But we have met.

And even danced together at
the neighbor’s barn dance.

I was Ristomatti’s service mate.

And we were in the same
unit during the continuation w*r, too.

Oh, I see.

But you won’t find
Ristomatti here anymore.

He never made it back.

Yes, I know, I know.

I visited the hero’s grave.

To honor the memory of old friends.

And there was Ristomatti’s name, too.

Oh, so this is the master’s friend?

Well, actually, this is
our older daughter's.

But she ended up staying
with us for the summer.

Oh, I see.

Hehehe.

Look at this.

Now there’s soil all over
the table and the floor.

Guess what this is?

Well?

This is large reindeer lichen.

Meaning Iceland moss.

Oh.

There’s tons of it in the bogs
on the way to the village.

So what about it?

If you rinse and dry it, it
makes the best remedy for colds.

Besides, you can use it
in porridge and bread, too.

Well, that’s good then.

Guess what I just thought?

Eating this in Southern
Finland isn’t really advisable.

Lichens contain a lot of heavy metals.

And that’s bad for kidneys.

Osmo, hey.

What?

I was thinking it would be really
nice to visit Helsinki or Tampere.

Why?

Why? Just for a change of scenery.

Soon it’ll be pitch dark time
again, and that takes forever.

Yeah, well.

I have lessons every day
now that school’s starting.

What would we even do in the city?

What do people do in the city?

We could go to the
movies, eat out, do whatever.

Yeah...

I just wonder if it’s really worth it.

Oh, for heaven’s sake, let’s not go.

Let's go.

Yeah, of course, if
it's important to you.

Well, I don't really know
if it's that important.

Should we crumble that into tiny pieces
if we're putting it in the bread?

Or should we maybe put it
on top of the bread?

And I never returned here after the w*r.

I was trained as a signalman in the army and
then went straight to the merchant fleet as an electrician.

A sort of radio operator.

Yeah, yeah. So you've
seen the world then.

Oh, I have. During 45 years

I've managed to be in
all sorts of places.

And now that I've retired, I came here to
look at my old hometown and childhood landscapes.

Yeah, yeah.

Aha...

Thanks.

So, about Ristomatti again.

That boy never came back home?

No. No, he didn't.

Yeah, they just sent a notice saying he was
declared missing, and later the state pronounced him dead.

Yeah. Ristomatti and I were
in a prison camp together.

On the Ivans’ side.

It was a temporary camp, and a
few of us managed to escape, but...

Ristomatti, who was
wounded, couldn’t leave.

And so he stayed there.

I see.

So that’s how it happened.

Uh...

Do you think there's any
chance he’s still alive?

I've always had this feeling that...

No, he isn't. I've been trying
to explain this to you.

Yeah. To be honest, it's been
so long that it seems impossible.

By the way, where are you from?

I don't recall any
Metsolas around here before.

I’m piglets of Sakkola,
from the Karelian Isthmus.

Oh, from Karelia.

Uh-huh.

Have you visited your birthplace?

No, I haven’t.

No? But those trips are trendy now.

Those homeland trips.

You should go and show your
wife where you’re really from.

We’re probably not fit
for traveling anymore.

We were supposed to go to our youngest son’s wedding
in Tampere, but that trip probably won’t happen either.

Yeah, I really would have wanted to go.

Annikki’s back is so bad she can’t
handle such a long train ride.

Honestly, you couldn’t handle
Kari being there.

So this Erkki Metsola, the one with the
slope business, is he your youngest son?

Yes, he is.

Wasn’t he in the Winter
Olympics back in the day?

Well, yes, he was.

Erkki.

Yeah?

Why are you getting married
in Tampere, why not here?

We don’t want to arrange a big wedding.

Where else would we
have it? At Kaukovaara?

No, thanks.

And if we had it in
Leppävaara, Mom would stress herself sick.

Even Helena thinks this is
much better this way.

Well, you haven't said anything to
Jaana about this wedding either?

Well, I talked to Jaakko, but then I
understood they had something else going on.

Then, look, Helena even started worrying that Meriläinen might
show up at the wedding and start causing trouble.

Has he still been calling?

No.

I guess he finally gave up.

Aha.

I see. We're in the home stretch now.

Looking good.

Yeah, we're just finishing up the last bathroom.
So, where should I send the invoice?

Send it to Riitta at the office.

Alright.

I guess it'll be paid in due time.

Well, the hotel starts to be in shape.

Just missing the furniture. But
those are coming next week.

When Helena and I are on our honeymoon.

Then, when they arrive, can
you put them in place?

Thanks for the coffee, by the way.

Oh, you're welcome.

I'll have to come here
sometime with more time.

Yeah.

This was just a quick visit.

About three hours.

Welcome. It was really nice
to meet you, and...

Yeah, I thought so too.

By the way, are
there mushrooms around here?

Oh yes, plenty.

I'm just asking because I was wondering if
I could come mushroom picking in the fall.

Sure, you're welcome.

Yeah, there are plenty
of mushrooms here.

Hey, where did you find that ride?

Well, I spotted it in a relative’s
shed, took it, and fixed it up.

It's always sort of worked.

Oh, so you still have relatives here?

Yeah, Riitta Vanhanen.

She is my brother's son's
wife. Eino’s widow now.

Oh, I see.

Yeah. Well, I guess
that’s it then. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Alright, give it another kick.

So, Eino’s uncle, huh?

Yeah.

By the way, we still have Heikki’s
old moped in the barn loft.

Do you think it could
still be made roadworthy?

No way, not from that old junk.

Risto.

Hey, would you have wanted
to come to our wedding?

Of course not, not me.

That’s what I thought. That’s
why I haven't invited.

Erkki!

Yeah?

I’ve been looking for you everywhere again. You
didn’t bring your phone with you again.

No, I left it in the car.

Yeah, well, that’s a great place
for it to ring alone.

So, what’s up?

Good news! I went to the bank,
and the KTM employment funds have arrived.

Thank you! The full amount?

No, in two installments. The next
one comes in two months.

So, what do we do now? Should
we pay off that Leppävaara Ltd. debt?

We have a lot of bills coming, don’t we?

The hotel renovation and other things.
We’ll pay from the next installment.

Yeah, all right. Well, I’m going.

Bye!

Have you borrowed money
from Leppävaara Ltd.?

Well, I had to.

But with Dad’s permission.

Erkki!

Yeah?

They called from some car company in
Tampere. I promised you’d call them back.

Where exactly is the event
on Saturday being held?

Somewhere in the Turku archipelago, I’m not sure.
They’ll pick us up by helicopter from Turku.

Oh, how nice! I wonder
what I should wear?

I’m just wearing a regular suit.

What should I take?

Yeah, what do you mean?

I was just wondering if I should take my black silk
blazer and pants, or if I should wear a lovely skirt?

Jaana, you’ve completely misunderstood
this. You’re not invited.

No?

- Yeah. - Some client is asking you to spend
the weekend in the archipelago, and I’m not invited?

This is strictly business. A work negotiation,
big boys’ stuff. Wives aren’t invited.

Absolutely ridiculous!

Yeah?

Yes.

Isn’t that so?

You're slowly starting to get the point.

Hey, listen, when are
you guys in Tampere?

On Saturday?

No, I’m in Stockholm now,
and I’m heading to Leningrad.

Oh, just for work.

A bigger project. Installation work.

Yeah.

I’ll try to come through there…

Well, that would be great!

This is Heikki.

Oh, I see!

Greetings to Kristina and the kids.

I will tell.

Well, once you find out, call me
on this mobile or at the office.

Bye.

Is Heikki coming to the wedding too?

He will, if he can.

That’s nice. I’m going for a run.

Well go.

May the Lord bless you and keep you.

May the Lord make His face shine
upon you and be gracious to you.

May the Lord turn His face
toward you and give you peace.

In the name of the Father,
the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

And truly, lots of congratulations and God’s
blessing to you, Helena and Erkki.

Here is a Bible for
your journey, use it.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Erkki, surely you can have one
drink at your own wedding?

Well, I will. Waiter, may I
have a bottle of Pommac?

Thank you.

Don't drink before Erkki gets his.

You better brace yourself—Jaana will throw a
fit when she hears about this.

Why? They had other plans.

Jaakko has, but Jaana
doesn’t have anything.

I was in the sauna there yesterday, and you can believe me when
I say I changed color like a traffic light when you were mentioned.

I completely misunderstood. Even
Jaakko told me that...

Well, go ahead and call her.

Oh, come on, no one wants
to listen to Jaana’s constant shouting.

Erkki, please, just call her.

Alright, alright.

But first, let’s have a toast.

Now that’s how a man speaks.

A very big congratulations.

Yeah, you’re going to need this.

I'll go make a call.

Don’t they serve afternoon
coffee here anymore?

Why are you sulking now?

Well, they are at the wedding now.

Yeah.

Yes, they are.

But the thing is, I
just can’t stand that Kaukovaara.

Well, so what?

We can celebrate when they come back.

Yeah, though it would have been interesting to see what
kind of paper Kari would have brought in now.

Let’s sell the cows.

Why on earth?

They bring us income.

Besides, they’re part of basic industry.

Then you take care of them.
I can’t do it anymore.

What’s wrong?

You never complained before.

I’ve complained so many times,
but you never listened.

Let’s talk now.

I’m listening.

What’s bothering you?

Everything.

I can’t stand another day of waking up at
five, shoveling manure, milking, and rubbing udders with cream.

I feel like I won’t even understand human speech
soon because all I hear all day is mooing.

I want something else.

Like what?

Anything at all.

Is your head so full of peat that you can’t
understand that life can be about something else than this?

We got into this together.

Yeah, yeah. But I never imagined
it would be like this.

We’re not giving up the cows.

Liisa!

Wait.

I’ll come help you.

Jaakko is practically locked up
in that bank nowadays.

If he’s not there, he’s at lunch
or in a meeting like now.

I’m practically a merry widow.

Well, at least you’re merry.

You wouldn’t believe the hassle
I had coming here.

I had no idea what to wear.

You look great, as always.

Thanks, thanks.

So, what’s the plan?

What are you going to do now?

Are you staying at us for the night?

You’ll have your own room.
We have plenty of space.

Yes, yes. There are
pools and everything.

And rooms for every taste.

I almost got lost the first time.

What if I came there with the
lady to practice this patterned floating?

Oh, Kari!

So, are you coming over to our place?

Well, thanks, Jaana, but we actually
have a hotel room booked here.

Alright, of course. Since you
have a wedding night.

But at least come to the afterparty.

?

May I join this cheerful company?

How did you end up here?

Welcome.

Please accept my best congratulations on behalf
of myself and my whole family.

Hello.

Thank you.

Congratulations.

And then a little souvenir from our
eastern neighbor—some drinks for Mrs. Metsola.

And for the groom.

Here you go.

And another one for both
of you, just in case.

Yeah, the actual wedding present
will come sometime later.

Thank you very much.

By the way, this is actually the first
time someone has called me Mrs. Metsola.

Helena Metsola... It doesn’t
sound too bad.

Glad you could make it.

Have a seat.

Sorry, but you can’t bring your
own drinks into the restaurant.

Bye-bye.

I'll go now.

Bye-bye.

Goodbye.

Shut up so I can think.

Is your horse still for sale?

Yeah, it is, but we need to discuss
it with the lady of the house.

She’s just a little way down the road.

Alright.

Did you…

Did you have a tough time in Africa?

Yeah, yeah.

It was pretty tough over there.

Kari, I don’t think this is really
the best place to talk about that.

Let’s not talk about it.

By the way, have you
visited the Tampere Hall yet?

No, we haven’t had time for anything.

And Erkki wouldn’t be interested anyway.

Huh?

What I'm not interested in?

Well, anything besides business.

And you.

Oh, how sweet.

Yeah, I should start thinking
about heading toward Stockholm.

The plane won’t wait, after all.

Yeah?

Was it tough for you in Leningrad?

Yeah, it was tough.

Oh, I wish I could
go to Stockholm with you.

Just go.

I’ll stay for another week. Then
I’ll come pick up Stigu.

Alright.

What does the group think?

If we'd move over to a music lounge?

Yeah, let’s go right away.

Kari, remember now.

Yeah.

I’ll take care of the bill.

Waiter.

Was this everything that was ordered?

Is it tough for you there,
since you can't make it here?

Yeah, that’s a good idea.

And I’m happy to keep developing it.

But you need to check on
that thing we talked about first.

Oh, by the way, here’s some
music for the trip home.

Aha.

Here you go.

Thanks.

You and Erkki should
come to the afterparty.

I don’t think we will.

Or Erkki, are we
going somewhere after this?

Ah, seems like you have to
go. And so do I.

Take care.

Thanks a lot for coming.

Say hi to everyone in Sweden.

Will do.

Alright, thanks a lot.

Thanks. Glad you could come.

Yeah, thanks.

Yeah, bye-bye.

Bye, brother.

And off to the afterparty?

Yeah?

Maybe no.

Let's go upstairs.

Anyway, thank you both for everything,
and have a great time.

Yeah, yeah.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye.

Thanks to you too, Kari.

Oh, it's nothing, no problem.
Glad you liked it.

Have a great evening.

You too.

Bye-bye, and have a
wonderful wedding night.

Oh hell, the way she shouts.

Eeva.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye, see you.

Yeah.

Bye-bye.

Well then, now we’re finally
heading to the afterparty.

Yeah.

Ladies can decide where.

Somewhere to stop by.

I think I'll skip it this time. I
promised to go to a friend’s place.

I at least want to go for a drink.

I’ll just use the ladies’
room, you hold this.

Bye-bye, bye-bye.

Hey, let’s call each other.

So Eeva, what are you planning to do?
You really shouldn’t go back to Africa anymore.

They're coming here.

First-class, stomachs growling.

At least these Somali brothers.

Listen, Kari, I really don’t like
that kind of humor at all.

Hey, come on, I was just joking.

You shouldn't really take
these things so seriously.

Oh sure, it's just hilarious that nearly four million people
are starving to death and there’s a w*r going on.

Why am I even bothering to talk
to you about this? Bye now.

Oh come on now, I was just kidding.

Actually, I had something to talk about. I mean,
wouldn’t you still consider coming back to Hoikka?

For work. There’s a job
opening, just for you.

I’m not coming, Kari. I want to
work as close to Stig as possible.

Bye now.

Ready.

Yeah.

So.

Where are we going?

Yeah? The lady gets to decide.

Where are the sleeves?

Well there.

So where to?

Out.

Mrs. Metsola.

I suppose.

So what should we do now?

Let me think.

What could we do now?

By the way, what were you
and Heikki planning and whispering about?

Business, business, business.

Of course. Business all the time.
Even at your own wedding.

Not anymore today.

Do you remember what we didn’t get to
do last time we were here in Tampere?

You mean at the school sports event?

Teacher Ronkainen was watching us the whole
time. We barely saw each other.

We were supposed to go to the
movies together. But Ronkainen stopped that too.

Let’s do it now.

What?

Let’s go to the movies.

That was a good movie.

Yes, it was.

The lead actor was good.

Yes, he was.

Hey hey.

Hey, let’s go for a burger.
Do we have any money left?

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Damn it, Erkki.
Newlywed, congratulations.

Thanks, thanks.

Where did you leave your bride?

She stayed in town shopping.

I see.

We're planning to head
home quite soon then.

This was like, what, a radically
shortened honeymoon month or something?

Well, you could say that.

I would have really loved to come to the
wedding, but the meeting ran a bit long.

Yeah.

Jaana had a really good time.

Yeah.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

Thanks, I’d love one.

Could you bring us some
cups of coffee? Thanks.

Here, listen, this is
the prenuptial agreement.

Check if everything is in order.

That kind of paper.

Yeah.

You’ll have to do one of
these every time you get married.

Yeah, this looks all fine.

So, if you and Helena were to divorce, she wouldn’t have any
claim on your share of Urja slopes or your share of Leppävaara.

And you, in turn, wouldn’t have any
claim on Helena’s share of Kaukovaara.

It’s all in order, a good document.

Yeah.

Listen hey.

We talked about that bank loan.

Two hundred thousand, right?

Yeah.

Well. I'm going to propose a
400,000-mark foreign currency credit for you.

You wouldn’t have to withdraw
it all at once.

But do I have
enough collateral for that?

I can arrange a loan like this for you.

This is pocket change these days.

What about the repayment?

Well, the loan term is one to ten years, and you can make
repayments every six months, annually, or in a lump sum after ten years.

Listen, Erkki, since I’m arranging this affordable loan for you, could
you, as a favor, make sure that Jaana’s cabin and the…

The Kalajärvi lot get included
in your hotel company?

So that Jaana becomes a shareholder?

Yeah. What do you think Helena will say?

Well, I’d have to discuss
it with Helena, of course.

Yeah, yeah.

Right now, we just need to get our finances in
order, but I can’t really commit to anything yet.

But look, you could…

Use the building rights
to your advantage. Expand.

So… What’s… What’s in it
for you in this, then?

If Jaana can arrange for the cabin to be available during
our vacation, then that agreement would only bring us joy.

And I’d be spared from all the nagging that
comes with that holiday village and everything surrounding it.

Oh, so that’s what this is about.

Yeah.

About that loan, I have
the papers ready here.

I know that in the bottom Osmo thinks that it’s a
complete waste of money if we went somewhere to celebrate.

Which, of course, it would be.

But now he himself is going to the Kessi nature reserve
to protest statement while I’m spending time with these cows.

I’m tied to these animals every single day. First thing
in the morning and last thing in the evening.

I’m running against the clock just the same
as if I were in a city.

I remember like it was yesterday what you said that one time
at the shore of Lake Kalajärvi when we talked about the future.

Well, what did I say?

Why do I have to study? Why can’t I just
carry the milk churn if I feel like it?

Right.

And now you don’t feel like it anymore?

Feel like it or not. Well, isn’t it strange if
a person is never allowed to change their mind?

You go wait in the car,
and I’ll pay this bill.

Thanks, bye-bye.

Goodbye.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Bye bye.

Where’s the car?

Didn’t we leave it here? Was it stolen?

What? It’s right here. Hand me the key.

Hand me your bag.

Did you go and buy a new car?

Isn’t it nice? Brand new model. What?

Well, yeah, yeah, it is.

I just don’t understand why we needed to buy
a new one now. Money is already tight.

Listen, Helena. This is my – or
our – car. Not some company’s.

I’ve worked for four years from morning till
night without paying myself a decent salary.

And now I can’t even
allow myself a decent car?

You could have at least told me.

You don’t like surprises, huh?

Well, here’s another one.

A cassette from Heikki.

Let's put it on.

Is anyone here?

Meriläinen. What are you doing here?

Where’s that damn rooster boy?
Huh? Is he here?

How come you're here in
Hoikka? Shouldn’t you be…

Where were you supposed to be again?

I’m on summer vacation.

Where’s the little oasis
of the Metsola family?

Did he run away from me?

Damn wife-stealer.

Where’s Erkki?

Listen… Erkki went to Oulu, and he’ll
be there for the whole month.

Don’t you dare lie to me!

What’s going on here?

And here’s another one.

All of you are against me, damn it.

Tell Erkki that next time
I’ll bring a shotgun.

Isn’t that…

Helena’s ex-husband. I’ll try calling them.
They should be in the car.

Oh my god…

They’re not answering. I wonder why.

Nothing will come of him.

He’s just full of bluster.

We’re not in a hurry, are we?

Not really? Why?

You don’t have anything
against it, do you?

If we take a little detour?

You wait here. I'll go check over there.

You have reached a mobile
phone that is currently unavailable.

Why on earth isn’t their phone on?

I can't remember at all—do I have
a morning or evening shift tomorrow?

Do you have the phone?

No. It hasn’t been installed here yet.

And the battery is dead.

Sorry about that.

Helena!

I still need to stop by the office.

Check how things have been going there.

Stop by the grocery kiosk while you're
at it—we don’t have anything for breakfast.

Sausage, bread, cheese,
butter—what else?

Get a couple of yogurts.

Yeah, got it.

Mrs. Metsola.

It won't take long.

I’ll heat up the sauna.

Good.