03x05 - Yllätysjuhlat Leppävaarassa

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Part 36: Surprise party in Leppävaara
From October 1992 to January 1993

Darkness can sometimes be so depressing.

Are you depressed?

No, I’m not.

But it sure is more
nice when it’s bright.

I read in some newspaper that nowadays, they give light
therapy to people who get gloomy in the winter.

I've been thinking about whether I should go up to the barn loft,
dig out those old tractor lamps, and hang them up on the ceiling.

Oh, for heaven’s sake.

What?

Well, your stories, they’re as
long as they are wide.

By the way, have you remembered that
you need to renew your driver’s license?

There’s no rush for that yet.

I haven’t even received a
reminder about it yet.

Who would remind you?

Well, that thing, what’s it called?

The Vehicle Registration Center.

They did send a letter when I turned 65.

But either way, Eeva is angry since
you haven’t had an eye test.

Should you go before the party?

I don’t party.

Believe it already.

Damn it. What happened to it?

We can reserve from here onward.

Vennala.

Hello.

Hello, hello, Erkki Mehtola.

Hello.

How’s it going?

Oh, thanks. Good.

This is my brother Risto.

Hello.

Hi. Risto.

Paljakka isn’t doing too well. Are
you thinking of taking it over?

Well, I just have to be brave enough. The
caretakers are playing tricks and making things complicated.

Bye.

Hi. Have you already
checked out Ski Urja?

Yeah.

Ski Urja, or Urja Ski Resort in Hoikka.

It’s a top-notch ski resort.

We now have three full-length slopes, and
two more are opening next year.

The slope length is 1100 meters.

Height is 138 meters.

We have great accommodations.

A traditional hotel and cottages right
at the base of the slope.

And hundreds of caravan
spots. Good ones.

Here’s a brochure.

Hey, where exactly is Hoikka?

In Kainuu. Do you know where Kajaani is?

Kajaani? Not really… Well,
yes, I know Kajaani.

Well.

Yeah, it's about 80
kilometers north from there.

Oh, I see.

Hey, Lasse! Hey, man! How you're doing?

Nothing special.

You’ve got yourself a
top-notch saleswoman here.

Where’d you find her?

So you two know each other?

Well, kind of.

You could have said
thanks a bit earlier.

But, but, you can find
me in Hoikka, so...

Do you want the address?

Just write down the address
right there on the brochure.

Of course, right away.

Is dad here?

Yes, yes.

Risto!

By the way, how did you get here?

See, I called Leppävaara.
Grandpa told me.

Hello.

Boy, damn. Hello.

So... What do you think?

You mean about this section?

Yes, exactly.

It’s nice, it’s nice.

And there’s nothing wrong
with that girl either.

She’s just maybe a bit
too young for you.

No I'm not.

Hey, did you know that Jaana has...

She’s gotten herself a pub.

It’s not open yet, but...

We’ve been invited to go there today.

Do you have time to come along?

We supposed to be planning
dad’s 70th birthday party.

Oh yeah, of course then.

Alright, coffee time.

Let’s go. - Yeah, let’s go.

Bye.

Bye.

Take care of the shop.

Yep.

Thanks.

Oh, sorry.

See, there’s no telling with dad
whether he wants it or not.

Well, he doesn’t want it.

At least not those municipality
bigwigs giving pointless speeches.

Hey, I have an idea.

Let’s all go on a cruise.

He doesn’t want to go on a trip.

Yeah.

He didn’t even want to
come to our wedding.

Yeah, yeah, but that was
because of Kari Kaukovaara.

By the way, do you know how
Kari did in the municipal elections?

No idea. How did it go?

Well, he’s always been one
of those vote magnets.

But this year, he only got 32 votes.

While Hilkka Komulainen got 31.

That was quite a surprise.

But the real surprise came the next day
when the recount showed it was a tie.

And the result was decided by a draw.

Guess who won?

Well, Kari’s always had bad luck
in love, so he probably won.

Nope, he lost.

No way! He deserves that.

Hey, that means he’s completely
out of municipal politics now.

Yeah, he shouldn’t have been
so openly against Erkki.

Exactly.

Probably two years to learn by heart...

What lovebirds do we have here?

Nothing here now.

We were just talking with
Veera about the fair.

I need to be able to
take glasses from here, you understand?

And we’ll put lights here too.

No, but it has to be ergonomic.

Yeah.

Alright, let’s take it from here.

Alright.

Erkki, try to remind Helena not
to overwork herself at the hotel.

That’s not good for her.

Well, I’ve tried to slow her down.

But she just can’t sit
still and give orders.

She’s just like our girls.

They haven’t been afraid of work either.

Well, Jaana hasn’t exactly
gotten her hands dirty.

Oh, come on. Jaana is trying hard.

And running a pub won’t be easy either.

Yeah, I guess.

How did it look there?

At the pub?

Yeah.

Well, it's pretty nice,
it'll probably work out.

For drinking beer.

So, it’s already open, isn’t it?

Listen...

What’s going on with dad now?

I don’t know. He hasn’t
said a word all morning.

Just try to make sure
Helena gets enough rest.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Shouldn’t there be a period there?

Huh? Where?

Right there.

Shouldn’t the date be
in the same sentence?

You can’t just leave
it hanging like that.

Yeah, yeah, I see.

So, what's happening here?

Alright, there.

I will not celebrate my 70th
birthday on 28.1. – Antti Metsola.

Good thing you put the date. Now they’ll know
when to come. Just missing the time now.

Give it to me.

Damn!

No, seriously, I need another assistant. I can’t keep up
like this. I can’t work every day until midnight.

You can’t afford another assistant yet.

Listen, if you decide to play, you better
be ready to stay in the game.

Oh, nonsense. If I had another assistant, I
could extend opening hours and increase sales.

The salary doesn’t have to be
big. Just hire a part-time refugee.

Listen, a part-time refugee must be paid
the same as a Finnish citizen.

Oh, right. Hey, by the way, I’m giving up on
the karaoke idea. It doesn’t really fit our pub.

Sure, it works at Erkki’s ski café, but in our
place, one can only get labeled as disabled for that.

Yeah.

Hey, I'll go to the phone.

Järvenheimo.

Good day.

Yes, yes, exactly.

Still today? Yeah, that’s fine.

Let’s agree on that
then. Yeah, thanks. Bye.

What did you do? The papers were in the right order,
every single one in place when I set them down.

Listen, don’t start. I’ve got enough
pressure with my own work.

All the more reason for me to have my own
office, so at least the papers stay in order.

Well, you can’t afford that.

Riitta. Where are those papers Heikki
sent? The snow groomer cost estimate.

I haven’t touched your papers. At most, I
just tried to stack them a bit.

But it was right here.

It’s unbelievable how no paper
stays in place here.

We'd drown on papers piles here, unless I
put them in folders now and then.

Well, at least here’s this letter
from the tourism promotion center.

Would you mind writing it down neatly?

I made some small corrections.

Now I have to do it all over again.

If we had a computer, this
would be so much easier.

Now I have to redo it all.

I’ve just decided.

We’re getting a computer.

They’re really expensive.

Everything costs, everything costs.

Urja Ski Resort.

Well, Riitta, hi.

I was just thinking
about something, that uh…

The group from Cabin 3 is
planning to leave already today.

And they want compensation for two days.

We do need to get our money back
if we decide to leave today already.

Yeah, so that won’t work.

Listen, boys, you’ve handled everything through
the travel agency so far.

So you need to ask
them if you want something.

That’s how it is.

Come on now.

Alright, I quess so then.

Bye.

Yep, they left.

Bye.

You promised, Mom.

Did you get the money?

No, but let’s get out of
here quickly before they notice.

That’s not how it went.

Hey, wait. Hold on.

I’m going to rest for a while.

You'll manage?

Yeah, yeah.

But...

Well?

Good that you came. Come have a look.

Look.

Oh my God.

Isn’t that outrageous?

Those kind of people should
be taken behind the sauna.

Who lived here?

I don’t know.

It was probably those young guys.

Judging by everything.

Doesn’t insurance cover something?

Has something been broken here?

Well, at least the wallpaper is ruined.

Pretty bad.

A dartboard in the wall!

Yeah. Insurance might cover it, but the deductible is probably
so high that we’ll have to pay for this ourselves.

I hate having to clean up this mess.

Well, it has to be cleaned anyway.

I’ll help you.

It might be quite a surprise for Dad
when the house suddenly fills up with well-wishers.

It’ll be nice to go there.
A bit of a change.

Is time starting to drag?

Once and a while.

Of course, I help Dad,
but it’s just small stuff.

I need to figure out what
to do, when I grow up.

Well, then there will be two of
us thinking about the same thing.

Help me up a bit.

There.

Guess what, I’m starving.
My stomach is growling.

How about I make some pancakes?

Yeah.

Let’s eat them in our own
room so we can be alone.

In the morning, you’ll leave
me here alone again.

Yes, I will.

Oh, here you come.

I’m making cabbage pie, your treat Stig.

Yeah, yeah.

It's good.

Oh, but you just
wanted pancakes earlier.

Come on, come on.

Tea is poured already.

And that's 10 marks.

Here you go.

Thank you.

And 10 back, here you go.

- Thank you.

I have to go, so that
the customer doesn't need to wait.

You have that, what, termination case?

Yeah. Speaking of which, I won’t
make it to Antti’s birthday.

You won’t?

No. The court hearing for that
case is on the same day.

I want you to go to Hoikka.

Jaana, now we need to set priorities. Work must
be done when there is work to do.

Well, okay. Isn't it fantastic that
there are so many people here?

People talk about a recession, but
there's always money for beer.

Well, that's our luck.
Business is business.

But hey, come help out in the evening.

Yeah, I'll come, I'll come.

Bye then.

Hey girl, give me a beer.

Yeah, thanks. Large or small?

Small one.

There was also large one ready.

Here you go.

Good day, mistress!

Good day. Antti has been
wondering where you’ve been.

Well, I have to admit, I got
a bit hooked on ice fishing.

Oh, that kind of addiction.

Well, you know, it’s an amazing feeling to sit on the lake ice,
sip a cup of coffee now and then, and admire the beautiful scenery.

I bet.

Yeah. You should come along
sometime and you'll see.

Oh dear.

Isn’t Antti home?

No, he went up to the slope
to check on the parking spots.

But hey, come inside, I have something
to talk about. We have coffee, too.

Thank you, thank you.

A cup will always go down, thanks.

Hello, Antti.

Hello, hello.

What is this?

This is an NMT antenna.

Yeah?

Yeah, it’s so that the yuppies can
get better connections with their mobile phones.

Yeah, yeah.

So that kind of antenna it is.

That’s what it is.

Yeah.

Well, you’ve got a big
celebration coming up soon.

Nope. I’m going on a trip.

Risto!

Hello.

Risto!

Veera. Risto isn’t here.

Good observation.

So, how’s it going?

Pretty good.

Continue as before.

Risto!

How are these different?

Dad just keeps moving snow piles
from one place to another.

He does a lot more than that.
Erkki probably wouldn’t manage without Risto.

Someone should tell Erkki that someday.

Do you think Risto would
run a drawing class?

A lady asked if I could
propose it in the council.

That’s an amazing idea. Why are
you only mentioning it now?

Just came to mind now. I could ask
the library if they could provide space.

Alright, rooms 2 and 3 are ready. The dirty
sheets are at the end of the hallway.

I would’ve taken care of them.

Oh, it was no trouble. I just need
to sit down from time to time.

Have you thought about what to
get Antti for his birthday?

Yeah, what does he
need? Karaoke equipment.

A snowsuit? But dad has
never been interested in one.

Of course not, he never had
one. But this is fantastic.

Listen, Erkki has plenty of
them at the slopes.

Dad could have gotten one of those
from there if he had wanted to.

Yeah, but this one is different.
This is a down snowsuit.

And of really high quality.
Besides, it costs a fortune.

But if we buy it together,
then it’s not that bad.

Well, should we call dad and
ask what he wishes for?

Never. That’s the most boring
thing that could happen.

Look, a gift is a gift.
It has to be a surprise.

But you don’t have to join if you
don’t want to. I can buy it myself.

Of course, I’ll join in. Listen, I
have to go to work now.

Buy whatever. Bye.

Bye. You won’t regret it.

What would you like?

We'll have a cup of coffee and beer.

Yeah. I’ve got fresh coffee here.

Haven't seen you at home for days.

Stop complaining. You should be happy
I’m not just lounging around.

Besides, I have a job
right now. Many others don’t.

In case you haven’t noticed.

I have, I have. But if you plan to stay
in this field, you won’t get far without education.

Your father called and asked if
you've sent the application papers yet.

Oh, stop nagging.

I don’t plan on staying here forever.

Could you let me sometimes do things...

The way I want.

Yeah.

The reception side is,
where you are now?

Yeah. Here too.

And at the ski rental, at the
ticket counter, wherever they need me.

I teach little kids skiing.

And when Antti Metsola has a birthday,
I cover Riitta in the office.

Well, you sure have a lot of work.

But now, let's go.

And tomorrow, you’ll send
in those applications.

For the fall.

I can’t leave here until Jukka arrives.

Why are you peeking out
the window all the time?

Just looking if someone might drop by.

Who would dare come here now?

You even put an ad in
the paper that you’re not celebrating.

I’m not celebrating, right.

Just thought that maybe...

That maybe AIV would stop by
on his ice fishing trip.

Good morning.

Well, good morning.
Someone actually came.

Congratulations.

Here.

This is an everlasting
flower, just like you.

Thanks.

Well, it does feel nice that
someone came to congratulate, doesn't it?

Come have some coffee, Liisa.

Oh, thanks, but I have to
go clean at the hotel.

Just came to check
if grandpa is nervous.

What is there to be nervous about?

I don’t know.

Bye, bye.

Bye.

Stay right there.

Look young lady, good day.

Good day.

You came to pick up grandpa, huh?

I did.

Good.

Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Who's coming now?

Come in!

Good morning to the house.

Good morning.

May I offer my humble congratulations.

Oh, well, thank you.

Yeah, come on in. There
should be some coffee here.

Actually, I came to take you hunting.

You see, behind our sauna, there
are so many rabbit tracks.

Really?

Yes.

A whole lot.

A lot.

Well, how it’ll work on a day like this?

You never know, someone might show up.

No one’s coming here. Just go.

Well, Liisa came. And she even brought
me those eternally lasting wooden tulips.

Well then, let's go.

Good.

I’ll just grab the shotgun
from the living room.

Alright.

Let’s go then.

Urja Ski Resort, Metsola.

Oh hi, it's me. They’ve left now.

Alright, thanks for the
call. We're coming.

Bye-bye. That was Annikki.
The route is clear.

Veera will you go tell Jaana?
She’s somewhere having her morning coffee.

I’ll be right behind after
I’m done cleaning up.

Looks like the hunt is on.

Let’s go. It's coming from
there. Let’s go here.

Yeah.

Hello, big brother.

Well, hello, dear sister. You
have a new wig.

Ristu, come help. We've
got loads of stuff.

Hi.

Can you get that out? Give it to Risto.

This is for you.

Veera, take this. Yeah, good.

I can take that too.

Well, if Veera takes the cake.

Yep.

Yeah, I take the rest.
Can you get this inside?

You can't take anything.

I'll move the car.

Where does this go?

Uh, on the porch.

For smokers.

Aha.

I can stay here and make coffee
so no one else has to.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

Should we have more ham sandwiches?

Well, let’s add more if
we see more people coming.

Could I do something else?

Well, uh, probably.

If you fold those napkins?

Yeah.

Good day, Annikki.

Oh, hi.

Hi.

Oh, here comes Eeva and Stigu already.

Well, it’s good they made it.

What’s that noise?

Hello.

Welcome to the backwoods.

I’m just nailing this...

...board carpet for you.

Oh, well, that’s kind of you.

Stigu!

Look what Risto made for you.

Yeah, just as soon as I manage
to crawl out of this car.

Should I help?

No, no, no.

Stigu can manage.

So how have you been?

Has the fatigue gotten any better
since you reduced your meds?

Well, thanks for asking, yeah.

Little by little.

Sometimes I feel a bit
empty, but it’s getting there.

And I probably should get out
of the house, you know.

Out from under Mom’s wing?

Exactly.

Here’s a slide for the Parainen boy.

Yeah.

We’ll see.

Just say, if you need help.

No, this is...

...looking good.

There's still that threshold.

Let’s see. I can manage here.

Like this.

What’s with all the
hammering over there?

Sounds like it's from our place.

Could it be that Annikki has decided
to start building something just for fun.

Who knows.

Damn, I’m still annoyed
I missed that shot.

That was one fat rabbit.

Yeah, it was a handsome
animal as a rabbit.

Yeah.

My eyesight has started to
deteriorate a bit lately.

Oh.

Have you had it checked?

No, I haven't.

I'll have to soon, though, since I
need to renew my driver's license.

Right.

How about having a little something
in honor of your birthday?

A bit of a warm-up.

Oh, so you've got
provisions like these too.

Well, let's have some.

Then we can go to Leppävaara for
coffee as far as I'm concerned.

What if we didn't rush so much.

Don't you hear something
from over there?

Who are those?

Isn't it lovely?

The whole room has a
completely different atmosphere now.

Yeah.

Yes, it does.

But we've always used this
tablecloth that grandma's mother made.

Yeah, and since it’s always been
used, I bought a new one.

Well, it's a change.

And this wasn’t a
cheap tablecloth either.

Yeah, but...

Let mom put the tablecloth she wants.

But don’t you think
this one is beautiful?

It is.

But...

The linen one is beautiful too.

Besides, maybe mom thinks this one is
simpler and more suitable for this occasion.

Yeah.

Never anything new.

My goodness.

Now she’s upset.

She'll forget the whole thing
in half an hour.

Let’s put this...

This way.

Look at that.

What the heck is this?

Seems like this is turning
into a real party.

Hello, Antti.

Oh hello, hello.

Tauno and I just stopped by since there
were so many car tracks leading here.

*Very strange dialect*

Congrats, Antti.

Thanks, thanks.

This hunting trip turned out to be
some kind of scheme, didn't it?

Well, let's go inside then.

Sure.

Gotta put on teeth for the occasion.

Of course, you should
computerize this whole thing.

Everything would be much
easier and faster.

Yes. Just put everything related to
our snow groomer project in there.

And then I could just enter new information from
Sweden and check the kind of data I'm missing.

Yes, exactly.

And there could be all sorts of
things stored in the system's memory.

Correspondence, bookkeeping...

Salaries, reservation lists,
drawings, everything.

And you should have terminals both
here and at the hotel reception.

And at home too, if you want.

In the bedroom.

Yeah, yeah. Sounds really simple, but first of
all, that sort of system is insanely expensive.

And secondly, I would need an expert here to
design it and then train us to use it.

Well, there you have it.

Yeah. I would hire Stigu as
CEO or financial manager anytime.

But he doesn’t want to move out
here into the middle of nowhere.

Are you sure?

Well, you heard it yourself.

So, you could move here?

Yeah, I’m open to it. In principle, yes.

But let's not make any deals just yet. I think
Eeva won't be easy to convince to move here.

Besides, these machines are getting
cheaper all the time.

Hell. Let’s rehearse that
song once more.

Hey, what’s... Erkki, do
you have any glue?

Flowers again.

This is excellent. Thanks, guys.

We in the hunting club
thought you might need it.

Yeah, so there wouldn’t be
so many missed shots.

What is it then?

It’s a scope.

Look, you attach this to your r*fle.

And when you aim through
it, you can’t miss.

Even me.

Have you thought about applying
for the UN forces again?

No.

I’m waiting for a
transfer somewhere else.

Where to?

Well, there’s been some talk about
the Kainuu Brigade. In Kajaani.

That would be great. You’d
be close to us.

You could spend weekends here and...

Antti would be happy. Have
you told him yet?

No. It’s not certain yet.

Risto, I have something
to discuss with you.

What could it be, when
you look so official?

They’re planning to start a
drawing course in the village.

And I promised to ask if
you’d be willing to teach.

No, no. Not as a teacher.

Don’t reject it right away. Think about
it. You don’t have to decide now.

Yeah, wouldn’t it be a nice change?

And with your experience in advertising,
you’d be great at teaching.

Yeah. At least for hobbyists.

No...

Are you serious?

Yeah.

You could create the curricula
yourself. Think about it.

Yeah. I am thinking. All the time.

You’d even get paid a bit for it.

Which the state would immediately take from
me. But that's not really a problem.

It could be pretty interesting.

Bye.

Bye, bye.

Almost a crash.

Almost.

Well, I’m not going to the office now.

Yeah. And remember to come right away and
let me know if something comes up.

Yeah, yeah.

Well?

I think Risto will agree.

Wonderful. That would be really great.

Hey, can I take this?

Sure.

Do you want coffee?

I could take. Thank you.

Milk, sugar?

No, just a bit.

Yeah, thanks, that's enough.

No thanks anymore.

You know, the ambulance doctor
trial is ending soon.

Yeah? Well, do you have any
work lined up after that?

No. And I don’t know of anything either. It’s really stressing me
out, knowing that soon I’ll be roaming around unemployed in Parainen again.

You know what? This is still unofficial, but there’s about to be an
opening for the municipal doctor position. Vähälä is finally about to retire.

Yeah? Well, it’s definitely about time.

You’d think there’d be a
line of applicants for that.

Well, not that I know of.

You see, they’ve been dragging their feet with it,
just like with all the other important things here.

You probably have quite an advantage.

At least promise to consider it.

I think Stigu won’t
even consider moving here.

By the way, I’ve never been skiing.

Oh wow. I feel for you.

No one ever taught me.

I could teach you tomorrow.

Oh, you could?

Yep.

Alright. There comes Veera.

Come tell us if there
are any problems there.

Lasse, hey.

What?

Since when are you
interested in office work?

Mr. Lieutenant.

The offensive is apparently
going according to plan.

Yes.

Ah, more guests.

It’s the vicar. Let’s go
quickly to the kitchen.

Alright.

Antti, the vicar’s here.

I dared to come and congratulate Metsola, even though I
heard that this is more of a family event.

Congratulations and God’s blessings.

Thank you.

Here’s a gift.

I hope it brings joy
in the years to come.

It’s the new translation of the Bible.

Aha.

Yeah, thank you. Thank you very much.

The vicar is kind to sit down.

Annikki will probably pour coffee.

Alright then, Antti.

Now you don’t need to
covet your neighbor's Bible.

As it said in that ad.

Please, help yourself.

Thank you.

Father.

Yeah.

Here’s our gift as well. This
is from Eeva and me.

Oh.

Open it.

What, now?

Now, now. Alright, now, now,
so we can see too.

Well, you open it instead.

Stand up.

Where?

I'll help you.

Well, what’s coming out of there now?

Let’s check if the size is right.

Then there’s a scarf and a hat.

That is practical.

Now you won’t need your scope anymore.

When you walk in the forest with this
on, the hares will die from fright.

Yeah, or die from laughter.

Shall we go for a bit of a cool down?

Let me take and let's see... Let
me take it and let's see...

This winter has been
great for skiing weather.

Yeah, it’s been really good.

Do those snowmobiles also belong
to Erkki's slope business?

There was a long line
of them on Kalajärvi ice.

No, no, no. Erkki has
nothing to do with them.

Yeah? S there are other
entrepreneurs in this municipality.

Next week, two more snowmobiles should
arrive. That’ll make eight in total.

They should be enough so far. But
next winter, we’ll need to get more.

Well, that depends on demand.

We'll see if there
will be enough renters.

We also have various costs here.

Yes, yes. But I believe
it’ll be worth it.

Think about it, now Ruka has several entrepreneurs. And
only Jokke Kämäräinen has almost 100 snowmobiles for rent.

Well, next winter we’ll
arrange guided safaris here.

I believe there will
be enough customers.

By the way, do you know that it’s not allowed to
ride a snowmobile on other people’s land without a permission?

Really?

So that's the law?

Well, let’s not wake a sleeping dog.
Let it wake up on its own.

If some farmer starts making a fuss about it,
just say that we didn’t know anything about it.

Then we’ll sort out the permits.

The guys were out for a ride this morning and almost ran over
Antti Metsola, when he was sneaking around his own land with a shotgun.

I just mean that we’ve already
been noticed, and complaints might come.

By the way, today is Antti’s 70th
birthday. Why aren’t you there congratulating him?

Well, what would I do there?
Besides, he said he’s not celebrating.

Well, you’re almost family.

Well, it would’ve been good if you had been
there singing the birthday songs with everyone else.

It could’ve been good for our business.

Well, then let’s sing for dad.

Where’s Erkki? - Well, he
went to the hill.

Yes, this song was written, composed,
and arranged by H. Metsola.

Happy birthday to dad!

And mom.