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AAMU FILM COMPANY PRESENTS

A FILM BY TIA KOUVO

They're here. The light turned on outside.

You're finally here. - Hi.

Merry Christmas. - Merry Christmas.

I'm so glad you're here. I was waiting for you.

Hey, children. You can take your bags up to the loft.

Should we take them now? - Well, let's check with your mother.

Won't I get a hug? - Sure.

Hi! - Hi, Merry Christmas.

I love your coat. - It's just a normal coat.

Where's Nekku?

I had to undergo physiotherapy, but luckily I broke no bones.

And here's more!

Merry Christmas. - Yeah, Merry Christmas.

Alright. Welcome! - Thank you.

Alright. - Merry Christmas.

We brought you a flower.

Oh, wow! It's gorgeous, once again.

Gosh, you shouldn't have. - It wasn't that expensive.

FAMILY TIME

PART ONE

Nekku went downstairs.

Nekku! Come back up.

Nekku, come here! Come!

Did you go to Citymarket?

No, I always buy my groceries at Sokos.

Oh.

It's gorgeous now that they renovated it.

Everything's so shiny, just like in those American...

What are those things you see on TV?

What do you mean? - Those TV shows.

The store is huge now, and the ceiling is so high.

It feels like a castle.

You've been to see it, right?

Been where? - Well, in...

What's it called? The Laune...

It's in Laune. - The Laune Citymarket?

I went there a week ago. It wasn't that different.

It wasn't the same one, then.

But that one was renovated.

Yeah, but you don't understand.

They did the whole place up.

You need to check it out.

I wonder if they still serve cake.

I didn't dare cook anything

because I didn't know what you wanted.

We've got meatballs and vegetarian ones, too.

What about potatoes? - Yeah.

We need some for tomorrow as well.

I also bought three packets of raisins. They were on sale.

What are the raisins for?

Well... I don't know yet.

Hi. - Oh, hello! Welcome.

Simo!

My goodness. I'm so glad you came.

You've grown again.

Not in a couple of years.

Yes, you have. You've grown every time I see you.

How tall are you now? - Around two metres.

Good heavens! A funny thing, that.

Well, he has tall genes.

Or your father is not quite that tall. He's...

Well, at least 185 centimetres.

But don't I have grandpa's genes?

I guess you do. - Yes, you do.

I could have some water.

Okay, that's enough!

Let's toast. - Alright.

Let's toast. - There's a butterfly.

Cheers! - Happy 23rd of December.

Help yourselves, everyone. - Can I have some water?

Water? Yeah.

Did I tell you... - Can I have the sauce?

We had...

the fishing society's Christmas party

at the church hall a couple of weeks ago. So...

You want more?

I'll have that small one, thanks.

First of all, I performed a few songs,

and then I debunked a few myths.

You see, chickens are considered stupid,

but they're really not that stupid when they peck at faeces...

I mean, separate the wheat from the chaff.

And here's another thing.

Blondes are considered...

stupid, usually, so... - Oh?

We had a dance at The Wild Rose,

just like every night. - Help yourself.

And this...

blonde walked in.

And I asked her

if she knew the difference between naughty and stupid.

She said she sure did.

So I said: "What is it, then?"

She replied:

"If Mr Doorman comes home with me tonight, he is naughty,

but if not, he's stupid."

Everyone laughed so hard.

Can I have some sauce?

It goes without saying, I was stupid.

So, I could actually share some news now.

Indeed.

So what happened was that a while ago,

I applied to become the head window dresser at work.

A few days ago, I got a phone call, and...

I got the promotion. - Wow!

What? - Congratulations.

Yeah, thanks.

I didn't mention it before in case it didn't work out.

But I've been longing for new challenges at work.

Right.

I've been taking English lessons the whole autumn.

So that won't be an issue, at least.

I see. Will you need to speak English, then?

Well, not really.

But it's in my CV. And I need it sometimes.

Aren't you good at English?

Well, yeah, I suppose.

I do understand what people say on TV and so on,

but if I have to write something in English,

I really have trouble finding the right words.

When you're writing an e-mail, for example,

you have to start it with "dear" instead of "hello".

I had no idea.

Don't they teach that in primary school?

I don't remember stuff like that.

Yeah, languages are hard.

I get dizzy just thinking about them.

They're not that hard.

It's easy for you kids. There's English everywhere.

I can't even hear anything.

Those classes are really good. - What classes?

At the old education centre.

They're called "Business English" and "English at Work".

It starts with a "C" these days. I mean the...

I learnt English at sea. - That's right.

Should we toast the fact

that I'll be the new head visualist at Sokos?

Cheers. - Cheers.

That's great. Sensational.

Will you work at other branches as well or just here in Lahti?

Here in Lahti.

Oh. I thought you might work at all the Sokos branches.

As a concept manager or something. - No.

You're holding a bottle already? It's not even ten o'clock yet!

This is nothing.

Really? I can tell that you're completely out of it!

No, I'm not.

And here's an empty bottle already. Did you drink all this?

Don't take it! - Merry Christmas.

Drink some water too, at least. That stuff will kill you!

I wish it did. - Good morning.

Do you want porridge? - Okay.

Don't take it.

I'll just see what's on.

There's a Christmas movie on channel 3. Can we watch that?

No, we're watching rally.

What is it?

There's no rally on TV. Is that a recording?

Can't we watch Christmas programmes for once?

You can watch this for five minutes, and then the film, okay?

Don't you want porridge? - You know I don't like rice porridge.

Since when? - I've never liked it.

And I made a whole pot.

Alright, eat this.

Good morning. - Good morning. Merry Christmas.

There are people coming over. They're outside.

What people? - Some old people.

Huh?

Hello?

Oh, hello!

Welcome! - Hello.

Yeah, come in. - Thank you.

This is just a quick visit.

The thing is, we're going to Kerava. - I see.

We're having Christmas lunch at my sister's. - Right.

We just popped by to bring you this.

You shouldn't have. Oh, wow.

What shall I give you back? - Don't even mention it.

I won that in the raffle at the fishing society's Christmas party.

Oh, that's right.

We can't eat anything sweet because of our diabetes.

Yeah, we're getting old. - Hello.

So you both have it now? - Yes, both of us.

Martti got his medication two weeks ago. - I see.

It's been longer than that. A month, at least.

We already had the check-up and everything.

Sorry, we're not dressed yet.

That's fine. We're the intruders here.

Where do you work these days?

Hi. - Hello!

You're roasting the ham, eh?

No, I'm making carrot casserole.

Yeah, I work at Sokos as the head window dresser.

Wow. The head investor?

No, not the head investor.

But I'll start in that position after the new year.

Helena, do you still have that hair salon?

Yeah, I do.

So where's your husband?

He's in the workshop.

He's wrapping Christmas gifts.

We'll say hi when we leave. - Yeah, let's do that.

And the children are yours? - Hilla and Kasimir are ours, yes.

Hello. - Hi.

Merry Christmas! - Yeah, bye.

I'm so worried about Ulla's and Martti's diabetes.

It's just awful.

And Heikki Siivonen is also going to be examined.

He has blood in his urine.

He thinks it's because of his blood-thinning medicine.

I told him he should see the doctor.

You never know.

His appointment is on Boxing Day if I remember correctly.

Is anyone going to town? We don't have walnuts.

Oh.

I need to go and buy my presents.

You haven't bought any gifts yet? - No.

You sure left it to the last minute.

I can go with him, then.

Can't you use raisins instead?

No.

Hey, what was the password?

Grandpa!

What's the password? - Nekku.

What do you need it for?

I thought I'd update your Windows. Don't you want me to?

Sure!

Change the settings

so that there'll be no dick pics popping up.

What dick pics?

It's not nice for the kids to have things pop up in their face.

We should just teach grandpa

to click the "X" to close the windows.

He always clicks the dash.

Do you want porridge, Simo? - No, I have this.

The cashier flirted with you.

Right.

She did!

She had a twinkle in her eye.

You need to keep your eyes open.

It's soon time you had your first girlfriend.

Or a boyfriend.

Do you like boys, then?

No, but I might.

Yeah. Aren't you going to ask for her number?

Or what do kids ask these days? A Snapchat code?

Let's go!

Have you been dating?

Who would I date?

Don't you want to share your life with someone? - No.

That's exactly what I don't want.

I'm not interested in making compromises

about watching TV or something.

Now that Simo is moving out, I'll do exactly what I want.

I can't imagine having a man to look after.

I'd have to compromise on everything.

What to eat, what to watch.

Don't you ever feel lonely, then?

I've been thinking...

When we went to Greece...

It's so horrible, not having any romance.

There's nothing to elevate your daily life.

I don't know what the problem is.

When Risto launches into his long monologues

about all kinds of topics, such as his workplace.

About his colleagues, for example,

or some technical stuff.

I don't understand anything about that.

And frankly, I don't care.

I have to tell him sometimes that I'm not interested.

What is he saying, then?

Well, when we were in Greece, for instance...

The first night, we went to a restaurant.

The atmosphere was heavenly.

A warm breeze came off the sea.

There was a sunset. Everything was perfect.

It was this classic, beautiful tavern.

A stylish Italian couple sat next to us.

Then Risto starts talking about organisational changes

and how their procedures are going to change...

At that point, I was like...

I looked at the sea and the sunset, and I thought:

"This is it."

I understand.

Is he under a lot of stress?

At work. And that's why he talks about it.

No, he's just so interested in everything.

He's always so open to new things.

Which is a good thing, of course,

but he assumes that everyone else is interested too.

And he's not stressed. He reduced his hours by 20%.

Oh? - Yeah.

He wants to spend more time with the kids

and enjoying his hobbies. - I see.

He works shorter hours on Tuesdays and Fridays.

And it shows on his pay cheque. He doesn't care about money.

He's a leftist, you know.

What I like about him is that he can think for himself.

He doesn't conform to other people's ideas.

Yeah...

I think Risto is so nice. - Yeah, of course he is.

Oh dear.

Action.

Welcome. Today, we'll show you a traditional Finnish Christmas Eve.

It starts in the kitchen.

This is where the traditional Christmas dishes are made.

We have casseroles made out of potato, carrot, and swede.

Then we have beetroot salad and green salad. Traditional dishes.

How did you count these?

Why? - There's eight of us. This isn't enough.

These Christmas cards are from the neighbours.

Then we have Christmas shows.

They're a part of Finnish Christmas. We always watch them.

That's the Christmas tree, straight from the forest.

It hasn't been decorated yet, but there it is.

Here we have elf ornaments.

Hey, now you'll drink this.

Always the same thing.

I give up! - Let's do another take.

But shouldn't the pots be empty after dinner?

Yeah, and people are still hungry?

Tell me who's hungry?

Hey, straighten your hem.

Nobody wants to see your balls.

Risto, are your feet cold? - No. I'm fine, thanks.

Good.

I guess I'll scrub more potatoes, then. - Why do you always have to...

I was just taking the rubbish out when you called.

You're not cleaning, are you? - The porridge burnt, you know.

The church service was on TV,

and a children's choir sang so beautifully.

I cried and forgot all about the porridge.

It's so sensitive, that rice porridge.

The snowdrifts are so pretty. I looked out the window

and also thought about your father, of course.

Have you made casseroles? - Only swede casserole.

I thought one kind was enough since there's only one person.

Next year, I might make potato casserole or something.

Have you eaten and bathed yet? - Yeah.

We took a sauna, and Susanna and Helena are making dinner.

Oh, wow. They're such good cooks.

You're so lucky over there.

The cabin is in such a pretty place, and everything.

Or house, not a cabin.

So enjoy your stay. - We will.

Mum, you're a good cook, too.

The best cook.

I can only cook what I learned in domestic school.

But it's nice if you appreciate them.

Of course I appreciate them.

So...

Do you have any plans for tonight?

No, I don't need anything special.

I might listen to the church service if it's still on.

I'll eat my Christmas dinner,

and look at old photos and have coffee or something.

Alright, let's hang up already.

I'm sure you have things to do.

Call you again at a better time.

Thanks for calling. Merry Christmas. - And to you, mum.

Give my regards to everyone.

I will. - Alright, thanks.

Bye bye. - Bye.

I guess we still need butter.

But this is butter.

No, it's not. - It looks like butter to me.

Hilla and Kassu, come decorate the tree.

"Butter" is a protected name. This is called Oivariini.

So I should remember all brand names by heart?

Isn't "butter" a generic term? - No, quite the contrary.

So if I come here and want something on my bread,

do I need to ask for "some yellow substance"?

"Some spread that resembles butter." - You can call it margarine.

But this isn't margarine.

It's not butter either!

Why would I call it margarine if it isn't margarine?

I don't even want to eat margarine.

What do you mean it's not margarine?

Because of what it says here!

80% butter. The rest is canola oil.

This is definitely not margarine.

Wow, this got complicated.

Indeed!

Is there someone here? - Yeah.

What? - Yes!

Oh, it's Risto.

Just take your time.

I thought you already bathed with the kids.

But you came back.

Take your time. No need to clean the benches.

I'll clean them after you're finished.

Alright then.

Is this extra? - Is there one in the carrot casserole?

I guess we have to move this... Let's move the table.

Simo, give us a hand.

Alright.

There.

Good, good.

Okay, let's put it back.

One, two, three.

Is it really okay to be so drunk at the Christmas table?

Wouldn't it be better to take grandpa to bed?

Yeah, well...

He is quite...

Yeah... - He probably won't even eat.

But it's Christmas, after all.

I don't think that's very nice.

He ruins everyone's Christmas spirit.

Yeah... What do you say, chiefs?

Well, perhaps it's better.

I think so.

Well... Let's take him, then.

One, two...

Careful.

We're going to lie down now.

Hey, watch out!

Here's your seitan ham, Hilla and Kassu.

And others can have it too.

Can you get it? - Yes.

This is like the feast in Capernaum. - What Capernaum?

Is the box empty already?

No, this white wine is with fish. The boxed wine was red.

I see. - You don't drink red wine with fish.

Right. Oh, this is from the Riesling area.

It's very famous.

No, Riesling is the grape.

The wine is from the Rhine Valley.

Yeah...

You've been there. Or where was it?

Didn't you visit your cousin over there?

Oh, did we?

Perhaps we did.

You're not talking about our trip to Norway? - No.

What was the place? The scenery was breathtaking.

What was it? - You and dad went to Lofoten.

Yes, exactly. It was magnificent.

And the mountains were so high. That place was wicked.

I'm glad you got to travel for once.

Which anniversary was it?

Travelling sure is...

It is...

the spice of life. Don't you agree, Simo?

Hey, should we raise a toast? - Yeah.

Cheers. No, the roe is still in the fridge!

Cheers! - Merry Christmas!

There we go. Now we can enjoy our meal.

I almost forgot... - I could have some.

Yeah, let's enjoy ourselves.

Oh, my.

Risto, did you take potatoes?

I could have some, thanks.

The salmon is delicious. What kind is it?

Oh, I have to try it. - It's seasoned with chili and lime.

It must be the seasoning, then.

Let's save some for grandpa. He loves salmon.

Don't worry about him.

Everyone can eat as much as they like at Christmas.

I guess you're right. - No skimping. Now there's plenty of potatoes, too.

It sure is...

I don't know where that came from.

He has behaved so well for a long time now.

And now that we have this,

he starts again.

It's the same thing every Christmas. - No, I'll have salmon.

Well, not always. - Yes, it is.

Yeah. I remember him sitting at the dinner table with Veikko

in our small flat on Kirkkokatu street.

They had already been drinking for a while.

At Christmas table, they took shots with the starters

and didn't eat the main course at all.

The atmosphere was so lousy.

But he was sober on Kirkkokatu Street. - What? No, he wasn't.

He wasn't. - No. I remember...

I'll never forget it when this boy, Mikko,

who had a crush on me, wanted to walk me home.

We had been to the cinema.

We stood at the top of the stairs, at our front door,

saying our goodbyes.

So Lasse suddenly crawls up the stairs, drunk as a skunk.

I'll never forget the boy's face.

The way his eyes widened: "What's going on?"

He'd never seen anything like that. He was from a good family.

Yeah, I also remember when

my friends and I were playing outside.

So Lasse arrives in his car.

He gets out of the car swaying like this.

He had been driving drunk. He could barely stand up.

That was...

Then he started staggering across the yard, into the house.

My friends and I watched him go. I was so ashamed.

My friends asked if dad was having a stroke or something.

I was furious at him.

I ran across the yard and followed him inside.

I was so mad that I straddled him on the bed

and started hitting him as hard as I could.

He just lay there like a dead fish.

You remember stuff like that?

Yeah, it was bad when he used to drive drunk.

I'm glad he stopped after...

Alcoholism is an awful disease.

But on the other hand, he's so kind-hearted and nice.

Yeah, you always see the bright side.

But if I were you, I'd have dumped him ages ago.

It's not that easy.

Did you have a Christmas party at work? - No.

Or they did, but I didn't go there.

What? - I was busy with other stuff.

I would've definitely gone.

Hey, who's Santa?

Are we still going to do that? - I thought we might.

I'm not it. I'm a terrible actor.

My acting class teacher laughed and told me to stick to maths.

Okay. - And that's what I did.

Still bitter about some teacher.

He always tells the same story.

Those things can affect you.

How are things at work, Risto? - Just fine, thanks.

Is this my glass? - We've had big changes in our organisation.

They restructured all departments, so it's been an adjustment.

Our department was revamped too, and they made me the coordinator.

Wow, look who's here! - Hello, hello.

I'm Santa Claus. - Welcome, Santa.

I came straight from the North Pole.

Alright. - Here come the presents.

For Helena.

This is for you, mum. - Helena got a present.

Helena has been nice.

Alright. Take all the presents. - This is for Kassu.

The elves made these gifts.

They've been busy. - Wow, a big one.

For Lasse.

Lasse has been nice.

Did I finally get it? I think...

I think I know what's in here.

Is there more? - This has no name.

Put it over here. - Yeah, put it there.

Alright. - Thank you for the presents.

Is the bag empty now? - Yes.

Hey, should we sing to Santa as a thank you?

Yeah, which song can we all sing?

Mum's Little Piggies. - What are you going to sing?

Yeah, Mum's Little Piggies.

Mum's little piggies all together, all together, all together.

Mum's little piggies all together, all together, the lot.

That's you, and me too.

That's you, and me too.

And in Swedish?

Well done!

Hey, Hilla would like to sing.

She sang this song at the school Christmas party.

I see.

It is evening, and nature has fallen silent for a while.

The night sky is overcast and grey.

Just like long ago when I was a wide-eyed child,

I'd like to find Christmas in my heart.

But my thoughts, work, and busy daily life

have clouded up my childlike innocence.

I gaze high up at the dusky winter sky

and hope to see the shining Christmas star.

Oh, you brilliant Christmas star,

I hope you shine your light

spreading Christmas peace.

Oh, you brilliant Christmas star,

would you please lead us all...

Move over, Kassu. - Let me through.

I found that childlike wonder...

What... Lasse, what are you doing?

What... - Go to the loo, quickly!

You bloody jerk!

Watch out for the...

How could you do that?

You should be ashamed! During Hilla's beautiful song!

That goddamn idiot.

For Christ's sake, she's going to clean it with a rag.

Mum, here's some paper.

Yuck.

Bloody hell!

Goddammit. - Bring a plastic bag.

Is this yours, Kassu?

Here's a bag. There you go.

Here's more paper.

This is taking so much paper.

Here's a glove.

Hi. - Hi. This and a hot dog, please.

Okay. That's four euros.

There you go. - Thanks.

Now I made a mess. - Oh. Hey...

Do you want napkins? - If you've got some.

Here. - Thanks.

The dispensers are a bit temperamental.

Sometimes you get nothing, sometimes too much.

The sound effects seem to work, at least.

Happy Xmas. - Happy Christmas.

DEAR GRANDPA, YOU'RE AN HONOURED PERSON

AND RESPECTED AMONG OTHER RESERVISTS.

SO WHY DO YOU WANT TO RUIN EVERYTHING THAT IS WELL?

So what do they manage? - For example,

there's IT management, human relations management...

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF GRANDMA ACTED LIKE YOU DO?

I'D LIKE TO THINK WE MATTER TO YOU,

BUT WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE IT, UNFORTUNATELY.

BEST REGARDS, YOUR RELATIVE.

Grandpa...

Grandpa, think about what you're doing to your family.

Don't you care about us at all?

I do. - I doesn't look like you do.

And think about how much money you spend on alcohol.

How much do you think you've already spent?

Maybe 100,000 euros?

At least.

Imagine what you and grandma could've done with that money.

Go travelling and everything. Or renovate your house.

Now there are mice running around.

Don't you love grandma?

I do.

You should show it, then.

If you truly love her, you shouldn't drink

because it makes her really sad.

She's crying in there right now.

It's not that simple.

Why not?

It's grown-up stuff.

Close the door!

Where did you go? - I was just driving around.

Wait.

That summer night on the beach,

I timidly brushed against your hand.

Time slowed down,

and you exhaled lightly.

Oh, well...

Under that messy canopy...

I'm glad you came back.

Why? - We need some sane people here.

Right.

Do you think we're done? - Yeah.

Does it look good? - I think so.

Okay.

Look at that exhaust smoke. - Yeah. Where was this filmed?

It's called Bug Run, in Sweden.

The biggest Volkswagen event in the Nordic countries.

Thanks.

Helena? - No, thanks.

Where are the kids?

They went outside to shoot a film or something.

Simo, have some sweets. - No, thanks.

Risto? - Well, thanks.

Gosh, I really like sweets.

Funny thing, that.

We're gonna head home soon.

Oh no. Do you have to? - Yeah, we do.

That's really interesting.

I love having you here.

It's always such a shame when you have to leave.

But that's the way it is.

Back to the daily grind.

Simo and Helena, will you stay a bit longer?

No, we're leaving too. Simo needs to start packing,

and I have clients tomorrow.

Darn.

What should I give you to take home?

Berries, of course.

We still have blackcurrants...

and some raspberries too, I think.

It'll be exciting for Susanna when she starts her new job.

Grandpa, I installed the new Windows now.

Oh, excellent. Thank you.

Is the password still the same? - Yeah.

And will it still have Windows... I mean Word?

Yeah, everything's as it used to be.

PART 2

Hi, Susanna! Congratulations. - Thank you.

Happy New Year, everyone. - Thanks. Happy New Year.

Thanks.

And to start with,

I have some happy news to share with you.

My husband Teemu and I have been waiting to adopt.

I haven't talked about this in case nothing came of it.

And we had no way of knowing when it would happen.

We've just been patiently waiting.

Now we got a call on Christmas Day

that we're getting a girl from Colombia.

Congratulations! - Thank you.

And we'll be travelling to Colombia in two days to get our daughter.

And then I'll start my maternity leave.

But this is Laura. - Hello.

Laura will replace me while I'm gone,

and I'm sure she'll do an excellent job.

Hello, everyone. And congratulations, Katja.

Thank you.

I think we should raise a toast. I'll fetch a bottle.

How old is the girl? - Eight months.

Oh, so young. Just a baby. - Yeah, learning to talk.

And Susanna starts in her new role, too.

Yeah, that's right. We have a lot to celebrate.

Congrats. - Thanks.

Cheers.

Hey, take this rug, too.

We'll take this as well.

Should we hang these pictures next?

Where do you want this?

This one.

I dunno.

I'll hold it up, and you say if it's good.

What about over here?

Yeah, I guess.

Or...

What about the red one?

Is this nice because it's...

Is this better?

I dunno.

I could bring some nice plants here.

Will you come and water them, then?

You can water a few plants, can't you?

I'm too busy.

Oh.

Some plastic plants, then.

As decorations.

There's a decoration for you.

What?

Alright.

It's horrible. What is that, anyway?

It's a crankshaft.

Hello.

Hello. - Hello.

Come in.

It's good to see you.

It's been a long time.

I brought you a little something.

Thanks.

I think I'll... hide this.

Hang your coat.

Thanks. - You're welcome.

So... - Oh, we have a guest.

I didn't recognise your car.

Right.

Seppo is an old friend.

We were at sea together.

You don't say? Is that true? - It is.

Hello. - Pleasure to meet you.

It sure is.

Were you looking at photos? - Yeah, just before you came.

Lasse has plenty of those.

These are from our trip to Turkey.

Have some coffee.

I'll have some later. After I rest my legs.

Here are your meds.

Oh, thanks.

I haven't taken my afternoon meds yet.

It's such a hassle with all those meds.

My life is a constant trip to the pharmacy.

You're always out of something,

and doctors forget to renew the prescriptions.

It's funny they don't check those things at the health centre.

With all their gadgets.

I suppose

machines take care of everything

and the staff gets lazy.

Right.

It's the old people who suffer, of course.

We're still fine and dandy

'cause we're not senile yet.

But after you lose your memory,

who takes care of your meds?

Yeah.

Do you have any ailments? - No, no.

My cholesterol is a bit high, that's all.

Right. What about your wife?

No, I'm a free man and like it that way.

I see.

We always say that we're like two swans.

Loyal until the end.

Did you say you had high cholesterol?

Yeah, but it's nothing serious.

I just need to remember not to eat anything that tastes good.

Yeah, that's right.

My cousin is a few years younger than me.

So he's not allowed to eat salad anymore.

Really? What on earth for...

Imagine! It simply won't do if...

You can't just eat sausages.

True that.

And the couple who lives next door...

They've got diabetes now.

Oh dear. - They live in the next house.

Down the road.

They keep popping pills like crazy.

But I guess it'd be even worse if you didn't do it.

It's a horrible disease if left untreated.

Yes, it is.

And Heikki at the end of the road...

He's got cancer now too.

He found out after Christmas.

Oh dear. That's awful.

What type of cancer?

It's in his testicles.

You want this?

Seppo seemed nice.

We all have our crosses to bear, of course.

It's not easy for anyone.

What do you mean by that?

Oh, well. Let's not talk about that.

I love this scent.

What are you reading?

This is called Foundation, a sci-fi classic from the fifties.

It's about a galactic empire and its destruction.

And then there's this scientist who tries to save mankind.

It may sound silly, but the themes are fascinating.

Can't you hang out with me?

But I am.

Yeah, but we could do something together.

What would you like to do?

SLEEP

WORK

SPARE TIME

Alright. As you all can see,

we can divide the day roughly into three sectors.

Eight hours of sleep, eight hours of work,

and eight hours of spare time.

And since most of us need eight hours of rest,

and most of us also spend eight hours at work,

so today's challenge is to focus on the third sector,

your spare time.

You can discuss this with the person sitting next to you

for about three minutes.

How do you use that eight hours of free time?

What do you do? Go ahead.

Well, what should I say...

Yeah...

My daily commute takes up 45 minutes.

I use an hour for my morning routine.

That leaves over six hours.

In the evenings, I sometimes go to fitness classes.

Then I buy groceries, cook dinner, watch TV.

And lately, I've also been googling this volcano in Japan.

Oh. Do you mean Mount Fuji or Aso?

No, it's Mount Asahi on Hokkaido.

Oh, right.

My late dad was into volcanoes.

Okay. - He knew a lot about them.

We even went to see some of them.

But only here in Europe.

Mount Etna and some smaller ones.

I've also been to see Etna.

But I'd like to go to Japan.

Me too.

So what about your eight hours? - Yeah, well...

My commute takes half an hour.

Then my morning routine takes half an hour.

That leaves seven hours. At evenings...

I cook, take the kids to their hobbies...

There's always something.

I play floorball once a week.

How's it going? You've got two minutes left.

I guess we're supposed to find some problems with all this.

You can't improve something if there aren't any problems.

So how was Kassu's day? - It was okay.

Tell me something. - Just a normal day.

We got our English tests back.

How did it go? - I got "very good".

Wow, that's great.

There was this stupid thing. I had to translate a sentence.

I wrote: "What are you going to do this evening?"

I got zero marks.

The teacher said "this evening" is not idiomatic.

What was the right answer, then? - "Tonight".

But what does it matter? "This evening" is exactly right.

I was going to put "tonight",

but I thought it might mean the time you're sleeping.

I didn't put it even though I wanted to.

That's too bad. What a strict scoring system.

It's stupid to nitpick and look for tiny mistakes.

Yeah. And it wasn't a mistake, sort of.

The main thing about languages is to understand what people say.

And to be brave enough to speak. That's key.

Yeah.

Here we go. When I google "this evening",

I get 81,700,000 results.

Tell your teacher you're not the only one who says "this evening."

For real?

Perhaps it's your teacher who's a bit "idiomatic".

Oops. What do you want?

Water? Go ahead.

Well? - Well.

I just wanted to tell you

that when you were reading and ignored me yesterday, I felt bad.

Or when I suggested doing something together,

you didn't reply. You just kept reading.

So I just wanted to tell you this.

You know it makes me feel bad.

Didn't I talk to you? - You kept looking at the book.

I hugged and kissed you when I got home from work.

Didn't I? - Yes, but...

And that means nothing, huh?

Well, it doesn't mean

that I can't feel bad later

if I want intimacy and you just read your book.

But this is not a big thing.

I just wanted to bring this up.

It made me feel bad, and I haven't been able to shake it.

Because it doesn't make any sense to me

that if I want intimacy, you keep reading your book.

And I was planning to stay on the computer for a while,

and I knew you were going to bed,

so we didn't even hug each other good night.

So I think it's stupid that you can't even give me a hug.

Can't you tell me if you want something?

In that situation? - Yeah.

Well, not really.

I feel like you're rejecting me

and like you couldn't care less, so I can't really...

And I tried to give you a hug.

I tried to start a conversation. I asked about your book.

And I suggested we do something together.

If that's not enough, then something's not quite right.

I feel even worse now that you still don't get it.

I think this is the same issue as always.

I give my all to this family.

We had a conversation at dinner. - You talked to the kids.

Let me finish!

When I tried to hug you today, you seemed distant.

I was still annoyed about last night.

Yeah! But do you ever stop to think

who cleans the house, who helps the kids with homework?

Who cooks, maintains the house? - We split those chores,

so I don't see how that's relevant.

I spent the whole Saturday fixing your laptop.

So that you'd have everything you need.

So that you all would have everything you need.

So how come this small matter is suddenly so important?

Is it really worth being upset about for several days?

You always assume I have bad intentions.

That I'm mean on purpose if I answer your question wrong.

Or you don't answer at all. - For real?

Whatever I do, there's always something wrong with it.

And then you feel like our whole relationship sucks.

I didn't say that! I said the exact opposite.

I said this wasn't about some big problem in our relationship.

I feel like you're not even arguing with me.

You're arguing with yourself. - You can't argue.

Your tactics are poor. You just get angry.

Take it.

Yeah?

No. Go brush your teeth.

Well, one more. But then brush your teeth.

Yeah.

We'll be right there. Okay, bye.

Always when I mention something small to you

that I find difficult to deal with,

or if I feel unsafe...

You could apologise or show some remorse.

Or anything! But you start arguing.

You don't even want to understand. I want to understand.

Again with the "always"! I always do something wrong.

What? I didn't mean that.

Why are you still with me if I have nothing but flaws?

I didn't say that. - What, then?

I didn't say that you never do anything right!

What are you saying, then? - You're not listening to me!

Tell me what you're saying!

Hey... - Stop it!

Stop it. You're an ass!

Stop it. Get away from here!

Go away!

You can't hit people.

Hey...

Look at me.

Come here.

Alright, let's go.

Sit down for a bit.

No, I've got ice cream in the car.

Hello. - Hello.

I'd like to pay that gentleman's tab. - Okay.

32 euros, please.

Jesus.

As if there weren't better things to do with your money.

Want the receipt? - No, thanks.

Bye, then. - Thanks, bye.

This sure is a fool's errand.

What is?

Year in, year out. You never learn.

You know I...

love you.

Oh.

I wonder if that's true. - It is.

I bought us jam doughnuts.

They were on sale.

We'll have coffee, right?

Coffee would really hit the spot.

But tea is fine, too.

I don't mind. You decide.

I can take your coat. - Thanks.

The flowers were so beautiful.

And those sympathy cards...

I didn't even know or remember

all those people who sent them.

Pirjo Korhonen.

And Pekka Metsälä.

Hmm...

And Hilla sang so beautifully.

Where are we going to put all these leftover cakes?

I could have some cake.

Go ahead. There's one that's been opened.

So now he's gone.

52 years.

Imagine.

But it's no use resisting.

We all face that one day.

That's the nature of life.

Yeah.

It is what it is...

There's nothing we can do about it.

What will I do now that I have no one to drink coffee with?

Should we make some coffee?

Do you want some?

I could have a cup. - Yeah, me too.

Well, I'll put it on.

It's an awful thought, alone here in the middle of nowhere.

Well, I've got the neighbours.

We just need to visit more often.

Yeah, that'd be great! Come any time you want.

What shall we do with the mattress? - Yeah...

What mattress? - Dad's mattress.

We brought the trailer, so we could take it with us.

What are you talking about? - About dad's mattress.

We thought we'd take it to the landfill.

What are you saying?

Why are you taking the mattress?

First of all, it smells. No one can sleep on it.

What does it smell like?

Piss. Can't you smell it?

You're so used to it, of course.

No, I've washed it.

It's stained, of course, but it doesn't smell.

You're imagining things. - It does smell.

You can't take it now.

Are you completely insane?

What will the neighbours say if they see you taking it?

They'll think we have no respect.

They won't see us. It's just an alcoholic's piss-stained mattress.

It has nothing to do with respect.

And we won't bring the trailer again for a while.

Oh no. I feel pain in my chest.

Come on. - Okay.

Not a moment of peace!

What shall we put in its place?

We'll buy a new mattress.

Let's buy you one, too.

Have you ever changed mattresses in this house? - No!

They've been perfectly fine.

Your generation just wants to buy new stuff all the time.

Hey, shall we heat the sauna?

Yeah.

We came for a walk. It's such a beautiful day.

Thanks for the funeral. The service and food were great.

Thank you. - We're going to miss our neighbour.

We spent so many evenings here at their house.

Right.

It reminds me of the song Nobody Gets out of Life Alive.

And that's the way it is. - That's true.

You get nothing for free.

It always feels empty when... - Indeed.

We'll remember him fondly.

All that's left are beautiful thoughts.

I wish you strength. I guess we'll be going.

Bye. - Alright, take care.

So the neighbours saw us, after all. - Yeah.