02x09 - Katkera sarka

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Part 31: A bitter past
In the summer of 1992

So, what's his profession?

His profession is a car driver.

He was a car driver
also on the frontline.

He was on total of six fronts.

In six different places.

Not in Finland?

Does he feel this place...

...as his own after these years?

He has lived here for so many long years that it feels like
it. His wife has died here, and the children have grown u.

For him, it is like a home place.

But he said that there really isn't anywhere else to go,
so he would stay here because there are no other places.

Tselemä, tselemmäi...

Nasu.

Nasu, nasu.

They don't understand Finnish.

When we came here, everything
was fine at this place.

Now everything is not in as
good condition as they were before.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Alright. There was a
lot of information, since...

Aha.

Nikolai.

Hey, hold on a bit. I'll take a photo.

So, spasibo.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Alright.

Hey, wait a bit.

I remembered something.

What you're up to there? Old
man, you're gonna fall down.

Come down from there.

Dear Lord.

This is what I hid there.

When the w*r began.

And I'm about to finish it.

Well, that one you can finish.

Yeah. And then I evacuated there and
I'm still on the same trip.

Didn't thougth about returning
to the homeland?

Well, no.

I didn't.

This is where I've lived for the most of
my life, and I quess I'll stay here.

However, on the other hand...

My birthplace is in Sakkola, where
I lived even almost 17 years.

But when you think about that
Russian who has lived there now.

It has been his home 45 years after all.

Yeah. And he has children who were born
there and has lived there their whole lives.

So, of course it's their home.

But...

When you think about it, that has
been Antti's family's home for many centuries.

Yeah.

I couldn't possibly kick him out
of there by any right.

We're kind of in the same
position with the Ivan (Fyodor).

Both were in a w*r and wounded.

And Ivan seems to have a
lot of medals of honor.

He had a lot of them.

Well, Antti has them too.

Aha, can't see them
on your chest though.

I'm not putting those.

Yeah. And both needed
to leave their birthplace.

Antti was evacuated here, when
the Winter w*r started.

And then the Russian...

His home is somewhere near Moscow.

He was transferred to the
Isthmus after the w*r then.

Yeah, it became like...

How to say? Like a chain reaction.

But listen, hey. Where have you been? We
haven't you seen in at least a year.

You didn't come to
pick mushrooms either.

No, I didn't.

Autumn just came to suddenly.

Since I have the nature of a
migratory bird, I had to head south.

I was in the Canary
Islands for the whole winter.

Aha.

But now you anyway decided to the north?

That's right. When you have travelled your whole
life, need to start thinking about settling down.

You plan to stay here at Hoikka?

Well, why not.

I'm happy to return to my birthplace.

Risto.

Come for coffee too.

No thanks.

Good heavens. I wonder what’s wrong with
Risto since he looks so serious.

Making art is a serious thing.

No, he's anxious about something now.

Anxious...

I'm almost 70 years old, and
I've never been anxious about anything.

Well? How are grandma's boys?

Do you want something to eat?

Since these Heikki's sons live in
Sweden, they don't always understand Finnish.

Sometimes it's so hard to
know, what they mean.

*Swedish* Grandpa.

- Yeah?

*Swedish* You ask.

*Swedish* Grandpa, there is a
moped in the shed.

What did he say?

He said, that there's a
moped in the shed.

Yeah. That's Heikki's old moped.

Your dad's.

Dad's.

Risto, will you take coffee?

I just made some.

What?

Nothing.

I was thinking that... Could there
be more of those flowers?

Where?

For example here.

No!

Sorry, I don't know anything because...

Should I bring you a bun?

No, thanks.

Listen, Risto has been
acting a bit strange.

Have you noticed?

He's been really quiet lately.

Yeah, but he was
never exactly talkative.

I have to go.

I need to get to the bank.

Then I have a date with Heikki.

And then I still have to
wash my shirt for tomorrow.

Can’t Helena do it if you're so busy?

No.

Look, we have an agreement that
everyone does their own laundry.

Oh, right.

Risto, hey.

Could you go to the café
and get things ready there?

So we can have the Leppävaara
Ltd shareholders' meeting there tomorrow.

Yeah.

Alright.

Bye.

Bye.

Riitta, if anyone asks, we’re at
the industrial hall with Heikki.

Bye.

Do you really think you can
get that thing running again?

It's still in good condition.

We can definitely get it working again.

Yeah, I’ve been trying to fix it up.

Well, then just start it up.

No, but the tank is probably empty.

Do you have any suitable fuel for this,
or should we take some from my machine?

Listen, I have a canister in the car.

But it's car gasoline.

We need to dilute it.

Oh, damn.

This place is wonderful.

It’s a great place.

I wish we could stay here all summer.

But soon your vacation will be over.

Nothing is forcing you
to leave for Tampere.

I just have to go. There
are so many unfinished matters there.

I don't want to be here alone.

How would you be alone here?
There's a long line of relatives.

But they're not here in Kalajärvi.

Do you think we’d have
a chance to get...

...support from the state?

Is it the right way?

Yes.

I don’t think so, at
least not at this stage.

First, we have to prove that this works.

Do you think we can test-run
this before the autumn rains?

That depends on securing enough cash.

At the very least, we need new tracks.

Let’s borrow from Leppävaara Ltd.

The parking spaces have been so profitable that
there should be money in the account.

Unless...

Push a little.

...the shareholders, the day after
tomorrow's, decide to share dividends.

Push, push.

It won't go.

Let’s vote them down.

At the very least, we need another machine
for the slope to replace this one.

Well, this can stay there.

Let’s just switch to
the widest winter tracks.

Anyway, we should have one more snow groomer so
we can calmly develop this project over the winter.

By the way, should we set up
our own company for this project?

Yeah. This doesn’t really fit into my
ski slope business. This KERA's machine.

Now push.

By the way, how much does it
cost to set up such a company?

Do you know?

The minimum capital is 15,000.
That’d be 7,500 for you.

For me? Sounds good.

Hey, but we don’t need to set up a
new company. I already have the excavation firm.

Yeah?

We’ll run these things through
that. You’ll become a shareholder.

Works for me.

Hold on, let me get a knife.
- Hand me the jack after.

We probably just need a
couple more back there.

Well, a few more will fit here. Next
time, we could cut this a bit.

It's funny having a
hairdresser in the family.

Oh, I'm really nervous about tomorrow,
when everyone will be here.

Stigu haven't visited since the
accident. And neither Lasse.

Only Kristina and Hampus are missing. Otherwise,
the whole family would be here.

By the way, how is that Kari doing?

Since I...

I just wonder how he lives alone like
that. A big house owner, yet no wife.

Though people in town talk about all sorts
of things, even about the bank manager.

Yes, they do, and they
make up half of it.

I don’t really know about Kari. He’s such a peculiar
case that even his own sister doesn’t always understand him.

But what makes me happy is that we got you into
the family. You have always been like my own daughter.

And you are like a mother to me.

Oh, sorry. I must have come to the wrong
place. By the way, where’s the men’s section?

Well, the men’s section is
out in the backyard.

The boys have been there with Antti all day, fixing
your old moped. They might actually get it running.

Well, that’s good. At least they have something
to do. Fixing something old teaches a lot.

Yeah, and there didn’t seem to
be any language barriers either.

Yeah, it’s surprising how well they get along. Have
you eaten anything all day, by the way?

I don’t think Erkki remembered
to pack you any snacks.

We went to eat at the gas station café.

Well, of course. I should have guessed. That’s Erkki’s
favorite spot. Where did he disappear to, anyway?

I think he went home… to do his laundry.

Wait until I get these tightened.

Oh, so here you all are!

Yeah!

And I've been looking for you everywhere. Grandma said, that
you've been with grandpa all day. What you've been doing?

We've been fixing your old moped.

Yeah, it has started already once.

Really?

Grandpa, can you give the screwdriver?

Did you hear that? The
boy has learned Finnish!

Here you go.

Thank you.

And you have learned Swedish too.

With this moped, I used to ride around
in the village back in the days.

Yeah.

I wouldn’t have believed that this thing
would still bring joy to anyone.

Now we have to stop.

We need to go to the sauna, boys,

to wash off the oil. Oily hands.

Yeah.

Dad, please. Just for a while. We
would try to start once more.

Okay, okay.

Tomorrow, by the way, we're heading out with
the boys to visit Hepoköngäs in Puolanka.

Oh, well, that’ll be

a great trip.

Okay, come then.

Alright. Is it tight?

Yeah, start now.

Oh, heavens.

Hey!

Hey, hey.

What have you done?

I…

I thought it would just
go along with it.

It says here 30 degrees.

Of course, it shrinks at 60.

Yeah, yeah. But how was
I supposed to know that?

Even a child understands that.
That's why there are

washing instructions, for God's sake.

Well, one shirt is just a shirt.

It's not the end of the world.

Sorry, sorry.

One shirt? Damn it, I
bought this in Spain.

I don't go there every day.

I can't stand yelling women. - Well,
is a yelling man somehow better?

Yes.

Jaana.

Eeva.

Stigu.

Mom, Dad.

Dad, Mom.

Heikki.

Jaakko.

Yeah.

Mom and dad.

Sorry.

You could save it, you know.

Then, when we have a little girl...

She could wear it.

What if it’s a boy?

Oh, right.

Then I could make it into a painting.

Put a frame around it.

Call it "Memories from Spain."

It could be like a model chart.

Not like those Risto’s
squares and lines.

You're quite something.

But pretty nice.

What the hell?

Has he finally lost it completely?

It has certainly been looked at enough.

Risto! You made a really good
meeting room in the slope café.

And then you improved that
painting a bit, too.

It was bad. It didn't fit the space.

I'll make you a new, bigger one.

Go ahead.

Oh, now they’ve arrived.

And Lasse! You even got
Lasse to come along.

Yeah, we kidnapped him on the way.

Hello!

Hello, Grandpa!

Well, hello!

I see! Even the cadet
has joined the trip.

Yeah.

Hello.

Hello.

Well, good day, Annikki and Antti.

Greetings from Father, by the way.

Thank you. Oh, how nice that
you could come after so long.

Welcome.

Thanks.

Where is dad?

He's in the barn room.

That's where he always sits.

Listen, go and try to bring
him out into the sun.

Alright.

Oh! So, this kind of car.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah. What’s that?

What?

Right there, next to the steering wheel.

You mean this?

Yeah.

This is a hand-controlled throttle,
like on a moped.

And the brake, but this
one works like this.

Yeah.

Since the legs can’t be used, you
have to do it by hand.

Oh, of course. Well, well.

They come up with everything.

Alright then.

Aha. And this is like
a private car then.

Well, that's the private cadillac then.

Well, like that.

Yeah.

That's how we jumped off.

That's right.

Dad?

Dad?

Lasse.

How are you?

Yeah. Dad's doing pretty well too.

Works a lot and a diligent guy.

Yeah he...

Nils is still very young.

He didn't even get to the w*r back then.

Hey...

Yeah?

What's wrong with dad?

What do you mean?

I don't know, he's really strange.

At first I got a feeling,
that he doesn't even know me.

Then he suddenly started to explain one of his
paintings for me. What he means by that.

I don't know, he's really weird.

And those paintings,
they're really terrible.

Has something happened here?

No.

Well, Risto does have been
a bit strange lately.

He's been like absent.

I've thought, that it's
the pain of creation.

I'll go check.

So?

What?

Would you like to talk?

Just say if you don't like them.

Just say...

These... paintings sure
are quite impressive.

Everything's not fine with you.

You feel very bad, don't you?

Listen, Risto, should we
go see a doctor?

But you are a doctor.

Listen, I can’t help you right now.

Yeah. Yeah. Thanks.

Bye-bye.

Eeva, hi.

Hello.

What are you doing here?

Are you coming back to work again?

Well, not exactly.

Actually, our Risto is
in pretty bad shape.

Oh? What's wrong with him?

Apparently, reactive depression.

Really?

I haven’t seen Risto in a long time.

Erkki mentioned recently that he doesn’t seem
interested in anything anymore except painting.

But I didn’t realize that he...

I'm arranging for him to
get treatment in Oulu.

Yeah.

I’m heading to the shareholders’ meeting. You
probably won’t be able to make it.

I have to take care
of this matter first.

Actually, I could call Oulu from
your room, if that’s okay.

Of course.

Oh, don’t talk about this to anyone.

You know what Mom is like.

I won't.

Thanks.

We went with the boys to Hepoköngäs.

Yeah?

It's actually a more impressive
waterfall than I remembered.

Couldn't we organize
canoeing trips there?

I was thinking, you can actually get all
the way to Oulu by water from there.

Good idea.

We should keep that in
mind for next summer.

Hmm.

The first one on the finish.

Hi.

Hello.

Hi, Liisa.

Hi.

What a beautiful place.

Haven’t you been here before?

No.

Ah, of course.

Hi, Stigu.

Hi. Look at that.

Just leave it, it'll pass.

Oh, it will?

Hello.

Hi.

Hello.

Erkki, you don't have the
ramp set up here?

Well, no.

Should you do it?

I've already lost hope to get
a job in the Parainen area.

I've been offered a paramedic
doctor position in Tampere.

That’s a tough job.

Yeah, it is.

We'll see.

It would’ve been fine to stay in
Leppävaara. I could have made coffee.

We wouldn’t have fit in
our main room anyway.

We fit in at Christmas, so why not now?

It's not the end of the world.

Alright then. Welcome. Everyone is here who
should be, and a few just because.

I’ll pass around the agendas.

This really is a family meeting.

There.

Now Mom must be happy.

Yes, I am. For once, everyone
is gathered. Well, except for Risto.

Where is Risto?

Risto doesn’t have to be present. He has
ceded his share to Liisa and Lasse.

We can start.

Father.

No, you speak. You’re better at it.

I nominate Jaakko as chairman.

Yeah, well.

We would have fit at
our place just fine.

Oh, quiet now.

Alright. We need to elect
officers for the meeting.

So, a chairman and a secretary.

Bank manager Järvenheimo has
been nominated as chairman.

And seconded.

Jaana, you can’t second
your own nomination.

Oh, right.

Are there any other nominations?

If not, Jaakko, you’ve been elected
chairman. Here are the papers.

Thank you. The secretary
will be elected then.

Thank you for the trust.

Let’s move forward with the agenda.

Moving to item two:
electing a secretary.

I nominate Osmo.

No, but Osmo promised to help
me with the coffee service.

There was some talk about that.

Yeah, Stigu could be.

Yes, seconded.

Alright, Stigu has been proposed and seconded. Stigu, would you
be so kind and come stand next to me?

Alright.

And then we move on to point three.

Here are your tools.

We will select the record reviewers and
vote counters. I propose Eeva and Liisa.

Seconded.

Alright, and then we move
on to point four.

Which states that the meeting is legally convened
and has quorum since all shareholders are present.

There it is.

Alright.

I’ve heard about your herb farming.

Do you really think you’ll
make money from it?

It’s possible.

But first, we need to study a bit more.

We’ve been thinking that Liisa would
go to Mikkeli next winter.

To an herb farming course.

Annikki still thinks you should
have kept the animals.

But this is the future now that people are
paying more and more attention to natural remedies.

Yeah. It’s kind of like
a return to the past.

Back in grandma’s time, all
medicines came from the forest.

If the company’s account has that much money, I
propose we distribute it to all of us.

Chairman.

Yes?

I propose that given the current financial situation, no dividends should be distributed,
but instead, the money should be kept in the account for safety.

Chairman.

Erkki suggests that because he wants to
borrow money from the company account again.

We all need money.

It’s not just your privilege.

Besides, why are your ski slopes
more important than, for example, mine?

I’m just asking.

Besides, have you even
paid back your loan?

It’s been paid.

Well then.

I’ll get my bag. I
brought some bun from home.

Well, in my opinion, this Erkki's slope is the most important thing right now
because, without it, there wouldn't be a single car or caravan on Leppävaara's land.

And then, there would
be nothing to distribute.

Not in the future either.

If we didn't have our parking areas,
we wouldn't have any skiers either.

I agree with Erkki.

Let's just leave the
money in the account.

I think so too.

Now that Erkki is building more slopes,
maybe we need more parking spaces.

And we need to be prepared so
that we can expand when necessary.

What happened to this Risto's painting?

Well, Risto thought it was bad.

He said he would make
a new and better one.

But it's good.

Everyone praises it.

How could Risto do something like
this? What's wrong with him?

Risto is in pretty bad shape.

Risto and I decided that
we're going to Oulu.

What happened to Dad?

How could you not notice anything?

I saw right away that Dad isn't well.

Well, Risto has always
been a little odd.

This is about more than just
someone being a little odd.

Are you blaming us now?

I'm not blaming you, but I am wondering.

Where is Dad then?

Do you think we’re not
all shocked by this?

No, I don’t think that.

Risto is sleeping.

He needs to get into intensive and
supervised care as soon as possible.

That’s why we decided to go to Oulu.

Why hasn’t anyone talked to me?

Liisa has been busy with
her herb farming too.

And I’ve been cramming municipal
politics into my head.

We haven't seen Risto in a past few weeks
and thought he was just focused on painting.

Let’s try to stay calm so we can
help Risto in the best way possible.

Bring this up at the next board meeting.

Will do.

Hey, Kari.

Isn’t Erkki’s other sister
married to some Järvenheimo?

Yes, she is.

Jaakko Järvenheimo.

He’s a bank director Regional
Savings Bank in Tampere.

Not anymore.

At least not based on this announcement.

What?

Did Järvenheimo get fired from the bank?

Well, I’ll be heading straight
to Helsinki then. Thanks.

It was really nice seeing you
after such a long time.

Come visit more often.

Need to try, need to try. But the
trip is long, and the vacations are short.

Yeah.

Only visit there then.

Come back right away.

Bye, Grandma.

Bye.

Annikki.

I’m going to Liisa and Osmo’s.

Go ahead.

Good day, beautiful lady.

How’s it in Tampere?

I wouldn’t know.

We’re on vacation here.

Oh, vacation.

Are you planning to stay long in Kainuu?

We could stay for ages
with this good weather.

But we have to return next
week when Jaakko’s vacation ends.

Oh, does Jaakko have a new job lined up?

What do you mean?

Sorry, I have to
go. Goodbye Mrs. Järvenheimo.

And say hi to Jaakko.

Was that...

It was.

Like she didn't know anything.

Or maybe he pretended not to know,
but she’s good at that too.

Did you really have to
go and talk right away?

Well, what does it matter?

Soon everyone will know anyway.

I couldn't go there to see
when they took Dad away.

Why hasn't he been able to talk to me?

Why hasn't he come here?

You wouldn't have been able
to help Risto anyway.

He needs professional help now.

He will...

He will definitely get through this.

It feels so strange that you're here.

Yeah.

Yeah.

It is kind of strange.

I've been...

...thinking about a lot
of different things.

I've had some much time.

But that thing between us
still bothers me a little.

Don't worry about it.

That was a long time ago.

I'm a completely different person now.

It's all okay.

Don't worry about it.

I've tried to tell you so many times.

But you don't even want to listen.

And besides, I didn't want
to ruin your summer.

What have you done?

Nothing.

Nothing?

Nothing.

Listen, they can't just fire a bank
manager at your position like that.

Apparently, they can.

God damned, are you
asking what I’ve done?

I’ve granted loans to
individuals and businesses.

Given people opprtunities...

Come on, stop grandstanding.

Do you even understand what
you've done to me?

Think about it.

Kari attacks me in the middle of town, and
I don’t know a thing about your affairs.

That must be the first
time you’ve been left speechless.

Damn Jaakko, how dare you.

Well, here they come.

Well?

Where is Risto?

Did he stay...?

Risto had to stay at the hospital.

He’ll probably have to stay for a while.

Good heavens.

What did they say there?

Well, they didn’t really say
anything for sure yet.

But all the signs point to
it being something like reactive depression.

What kind of disease is that?

It involves depression and
anxiety, sleep disorders.

Anxiety? I’ve told you about that.

Hey, let’s not start blaming anyone.

And don’t be afraid of
him going to the hospital.

It’s good that Risto
is getting treatment.

By the way, can we go visit him?

Well, not before next weekend, for sure.

Risto needs to rest now, and they
need to find the right medication.

Where did such a
disease suddenly come from?

A disease like that doesn’t just appear
suddenly. It’s been coming for a while.

The bankruptcy and Risto and Raija’s
divorce have certainly played a role.

And that unfortunate exhibition thing might
have been the last straw.

Even a stronger person would
get sick from that.

We’ll go see him as soon as we can.

Well, yeah. I’ll drive you to Oulu.

I wouldn’t dare to drive in
the city traffic with you.

You wouldn’t dare? Well,
I can drive anywhere.

Yeah, you drive. Sometimes
into the ditch too.

What?

Where’s Stig?

Stigu went to Osmo and Liisa’s.

Well, I think I’ll go there too then.

Don’t worry too much about
this, everything will work out.

Is Risto at the same hospital
where I had my heart surgery?

That was a good hospital.

No, Risto’s not there.

Where is he?

He’s at the psychiatric outpatient
clinic at the mental hospital.

In the loony bin.

What are you doing?

Packing.

Where are you going?

To Tampere. And you’re coming too. You’ll get
yourself a new job. You’ve got connections.

I can’t just go to Tampere right now.
Besides, the whole of Finland’s on vacation.

And I’m not going to rush
into applying for jobs like that.

We can’t stay here either.

What do I say to Dad, Mom, and Erkki?

And when Kari knows, the
whole village will know soon.

By the way, how did
Kari know about that?

Well, Laila Heikkinen was the one
who enlightened him about that too.

And what’s wrong with that?

It’s not a shame to be unemployed.

I’m probably not the first nor the last one to
get fired from the bank. This is just the beginning.

Explain that. Have you even thought about what this means
for me? A hell of a lot of shame.

Jaana, let’s talk about this calmly.

Everything will be sorted out by fall.