03x08 - Totuuden hetki

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Part 39: Moment of Truth
In April-May 1993

Erkki! Jaakko is calling
about the estate inventory.

Yeah, yeah, what about it?

A decision needs to be made
about when it will be held.

Tell him to call Kari.
He’s the one inheriting anyway.

Inheriting or not, but you
need to decide now.

You were Helena’s closest relative,
and you shared a home.

Yeah, yeah, we did, we did.

Tell Jaakko to set a date.
Any day works for me. Bye.

Look, Erkki is already
hard at work again.

Well, he has to. Life goes on.

Yeah. - This has been such a
difficult time for all of us.

Oh, I can’t open this. You try.

Give it here. I’ve never failed
to open a bottle yet.

Now I might have.

Are there any pits in the house?

Forget it. I’ll just make some coffee.

Oh no, thanks. I don’t
feel like coffee right now.

By the way, when is the
municipal doctor moving to Hoikka?

Well, Eeva will start at the
healthcare center in a month.

Are you planning to book an appointment?

No, I’m just asking.

Where will the couple be living?

They’re moving into Erkki
and Helena’s old apartment.

Yeah, but that’s just
a temporary solution.

They’ll get the official municipal doctor’s residence
as soon as Vähälä moves out.

In six months. But then
a big renovation will start.

The rooms need to be
made accessible for a wheelchair.

Yeah, of course.

But where will Erkki move?

Well, I’ve invited him here.

He’s staying at the ski resort.

It’s hard for him in that
townhouse with all those memories.

Yeah. I bet there are.

So, Antti, shall we
check those fishing nets?

Alright. I’ll talk to Kari.

Alright, sounds good. Bye.

Riitta, I arranged the
estate inventory with Jaakko.

Here’s a list of the necessary
documents. Could you get them?

What? Why do they want information about
Erkki’s assets? The estate inventory concerns Helena.

Yes, yes, but look.

The assets of both spouses must
be shown in the estate inventory.

Even though Kari inherits
Helena. I don’t understand.

Well, I don’t know, but
that’s what Jaakko claimed.

Yeah, and at some point,
need to call Kari.

But now I’m heading to the hill.
- Yeah.

Bye.
- Bye.

Risto, you’ve taken care of things really well now
that Erkki hasn’t been able to do it himself.

Well, thanks.

Who else would have taken care of it?

Coming, coming. Thanks.

Hey, I called the courthouse. The previous case should
be wrapping up any minute now. Hop, hop.

Yeah, yes, yes.

Listen, could you order the documents for Helena’s estate
inventory from the Hoikka parish office for me?

So we need a certificate of residence,
death certificates, and then family history reports.

And they should all be
sent directly to Leppävaara.

You’ll find the address in my papers.

Listen, also book me sleeping car tickets for
the Tampere-Paltamo route for Friday in two weeks.

That’s all.

But hey, go now,
they won’t wait forever.

I'm going, I'm going, yeah.

Law office, Jaakko Järvenheimo.

There might be some issues with the estate distribution because people in the
village are saying that Kari Kaukovaara will inherit his sister’s entire estate.

Erkki will be left with nothing.

Now.

Well, in this village, people know more
about others’ business than their own.

Most of the hotel belonged to Helena.

Oh.

It’s certain that Kari will start meddling in the hotel’s
management, and then he’ll start demanding who knows what.

Let’s see now.

Is there anything showing up?

I don’t know.

The maintenance building will be built next to
the lower lift station, in this area.

And in addition to the snowmobile service
area, there will be an equipment storage.

Then a sauna, changing rooms, and
meeting facilities will be built there.

When the construction work
can be started?

Well, the drawings have been ordered.

The building permit is still missing, of course,
but that won’t take long in this municipality.

Have you talked to Antti
about this at all?

What do you mean?

That place happens to
be on Leppävaara's land.

Surely nothing will be built
there without Antti’s permission.

Well, I better get
going. Interesting project.

I'm happy to take the job.

Good.

Bye. Let’s keep in touch.

Let’s keep in touch.

Where is Erkki, by the way? I need to
talk to him a bit about the future.

About the estate inventory?

Jaakko called, he’s coming here.
On Saturday in two weeks.

Well, tell him we’ll hold it
at our place. In Kaukovaara.

Then we’ll also need a trusted person.
Do you have someone in mind?

No, but I thought of asking
Laila Heikkinen if that’s okay.

That’s fine.

Yes.

Then we also need Kaukovaara’s division papers
and a list showing your joint assets.

Understood.

By the way, I want the estate to
be divided immediately once we're all gathered together.

Tell this to Erkki.

By the way, where is he anyway, since he doesn’t take care
of these matters himself but leaves them for you to handle?

Metsola.

Who? Wait a moment,
the connection is bad.

Alright. Now it’s better. Who is this?

Oh Stigu, hello.

Yeah. Well, it’s going alright.

When are you moving here?

Yeah, yeah. Of course, you can
have it. The furniture and all.

If it’s good enough.

It helps a lot since we don’t really
have any furniture of our own yet.

By the way, about those computer purchases,
I have a really good offer.

Not now.

Look, I can’t make any decisions until we’ve
sorted out the ownership matters with Kari.

Right, exactly.

Of course, of course, we need you here.

Good to know.

And try to hang in there.

By the way, Jaana and Jaakko
are coming here this weekend.

Yeah, I’ll tell them.

Bye.

Was that Erkki?

It was.

What did he say?

He’s waiting for us in Hoikka.

He promised to leave the
furniture in the apartment.

If they’re good enough.

They are.

That’s good. Now we don’t have to get
anything until we move into the municipal apartment.

Makes the move easy.

Listen, I haven’t been to
my attic room since...

Since the accident.

Could you go check if
there’s anything useful there?

Do you have anything specific in mind?

Well, there should be my...

Svirvel.

Fishing reel.

And a box with lures.

You could bring those.

Yeah, I’ll get them.

Can I have nine?

Yep.

You’re welcome.

There.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hi.

Hey, Liisa.

I need, not next, but
the following weekend off.

The whole weekend?

Yeah.

I’d leave on Friday mid-day
and come back Monday evening.

Where are you going for so long?

Or that’s my business.

I can tell you if you want.

I go to Lasse’s place.

Yeah, and then I go
to the Espoo Restaurant School.

There’s an open doors day on Sunday.

So that kind of buzz, huh.

I guess I’ll have to arrange
some time off for you.

What does your mom think about
you going to Lasse’s place?

Nothing.

She can’t boss me around. I shut her up
right away if she starts poking into my business.

And anyway, I’m going to check
out my potential future school.

Are you really planning to apply there, even
though Lasse is joining the Kainuu Brigade?

That’s probably not gonna happen.

There was just an article in Kainuun
Sanomat (newspaper) about them downsizing staff.

Really?

I have the paper here somewhere.

Look at this.

Well, damn.
70 positions will be abolished
at the Kainuu Brigade.

These are what you meant?

Yeah, exactly those.

Thanks.

So. Is he coming too?

Give it here.

Well then.

Johan Ludvig Runeberg.

He looks a bit rough.

Did you find anything else interesting?

Oh, there’s plenty of interesting stuff.

But it’s hard to know what
you’d want to take with you.

There are those long fishing waders.

What are you gonna do with them?

Nothing.

But Erkki might find them useful.

Well, we can go take a look.

I’ll see if I can
find something else fun.

*Swedish* Yes, we're gonna
move to Hoikka.

And since there were no other matters to
discuss, I will now conclude the meeting.

Thank you to everyone present.

And a special thanks to bank
director Heikkinen for her invaluable advice.

Yes, thank you, thank you, thank you.

And in two weeks...

At the parish hall.

Laila, I still have a
few things to discuss.

Do you have a moment?

Why not.

So, just wondering...

Would you be our trusted witness...

Or, in this case, trusted
woman at the estate inventory?

In principle, yes.

Good. It shouldn’t take long.

And not long, until there's a
new command at the hill.

Shouldn’t you slow down a bit?

And co-operate with Erkki?

Like hell.

Yeah, sorry.

Erkki is so unpredictable.

Any day now, he
might start drinking again.

And at that point, it’s better if there’s
only one person in charge of Urja.

Unbelievable.

What is?

That it’s been so little
time since Helena passed.

And you’re already talking like this.

I do mourn Helena’s death.

Don’t doubt that for a second.

But this is about
something else entirely.

Speaking of something
completely different.

Laila, would you be willing to give up your career as
a bank manager and become a hotel director in Urja?

They could really use a level-headed woman like you
there now that Helena is no longer around.

We’ll meet there at
the estate inventory.

No, but really, I’m
being completely serious.

As a bank manager, you should know how
badly the Savings Bank is doing right now.

Even SYP’s CEO has called for the shutdown
of Savings Banks in Suomen Kuvalehti magazine.

So if I were you, I
would consider this offer very carefully.

By the way, would you like to go
eat at that Kievari (restaurant) with me?

We could discuss this matter
a little more in detail.

No thanks, not right now.

Bye then.

Well, bye.

Thanks anyway.

Good evening. Would you happen to have a
free room for a wanderer like me?

Oh dear, we’re completely full tonight.

You should come stay at
my place for the night.

I came to take you home.

I can’t leave yet. Go wait
for me. Have a beer.

Have one on behalf of me too.

Two.

Two. No more.

Come then.

I’ll come.

Bye.

Bye-bye.

Look, you’re a smart guy.

See, when trees are
falling all around you.

And you immediately get teary-eyed,
because of damn machines.

So you’ve been working
with a multifunction machine?

Yeah, exactly with that.

Damn it, when trees fall, and all the nesting trees fly, and
all the birds, and all the moose, they all run away.

It’s hard to watch. It looks terrible.

Humans are so greedy.
It’s like—it’s like some...

There should be some sense
put into this business.

Back in the day...

Yeah, yeah.

Look, before these machines,
every guy had work.

g*dd*mn, if these machines were
banned, there wouldn’t be unemployment.

Listen, one machine does the
work of fifteen loggers.

One single machine.

So you mean that...

Yeah, like that.

Like, what the hell kind of
machine does Erkki think he’s designing?

Like to replace us.

Damn it. Is that why we’re
getting laid off for the summer?

I think you’ve misunderstood
the situation a little.

If Erkki’s experiment succeeds, it means at least three of
you will have jobs through the summer as well.

Yeah.

You’re a smart guy.

Damn, you’re actually a nice guy.

You understand us. You, see,
take this matter kind of...

Seriously.

You want a beer? It's on me.

Take it.

Hey, this is... Just keep going.

Alright.

You’ve got some problems here
still, but not much.

Be careful here. There’s something here...
This eye is a bit...

It’s somehow not aligned with this.

Do something about it.

Yeah.

Looks good.

Yeah.

This is... This is kind of... This is
maybe a bit... A bit too... Too...

Good day.

Yeah. I don’t know.

May I interrupt for a moment?

Sorry to interrupt your lesson. I’m Tarja
Laitinen, the principal of Hoikka Institute.

Oh.

Can we?

Yeah.

Would you be interested in running
a summer course at our institute?

Based on the same foundation as here.

You've received a lot of praise.

Oh.

That's nice to hear.

I was really happy when
I heard about you.

Well, it is quite unique to have
a qualified teacher from our own town.

Think about it.

The institute is a boarding school,
so accommodation is available if needed.

Yes.

Come by then.

It was so nice that you
finally made it here to Parainen.

Yeah, thanks. I’ve been telling Eeva many times that she should
invite us here, but she just hasn’t paid any attention.

Oh, but I have! It’s just that your schedules are
such that you don’t seem to have much time together.

Yeah, well, Jaana is always at the pub,
and I have work coming and going.

Next week, I’ll finally have time to go
to Hoikka to do the estate inventory.

Oh, but I’m really curious about how the
cottage village and hotel management is organized.

As a shareholder, I’m worried
about the hotel’s future.

Jaana, as a minor shareholder.

The future looks good. The entire Urja Slopes
is about to enter the computer era.

Jaana, we are living in
a time of change.

Here is the kitchen.

Yeah, well.

How about we go to the greenhouse and
see what the data genius has planned there?

At first, I had my doubts about the
whole project, but it has worked well.

Yeah, you guys go ahead. I’ll keep an eye on
the roast. It should be ready any minute now.

Remember, the roast thermometer should
definitely be at 70 degrees.

?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, what a lovely smell.

Yeah. It still needs a moment.

This is just as I imagined.

Absolutely wonderful.

I don’t understand why you
are moving to Hoikka.

Well, there’s work for both of us there.

And we’ll get our own house.

And huge greenhouses too.

Oh, so wonderful.

Hey.

Wow, this is nice.

Is this crystal?

This is absolutely lovely.

Hey, wouldn’t you both find work here?

Honestly, since Stig is the only heir.

But I’m a doctor, not a gardener.

Besides, Stig is interested in
completely different things nowadays.

But you go chasing after the
men. I’ll stay here and cook.

I’m not chasing after any men.

Once the computer-controlled system was
implemented, they built also this...

...system.

Just like this.

With the press of a button, like this.

We bring the flowers here.

For example, to be cut.

Saves time and labor while making
better use of the whole space.

It doubles the capacity.

There are no walkways since work
is done from both ends.

It’s a great system.

It must have been quite expensive.

Well, it was a big investment, but according to my
calculations, it will pay for itself in a few years.

Yeah. At first, I didn’t really believe in it,
but I guess Stig is right about that too.

How many flowers are there exactly?

22,000 seedlings.

Yeah.

So, shall we continue?

Yes.

Yeah, let’s stop this here.

Well, good morning.

Morning, morning.

How are things here?

Thanks, all good.

Yeah. So...

I've heard that Erkki still isn't
able to talk about these things.

It’s understandable that grief
still weighs on him.

I quess so. - And then there's some concern about
how the co-operation with Kari will start to go.

Yeah.

Sometimes it feels like Erkki isn’t interested in the whole slope business
at all. He just spends his time in the grooming hall.

Yeah, well, what’s going on there then?

Heikki and Erkki have been thinking for a long time
about how to make their expensive snow groomer usable year-round.

I feel like they’re planning
some kind of multi-purpose machine.

Yeah, that’s an interesting idea.

Let’s go.

That works. Look, I can’t get
this tank to work right now.

Just put from a bottle then.

Yeah, here you go. That’ll be
10 marks. Wait a bit.

Yeah, yeah, it's coming. I have
only beer. Is it fine?

You got a couple of letters this
week. Antti, give them to him.

Well, those must be
the genealogy reports and...

The death certificate, yeah.

Jaana would have liked to
come along too, but...

The pub is so busy
today that there’s no chance.

I have to leave with the
night train later as well.

Well, you’ve had plenty of work then?

Yeah, so much that I could
practically specialize as a bankruptcy lawyer.

Businesses are going under at that rate.

One person's loss is another's gain.

Things haven’t changed much
in this country.

It’s gonna get worse, mark my words.

Should I pour more coffee?

No thanks, no. This is enough for now.

Listen...

We don’t have to leave just yet.

Hey, I need to go to the
healthcare center to check on something.

Could you give me a ride?

Of course, let’s go.

Alright. So, where’s Erkki?

Erkki went to the hill and said
he’d go straight to Kaukovaara from there.

Yeah, good. I’ll come back
this way before I leave.

Alright.

Hi.

Hi.

Hey, listen, we’re in a bit of
a hurry now. Let’s go, quickly.

Good thing we made it onto this train.
Mom will meet us at the station.

I feel a bit
embarrassed staying there overnight.

What’s there to be embarrassed about?
Mom is a fair person.

She’ll be happy to set
up a room for you.

Have you often hosted your
girlfriends at your mother's place?

No. You’re the first.

Alright then.

Welcome.

Thanks.

This is Veera.

Mom, Veera.

Hi, nice to see you.

Likewise, welcome.

Well, let’s go.

Hi!

Let's hug first.

Then let's go.

Healthcare Center

I wonder what was in those
papers that made Jaakko so surprised?

Erkki hasn’t arrived yet.

Yeah.

Well.

I’ll slowly start heading inside
to get ready, then.

Hello.

Hello.

Jaakko went in already.

I assume you’re taking
Jaakko back to Leppävaara?

Shall we switch cars?

Well, yeah.

I’ve actually never been here
at your place before.

Yeah.

So, how long has this
estate been in your family?

According to the documents,
nearly 300 years.

But in reality, much longer.
Beyond that, there’s no information.

Here are the papers you requested.

Oh, right, thank you.

Oh, hello Erkki.

Good day.

Now we can probably get
started. Go ahead, Jaakko.

Yes, thanks, hello.

So, probate is a legally required procedure aimed at
recording and assessing the entire estate of the deceased.

The law also mandates that the spouse’s
assets be recorded in the same manner.

And if the deceased and their spouse had a marital
agreement, it is taken into account during the probate process.

And I want the inheritance distribution to
be carried out in this same meeting.

Right.

For the simple reason that I want to
finally move forward with my own plans.

Have I understood correctly that you two agree that
Helena’s assets will be transferred in full to Kari?

Yes. Or rather, that Helena’s assets
will be returned to Kaukovaara.

Right. Did Helena have a
will? I haven’t seen one.

She did. It was made immediately
after Helena and Meriläinen’s divorce.

Erkki should have it.

Laila has it.

Helena’s documents were in
her bank locker.

Yes. I was there to record
everything that was in it.

The documents should be here. Here.

Oh, thanks. Yeah.

Yeah, this is it. The will.

I, Helena Meriläinen, born Kaukovaara.

Hmm.

If my own...

If at the time of my death I have no
direct heirs, my estate shall be transferred with full ownership

to the closest living
relative in Kaukovaara.

Right.

So, in this case, to me.

I received the papers I requested
from the parish office only today.

And here I found out one thing that I
wanted to have verified at the healthcare center.

And it turns out that Helena and Erkki’s child
was born via a cesarean section after Helena's death.

But the child was born alive.

Yes, but passed away later.

Exactly. But lived 15
minutes after Helena’s death.

So?

Therefore, the child inherits the mother’s estate, and after
the child dies, the father inherits from the child.

No, no way, that’s not how it
works. They had also a marital agreement.

Yes, but the marital agreement doesn’t affect the
inheritance rights between the child and the father.

The child inherits everything unless
the will states otherwise.

And through the child, Helena’s
whole estate passes to Erkki.

No way, this can't go like that.

Well, that’s what the law says.

Inheritance Act, Chapter 1, Section 1.

Only those who are alive at the
moment of the deceased's death can inherit.

However, a child conceived before the death
can inherit if it is born alive.

To hell with these inheritance acts.
I want a proper lawyer here.

Does that mean I inherit
all of Helena’s property?

No, hell no, that doesn’t mean that.

I want a real lawyer here.
You’re just some bank's number lawyer.

Well, that’s your right.

We can leave these matters aside since
they don't belong in the estate inventory.

They came up only because you
wanted to discuss the inheritance distribution.

Well, I suggest we continue.

You can continue.

But I guarantee that everything will be done
again, once I’ll get my own lawyer here.

I’m not going to be fooled like this.

Try to understand Kari.

It was quite a surprise.

Don’t you have work experience
in this field also?

Yes. I worked at a
hotel all last winter.

In Erkki’s team. And managed fine
even without any formal education.

Yeah. It probably would have been easier sometimes
if I had some education in the field.

It’s definitely worth pursuing education. Isn’t this a field where
you gain professional skills in just a few years?

It depends on the line. A hotel clerk can graduate
in a couple of years. That works for me.

I wouldn’t be able to study aesthetics
and languages at university for six years.

Hey, look. This education
is completely free.

You only have to pay for
the books and work clothes yourself.

Pretty good.

And what about housing?

They don’t have dorms.

So, Veera and I were thinking
of getting a shared apartment.

Oh, really, there you have it!

I already started wondering, why Lasse's
plans on moving to Kajaani ended.

Well, it's good that someone stays here in the crowded
Finland, so not everyone moves to the wilderness of Kainuu.

And what’s wrong with here? Even
the summer comes so much earlier.

Then we just have to account
for Kari's and Helena’s shared property.

It’s a third of
the whole Kaukovaara estate.

Yes, from the undivided estate.

A couple of years ago, this
estate was divided into three.

Where Helena got one part, Kari got one part,
and one third remained in their joint ownership.

Can we assume that the value of this joint part has
remained the same as it was estimated during the division?

Yes, sure. We already have our
old inventory list available for this.

I once overheard a conversation between the siblings, where Helena
mentioned that this estate has been used solely by Kari.

Should that be considered
in this context?

Yes.

No. I think that’s
a completely different matter.

We’re already on the winning
side with this estate inventory.

I won't sign a single paper yet
until my lawyer has reviewed them.

He’s coming here next week, and then
we can continue with the proceedings.

Well, I have to leave
back to Tampere tonight anyway.

The estate inventory is at a
stage where it can be completed.

And that was probably the
purpose of this meeting anyway.

The rest can be arranged separately.

The division of inheritance concerns, in this case, only the part
of Kaukovaara estate that was in Helena’s and your joint ownership.

It would have been fun to see Kaukovaara’s
face when he heard how things are.

It was definitely worth seeing.

I think the man probably kicked the air
a few times before the message got through.

Yeah, and even then, the
message didn’t get through.

Kari didn’t believe me.

He’s now demanding his own lawyer.

What?

Can this matter go to court?

No, no, no. Kari has no right to
take legal action at this stage anymore.

Or I mean, the court
won’t take the case anymore.

In this regard, the law is very clear.

Yeah, thanks. Kari will just have to
accept the decision that comes from this.

So, is the whole hotel now Erkki’s?

Yes, yes. And the
cottage village and everything.

And even part of Kaukovaara.

So you could even move there.

I don’t want to move at least there.

Kari should have it.

Neither would Helena have wanted
Kaukovaara to be divided.

No. She wouldn’t have.

But it’s a valuable estate.

Well, it’s Helena’s family estate.

I don’t want to break it apart.

And Kari, despite everything,
is Helena’s brother.

But still ask for a
proper financial compensation for it.

Let’s not forget that the state also takes
its share in the form of inheritance tax.

Yeah.

Well, we’ll see about that.

I need to head to the hill now.

Thank you, Jaakko, for everything.

And goodbye to everyone else too.

Goodbye.

Bye then.

So what’s the situation now?

When first the child inherits, and then
the child’s father inherits the child’s inheritance.

So does inheritance tax apply
to both of these inheritances?

If I remember correctly, the tax office
is quite favorable in this regard.

The tax is levied once, as long
as the time doesn’t exceed two years.

Aha. Aha.

I think, I’ll have another one.

May I?

No thanks. And don’t take one yourself.

It won’t make you feel any better.

Now tell me, what did your
lawyer say? Was Jaakko wrong?

No. He was right in what he claimed.

Damn! I just don’t understand how
the law can be this unjust.

This shouldn’t have happened like this.

Neither would Helena have wanted
Kaukovaara to be chopped up.

That's why the marital agreement was made,
and the will was drawn up.

Did you want that?

I did.

This estate has been in
the same family for centuries.

I believed that it was my responsibility to preserve
the situation in the future as it was.

I thought everything was in order.

But no.

What went wrong?

Probably nothing.

It was fate.

Fate.

What kind of fate is that?

It was my fault that
I didn’t go help Helena.

I should have gone to the attic
to get the cradle instead of Helena.

Damn, if this kind of thing continues in this
country, farming will disappear from here in no time.

Soon this country will only
have uninhabitable cottage plots.

This kind of inheritance law in Finland.

In my opinion, there should be a law
that the eldest child inherits the estate.

Automatically.

And if he/she doesn’t want it, the
next one does. And the whole estate.

Or then there should be a law that only
one child can be kept in a family.

You don’t have any children.

No.

You won’t live forever. This estate will go to
the state if you don’t have an heir.

Or if you don’t make a will.

I think I’ll leave now.

Hey, listen Laila. Don’t rush.

Let's get an heir in the making.

Goodnight, Kari.

Will

Didn’t you know that the baby lived
for another 15 minutes after Helena’s death?

I guess I was told.

15 minutes.

If only I had made it...

What does it matter
when the world stops?

Nothing.

I inherited my child...

...whom I didn’t even get
to hold in my arms.

Terrible.

It’s also so unbelievable that
we’ll never see Helena again.

Sorry.

It’s fine.

Well, I’m going to bed now.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Liisa, thank you for taking
care of things here.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Good morning.

Good morning.

How are things this Monday morning?

Hey listen, I got a
call from the police station.

You need to go
there for an interrogation.

I promised that you’d call
and arrange the time.

Yeah.

Bank manager Järvenheimo?

Yes.

Please.

Thank you.

Please.

Thank you.

As your position as bank manager, you granted a 400,000 mark so-called currency
loan to a company called Urja Slopes Ltd in the summer of 1991.

Is that correct?

Yes.

At the time, Erkki Metsola was the CEO
and the largest shareholder of the company.

Your wife’s maiden name
is Metsola, isn’t it?

Is this Erkki Metsola her brother?

Yes, he is.

Did you not consider yourself conflicted in granting
a loan to such a close relative?

Well, the recipient of the loan was
the limited company, not my brother-in-law.

Besides, it was a relatively modest
sum, since the collateral was sufficient.

But still, this loan has become a burden
for the bank due to the company's bankruptcy.

Yes, that’s right. Yes, indeed.

There have been many other loans
left like this as well.

I wasn’t the one
deciding on the devaluation.

It was that, which caused
many other similar situations...

Well, that’s not what
we’re talking about here.

And you haven’t been
charged with anything yet.

This is just
a preliminary interrogation.

Is it true that your wife is
a business partner of Erkki Metsola?

Yes, that’s right.