Girl of Finland Page #4

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Bit raw this morning.

You messed up a good start.

What do you mean? I was just

sleeping there on the balcony.

A soft female hand comes

and wakes me up tenderly-

- and tells me to get the hell

out of there. And here we are.

What are we lacking?

And what have they got too much of?

When one shouts no,

another shouts yes

How can we believe them?

Where can we get the truth?

Autumn gets it, I don't.

I've just got to go over there.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- When can you get away?

- Soon.

But I can't go anywhere because

Mummy is coming to Helsinki.

- But ring me later, will you?

- All right.

- I must get back now. Bye.

- Bye.

Mummy! What the hell's

brought her here?

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Draught.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

- I must go and phone. What?

- Nothing.

- Bottled.

- Draught.

- Draught.

- I must go and phone.

She's coming to our place.

- Draught.

- Bottled.

Give me some matches.

What kind of matches?

These aren't matches.

More foam, less kids.

That was funny, Nipa.

I forgot...

- Draught.

- Porter.

- Brandy.

- Yes, brandy.

- Bottled.

- I'll have the same.

- No, not the menu.

- Brandy.

- One more.

- Porter.

Do something

For Johanna

She's tried a hot bath

She's tried a cold bath

She's tried one after the other

She's heard it's one way

Do something

For Johanna

Look at the poor girl's tummy

Her baby's six inches long already.

You're four months late. You're late

thirty thousand times a year.

You're late again

- What's that cabaret called?

- "Women and people."

Oh, dear.

Only a certain kind of man says no.

What the hell are

these women studying for?

They just get married

and have children.

Don't you think men have anything

to do with having children?

I suppose I'm old-fashioned-

- but I believe

a woman's place is at home.

Let's just watch the show.

You're studying art history, right?

Let's hear what you think

about modern architecture.

See, you got nothing to say.

All that art history rubbish has got

nothing to do with architecture.

Can't you keep quiet?

I'd never marry a woman-

- who has some silly notions

about having a career.

No-one like that would want you.

That got her. Never mind.

Why do they keep making

such a fuss about women's rights?

It's clear that a woman should stay

home with her children.

- You're quite right there.

- What do you think?

- Are you leaving?

- Yes. Bye.

Why did you leave like that?

I couldn't stand that man.

Then you started to tell me off.

The chap was so drunk you

shouldn't have answered him at all.

I know but he kept

pushing his ugly mug into my face.

- What shall we call it?

- How about Jussi?

No, not Jussi.

There are plenty of

other good names besides Jussi.

Cheese.

In this country there is

unemployment, hunger, want.

We have had to become accustomed

to many high-handed methods.

But when men of darkness

destroy the freedom of speech-

- then a dagger, or rather

a Finnish knife, has been sunk-

- deep into the heart of

our civil rights.

Marxism must be destroyed

right down to its last remnant!

And it will be, even if we first

have to destroy the government.

The government should show that

we live in a constitutional state.

Do we have freedom of speech,

freedom of press?

The newspaper in question almost

outdid the reds who shared its ideals.

The only proper measure to take

was-

- to destroy the printing press

and render the paper harmless.

- Freedom of speech is for everyone.

- Not for socialists.

The protection of the law

is for everyone.

Into the car with him!

A man like that

talking about law and rights.

Lawyer! Judge!

Got no balls. Where

did you lose your balls, mate?

A pig ate them when he was little,

as you can see and hear.

- Put him in the car!

- Send him all the way to Asia!

- Shall we take him far?

- Not this time.

This dirty bastard can take himself.

We'll make him

take the Lapua Oath-

- so he won't interfere with the

affairs of patriotic citizens again.

Men! If necessary,

he will confirm his oath with blood.

The Lapua Oath!

Through the dark woods

you hear the drumming wheels

Of the black cars

that clear away the Reds

Bold are their tasks

and bold are their ideals

Bold are the patriots

who proudly hold their heads high

Our driver's never stopped

by the weather

Nor by the fear of

any stranger's gaze

Destination unknown,

driving hell for leather

Only the task

and the order he obeys

If it should happen

that the police came

And ended the journey

before the task was done

Our driver never would

tell even his name

His tongue is silent

always as the dumb

If all goes well,

with no-one interfering

And the car reaches

the Russian frontier

No fear

of awkward witnesses appearing

No fear

the mystery ever will be clear

The black car boldly drives on

It's not sure that about man

Anything good will be said

after the bomb

If the journey goes on to the grave

Man's behaviour will earn no praise

But must it go there?

No!

If the command is senseless

And against humanity

It cannot bind us

If we really understand

this language

Then our heritance will be the land

Not the grave

I cannot burn my military passport.

I don't have any other papers.

I can't get into a bar without it.

What was it all about,

the burning of military passports?

It may seem

a bit emotional at first sight-

- but all the same it emphasizes

the common sense...

Yes, I agree-

- that from their personal

point of view it was ethically right-

- but it didn't end any wars and

it won't stop the next one starting.

All of us have to stop and think-

- about our personal attitude

to these matters.

The passport burning was a kind of

self-realization of this reflection.

Yes, but when war breaks out,

what are they going to do then?

Then it will be too late.

This is kind of a preventive measure.

They should get women in the army,

for service jobs, for instance.

The prettiest ones

could become entertainers.

There has been plans

for a women's army here, too.

Women can be just

as cold-blooded as men.

First they give birth, then kill.

We would probably be

reserve lieutenants, Liisa.

- Tenu would be a second lieutenant.

- Let's talk about something else.

Everyone goes on about developing

countries and black children.

What about

the poor backwoods of Finland?

That's just

the wrong sort of patriotism-

- thinking that Finns should

only care about Finns.

Hessu just means that

there's no reason to go there yet-

- but of course you've got

to take a universal view.

We've got to help everyone.

Anyway, that's what both of us

think about the matter.

Forest Finn.

What's the use of all this talking

and burning passports?

Do something

so people can see how you think.

At least people talk

about these things.

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