Summer Is Crazy (Elämä on juhla)

Fuck!

SUMMER IS CRAZY

- Where's the bonfire? - There's no bonfire yet.

- When is it? - At Midsummer.

- When's Midsummer? - Very soon.

- The patch won't stick. - You want to ride to Houtskari?

We can't unless I manage to patch this fucking tire.

- Where do you want us to put this? - Strap it so it doesn't fall.

Was that all?

Take the fridge to my house and everything else to the hotel.

Aye aye, sir.

You didn't have to buy everything.

What are you even going to do with the refrigerator?

Titta wants to become a wine connoisseur. Now she has the equipment.

C'mon.

You didn't have to.

How long is this garage sale going to be open?

- What happened to this? - Mom, I have a lash client in an hour.

Forget the damn lashes.

I'd like you to participate in our family's life for once.

I participate by making money so that I can move out one day.

- Right. - At least I have a plan.

Are you going to do lashes for the rest of your life?

- Are you going to be a hotel cleaner? - I'm an assistant hotel manager.

- Hi. - Hi.

It's great you're doing this.

- I love garage sales. - It's nice you could make it.

- Where's Otso? - He's sick.

Oh no. I hope he'll be well for Midsummer.

- Dad has Lyme disease. - No...

- Really? - No, he doesn't. It's his own diagnosis.

We didn't manage to sell all of these. Who would even want these?

- Did Otso get out of bed? - He's on the couch.

- Has he slept all day? - He's always been strange.

Are you awake?

I'll sleep a little longer.

I don't want to clean the whole house by myself.

Don't.

We're having guests over tomorrow. I don't want this to look like a dump.

I'm fine with canceling the party.

Have you thought about the food? What are we serving?

- Have you? - I will.

Hi.

Hello?

Hi.

TOUGH FINAL ON IDOLS

What do you say if I do like this?

- If I do like this? - Yeah.

What the fuck?

- Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. - Why are you trespassing then?

There was a sign saying there's a garage sale.

- Yeah, well, it's over. - Ah.

I'm Arttu. I live next door.

- Where? - My dad lives...

I mean, he keeps his boat on Nymans' dock.

- Are you Samppa's son? - Yep.

I had no idea Samppa had a son.

Yeah, well, we haven't been in touch that much.

We haven't seen each other in a while,

but I'm spending Midsummer here.

- Yeah, hi. I'm Eeva. - Hi. Arttu.

That's Selma.

Hi, Selma.

Hi.

I was wondering if you'd like to show me around the village.

This is my first time here.

- What's there to see here? - Nothing.

I gotta go to the post office. I can show you the center if you want.

Great.

- Bye. - Bye.

- Bye, Eeva. - Bye!

- What's in the package? - Lashes.

- Are you from here originally? - No.

- Oh. Where from? - Helsinki.

- How long have you lived here? - A couple of years.

My grandma moved here when she retired,

and we're living in her house.

Why did your family move here?

Are you interrogating me?

Okay, sorry.

I came because my dad's had a few rough years.

But he seems to have pulled his life together somewhat.

I thought I'd try to patch things up.

Besides, Midsummer in the archipelago sounds interesting.

Okay.

Why did you think I'd find any of that interesting?

That's the reason we moved to Nauvo.

That was my parents' restaurant. Or my dad's.

My parents wanted to move here so badly,

thinking they'd find the meaning of life here.

Of course they didn't find anything.

- What happened to the restaurant? - It went bankrupt.

And now we have nothing to keep us here.

Why did you stay then?

My parents don't have the money to move back to Helsinki.

This is Nauvo for you.

A couple of bars with patios, the marina, the ferry.

Like I said, nothing to see.

- Where does the ferry go? - I don't know.

It goes to Seili and Hanka. You've been there?

- No. - Huh? Really?

- Why would I go to Seili or Hanka? - If there's nothing to see here.

- Hi. - Hi.

Take your shoes off.

Can we switch the channel?

No. I'm watching this.

Shit...

- Howdy. - Hi.

- Did you forget I was coming? - Of course not.

I thought you were coming tomorrow.

- I sent you a message from the ferry. - Really?

- My phone's out of battery. - Right.

C'mon, I wouldn't forget something like this.

I've arranged all kinds of things for us.

Tomorrow we'll have dinner at our neighbors'.

Midsummer's on the weekend. I bought something.

I bought these for us.

Nice.

- Aren't they? - Yes.

We'll wear these tomorrow.

- How's school? - I graduated a year ago.

That's right. I was at your graduation party.

Yep.

- You got top grades in four subjects. - Three subjects.

That's still good.

Next you're going to do your military service.

I start my nonmilitary service in the fall.

Oh. Good.

Arttu, when was the last time you listened to Blue Autumn?

What?

That.

Oh. Yeah...

I haven't listened to it that much.

Goddammit. Your dad's record.

We'll fix that immediately.

Guess who's whistling?

- You? - Me, goddammit.

I told Hege we need to liven this up.

I started whistling, and Hege was, like, "That's damn good."

I went straight into the studio, and boom.

Shakalaka.

- Isn't this cool? - It is.

It has aged well.

Sometimes it might be easier

Even though it hurts I know this is how it's supposed to go

Come help me, both of you. I'm not making dinner for ten by myself.

Glass of wine?

I decided to make dinner with everything I found in the cupboards.

I found all kinds of canned foods. Dinner's going to be interesting.

I bought a bit of everything

because you didn't tell me what you were making.

I don't really need anything because this is the concept.

- You can continue with the onions. - Hi.

- What did you want me to do? - Check if the bread is thawed.

If it is, cut it into one-centimeter slices.

- Is this one centimeter? - More or less. It's not that precise.

Don't you want to know what I'm making?

Of course I do. What are you making?

This is going to be a traditional dinner but with a new twist.

The theme is giving up and letting go

and on the other hand, holding onto things.

What is the difference between fresh and canned food, after all?

It's impossible to cut this into one-centimeter slices.

- How many onions do I need to chop? - A lot more. Chop more.

You look fancy.

Thank you.

As you all know, I wanted to... I mean, we wanted

to throw you a little party

to thank you for your help with our restaurant,

even though it didn't last that long.

Kari and Titta.

You helped us in every possible way up to the very end.

Samppa helped renovate the restaurant.

- It was an honor. - Thank you.

We'll be forever indebted to all of you, despite how it ended.

Otso can tell us about the food we're serving tonight.

Yes.

The flavors we're serving are quite classic and summery

but seen from a new perspective.

This is a funeral, after all.

The funeral of a dream.

That's why I started thinking about saying goodbye.

What if early summer wasn't a celebration of the new harvest

but saying goodbye to the old?

This dinner is a celebration

of everything fermented, jellied and pickled.

We'll start with sardines in chili oil and fermented vegetables.

Enjoy.

- This is really delicious. Thank you. - Yes, I'm happy with them.

If I had a restaurant, these would be on the menu.

Or if I open a new one.

Sorry. There's something about fermented things.

It's not quite an allergy, but it's something.

This is special.

I was just wondering

if food here in the archipelago needs to be this fancy.

People look for a simpler way of life here.

Pizza, padel.

Herring, potatoes.

White. Wine.