Media of the Week is the Helsinki Times, for debunking the myth last year that the Finnish language is devoid of small talk (It’s more like they have it but do not dare deign to use it. Admirable indeed, although there may be no better common denominator/world unifier than the weather/talking about the weather, so their sparse verbiage raises more questions than it answers).

For more relevant course material see the complete works of Aki Kaurismaki.