Evening star., 1937-05-08

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when we asked about her professional
career. Il just grew into newspaper
work." SEE said. Il had always
written articles for newspapers and
magazines and liked that sort of
thing very much. So, when the chief
OF our largest newspaper, the Hell
singin Sanomat, asked me to join the
staff I accepted Immediately"
copy Of the Helsingin Sanomat
lay on nearby table and We found
the makeup very interesting. First
OF all come the movie advertisements,
several pages Of them. Birth and
death notices take second place and
are followed, in turn, by local news.
This includes items OF civic interest,
crimes and the society pages.
There are no women's pages per Sc
in Finnish newspapers, only women's
columns. Nine. Jarnefelt says this is
because their news sheets are so much
smaller than ours, not more than 80
pages at most. There just isn't room
Tor full-sized women's page. Dip
lomatic news isn't featured. either,
although most issues carry interviews
with statesmen. returning diplomats
and the like. For instance, when the
Jarnefelts return to Finland on leave
the middle Of May, the press will carry
stories OF their general impressions Of
people and things in the United
States.
Finnish women are keenly interested
in social welfare, says their country
woman, and good deal of attention
is paid to this in the general news.
Agriculture and forestry, which pro-
vide employment for so per cent Of
the population. receive due notice.
We saw a lengthy feature article
about the coronation in the foreign
section and numerous letters from
the people" in the home notes. And
We couldn't help but see how few
advertisements there were-a decided
contrast to our American newspaper
policy. Yet, the circulation of the
Sanomat Is over 100000 And more
than $4,000 OF these subscriptions are
paid up yearly In advance!
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WE COMMENTED especially on a
sketch Of smartly dressed woman
and learned that the commercial artist
who drew it is Nine. Jarnefelt's own
sister-in-law. Il am really proud OF
her work" said Nine. Jarnefelt. She
has been at it for some years and
made such success that the largest
firm in Helsinki, our capital asked
her to sketch for them. She doesn't
let 1t interfere with her home and
social duties, of course. But it does
occupy her spare time"
1T was the same in my own case, -
continued the well-poised chatelaine
OF the legation. Il continued to work
on the paper after my marriage and
stopped only one and a half years
before We came here. My husband
was at that time made undersecretary
OF state and chief of the press depart
ment and my social duties became
rather heavy. Before that, though,
she added, Il had not enough things
to take up my time and it didn't seem
right to fritter it away"
Finnish parents insist that their
daughters shall choose a profession
and train themselves for it, Nine.
Jarnefelt explained. They need not
necessarily earn their own livelihood
but they must be capable of doing so
We asked if this was a postwar atti-
tude on the part Of parents. NO"
was the thoughtful response. 'It has
been that way for long time"
Because Of this emphasis on voca-
tional training there is an ever
widening field OF endeavor for the
women Of Finland. Today there are
but two fields closed to them-the
military and the church. In some
professions that are considered pri-