Jokers

"Thanks God, we did not win the Gold."
Cartoon by Karlsson /Hs.

There were `interrogated´, by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen, about Sport and Culture Minister Paavo Arhinmäki on his conduct during celebrations of Finland’s ice hockey bronze medal.  Arhinmäki came under `media scrutiny´ for a drunken interlude at the revelries.
Sure, Arhinmäki came under fire in the Finnish press with the country’s tabloids devoting prime real estate to the issue.
The tabloid daily Ilta Sanomat reported rumours that Arhinmäki, who is known as a big supporter of hockey team Jokerit, was carried back to his hotel room by three members of the Finnish team. Arhinmäki reportedly admitted that he had consumed alcohol during the celebrations.
Someone reported Monday that although Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen has not specifically scheduled a meeting with Arhinmäki on the matter, for the two had had ample opportunity to meet on several occasions Tuesday.
Hanging tonight tiesime that the story will be put on the backburner .
He asked Arhinmäki for an account of the `incident´. The liquor has always been part of the Finnish politics.
In addition, the Prime Minister himself likes eating the corpses of the dead beavers.