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39-412: The character starred in three mystery novels, all of which were filmed. His first appearance was in the 1939 novel Who Murdered Mrs. Skrof? ( Kuka murhasi Rouva Skrofin? ). The second book, Inspector Palmu's Mistake ( Komisario Palmun erehdys ), was filmed first in 1960, while the second film, Gas, Inspector Palmu! ( Kaasua, Komisario Palmu ), is based on the first novel. The film's Swedish title

78-495: A broadcast receiving license fee payable by the owners of radio sets (1927–1976) and television sets (1958–2012) and through a portion of the broadcasting license fees payable by private television broadcasters. Since 2013, the license fee has been replaced by a public broadcasting tax (known as the Yle tax ) collected annually from Finnish citizens and corporations. The main part of the Yle tax

117-574: A "red" or leftist medium. This was true especially in 1965–69, during the term of Director-General Eino S. Repo , who got the position with the backing of the Agrarian League and President Kekkonen (a member of the Agrarian Party), as he was Kekkonen's personal friend. He was accused of favouring leftist student radicalism and young, left-leaning reporters with programmes critical of capitalism that demanded reforms to bring Finland closer to

156-474: A bullet for him in the first movie. Palmu's age is a constant source for jokes in the films, such as his tendency to take naps in his office. Palmu is also extremely meditative, adding to the illusion that he is too old for his job, while in reality he always thinks of the most likely solution to the crime first. Palmu's home address has never mentioned in Waltari's books, but in the 1961 film Gas, Inspector Palmu!

195-766: A fifth channel, YLE24, was launched in 2001 for 24-hour news programming. This channel was replaced by YLE Extra, a channel attempting to cater to the youth, which was in turn decommissioned in 2007. Until 4 August 2008, the fifth channel was used to broadcast Yle TV1 with Finnish subtitles on programmes in foreign languages (without having to enable the TV's or digital set-top box's subtitle function). As of January 2014, all of Yle's TV channels except TV Finland are available in high definition. Former, discontinued, channels are Kolmoskanava , YLE24 , YLE Extra , YLE TV1+  [ fi ] (2008) and YLE HD  [ fi ] (2011–2014). Yle phased out digital audio broadcasts by

234-550: A poll organized by Yle Uutiset . Directed by Mika Waltari's grandson Joel Elstelä, the first theater adaptation of the book was in the Helsinki City Theatre 's repertoire from August to December 2016. Inspector Palmu was performed by Mikko Kivinen . At the end of 2017, a new arrangement with Palmu starring Ismo Sievinen premiered at the Mikkeli Theatre . The director is still Elstelä. Kivinen's performance of Palmu

273-579: A question in Parliament about the plans of Yle to end its availability on international shortwave bands. In his question, Hemmilä took up the low cost of the world band radio to the consumer travelling or living abroad. In her response, the Minister of Transport and Communications , Susanna Huovinen ( S ) noted that Yle would now be available via other means, such as satellites and the Internet. She also underlined

312-659: A radio broadcast that could be heard by everyone. Before YLE, Radio broadcasts were done by Radiola in Helsinki from March 23, 1924, the radio battalion of the Finnish Defense Forces in Santahamina at the former Russian Empire Baltic Fleet officer casino, now Katajanokka casino starting in April 1923 and by Tampereen radioyhdistys, (Tampere Radio Society) in April 1924. Not until 1928 did Yle's broadcasts become available throughout

351-405: A rich victim who appears to be died in an accident, but which is revealed to be murder . On the basis of the book, a film adaptation by the same name was made in 1960, directed by Matti Kassila , in which Palmu is played by Joel Rinne . It has enjoyed great popularity over the years, and in 2012, it was voted the best Finnish film of all time by Finnish film critics, journalists and bloggers in

390-572: A separate company called Digita Oy  [ fi ] . In the 2000s, Yle established several new radio and television channels. In 2007, there was a digital television switchover. A completely new digital channel, Yle Teema (Yle Theme) was introduced, and the Swedish-language FST ( Finlands Svenska Television, Finland's Swedish Television) was moved from its analogue channel to its digital one, YLE FST5 (later renamed Yle Fem). In addition to these four channels (TV1, TV2, Teema, and Fem),

429-655: A stroke of luck, such as finding a cyanide bottle in a vase when he looks into it out of sheer curiosity in Inspector Palmu's Mistake . One of Palmu's most notorious techniques for solving crimes is baiting the murderer to reveal him/herself. For instance, he has Virta reveal that a suspect spent the night at the mansion of the deceased victim in order to smoke out the murderer whose identity he has already deduced, but he needs to catch him red-handed in order to have him arrested. This, and Palmu's bluntness, often lead to arguments between him and Virta, whom Palmu constantly keeps in

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468-401: A success. Inspector Palmu%27s Mistake (novel) Inspector Palmu's Mistake ( Finnish : Komisario Palmun erehdys ) is a 1940 Finnish detective novel by Mika Waltari . It is the second book of the Inspector Palmu series after the first book, Who Murdered Mrs Skrof? . The protagonist of the book, like his predecessor, is Inspector Frans J. Palmu , who sets out to investigate

507-449: Is collected from individual taxpayers, with payments assessed on a sliding scale. Minors and those with an annual income less than € 7,813 are exempt. At the lower limit, the tax payable by individuals is €50 per annum, and the maximum (payable by an individual with a yearly income of €20,588 or more) is €140. The rationale for the abolition of the television license fee was the development of other means of delivering Yle's services, such as

546-595: Is depicted as an older officer who is only interested in facts. He also has a keen sense for when someone is lying, and is often frustrated by the bureaucracy of the police department. Though Palmu can be forward and even openly rude, he is shown being extremely sensitive around women, though he is irritated by a sexually promiscuous lady in The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu . Palmu can also sometimes act more jovially, and makes jokes to irritate suspects to take action, and reveal their motives. On occasion Palmu also has

585-435: Is the same as that of the original story. A fourth film was made without Waltari's involvement. The script was written by Georg Korkman and Matti Kassila, who also directed all four films. In addition The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu ( Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu ) was written by Waltari knowingly so that it could be filmed. The first movie, Inspector Palmu's Mistake , was produced by Suomen Filmiteollisuus and

624-616: Is used in cartoons intended for young children who have not yet learned to read; off-screen narration in documentaries is also frequently dubbed. In the field of international broadcasting, one of Yle's best-known services was Nuntii Latini , the news in Latin , which was broadcast worldwide and made available on the Internet . Yle was one of 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950. It hosted

663-621: The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki . Suomen Yleisradio (Finland's General Radio) was founded in Helsinki on 29 May 1926. The first radio programme was transmitted on 9 September that year in a studio at Unioninkatu 20, generally considered the birthdate of regular broadcasting activities in Finland. The name Yleisradio was taken from the Defense Forces, where Yleisradio meant

702-567: The Finnish Broadcasting Company , is Finland 's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock company , which is 99.98% owned by the Finnish state and employs around 3,200 people in Finland. Yle shares many of its organisational characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC , on which it was largely modelled. Yle was long funded by revenues obtained from

741-407: The Internet , and the consequent impracticality of continuing to tie the fee to the ownership of a specific device. Yle receives no advertising revenue, as all channels are advertisement-free. Yle has a status that could be described as that of a non-departmental public body . It is governed by a parliamentary governing council. Yle's turnover in 2010 was €398.4 million. In 2022, Yle's annual budget

780-550: The Soviet Union, and Yle was given the nickname "Reporadio". After Repo resigned, he was demoted to director of radio broadcasting, on the communist -led People's Democratic League mandate. Repo resigned in 1969, but according to Yle, the "political mandate" remained, as Erkki Raatikainen was named director directly from the Social Democratic Party office. All directors after him until 2010 were Social Democrats. This

819-425: The Yle tax, replaced the license fee in 2013. The tax ranges from 50 euros to 140 euros per person and per year, depending on income. Minors and persons with low income are exempt from the tax. In radio, Yle was a legal monopoly until 1985, when local radio stations were permitted, and maintained a national monopoly until 1995, when national radio networks were allowed. In the past, Yle has been seen in Finland as

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858-608: The country grew rapidly. In 1964, Yle obtained TES-TV and Tamvisio , which were merged into Yle TV2 . In 1969, the Finnish Broadcasting Company began broadcasting television programmes in colour, but due to the high cost of colour technology, colour only became standard in the late 1970s. On 1 May 1977, Tv-uutiset (TV-news) and TV-nytt switched to colour. In 1996, Yle's operations in the Åland Islands were transferred to Ålands Radio and TV , and in 1998, Yle's transmitter network and related assets were spun off into

897-453: The country. By the beginning of the 1930s, 100,000 households could listen to Yle programmes, and in 1933, Yle moved to Fabianinkatu 15, were it would stay until 1968 were it moved to Ylen Kesäkatu and then Mediatalo in 1978. In 1957, Yle made its first television broadcast tests, and regular TV programming began the next year under the name Suomen Televisio (Finland's Television), which was later renamed Yle TV1 . Television's popularity in

936-404: The crime takes place in the middle of Othello . The subject of the story is real estate fraud. Matti Kassila, who directed the previous films, also found it difficult to adapt the script into a film, because he thought it contained a lot of dialogue and few events. Among other things, the manuscript copy is in the possession of Panu Rajala, the author of the Waltari's biography, who considers it

975-403: The dark and talks down to. Nevertheless, Palmu shows respect for Virta's abilities. Palmu has a tendency to take credit for Virta's ideas, but he also turns to him whenever he has trouble remembering sophisticated terminology. Virta eventually rises to outrank Palmu by the time of The Stars Will Tell, Inspector Palmu . Despite their differences, Virta has a level of respect for Palmu and even takes

1014-406: The end of 2005. Three channels continued to be available as DVB audio services until they were shut down on 30 June 2016. Until the end of 2012, Finnish citizens paid Yle a license fee for the use of a television, set at 252 euros per year in 2012. The license fee was per location, which could hold several sets (e.g. in a living room as well as a bedroom). The public broadcasting tax, also known as

1053-471: The end of 2006. Expatriate organisations had been campaigning for continued service, but their efforts did not succeed in maintaining the service or even in slowing the process. The decision also affected a high-powered medium wave on 963 kHz (312m). A smaller medium wave covering the Gulf of Finland region (558 kHz, 538m) remained on air for one more year. In November 2005, MP Pertti Hemmilä ( N ) submitted

1092-724: The fact that Yle is not under government control, but under indirect parliamentary supervision. The Council for Mass Media in Finland criticized Yleisradio for restricting news reports about Prime Minister Juha Sipilä 's investments and business in 2017. The chief editor of Yle threatened that Yle would resign from the Council. PM Sipilä had been angry over Yle's reports on the Talvivaara mine and Katera Steel (a company owned by relatives of Sipilä). Several reporters were barred from publishing stories about political connections between Sipilä and companies owned by his relatives, and state financing of

1131-401: The latter three by Fennada . Joel Rinne plays Palmu in all four films and is accompanied by his jack-of-all-trades assistant (later restaurant owner) Väinö Kokki played by Leo Jokela and Toivo Virta the university-educated officer (who eventually outranks Palmu) played by Matti Ranin . The fourth and final film, Vodkaa, komisario Palmu , was released in 1969. On January 19, 2021, it

1170-586: The media (though their role is also explored somewhat in the third film as well) and on Finland's relations with the Soviet Union . Generally the first three films are the best received. The fourth movie is best known for its tongue-in-cheek and action movie inspired finale scene, in which the murderer is chased by the police and secret agents. The fourth Inspector Palmu film was close to being realized in 1963, as Waltari's screenplay Lepäisit jo rauhassa, komisario Palmu (lit. "Just Relax Already, Inspector Palmu")

1209-410: The recurring themes is that the victim of the murder is a person who, before own death, has a questionable reputation or this collapses fatally into obscure acts. Vodka, Inspector Palmu takes place after Palmu has retired from the police-force, and is hired by the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yleisradio , to keep them in the loop on a politically sensitive murder. This film focuses considerably more on

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1248-565: The stairwell of Palmu's home, which was recognized by film enthusiasts as Rauhankatu 11 in Kruununhaka , Helsinki , is seen. Palmu is unmarried in the novels and the first three films, but apparently marries after his retirement from the police force, as seen in the fourth film, Vodka, Inspector Palmu . Each of the Palmu films depicts police work in very meticulous detail, while containing elements of more traditional murder mystery fiction. Also, one of

1287-632: Was about €560 million. Yle operates three national television channels, 13 radio channels and services, and 25 regional radio stations. As Finland is constitutionally bilingual —around 5.5% of the population speaks Swedish as their native language—Yle provides radio and TV programming in Swedish through its Swedish-language department, Svenska Yle. As is customary in Finland, foreign films and TV programmes (as well as segments of local programmes that feature foreign language content, like news reports) are generally subtitled on Yle's channels. Dubbing

1326-399: Was announced that Renny Harlin will direct the new Inspector Palmu film. Although the film is shot in Finland, unlike the previous Finnish-language Palmu films, Harlin's film is becoming an international English-language production, where an actor is also being sought internationally for the title role. Filming of the new Inspector Palmu should begin at the end of 2024. Inspector Palmu

1365-477: Was completed, but the realization of the film project failed in the 1963-1965 Finnish actor strike  [ fi ] . In the story of the script, Inspector Palmu is investigating the murder of during the premiere of Shakespeare 's Macbeth . The venue of the murder is the stage of the Old Student House in Helsinki. Hannu Salmi compares the idea to George Cukor 's 1947 film noir A Double Life , where

1404-525: Was ended by the appointment of the right-wing National Coalition Party's Lauri Kivinen as director in 2010. During Finlandisation and the leftist radicalization of the 1970s, Yle contributed to Kekkonen's policy of "neutrality" by broadcasting the program Näin naapurissa about the Soviet Union. This program was produced in cooperation with the Soviets and supported Soviet propaganda without criticism. Kivinen's appointment in 2010 received much criticism, as he

1443-574: Was mixed opinions by reviewers, but Sievinen has been considered a successful choice. This article about a crime novel of the 1940s is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See guidelines for writing about novels . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Yleisradio Yleisradio Oy ( lit.   ' General Radio Ltd. ' ; Swedish : Rundradion Ab ), abbreviated as Yle ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyle] ) (formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as

1482-465: Was not well received by Yle management, which fired him that day. Wilska received substantial support after his termination. Yle has been criticised for buying many HBO series. It has responded by emphasising the suitability of series to channels with no ad breaks, citing HBO programming's quality and low price, and stating that American programmes constitute only 7% of its programming. The broadcasts on shortwave from Yle Radio Finland were closed at

1521-467: Was previously head of Nokia Siemens Networks , which had sold monitoring equipment to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence , allowing them to arrest political dissidents throughout the protests in the fall of 2009. English-language newscaster Kimmo Wilska was fired on 13 October 2010 after pretending to be caught drinking on camera following an alcohol-related news story on Yle News . His stunt

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