He spoke about the arrival of the British Bishop Henry in Finland. This happened more than 850 years ago for the purpose of converting our ancestors to the Christian faith. "The attempt failed", Kekkonen stressed, “for the Bishop was killed here with an axe. But our ancestors were not ungrateful killers.
You may recall, the times when we had to wait for 20-30 minutes to withdraw cash; at least 2 days to get a cheque book; 4 hours to get a demand draft; at least 1 week to get a local cheque cleared and 4-6 weeks for an outstation cheque to get cleared; to face bank staff who were reluctant to update your passbook on the spot and offered least information on the bank’s products or their banking practices.