Fathi’s advert for Narpio

Fathi’s dart lands on the town of Narpio (known outside Finland as ‘Narpes’) in western Finland, which is part of the Coastal Ostrobothnia region, and had a population of around 9,500, as of early 2023. Fathi immediately decides that he wants to focus on the coastal aspect, and so chooses to film near the water. He also decides that he wants his advert to be more like a slideshow with narration, rather than an actual video. He takes photos at various location in the vicinity of the mansion, including some of a set of bins and a stone wall (“so it looks like we like to keep our borders closed”), before finishing his photo session at the nearby lake. In his presentation, while the photo of the bins is displayed, Fathi narrates that Narpio is located between the “trashy” town of Kristinestad and the “biowaste” of a city that is Vaasa. As the photo of the stone wall is displayed, Fathi narrates that Narpio believes in the principle of exclusively domestic – as opposed to international – travel. He splashes his feet in the water and, while a photo of a duck taking flight from the surface of the lake is displayed, describes it as “traditional” Narpio cuisine known as “escaping duck”. He also gives Narpio a new slogan: “Narpio: a lovely place for us, not for others.” Jaakko awards Fathi third place.

(Written by Jenny R and proofread by Karl Craven)