Lääkärin päiväkirja: Novelleja

A quiet physician keeps a personal journal that doubles as a window onto early‑twentieth‑century Helsinki. Through his measured, often wry observations he sketches the ordinary dramas of families, patients and colleagues, each vignette revealing a different shade of human frailty. In the opening story two couples welcome newborns on the same day; one birth proceeds with calm certainty, while the other unravels into anxiety and unexpected complications, prompting the doctor to weigh his own judgments about masculinity, responsibility and the subtle power of money.

The collection moves beyond the delivery room, touching on a morphine‑dependent colleague, a mother wrestling with hysteria, and a widowed father confronting past illnesses. Finne’s prose captures the rhythm of daily medical life—its small triumphs, quiet humor and the ethical questions that hover over every consultation. Listeners will feel as though they’re leafing through a set of intimate notes, gaining a nuanced portrait of a world where the personal and the professional are inseparably entwined.