eetu paakanen: it gets pretty hot. but it's a nice line of work just the same. >> finland's mail workers mow the grass on tuesdays, when the least amount of mail is available. they receive 65 euros per lawn, double that for larger ones. the postal employees don't do the gardening for free, but elderly people are glad to pay for their services. matti tertsunen: this offer is fantastic. i'm 75 years old. at my age, any service like this is welcome. >> finland is a modern nation. and the amount of mail is on the decline. for now, bills are still sent through the mail. so how can the postal service keep its workers busy? by looking for unusual tasks for them. petri kokonen: we asked the mail deliverers which alternative services we could offer and what functions could be implemented in their own districts. >> near the sorting office, a hospital kitchen is preparing lunch for thosuands of patients. as well as many elderly residents in the neighbourhood. heidi eilola delivers meals every day. she, too, is a postal employee b

eetu paakanen: it gets pretty hot. but it's a nice line of work just the same. >> finland's mail workers mow the grass on tuesdays, when the least amount of mail is available. they receive 65 euros per lawn, double that for larger ones. the postal employees don't do the gardening for free, but elderly people are glad to pay for their services. matti tertsunen: this offer is fantastic. i'm 75 years old. at my age, any serervice likikes is welcome. >> finland is a modern nation. and the amount of mail is on the decline. for now, bills are still sent through the mail. so how can the postal service keep its workers busy? by looking for unusual tasks for them. petri kokonen: we asked the mail deliverers which alternative services we could offer and what functions could be implemented in their own districts. >> near the sorting office, a hospital kitchen is preparing lunch for thosuands of patients. as well as many elderly residents in the neighbourhood. heidi eilola delivers meals every day. she, too, is a postal employee b