They may be introverted, but the Finns know how to celebrate a 90th birthday.
December 6, 2007, will mark the 90th anniversary of Finland's declaration of independence from Russia, and the Finnish government started the party today - eleven months early. If those half-frozen, music-loving coffee-swillers knew what was good for them, they'd bring some Finnish-Americans back to the homeland for the celebrations.
Not that I'm fishing for a ticket to Helsinki in December, but Kuusamo will host the traditional opening of the nordic ski-racing season on December 1 and 2. Let's just say I wouldn't look a gift reindeer in the snout.