The Finns have concluded that they don't matter much to the U.S., and that they matter even less than they did a few years ago. The main piece of evidence for this conclusion is that President Bush has never met with Finnish President Tarja Halonen. That's a good sign that the White House probably can't spell Suomi, but on the other hand, there's no shortage of reasons why the Decider wouldn't be too interested in the land of saunas (apart, I mean from his famous incuriosity): Finland has no oil; its foreign policy is predicated on ending, not starting, wars; its military is accordingly small and focused on peacekeeping rather than wars of opportunity; and of course they don't serve much Tex-Mex in Kauppatori. Plus, their capital city features a delectably risqué statue, Havis Amanda, which would surely be an affront to the likes of John Ashcroft.