finland drinks more coffee than any other country.

the u.s. incarceration rate is twice as high as finland, sweden, denmark, norway, and switzerland put together.

99% of finns sauna at least once a week, and have no compunction about doing so in the nude with business associates, family members, and friends.

(i've never understood america's hangup with nudity. we were all born that way, weren't we? you can't get much more natural than that.)

almost every store in finland has a slot machine. all of the proceeds go to charity.

at #19, the u.s. just barely makes the list of 20 least corrupt countries. tied for #1 least corrupt are finland and new zealand. tied at th bottom - the most corrupt - are zimbabwe and myanmar.

if you get a speeding ticket in finland, the amount of your fine is determined by your income. the highest fine so far? us$200,000.

finland, which has one of the world's most successful educational systems, spends an average of 30% less per student than the u.s. they also do not separate students into groups based on their abilities. as a result, the difference between their best and worst students is the smallest in the world. 93% of their students graduate high school and 66% go on to college.