Celebrate Suomi!!!

I received a new NOKIA cell phone this week, so today Route 1 celebrates FINLAND, the 113th most populous nation on Earth! (Take that, 114th-ranked Kyrgyzstan!)
To show our respect for all things Suomen, here are SIX GREAT THINGS ABOUT FINLAND!
1) JAVA JUNKIES! Finns consume more coffee -- between six to seven cups per person per day -- than any other nation on Earth, according to a report by the U.S. Library of Medicine.
2) JORMA OLLILA! In the early 1990s, this CEO of NOKIA decided to abandon the television manufacturing side of the company's business and solely concentrate on making cell phones. Good choice!
3) THE WINTER WAR! Little Finland, its soldiers on skis, fought the mighty SOVIET UNION to a standstill during The Winter War of 1939-40. The Commies grabbed Karelia, but lost out on Helsinki. So there!
4) ALVAR AALTO! One of Finland's great architects, he designed the BEAUTIFUL Mount Angel Library in St. Benedict, Ore. Thanks Alvar!
5) SISU! One of the defining traits of the Finns, sisu refers to the combination of stamina, tenacity and will power demonstrated by a lengthy list of FINNISH LONG DISTANCE RUNNING LEGENDS, including Hannes Kolehmainen, Paavo Nurmi and Lasse Viren.
6) FISKARS! If you know scissors, you know the greatness of Fiskars!
There you have it! Six great things about Finland!