Conan around the globe
Conan’s arrival in Finland has made international headlines…
Conan O’Brien, who endorsed the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen with mock ad campaigns, said Saturday he expects to be rewarded with a Cabinet position as inspector of saunas. Hundreds of fans welcomed the American talk show host on Saturday to a freezing Helsinki, the capital of the land of the saunas only two weeks after Halonen, 62, secured a second six-year term as Finland’s first female presudent.
[...]Organizers said some 2,000 fans waited for hours in subzero temperatures to catch a glimpse of the TV host who has become unusually popular in this nation of 5 million on the northern fringes of Europe.
…all 102 related!
http://news.google.com/news?q=conan+finland
My favourite: “Creepy American perv applies to inspect women’s saunas”
Comment by Sale — Mon, Feb 13th, 2006 @ 9:51 am
If you would have told the Finns a year ago that their country would be headline news in the second week of February, most Finns would have undoubtedly attributed this press to Janne Ahonen or another Olympian.
But no, this press is being generated by an Irishman - from Boston, nonetheless. The handful of Finns who sent the initial postcards to Conan (white as Finnish winter, Finland sucks, you make Hasselhoff cool, etc.) should pat themselves on the back….
Comment by Jason Ward — Mon, Feb 13th, 2006 @ 10:21 am
I still say we’re lucky that we’re making world headlines because of a “creepy american perv”.
If you would have told the Danes a year ago that their country would be headline news in the second week of February, most Danes would have undoubtedly attributed this press to…
We’re lucky in Finland!
Comment by Hank W. — Mon, Feb 13th, 2006 @ 1:33 pm
“omg subzero temperatures! what were they thinking!”
Always such a nice picture about Finland…respect.
Comment by Lasse — Mon, Feb 13th, 2006 @ 5:16 pm