This and that

• Amazing Race (one reality show at the top of my "Reality TV shows I can't stand" list) in Helsinki in the latest episode. Is it like the president of Khazakstan said and any publicity is good publicity, or should they not have been allowed repel down the Olympic Stadium? Anyone know which coffee shop they went to when they received their first instructions in Helsinki? I miss Java... EDIT: Turns out they were at Kappeli
  
• Finland NOT preparing to join NATO, contrary to speculation. Too bad I still have to write this killer paper on that very issue.
• Phil over at Finlandforthought pulled up some interesting data from the 1990 US census concerning stats for Finnish and Swedish decendants in the states.