THE FINNS I’VE KNOWN WERE SOLID DRINKERS. WHEN DID THEY BECOME A NATION OF PRISSY PANTYWAISTS? Finland asks: Does a prime minister have a right to party?

The old Scandinavian joke was that a Dane will talk to you before he drinks, a Norwegian will talk after he drinks, a Swede will just say “Cheers!” and the Finn will look at the Swede scornfully and say “are we here to drink, or chatter?”