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Conan conquers Finland

by Anna Johns, posted Feb 8th 2006 8:56PM

conan o'brien finlandAll of Conan O'Brien's attention on Finland lately has come to the inevitable conclusion: he's getting an award from the Finns. You see, Conan looks an awful lot like the president of Finland, a red-haired, pale-skinned woman named Tarja Halonen. He's been mentioning the resemblance a lot on his show, even creating some skits that are mock campaign ads for Halonen's re-election. Every time Conan mentioned Finland or did a sketch, he made the papers in that country. His ratings have been up in Finland and recently Halonen won re-election. Whether it was due to Conan's influence is anybody's guess.

Next week, Conan is going to visit Finland to meet his twin and accept a Finnish Telvis Award for being "the most surprising and entertaining TV personality in Finland." Of course, all of this will be part of his show.

Said Conan, "Soon all the world will find me amusing."

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mike lozinski

Conan O'brien ranks higher in my books than the olympics. Nobody in the states cares about sports that we don't play. Who actually knows someone who does luge, downhill skiing, or speed skating. I admit, luge crashes are entertaining but what I want as an American is baseball, football, basketball and Conan O'brien. Oh and give me some cheese with that half pounder!

February 13 2006 at 8:20 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Juho

It is actually the Olympic games that make his trip possible. Because his show is suspended for the duration of the games, he got some free time to come and visit Finland. The material shot in Finland will air after the Olympics.

February 13 2006 at 10:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason Anderson

So, will Conan be pushed back every night because of the damn Olympics? I SWEAR, if I miss these Finland episodes because of those goddamn games, I will scream. Please, God, guide my TiVo to Conan's correct timeslot.

February 11 2006 at 11:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Oskari

Conan O'Brien on paras!

February 09 2006 at 8:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sanjuro

Conan is indeed very popular and very funny. I'll watch the show when he comes. -- From a French guy in Finland.

February 09 2006 at 3:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jason Simmons

Congratulations to Conan! It's wonderful news that his candidate and "twin" has won re-election in Finland!

February 09 2006 at 2:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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