Finland number one - again


	Finland number one - again

lekahe

11-30-2007 2:29 AM

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11-30-2007 9:28 AM

tabsey

Finland, Finland, Finland, it's the country for me.

12-1-2007 3:50 PM

GeDeGe

Hyvää!
Congratulations and greetings to Suomi (in a sense, it's the country for me, too, especially the järvet and wilds along Lieksan joki).

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