From The eXile

50 Reasons Russia Still Matters.

A sample:

"44. The Finns

The chance to buy cheap vodka over the border in Russia is the only thing that keeps most male Finns alive. Stuck in a social-democratic nightmare world where harsh language is illegal and a bottle of vodka costs more than a new Saab, Finns pour into Russia for life-giving breaths of noise, chaos and cheap, drunken debauchery. Without that Russian escape-valve, Finns would be unable to afford drunken binges and soon explode, raising their voices and perhaps even slamming doors."