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NewsRoom Finland -– October 12, 2005 The re-election campaign of President Tarja Halonen got support from an unexpected quarter on Wednesday when Conan O'Brien, the host of the Late Show, said he was a dead ringer for the Finnish head of state. The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) show was aired in the US early Wednesday morning Finnish time (GMT+3). To prove the likeness, Mr O'Brien showed pictures of himself and of President Halonen side by side. Wednesday's programme also featured Lauri Nurkse, a Finnish actor, and Heikki Paasonen, the host of the Finnish Idols contest, among the audience. Finland has featured in the American talkshow earlier as well. Last year, Mr O'Brien received a torrent of postcards from Finnish viewers as a result of his 'Conan O'Brien Hates My Homeland' segment, where he set out to insult every country in the world in order to find out where the programme was aired. On Wednesday, Finland was once again made fun of, together with Liberia and Luxembourg. Mr O'Brien also retorted that the most famous Finn was Huckleberry Finn. Finland's Subtv usually airs the Tonight Show a couple of days after the US air date. /STT/ © Copyright STT 2005 |