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When it came to the mobile phone, the Fins were quick off the mark. A large country with a small savvy population is
(1) . They sprinted far ahead of the Americans in developing a digital system which became
(2) . But it's difficult to associate Fins with any instrument
(3) . The average Fin speaks
(4) and uses none of them.
But Finnish kids have, and they are the vanguard of the
(5) . Before they know how to read they roam the cities like nomadic tribes always in touch, always
(6) . Almost a hundred percent of Finnish 18-year-olds have
(7) . It's become such a problem in high schools that
(8) are demanding metal detectors at the gates. Remember when jeans and Walkmen were
(9) ? Today, it's your very own personalized ringing tone. Ringing tones that you download
(10) . A fashion statement
(11) your watch.
Finland is the first country in the world to have more mobile phones than
(12) . And the phone booth? It's off the Sutheby's with the other
(13) . But the young leaders of the revolution now use the mobile phone less for talking than for sending
(14) . The Fins are doing this so much that last Christmas both
(15) crashed. But all this is just the tip of a Finnish iceberg. The mobile phone
(16) that little Finnish hand.
The way things are going Fins won't need to carry money or credit cards much longer. Already you can buy a drink or snack
(17) . A car wash too.
(18) a number and the suds and the brushes start
(19) . And when you've driven to the driving range in
(20) , all you need is to whip our your phone again and buy your balls.