Finnish President said "Yes" by SMS

As CNN reports on Finns heading to the polls Sunday to vote for a new president, with the incombent Tarja Halonen - Finland's first female president - widely expected to win, a textually related tidbit came up. File under trivia.

"And in the home of Nokia, the world's largest cell phone maker, Halonen has been quick to catch onto trends by accepting a marriage proposal six years ago via text messaging rather than talking on the phone, for fear of personnel overhearing."

emily | 4:35 PM | News, Buzz |
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