Tampere also seems to have a record number of sex shops. My mom and I passed about eight in a six block radius (if you count the erotic bakery). They weren't in seedy neighborhoods, either; downtown Tampere is as spotless and preppy as Harvard Square. This all may have been a geographical coincidence, so I'm not sure that any sociological conclusions ought to be drawn. My cousin assures me that Finland has a very healthy attitude towards sex. (My attempts to determine this firsthand with the native population met with scant success.)