Tarja Halonen
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty provided by Steve.
This goo was worth a point in November 2024.
publication date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 (part of November 2024)
category: 
Government
clue: This Scandinavian was the first after only 10 others and had an approval rating just shy of 90%. It makes one wonder why the US hasn't followed suit, yet.
explanation: Tarja Halonen was the 11th president of Finland, the first female. The United States has had 47 but none were female. In the same time period (1919 - 2000), Finland had 11 presidents and the US 14. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Erik Bates, and Scott Hardie
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