But is it really only Finns? If it is, that's it for me. I'm moving.

Not only Finns I would guess, but in countries where crowds are the norm, like large cities, people have much more "intuition" in crowds. Tokyo crowd flow is amazingly smooth.

I don#t know why people get so into the casseroles, I assume it is tradition alone that drives it. In Australia, Christmas fare s usually much more diversified and changes year to year.

I'm moving.

Somewhere warmer would be ideal perhaps :D