Barack Obama is hip to the heavy metal scene in Finland and he let an audience of Scandinavian leaders know it during a speech at the White House just last week. Leaders from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden had come together for an official state dinner and summit when the president made the remarks.
President Obama singled out Finland and its renowned heavy metal scene during the opening part of the speech where he talked about exports and the strengths of each of the Nordic nations. The United States president is quoted in Pitchfork Magazine.
"I do want to point out, that Finland has perhaps the most heavy metal bands in the word, per capita, and also ranks high on good governance. I don't know that there's any correlation there."