Late night's Nordic connection

Posted By Travis Daub Thursday, April 19, 2007 - 3:18 PM Share

You may have heard the brouhaha last year when Conan O’Brien inserted himself into Finnish politics after realizing that he bore a striking resemblance to incumbent presidential candidate, Tarja Halonen. O’Brien even filmed a campaign commercial on her behalf.

Conan Tarja Commercial 2

But the story doesn't end with Halonen. Browsing the DOD’s website last week, I think I found a Nordic doppelganger for Conan’s old cohort, Andy Richter: Swedish Minister of Defense Mikael Odenberg.

Conan Richter 2
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