Much enjoyed the first episode, especially the part where he visits that country which doesn't actually exist...Finland. At least according to a well documented conspiracy theory which has engrossed a few subreddits. It turns out that this imaginary land mass is actually a secret maritime fishing ground set up as a result of some sort of dodgy agreement between Russia and Japan, and thus anyone claiming to be Finnish — and yes that includes the lovely Sanna Marin and also lovely Valtteri Bottas — is nothing but a crisis actor.
Strangely Simon didn't mention any of this, but he did take part in training alongside Finland's vast horde of armed extras: military reservists and young conscripts.
What really fascinated me however was the fact that this country which does not exist may well end up being the only one to exist after the apocalypse, nuclear or zombie, because they possess around 50,000 underground bunkers which, in the event, could accommodate 'almost' all of the 5.6m Finnish citizens.
There's probably already a list of the suckers who will have the missile-proof doors slammed in their faces with one of those enigmatic grins they have up there instead of chuckles — e.g. Finnish, but with a discreet -ed suffix attached to their names.
The Finland doesn't exist belief system appears to have already experienced a sort of schism, like others we could mention, into one group who adhere to this as literal truth and others who see it as a kind of metaphor for a bigger mystery.
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