According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
BIRKEN
birch, birchen, birken
(adjective) consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
birken (not comparable)
(obsolete or dialectal, Scotland and Northern England) Made of birch; birchen.
Source: Wiktionary
Birk"en, v. t. Etym: [From 1st Birk.]
Definition: To whip with a birch or rod. [Obs.]
Birk"en, a.
Definition: Birchen; as, birken groves. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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