ICE CREAM is as much a part of Italian culture as a morning espresso. But even the gelato-loving Italians don't spend as much on the stuff as the Finns. Expenditure on ice cream in cooler Finland averaged $109.90 per person in 2005, licking Italy's $106.47, according to Euromonitor, a market-research company. Eastern European countries shell out least, with Romania spending only $4 per person.

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