A woman poses with rakes following President Donald Trump's comments praising Finland for managing its vast forests by raking, in Turku, Finland November 18, 2018 in this image obtained from social media November 19, 2018. Meira Pappi/via REUTERS
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Puzzled Finns have taken to Twitter to post pictures of themselves raking the forest after U.S. President Donald Trump said California should learn a lesson from the Nordic country about how to protect itself against wildfires.
While visiting California's wildfire zones on Saturday, Trump told reporters that Finland spends "a lot of time on raking and cleaning and doing things" to clear forest floors, citing his discussions with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto.
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