East or West?

A Finn asked me whether I thought Poland was in Western or Eastern Europe. Never having been to Poland, I ventured, "West." "You are very PC!" he replied. "If you think Poland's west, you must think Finland's also west as some parts of Finland overlap with Poland." I wasn't at all sure about that. "No," I replied, "I'd say Finland's in Northern Europe." He was not at all amused about being asked about Iceland. "Iceland is two and a half times nearer the UK than Finland," he said, and poured himself another vodka.