Finnish coffee is lightly roasted "Traditionally Finns have always loved the very light-roasted coffees," Takalainen said. "In Finland, the tap water is great quality and drinkable everywhere. It is also extremely soft, meaning that we can make our coffee lighter and still brew it to taste great.

It's hard to go past Italy as the one country on the planet that has the strongest coffee culture. Not only does Italy have a strong domestic coffee culture, it has also been instrumental in establishing the coffee culture in many of the other countries in the world.