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1 What is the capital of Finland?
Turku
Tampere
Laitila
Helsinki
2 Is Finland a member of EU?
Yes
No
3 What is the biggest lake in Finland?
Lake Inari
Lake Laatokka
Lake Saimaa
Lake Kallavesi
4 Who is the president of Finland?
Martti Ahtisaari
Tarja Halonen
Sami Laaksonen
Paavo Lipponen
5 When did Finland declared independence?
1617
1717
1817
1917
6 Which of the Finnish conductors has worked as the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra?
Jean Sibelius
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Jukka-Pekka Saraste
Osmo Vänskä
7 What animal is in coat of arms of Finland?
A lion.
An eagle.
A bear.
A bird.
8 Which colours are there in the Finnish flag?
Green, blue and white.
Red and white.
Blue and white.
Red and blue and white.
9 What is the day of the Finnish flag?
Christmas.
Midsummer.
Easter.
New Year's Day.
10 Who wrote the lyrics to the Finnish National Anthem?
Johan Wilhelm Snelman.
Aleksis Kivi.
Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Fredrik Pacius.
11 When did the inauguration of President Tarja Halonen take place?
February 14th, 2000.
March 1st, 2000.
January 16th, 2000
March 15th, 2000.
12 How many saunas are there in Finland?
250 000.
Over one and a half million.
Half a million
Less than a million.
13 What is Finland's national instrument called?
Violin.
Accordion.
Kantele.
Guitar
14 Who is the speaker of the Parliament of Finland? (Speakers)
Riitta Uosukainen.
Jukka Mikkola.
Sirkka-Liisa Anttila.
Tarja Halonen.
15 What is the minimum age for voting in Finland?(Presentation)
21
20
16
18
16 How many seats are there in the Finnish Parliament?(Presentation)
300
150
200
100
17 What was Tarja Halonen's position before she became the president of Finland?
Speaker of the Parliament.
Prime Minister.
Minister ffor Foreign Affairs.
Minister for Agriculture.
18 When was the Presidential Palace completed?
In 1906.
In 1845.
In 1917.
In 1863.
19 Who was the President of Finland in 1960?
Carl Gustav Mannerheim.
Risto Ryti.
Martti Ahtisaari.
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen.
20 Which is the biggest Gothic Cathedral in Finland?
Pernaja Village Church
Turku Cathedral.
Helsinki Cathedral.
Uspenski Cathedral
21 Which is the most famous grave in Turku Cathedral?
The grave of Erik XIV.
The of Karin Månsdotter.
The grave of Field Marshals Åke Tott.
The grave of Magnus III Särkilahti.
22 What percentage of the Finnish population belonged to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in 1997?
60%
95 %
86 %
55 %
23 What percentage of Finnish people spoke Finnish in 1997?
75 %
93 %
56 %
6 %
24 What percentage spoke Swedish in Finland in 1997?
75 %
93 %
56 %
6 %
25 Who created the Moomin Characters?
Sakari Topelius.
Tove Jansson.
Aleksis Kivi.
Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
26 When did Finland grant women full political rights?
In 1917.
In 1906.
In 1986.
In 1922.
27 When did the first complete Finnish translation of the Bible appear?
In 1721.
In 1642.
In 1640.
In 1617.
28 When did Finland become an autonomous Grand Duchy of Russia?
In 1809.
In 1828.
In 1812.
In 1917.
29 When was Helsinki declared the capital of Finland?
In 1828.
In 1809.
In 1812.
In 1906.
30 What is the name of the Finnish national epic?
Kalevala.
Our Land.
The tales of Barber-Surgeon.
Tales of Ensigh Stäl.
31 When did Finland acquire its own currency, Finnish mark?
In 1853.
In 1860.
In 1863.
In 1870.
32 What is the first novel in Finnish called?
Six brothers.
Seven brothers.
Eleven brothers.
Two sisters.
33 Who is the most famous Finnish composer?
Uuno Klami.
Oskari Merikanto.
Jean Sibelius.
Toivo Kärki.
34 How many Finns emigrated to the United States and Canada in 1864-1914?
Over 200 000.
Over 230 000.
Over 320 000.
Over 100 000.
35 When did the Winter War begin?
30 December, 1939.
30 November, 1939.
30 September, 1939.
29 November, 1939
36 When did the Lapland war end?
25 March, 1945.
27 April, 1945.
27 March, 1945.
24 April, 1945.
37 When were the Olympic Games held in Helsinki?
In 1962.
In 1952.
In 1948.
In 1968.
38 Who was the Formula One World Champion in 1998 and 1999?
Mika Hakkinen
Keke Rosberg
Michael Schumacher
Ralf Schumacher
39 Who is the best-known Finnish architect abroad?
Alvar Gullichsen.
Alvar Aalto.
Reinar Aalto.
A. I. Virtanen.
40 Who wrote a computer operating system called Linux in 1991?
Saku Koivu.
Linus Torvalds.
Bill Gates.
Urho Kekkonen.
41 How do you say "How are you" in Finnish?
Näkemiin.
Mitä kuuluu?
Anteeksi.
Hyvää iltaa.
42 Which of the following languages doesn't belong to the Finno-Ugric languages?
Russian.
Estonian.
Hungarian.
Karelian.
43 When is Lucia Day?
6th December.
12 December.
13th December.
1 December.
44 What is the climate like in Finland compared to Siberia and Greenland?
Colder.
About the same.
Milder.
A lot colder.
45 If you live in the northernmost part of Finland, how many days are there when the sun never sets?
18
28
73
52
46 What are the highest summer temperatures in the Finnish Interior?
32-35 degrees centigrade.
28-30 degrees centigrade.
22-25 degrees centigrade.
15-20 degrees centigrade.
47 What is the 'Aurora Borealis' called in Finnish?
Karhuntulet.
Revontulet.
Ketuntulet.
Ahmantulet.
48 Where does Santa Claus live?
In Korvatunturi.
In Pyhätunturi.
In Olostunturi.
In Rukatunturi.
49 Which of the following Finnish cities is the northernmost?
Helsinki.
Turku.
Rovaniemi.
Iisalmi.
50 Which of the following cities is situated on the coast?
Hämeenlinna.
Kotka.
Mikkeli.
Vakaus.
51 Who directed the film called Drifting Clouds?
Renny Harlin.
Steven Spielberg.
Roger Vadim.
Aki Kaurismäki.
52 What is the high point of Finnish Christmas?
Christmas Eve.
Christmas Day.
Lucia Day.
Advent.
53 When was Urho Kekkonen the President of Finland?
1937-1940
1956-1981
1925-1931
1982-1994
54 What is the oldest medieval castle in Finland called?
Häme castle.
Viipuri castle.
Turku castle.
Olavinlinna castle.
55 What is the northernmost national park in Finland? (Map of Finland's national parks)
Koli.
Rokua.
Lemmenjoki.
Archipelago national park.
56 Which of the following isn't a reason for the special character of Finland's nature?
The Ice Ages.
The country's location.
The structure of the bedrock.
The warm climate.
57 Which of the following is a place where you cannot fly to directly from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport?
Tokyo.
San Fransisco.
Hawaii.
Toronto.
58 What is the distance between Helsinki and the northernmost village in Finland, Nuorgam?
548 km.
957 km.
1289 km.
1329 km.
59 What is the highest fell in Finland called?
Pallastunturi.
Pyhätunturi.
Halti.
Saana.
60 How many cities are there in Finland that have a population between 100,000 and 200,000?
2
3
4
5
61 When was Mika Hakkinen born?
In 1968.
In 1963.
In 1970.
In 1972.
62 Which year was Teemu Selänne born?
In 1968.
In 1969.
In 1970.
In 1971.
63 When did Nokia develop its focus on mobile phones?
In the early 1990s.
In the late 1990.
In the early 1980s.
In the late 1980s.
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