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Exploring Finland: A Comprehensive Quiz on Geography, Culture, and History

This quiz assesses knowledge about Finland's geography, culture, demographic details, and notable figures. Suitable for anyone interested in expanding their understanding of this fascinating Nordic country.

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1 It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russia on the east, while ________ lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.

2 What is the population of Finland?

3 What does the following picture show?  The €100 90th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence commemorative coin minted in 2007.   Pyhä-Luosto National Park, Lapland.   The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), a significant figure in the history of classical music.   The National Museum of Finland illustrates Finnish history from prehistoric times to the present day. It is located in central Helsinki.

4 Much of the sudden growth can be attributed to the ________ and modernization of the country as well as a rise in positive publicity and awareness.

5 What timezone is Finland in?

6 The population density of Finland: How many people are there per square kilometre?

7 What is the area of Finland in square km?

8 What does the following picture show?  The Swedish Empire following the Treaty of Roskilde of 1658.      Sweden proper      Kexholm County      Swedish Ingria      Swedish Estonia      Livonia      German dominions      Scania, Gotland, Bohuslän      Trondheim      Härjedalen   Paavo Nurmi at the 1920 Summer Olympics   Urho Kekkonen, 8th President of Finland   Apocalyptica's Perttu Kivilaakso playing metal music live.

9 What is the leader of Finland called?

10 What is the national anthem of Finland?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the 2008 ILF Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships included three first-time participants Bermuda, Finland, and Scotland.
  • the Kaleva, a Finnish passenger plane carrying diplomatic post, was shot down by Soviet bombers in an act of aggression.
  • the Korpela movement was a short-lived cult during the 1930s in Northern Sweden and Finland whose controversial sexual rituals eventually led to the arrest of 60 followers.
  • the Wärtsilä Turku shipyard in Finland built five state-of-the-art cruiseferries for the Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union, in 1975–1976.
  • the Russian Empire built the Krepost Sveaborg fortress around Helsinki, Finland, during the First World War.
  • on 28 November 1968 the Finnish ferries MS Ilmatar and MS Botnia collided in the Åland archipelago, resulting in the death of six people.
  • the Finnish speed skater Clas Thunberg is the oldest Olympic speed skating champion, winning gold at the 1928 St Moritz games at the age of 35.
  • the Imperial Russian Navy operated the Satakundskaya Flotilla, a gunboat unit on a Finnish lake during World War I, without ever actually firing a gun.
  • the Pysähdy ajoissa - Stanna i tid ("Stop in time") traffic campaign was the result of the public response to a road death of a nine-year-old girl in Finland.
  • the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra participated in recording of the Vendetta album by the Finnish power metal band Celesty.
  • triple quartets from Finland's oldest choir Akademiska Sångföreningen helped raise funds to build the Old Student House in Helsinki.
  • when the Finnish cargo ship SS Enso was lengthened in 1955–56, her gross register tonnage was reduced.
  • while repelling Soviet advances across the frozen Lake Suvanto, Finland managed to capture 12 anti-tank guns, 140 machine guns, 200 light machine guns and 1500 rifles in the Battle of Kelja in 1939.
  • there are three unilingually Swedish municipalities in one province of mainland Finland.
  • the prototypes for the WW II German U-boat fleet (Type II pictured) were designed by a Dutch company and built in Finland at the Crichton-Vulcan shipyard.
  • the highly-regarded edible mushroom Cortinarius caperatus is known as the granny's nightcap in Finland.
  • the northernmost extreme point of Sweden is Treriksröset (pictured), where the borders of Sweden, Norway and Finland meet.
  • in the Finnish wilderness, a backpacker can spend the night in a rent-free wilderness hut.
  • in order to refloat her after running aground off Finland in 1918, SMS Rheinland (pictured) needed 6,400 metric tons of equipment removed, more than a third of her normal displacement.
  • Major Carl Mothander, the leader of Swedish volunteers in the Estonian War of Independence, later wrote books on Estonian politics that were banned in Finland.
  • Ismo Alanko Säätiö's accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen has been dubbed the "Jimi Hendrix of the accordion" by the Finnish music press.
  • Larin Paraske, a Finnish oral poet, could recite over 32,000 verses of poetry.
  • Andrew Berg, a Finnish immigrant to the U.S. state of Alaska, became the Territory's first licensed hunting guide.
  • Finnish-born filmmaker Antero Alli shot his 1995 science fiction feature The Drivetime on a budget of U$5,000.
  • Finland band Nightwish was nominated for 27 awards including 2 Echo Awards and 13 Emma-gaala Awards.
  • Finland was close to becoming an independent kingdom in 1742.
  • Finnish film director Valentin Vaala was reportedly so disappointed with his first film that he dumped the original camera negatives into the sea.
  • Nokian Tyres, a Finnish company that designed the first winter tyre, must test its summer tyres in South Africa, Spain, and Germany because of the short summers in Finland.
  • Sisko Hanhijoki won 28 Finnish championship titles in the 60, 100 and 200 metres events between 1985 and 1993.
  • an HM V-type tram on the Helsinki tram network was converted into a pub, renumbered to 175 and renamed Spårakoff (pictured) in honour of the 175th anniversary of the Finnish brewery Sinebrychoff.
  • as a non-military form of conscription, a Finnish rescue authority official is entitled to order anyone in the municipality to assist in a rescue operation.
  • former You're a Star winner David O'Connor participated in the 2004 Karaoke World Championships in Finland, placing sixth.
  • a population bottleneck among Finns about 4,000 years ago may be the origin of the Finnish disease heritage that affects 1 in 500 children born in Finland today.
  • Professor Padraig O'Malley of the University of Massachusetts Boston helped bring 16 Iraqis to a conference in Finland, where they met with participants in the internal reconciliations in South Africa and Northern Ireland.
  • The Finnish Association of Graduate Engineers has been in charge of publishing Finland's ethical guidelines on engineering for over 40 years.
  • Maria, the Finnish form of Mary, is the most popular Finnish name used during the modern era.
  • Estonia joined World War II in 1940, after the Soviet Union blockaded the country, a Finnish airliner was shot down and three diplomatic couriers were killed.
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