2. Finland is a Northern European nation bordering
Sweden and Russia.
Where is Finland situated?
3. What does the Finnish flag mean?
The flag of Finland is a
rectangular Scandinavian
cross.
The blue color is symbolic
of blue skies, and the
thousands of lakes in
Finland.
The white represents the
winter snows.
4. The capital of Finland is Helsinki.
What is the capital of Finland?
5. Finland joined the European Union in 1995 and was
one of the first-wave countries to adopt the euro
on 1st of January 1999.
When did Finland join the EU?
6. The population of Finland is 5.4 million.
Finland is the 118th largest country in the
world by population.
It is the 65th largest country in the world
by area with 338,145 square kilometers.
How big is Finland?
Comparison in size
between Ireland and
Finland
7. The longest river in Finland is Kemijoki which is 550km
long.
What is the longest river in Finland?
8. The highest mountain in Finland is Halti
which is 1,324m high.
What is the highest mountain in
Finland?
Top of Halti
9. Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician who
became the 12th President of Finland in 2012.
Who is the President of Finland?
10. Isaac is a 14 year old Finnish pop star whose song
"New Way Home" hit #1 on the Finnish Singles Chart
in 2013. His debut album, Wake Up World, hit #1 on
the Finnish Album Chart, spent 28 weeks in the Top 20
and went platinum. His song "Pop Goes My Heart"
was featured in the 2012 film Ella ja kaverit (Ella and
Friends).
Isaac Elliot
Famous People from Finland
11. Robin is a 17 year old Finnish singer who released the
multi-Platinum certified albums Koodi, Chillaa, Boom
Kah and 16, each of which reached the top of the
Finnish Albums Chart. Having reached Gold Record
status 50 times in his home country as a teenager, he
would already become the most successful pop artist
in Finland of all time.
Robin Packalen
Famous People from Finland
12. Tarja is a 38 year old former frontwoman of the
Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish who was
fired from her own band and went on to pursue a
solo singing career.
Tarja Turunen
Famous People from Finland
13. The Church in the Rock (or Temppeliaukio Church)
was designed in 1969. Hewn into solid rock in the
middle of an ordinary residential square, the Lutheran
church features a stunning 24 meter diameter roof
covered in 22 kilometres of copper stripping. Natural
light streams in through 180 window panes which
connect the copper dome and the stone walls.
Rock Church
Places of Interest in Finland
14. Lapland is as close as reality gets to those who dream
of a winter wonderland. The 24-hour sunlight in the
summer replaces the dark winter days. The hustle and
bustle of towns and ski resorts is just minutes away
from the peace and quiet of the wild wilderness. You
also get to meet Santa Claus!
Lapland
Places of Interest in Finland
15. Hello – Hei (Hay)
Goodbye – Hyvästi (Hi-vas-tee)
Please/You’re welcome - Ole hyvä (Ullay hoova)
Thank you – Kiitos (Kee-dose)
How are you? - Kuinka voit (Quing-ka voy-et)
I am... - Minä olen... (Meena ullen)
Good – Hyvä (Hoova)
Bad – Huono (Hoo-won-a)
Wonderful – Ihana (Ee-hona)
Terrible – Kauhea (Kow-hay-a)
Some easy words in Finnish
16. One – yksi (ook-see)
Two – kaksi (kak-see)
Three – kolme (kole-me)
Four – neljä (nel-ee-a)
Five – viisi (vee-she)
Six – kuusi (koo-she)
Seven – seitsemän (set-sa-man)
Eight – kahdeksan (kaha-dec-san)
Nine – yhdeksän (oo-hoo-dec-san)
Ten – kymmenen (koo-men-en)
Numbers 1-10 in Finnish
17. 1. Finland has over 188000 lakes with 98000 islands.
2. Finland have a wife caring championship.
3. The mobile company Nokia was founded in Finland.
4. Finland is the only country in the world which broadcasts
news in Latin.
5. There are 1.8 million saunas in Finland.
6. Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish.
7. Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because
Donald Duck doesn’t wear pants.
8. The population of Finland is about 5 million and about 1
million of them live in the capital Helsinki.
9. The nickname of Finland is ‘the land of a thousand lakes’.
10. Another nickname for Finland is ‘the land of midnight
sun’. During summer the sun does not drop below the
horizon in the north instead shining all day and night.
10 facts you probably didn’t know
about Finland
18. 1. What is the capital of Finland?
2. What year did Finland join the European Union?
3. When did Finland adopt the euro?
4. What is the population of Finland?
5. How long is the longest river, Kemijoki?
6. What is the highest mountain in Finland?
7. When did Sauli Väinämö Niinistö become the
President of Finland?
8. What mobile company was founded in Finland?
9. What does kuinka voit mean?
10. How old is Isaac Elliot?
Finland Quiz
19. 1. Helsinki
2. 1995
3. 1st January 1999
4. 5.4 million (about 5 million)
5. 550km
6. Halti
7. 2012
8. Nokia
9. How are you?
10. 14
Answers to the Finland Quiz
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