1. History of Finland
Quiz!

2. 1. The last ice age ended approx.
a) BCE b) 9000 BCE c) 1500 BCE.

3. 2. What does ‘sami’ mean?
It’s the name of the indigenous people of Scandinavia.
It’s one of the official languages in Finland.
It’s the commonly used name of the northern part of Finland.

4. 3. The first crusade to Finland in 1155 was made by
the French
the Russians
the Swedes.

5. 4. Finland was part of the Swedish realm for
250 years
700 years
1000 years.

6. 5. Who translated the New Testament in Finnish?
Mannerheim
Alexander II
Mikael Agricola.

7. 6. In 1809, Finland becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy under
the Swedish king
the Russian emperor
the Prussian king.

8. 7. Who collected the poems of the Kalevala?
J. V. Snellman
J. L. Runeberg
Elias Lönnrot.

9. 8. Finland’s declaration of independence was made in 1917 on
5th February
1st May
6th December.

10. 9. In the civil war of 1918, the parties opposed were
the red and the white
the Lutherans and the orthodoxies
the Swedish-speaking and the Finnish-speaking.

11. 10. The war between Finland and Russia in 1939-1940 was called
the Forest war
the Short war
the Winter war.

12. 11. Which of these statements is NOT true:
Finland and Germany are both allies and enemies during the Second World War.
Southern Finland is occupied by the Soviet forces in 1942.
Finland cedes some territories to the Soviet Union after the Continuation War of

13. 12. Coca-cola came to Finland in…
1917
1952
1975.

14. 13. During the Cold War Finland
becomes a member of NATO
becomes part of the East-European block
remains neutral.

15. 14. Finland becomes a member of the European Union in
1972
1995
2007.