Quiz questions about Finland (Questions only)

1. Which European country was recently given the title "The world's happiest nation" by a UN organisation?

2. In which capital city in the Northern Hemisphere, the name of which is a local tribe, has almost 19 hours of daylight during the summer solstice?

3. Kar in Turkish, Lumi in Finnish, Neve in Italian, Nieve in Spanish and Neige in French . What is it called in English?

4. For what was Tim Berners-Lee awarded 1 million Euros in 2004 as the first recipient of the Finland Millennium Technology prize?

5. Which 1991 movie takes place in Paris, Los Angeles, Rome, Helsinki and New York?

6. What is Finland's name in its own language?

7. Name the nine countries with a border on the Baltic Sea. 1 pt for each correct answer

8. Which Finnish star won nine gold medals before he was unfairly barred from the 1932 games in L.A. ?

9. What is the name of the large shallow arm of the North Sea which extends from the narrow stretch between Sweden and Denmark, to the Gulf of Bothnia? (which is between Sweden and Finland).

10. Which two EU countries have blue and white national flags?

11. Poopdeck Pappy is the 99-year-old long-lost father of whom? (Clue: in Sweden he is called "Karl Alfred", in Finland "Kippari Kalle" and in Italy "Braccio di Ferro").

12. Which two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?

13. What ceased to exist in Finland in September?

14. Helsinki 52, Melbourne 56 , Rome 60 what comes next?

15. According to Transparency International, which two European countries have close to no corruption at all ? (the Vatican excluded)

16. Which three countries joined in 1995?

17. Which nation won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, which was held in Helsinki?

18. What are the two official languages of Finland?

19. Which two countries were involved in the 1939 'Winter War'?

20. Which two countries border the Gulf of Bothnia?