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Summer Quiz

How much do you know about Finland?

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When did Finland enter the EU?

• 1992

• 1995

• 2001

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When did Finland enter the EU?

• 1992

• 1995

• 2002

Finland entered the EU in 1995 together with Austria and Sweden.

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Finnish company Nokia is know worldwide for its

mobile phones. But what is the origin of the word

Nokia?

• Nokia is the Finnish for "phone“

• It is formed from the initials of the children of the

company's founder

• It is the name of a town in Finland

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Finnish company Nokia is know worldwide for its

mobile phones. But what is the origin of the word

Nokia?

• Nokia is the Finnish for "phone“

• It is formed from the initials of the children of the

company's founder

• It is the name of a town in Finland

The city of Nokia is situated in the South of Finland.

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Finnish is a very difficult language to learn. Why is it so

peculiar?

• In Finnish there is no direct translation of the verb "to have"

• In Finnish there are no prepositions

• Finnish has 15 more letters than in the English alphabet

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Finnish is a very difficult language to learn. Why is it so

peculiar?

• In Finnish there is no direct translation of the verb "to have"

• In Finnish there are no prepositions

• Finnish has 15 more letters than in the English alphabet

Finnish was created by Mikael Agricola, a Finnish bishop,

in the 16th century, who based it on Latin grammar.

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Finland is part of EU but is not part of another big

organisation, which one?

• NATO

• The Schengen group

• The Eurozone

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Finland is part of EU but is not part of another big

organisation, which one?

• NATO

• The Schengen group

• The Eurozone

Finland (as Sweden) is not part of NATO.

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• Russian

• Swedish

• Estonian

Approximately 6% of the inhabitants speak another

language than Finnish as their mother tongue. Which

language is it?

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Approximately 6% of the inhabitants speak another

language than Finnish as their mother tongue. Which

language is it?

• Russian

• Swedish

• Estonian

Swedish is the second official language of Finland.

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We hope you

know more

about Finland

nowEnjoy the summer!