Fun Facts about Finland

Question 1

Finland has no snow in the north.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Coffee is illegal to throw away in Finland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Finland is the only country in the world that became independent in 1917.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

There are no KFC’s in Finland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Finland is the most populated country in Europe.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Nokia isn’t a Finnish phone company.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Finns drink the most milk and coffee in the world.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

Finland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 50 times but won only once (Lordi 2006).

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

There are no full maps of Helsinki.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Finland is the warmest country in Europe.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

There are so many saunas in Finland that all Finns can fit in a sauna at the same time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

The Finnish language is totally different from the Scandanavian languages.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 13

Finland doesn’t have any presidents.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Finns are good at recycling, as 9/10 of plastic bottles are returned to vending machines.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

But Oslo is slightly bigger than Helsinki.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

The largest city in Finland is Helsinki.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

You can’t see the Northern Lights in Lapland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

Almost 80% of Finland's area is forest.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 19

It’s illegal to drink alcohol in public.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Finland doesn’t have Uber.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

It’s illegal to eat reindeer.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

There are no bears in Finland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Finland's state lion coat of arms comes from Sweden. It can be found in the cemetery of Kustaa Vaasa from 1580.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Finland is the world’s happiest country.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 25

Finns don’t like rock music.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Finland has the largest number of islands in the world, about 180,000.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

Finland has no islands.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Finnish Angry Birds is the world's best-selling mobile game. It has been downloaded more than a billion times.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

3 million tourists visit Finland every year.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

Almost half of Finland’s foreign population lives in Helsinki.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Finns don’t like Salmiakki.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Most Finns like to talk.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

About 70% of Finns live in the urban area.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Our oldest city is Turku. It was founded in the late 13th century, but the exact year is unknown.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

Finland’s population is only slightly bigger than Norway...

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

Clean air is important - Lake Kilpisjärvi has the cleanest air in Europe.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Finland is near Spain.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

Turning off your headlights is legal in Finland.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

According to statistics, a Finn eats 23 kilos of cheese and 4.4 kilos of butter a year.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Finns don’t like potatoes.

Accepted Answer

False

Fun Facts about Finland

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Fun Facts about Finland

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