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Quiz about Swedish Names of Finnish Cities

Swedish Names of Finnish Cities Quiz

Finland was once a Swedish possession, and there are still many cities with a large Swedish speaking population. In this quiz I want you to find the Swedish names of some Finnish cities.

A multiple-choice quiz by author. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
author

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
96,117

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. The capital, Helsinki, is called _____ in Swedish?

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Question 2 of 10

2. Turku, on the south west coast. What is it called in Swedish?

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Question 3 of 10

3. Tampere, an inland city, is called ______ in Swedish?

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Question 4 of 10

4. Pori, on the Gulf of Bothnia. What is it called in Swedish? Hint

Kristinestad

Bj�rneborg

Nystad

Borg�

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Question 5 of 10

5. Porvoo on the Gulf of Finland. What is it called in Swedish? Hint

Brahestad

Hang�

Eken�s

Borg�

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Question 6 of 10

6. Oulu, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Which is the Swedish name of this city? Hint

Karleby

Bj�rneborg

Ule�borg

Vasa

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Question 7 of 10

7. The small city of Raahe on the Gulf of Bothnia. What is the Swedish name of this city? Hint

Karleby

Brahestad

Nykarleby

Fredrikshamn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Hamina is on the Gulf of Finland. What is it called in Swedish? Hint

Fredrikshamn

Eken�s

Brahestad

Nystad

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Question 9 of 10

9. Uusikaupunki on the south west coast. Which is called ______ in Swedish? Hint

Nya Karleby

Gamla Karleby

Karleby

Nystad

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Question 10 of 10

10. The holiday resort of Hanko in south Finland, which is called ______ in Swedish?

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The capital, Helsinki, is called _____ in Swedish?

Answer: Helsingfors

Helsinki was founded by Gustavus Vasa in 1550 and made capital in 1812.

2. Turku, on the south west coast. What is it called in Swedish?

Answer: �bo

Turku is the oldest city in Finland, established in 1229. It�s also the fourth biggest and was capital until 1812. It was scene of signing of Treaty of �bo in 1743 which granted Russia a southern portion of Finland from Sweden.

3. Tampere, an inland city, is called ______ in Swedish?

Answer: Tammerfors

Tampere was established in 1779. It was a stronghold for the "reds" during the civil war in 1918. It's the third biggest city in Finland. It�s an important industrial city.

4. Pori, on the Gulf of Bothnia. What is it called in Swedish?

Answer: Bj�rneborg

Pori was established in 1558 and is an important export harbor.

5. Porvoo on the Gulf of Finland. What is it called in Swedish?

Answer: Borg�

Borg� was established by Swedes in 1346 and is an important cultural centre for the Swedish population. It's the place where the Finnish diet took oath of allegiance to Alexander I of Russia (1809). It's also the birth place of national poet Runeberg.

6. Oulu, on the Gulf of Bothnia. Which is the Swedish name of this city?

Answer: Ule�borg

Established in 1605, this is an old industrial and commercial centre.

7. The small city of Raahe on the Gulf of Bothnia. What is the Swedish name of this city?

Answer: Brahestad

Raahe, established in 1649, once was Finland's most important harbor.

8. Hamina is on the Gulf of Finland. What is it called in Swedish?

Answer: Fredrikshamn

This was also an important harbor.

9. Uusikaupunki on the south west coast. Which is called ______ in Swedish?

Answer: Nystad

Nystad was scene of a treaty of Peace in 1721 by which Russia restored Finland to Sweden and Sweden ceded certain regions to Russia after the Second Northern War. (The Great Nordic War).

10. The holiday resort of Hanko in south Finland, which is called ______ in Swedish?

Answer: Hang�

Hang� was leased to USSR as naval base in 1940 and reoccupied in 1941. It was relinquished by USSR in exchange for lease of Porkkala Peninsula in 1944. Along with Eken�s it's the major holiday resort in the area south of Helsinki.

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