Which steam bath, known by a Finnish word, is central to Finnish culture?
AnswerSauna
Sauna is a Finnish word, and saunas are found in homes, cottages and apartment blocks across Finland.
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7 fact-checked facts about Finland, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
Finland is often called the land of a thousand what?
AnswerLakes
Finland has around 188,000 lakes, earning the nickname 'land of a thousand lakes'.
Going deeper
In what year did Finland declare independence?
Answer1917
Finland declared independence from Russia on 6 December 1917.
What are Finland's two national languages?
AnswerFinnish and Swedish
Finnish and Swedish are both national languages under Finland's constitution.
Which Finnish composer wrote the patriotic tone poem Finlandia?
AnswerJean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius composed Finlandia in 1899; Grieg was Norwegian and Nielsen Danish.
Expert level
Finnish belongs to which language family?
AnswerUralic
Finnish is a Uralic language, related to Estonian and more distantly to Hungarian.
Which autonomous, Swedish-speaking island region belongs to Finland?
AnswerÅland Islands
Åland is a self-governing, Swedish-speaking region of Finland; the Faroes belong to Denmark.
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