Kainuu - Quiz
  • 1. How often are municipal elections held in Kainuu?
A) Every 4 years
B) Every 5 years
C) Every 2 years
D) Annually
  • 2. Which political party has traditionally been the largest entity in both the Oulu electoral district and Kainuu?
A) Social Democratic Party
B) National Coalition Party
C) Centre Party
D) Finns Party
  • 3. How many regional councils are there in Finland?
A) 17
B) 21
C) 19
D) 15
  • 4. What is one of the main tasks of the Regional Councils in Finland?
A) Healthcare management
B) Education policy
C) National defense
D) Development of the region
  • 5. Who governs the Regional Council of Kainuu?
A) The regional assembly, decisions carried out by the regional board and assisted by the Regional council's office.
B) A single mayor
C) The European Union
D) The Finnish government
  • 6. How many members are in the Regional Assembly of Kainuu?
A) 35
B) 40
C) 25
D) 30
  • 7. What is required for regional land use plans to be validated by the Ministry of Environment as of 2016?
A) Required only in specific cases
B) No longer necessary
C) Mandatory
D) Optional
  • 8. What is one responsibility of the Regional Development unit in Kainuu?
A) Handling municipal waste management
B) Leading, planning and implementing both national and EU level regional- and cohesion policymaking.
C) Managing healthcare services
D) Overseeing local law enforcement
  • 9. What is the role of cooperation and communication according to the establishing treaty of the Regional Council of Kainuu?
A) Controlling municipal budgets
B) Upholding the positive image of the region both inside and outside.
C) Reducing regional taxes
D) Managing local schools
  • 10. What is one goal of improving the living- and business environment in Kainuu?
A) Reducing regional employment
B) Decreasing local investments
C) Improving the wellbeing of the region's population.
D) Increasing tourism only
  • 11. Which EU program offers funding to Kainuu during 2014–2020?
A) Central European Initiative
B) Baltic Sea Region Programme
C) Mediterranean Partnership Program
D) Danube Strategy
  • 12. What does the Europe Direct office in Kainuu offer?
A) Healthcare services
B) General information about Europe, EU functions and actions, and funding possibilities.
C) Tourist guides for Finland
D) Legal advice for businesses
  • 13. Which festival in Kainuu focuses on chamber music?
A) Ethno Music Festival Sommelo
B) Lanka Fest
C) Kajaani Poetry Week
D) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
  • 14. What is the name of the popular newspaper in Kainuu with 50,000 daily readers?
A) Kuhmolainen
B) Kainuun Sanomat
C) Väylä
D) Koti-Kajaani
  • 15. Which museum in Kainuu is dedicated to the Winter War?
A) Kajaani Art Museum
B) The Raatteen Portti Winter War Museum
C) Eino Leino House
D) Kainuu museum
  • 16. What type of cheese is traditionally served with cloudberry jam in Kainuu?
A) Rye bread
B) Bread cheese / squeaky cheese
C) Rönttönen
D) Smoked meat soup
  • 17. Which radio station in Kainuu broadcasts pop music and news?
A) YLE Kainuun Radio
B) Ylä-Kainuu
C) Kuhmolainen
D) Radio Kajaus
  • 18. What is the name of the event that involves orienteering in Kainuu?
A) Kainuu Orienteering Week
B) Swamp Soccer
C) Kajaani International Dog Show
D) Lost in Kajaani
  • 19. Which cultural event is associated with poetry in Kajaani?
A) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
B) Kajaani Poetry Week
C) Ethno Music Festival Sommelo
D) Swamp Rock
  • 20. Which traditional Kainuu soup is made from vendace?
A) Rönttönen
B) Smoked meat soup
C) Sweetened lingonberry porridge
D) Traditional vendace soup
  • 21. Which historical site in Kainuu is a castle?
A) The Kalevala Village
B) Kajaani Castle
C) Kainuu museum
D) Eino Leino House
  • 22. Which event features dance in Kajaani?
A) Kajaani International Dog Show
B) Swamp Soccer
C) Kajaani Dance
D) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
  • 23. What is the name of the traditional sweet delicacy in Kainuu?
A) Lingonberry porridge
B) Smoked meat soup
C) Cloudberry jam
D) Rönttönen
  • 24. Which museum is dedicated to the Finnish poet Eino Leino?
A) Winter War Museum
B) The Kalevala Village
C) Eino Leino House
D) Kajaani Art Museum
  • 25. Which event in Kainuu is related to rock music?
A) Kajaani Poetry Week
B) Ethno Music Festival Sommelo
C) Suomussalmi Rock
D) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
  • 26. Which newspaper has a circulation of 30,276 to 38,369 copies on weekdays?
A) Kainuun Sanomat
B) Koti-Kajaani
C) Väylä
D) Sotkamo-lehti
  • 27. Which event in Kainuu involves dogs?
A) Swamp Soccer
B) Lost in Kajaani
C) Kajaani International Dog Show
D) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
  • 28. Which museum in Kainuu focuses on art?
A) Kajaani Art Museum
B) The Raatteen Portti Winter War Museum
C) Eino Leino House
D) The Kalevala Village
  • 29. Which event in Kainuu is associated with music festivals?
A) Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival
B) Kajaani Poetry Week
C) Swamp Soccer
D) Kainuun Musiikki juhlat
  • 30. Which traditional Kainuu dish is made with lingonberries?
A) Smoked meat soup
B) Sweetened lingonberry porridge
C) Traditional vendace soup
D) Rönttönen
  • 31. What is the most common biome in Kainuu?
A) Deciduous forest
B) Boreal rainforest
C) Tundra
D) Taiga
  • 32. What is the largest lake in Kainuu?
A) Oulujärvi
B) Saimaa
C) Inarijärvi
D) Päijänne
  • 33. What is the highest point in Kainuu?
A) Kiilopää (524 m)
B) Pallas Oyvatunturi (469 m)
C) Haltitunturi (375 m)
D) Iso Tuomivaara (385 m)
  • 34. What was the population of Kajaani town center as of December 31, 2017?
A) 45,500
B) 15,000
C) 30,028
D) 22,100
  • 35. Which culture spread to Kainuu from the south around 6800–6000 BCE?
A) Karelian Stone Age culture
B) Finnish Neolithic culture
C) Suomusjärvi culture
D) Boreal Forest culture
  • 36. What type of pollen suggests the cultivation of flax in Paltamo around 1500 BCE?
A) Rye pollen
B) Wheat pollen
C) Barley pollen
D) Flax pollen
  • 37. What language is thought to have been spoken by people in Kainuu during the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age?
A) Norse language
B) Proto-Sámic language
C) Finnic language
D) Uralic language
  • 38. Which culture's spread in northern Fennoscandia is linked to the area turning Sámi?
A) Asbestos-ceramic culture
B) Comb Ceramic culture
C) Karelian Stone Age culture
D) Boreal Forest culture
  • 39. What was the population density estimate for pre-historic Kainuu based on 1600 CE data?
A) Around 350 individuals
B) Around 200 individuals
C) Around 1000 individuals
D) Around 500 individuals
  • 40. Which municipality was merged with Kajaani in 1977?
A) Säräisniemi
B) Kajaanin maalaiskunta
C) Vuolijoki
D) Vaala
  • 41. Which municipality moved to the North Ostrobothnia region in 2016?
A) Sotkamo
B) Hyrynsalmi
C) Vaala
D) Kajaani
  • 42. How many municipalities does Kainuu consist of?
A) Eight
B) Ten
C) Twelve
D) Six
  • 43. What was the largest sector in Kainuu's employment market in 2012?
A) The forest industry and agriculture
B) The industrial and construction sector
C) The service sector
D) Miscellaneous jobs
  • 44. What percentage of Kainuu's workforce was employed in the service sector in 2012?
A) 17.6%
B) 1.2%
C) 73.7%
D) 7.5%
  • 45. Which sector had the smallest workforce percentage in Kainuu's economy according to 2012 data?
A) Miscellaneous jobs
B) Industrial and construction sector
C) Forest industry and agriculture
D) Service sector
  • 46. What was the total number of firms in Kainuu's economy by each sector?
A) 3429
B) 6001
C) 4301
D) 29722
  • 47. Which sector had the largest percentage of workforce in Kainuu's employment market?
A) Private sector
B) Municipal sector
C) State sector
D) Education sector
  • 48. What was the percentage of Kainuu's workforce employed in the private sector?
A) 7%
B) 51%
C) 29%
D) 58%
  • 49. How many students are there at the Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK)?
A) 235
B) 2000
C) 2600
D) 4301
  • 50. What is one field of activity offered by the Kajaani University of Applied Sciences?
A) Tourism
B) Information technology
C) Mining
D) Education
  • 51. Which organization offers joint adult and continuing education services in partnership with the University of Oulu?
A) AIKOPA
B) KAO
C) Sotkamo College
D) KAMK
  • 52. How does the educational qualification level of Kainuu compare to the nationwide average?
A) There is no available data
B) It is higher
C) It is equal
D) It is lower
  • 53. What was the total unemployment in Kainuu in 2014?
A) 29822
B) 684
C) 772
D) 6001
  • 54. Which sector had the least amount of unemployment in 2014?
A) Ristijärvi municipality
B) Kajaani town
C) Kuhmo town
D) Sotkamo municipality
  • 55. What is the number of companies in Kainuu?
A) 29722
B) 4301
C) 6001
D) 3429
  • 56. What is the average number of private cars per 1000 inhabitants in Kainuu?
A) 600
B) 505
C) 700
D) 450
  • 57. How many cumulative passengers did Kainuu's air traffic have in the reported year?
A) 90,000
B) 75,000
C) 85,500
D) 81,854
  • 58. How many of the cumulative passengers were international travelers?
A) 10,000
B) 7,500
C) 3,873
D) 5,000
  • 59. What is Kainuu marketed as?
A) The Finnish Highlands
B) Lapland's Edge
C) The Northern Lakes
D) The Arctic Lakeland
  • 60. In which month do the most overnight stays occur in Kainuu?
A) December
B) January
C) August
D) July
  • 61. How many nights were spent in Kainuu in 2014?
A) 800,000
B) 900,000
C) 970,953
D) 1,000,000
  • 62. Name one of the major ski resorts in Kainuu.
A) Ruka
B) Neva
C) Paljakka
D) Koli
  • 63. Who compiled the Finnish national epic Kalevala?
A) Aleksis Kivi
B) Frans Eemil Sillanpää
C) Johan Ludvig Runeberg
D) Elias Lönnrot
  • 64. Which film production company in Kainuu is known as 'Finnish Hollywood'?
A) Nordic Films
B) Kajawood
C) Arctic Studios
D) Lapland Productions
  • 65. Who was the Chairman of the Regional Assembly from 2013 to 2016?
A) Eero Suutari.
B) Kati Nykänen.
C) Timo Korhonen.
D) Pentti Kettunen.
  • 66. How many representatives does Kajaani have in the Regional Assembly?
A) 2 representatives.
B) 4 representatives.
C) 15 representatives in total.
D) 10 representatives.
  • 67. In what year was the Regional Youth Council of Kainuu formed?
A) 2008
B) 2012
C) 2010
D) 2006
  • 68. How many members are selected from each municipality and town for the Regional Youth Council of Kainuu?
A) One
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 69. Which higher education institutions contribute members to the Regional Youth Council of Kainuu?
A) KAO & AMK
B) Tampere University & Turku University
C) University of Helsinki & University of Lapland
D) Aalto University & LUT University
  • 70. Who appoints the members of the Regional Youth Council of Kainuu?
A) The Finnish government
B) Kainuus Social and Welfare Council
C) Local municipal councils or their institutions student council
D) Regional Assembly
  • 71. How many fields of education does KAO have?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Six
D) Five
  • 72. Which country has been the single largest customer group for Kainuu's international tourism?
A) Russia
B) Sweden
C) Norway
D) Finland
  • 73. Which Finnish national epic was compiled by Elias Lönnrot?
A) Sampo
B) Kanteletar
C) Lemminkäinen
D) Kalevala
  • 74. What is Kajawood known as in Finland?
A) The 'Arctic Cinema'
B) The 'Baltic Film Studio'
C) The 'Nordic Dream Factory'
D) The 'Finnish Hollywood'
  • 75. What type of event is 'Swamp Soccer'?
A) Poetry reading
B) Music festival
C) Sports event
D) Dance competition
  • 76. What is served with bread cheese in Kainuu?
A) Vendace soup
B) Lingonberry porridge
C) Cloudberry jam
D) Smoked meat soup
  • 77. What type of meat is part of the local food culture in Kainuu?
A) Beef
B) Game meat
C) Chicken
D) Pork
  • 78. Which electoral district does Kainuu belong to for parliamentary elections?
A) Helsinki electoral district
B) Espoo electoral district
C) Turku electoral district
D) Oulu electoral district
  • 79. What is one way the Europe Direct office in Kainuu distributes information?
A) Printed newspapers
B) Social media
C) Radio announcements
D) Television broadcasts
  • 80. When did the examination for the current Regional Land Use Plan start?
A) 2014
B) 2017
C) 2016
D) 2013
  • 81. What is the main intent of the Regional Programme 2014 - 2017?
A) To reduce regional taxes.
B) To bring up ways to accomplish long-term strategic goals.
C) To increase tourism in Kainuu.
D) To establish new municipalities.
  • 82. Who was the 1st Vice Chairman of the Regional Board from 2015-2016?
A) Marisanna Jarva
B) Pentti Kettunen
C) Kati Nykänen
D) Eija Hakkarainen
  • 83. What percentage of Kainuu's workforce was employed by the municipal sector?
A) 58%
B) 7%
C) 51%
D) 29%
  • 84. How many people were unemployed in Kuhmo in 2014?
A) 3,429
B) 684
C) 771
D) 6,001
  • 85. Which writer is associated with the description of poor people in Kainuu?
A) Ilmari Kianto
B) Aleksis Kivi
C) Matti Kurjensaari
D) Eino Leino
  • 86. Which food product is NOT traditionally part of Kainuu's local cuisine?
A) Vendace soup
B) Lingonberry porridge
C) Clam chowder
D) Smoked meat soup
  • 87. Who was the Chairman of the Regional Board from 2015-2016?
A) Kati Nykänen.
B) Pentti Kettunen.
C) Timo Korhonen.
D) Eero Suutari.
  • 88. Who was the 1st Vice Chairman of the Regional Assembly from 2013-2016?
A) Pentti Kettunen.
B) Marisanna Jarva.
C) Timo Korhonen.
D) Eero Suutari.
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