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