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