Material from Seinäjoen Yhteiskoulu

Get to know some well-known

Finnish trademarks and brands
- Questions and exercises made by

classes 9C and 9G -

• Questions about Marimekko

Check the website of the company http://www.marimekko.fi/ and you can find the answers to the following questions

1) Who founded Marimekko?
2) When was the company founded?
3) When was the Marimekko logo designed?
4) Who was the famous woman in the USA who wore Marimekko clothes in 1960’s?
5) Which company bought Marimekko in 1991 and who was the owner?
6) Who is the Japanese designer who started at Marimekko in 1974?
7) Who designed the Unikko-pattern?
8) How many Marimekko-stores can you find in Spain?
9) How many Marimekko-stores are located in Helsinki?

• The Dudesons
  http://www.thedudesons.com/

1 Who are the Dudesons?
2 What do they do?
3 What is the name of their pig pet?
4 When did the Dudesons start?

• Match the company and its product

Use Google http://www.google.fi/ and you can match the pairs.

Nokia
Valmet
Tunturi
Atria
Fazer
Valio
Abloy
Dudesons
Iittala

bikes / meat / keys / chocolate / extreme men /

mobile phones / tractors / glas ware / milk products

Material from Alakylä school (class 3B)

The famous Finnish athletes

We Finns love our athletes and sometimes we condemn them easly for not to get any victory. Probably the most famous sports are ice-hockey, football and the motor sport, especially rally and the formula1. Inside every Finn there lives a little Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Räikkönen or Tommi Mäkinen. Especially the Finnish men think that they are as good drivers as the best rally drivers are.
Ski jumping and javelin have also a big place in our hearts.

Here are little introducions of nine great Finnish athletes, which our class has chosen for you.

Pekka Koskela
speed skating

Born: 29.11.1982
Home town: Seinäjoki

World championship medals:
- 0 gold medal
- 1 silver medal
- 0 bronze medal

Olympic medals:
-1 silver medals

Questions:

1. When was he born?
2. When did Pekka start to compete?
3. Where did he start skating?
4. Pekka Koskela made a world record. Find out what is it?
http://www.pekkakoskela.net/
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/

TOMMI MÄKINEN
RALLY DRIVER

BORN: 26 th /july 1964

HOMETWON: Jyväskylä

Active years
1987 - 2003
Teams
Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru World Rally Team
World rallies 139

ACHIEVMENTS:

Championships
4 (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999)
Wins
24
Podium finishes
45
Stage wins
362
Points
544
First world rally
1987 1000 Lakes Rally
First win
1994 1000 Lakes Rally
Last win
2002 Monte Carlo Rally
Last world rally
2003 Rally Great Britain

Questions about Finnish rally drivers:

1. Who is the latest Finnish world rally champion?

2. How many Finnish drivers are there driving world rally in this season?

3. Who is your favourite rally driver?

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/world_rally-championship
http://www.motorsportrace.com/wrc/pilots

Mika Häkkinen
Formula one driver

Born: 1968 in Vantaa

Teams: Lotus 1991-1992, McLaren 1993-2001

World championships:
-2 Gold medals
-1 silver medals

Questions:

1. What’s the worst crash that Mika had?
2. What’s Mikas horoscope?
3. Where does Mika live today?
http://www.hakkinen.com/
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/

4. Who is the new Finnish McLaren pilot in formula1?
http://www.mclaren.com/

5. Who is Keke Rosberg and who is his son, who is driving formula1?
http://www.kekerosberg.com/


Paavo Nurmi
Runner

Born:13.6.1897.

Died:2.10.1973.

Home town:Turku and Helsinki.

Olympic medals
9 gold medals,3 silver medals.

Medal record
Men's athletics
Gold
1920 Antwerp 10000 m , 1920 Antwerp
8000 m cross country , 1920 Antwerp 8000 m cross country team,
1924 Paris 1500 m ,
1924 Paris 5000 m ,
1924 Paris 5000 m cross country ,
1924 Paris 5000 m cross country team,
1924 Paris 3000 m team,
1928 Amsterdam 10000 m

Silver
1920 Antwerp 5000 m,
1928 Amsterdam 5000 m ,
1928 Amsterdam 3000 m steeplechase


Questions:
1. What was the longest distance that Paavo ran?
2. What are the things that made Paavo the greatest runner of all time?
3. When did Paavo win his first gold medal?
4. Where can you find the statue of Paavo Nurmi?

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/paavonurmi
www.en.wikipedia.org/olympicgoldmedalistsforfinland
www.urheilumuseo.org/paavonurmi

Use Google and read more about Paavo Nurmi:
The sports museum foundation of Finland
Stars of Finnish sport

Veikko Kankkonen
ski jumper

Born: 5.1.1940

Home town: Sotkamo

Medals: 11-gold medals and 1-silver medal

Olympic medals: 1-silver and 1 gold medal

Questions:

1. How many olympic medals Veikko has and when did he win them?
2. When did Veikko compete the first time and where?
3. Who is the best ski jumper in the world for all time?
4. Who is Janne Ahonen?

www.en.wikipedia.org/veikkokankkonen
www.en.wikipedia.org/skijumping
www.en.wikipedia.org/janneahonen

Jari Litmanen
footballer

Born: 20.2. 71
Home town: Lahti

Personal awards and achievements:

-Finnish player of the year:1990,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,2000
-Finnish sportsperson of the year 1995
-Dutch player of the year:1993
-European footballer of the year 8th place:1994
-European footballer of the Year,3rd place:1995
-Dutch leagua top scorer:1993-1994
-UEFA champions leagueof top scorer:1995-96
-ALL time cap leader of the Finnish national team
-All-time top scorer of the Finnish national team

Teemu Selänne
Ice Hockey Player

Born: 3.7.1970

Hometown: Los Angeles, USA

Team: Anaheim Mighty Ducks

Finnish championship

Teemu Selänne is the best ice hockey player in Finland.

Records:

Stanley cup award, NHL champions:2007

Medals in Finnish national team:
1998 winter Olympics bronze medal
1999 world championship , silver medal
2004 world Cup of hockey ,silver medal
2006 winter Olympics , silver medal

Questions:

1. What is the last trophy Teemu Selänne has won ?

2. What is Teemu Selänne’s horoscope ?

3. How old Teemu was when he started playing in an ice hockey team ?

www.en.wikipedia.org/teemuselanne
http://www.nhl.com/

SIIRI RANTANEN
cross-country skier

BORN: 14.2.1924
HOMETOWN: TOHMAJÄRVI


WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS:
-2 SILVER MEDALS 1954
-1 BRONZE MEDAL 1962



OLYMPIC MEDALS:
-2 BRONZE MEDALS 1952, 1960
-1 GOLD MEDAL 1956



Tero Pitkämäki
Javelin thrower

born:19.12.1982.Ilmajoki.

home town: Seinäjoki



Pitkämäki finished 8th in the javelin contest at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
At the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, he was fourth.
Pitkämäki took his first medal by placing second at the 2006 European Championships in Athletics.

In the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, Pitkämäki won gold medal in men's javelin.
On October 5, 2007, Tero Pitkämäki was honored with the European Athlete of the Year title by the EEA.
In December 2007 Pitkämäki was voted Finnish Sportsman of the Year by the members of the Finnish Sport Journalists Association.

Questions:

1. How long was the Tero´s winning throw in the 2007 World Championships in Athletics?
( Watch the video! )
2. What is Tero´s record in javelin throwing?

www.en.wikipedia.org

3. How many Finnish World Championship winners in javelin you can find?

Material from Seinäjoen lyseo (class 8A)

Questions about the Moomins

1. Who is the writer of Moomin books?

2. Where do the Moomins live?

3. When was the first Moomin book written?

4. Where is the Moomin world ?

Questions about Finland

1. Who is Finland’s Prime Minister?
2. What is the population of Finland?
3. Who is Finland’s national poet?
4. What and where is Suomenlinna?
5.What is the capital of Finland?
6. What is the oldest city in Finland?
7. On which day did Finland become independent?
8. What is the currency in Finland?
9. Who is the most famous Finnish male in the world?

Alternative questions about Finland

1. What is the coldest measured temperature in Finland?

a) +35.8 °C

b) -99,0 °C

c) -51,5 °C

2. Who composed the national anthem of Finland?

a) Magnus Lindberg

b) Fredrik Pacius

c) Jean Sibelius

3. Who is the national author of Finland?

a) Ilkka Remes

b) Elias Lönnrot

c) Aleksis Kivi

4. What is the name of the song “Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer” in Finnish?

a) Petteri Punakuono

b) Mauri Mesikämmen

c) Ruusa Ruskopeura

5.Finland`s area is…
a) 293 941 km
b) 447 538 km
c) 338 417 km

6.Finland president`s birthday

a) 24.12.
b) 25.12.
c) 24.1.

7.Finland has…

a) 5 provinces.
b) 8 provinces.
c) 6 provinces.


8.The biggest lake in Finland is…

a) Päijänne
b) Saimaa
c) Kallavesi

Questions about Jean Sibelius

What was the whole name of Jean Sibelius?

a) Jean Johan Sibelius

b) Johan Julius Christian "Jean" Sibelius

c) Fredrik Jean Johannes Sibelius

Where was he born?

a) In Pori

b) In Oulu

c) In Hämeenlinna

On which Finnish bank note used to be the photo of Jean Sibelius?

a) 20mk

b) 50mk

c) 100mk

What instruments did his parents play?

a) Piano and cello

b) Guitar and flute

c) Violin and trumpet

Pictures:

http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/musik/Sibelius/pix/4.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Jean_sibelius.jpg

http://www.avizora.com/publicaciones/biografias/images/sibelius01.jpg

Some Finnish sportsmen and sportswomen

- which sport did/do they represent?

Kimi Räikkönen

Jarkko Nieminen

Kalle Palander

Janne Ahonen

Hanna-Maria Seppälä

Kiira Korpi

Paavo Nurmi

Lasse Virén

Tanja Poutiainen

Teemu Selänne

Sami Hyypiä

Material from Marttila School, classes 1B & 5C & 9

Kalevala – The Finnish National Epic

The first edition of the Kalevala appeared in 1835. It was compiled and edited by Elias Lönnrot on the basis of the epic folk poems he had collected in Finland and Karelia.

The Kalevala marked an important turning-point for Finnish-language culture.

The Kalevala has been translated into more languages than any other work of Finnish literature. It has been translated into 51 languages.

The Kalevala has left its mark on many areas of Finnish life: The names of city quarters, streets, businesses and products draw continually on the distinctiveness of the Kalevala. http://www.kalevalakoru.fi/

The most powerful influence on Kalevala illustrations has been artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The most famous Finnish composer Jean Sibelius also received inspiration from Kalevala.

Famous Finnish composer

Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

Listen:
Tuonelan joutsen / The Swan of Tuonela

Karelia sarja / Karelia Suite; Alla Marcia

Finlandia

Famous Finnish painter
Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931)

Look at:
http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/rrfinnish.html

The Canine Kalevala is written by Mauri Kunnas. The national epic, now in Kunnas's fun canine style: http://www.maurikunnas.net/default.cfm?template=bookview&firstbook=646&cd=2003


In eurotales there are two stories of Kalevala: The Story of Creation and The Story of Sampo. Stories are written in two languages. The stories are illustrated by children. In the end of the stories there are some problems for children. http://www.eurotales.eril.net/contents.htm

Lordi is a hard rock and power metal band from Finland. They have played together since 1996. There are five members in the band and they are all dressed like monsters, very bad looking monsters. They also use a lot of smoke and bombs in their concerts.
In 2006 Lordi won the Eurovision Song Contest. After that the whole Europe knew the band. The winning song was called ”Hard Rock Hallelujah”. Lordi won the European Song Contest by highest points ever: 292 points!

You can take a closer look of the band at the following website:

www.edu.seinajoki.fi/marttila

There you can find powerpoint presentation of the band (Lordi -presentation). Read it through carefully and browse also the interesting links you find from the presentation.

After reading, do the crossword: If you want to print the crossword, open the file:

Lordi cw printable.

Anwers for the printable version you can find from the file: Lordi cw answers.

If you want to do the crossword in your browser, open: Lordi cw interactive.

Have a scary time with Lordi!

Class 9

Material from Honkakylä school

KYSYMYKSIÄ PRESIDENTEISTÄ
Questions on presidents (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland)

1. Missä ja milloin Ståhlberg syntyi?
Where and when was Ståhlberg born?

2. Missä Relander kävi kahdella ulkomaan matkallaan?
Where did Relander go on his two trips abroad?

3. Kuka oli Svinhufvudin puoliso?
Who was Svinhufvud’s wife?

4. Miten Kyösti Kallio kuoli?
How did Kyösti Kallio die?

5. Kuka oli Risto Rytin seuraaja?
Who was Risto Ryti’s follower?

6. Milloin Mannerheim hyväksyttiin Suomen Kadettikouluun?
When was Mannerheim accepted into the cadet school of Finland?

7. Kuinka vanhana Paasikivi menetti vanhempansa?
How old was Paasikivi when he lost his parents?

8. Kuinka monta tytärtä on Mauno Koivistolla?
How many daughters did Mauno Koivisto have?

9. Mikä oli Ahtisaaren puolue?
What was Ahtisaari’s party?

10. Kuinka monta presidenttiä oli ennen Risto Rytiä?
How many presidents were there before Risto Ryti?

Which president is it? Mr Urho Kekkonen or Ms Tarja Halonen?

(Site: www.presidentit.fi and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland)

1. He or she was born on September 3rd 1900.

2. He or she was/ is a member of a government

for peace and human rights of Oslo.

3. He or she was the 8th president.

4. His or her hobbies are/were art, theatre and swimming.

5. He or she has/had two cats, Miska and Rontti.

6. His or her predecessor was Martti Ahtisaari.

7. He or she has a museum in Tamminiemi

named after him/her.

Material from L.S: Archimede Italy

In 1946, Italy became a republic after the results of a popular referendum.
Monarchists advanced suspicions of fraud, but these claims were not extensively investigated by the new republican government.
A Constituent assembly was elected at the same time to prepare a new constitution for the Republic.

Italy

Flag of the Kingdom of Italy

Republic of Italy

Flag adopted on 19 June 1946

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