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