Complete the sentence about Helsinki with the correct year: Helsinki, until about ______ known in English by its Swedish name of Helsingfors, is the capital and most populous city in Finland.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1930
- Step 1: Helsinki, until about 1930 known in English by its Swedish name of Helsingfors, is the capital and most populous city in Finland. Answer: 1930. Why not the others: 1915, 1927 and 1925 don't fit.
Practise more Geography and Nature.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed Finnish General Knowledge mock tests.
More Geography and Nature questions
- Which is the largest lake in Finland?
- Which nickname is often used for Finland?
- Which countries share a land border with Finland?
- Which Finnish city lies on the Arctic Circle and is known as the home of Santa Claus Village?
- Which sea lies between Finland and Estonia?
- What does the everyman's right (jokamiehenoikeus) allow in Finland?