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Who’s who in Finland?

Test your knowledge of Finnish characters to see if you’re a true fan of Finland.

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An old bearded man in red clothes with a reindeer.

1. (answers below)

A white, hippo-looking creature.

2.

A red bird standing with its arms crossed.

3.

A long worm formed of pixels on a screen chasing small pixels.

4.

A tired-looking man in a red cap driving a red Jeep.

5.

A barbarian king with a crown, heavy armour and a huge sword.

6.

Cartoon image of four mischievous-looking boys of which one has only one thumb.

7.

Two cartoon boys, one dressed in yellow and one in pink with round pink-rimmed glasses.

8.

An excited-looking cartoon bug with long antennas.

9.

A black-and-white drawing of a man in an army-style leather cap.

10.

1–4 correct answers: Close, but not quite. Take a trip to Finland to brush up your knowledge!

5–7 correct answers: Good effort. Keep it up and you’ll soon be calling yourself a pro Finn.

8–10 correct answers: OK, are you sure you’re not a Finn in disguise? You’re a true Finland fan. Onnea!

Answers

1. Santa Claus 2. Moomintroll 3. Red from Angry Birds 4. Snake from Nokia’s Snake game 5. Newton Bill from Hill Climb Racing 6. Barbarian King from Clash of Clans 7. The Dudesons 8. Tatu and Patu 9. Gigglebug 10. Kake by Tom of Finland

Picture credits

1. Photo: Santa Claus Foundation and Santa Claus Licensing Ltd 2. Illustration: ©MoominCharactersTM 3. Illustration: Rovio Entertainment Corporation 4. Illustration: Taneli Armanto/Rumilus Design 5. Illustration: Fingersoft Ltd 6. Illustration: Supercell 7. Illustration: The Dudesons 8. Photo: Otava 9. Illustration: Gigglebug Entertainment Ltd 10. Illustration: TOM OF FINLAND (Touko Laaksonen, Finnish, 1920 – 1991), Untitled (1978), Graphite on paper, © Tom of Finland Foundation

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