Forest animals
In Estonian this animal is called: põhjapõder. How is it called in Finnish?
poro
This Estonian scientist is famous for his work in genetics and plant breeding. He also discovered the egg cell in 1827.
Karl Ernst von Baer
This famous writer is originally from Finland, but has been living and working in Estonia almost 30 years now. In May 2015, a film based on his children's books, Supilinn's Secret Society, premiered.
He is a Finnish citizen but identifies himself as Karelian.
Mika Keränen
when looking at the share people with a doctorate, Tartu city is the clear leader with 4% of the population having a doctoral level degree. What is the % in Estonia in average?
1%
This is something that the Finns have, but Estonians have been looking for a long time...
Nokia
This animal in Finnish is called: hirvi. How is it called in Estonian?
põder
There are this many Finnish Nobel laureates
5
Martti Ahtisaari
Ragnar Granit
Bengt Holmström
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
Who is this famous singer, Finland's glory and pride, who gave a concert in Treski, Setomaa on the 15th of June 2024?
Käärijä
What is the % of doctoral degree holders in Finland?
1,2%
This Finnish dog breed is known for its distinct bark and is used for hunting. The breed was originally trained to hunt all types of game from squirrels and other rodents to bears. It is a "bark pointer", indicating the position of game by barking, and drawing the game animal's attention to itself, allowing an easier approach for the hunter.
The Finnish Spitz (Finnish: suomenpystykorva)
This animal is called metskits in Estonian. What is it called in Finnish?
metsäkauris
Who is the most cited Finnish educational scientist?
Pasi Sahlberg
This Estonian writer, often referred to as the "Estonian Shakespeare," authored the national epic "Kalevipoeg."
Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald
Finland has been voted the happiest country in the world just this many times in a row
NINE!!!
In the PISA 2022 Creative Thinking test — the first time creative thinking was assessed in PISA history — how did Estonia and Finland compare?
Both Estonia and Finland scored exactly 36 out of 60 points, placing them jointly in 5th–8th place globally and sharing 1st place in Europe.
This animal in Estonian is called (puna)hirv. How is it called in Finnish?
saksanhirvi
This person has been the director of the Estonian National Museum. They have served as the Auditor-General of the Republic of Estonia from 2013-2018, as the rector of the Estonian University of Life Sciences from 2003-2007 and of the University of Tartu from 2007-2012. Most of their career has focused on research and teaching in molecular genetics and developmental biology. They have worked at universities in Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, and joined the University of Tartu as a professor in 1999. Who is this person?
President Alar Karis
This Finnish architect designed the iconic Paimio Sanatorium and is known for his furniture designs.
Alvar Aalto
Kurg and kurki are false friends. What is Estonian word kurg in Finnish?
Kattohaikara
This traditional Finnish alcoholic beverage is made from fermented rye
Sahti
What are the national animals on Finland (since 1985) and Estonia (since 2018)?
Finland - bear, Estonia - wolf
The mean average of h index (since 2019) of our four supervisors (Eve, Raisa, Anna-Liisa, Lauri, Piret) is...
19,5
This Estonian conductor and violinist founded the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and was its principal conductor for many years.
Neeme Järvi
This sport origins back to the 2000s in Savonlinna, Finland. There are usually four categories in the sport: original, freestyle, team original and junior.
Men's world record in this sport is - 110.42 meters (362.3 feet) Dries Feremans (August 2014).
Women's world record - 67.58 meters (221.7 feet) Ivonne Wiener (September 2017)
Mobile phone throwing
This Estonian movie won 7 prizes (e.g Sun Dance Film Festival - best director) in 2023.
Savvusanna sõsarad