- 1. What does 'Kymenlaakso' literally mean?
A) The Valley of River Uusimaa
B) The Valley of River Päijät-Häme
C) The Valley of River Kymi
D) The Valley of River Leningrad
- 2. Which river is one of the biggest in Finland and has a drainage basin covering 11% of the country?
A) Oulujoki
B) Vuoksi
C) Tenojoki
D) Kymijoki
- 3. What is the most important import harbour in Finland located at the delta of River Kymi?
A) Hamina
B) Lahti
C) Kotka
D) Kouvola
- 4. Which city in Kymenlaakso has 81,000 inhabitants after a municipal merger?
A) Hamina
B) Kouvola
C) Valkeala
D) Kotka
- 5. Which region borders Kymenlaakso to the west?
A) Russia
B) Päijät-Häme
C) South Savo
D) Uusimaa
- 6. What was one of Kymenlaakso's primary industries historically?
A) Textiles
B) Paper and pulp industry
C) Mining
D) Fishing
- 7. Which municipality was transferred to Päijät-Häme Region in 2021?
A) Hamina
B) Iitti
C) Kouvola
D) Kotka
- 8. How many municipalities have city status in Kymenlaakso?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Two
D) Five
- 9. Which former municipality was merged into Kotka in 1974?
A) Sippola
B) Haapasaari
C) Anjala
D) Karhula
- 10. What is the name of the constituency that includes Kymenlaakso for parliamentary elections?
A) Southeast Finland
B) North Karelia
C) Central Finland
D) Uusimaa
- 11. Which city in Kymenlaakso is known as an old bastion town?
A) Valkeala
B) Kouvola
C) Hamina
D) Kotka
- 12. How many members of the Parliament of Finland does the Southeast Finland constituency elect?
A) 25
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
- 13. Which region borders Kymenlaakso to the north?
A) Russia
B) Uusimaa
C) South Savo
D) Päijät-Häme
- 14. What has caused some deindustrialisation, unemployment, and population decline in Kymenlaakso?
A) Natural disasters
B) Closure of many plants since the late 1900s
C) Government policies
D) Migration to urban areas
- 15. Which municipality was merged into Kouvola in 2009?
A) Anjalankoski
B) Vehkalahti
C) Haapasaari
D) Karhula
- 16. Which regions border Kymenlaakso to the east?
A) South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast)
B) Uusimaa and Päijät-Häme
C) Päijät-Häme and South Savo
D) South Savo and South Karelia
- 17. Which municipality was merged into Hamina in 2003?
A) Kymi
B) Anjala
C) Vehkalahti
D) Karhula
- 18. What significant change happened to Iitti in 2021?
A) Closed its municipal offices
B) Transferred to Päijät-Häme Region
C) Became a city
D) Merged with Kotka
- 19. What is the most important port in Finland located in Kymenlaakso?
A) Anjalankoski's shipping dock
B) Kouvola's trade hub
C) Kotka's import harbour
D) Hamina's export harbour
- 20. Which region is part of the Southeast Finland constituency for parliamentary elections?
A) Uusimaa
B) Kymenlaakso
C) Päijät-Häme
D) Leningrad Oblast
- 21. What percentage of Finland's area does the drainage basin of Kymijoki cover?
A) 5%
B) 11%
C) 20%
D) 15%
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