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Can you guess how these Finnish cities are called in Swedish?

Finland has two official languages: Finnish and Swedish. Many cities, especially the ones that were founded when Finland was part of the Swedish kingdom, have a Finnish and a Swedish name. On road signs you will often see both names.
Hint: Swedish suffix "-fors" means "rapids", suffix "-borg" means "fort"
Some of the wrong answers are totally made-up names, just to add confusion! :-D
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Last updated: September 21, 2023
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1. Helsinki
Helsingborg ✓
Helsingør ✓
Helsingfors ✓
Helsingis ✓
Helsingborg is a city in Sweden, Helsingør is a city in Denmark, Helsingis is made up.
2. Tampere
Tammerfors ✓
Tamberes ✓
Tavastehus ✓
Tampella ✓
Tavastehus is the Swedish name for Hämeenlinna, Tampella is the name of a district and of a former factory in Tampere, Tamberes is made up
3. Pori
Borifors ✓
Porvoo ✓
Boriborg ✓
Björneborg ✓
Porvoo is another Finnish town, the rest is made up.
4. Vantaa
Vandes ✓
Vaasa ✓
Vanda ✓
Vandafors ✓
Vaasa is another Finnish town, the rest is made up.
5. Turku
Turgus ✓
Aurafors ✓
Åbo ✓
Turunfors ✓
All wrong answers are made up, although there is actually an "Aura"-river that flows through Turku.
6. Maarianhamina
Mariehamn ✓
Marianborg ✓
Hamina ✓
Marianfors ✓
Hamina is a different Finnish town, the other two are made up.
7. Espoo
Esbo ✓
Esfors ✓
Böle ✓
Esborg ✓
Böle is the Swedish name of Pasila, a district in Helsinki. The other two are made up.
8. Hämeenlinna
Hamina ✓
Tavastehus ✓
Hämenfors ✓
Hämenborg ✓
Hamina is a different town, the other two are made up.
9. Oulu
Åbo ✓
Ålofors ✓
Åloborg ✓
Uleåborg ✓
Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku, the other two are made up.
10. Vaasa
Vasaborg ✓
Vanda ✓
Vasa ✓
Vasafors ✓
Vanda is the Swedish name of Finnish city Vantaa, the other two are made up.
11. Porvoo
Björneborg ✓
Borgå ✓
Porfors ✓
Pori ✓
Pori is a different Finnish town and Björneborg is its Swedish name. Porfors is made up.
12. Lahti
Lahtis ✓
Lahtifors ✓
Lahtiborg ✓
Bukt ✓
All wrong answers are made up, although "lahti" means "bay" (in Swedish "bukt").
AlexisCorner
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Level 36
Oct 7, 2023
Nice quiz!
Hedgehog76
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Level 65
Oct 7, 2023
Thanks!
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