Nordic countries quiz

David Whitley,

The Nordic countries are famous for the Northern Lights, lakes, fjords and pop music, amongst other things. This quiz tests your knowledge of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland – and perhaps includes some aspects of Nordic travel you might not be expecting…

Nordic countries quiz

The Nordic countries are famous for the Northern Lights, lakes, fjords and pop music, amongst other things. This quiz tests your knowledge of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland – and perhaps includes some aspects of Nordic travel you might not be expecting…

1 / 10

At 2,469 metres tall, Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Northern Europe. In which country might you take a guided hike through the snow to the top?

2 / 10

The village of Undredal on Norway’s Sognefjord supposedly inspired the setting for which animated Disney movie?

3 / 10

In which European country could you enjoy the white sands of Sandhammaren Beach on the Baltic Sea?

4 / 10

What is the 20.2km-long Flåmsbana in Norway?

5 / 10

In which country can you take tours through tunnels inside the Langjokull Glacier, admire the Gullfoss waterfall and cruise up to icebergs on the Jokulsarlon lagoon?

6 / 10

Armoured bear Iorek Byrnison is the deposed king of Svalbard in the His Dark Materials trilogy by which author?

7 / 10

The Aland Islands are in which European sea?

8 / 10

Bellevue Strand, lined with art deco architecture and striped watchtowers, is a favoured beach getaway from which Nordic city?

9 / 10

The 250km Archipelago Trail connects which nation’s oldest city, Turku, with a series of charming islands?

10 / 10

In which Nordic country can visitors snorkel in the Silfra Fissure, a gap between two tectonic plates?

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Book recommendations

For more brain-teasers with a twist, I recommend the map-centric Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book and the lateral thinking-sparking GCHQ Puzzle Book.

For absolutely astonishing tales of mutiny, shipwreck and survival, Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash and The Wager by David Grann cover two of the most riveting true stories you’ve probably never heard of.

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For more on the Nordic countries, check out the the stories about whitewater rafting in Norway and snorkelling between tectonic plates in Iceland on sister site Planet Whitley.

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