What is unusual about Temppeliaukio Church?

It is underground under the sea

Helsinki Design Quiz: Aalto, Marimekko and the Oodi Library

Finland's capital was World Design Capital in 2012, and this Helsinki design quiz explores the buildings and objects that earned that title. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Alvar Aalto, Finlandia Hall, the Aalto vase, Artek, Marimekko's Unikko print, Iittala, the Rock Church, Eliel Saarinen's station, the Chapel of Silence and the Oodi Library.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Architect
Which Finnish architect designed Finlandia Hall?
Vase
Which wavy glass vase did Aalto design in 1936?
Artek
Which furniture company did Aalto co-found in 1935?
Print
What is Marimekko's famous Unikko print?
Church
What is unusual about Temppeliaukio Church?
Station
Who designed Helsinki Central Station?
Library
When did the Oodi Central Library open?
Chapel
What is the Kamppi Chapel known as?
Title
Which title did Helsinki hold in 2012?
Museum
Which art museum opened in 2018 under domes rising from a square?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which Finnish architect designed Finlandia Hall?
Answer: Alvar Aalto
It opened in 1971.
Q2: Which wavy glass vase did Aalto design in 1936?
Answer: The Aalto, or Savoy, vase
It is still made by Iittala.
Q3: Which furniture company did Aalto co-found in 1935?
Answer: Artek
It sells his bent-wood designs.
Q4: What is Marimekko's famous Unikko print?
Answer: Bold poppies
Maija Isola designed it in 1964.
Q5: What is unusual about Temppeliaukio Church?
Answer: It is carved into solid rock
It is called the Rock Church.
Q6: Who designed Helsinki Central Station?
Answer: Eliel Saarinen
Stone figures hold lamps at its entrance.
Q7: When did the Oodi Central Library open?
Answer: December 2018
It celebrated Finland's 100 years of independence.
Q8: What is the Kamppi Chapel known as?
Answer: The Chapel of Silence
Its curved wooden walls block city noise.
Q9: Which title did Helsinki hold in 2012?
Answer: World Design Capital
It celebrated Finnish design.
Q10: Which art museum opened in 2018 under domes rising from a square?
Answer: Amos Rex
Its skylights are play spaces above.

Helsinki Design Quiz – Aalto, Marimekko and the Oodi Library

Helsinki was World Design Capital in 2012, celebrating a design culture led by Alvar Aalto. He designed Finlandia Hall, the wavy Aalto vase still made by Iittala, and bent-wood furniture sold by Artek, which he co-founded in 1935.

Marimekko's bold Unikko poppy print, designed by Maija Isola in 1964, is known worldwide. Eliel Saarinen's Central Station, with stone figures holding lamps, and Temppeliaukio, the Rock Church carved into bedrock, are landmarks.

Newer sites include the wooden Kamppi Chapel of Silence, the Amos Rex museum beneath domed skylights and the Oodi Central Library, opened in December 2018, with a wave-like top floor.

What This Quiz Teaches

Design and travel fans will enjoy these questions.

Who shaped Finnish design
Which objects are famous
Which buildings stand out
What recent landmarks exist
Why Helsinki won its title

Did You Know?

Helsinki has a Design District of shops and studios.
The Design Museum shows Finnish classics.
Aalto's house and studio are open to visitors.
Saunas are part of many new public buildings.
Oodi offers 3D printers and sewing machines.