| VAASA | Provisional capital of Finland during the Finnish Civil War ( 1918), founded by the Swedish king Charles IX in 1606 ( 5) |
| CETINJE | The capital of Montenegro until 1918, founded by King Ivan the Black in 1484 |
| TERBIUM | Metallic element discovered in 1843 by the Swedish chemist Carl Gustav Mosander |
| SAABS | Planes used by the Swedish Air Force display team |
| ENGEL | Johann Carl Ludwig --, architect who planned the layout of Helsinki as capital of Finland (5) |
| TURKU | City and port on the Gulf of Bothnia, capital of Finland until 1812 (5) |
| HELSINKI | Capital of Finland and host of the 1952 summer Olympics |
| ELIELSAARINEN | Who, an exponent of the Finnish Romantic style of early 20th-century architecture, had his designs f |
| FACT | Verified statement from the leading members of the Finnish-American comedy troupe (4) |
| TAIPEI | Republic of China provisional capital |
| ALOOF | It's a convenience to have the capital of Finland remote |
| GUSTAV | Swedish king has air force with couple of aviators |
| SUOMI | Finnish name for Finland, also used for the Finnish language (5) |
| ONEGA | The second-largest lake in Europe, situated near the Finnish border with Russia (5) |
| RUNEBERG | Johan Ludvig ___ , Finnish poet whose 'Vart land' (Our Land, 1848) became the Finnish national anthem ('Maamme') (8) |
| ADOLF | Gustav ___, former Swedish king |
| CARL | Swedish King __ XVI Gustaf |
| GUSTAVUS | ___ Adolphus (17th-century Swedish king) |
| OSCAR | A statuette for a Swedish king |
| ERICXI | Swedish king between John I and Canute II |
