Sent : 21.01.2017
Received 26.01.2017
Travel time: 5 days
Sender myself, after travelling with ferry without ID's from Estonia to Finland ;-)
The flag of Finland (Finnish: Suomen lippu, Swedish:
Finlands flagga), also called siniristilippu ("Blue Cross Flag"),
dates from the beginning of the 20th century. On a white background, it
features a blue Nordic cross, which represents Christianity.
The state flag has a coat of arms in the centre, but is
otherwise identical to the civil flag. The swallow-tailed state flag is used by
the military. The presidential standard is identical to the swallow-tailed
state flag but also has in its upper left corner the Cross of Liberty after the
Order of the Cross of Liberty, which has the President of Finland as its Grand
Master. Like Sweden's, Finland's national flag is based on the Scandinavian
cross. It was adopted after independence from Russia, when many patriotic Finns
wanted a special flag for their country, but its design dates back to the 19th
century. The blue colouring is said to represent the country's thousands of
lakes and the sky, with white for the snow that covers the land in winter. This
colour combination has also been used over the centuries in various Finnish
provincial, military, and town flags.
No comments:
Post a Comment