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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Republic of Finland
| Image = Flag_of_Finland.svg
| Nickname = National flag
| Use = 100100
| Symbol = {{FIAV|100100}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion = 11:18
| Adoption = {{start date and age|1918|05|28|df=y}}
| Design = Sea-blue [[Nordic cross flag|Nordic cross]] on white field.<br />Dimensions:<br />4:3:4 (vertically)<br />5:3:10 (horizontally)
| Image2 = Flag of Finland (state).svg
| Nickname2 = State flag
| Use2 = 010010
| Symbol2 = {{FIAV|010010}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion2 = 11:18
| Adoption2 = 1978
| Design2 = Sea-blue [[Nordic cross flag|Nordic cross]] on white field, rectangular [[coat of arms of Finland]] (colours gold and silver on red)
| Image3 = Military Flag of Finland.svg
| Noborder3 = 1
| Nickname3 = Tailed state flag
| Use3 = 001001
| Symbol3 = {{FIAV|001001}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion3 = 11:19
| Adoption3 = 1978
| Design3 = Sea-blue [[Nordic Cross flag|Nordic cross]] on white field, rectangular [[coat of arms of Finland]] (colours gold and silver on red), swallow-tailed. <br />Dimensions:<br />4:3:4 (vertically)<br />5:3:6:5 (horizontally)
| Image4 = Flag of the President of Finland.svg
| Noborder4 = 1
| Nickname4 = Flag of the president of the Republic of Finland
| Use4 = Presidential standard
| Symbol4 = {{FIAV|000000}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Proportion4 = 11:19
| Adoption4 = 1918
| Design4 = Sea-blue [[Nordic Cross flag|Nordic cross]] on white field, rectangular [[coat of arms of Finland]] (colours gold and silver on red), swallow-tailed, [[Order of the Cross of Liberty|Cross of Liberty]] in canton (colors gold on blue)
| Image5 = Naval_Jack_of_Finland.svg
| Use5 = [[Naval jack]]
| Symbol5 = {{FIAV|000000}} {{FIAV|normal}} {{FIAV|Mirror}}
| Adoption5 = 1918
| Proportion5 = 1:1
| Design5 = A white field with the [[coat of arms of Finland]] in the center
}}
[[File:Suomi100 Market Square in Helsinki 2.jpg|right|thumb|One hundred Finnish flags waving during [[Independence Day (Finland)|Finland’s 100th independence day]]]]
The [[national flag]] of [[Finland]], also known in [[Finnish language|Finnish]] as the ''{{Lang|fi|siniristilippu}}''<ref>{{Cite web |title=siniristilippu |url=https://www.kielitoimistonsanakirja.fi/#/siniristilippu?searchMode=all |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Kielitoimiston sanakirja}}</ref> ('Blue Cross Flag'), dates from the beginning of the 20th century. It features a blue [[Nordic Cross flag|Nordic cross]] on a white background. The flag was adopted after independence from the [[Russian Empire]], but its design has roots in the 19th century.

Symbolically, blue is said to represent the country's thousands of lakes and the sky, and white the snow that covers the land in winter.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-02-18 |title=The Finnish flag |url=https://finland.fi/facts-stats-and-info/the-finnish-flag/ |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=this is FINLAND |language=en-US}}</ref> The colour combination has also been used historically in various Finnish provincial, military and town flags. The Nordic cross pattern connects to the shared tradition with other [[Nordic countries]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Finnish flag |url=https://www.norden.org/en/information/finnish-flag |access-date=2025-10-30 |website=Nordic cooperation |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Andrew Evans">{{cite book |author=Andrew Evans |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_GfdBAASUQC&pg=PA27 |title=Iceland |publisher=Bradt |year=2008 |isbn=9781841622156 |quote=Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13th-century Battle of Valdemar, after which the Danes were victorious. As a badge of divine right, Denmark flew its cross in the other Scandinavian countries it ruled and as each nation gained independence, they incorporated the Christian symbol. |access-date=31 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140657/https://books.google.com/books?id=9_GfdBAASUQC&pg=PA27 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> While the cross itself is a [[Christian symbolism|Christian symbol]] and holds this meaning for some Finns,<ref>[http://www.rauhantervehdys.fi/cgi-bin/linnea.pl?document=00011185 Suomen lippu muistuttaa kristillisistä arvoista] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309140040/http://www.rauhantervehdys.fi/cgi-bin/linnea.pl?document=00011185|date=9 March 2017}}. Rauhantervehdys 41/2013. Retrieved 3 August 2015. {{in lang|fi}}</ref><ref name="Carol A. Foley">{{cite book |author=Carol A. Foley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WV7ag4EpHF8C&pg=PA10 |title=The Australian Flag: Colonial Relic or Contemporary Icon |publisher=William Gaunt & Sons |year=1996 |isbn=9781862871885 |quote=The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags. |access-date=31 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140701/https://books.google.com/books?id=WV7ag4EpHF8C&pg=PA10 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Jeroen Temperman">{{cite book |author=Jeroen Temperman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Khag6tbsIn4C&pg=PA88 |title=State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law |publisher=[[Martinus Nijhoff Publishers]] |year=2010 |isbn=978-9004181489 |quote=Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity. |access-date=31 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140657/https://books.google.com/books?id=Khag6tbsIn4C&pg=PA88 |archive-date=23 April 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> for many, the flag’s primary association is with the nation's identity.<ref name="Linna1980">{{cite book |last=Varpio |first=Yrjö |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CshAAAAMAAJ |title=Väinö Linna: toisen tasavallan kirjailija |publisher=Söderström |year=1980 |isbn=9789510100813 |page=235 |quote=Suomen lippu ei juuri yhdisty mielissämme kristinuskon ristiin. |access-date=23 October 2014}}</ref>

The flag has two main variations: the [[civil flag]] and the [[state flag]]. The state flag has the [[coat of arms of Finland|Finnish coat of arms]] in the centre, but is otherwise identical to the civil flag. Other variations are the swallow-tailed state flag used by the military, and the [[presidential standard]], which is identical to the swallow-tailed state flag but also has in its upper-left corner the [[Order of the Cross of Liberty|Cross of Liberty]].

==History==
The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the [[de facto]] national anthem "{{Lang|fi|[[Maamme]]|italic=no}}". Its motif was the [[coat of arms of Finland]] surrounded by laurel leaves on a white flag.

The current blue-crossed design was first used in Finland by [[Nyländska Jaktklubben]], a [[yacht club]] founded in [[Helsinki]] in 1861. In addition to the blue cross on the white background, the yacht club flag had the crowned arms of the province of [[Uusimaa]] within two crossed branches in the upper hoist quarter. Except for the position of the cross, the flag was similar to the flag of the [[Neva Yacht Club|St. Petersburg Yacht Club]], which had been founded the previous year. The design can be traced to the [[Russian Navy]]'s [[ensign (flag)|ensign]], which has a blue cross [[saltire]] on a white background. During the [[Crimean War]], Finnish merchant ships that were captured by the British-French fleet flew a flag called ''Flag of St. George'', which was based on the [[Russian Customs]] flag. This variant had the cross was thinner than in the modern flag, and the proportions were equal. Another flag with a blue cross was made official in 1861 for private vessels.

In 1910, in connection with [[Russification of Finland]], the Russian authorities decreed for a Russian flag to be added to the canton. However, it was met with resistance and was derided as the "slave's flag" (''{{Lang|fi|orjalippu}}''), and most Finns refused to fly it. Instead, a triangular [[pennon|pennant]] without this modification was flown, thereby circumventing the decree concerning flags.

Shortly after [[independence of Finland|Finland declared its full independence in 1917]], a competition was held for the design of the Finnish flag. Several different designs were submitted. Regarding the colours, the entries fell mainly into two categories: one using the red and yellow from the Finnish coat of arms and the other using the present blue and white colours.

One entry had the [[flag of Denmark|Dannebrog]] cross design but with a yellow cross on a red background. Another entry had diagonal blue and white stripes, but it was criticized<sup>[''[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch#Unsupported attributions|by whom?]]'']</sup> as being more suitable for a [[barber]] shop than a newly independent country. [[Akseli Gallen-Kallela]] proposed a similar cross flag but with colours inverted (white cross on blue), but this was considered too similar to the [[Swedish flag]] and particularly the contemporary [[Greek flag]]. Finally, the artists [[Eero Snellman]] and Bruno Tuukkanen specified the final form of the flag. According to tradition, the flag was based on a design by the poet [[Zachris Topelius]] in about 1860.<ref>{{cite book|last=Inglefield|first=Eric|title=Flags|page=53|publisher=Ward Lock|date=1978}}</ref>

The Finnish state flag was further modified in 1922, when the [[coronet]] was removed, and again in 1978, when the shield-shaped coat of arms was changed into a rectangular shape.

==Legal definition==
===Flag construction===
[[File:Flag of Finland (construction sheet).svg|center|500px]]

===Size===
Under Finnish law, the ratio of the flag is 11:18 (height:width), very close to the [[golden ratio]]. The swallow-tailed state flag is one unit longer, and the tails are five units long. The cusp width of the blue cross is three units of measure, giving a ratio set of 4:3:4 (vertical) and 5:3:10 (horizontal). When flown from a flagpole, the flag is recommended to have a width equalling one-sixth of the height of the pole.

===Usage===
[[File:Suruliputus presidentti Martti Ahtisaaren poismenon johdosta Valtioneuvoston linnassa 16.10.2023 - 53262331518.jpg|thumb|The headquarters of the [[Cabinet of Finland|Finnish Government]] on [[Senate Square, Helsinki|Senate Square]], Helsinki, seen flying the State flag at [[half mast|half-mast]], due to the death of President Ahtisaari.]]

The Finnish flag is used in three main variants. The usual national flag is used by all citizens, organisations and Finnish [[municipalities of Finland|municipalities]] and [[regions of Finland|regions]]. Anyone is allowed to fly the national flag whenever it is deemed to be suitable.<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1978/380 ''Laki Suomen lipusta'' (380/1978)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105052900/http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1978/19780380 |date=5 November 2015 }}. 4 §. Retrieved 3 October 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> The rectangular state flag is used by<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1978/380 ''Laki Suomen lipusta'' (380/1978)] . 5 §. Retrieved 3 October 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref> bodies of the Finnish national and provincial governments, by the [[cathedral chapters]] of the two national churches ([[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran]] and [[Orthodox Church of Finland|Orthodox]]) and non-naval vessels of the state.

The swallow-tailed national flag, which is also the naval ensign, is flown by the [[Finnish Defence Forces]]. The presidential standard and the command signs of the [[Minister of Defence (Finland)|minister of defence]], [[Chief of Defence (Finland)|chief of defence]], and commander of the [[Finnish Navy]] are flown only by the respective persons.

All public bodies as well as most private citizens and corporations fly the flag on official [[flag flying days in Finland|flag flying days]]. In addition to the official flag flying days, there are about ten unofficial but generally observed flag flying days. Besides flag flying days, normally, no flags or corporate flags are flown. Flag Day is celebrated on Midsummer's Day.

The Finnish flag is raised at 8&nbsp;am and lowered at sunset, however not later than 9&nbsp;pm. On [[Independence Day (Finland)|Independence Day]], the flag is flown until 8&nbsp;pm, regardless of the dark. On the occasion of great national tragedies, the [[Ministry of the Interior (Finland)|Ministry of The Interior]] may recommend flying the flag at [[half mast|half-mast]] throughout the country.

As a special custom in Finland, the flag is flown at [[Midsummer]] from 6&nbsp;pm of Midsummer eve until 9&nbsp;pm of Midsummer's day. This is done to symbolize the fact that the darkness does not come to any part of Finland during Midsummer's Night. Midsummer is also celebrated as the day of the Finnish flag.<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1978/383 Asetus Suomen lipusta (383/1978)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031065319/http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/1978/19780383 |date=31 October 2020 }}. 3–4 §. Retrieved 3 October 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

=== Colours ===
The current standard colours were defined in 1995 in both [[CIE 1931 color space|CIE 1931]] and [[Lab color space|CIE 1976]] standards, with approximate equivalents in the [[Natural Color System|Natural Colour System]] (Swedish standard {{nowrap|SS 01 91 22}}) and by the [[Pantone Matching System|Pantone Color Matching System]] also given:

{|class=wikitable
|-
! [[File:Flag of Finland (state).svg|50px]]<br>Colours scheme
! style="background:#002F6C;color:white"| Blue
! style="background:#C8102E;color:white"| Red
! style="background:#FFC72C"| Yellow
|-
| [[CIE 1931 color space|CIE (x, y, Y)]]
| 0.1856, 0.1696, 5.86
| 0.576, 0.312, 10.9
| 0.486, 0.457, 45.7
|-
| [[Lab color space|CIE (L*, a*, b*)]]
| 29.06, 7.24, −36.98
| 39.4, 59.0, 29.6
| 73.4, 14.8, 79.0
|-
| [[Natural Color System]] (SS 01 91 22)
| 4060-R90B
| 1090-Y90R
| 0080-Y204
|-
| [[Pantone]]
| 294 C
| 186 C
| 123 C
|-
|[[sRGB]] (Approximation)
|24, 68, 126
|181, 28, 49
|237, 167, 0
|-
|colspan ="4"|<small>*Section 3 of the source gives for the CIE values illuminant D65 and measurement geometry d/2°. <br>*Source: https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/saadoskokoelma/1993/827 Government Decision 827/1993 (in Finnish)</small>
|}

Meanwhile, the original colors of the Finnish flag are as follows:
{| class=wikitable width=20% style="text-align:center;"
|-
! [[File:Flag of Finland.svg|40px]]<br>Color scheme
! style="background:#002F6C; width:100px; color:white;"| Blue
! style="background:#FFFFFF; width:100px; color:black;" | White
|-
|[[Pantone]]
|294 C
|White
|-
|[[Web colors|HEX]]
|#002F6C
|#FFFFFF
|-
|[[RGB color model|RGB]]
|0-47-108
|255-255-255
|-
|[[CMYK color model|CMYK]]
|100-57-0-58
|0-0-0-0
|}
[[File:Finnish presidential standard Palace.jpg|thumb|right|The Finnish presidential standard at the Presidential Palace, Helsinki.]]
[[File:State flag of Finland.jpg|thumb|right|Finnish State Flag at the [[Embassy of Finland to Australia|Finnish embassy]], [[Canberra]].]]
There is no official RGB version of the colours, and in fact the yellow as defined in the CIE L*a*b* standard lies outside [[color gamut|colour gamut]] of the sRGB colour space. The CIE L*a*b* colours can be approximated in [[sRGB]]  (range 0–255) by: blue R=24, G=68, B=126, red R=181, G=28, B=49 and yellow R=237, G=167, B=0. The blue colour is called "sea blue", which is a dark to medium blue. It is not very dark navy blue, and not any bright or greenish shade such as turquoise or [[cyan]]. 

Red and yellow are used in the coat of arms that appears on the state flag.

==Other rules==
Under Finnish law, it is forbidden to [[Flag desecration|deface the flag]] or to use it in a disrespectful way. It is also illegal to remove a flag from its pole without permission. Anyone who breaks these regulations may be fined for disgracing the flag.<ref name="lex">{{cite web |title=Laki Suomen lipusta |trans-title=Statute concerning the flag of Finland |url=https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1978/380 |website=Finlex database of judicial information |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Finland) |access-date=3 June 2024 |language=fi}}</ref>

Finnish law also forbids the use of the presidential standard or state flag without permission, as well as the addition of any extra symbols to the flag. One may not sell a flag that has different colours or geometry from those defined by the law, which considered to be a violation of the regulations and may lead to a fine.<ref name="lex" />

There are also common rules on how to treat the flag respectfully. The flag must not be dirty or damaged. The flag must never touch the ground. When the flag is washed, it must be dried indoors. A worn-out flag must be disposed of by burning (though not with the intent to disgrace it) or alternatively by cutting it to pieces small enough not to be recognizable as parts of the flag. The flag must not be buried in the ground or the sea (including any disposal of the flag).

In Finland, the official term for flying a flag at half-mast is known as ''suruliputus'' (''mourning by flag(ging)''). It is performed by raising the flag briefly to the top of the mast and lowering it approximately one-third of the length of the flagpole, placing the lower hoist corner at half-mast. On wall-mounted and rooftop flagpoles, the middle of the flag should fly at the middle of the flagpole. When removing the flag from half-mast, it is briefly hoisted to the finial before lowering completely.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flying the flag at half-mast - Ministry of the Interior |url=https://intermin.fi/en/flag-and-arms/flying-the-flag-at-half-mast |access-date=2022-12-27 |website=Sisäministeriö |language=en-US |archive-date=27 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227074558/https://intermin.fi/en/flag-and-arms/flying-the-flag-at-half-mast |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Traditionally, private residences and apartment houses fly the national flag at half-mast on the day of the death of a resident, when the flag is displayed at half-mast until sunset or 9:00 p.m., whichever comes first. Flags are also flown at half-mast on the day of the burial, with the exception that the flag is to be hoisted to the finial after the inhumation takes place.

Flags are also to be flown at half-mast by government agencies and embassies across the world on the days of national mourning, and "the entire nation is asked to join in". Such days are the deaths of a former or current [[President of Finland|Finnish president]], as well as significant catastrophic events such as the aftermath of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]], the [[2011 Norway attacks]] and significant national events such as the 2004 [[Konginkangas bus disaster]] and school shootings of [[Jokela school shooting|Jokela]] and [[Kauhajoki school shooting|Kauhajoki]].

Historically, flags were flown at half-mast on the [[Commemoration Day of Fallen Soldiers]] which takes place on the third Sunday of May. Originally, the flag was raised to the finial in the morning, displayed at half-mast from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and again raised to the finial for the rest of the day. In 1995, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the tradition of flying the flag at half-mast was discontinued, and the flag has since been displayed at the finial in a usual manner.

==Yachting club ensigns==
[[File:Flag of Finnish yacht clubs.svg|right|thumb|[[File:FIAV 000100.svg|23px]] The Finnish yacht club flag design; The circled X is replaced with the club emblem; Flag ratio: 11:18]]

A Finnish speciality is that any [[yacht club|yachting club]] that is registered in Finland may apply to have a flag with the club emblem officially approved for use on yachts: the civil ensign with a white cross {{frac|3|5}} of a unit wide superimposed on the blue cross and with the club emblem in the upper hoist corner. Most yachting clubs distribute those ensigns to their members, and they are much used, but their use is not recommended outside Finnish waters to avoid confusion.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021|reason=Whose recommendation? Few yachts have an ensign other than this.}} Officially, however, the yachting club ensign is valid even for international use.<ref>[https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1978/380 ''Laki Suomen lipusta'' (380/1978)] . 4.2 §. Retrieved 3 October 2007. {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

{{gallery items|width=180
|[[File:Alkuperalippu.svg|x100px]]|Temporary merchant navy ensign "Flag of St. George", used (1853–1856) in the [[Crimean War]]
|[[File:Nyländska Jaktklubben flag 1861-1900.svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} [[Nyländska Jaktklubben]]<br>(1861–1910)
|[[File:Nyländska Jaktklubben flag 1910-1917.svg|x100px]]|{{FIAV|historical}} [[Nyländska Jaktklubben]]<br>(1910–1917)
|[[File:Flag of Finnish yacht clubs.svg|x100px]]|Current cruise flag
}}

==Historical flags==
[[File:Suomen lippu ja vaakuna.tif|thumb|Finnish flags and coat of arms according to the 1978 law]]
{{gallery items|width=180
|[[File:Flag of Finland 1918 (state).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Temporary de facto state flag of Finland<br>(December 1917 – May 1918)
|[[File:Flag of Finland (1918-1920).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of Finland<br>(1918–1920)
|[[File:Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (State).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} State Flag of Finland<br>(May 1918 – 1920)
|[[File:Flag of Finland 1918-1920 (Military).svg|x100px]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Military Flag of Finland<br>(1918–1920)
|[[File:Standard of the Regent of Finland 1918–1919.svg|x100px]]|{{nowrap|{{FIAV|historical}} Standard of the Regent of Finland}}<br>(1918–1919)
}}
{{gallery items|width=180
|[[File:Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (State).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} State Flag of Finland<br>(1920–1978)
|[[File:Flag of Finland 1920-1978 (Military).svg|x100px]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Military Flag of Finland<br>(1920–1978)
|[[File:Presidential Standard of Finland (1920-1944 1946-1978).svg|x100px]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Presidential Standard of Finland<br>(1921–1944, 1946–1978)
|[[File:Flag of the President of Finland (1944-1946).svg|x100px]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Presidential Standard of Finland as used by [[Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim|Field Marshal Mannerheim]], 6th President of Finland<br>(1944–1946)
}}
{{gallery items|width=180
|[[File:Suomen luotsilippu 1919-1920.svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Pilot Flag of Finland<br>(1919–1920)
|[[File:Suomen luotsilippu 1920-1978.svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Pilot Flag of Finland<br>(1920–1978)
|[[File:Suomen tullilippu 1919-1920.svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Customs Flag of Finland<br>(1919–1920)
|[[File:Suomen tullilippu 1920-1978.svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Customs Flag of Finland<br>(1920–1978)
}}
{{gallery items|width=180
|[[File:Postilippu (varhaisempi malli).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Postal Flag of Finland<br>(1918–1939)
|[[File:Postilippu (myöhäisempi malli).svg|x100px|border]]|{{FIAV|historical}} Postal Flag of Finland<br>(1939–1978)
}}

==Proposals==
<gallery>
File:Keisarillisen Aleksanterin yliopiston ylioppilaskunnan lippu.jpg|Flag of the Imperial Alexander University 
File:Nylandska Jaktklubben flag 1861.jpg|Former flag of Nyländska Jaktklubben (1861–1919), on display at the [[Maritime Museum of Finland]] in [[Kotka]]
File:Olavinlinna 1875.jpg|[[Olavinlinna]] in [[Savonlinna]], Finland, from around the year 1875. In the castle's flag pole is hosten an unofficial flag Russian Empire as well as the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland.
File:Wasa Nordsjö AB ss Constantia lippu 1925.jpg|Temporary trade flag confirmed by the Senate of Vaasa 
File:Design for flag of Finland with red-yellow cross.jpg|Two versions of a rejected design 
File:Proposed flags of Finland 1.jpg|Proposed flags of Finland 1862–1918, compiled by Olof Eriksson.
File:Proposed flags of Finland 2.jpg|More proposed flags of Finland 1862–1918, compiled by Olof Eriksson.
</gallery>

==See also==
[[File:Oh, Canada! (4394636194).jpg|thumb|upright|The Finnish flag at the medal ceremony for the women's ice hockey team at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]] in Vancouver]]
[[File:Quincy Street Historic District Hancock 300 block N 2009.jpg|thumb|upright|Finnish flag along Quincy Street in [[Hancock, Michigan]]]]

* [[List of flags of Finland]]
* [[Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Finland)#2008 coinage|90th Anniversary of the Finnish Flag commemorative coin]]
* [[Nordic Cross flag]]
* [[Flag flying days in Finland]]
* [[Coat of arms of Finland]]
* [[Holidays in Finland]]
* [[Maamme|National anthem of Finland]]
* [[Finnish national symbols]]
* [[Household pennants of Finland]]
* ''[[Raising the Flag on the Three-Country Cairn]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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* [https://intermin.fi/en/flag-and-arms Finnish Ministry of the Interior: Flag and arms of Finland]
* {{FOTW|id=fi|title=Finland}}

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