List of flags of Finland
The following is a list of flags of Finland. For more information, see flag of Finland.
National flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1918 | Flag of Kingdom of Finland | Sky Blue Nordic cross on white field ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
.svg.png.webp) | 1918–present | Flag of Kingdom of Finland and Republic of Finland (1919 onwards) | Blue Nordic cross on white field Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
 | 1920–present | Civil flag and civil ensign | Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
Presidential flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1920–1944, 1946–1978 | Used by the President | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1944–1946 | Used by President, Field Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
 | 1978–present | Used by the President | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
State flag
The headquarters of the Finnish Government on Senate Square, Helsinki, seen flying the State flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1918–1920 | State flag and ensign | ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
.svg.png.webp) | 1920-1978 | State flag and ensign | ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
.svg.png.webp) | 1978–present | State flag and ensign | Flag ratio: 11:18 |
Military flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1918–1920 | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1920–1978 | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
 | 1978–present | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
 | 1918–present | Naval jack | Flag ratio: 1:1 |
 | 1920–present | Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces | Current version adopted in 1978 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1920–present | Minister of Defence | Current version adopted in 1978 |
Åland
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1954–present | Flag of the Åland Islands | |
 | Present | Åland yacht club ensign | Swallow-tailed version of the Åland flag. Yacht club emblem replaces the circle in canton |
Regional flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Present | Flag of Central Finland | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. Ratio: 1:1 |
 | Flag of Central Ostrobothnia | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms | |
 | 1998–present | Flag of Kainuu | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms designed by a Finnish heraldist Olof Eriksson in 1978. The flag itself was adopted in 25.6.1998. [1] |
 | 1997-present | Flag of North Karelia | A red flag featuring two armored arms from the regional coat of arms with a fortressy white field on the hoist side of the flag. Adopted by the regional council on 8.6.1997. [2] |
 | Present | Flag of Northern Savonia | A black swallow-tailed flag featuring a loaded bow from the regional coat of arms placed between two yellow stripes. |
 | Flag of Päijänne Tavastia | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. | |
 | 2018-present | Flag of Tavastia Proper | Flag featuring elements from the region's coat of arms. Designed by heraldist Tuomas Hyrsky and adopted by the regional council on the 100th anniversary of the Finnish flag on 28.5.2018. [3] A further ceremony was held in the Häme Castle on 4.2.2019. [4] |
 | 1990-present | Flag of Satakunta | A swallow-tailed banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms from 1557. Designed by artist Reino Niiniranta and officially adopted on 21.11.1990. The regional flag's official flag day is on 11th of October, on the name day of Otso. [5] |
 | 2020-present | Flag of Southern Savonia | A black flag charged with the bow and arrow from the region's coat of arms and a yellow hoist. Designed by designer Suvi Ripatti and officially adopted on 09.06.2020.[6] |
 | Present | Flag of Uusimaa | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. |
Yachting
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1920–Present | Yacht club ensign | Variant of the national flag; flown by pleasure craft of yacht club members. Yacht club emblem replaces the circled x in canton |
 | Present | Ensign of Helsingfors Segelsällskap | |
 | Ensign of Nyland Yacht Club | ||
 | Ensign of Oulun Merenkävijät | ||
 | Ensign of Segelföreningen i Björneborg |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | until 1809 | Flag of Sweden | Used in Finland when it was part of Kingdom of Sweden |
 | 1848–1863 | Unofficial Civil flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland | The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the national anthem Maamme. Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1858–1896 | The State flag of the Russian Empire | Used in Finland when it was an autonomous grand duchy part of the Russian Empire |
 | 1896–1917 | The National flag of the Russian Empire | Used in Finland when it was an autonomous grand duchy part of the Russian Empire |
 | 1853–1855 | Temporary civil ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland | Used during the Crimean War |
 | 1869–1920 | Yacht club ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland | Yacht club emblem in canton. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1905–1917 | Unofficial national flag | Used during the years of russification by Swedish speaking population. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1905–1917 | Unofficial national flag | Used during the years of russification by Finnish speaking population. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1860s-1918 1917–1918 | Unofficial national flag Temporary official state flag | Commonly used as an unofficial national flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland since the mid-19th century, especially during the period of russification in 1899-1917, by all population groups. Official state flag of the independent Finnish state in 1917-1918. |
 | 1918 | Red flag | Used by Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic |
.svg.png.webp) | 1918 | Temporary official merchant ensign | Official merchant ensign of the independent Finnish state in 1918. |
 | 1922–1954 | Unofficial flag of the Åland Islands | |
 | 1919–1920 | Flag of Republic of Kirjasalo | Used in Northern Ingria controlled by Ingrian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1919-1920. |
 | 1920–1922, 1941-1944 | Flag of the Provisional Government of Karelia | Used in the regions of Russian Karelia controlled by Karelian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1920-22. Used also in the regions controlled by the East Karelian (Finnish) military administration in 1941-44. |
Ethnic flag
Sami flag
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1986–present | Flag of the Sami people | In public buildings used only together with the Finnish flag. |
Finnic flag family
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919–present | National flag of Ingrians | |
| 1920–present | National flag of East Karelians | |
 | 1992–present | National flag of Vepsians | |
 | 2003–present | National flag of Setos | |
References
- "Data". www.kainuunliitto.fi. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "11.1.2005 alkaen Pohjois-Karjalan maakuntaliittoPohjois-Karjalan maakunnanoma lippu". maakuntatunnukset.pdf. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Kanta-Häme sai oman lipun". www.hameensanomat.fi. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Hämeen maakuntalippu sai arvoisensa seremonian". www.hameenliitto.fi. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Satakunnan maakuntatunnukset". www.satakuntaliitto.fi. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- "Etelä-Savon maakuntahallitus valitsi maakuntalipun". www.esavo.fi. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
External links
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