Finnish flag celebrates its 90-year anniversary
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The familiar flag of Finland, featuring a blue cross on a white background was adopted shortly after independence and the end of the Civil War in 1918, and today the national flag is celebrating its 90-year anniversary.
To mark the 90th anniversary, the Association of Finnish Culture and Identity arranged a traditional national flag-raising event in Helsinki’s Tähtitorninmäki today at 9:00 a.m.
The address on the occasion was given by Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (Nat. Coalition).
Even though the official flag was adopted as late as in 1918, the question of a national flag was discussed widely already in the 1860s in connection with the Fennoman movement, trying to raise the Finnish language and culture to the position of a national language and national culture.
Today, most Finns regard the sight of dozens of blue and white flags swaying in the wind as beautiful rather than patriotic, while only relatively few young families have erected flagpoles in their gardens.
According to the instructions by the Ministry of the Interior, those who actually own a flagpole are supposed to raise the flag in the morning at 8:00 and are advised to take it down at 9:00 in the evening.
The Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on certain days, while there are also days on which flying the national flag is an established custom.
To mark the 90th anniversary, the Association of Finnish Culture and Identity arranged a traditional national flag-raising event in Helsinki’s Tähtitorninmäki today at 9:00 a.m.
The address on the occasion was given by Minister of the Interior Anne Holmlund (Nat. Coalition).
Even though the official flag was adopted as late as in 1918, the question of a national flag was discussed widely already in the 1860s in connection with the Fennoman movement, trying to raise the Finnish language and culture to the position of a national language and national culture.
Today, most Finns regard the sight of dozens of blue and white flags swaying in the wind as beautiful rather than patriotic, while only relatively few young families have erected flagpoles in their gardens.
According to the instructions by the Ministry of the Interior, those who actually own a flagpole are supposed to raise the flag in the morning at 8:00 and are advised to take it down at 9:00 in the evening.
The Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on certain days, while there are also days on which flying the national flag is an established custom.
Helsingin Sanomat