Finland FlagsThe Siniristilippu, or Blue Cross flag, is the national flag of Finland. The flag features the Nordic cross design and is similar in design to that of Sweden and Denmark. It has a blue cross on a white background in an 11-to-18 length-to-width proportion. With only minor changes, it has been Finland’s flag design since Finland won independence from Russia in 1918.

Finland was a grand duchy as part of Sweden. Finland shared Sweden’s flag but had its own coat of arms. The coat of arms dates to at least the 1580s, where the earliest version has been found on the burial monument of Gustav Vasa in the Uppsala Cathedral. The coat of arms features a golden lion with an armored human arm upholding a sword. The lion is standing on a saber and is surrounded by nine rosettes. The colors are silver and gold against a red background.

In the 1809 Treaty of Hamina, Finland was transferred to Russian rule after the War of Finland. In 1846, national poet J.L. Runeberg published “Tales of Ensign Stål,” a collection of patriotic poems about the war. The prologue to the collection, a poem titled “Our Land,” became the national song of Finland in 1848. When it was performed for the first time, the coat of arms on a white flag was designed for the occasion.

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