Banner o Finland

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The banner o Finland (Finnish: Suomen lippu, Swadish: Finlands flagga), cried Siniristilippu ("Blue Cross Banner") an aw, dates frae the beginnin o the 20t century. On a white backgrund, it features a blue Nordic cross, which represents Christianity.^[1][2][3] The state banner haes a coat o arms in the centre, but is otherwise identical tae the civil banner. The swallow-tailed state banner is uised bi the military. The presidential staundart is identical tae the swallae-tailed state banner but haes in its upper left corner the Cross o Liberty efter the Order o the Cross o Liberty an aw, which haes the Preses o Finland as its Grand Maister. Lik Swaden's, Finland's naitional banner is based on the Scandinavian cross. It wis adoptit efter unthirldom frae Roushie, when mony patriotic Finns wantit a special banner for thair kintra, but its design dates back tae the 19t century. The blue colorin is said tae represent the kintra's thoosans o lakes an the sky, wi white for the snaw that covers the land in winter. This colour combination haes been uised ower the centuries in various Finnish provincial, military, an toun banners an aw.

1. ↑ Jeroen Temperman. "State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law". Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. Retrieved 31 December 2007. 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.
2. ↑ Carol A. Foley. "The Australian Flag: Colonial Relic or Contemporary Icon". William Gaunt & Sons. Retrieved 31 December 2007. 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.
3. ↑ Andrew Evans. "Iceland". Bradt. Retrieved 31 December 2007. Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13-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.