Finnish lion

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heraldic symbol national symbol

The Finnish lion is a heraldic symbol featuring a crowned lion with a sword, prominently used in Finland’s coat of arms and national insignia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Finnish lion canonical	3
Lion of Finland	1
lion of Finland	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic symbol ⓘ national symbol ⓘ
appearsOn	Finnish Border Guard ⓘ surface form: Finnish border guard emblem Finnish coat of arms ⓘ surface form: Finnish customs emblem Flag of the Finnish Defence Forces ⓘ surface form: Finnish defence forces emblem Finnish embassies’ plaques ⓘ Finnish government documents ⓘ Finnish coat of arms ⓘ surface form: Finnish police emblem
associatedWith	Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Finland ⓘ surface form: Republic of Finland
attribute	armoured right foreleg ⓘ crown on lion’s head ⓘ lion holds a sword in its right forepaw ⓘ lion stands on a sabre ⓘ tongue and claws of contrasting colour ⓘ
chargeColour	golden lion ⓘ
colourSystem	heraldic tinctures ⓘ
country	Finland ⓘ
culturalRole	key element of Finnish national identity ⓘ popular motif in Finnish art ⓘ popular motif in Finnish design ⓘ popular motif in Finnish tattoos ⓘ
depicts	crowned lion ⓘ
designInfluencedBy	Renaissance heraldry ⓘ
designStandardizedIn	20th century ⓘ
feature	strewn with roses on the field ⓘ
fieldColour	red field ⓘ
historicalOrigin	Swedish heraldic tradition ⓘ Finnish coat of arms ⓘ surface form: arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland
legalStatus	protected national emblem of Finland ⓘ
regulatedBy	Finnish law on national symbols ⓘ
symbolizes	Finnish sovereignty ⓘ courage ⓘ historical connection to Sweden ⓘ martial strength ⓘ resistance to foreign domination ⓘ
usedBy	Finnish municipalities in variants ⓘ Finnish sports teams in stylized form ⓘ Finnish state authorities ⓘ
usedIn	Finnish euro coins ⓘ Finnish military insignia ⓘ Finnish official seals ⓘ Finnish passports ⓘ Finnish coat of arms ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Finland presidential standard of Finland ⓘ Finnish coat of arms ⓘ surface form: state arms of Finland
usedSince	late 16th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of the White Rose of Finland → hasInsigniaElement → Finnish lion ⓘ

Order of the Cross of Liberty → hasDesignElement → Finnish lion ⓘ

Order of the Lion of Finland → symbol → Finnish lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: lion of Finland

Cross of Liberty → hasSymbol → Finnish lion ⓘ

Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta → namedAfter → Finnish lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lion of Finland