Blue Cross Flag

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The Blue Cross Flag is the national flag of Finland, featuring a blue Nordic cross on a white background symbolizing the country’s lakes and snow.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a Nordic country
national flag
adoptedAsNationalFlagOn 1918-05-29
adoptedBy Parliament of Finland NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Blue Cross Flag of Finland NERFINISHED
Flag of Finland NERFINISHED
Siniristilippu NERFINISHED
associatedWith Finnish independence
Finnish national identity
Republic of Finland NERFINISHED
category Flags introduced in 1918
National symbols of Finland
Nordic Cross flags
colorSpecification blue (Pantone 294 C in common practice)
country Finland
crossColor blue
crossWidthToHeightRatio 3:11
designFeatures off-centre cross shifted towards hoist
designType blue Nordic cross on white field
fieldColor white
flagFamily Nordic cross flags
flagProportion 11:18
flySideRectangleRatio 11:11
governingLaw Finnish Flag Act NERFINISHED
Finnish Flag Decree NERFINISHED
hoistSideRectangleRatio 11:11
horizontalStripeWidthToFlagHeightRatio 3:11
inspiredBy Dannebrog NERFINISHED
Flag of Sweden NERFINISHED
legalStatus protected national symbol of Finland
precededBy State flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland NERFINISHED
symbolizes Christian heritage
Finnish lakes
Nordic identity
snow
usedAs civil flag of Finland
naval ensign of Finland (with swallowtail and coat of arms)
state flag of Finland (with modifications)
usedOn Finnish national holidays
official flag days in Finland
usesDesign Nordic cross
verticalStripeWidthToFlagLengthRatio 3:18

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Flag of Finland officialNameInEnglish Blue Cross Flag