The Finnish flag dates back to the beginning of the XX century. It consists of a red-blue-white-red color scheme with a four-pointed star in the upper-left corner. All the national symbols are in the coat of arms. The size of the shield is 2x5, which is 1:3. The original source of this material can be found here . For questions about education abroad in schools, universities, camps, courses, please contact us at or by phone 8-800-775-54-97The flag of Finland was first raised on July 1, 1881 during a service in the hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A few months later, in the house of justice, the flag was adopted. The dimensions are 2x5, which is even smaller than the coat of arms of the Russian Republic. The size of the shield is 1/4 of the flag diameter, and the width is 2 meters. For the first time, a flag with this ratio was used in international relations. The legend "Finns albione", which means "freedom in numbers". The star and cross are also original sources. Background of the flagAs noted by historian Elmar Rinne, the background of the new flag was white, which corresponded to the geographical location of the Federation. There was also a blue background with the legend "Finnland". By the way, it was in this flag that the flag with the legend "Finnland" was hoisted as the national flag, and the coat of arms was digitally altered, becoming a single pointed star with a coat of arms antler. The legend "Finnland"was also used as an insignia of the Scandinavian Countries and the British Isles, a triangular flag with a coat of arms combiner, first used in 1894 and again in circulation until 1981. The changes made it possible to combine the symbols of the Scandinavian Countries and the British Isles, as well as apply them to other countries. For example, the flag of the Russian Federation was "antalya", and the French "la belle", both of them, according to the version of the Supreme Court of Finland, non-conformist and radical. But after the annexation of Finland by the Russians in the Treaty of Trianon in 1940, the flag was used side by side with the flag of the RSFSR and, moreover, without the "Finnish tricolor", which at that time was not used by anyone. Only in 1977-Treaty of Riga, when the flag of the Russian Federation wasOn May 29, 1954, the flag of the newly independent Finland was hoisted alongside the flag of the RSFSR, becoming, in fact, the official flag of the Federation. At the request of the Prime Minister, the coat of arms of