List of flags of Finland

The following is a list of flags of Finland. For more information, see flag of Finland.

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National flag

Date	Use	Description
1918	Flag of Grand Duchy of Finland	Sky Blue Nordic cross on white field ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4)
1918–1920	Flag of Kingdom of Finland and Republic of Finland (1919 onwards)	Blue Nordic cross on white field Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4)
1920–present	National flag and civil ensign	Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4)

President's flag

Date	Use	Description
1920–1944, 1946–1978	Used by the President	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19
1944–1946	Used by President, Field Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19
1978–present	Used by the President	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19

State flag

The headquarters of the Finnish Government on Senate Square, Helsinki, seen flying the State flag.

Date	Use	Description
1918–1920	State flag and ensign	ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4)
1920-1978	State flag and ensign	ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4)
1978–present	State flag and ensign	Flag ratio: 11:18

Military flag

Date	Use	Description
1918–1920	War flag and ensign	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19
1920–1978	War flag and ensign	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19
1978–present	War flag and ensign	Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19
1918–present	Naval jack	Flag ratio: 1:1
1920–present	Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces	Current version adopted in 1978
1920–present	Minister of Defence	Current version adopted in 1978

Åland

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1954–present	Flag of the Åland Islands
	Present	Åland yacht club ensign	Swallow-tailed version of the Åland flag. Yacht club emblem replaces the circle in canton

Sami flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1986–present	Flag of the Sami people	In public buildings used only together with the Finnish flag.

Yachting

Date	Use	Description
1920–Present	Yacht club ensign	Variant of the national flag; flown by pleasure craft of yacht club members. Yacht club emblem replaces the circled x in canton
Present	Ensign of Helsingfors Segelsällskap
Present	Ensign of Nyland Yacht Club
Present	Ensign of Oulun Merenkävijät
Present	Ensign of Segelföreningen i Björneborg

Historical flags

Date	Use	Description
1853–1855	Temporary civil ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland	Used during the Crimean War
1869–1920	Yacht club ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland	Yacht club emblem in canton.
1905–1917	Unofficial national flag	Used during the years of russification by Swedish speaking population.
1905–1917	Unofficial national flag	Used during the years of russification by Finnish speaking population.
1860s-1918 1917–1918	Unofficial national flag Temporary official state flag	Commonly used as an unofficial national flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland since the mid-19th century, especially during the period of russification in 1899-1917, by all population groups. Official state flag of the independent Finnish state in 1917-1918.
1918	Temporary official merchant ensign	Official merchant ensign of the independent Finnish state in 1918.
1922–1954	Unofficial flag of the Åland Islands
1919–1920	Flag of Ingria	Used in Northern Ingria controlled by Ingrian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1919-1920.
1920–1922, 1941-1944	Flag of East Karelia	Used in the regions of Russian Karelia controlled by Karelian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1920-22. Used also in the regions controlled by the East Karelian (Finnish) military administration in 1941-44.

Finnic Flag Family

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1919–present	National flag of Ingrians
	1920–present	National flag of East Karelians
	1992–present	National flag of Vepsians
	2003–present	National flag of Setos

Lists of flags

Lists of flags

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