Finland’s
national flag features a blue Nordic Cross on a white background. The Nordic
Cross represents the nation’s Nordic culture, past and its location in Northern
Europe. The Nordic Cross is blue in colour, symbolising the numerous lakes of
Finland. While the white background portrays the white snow that covers the
country during the winter. The flag was originally designed by Zacharias
Topelius in 1862 but was not officially adopted until the 29th of
May 1918. There were minor changes made to the colour of the blue on the 1st
of January 1995.
Finland is a
nation located in Northern Europe, to the north it is bordered by Norway and to
the east Russia. To the west is Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia, and to the
south is the Gulf of Finland. It is 338,491km2 in area and home to
around 5.6 million people. Finland is also home to around 3.3 million saunas,
meaning there is more than one for every two people, with saunas in homes,
businesses, next to beautiful lakes or in the middle of a forest. Forest’s
cover close to 75% of Finland, with the Finnish government and community
ensuring forests are protected and cared for. The capital city of Helsinki is
located in southern Finland. However, the northern Finnish region of Lapland is
home to more reindeer than people, with over 200,000 reindeer residing in the
Lapland region. The official languages of the nation are Finnish and Swedish.
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