The lion flag – The red lion flag, which had become a symbol of Finland during the Russification period, was independent Finland’s first flag.
The debate on the state flag was triggered in the 1860s when the situation in Finland improved and social reforms got under way. The lion flag based on Finland’s coat of arms was one of the candidates proposed. Fredrik Nylander, the Medical Officer of the City of Oulu, proposed in 1862 that the Finnish flag […]