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In Finland, the swastika (Finnish: hakaristi) was used as the official national marking of the Finnish Air Force between 1918 and 1945, anti-aircraft troops as a part of the air force, and tank troops at that time.
Its origin is unrelated to Nazis. In March 1918 during the Finnish Civil War a Swedish count Eric von Rosen (who was not a Nazi in 1918 yet) gave the Finnish Whites an aircraft. The aircraft was marked with von Rosen's badge, a blue swastika on a white background. The Finnish Air Force adopted this roundel as their national insignia.[13]
The swastika was also used by the Lotta Svärd organisation, a Finnish paramilitary organisation for women, which was dissolved in 1944 according to the terms of the Moscow Armistice.
Variations of the tursaansydän symbol[14]
The tursaansydän, an elaboration on the swastika, is used by scouts in some instances and by a student organization.[which?] The Finnish village of Tursa uses the tursaansydän as a kind of a certificate of authenticity on products made there, and is the origin of this name of the symbol (meaning 'heart of Tursa'), which is also known as the mursunsydän ('walrus-heart'). Traditional textiles are still made in Finland with swastikas as parts of traditional ornaments.
The Finnish Airforce units still wear a swastika on their colours.[15][16] In addition, the shoulder insignia of the Airforce Headquarters bears a swastika design.[17] In 1945, the Air Force changed its national emblem to a roundel, but the use of swastika in some other insignia was continued. In 1958, the President of Finland Urho Kekkonen inaugurated the colours of the Air Force units which feature a swastika design. The latest colour of this pattern was inaugurated by president Tarja Halonen 25 October 2005 for the newly formed Air Force Academy.[17] Also the Utti Jaeger Regiment, responsible for training special forces, bears a swastika-like emblem (sun cross) on its colour. In January 2017, the Air Force Command replaced its emblem, which had contained a swastika, with a design reminiscent of the Air Force service emblem; a golden eagle and a circle of wings.[18]
The swastika has not disappeared in Finnish medals and decorations. The decorations of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela – who also designed the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and the Finnish flight mark in 1918 – bears a swastika laid on a George's Cross. The President of Finland uses a Cross of Liberty in the personal flag. However, in the flag is only the 3rd Cross of Liberty, although the highest Finnish decoration is the Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland with Collar. During the Continuation War and immediately after the wars, 191 soldiers were appointed Knights of the Mannerheim Cross."
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"Finland In Finland, the swastika (Finnish: hakaristi) was used as the official national marking of the Finnish Air Force between 1918 and 1945, anti-aircraft troops as a part of the air force, and tank troops at that time.
Its origin is unrelated to Nazis. In March 1918 during the Finnish Civil War a Swedish count Eric von Rosen (who was not a Nazi in 1918 yet) gave the Finnish Whites an aircraft. The aircraft was marked with von Rosen's badge, a blue swastika on a white background. The Finnish Air Force adopted this roundel as their national insignia.[13]
The swastika was also used by the Lotta Svärd organisation, a Finnish paramilitary organisation for women, which was dissolved in 1944 according to the terms of the Moscow Armistice.
Variations of the tursaansydän symbol[14] The tursaansydän, an elaboration on the swastika, is used by scouts in some instances and by a student organization.[which?] The Finnish village of Tursa uses the tursaansydän as a kind of a certificate of authenticity on products made there, and is the origin of this name of the symbol (meaning 'heart of Tursa'), which is also known as the mursunsydän ('walrus-heart'). Traditional textiles are still made in Finland with swastikas as parts of traditional ornaments.
The Finnish Airforce units still wear a swastika on their colours.[15][16] In addition, the shoulder insignia of the Airforce Headquarters bears a swastika design.[17] In 1945, the Air Force changed its national emblem to a roundel, but the use of swastika in some other insignia was continued. In 1958, the President of Finland Urho Kekkonen inaugurated the colours of the Air Force units which feature a swastika design. The latest colour of this pattern was inaugurated by president Tarja Halonen 25 October 2005 for the newly formed Air Force Academy.[17] Also the Utti Jaeger Regiment, responsible for training special forces, bears a swastika-like emblem (sun cross) on its colour. In January 2017, the Air Force Command replaced its emblem, which had contained a swastika, with a design reminiscent of the Air Force service emblem; a golden eagle and a circle of wings.[18]
The swastika has not disappeared in Finnish medals and decorations. The decorations of the Order of the Cross of Liberty, designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela – who also designed the emblem of the Finnish Air Force and the Finnish flight mark in 1918 – bears a swastika laid on a George's Cross. The President of Finland uses a Cross of Liberty in the personal flag. However, in the flag is only the 3rd Cross of Liberty, although the highest Finnish decoration is the Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland with Collar. During the Continuation War and immediately after the wars, 191 soldiers were appointed Knights of the Mannerheim Cross."
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