Flag day

Finland

NEW DESIGNATED FLAG DAY

Flags fly for children’s rights on 20 November

The Nomad Today 11/20/20

Finnish government says that this a way to draw attention to the fact that Finland is one of the best countries in the world for children.

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Flags fly for Mikael Agricola, the father of Finnish language

The Nomad Today 4/9/20

It was him who set up the rules of orthography on which modern Finnish spelling is based.

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Flags will fly across the country to celebrate Tove Jansson's art

The Nomad Today 3/6/20

Many of her works deal with themes related to the status of minorities and the acceptance of diversity.

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Finns will fly flags massively on Winter War end anniversary

The Nomad Today 2/18/20

The conflict began in 1939 when the Soviet Union attacked Finland without a previous declaration of war.

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Runeberg, much more than a cake

Eric Lipchis 2/4/20

The lyric poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg wrote the Finnish national anthem and stirred patriotism more than one century before Finland achieved its independence. However, he is mostly known for the…

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LITERATURE

Flags wave for Aleksis Kivi, the Finnish 'Cervantes'

The Nomad Today 10/10/19

Kivi's masterpiece 'Seven Brothers' has played a central role in Finn's understanding of themselves.