What does Finland flag represent?
The blue colouring is said to represent the country’s thousands of lakes and the sky, with white for the snow that covers the land in winter….Flag of Finland.
| Proportion | 11:18 |
| Adopted | 1978 |
| Design | Sea-blue Nordic cross on white field, rectangular Coat of Arms of Finland (colours gold and silver on red) |
What is Finland’s color?
Colors of the Flag The Finnish flag uses two colors: blue and white. A blue Nordic cross makes up the design of the flag. This color was selected to represent the Finnish sky and the many lakes of the nation. The white field is used to represent snow.
What does the Sweden flag look like?
The flag of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges flagga) consists of a yellow or gold Nordic cross (i.e. a horizontal cross extending to the edges, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the fly) on a field of light blue. Blue and yellow have been used as Swedish colours at least since Magnus III’s royal coat of arms of 1275.
What is Finland’s nickname?
the land of the thousand lakes
The forested landscape is dotted with patches of water – or, in some areas, vice versa – so numerous they have earned Finland the nickname “the land of the thousand lakes”. In fact, the moniker is an understatement, as there are a total of 188 000 lakes in Finland.
What language does Finland speak?
Finnish
Swedish
Finland/Official languages
The Language law of Finland stipulates that Mainland Finland has two national languages, Finnish and Swedish. In the Åland Islands, the official language is Swedish only. In four Sami populated municipalities of Northern Finland, Sami is recognized as official language.
Which country has the biggest flag?
Qatar breaks record for world’s largest flag
- The Gulf state of Qatar has created the world’s largest flag as part of festivities to mark its national day.
- The maroon and white flag has been draped over an area of 101,978 sq m – the size of 14 football pitches – in an industrial zone north of Doha.
Is Finnish hard to learn?
Compared to these tongue-twisters, Finnish is somewhat easier – but still not among the easiest, as FSI estimates it would take 44 weeks or 1100 hours before a learner would feel confident enough join the conversation at the office coffee machine. The FSI ranking also lists the easiest languages to learn.
