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Finnish national symbols are natural symbols or Finnish national works and prominent figures that are commonly associated with Finland.[1] The most recognized national symbols include the flag of Finland and the lion featured on the Finnish coat of arms.[2]

National symbols

Type Symbol Image
National flag Finnish flag[2] File:Flag of Finland.svg
Coat of arms Finnish coat of Arms[2] File:Coat of arms of Finland.svg
National epic Kalevala[3][4]
National anthem Maamme[5][6] File:United States Navy Band - Maamme.ogg
National day Finnish independence day[7][8]
National food Rye bread[9] File:Ruisleipä-limppu reikäleipä reissumies hapankorppu-1.JPG
National instrument Kantele[10][11] File:5and10stringkantele.jpg
National personification The Maiden of Finland[12][13] File:Suomineito (1906).jpg
National shrine Turku Cathedral (unofficial)[14] File:Turun tuomiokirkko.jpg
National sport Pesäpallo ("Finnish baseball")[15] File:Itä–Länsi Suurkisat 1947.jpg

National symbols from nature

File:Ursus-arctos-1989.jpg
Stamp featuring the brown bear, the national animal
Type Symbol Image
National animal Brown bear[16][17][18] File:Brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) smiling.jpg
National horse Finnhorse[19] File:Finnhorse stallion.jpg
National insect Seven-spot ladybird[18][20] File:7-Spotted-Ladybug-Coccinella-septempunctata-sq1.jpg
National fish European perch[18][20] File:Perca fluviatilis Prague Vltava 2.jpg
Floral emblem Lily of the valley[16][18] File:Convallaria majalis 0002.JPG
National stone Granite[18][21] File:Pyterlite Suomi.jpg
National dog Finnish Spitz[22] File:Finnish Spitz 600.jpg
National bird Whooper swan[18][20] File:Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) (26).jpg
National butterfly Holly blue[23] File:Holly blue butterfly (Celastrina argiolus) female.jpg
National tree Silver birch[18][20] File:Betula pendula 001.jpg

Prominent national figures

Figure Name Image
National saint Bishop Henry[24] File:Bishop henry from taivassalo church2.jpg
National poet J. L. Runeberg and Eino Leino[25] File:Johan Ludvig Runeberg 1893.jpg
File:Eino Leino.jpg
National philosopher J. V. Snellman[26] File:JV Snellman.jpg
National writer Aleksis Kivi[27] File:Aleksis Kivi.jpg
National composer Jean Sibelius[28] File:Jean Sibelius, 1913.jpg
National artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela[29] File:Akseli Gallen-Kallela.jpg
National architect and designer Alvar Aalto[30] File:Alvar Aalto 1956 (1).jpg

See also

References

  1. ↑ Halonen, Tero (2005). Aro, Laura (ed.). Suomalaisten symbolit [Finnish symbols] (in Finnish). Jyväskylä: Atena. ISBN 9517963947. OCLC 71370819.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Klinge, Matti (1999). Suomen sinivalkoiset värit. Kansallisten ja muidenkin symbolien vaiheista ja merkityksestä [The blue and white colours of Finland: The meanings and phases of national and other symbols] (in Finnish) (3rd ed.). Helsinki: Otava. ISBN 9789511153146. OCLC 58323536.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ Piela, Ulla; Knuuttila, Seppo; Laaksonen, Pekka (2008). Kalevalan kulttuurihistoria [Cultural history of the Kalevala] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society. ISBN 9789522220073. OCLC 318996067.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Vento, Urpo (1992). "The Role of The Kalevala" (PDF). Nordic Journal of African Studies. 1 (2). Finland: Finnish Literature Society: 82–93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Kolbe, Laura; Valjus, Risto; Wrede, Johan (1998). Soi sana kultainen. Maamme-laulun viisitoista vuosikymmentä ["Sound, the golden word": Fifteen decades of the national anthem] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yliopistopaino. ISBN 9789515703934. OCLC 40753314.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ Gábor, Richly (February 2010). "A finn nemzeti himnusz" [The Finnish national anthem]. Kortárs (in Hungarian). 54 (2). Budapest – via Electronic Periodical Archives and Database.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ Närhinen, Salla; Tiitta, Allan (2006). Maamme-laulusta joulukuun kuudenteen [From the national anthem to December sixth]. Helsinki: Topelius-seura. ISBN 9789529199365. OCLC 251347680.
  8. ↑ Kolbe, Laura (30 November 2011). "Linnan juhlia vuodesta 1919" [The castle celebrating since 1919]. Tiede (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ "Rye bread reigns as *the* Finnish food". thisisFINLAND. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  10. ↑ Pekka, Jalkanen; Laitinen, Heikki; Tenhunen, Anna-Liisa; Blomster, Risto (2010). Kantele (in Finnish). Helsinki: Finnish Literature Society. ISBN 9789522221018. OCLC 650841341.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ Rahkonen, Carl (December 1989). The Kantele Traditions of Finland (PhD thesis). Bloomington, Indiana: Folklore Institute, Indiana University. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019 – via Carl Rahkonen's Kantele Site.
  12. ↑ Aimo, Reitala (1983). Suomi-neito. Suomen kuvallisen henkilöitymän vaiheet [The Finnish maiden: The stages of Finnish pictorial personification] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. ISBN 951107430X. OCLC 13022040.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ Tommila, Päiviö (2008). "Kuinka Suomi-neidon muotoinen kartta-Suomi syntyi?" [How come the Finnish maiden was born in the shape of Finland's map?] (PDF). Maankäyttö (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ↑ "Kansallispyhäkkö" [National shrine] (in Finnish). Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ↑ "Introduction to the game" (in Finnish). Pesäpalloliitto. Retrieved 22 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Poutanen, Terho (27 March 1996). "Karhu on kansalliseläimemme" [The bear is our national animal]. Luonnonsuojelija (in Finnish). 4. Helsinki: 12. ISSN 0788-8708. OCLC 925103096. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via Finnish Association for Nature Conservation.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Slightly abridged.
  17. ↑ "Karhu on Suomen kansalliseläin" [The bear is Finland's national animal]. Yle Oppiminen (in Finnish). Yle. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 "Sanotaan että joutsen on Suomen lintu. Onko näin?" [It's said that the swan is Finland's national animal. Is that so?]. Kysy.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki Metropolitan Area Libraries. 10 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  19. ↑ "Suomenhevosesta Suomen kansallishevonen" [The Finnhorse, Finland's national horse]. Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Yle. 13 February 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 "Suomen kansalliset luontotunnukset" [Finnish national symbols from nature]. arkisto.sll.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  21. ↑ "Maakuntakivet" [The province stones]. gtk.fi (in Finnish). Geological Survey of Finland. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  22. ↑ "Suomenpystykorva: Rotukuvaus - Yleistä" [Finnish Spitz: Breed description - Overview]. Suomen Pystykorvajärjestö (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  23. ↑ "Paatsamasinisiipi äänestettiin Suomen kansallisperhoseksi – "pieni mutta sisukas"" [The Holly blue was voted to be Finland's national butterfly - "small but mettlesome"]. Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  24. ↑ Palola, Ari-Pekka (1997). "Henrik (1100-luku)" [Henry (12th century)]. Studia Biographica (in Finnish). 4. Finnish Literature Society. Retrieved 5 December 2017 – via Suomen kansallisbiografia.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  25. ↑ Rahikainen, Esko (January 2004). "Kansallisrunoilijan syntymästä 200 vuotta" [200 years since the birth of the national poet]. Verkkari (in Finnish). 4 (1). OCLC 971571888 – via Helsinki University Library.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  26. ↑ "Tämä mies virallisti markan ja suomen" [This man formalized the Finnish markka and the Finnish language]. Uusi Suomi (in Finnish). 12 May 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  27. ↑ Nieminen, Kirsti (2003). "Kansalliskirjailijaa muistetaan lokakuussa". Ajastaika (in Finnish). No. 3. Ajasto. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  28. ↑ Lindfors, Jukka. "Kansallissäveltäjä Jean Sibelius". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  29. ↑ "Matkalla Ainon maisemissa" [Traveling through the landscapes of Aino]. Kaleva (in Finnish). 11 September 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  30. ↑ Frederick Albert Gutheim (1960). Alvar Aalto. New York: G. Braziller. OCLC 518887.
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