List of flags of Finland
The following is a list of flags of Finland. For more information, see flag of Finland.
National flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1918 | Flag of Grand Duchy of Finland | Sky Blue Nordic cross on white field ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
| 1918–1920 | Flag of Kingdom of Finland and Republic of Finland (1919 onwards) | Blue Nordic cross on white field Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
| 1920–present | National flag and civil ensign | Flag ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
President's flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1920–1944, 1946–1978 | Used by the President | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
| 1944–1946 | Used by President, Field Marshal C.G.E. Mannerheim | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
| 1978–present | Used by the President | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
State flag
The headquarters of the
Finnish Government on Senate Square, Helsinki, seen flying the State flag.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1918–1920 | State flag and ensign | ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
| 1920-1978 | State flag and ensign | ratio: 11:18; (5:3:10):(4:3:4) |
| 1978–present | State flag and ensign | Flag ratio: 11:18 |
Military flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1918–1920 | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
| 1920–1978 | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
| 1978–present | War flag and ensign | Triple-tailed flag, ratio: 11:19 |
| 1918–present | Naval jack | Flag ratio: 1:1 |
| 1920–present | Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces | Current version adopted in 1978 | |
| 1920–present | Minister of Defence | Current version adopted in 1978 | |
Åland
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1954–present | Flag of the Åland Islands | |
| Present | Åland yacht club ensign | Swallow-tailed version of the Åland flag. Yacht club emblem replaces the circle in canton |
Sami Flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1986–present | Flag of the Sami people | In public buildings used only together with the Finnish flag. |
Yachting
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1920–Present | Yacht club ensign | Variant of the national flag; flown by pleasure craft of yacht club members. Yacht club emblem replaces the circled x in canton |
| Present | Ensign of yacht club Oulun Merenkävijät | |
| Present | Ensign of Nyland Yacht Club | |
Historical flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1853–1855 | Temporary civil ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland | Used during the Crimean War | |
| 1869–1920 | Yacht club ensign of the Grand Duchy of Finland | Yacht club emblem in canton. | |
| 1905–1917 | Unofficial national flag | Used during the years of russification by Swedish speaking population. | |
| 1905–1917 | Unofficial national flag | Used during the years of russification by Finnish speaking population. | |
| 1860s-1918 1917–1918 | Unofficial national flag Temporary official state flag | Commonly used as an unofficial national flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland since the mid-19th century, especially during the period of russification in 1899-1917, by all population groups. Official state flag of the independent Finnish state in 1917-1918. | |
| 1918 | Temporary official merchant ensign | Official merchant ensign of the independent Finnish state in 1918. |
| 1922–1954 | Unofficial flag of the Åland Islands | |
| 1919–1920 | Flag of Ingria | Used in Northern Ingria controlled by Ingrian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1919-1920. |
| 1920–1922, 1941-1944 | Flag of East Karelia | Used in the regions of Russian Karelia controlled by Karelian nationalists and Finnish volunteer troops in 1920-22. Used also in the regions controlled by the East Karelian (Finnish) military administration in 1941-44. |
Finnic Flag Family
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| 1919–present | National flag of Ingrians | | |
| 1920–present | National flag of East Karelians | | |
| 1992–present | National flag of Vepsians | | |
| 2003–present | National flag of Setos | | |
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