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	Finnguide: Finland Calendar : Finland Flag Days : Official Finnish Flag Days 2007 : Suomen liputuspäivät : Flag Days ...
		Finnguide: Finland Calendar : Finland Flag Days : Official Finnish Flag Days 2007 : Suomen liputuspäivät : Flag Days Calendar Information
		FINLAND CALENDAR : Official Finland National Flag Days
		Ebookers Finland travel services include flight bookings, car rental, hotel, youth hostels and holiday apartment bookings and travel insurance cover
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	Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate.
		The judicial system of Finland is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with responsibility for litigation between the individuals and the administrative organs of the state and the communities.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Finland (8075 words)

	Finland - Search View - MSN Encarta
		Finland’s interior is heavily forested, and its surface is a tangle of lakes, rivers, swamps, and bogs.
		Finland has an army, a navy, and an air force, but the armed forces are restricted by the Paris peace treaty of 1947 to maximum personnel of 41,900; in 2004 about 28,300 people were in the armed services.
		Finland ceded the Petsamo area in the north and was forced to lease its Porkkala Peninsula in the Gulf of Finland to the USSR.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761578960__1/Finland.html (6828 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		"Flag Day" is used in the UK to refer to a day when a charity raises funds by collecting in the street and door-to-door, donors being given a small flag or badge to wear, showing that they have supported the charity.
		The first definition is used to designate a day to fly a flag of a certain area, mostly that of nations; the second definition is used to designate a day set aside to honor an event specifically involving a national flag (e.g.
		Flag day is also a term used in discussing computer systems to denote a change which will require a complete restart or conversion of a sizable body of software or data.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Flag_Day (486 words)

	Flag days in Finland Information
		Saturday between June 20 and 26 June, Midsummer Day; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag.
		The day the President of Finland is inaugurated
		April 9, the day Mikael Agricola, the founder of the written Finnish language died and Elias Lönnrot, a collector of folklore was born; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish language
	www.bookrags.com /Flag_days_in_Finland (283 words)

	The Flag — Virtual Finland
		The flag with "the blue of our lakes and the white snow of our winters", as a poet described these symbolic colours in 1870, was made official in a law enacted on 29th May, 1918, less than six months after Finland had achieved independence.
		The national flag is rectangular in shape and its dimensions are: height l l and width 18 units of measurement; width of cross 3 units, colour PMS294C; height of fields 4 units, length of fields at the hoist 5 units and of fields at the fly 10 units.
		The coat of arms of Finland is inset in the square formed by the intersecting arms of the cross.
	virtual.finland.fi /netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=27078 (291 words)

	Ask4Geo - Finland
		Finland is surrounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
		The beginning of Finland's nearly 700-year association with the kingdom of Sweden is connected with the year 1154 and the hypothesized introduction of Christianity by Sweden's king Erik.
		Finland signed treaties in 1947 and 1948 with the Soviet Union According to these treaties Finland ceded most of Finnish Karelia, Salla, and Petsamo, which amounted to 10% of land area, 20% of industrial capacity and 4,00,000 evacuees.
	www.ask4geo.com /finland.php (1671 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		By Swedish law a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official flag days.
		This means that the Flag of Sweden is flown on all public flag poles and buildings.
		It receives its status from being a European Union flag day, and the fact that Sweden is a member country of the European Union.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Flag_days_in_Sweden (253 words)

	Aaland Islands (Finland)
		The dimensions of the flag of the Åland Islands are 16:3:4:3:26 horizontally and 12:3:4:3:12 vertically.
		the flag of Finland with an extra yellow cross in the middle, and a design were a red cross was added to the Swedish pattern.
		The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted in 1560, present blazon adopted on 18 April 1951.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ax.html (851 words)

	ipedia.com: Flag days in Sweden Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		This means that the Flag of Sweden is flown on all public flag poles and buildings.
		One example of handling this is the practice of the Infantry Regiment in Kiruna, which during this period flies the flag for one hour each day starting at noon.
		It receives its status from being a European Union flag day, and the fact that Sweden is a member country of the European Union.
	www.ipedia.com /flag_days_in_sweden.html (286 words)

	Finland travel guide - Wikitravel
		Finland (Finnish: Suomi, Swedish: Finland, [2]) is in Northern Europe and has borders with Russia to the East, Norway to the North and Sweden to the West.
		Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809.
		Finland is one of the few societies on Earth (the other being Mongolia) where it is considered normal for adults to drink milk (maito) as an accompaniment to food.
	wikitravel.org /en/Finland (8721 words)

	Aaland Islands (Finland)
		The dimensions of the flag of the Åland Islands are 16:3:4:3:26 horizontally and 12:3:4:3:12 vertically.
		the flag of Finland with an extra yellow cross in the middle, and a design were a red cross was added to the Swedish pattern.
		The flag is a banner of the arms; arms granted in 1560, present blazon adopted on 18 April 1951.
	allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ax.html (851 words)

	Ministry of the Interior - The days the flag is flown
		Ministry of the Interior - The days the flag is flown
		9 April, the day Mikael Agricola, the founder of the written Finnish language died and Elias Lönnrot, a collector of folklore was born; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Language
		When a foreign head of state is on an official state visit to Finland, the Finnish flag is usually flown from public buildings in the localities the visit covers.
	www.intermin.fi /intermin/home.nsf/pages/C3E0FA94667D1B19C2256B640061558B?opendocument (398 words)

	Iceland
		The dimensions of the flag are 7:1:2:1:14 horizontally and 7:1:2:1:7 vertically.
		Vertically the flag has 7 units of blue, 1 unit of white, 2 units of red, 1 unit of white and 7 units of blue.
		From the 16th century until 1944 Iceland was represented in the Danish national arms; until 1903 by a crowned stockfish, a dried codfish sans head, and 1903-44 by a falcon.
	www.fotw.us /flags/is.html (391 words)

	Traditional festivities — Virtual Finland
		In the north of Finland, Midsummer marks the peak of the exotic appeal of the Arctic, as the sun remains above the horizon all night.
		The idea of a day dedicated to all mothers was first conceived in the USA in the early part of this century, and soon spread to Europe.
		In Finland, primary schools were the first to organize Mothers' Day celebrations; all mothers were invited to the school on the second Sunday in May, where they were given flowers and their children provided the entertainment.
	virtual.finland.fi /finfo/english/juhlaeng.html (1670 words)

	The Norwegian Flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Norwegian flag is similar to the other Nordic flags (Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland) in its pattern.
		He got the idea for the Norwegian flag in 1821 after having seen his son draw a blue cross in the middle of the Danish flag: The Danish flag is red with a white cross.
		The size of the flag depends on the length of the flagpole.
	library.thinkquest.org /18802/norflag.htm (334 words)

	Flag days in Finland
		Saturday between 20 and 26 June 26, Midsummer Day; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag
		The days on which flying the Finnish flag is an established custom It has become customary to fly the Finnish flag on the following occasions.
		The dates are also listed in the Finnish State Calendar compiled by the University of Helsinki, and it is recommended that the flag is flown on these occasions in the same way as on those prescribed by law.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/f/fl/flag_days_in_finland.html (276 words)

	Flag of Finland - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		The Flag of Finland hearkens back to the beginning of the 20th century, and is modelled on the Danish flag, the Dannebrog.
		The national flag of Finland (siniristilippu, a flag with blue cross) is rectangle-shaped.
		The flag must be respected and must not be buried in the ground or used to other purpose.
	www.music.us /education/F/Flag-of-Finland.htm (517 words)

	Uusi sivu 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Finland is one of the northernmost countries of Europe.
		Finland is rightly known as a land of forests, which cover roughly three quarters of the country's surface area of 338,000 sq.
		Finland has a market economy based primarily on the paper and lumber industry, metal industry and the ship industry, the latter of which has been in decline.
	www.uku.fi /~dlaakson/Finland.htm (1702 words)

	Historical Flags -- Revolutionary War Flags, Civil War Flags, Confederacy Flags
		During battle, this flag was sometimes confused with the Union Stars and Stripes, and was therefore it was replaced by the 2nd National flag in 1863.
		It was formed by placing the Union flag in the canton of another flag having a field of white, blue or red.
		This flag is also known as the Meteor flag, and was widely used on ships during the Colonial period.
	www.capitolflags.com /historic-flags.html (1022 words)

	Finland Flags – Web Listings
		The flag of Finland is white with a blue cross that extends to the edges of the flag.
		In the case of Finland, horizontally there are 5 units of white, 3 units of blue, and 10 units of white.
		Flag of Finland was adopted in 1918, one year after the indipendence.
	www.business.com /directory/advertising_and_marketing/advertising/production_services/signage/flags/international_flags/finland/weblistings.asp (517 words)

	Origins of the Swastika Flag (Third Reich, Germany)
		From all sides came suggestions (...) the new flag had to be equally a symbol of our own struggle, since on the other hand it was expected also to be highly effective as a poster (...) an effective insignia can in hundreds of thousands of cases give the first impetus towards interest in a movement.
		According to John Toland's Adolf Hitler, the flag submitted by the "dentist from Starnberg" was "a swastika against a fl-white-red background".
		Most of these early relic NSDAP flags, including the flag of the 5th Munich SA Company of the 1923 Putsch, which became the famous Blood Flag in 1925, were eventually lost during the Allied bombings of World War Two.
	flagspot.net /flags/de}ns_or.html (1511 words)

	Sami People
		The flag of the Sami was adopted at the 13.
		This flag was widely used, and was a common sight during the protests against the Alta-Kautokeino hydroelectric development project.
		Some time ago I received information on the use of the flag of the Church of Norway, and they noted that the church flag was on the same level as the Saami flag, and should be used subordinate to the national flag.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/xn_sami.html (1430 words)

	Ministry of the Interior - The flag and arms of Finland
		Even though there are few restrictions concerning the flying of the Finnish flag, the national symbol should always be displayed with proper respect.
		In Finland, the Ministry of the Interior is responsible for matters covering the country's flag and arms.
		Provisions on the Finnish flag and its use are contained in the act 380/78 (as amended by the act 588/95) and the decree 383/78 (as amended by the decree 187/96), while the Government decision 827/93 of 16 September 1993 gives the exact shades of the flag and the national arms depicted on the flag.
	www.intermin.fi /intermin/home.nsf/english/flag (148 words)

	Artisan Flags Home Page
		In the Australian flag two different sewing techniques are used, the stripes in the union jack are joined using French seams and the stars are appliquéd to the blue background.
		A flag is a dynamic device and will wear out, its life span depends on several factors, click here for a discussion on flag life.
		The first flag known to have been raised in Australia was the Dutch flag taken ashore by a swimmer through heavy surf when Abel Tasman discovered and named Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) in 1642.
	www.artisanflags.com.au (517 words)

	Flag Day - Definition, explanation
		History of the flag, what the colors stand for, a monolouge by the US Flag, poems honouring the flag, patriotic midi collection, flag etiquette, crafts, trivia,...
		All about Flag Day (U.S.), with the Pledge of Allegiance, definitions of what "flag" means, as well as the history of Flag Day.
		Flag Day in the United States is June 14th
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/f/fl/flag_day_1.php (525 words)

	DaVinci: Reference> Flags> Regional> Finland
		Finland's Ekokem gets green light for waste-burning power plantNewsroom Finland, Finland - Feb 22, 2007The plant is to process a maximum of 150000 tonnes of waste a year, of which a large part is comprised of sorted municipal waste, obtained through regional...
		New Finnish telecommunications operator establishedNewsroom Finland, Finland - Feb 22, 2007The meeting saw the approval of the proposal put forward earlier this month to merge five regional telephone companies and DNA Finland.
		Finland has expanded further its consultative structures designed to address concerns of national minorities, including by setting up permanent regional...
	www.bluegrassdavinci.com /ODP/Reference/Flags/Regional/Finland (333 words)

	Finland Flag
		We stock the Finland flag in 4x6 inch, 12x18 inch, 2ft x 3ft, 3ft x 5ft and 4ft x 6ft sizes in nylon and 3ft x 5ft in Superknit polyester.
		Finland stick flag 4 inch x 6 inch, mounted on a 10 inch plastic stick.
		Finland stick flag 12 x 18 inch, mounted on a 24 inch wooden stick.
	www.united-states-flag.com /finland.html (431 words)

	Norway Info - Articles - The Norwegian Flag
		But the flag could not be used all over the world: due to a deal the Swedes had made with North African pirates, Swedish ships were left in peace at sea.
		The flag was introduced in 1934 and adopted in 1948.
		In 1821, the Norwegian flag was designed, and in 1844, it was recognized for all purposes, but with a 'union canton' consisting of the combined crosses of Norway and Sweden.
	www.cyberclip.com /Katrine/NorwayInfo/Flagg.html (1572 words)

	Finland Regional Flags Reference
		Finland, Sweden and the Lure of NATOStratfor - May 4, 2007In this atmosphere, two Nordic countries that have long resisted NATO -- Finland and Sweden -- are eyeing membership in the regional security organization.
		Nokia Siemens Networks plans 9000 job cutsEDN.com, MA - May 4, 2007The company, which has its operational headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and regional headquarters in Munich, Germany, first mentioned the prospect of job...
		Sweden-Finland update - Karlstad plays first-ever match and new...World Footy News, Australia - May 3, 2007Around 170km from Helsinki, Tampere is Finland's third-largest city overall and the largest outside the Helsinki metropolitan area.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Reference/Flags/Regional/Finland (343 words)

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