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Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies.

Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, and which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250829-finland-will-remove-swastikas-from-its-air-force-flags-to-avoid-awkwardness-with-western-allies?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Finland #Swastika #Military #FinnishAirForce #NATO

Finland will remove swastikas from its air force flags to avoid 'awkwardness' with Western allies.

Blue swastikas on white backgrounds that have featured on the flags of various Finnish Air Force units since 1918, and which officials say is in no way connected to Nazi Germany, are being gradually phased out in an effort to enhance integration with Western allies following NATO membership.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250829-finland-will-remove-swastikas-from-its-air-force-flags-to-avoid-awkwardness-with-western-allies?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Finland #Swastika #Military #FinnishAirForce #NATO