What do the colors on the Finland flag represent?

Answer 1

The suoman lippu (Finland flag) has a white background with blue Nordic cross on it. The white symbolizes the snow covering the country during winter. The blue colour of the cross symbolizes the numerous lakes of the country and the sky.

Answer 2

The flag of Finland represent the Republic of Finland.

The flag shows a blue Nordic Cross on a white background. The blue coloring is said to symbolize the country's thousands of lakes and the sky, with white for the snow that covers the land in winter.

Answer 3

The cross is a symbol for Christianity, the white symbolizes the snow in winter and the blue symbolizes the thousand lakes of finland.

Answer 4

The colour blue represents the sky and the lakes, and the colour white represents Finland's light (white) summer nights and the snow.

Answer 5

The flag features a blue Nordic cross on a white background. Blue represents lakes and the sky, and white represents snow and the white nights of the Finnish summer.

Answer 6

White stands for the light summer nights and snow, blue stands for the lakes and the sky.

Answer 7

Christianity. It also ties Finland to the other Fenno-Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Iceland) all of which also have a cross on their flags.

Answer 8

The lion in Finland's coat of arms is symbolic of Finland. It is holding a sword and trampling a sabre, possibly a Russian sabre, but that is never specified.

Answer 9

Christianity