Blue and white here isn't random: a 19th-century poem described "the blue of our lakes and the white snow of our winters," and that line stuck as the flag's unofficial explanation when Finland adopted the design in 1918. The cross itself follows the same Nordic template as its neighbors, just rendered in Finland's own sky-and-snow palette.
What š«š® means
A white rectangular flag with a confluence of a horizontal and a vertical navy blue stripe, the junction of which is shown a little to the left of the middle point.
The š«š® Flag: Finland emoji represents Finland, officially known as the Republic of Finland. It is a Nordic state situated in northern Europe. This emoji is shown as 'FI' on some platforms.
How and when to use it
Other Names
- š«š® Finland Flag
- š«š® Flag of the Republic of Finland
- š«š® Finnish Flag
- š«š® Fin Flag
- š«š® Country Code - FI
The lowdown
- Category
- Flags āŗ country-flag
- Codepoints
U+1F1EB U+1F1EE- Emoji version
- Emoji 2.0
- Shortcodes
:finland:GitHub:flag-fi:Slack:flag_fi:Discord:fi:Discord- Keywords
- flag
How it looks across platforms
Seeing a blank box instead of the emoji somewhere? Here's why that happens. Curious why the designs above don't match to begin with? Here's why that happens too.
ā” Quick round
Which joined the keyboard first ā š«š® Flag: Finland or š«Ø Shaking Face?