Teivo Teivanen, professor of international politics at the University of Helsinki, drew attention to the fact, that the air force of finland, without publicizing this, finally decided to remove the swastika from their official paraphernalia. FROM 1918 year in the symbols of the Finnish Air Force, the swastika was present as the main symbol. Until recently, the swastika was the central sign on the flag of the Finnish Air Force units., next to which wings were depicted.
Now the Finnish Air Force Command, answering incoming questions, notes, that the swastika really ceased to exist as the emblem of the country's military aviation "finally".
The press service of the department notes, what is officially from such an emblem (called the emblem of Eric von Rosen) refused to 2017 year, but until recently, it was still preserved on the flags of some parts of the Air Force, as well as on some chevrons and awards.
The Western press says, that the situation today was paid attention only because, that a wave of protest is gaining momentum throughout the Western world after the sensational tragic episode in Minneapolis USA, where black George Floyd was killed by police. apparently, before this incident, no one in Finland had any special questions about the presence of a swastika as a military paraphernalia.
The swastika as such has been used in Finnish aviation since 1918 to April 1945 of the year. But even after its “first cancellation”, it continued to be used as, eg, graphic details of awards for Finnish pilots.
