This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website

Finland flag proposals: individuals (page 1)

Last modified: 2021-08-25 by christopher oehler
Keywords: finland: flag proposals | proposals: finland | scandinavian cross | cross: scandinavian | star: gold (1) | lion: with sword (yellow) | crown | sword | caduceus | postal horn | topelius (zacharias) |
Links: FOTW homepage | search | disclaimer and copyright | write us | mirrors




See also:

Hugo Nyberg proposal (1863)

National Flag

[Hugo Nyberg Finland proposal]
image by Ossi Raivio

Proposal sent by Hugo Nyberg, an engineer from Joensuu, U. Sirelius on 9.12.1917. Nyberg suggested adding a white border over all for merchant ensign, a post horn for postal flag and a caduceus for custom's ensign.
Ossi Raivio, 15 August 1999

Merchant Ensign

[Hugo Nyberg Finland merchant ensign proposal]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Ossi Raivio, 11 July 2008

Postal Flag

[Hugo Nyberg Finland postal flag proposal]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Ossi Raivio, 11 July 2008

Customs Ensign

[Hugo Nyberg Finland customs ensign proposal]
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, Ossi Raivio, and Guillermo T. Aveledo 11 July 2008


J. Penger proposals (1863)

[J. Penger Finland proposal 1]
Proposal 1
image by Ossi Raivio

[J. Penger Finland  proposal 2]
Proposal 2
image by Ossi Raivio

These are proposals of J. Penger, Master of Laws, dated on 18.5.1918. The plain white-blue-yellow tricoulour would have been the national flag. The red lion flag with the national flag in the upper hoist would have been the "patrol and defence flag". According to his proposal the state flag would have been the red lion flag.

I don't know what Mr. J. Penger meant with those colours. The book from which those images are taken (Suomen lippu kautta aikojen) does not give any other information.

Maybe blue-white for blue-white-supporters and yellow for red-yellow-fans. Those B-W-Y colours are currently used in the husband's pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa.
Ossi Raivio, 15 August 1999; 17 August 1999


Maamies proposal (1863)

[Maamies Finland proposal]
image by Antonio Martins

A pseudonym for the designer.
Jaume Ollé, 15 August 1999


Otto Donner proposal (1863)

[Otto Donner Finland proposal]
image by Antonio Martins


Zacharias Topelius proposal (before 1863)

[Zacharias Topelius Finland proposal}
image by Antonio Martins and Ossi Ravio
Source: Z. Topelius’ projekt till Finlands flagga [ztp18]

Modification on Topelius' proposal (1863)

[Modification on Topelius proposal]
image by Antonio Martins
Source: Z. Topelius’ projekt till Finlands flagga [ztp18]