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Bothnia (Finland)

Last modified: 1997-09-03 by filip van laenen
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Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-07

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Description of the flag

The blue-white flag was proposed in 1972, unknown by whom. The proportions are 11:18 (4-3-4 : 5-3-10). Blue and white are for the sea and snow, blue also for the connection with Sweden. Many people in the region speak Swedish as their first language.

Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-07


Geography

Bothnia is the area in middle/northern Finland extending inland from the Gulf of Bothnia.

Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-MAR-07