Coat of Arms of Finland facts for kids

The coat of arms of Finland is a golden lion wearing a crown and holding a sword in the right front paw. The lion is standing up on its back legs on a sabre. There are nine silver roses in a red field around the lion.

Images for kids

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  Figure 2: Coat of arms of Valdemar Birgersson

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  Figure 3: Folkunga coat of arms

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  Figure 4: Seal of duke Valdemar

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  Figure 5: Grand-ducal coat of arms of Finland, tomb of King Gustav Vasa (Uppsala cathedral, Sweden)

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  Figure 6: Coat of arms of Karelia, tomb of King Gustav Vasa (Uppsala cathedral, Sweden)

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  Akseli Gallen-Kallela's proposal for the coat of arms of Finland.

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  Seal of Valdemar, Duke of Finland, from the beginning of the 14th century. The seal is based on the coat of arms of the Folkunga family.

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  Coat of arms of Finland in the chronicle of Laurentius Petrin from the 1580s.

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  The coat of arms of Elias Brenner is the coat of arms of Finland based on the model from the end of the 17th century.

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  1825–1855: The coat of arms of Finland was part of Second variant of the Russian Empire coat of arms

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  1881 version: The lion stands on three legs, 16 roses.

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  During autonomy, the coat of arms of Finland was often depicted as being supported by the double-headed eagle of Russia.

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  The coat of arms of Finland was part of the great coat of arms of the Russian Empire in 1882–1917.

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  Karl Bomansson's model of the coat of arms of Finland from 1889.

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  Coat of arms of Finland on the 1890 Finnish postage stamp

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  The lion coat of arms of the Gallen-Kallela mourning sign from the first oppression period in 1900.

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  Coat of arms used in the Finnish national flag in 1918–1920

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  Coat of arms used in the Finnish national flag in 1920–1978

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  Coat of arms used in the Finnish Waffen-SS Volunteer Battalion flag in 1941–1943

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  7th Missile Squadron, Finnish Navy: Finnish lion with a fish-tail and a trident

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  Artillery Brigade: Finnish lion holding a cannon

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  Engineering and NBC Warfare School, Finnish Army: Finnish lion holding a shield, symbolizing NBC protection.

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  Finnish Defence Forces International Center: Finnish lion holding a herald's staff

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  Finnish National Defence University: Finnish lion carrying a shield with the heraldic rose, the Finnish officers' rank insignia

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  Technical Training Center, Finnish Army: Finnish lion rising from an anvil

See also

In Spanish: Escudo de Finlandia para niños