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![[Arms of Finland]](../images/f/fi).gif)
by Luis Miguel Arias Pérez, 23 November 2001
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Ossi Raivio, 19 November 2001
The coat of arms of Finland dates back to about 1580. Its official
present design is the work of Olof Eriksson (1911-87) and it was
adopted when the coat of arms were codified by law on 26.5.1978 (simultaneously
with the present design of the flags). The form of the lion used on
the flags is the same as on the state coat of arms, so Eriksson is the person
to be credited for this, not Heikki Häiväoja (b. 1929; he designed the lion as it is used on the new Euro coins and on coins minted 1964-1993). By the way, Eriksson was one of the
most skillful and productive Finnish heraldists and he is famous
especially for his beautiful municipal coats of arms of which he designed far
more than a hundred during the 1950s and '60s.
Marco Pribilla, 19 November 2001
This Image of the Arms
Following the design of the following addresses, I have drawn the image of the Finnish coat of arms that I send.
· http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/vaakeng.html
· http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/9496/fi-seite4.html
Luis Miguel Arias Pérez, 23 November 2001
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