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Finnish nafo in its natural habitat
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This was their airforce until 2020.
This is the flag of their air force academy today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Academy_(Finland)
Ackshually the swastika was a gift to the Finnish Air Force from a Herman Goring’s brother-in-law who later founded the Swedish Nazi party so it can’t represent the same beliefs.
Also the same guy that inspired actual Nazis to use swastika.
God dammit, Finland.
The aside glance of the dude on the far right (pun intended) makes this look like a poster for a comedy movie.
Also the nervous look of the guy actually holding the flag like he is just realizing what he's holding.
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According to this it is from before the Nazis were a thing. So maybe a little misleading but also weird they dragged their feet to change it.
The person responsible for their adoption of the swastika founded the Swedish Nazi Party
It’s still dubious to imply that the Finns adopted it as a direct or indirect result of Finns espousing Nazism. I mean both can be true, that there has been Finnish sympathy for Nazis, and that this specific usage of the swastika is pretty surely a coincidence. At least with the info available it’s pretty weak when there are so many stronger examples of Finns sympathizing with Nazis.
It's more that the symbol was created by a Fascist and Goering decided to steal it. It's really hard today to understand that Air Forces of the day were hotbeds of Fascism due to their aristocratic membership and futurist aesthetics.