Makemakean
Mr Makemean
- Pronouns
- Logical, unlike those in German
So I finally decided on what Finland's flag will look like in this timeline.
Turns out that I cannot go for the design they use in OTL, because the Finnish flag was first used in Finland by the Yacht Club of Uusimaa, and they had been so unoriginal that they had just blatantly stolen the design of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club without making any changes whatsoever. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club had just taken the Russian Naval Ensign, and changed the saltire for a Nordic-style cross (for some reason), and there we are. Without Finland falling into Russian hands, no OTL Finnish flag.
I decided to go for the colours of the Finnish coat of arms then. Now, there is an obvious design here, but pretty much on account of me being Scanian, I just couldn't let them have that design without it irking me somewhat insanely, because of what I associate that design with. It's a bit like if you are a Yorkshire Man. Even if you were to find an excuse for doing it, you just would never let the flag of any other country be a white rose on a blue background.
Fortunately, there were many, many, many proposed designs for the Finnish flag after they got their independence in the early 20th century, and I picked one that allows me to give them a flag that is close enough to the Scanian flag for it to be plausible, but far enough away for me to be able to see it as something else:
Turns out that I cannot go for the design they use in OTL, because the Finnish flag was first used in Finland by the Yacht Club of Uusimaa, and they had been so unoriginal that they had just blatantly stolen the design of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club without making any changes whatsoever. The St. Petersburg Yacht Club had just taken the Russian Naval Ensign, and changed the saltire for a Nordic-style cross (for some reason), and there we are. Without Finland falling into Russian hands, no OTL Finnish flag.
I decided to go for the colours of the Finnish coat of arms then. Now, there is an obvious design here, but pretty much on account of me being Scanian, I just couldn't let them have that design without it irking me somewhat insanely, because of what I associate that design with. It's a bit like if you are a Yorkshire Man. Even if you were to find an excuse for doing it, you just would never let the flag of any other country be a white rose on a blue background.
Fortunately, there were many, many, many proposed designs for the Finnish flag after they got their independence in the early 20th century, and I picked one that allows me to give them a flag that is close enough to the Scanian flag for it to be plausible, but far enough away for me to be able to see it as something else: