Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, ...

Finland is finally removing the swastika from the flags of its air force, after the new commander admitted the symbol caused ...

Finland is to remove the swastika from the flags of its air force because its use has caused “awkward situations with foreign visitors”.

The Finnish Air Force has used the swastika as its emblem since 1918, but has now announced it will remove it from its flags.

The Air Force is phasing out its use of the symbol, which dates to its foundation in 1918. An official said that it had ...

Finland adopted the swastika as the emblem of its Air Force in 1918, two years before the German Nazi Party adopted it.

The Finnish Air Force is set to remove the swastika from its flag after joining NATO two years ago. Infamously adopted by Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party in 1920 (and still appropriated to this day by ...

GENEVA — The air force of NATO member Finland is still flying swastikas on some flags, but is moving to remove them mostly because of the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies. The history of ...

GENEVA (AP) — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The ...