The national symbols

The flag

The colours

● white and blue● they symbolize the white snow and the

clouds and the blue sky and water.● same colors as the flag.

The anthem 'Maamme' 'Our country'

The music was composed by the German immigrant Fredrik Pacius, and the words were written by Johan Ludvig Runeberg, our national poet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKRvD5i44Ko

The national flower

lily-of-the-valley

The national bird

whooper swan

The national animal

brown bear

Finland is the land of thousands of lakes