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The flag of Finland is composed by a blue cross on a white bottom. He was declared an official by a law promulgated on May 29, 1918, almost six months after the independence of Finland. A new law that regulates it came into force in 1978. There are two models, the national flag and the official flag of the State.


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The shield of Finland shows alion crowned with foot on a bottom of gules (red). The lion lifts a sword with his right hand and is treading on a curled saber. The lion, the crown, and the handle of the sword and of the saber are of gold, in the same way that the coupling of the glove. The leaves of the weapon and the glove they are silvered. The bottom is adorned by nine silver roses

Music
Main articles: Music ofFinland, Finnish rock, and Sami music

The Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), a significant figure in the history of classical music.
Much of the music of Finland is influenced by traditional Karelian melodies and lyrics, as comprised in theKalevala. Karelian culture is perceived as the purest expression of the Finnic myths and beliefs, less influenced by Germanic influence than the Nordicfolk dance music that largely replaced the kalevaic tradition. Finnishfolk music has undergone a roots revival in recent decades, and has become a part of popular music.
The people of northern Finland, Sweden and Norway, the Sami, are known primarily for highly spiritual songs called Joik. The same word sometimes refers to lavlu or vuelie songs, though this is technically incorrect.
The firstFinnish opera was written by the German born composer Fredrik Pacius in 1852. Pacius also wrote the music to the poem Maamme/Vårt land (Our Country), Finland's national anthem. In the 1890s Finnishnationalism based on the Kalevala spread, and Jean Sibelius became famous for his vocal symphony Kullervo. He soon received a grant to study runo singers in Karelia and continued his rise as the firstprominent Finnish musician. In 1899 he composed Finlandia, which played its important role in Finland gaining independence. He remains one of Finland's most popular national figures and is a symbol of the nation.
Today, Finland has a very lively classical music scene. Finnish classical music has only existed for about a hundred years, and many of Finland's important composers are still alive, suchas Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Aulis Sallinen and Einojuhani Rautavaara. The composers are accompanied with a large number of great conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Osmo Vänskä, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Leif Segerstam. Some of the internationally acclaimed Finnish classical musicians are Karita Mattila, Soile Isokoski, Pekka Kuusisto,Olli Mustonen, and Linda Lampenius.

PerttuKivilaakso ofApocalyptica playing metal music live.
Iskelmä (coined directly from the German word Schlager, meaning hit) is a traditional Finnish word for a light popular song. Finnish popular music also includes various kinds of dance music; tango, a style of Argentine music, is also popular. The light music in Swedish speaking areas has more influences from Sweden. Modern Finnish popular music includes anumber of prominent rock bands, jazz musicians, hip hop performers, anddance music acts.
During the early 1960s, first significant wave of Finnish rock groups emerged, playing instrumental rockinspired by groups such as The Shadows. Around 1964, Beatlemania arrived in Finland, resulting into further development of the local rock scene. During the late 1960s and 1970s Finnish rock musiciansincreasingly wrote their own music instead of translating international hits into Finnish. During the decade someprogressive rock groups, such as Tasavallan Presidentti and Wigwam, gained respect abroad but failed to make a commercial breakthrough outside Finland. This was also the fate of the rock and roll groupHurriganes. The Finnish punk scene produced some internationally acknowledged names...