Finland to phase out swastikas from its Air Force flags

Finland to phase out swastikas from its Air Force flags

Finland is set to phase out swastikas from the flag of the country’s Air Force, which a handful of unit flags still use the symbol that’s associated as a hate symbol. Since Finland joined NATO, the country has been removing the symbol from its remaining flags, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. Finland has been using a swastika as a symbol associated with the Air Force in a time before Nazi Germany used the symbol for hate. Ho…