Ostrobothnia (Finland) (original) (raw)
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Pohjanmaa, Österbotten
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christopher oehler
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[![[Flag of Ostrobothnia]](http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/f/fi-p.gif)
](../images/f/fi-p.gif) image by António Martins-Tuvalkin, 7 March 2001
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms granted in 1560.
See also:
- Oulu province (Oulun lääni, Uleåborgs län)
- Western Finland province (Länsi-Suomen lääni, Västra Finlands län)
- Bothnic lands in Finland, flag proposal
- Finland provinces
- Finland
About the flag
NB: The ermines are not ermine.
Lewis A. Nowitz, 13 March 2002
Blazon
Official blazon in Finnish: "Sinisessä kentässä kuusu juoksevaa hopeista kärppää, joiden hännänpäät mustat, sijoitettuina 2:2:2. Kruunu: kreivikunnan kruunu."
Official blazon in Swedish: "I blått fält sex springande hermeliner av silver ordnade 2:2:2, svansspetsarna svarta. Skölden krönes med grevskapets krona."
Blazoned in English: "Azure, six ermines 2:2:2 courant argent, tail-tips sable. The shield's crown is a count's crown."
English blazon by Lewis A. Nowitz, 13 March 2002