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![[Arms of Finland]](../misc/fi).gif)
image by Željko Heimer
Arms since the 1580s; date of current legislation on the coat of arms: 26 May 1978.
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The latest drawings of the Finnish
flag and the coat of arms in it were made by heraldic artist Olof
Eriksson in 1968.
Ossi Raivio, 19 November 2001
The coat of arms of Finland dates back
to about 1580. Its official present design is the work of Olof
Eriksson (1911–87) and it was adopted when the coat of arms were
codified by law on 26.5.1978 (simultaneously with the present
design of the flags). The form of the lion used on the flags is the
same as on the state coat of arms, so Eriksson is the person to be
credited for this, not Heikki Häiväoja (b. 1929; he
designed the lion as it is used on the new Euro coins and on coins
minted 1964–93). By the way, Eriksson was one of the most
skillful and productive Finnish heraldists and he is famous
especially for his beautiful municipal coats of arms of which he
designed far more than a hundred during the 1950s and '60s.
Marco Pribilla, 19 November 2001
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