Nuuska, relative to #169...old news perhaps, but Google reports the Finnish Air Force no longer uses the swastika as a symbol on their aircraft...for those not aware, this had been used since 1918, well before the Nazi party adopted it.
Yes - it is funny, how old symbol like that has been in good use for centuries - and after once misused somewhere - in this case the nazis - it can not be used anymore. I spent my childhood in Vaasa - and the seal of Vaasa has one hanging of it - hope they don't even start talking changing that.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...asa.vaakuna2.svg/800px-Vaasa.vaakuna2.svg.png
Okay, now that you mention it I can see the swastika-like outline, but such a general geometric-type pattern must be found many places. At some point maybe people are just looking too hard for something that can be found easily in other things, I'd say. Of course, they didn't ask ME, so that's just a random opinion. But kind of like a Greek Key design which has been around since early days and shows up in architecture and art and textiles, it must be more universal than the Nazis, yes?? But perhaps I'm wrong. And I do know that misuse of something classic can ruin it for repeat use. What did the symbol stand for when used in Finland, @Nuuska ??When you look at the golden parts of the cross you see swastika.
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