The Ministry of the Interior recommends general flagging on Thursday, April 8, 2021, Roma National Day. Flagging begins at 8 a.m. and ends at sunset.
- The Ministry of the Interior has ordered government agencies and institutions to flag 8.4. With the Finnish flag. If more than one ticket area is used, it can be flagged with the Roma flag alongside the Finnish flag, the ministry instructs in a press release issued on Friday.
Special planner Aino Tuovinen from the Ministry of the Interior says that the Ministry of the Interior has received proposals from citizens to flag Finland on National Roma Day.
- As a result of these proposals, at the end of last year, the Ministry of the Interior asked the Advisory Board for Romanian Affairs for its position on ordering state agencies and institutions to fly the Finnish flag on Roma National Day. The Advisory Board for Romanian Affairs welcomed the presentation, Tuovinen told Iltalehti on Friday.
Used since 1971
According to the Romanit.fi website, the international Roma flag was approved in 1971 at the First World Roma Congress.
The Roma flag represents the Roma people.
- The blue color of the flag symbolizes the sky, spirituality, eternity and freedom. The color green symbolizes nature, land, fertility and the concrete aspects of life in general. The red wheel with 16 poles is reminiscent of Roma origin, as the same chakra is also on the Indian flag. The chakra symbolizes horse-drawn carriages and travel, development and growth, according to romanit.fi.
Link: https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/f170fb94-adbe-47dd-8166-6dc91f39845a
