Finland's Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags - but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history of the ...

GENEVA — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history ...

Finland's air force is phasing out the use of swastikas on some of its flags, a decision largely driven by the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies. Changes have been underway for years; a ...

Finland is finally removing the swastika from the flags of its air force, after the new commander admitted the symbol caused “awkward situations” with NATO allies. “We could have continued with this ...

GENEVA (AP) — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GENEVA (AP) — Finland’s Air Force, now part ...

GENEVA — The air force of NATO member Finland is still flying swastikas on some flags, but is moving to remove them mostly because of the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies. The history of ...