Household pennant

Household pennant is a quite common Finnish tradition. A household pennant (Finnish: isännänviiri, Swedish: husbondsvimpel) can be flown whenever there is no flag day and it is usually a means of telling that the "master of the house" is at home. These pennants have a long, narrow, triangular shape, usually half the length of the flag pole. The triangle has a base of roughly one tenth of the length and it is connected to the pole via a single lanyard, giving the pennant the ability to rotate while flying.[1]

Finnish general pennant, blue-cross pennant

The different regions of Finland have been connected with some traditional colors (often from the coats of arms of the historical provinces of Finland and modern provinces), and these are often reflected in the household pennant. The pennants sometimes also incorporate the regional arm into the design. The shapes, designs and uses of the pennants are however not regulated by law, as long as they do not interfere with uses of the regular flag, which is regulated. It is also allowed to fly a pennant overnight. In addition to the general pennant (which is based on the flag of Finland) and the regional variants, there are also family, city and municipality variants, of which any may be flown. A common practice is to either fly the pennant of the region of residence or the pennant from which the family members come.

Finland
Swedish-speaking Finns

Finnish regional household pennants

The different regions of Finland have been connected with some traditional colors (often from the coats of arms of the historical provinces of Finland and modern provinces), and these are often reflected in the household pennant. The pennants sometimes also incorporate the regional arm into the design. A common practice is to either fly the pennant of the region of residence or the pennant from which the family members come. As the household pennant is connected to the pole with a single lanyard, the pennant has the ability to revolve around its horizontal axis. Thus, an actual pennant does not have a "top" side, making some of the pennants identical in practice.

Pennant of Åland
Pennant of Central Finland
Pennant of Central Ostrobothnia
Pennant of Kainuu
Pennant of Karelia
Pennant of Kymenlaakso
Pennant of Lapland
Pennant of Northern Ostrobothnia
Pennant of Satakunta
Pennant of Savonia
Pennant of South Karelia
Pennant of Southern Ostrobothnia
Pennant of Southwest Finland
Pennant of Swedish Speaking Southwest Finland
Pennant of Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia
Pennant of Tavastia
Pennant of Uusimaa
Pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa/Nyland
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See also

References
  1. Finnish "husband" pennants Flags of the World
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