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by António Martins-Tuválkin, 7
March 2001
The flag is a banner of the arms;
arms adopted in 1997.
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I can't say anything general for all provinces – old or new – but having lived for a long time in Hämeenlinna (in Swedish: Tavastehus) which used to be the capital of the old Hämeen lääni (Tavastehus län / Häme [=Tavastia] Province) and which now is the capital of Etelä-Suomen lääni (Södra Finlands län / Province of Southern Finland) I have observed that the provincial government there is flying a special pennant during summer time.
The old pennant was w-r-w-r-w where the red "stripes" actually only were a kind