FINLAND
ORDERS - DECORATIONS - MEDALS
Order of the Cross of Liberty (Vapaudenristin ritarikunta). Established 4.3.1918.
The Order has a Military and a Civil Division.
Finland's Order of the White Rose (Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta).
Established 28.1.1919. 5 classes: Commander Grand Cross, Commander 1st Class, Commander, Knight or Member 1st Class, Knight or Member.
Order of the Lion of Finland (Suomen Leijonan ritarikunta). Established 11.9.1942. 5
classes: Commander Grand Cross, Commander 1st Class, Commander, Knight 1st Class, Knight.
Order of the Holy Lamb (Pyhän Karitsab ritarkunta). Established 20.6.1935. 5
classes: Commander Grand Cross, Commander 1st Class, Commander, Knight or Member 1st Class, Knight or Member.
Finland's Olympic Cross of Merit (Suomens Olympialainen). Established 1951. 2
classes.
Finland's Cross of Merit for Athletics (Suomen Urheilun ansioristi). Established
1.3.1945. 3 classes: Grand Cross of Merit, Cross of Merit in gold, Cross of Merit in silver.
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