Finland's Air Force Command has discreetly dropped a swastika logo from its unit emblem — after a century — and replaced it with a neutral insignia featuring a golden eagle. Finland's air force has finally removed a swastika from its 1918 design. The Finnish Air Command swastika emblem dated back to March 1918, when the Finnish Air Force was created. Responsibility for Finland's air defense and air operations is with the Air Force. Finland's Air Force Command has discreetly dropped its swastika logo as unit emblem — after a century — and replaced it with a neutral insignia featuring a … … The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF) (Finnish: Ilmavoimat ("Air Forces"), Swedish: Flygvapnet) ("Air Weapon") is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces.Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions. The Scandinavian country’s military branch, which had been using the symbol decades before it became linked to Nazi Germany that ravaged Europe during World War II, has quietly changed a unit emblem to now showcase a golden eagle surrounded by a circle of wings. The air force had used the symbol ever since it was founded … Finland has changed the general staff ID and logo of its Air Force Command without making an announcement of the new logo. Finland's air force quietly ditches infamous SWASTIKA symbol from its command insignia. Finland declared its independence from Russia a … Better late than never. An official logo for Finland’s Air Force that prominently featured a swastika is no more. The Finnish Air Force's updated logo, now visible on its official Twitter account, now features a golden eagle symbol that has also been in use in the Air Force since 1945. The Finnish Air Force was founded on 6 March 1918. The swastika was introduced to the Finnish military in 1918, before the rise of the Nazi party in Germany. The Finnish air force soon after adopted the symbol — a blue swastika on a white background — and used it as the national insignia on all its planes from 1918 until 1945. Adam Oliver Smith - HT. Finland's Air Force Command has discreetly dropped its swastika logo as … The change, made to avoid false and uncomfortable associations with Nazi Germany’s notorious logo, took place in January 2017 but wasn’t announced publicly by the Nordic nation's military at the time. FILE - In this file photo dated May 5, 2011, a Finnish Air Force Hawk aircraft in flight. As its secondary mission, the service supports other authorities and participates in crisis management.