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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Finland at the Olympics.
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the
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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Finland at the Olympics.
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games
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* Russian officials told Finland that, because they were a part of Russia at the time, they were not allowed to fly their own flag. They then refused to fly the Russian flag, but still joined the parade.Mallon, Bill and Buchanan, IanTO NO EARTHLY KING
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See also
*Finland at the Olympics
Finland first participated at the Olympic Games in 1908, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games and every Winter Olympic Games since then. Finland was also the host nation for the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
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References
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Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
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