Happy (Finnish) Flag Day
Finnish soldier and dog in position near Kiestinki, 25 April, 1942, note the Mosin rifle
Happy 80th Annual Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces!
Celebrated every June 4 since the Continuation War in 1942, it is also the birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, the commander of the Finnish forces 30 November 1939 (the start of the Winter War) to 12 January 1945.
Old Mannerheim, who learned his trade in the Imperial Russian Army, turned 75 in 1942, and the Finnish government granted him the honorary title Marshall of Finland and made his birthday the Flag Day.
It is also the customary promotion day for each year for those wearing a Finnish uniform.