The flag is described in Act on Finnish flag (380/1978) [1] and thus falls under
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This file is in the public domain in Finland because it is a part of a decision or a statement issued by a public authority or other public body in Finland and is not an independent work. Section 9 of the Finnish Copyright Act specifies that no copyright exists in such material. (Link to the Act)
If, however, drawing the flag entails a creative work,
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This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Palffy. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Palffy grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
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