The Order of the White Rose of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; Swedish: Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland. The President of Finland is the Grand Master of all three orders. The orders are administered by boards consisting of a chancellor, a vice-chancellor and at least four members. The orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland have a joint board.
Order of the White Rose of Finland
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 Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | |
Awarded by  Finland | |
| Type | State order |
| Established | January 28, 1919 |
| Country | Finland |
| Seat | House of the Estates[1] |
| Ribbon | Ultramarine |
| Motto | Isänmaan hyväksi ('For the Good of the Fatherland') |
| Eligibility | Finnish nationals and foreigners[2] |
| Criteria | Distinguished service to the fatherland[2] |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Founder | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
| Grand Master | Alexander Stubb[1] |
| Chancellor | Jussi Nuorteva[1] |
| Vice-Chancellor | Kari Jordan[1] |
| Classes |
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| Website | ritarikunnat |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | February 12, 1919[3] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | (Order of the White Rose of Finland is the highest order) |
| Next (lower) | Order of the Cross of Liberty |
 Ribbon of the Order of the White Rose of Finland | |
History
editThe Order of the White Rose of Finland was established by Gustaf Mannerheim in his capacity as regent (temporary head of state) on January 28, 1919.[4][5] The name comes from the nine roses argent in the coat of arms of Finland.[6] The order's rules and regulations were confirmed on May 16, 1919,[7] and its present rules date from June 1, 1940. The revised scale of ranks was confirmed most recently in 1985. The original decorations were designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. The swastikas of the collar were replaced by fir crosses in 1963, designed by heraldic artist Gustaf von Numers. The honour can be granted for military as well as civilian merit.
Insignia
editThe ribbon for all classes is ultramarine, as it is found in the flag of Finland, although officially the statutes do not define the color of the ribbon beyond it being "dark blue".[8] The motto of the order appears on the medallion and is Isänmaan hyväksi (Finnish for 'For the Good of the Fatherland').[2][9]
The President of Finland wears the Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland with Collar (a neck chain). The Collar is worn four centimetres from either side and hangs at equal distances at the front and back. The Grand Cross and Commander marks are awarded with a breast star.
Classes
editThe classes of the order of the White Rose of Finland are:
Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland with Collar
First Class Commander of the White Rose of Finland
Commander of the White Rose of Finland
First Class Knight of the White Rose of Finland
Knight (Chevalier) of the White Rose of Finland
Cross of Merit of the White Rose of Finland
First Class Medal of the White Rose of Finland with golden cross
First Class Medal of the White Rose of Finland
Medal of the White Rose of Finland
Recipients
editGenerally the Grand Cross with Collar is awarded only to foreign heads of state, e.g. to King Fuad I of Egypt (1935), Charles de Gaulle (1962), Josip Broz Tito (1963) and King Birendra of Nepal (1988). In the case of royals, consorts may be awarded with it. Heirs apparent of Nordic monarchies have also been awarded.[10] The Grand Master may however in principle award it at his pleasure.[11] During World War II Hermann Göring and Joachim von Ribbentrop were exceptionally given the Grand Cross with Collar because Adolf Hitler would not receive orders.[12]
Prime Ministers of Finland customarily receive the Grand Cross. (Certain leftist politicians refused the cross or did not wear it, and the transient term in office of Anneli Jäätteenmäki did not lead to the President awarding the cross.)[13] The Grand Cross is also given to presidents of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Administrative Court, the Archbishop of Turku and Finland, and the Chancellor of the order.[14]
Recipients list
edit| Year | Commander | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Regent of Finland (1918–1919) Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces (1918, 1939–1946) President of Finland (1944–1946) | |
| ???? | ||
| 1926 | ||
| 1930 | President of Czechoslovakia | |
| 1931 | Regent of Hungary | |
| 1934 | ||
| 1939 | ||
| 1941 | for services "toward relieving the civilian population of wartorn Finland".[15] | |
| politician, military leader | ||
| 1942 | ||
| Emperor of Japan[16] | ||
| 1944 | [17] | |
| 1947 | ||
| 1951 | in 1948 Aabel became the Assistant Military Attaché in Helsinki, Finland[18] | |
| 1955 | [19] | |
| 1960 | ||
| 1961 | [20] | |
| 1962 | [16] | |
| 1963 | ||
| 1967 | [21] | |
| first wife of actor Gregory Peck | ||
| US Army Attaché | ||
| 1969 | ||
| 1971 | ||
| 1974 | King of Sweden[16] | |
| 1976 | [16] | |
| 1978 | Marshal of the Soviet Union | |
| 1983 | ||
| 1984 | ||
| 1988 | ||
| late king of Nepal[16] | ||
| 1991 | [22] | |
| 1996 | King of Thailand | |
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | Executive Director – International Programs, FEMBA/GAP programs, UCLA Anderson School of Management[23] "for assisting the expansion of Finnish start-up companies through the UCLA Anderson's Global Access Program."[23] | |
| Knight of the Order of White Rose of Finland, ice hockey executive, businessman, and politician[24] | ||
| historian | ||
| 2005 | philologist, linguist | |
| 2006 | [25] | |
| 2007 | ||
| [26][27] | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Managing Director – Finnforest USA | ||
| Chief Executive Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks | ||
| 2009 | ||
| President of Kazakhstan[28] | ||
| [29] | ||
| 2010 | |
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| 2011 | Former executive vice president and CTO of Nokia. Henry was a tenured professor of computer science at the University of Helsinki. Henry holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Helsinki, Finland and an honorary doctorate from University of Tampere, Finland. | |
| Professor, Director – GAP, UCLA Anderson School of Management[30] "in recognition of his efforts, through the GAP program, to help Finnish technology companies expand into markets abroad, including the United States"[31] and their advancement "further in corporate development."[30] | ||
| 2012 | President of Finland (2012–2024) | |
| Miss Universe 1952 | ||
| 2015 | [32] | |
| [33] Chevalier (Knight) of the White Rose of Finland | ||
| 2016 | Cross of Merit of the Order of the White Rose for the promotion of Finnish culture including the commissioning Rockland the Opera[34] | |
| 2017 | [35] | |
| 2021 | [36] | |
| 2022 | ||
| 2024 | President of Finland (2024–) | |
| 2024 | President of Estonia (2021–) |
Special honors
edit- Grand Cross with Collar, Jewels and Swords was awarded only once, to Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 4 June 1944.
- Grand Cross with Jewels, to three Finns: Senator Otto Stenroth 1938, Foreign Minister Carl Enckell 1946 and Jean Sibelius 1950.[37]
- Grand Cross with Swords has been awarded to three Finnish Lieutenant Generals: Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Edvard Hanell and Aksel Airo. The decoration has also been awarded to a number of foreign high officers, such as the German Colonel General Eduard Dietl.[37]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Ritarikuntien organisaatio". Ritarikunnat - Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (in Finnish). January 7, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan ohjesääntö". Ritarikunnat - Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (PDF) (in Finnish). Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 47–49, 497.
- ^ "Finnish Orders and Where to Find Them". Tallinn Museum of Orders of Knighthood. December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "The Order of the White Rose of Finland". Presidentti.fi. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 22, 25, 31.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, p. 52.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 44–45.
- ^ "History". Ritarikunnat - Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 107–108.
- ^ Tetri, Juha E. (March 13, 1994). "Kunniamerkeissä syytä pitäytyä tarkkuuteen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). p. A 19.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 151–152, 156.
- ^ Hämäläinen, Unto (December 11, 2016). "Pätkäpääministerit jäävät ilman suurristiä – presidentin vahva asema näkyy palkitsemisessa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ Matikkala 2017, pp. 114–115.
- ^ "Letter transmitting Order of White Rose", www.ancestry.com, accessed 22 Sep 2015 [1]
- ^ a b c d e "Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat". Ritarikunnat (in Finnish). October 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ For services to the Finnish Government as Naval Adviser 1934-39
- ^ "Brian Aabel".
- ^ Lucas, John (2008). Thomas Beecham : an obsession with music. Woodbridge, UK: Boydell. p. 330. ISBN 978-1843834021.
- ^ Ambegaokar, Saga Mirjam Vuori (2004). "Gripenberg, Maggie". In Cohen, Selma Jeanne (ed.). International Encyclopedia of Dance (1st paperback ed.). New York, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-195-17369-7. – via Oxford University Press's Reference Online (subscription required)
- ^ "Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat - Ritarikunnat" (in Finnish). October 9, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
- ^ "Eva Margareta STEINBY". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014.
- ^ a b Carrillo, Sandybeth, "Vice chancellor emeritus receives recognition overseas: Finland awards Svenson for work with international Anderson program", Daily Bruin, UCLA, 2005 January 10.
- ^ Koski, Juha (November 27, 2017). "Vuoden 2017 Yritysjohtaja on Harri Sjoholm Elinkeinovaikuttaja Kalervo Kummola". Tampere Chamber of Commerce (in Finnish). Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ Hasani, Ilire; Hoffmann, Robert. "Oja Erkki". Academy of Europe. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "Meet Rada Boric, Croatia". Nobel Women's Initiative. November 25, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Radi Borić uručeno finsko odlikovanje". Suomi ulkomailla: Kroatia (in Croatian). Retrieved April 1, 2024.
- ^ "Nursultan Nazarbayev was awarded the highest award - the Order of the "Finnish White Rose and the Finnish Lion"". e-history.kz (in Russian). Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ "IS: Syyrian sotarikoksista syytetyllä presidentillä Suomen korkein kunniamerkki". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). September 20, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Bensley, Lucas (January 12, 2012). "From 'professor' to knighted 'sir': UCLA's Bob Foster is honored by Finland". Daily Bruin. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Press release, UCLA Anderson School of Management, 2011 December 20.
- ^ "Itsenäisyyspäivän kunniamerkit". Turun Sanomat. December 2, 2015.
- ^ "6.12.2015 annetut kunniamerkit". January 6, 2021.
- ^ "Kiltinens are well deserving of many honors received". The Mining Journal. January 15, 2016.
- ^ "Muistokirjoitus | Helena Yli-Renko 1972–2021". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). April 29, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ "Turun ammattikorkeakoulun henkilökunnalle myönnetty kunniamerkkejä". Turun Ammattikorkeakoulu (in Finnish). Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Tetri, Juha E. (2003). Kunniamerkkikirja (in Finnish) (3. täyd. ed.). Ajatus. p. 52. ISBN 978-951-20-6404-5.
Works cited
edit- Matikkala, Antti (2017). Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. ISBN 978-951-37-7005-1.
Further reading
edit- Finnish Orders of Merit: 100 Years (PDF). Helsinki: National Archives of Finland, The Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland, The Order of the Cross of Liberty. 2018. ISBN 978-952-7323-00-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2022.
- A Guide to the Orders and Decorations of Finland (PDF). Helsinki: The Orders of the White Rose of Finland and the Lion of Finland. 2017. ISBN 978-951-37-7191-1.