Order of the Cross of Liberty
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Awarded by Finland | |
Type | State order |
Established | March 4, 1918 |
Country | Finland |
Seat | Defence Command, Helsinki[1] |
Motto | Isänmaan puolesta ('For the Fatherland') |
Eligibility | Finnish nationals and foreigners, Finnish Defence Force units and other organizations[2] |
Criteria | Merits for the Finnish Defence Forces[2] |
Status | Currently constituted |
Founder | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim |
Grand Master | Alexander Stubb |
Chancellor | Ari Puheloinen[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Sakari Honkamaa[1] |
Classes |
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Website | vapaudenristinritarikunta |
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First induction | Spring 1918[3] |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the White Rose of Finland |
Next (lower) | Order of the Lion of Finland |
Ribbon of the Order of the Cross of Liberty |
The Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finnish: Vapaudenristin ritarikunta; Swedish: Frihetskorsets orden) is one of three official state orders in Finland, along with the Order of the White Rose of Finland and the Order of the Lion of Finland.