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| Proportion | 2:3 |
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| Adopted | 16 February 1993 |
| Design | A horizontal tricolour of red, sky blue and green |
| Designed by | Alexander Ivanovich Kinnear |
The flag of the Republic of Karelia (Russian: Флаг Республики Карелия, Karelian: Karjalan tazavallan valdivolline flagu, Veps: Karjalan Tazovaldkundan flag, Finnish: Karjalan tasavallan lippu) is the official state symbol of the Republic of Karelia. Adopted by the Supreme Council of the Republic of Karelia on February 16, 1993. The flag was designed by Alexander Ivanovich Kinnear.
The state flag of the Republic of Karelia is a rectangular panel with equal horizontal stripes: the upper stripe is red, the middle one is blue and the bottom green. The ratio of the width of the flag to its length is 2:3.