Order of the White Rose of Finland
  • Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta
  • Finlands Vita Ros’ orden
Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Awarded by  Finland
TypeState order
EstablishedJanuary 28, 1919 (1919-01-28)
CountryFinland
SeatHouse of the Estates[1]
RibbonUltramarine
MottoIsänmaan hyväksi ('For the Good of the Fatherland')
EligibilityFinnish nationals and foreigners[2]
CriteriaDistinguished service to the fatherland[2]
StatusCurrently constituted
FounderCarl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
Grand MasterSauli Niinistö[1]
ChancellorJussi Nuorteva[1]
Vice-ChancellorKari Jordan[1]
Classes
  • Grand Cross
  • First Class Commander
  • Commander
  • First Class Knight
  • Knight
Websiteritarikunnat.fi/language/en
Statistics
First inductionFebruary 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

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.

History

The 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

The 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

Diploma of the order

The classes of the order of the White Rose of Finland are:

  • Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland with Collar
  • Grand Cross of the White Rose of Finland
  • 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

Generally 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

Selected recipients of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Year Commander Notes
1919 Finland Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Regent of Finland (1918–1919)
Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Defence Forces (1918, 1939–1946)
President of Finland (1944–1946)
 ???? Poland Edward Rydz-Śmigły
 ???? Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
1926 Kingdom of Italy Ernesto Burzagli
1930 Czechoslovakia Tomáš Masaryk President of Czechoslovakia
1931 Hungary Miklós Horthy Regent of Hungary
1934 United Kingdom Shaul Tchernichovsky
1939 Nazi Germany Walther von Brauchitsch
1941 Dean Driscoll for services "toward relieving the civilian population of wartorn Finland".[15]
1941 Nazi Germany Hermann Göring politician, military leader
1941 Nazi Germany Eduard Dietl
1941 Nazi Germany Josef Veltjens
1942 Nazi Germany Joachim von Ribbentrop
1942 Japan Hirohito Emperor of Japan[16]
1942 Romania Ion Antonescu
1944 Finland Norman Cameron Moore [17]
1947 United Kingdom Earl Wagner Twitchell
1951 Finland Bernard Aabel in 1948 Aabel became the Assistant Military Attaché in Helsinki, Finland[18]
1955 United States Thomas Beecham [19]
1960 Finland Jarl Lindfors, 1960
1961 Finland Maggie Gripenberg [20]
1962 France Charles de Gaulle [16]
1963 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
1963 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Koča Popović
1967 Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser [21]
1967 Hungary Zoltán Kodály
1967 United States Greta Kukkonen first wife of actor Gregory Peck
1967 United States Colonel Wayne J. Moe US Army Attaché
1969 United Kingdom Anne, Princess Royal
1971 Finland Olli Mannermaa
1971 New Zealand Arthur Lydiard
1974 Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden[16]
1976 Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev [16]
1978 Soviet Union Dmitriy Ustinov Marshal of the Soviet Union
1983 Finland Leo Kyntäjä
1983 Finland Walter Werronen
1984 United States Arthur J. Collingsworth
1988 Finland Ensio Seppänen
1988 Nepal Birendra Bir Bikram Shah late king of Nepal[16]
1991 Finland Margareta Steinby [22]
2003 Finland 'Andrew Wilkinson
2004 Finland Elwin Svenson 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]
2004 Finland Kalervo Kummola Knight of the Order of White Rose of Finland, ice hockey executive, businessman, and politician[24]
2004 Republic of Ireland Dáithí O'Ceallaigh
2005 Ukraine Kostiantyn Tyshchenko philologist, linguist
2006 Finland Erkki Oja [25]
2007 United States James Cathey
2008 Australia Tim Purcell
2008 Finland Jim Gilleran Managing Director – Finnforest USA
2008 Finland Simon Beresford-Wylie Chief Executive Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks
2009 Estonia Mart Laar
2009 Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan[26]
2009 Syria Bashar al-Assad [27]
2010 India Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
2011 Finland Henry Tirri 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.
2011 United States Bob Foster Professor, Director – GAP, UCLA Anderson School of Management[28]
"in recognition of his efforts, through the GAP program, to help Finnish technology companies expand into markets abroad, including the United States"[29] and their advancement "further in corporate development."[28]
2012 Finland Sauli Niinistö President of Finland (2012–)
2012 Finland Armi Kuusela Miss Universe 1952
2015 Finland Anna-Maja Henriksson [30]
2015 Finland Tapani Jyrki Tarvainen [31] Chevalier (Knight) of the White Rose of Finland
2016 Finland Pauline Kiltinen Cross of Merit of the Order of the White Rose for the promotion of Finnish culture including the commissioning Rockland the Opera[32]
2017 Finland Helena Yli-Renko [33]
2021 Finland David Yoken [34]
2022 Finland Hanna Vehkamäki
2022 Finland Sanna Marin

Special honors

See also

References

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  28. 1 2 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.
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  31. ↑ "6.12.2015 annetut kunniamerkit". January 6, 2021.
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Works cited

  • Matikkala, Antti (2017). Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ja Suomen Leijonan ritarikunnat (in Finnish). Helsinki: Edita. ISBN 978-951-37-7005-1.

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