GENEVA — Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful of unit flags — but is preparing to phase them out, largely to avoid awkwardness with its Western allies. The history ...

Flags of Finnish Air Forces are seen during a parade in Jyvaskyla, Finland, November 2024. (Tommi Anttonen/Lehtikuva via AP) Finland’s Air Force, now part of NATO, still flies swastikas on a handful ...

FILE - Finnish aerobatics group Midnight Hawks performs during a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, Russia ...