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Finnish fans display Finlandia banner at Belarus match
Original: Finnish #football fans represent at the #Finland - #Belarus game. The text in the banner is from Sibelius's "Finlandia".
Finnish football supporters made their presence felt at the Finland-Belarus game, unveiling a banner with lyrics from Sibelius's Finlandia. A version of the song popular since 2022 replaces Finland with Ukraine, and fans reportedly chanted an anti-Putin slogan during the opening 13 minutes of the match.
Why now: The display ties the match to strong Finnish support for Ukraine and opposition to Russia amid the ongoing war.
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- Finnish #football fans represent at the #Finland - #Belarus game. The text in the banner is from Sibelius's "Finlandia". A version popular since 2022 replaces "Finland" in lyrics with " #Ukraine ". 💪 Reportedly the first 13 minutes were straight "Putin huilo" 😂… · jmkorhonen.fi@bsky.brid.gy · 5
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