Meänmaa Flag Day

The tradition was started by the association "Meänmaan Tinkerit", founded in 2007.

[1][2] On July 15, 2017, a group of around 70 people from both sides of the border between Sweden and Finland gathered on the bridge between Ylitornio and Aavasaksa.

[3] On July 20, a seminar was also held in Ylitornio about the Flag Day and the ceremony, where participants could join the Meänmaan Tinkerit association.

In response, the STR-T association, which represents the Tornedalians, filed a complaint, arguing that not all residents of the region had been consulted.

The issue was discussed, and in 2013 an agreement was reached to celebrate July 15 as a day for both the Tornedalians and the Kvens.