How can Finland and Estonia have the same national anthem?

Maamme (Our Land in English, Vårt land in Swedish) doesn't have any officially decreed status as the Finnish national anthem. It's status is based on common practice and there has been sometimes quite strong will to change our national anthem. read more

Finland and Estonia don’t have completely similar national anthem. They both use the melody composed by Fredrik Pacius, but the words are different. Pacius’s composition was used as a symbol of national awakening, so it’s very understandable that it was used by many nations in the region. It was made the anthem of each country much later. read more

It's also the national anthem of Livonians. The tune isn't great, it's just easy to sing. Finland doesn't have an official national anthem and many people think it should be Finlandia (which once was the national anthem of Biafra). read more

Estonians share the music of the national anthem with Fins with whom they also share a lot of other things - a close language, a common Finnish Bay between these two Baltic Sea states formed on the land their ancestors have lived for thousands of years. read more