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Order of merit for distinguished service

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". The motto of the order appears on the medallion and is
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.

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. The Grand Master may however in principle award it at his pleasure. 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. 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.) 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.

+ Selected recipients of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Year Commander Notes 1919 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) ? ??? Edward Rydz Śmigły 1926 Ernesto Burzagli 1930 Tomáš Masaryk President of Czechoslovakia 1931 Miklós Horthy Regent of Hungary 1934 Shaul Tchernichovsky 1939 Walther von Brauchitsch 1941 Dean Driscoll for services "toward relieving the civilian population of wartorn Finland". Hermann Göring politician, military leader Eduard Dietl Josef Veltjens 1942 Joachim von Ribbentrop Hirohito Emperor of Japan 1947 Earl Wagner Twitchell 1951 Bernard Aabel in 1948 Aabel became the Assistant Military Attaché in Helsinki, Finland 1955 Sir Thomas Beecham 1960 Jarl Lindfors, 1960 1961 Maggie Gripenberg 1962 Charles de Gaulle Zoltán Kodály Greta Kukkonen first wife of actor Gregory Peck Colonel Wayne J. Moe US Army Attaché 1969 Anne, Princess Royal 1971 Olli Mannermaa Arthur Lydiard 1974 Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden 1976 Leonid Brezhnev 1996 Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand 2003 "Andrew Wilkinson" 2004 Elwin Svenson Executive Director – International Programs, FEMBA/GAP programs, UCLA Anderson School of Management"for assisting the expansion of Finnish start up companies through the UCLA Anderson's Global Access Program." Dáithí O'Ceallaigh Viktor Pylypenkohistorian 2005 Kostiantyn Tyshchenko philologist, linguist 2006 Erkki Oja 2007 James Cathey Rada Borić 2008 Tim Purcell Jim Gilleran Managing Director – Finnforest USA Simon Beresford Wylie Chief Executive Officer, Nokia Siemens Networks 2009 Mart Laar Nursultan Nazarbayev President of Kazakhstan Bashar al Assad 2010 2011 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. Bob Foster Professor, Director – GAP, UCLA Anderson School of Management"in recognition of his efforts, through the GAP program, to help Finnish technology companies expand into markets abroad, including the United States" and their advancement "further in corporate development." Tapani Jyrki Tarvainen Chevalier (Knight) of the White Rose of Finland 2016 Pauline Kiltinen Cross of Merit of the Order of the White Rose for the promotion of Finnish culture including the commissioning Rockland the Opera 2017 Helena Yli Renko 2021 David Yoken 2022 Hanna Vehkamäki Sanna Marin 2024 Alexander Stubb President of Finland (2024–)

Grand Cross with Collar, Jewels and Swords was awarded only once, to Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim 4 June 1944. Grand Cross with Jewels, to three Finns: Senator Otto Stenroth 1938, Foreign Minister Carl Enckell 1946 and Jean Sibelius 1950. Grand Cross with Swords has been awarded to three Finnish Lieutenant Generals: Hjalmar Siilasvuo, Edvard Hanell and Aksel Airo. The decoration has also been awarded to a number of foreign high officers, such as the German Colonel General Eduard Dietl.