Northern Europe
Sweden
A blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross extending to the edges, the vertical arm shifted toward the hoist. The design belongs to the Nordic cross family and has been associated with Sweden for centuries before its legal adoption in 1906.
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Adopted
1906
Proportion
5:8
Colours
2
Colours & their meaning
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Blue
No official symbolism.
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Yellow
No official symbolism.
Symbols & emblems
Did you know?
Sweden’s flag law of 1906 followed the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway in 1905.