The Swedish flag

The national flag of Sweden was adopted June 22, 1906. It has a rather unique design seeing that there are only three other nation flags (Kazakhstan, Palau and Ukraine) using the same color scheme.

*The Swedish national flag was adopted in 1906 and is, currently, one of four flags with a yellow and blue color scheme. Photo: wikipedia*.org

Blue and yellow

The Swedish flag is distingueshed by a horizontal, bright yellow Nordic cross that stretches from side to side. Beeing a symbol of Christianity, the Nordic cross isn’t merely designed to stand out against the light blue foundation, but also to symbolize the value base on which Sweden was built.

Variations of the flag

There are a couple of variations of the Swedish national flag, each serving a purpose as they all symbolize a certain ministry as well as the Swedish monarch.

*The square cut flag is identical to the civil ensign and is used by civil ministries.* *Photo: wikipedia.org*

This is the swallow-tailed Swedish flag used by the military ministry. — *The swallow-tailed flag was originally the personal emblem of the Swedish king. Since 1275 this flag has been used by the Defence Minstry of Sweden.* *Photo: wikipedia.org*

This is the triple-tailed flag used by the Swedish Royal family. — The triple-tailed flag is almost identical to the naval ensign. The difference is that this one has a white field in the center which is decorated with a coat of arms that are surrounded by “The Royal Order of the Seraphim”. *Photo: historiskamedia.se*

*The Crown Princess of Sweden is both a member and Commander of The Royal Order of the Seraphim.*
*Photo: wikipedia.org*

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Blue and yellow

Variations of the flag

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