Faroe Islands

Føroyar, Færøerne

Last modified: 2005-07-30 by edward mooney jr.
Keywords: scandinavian cross | faroe | faeroe |
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by Mark Sensen, 27 November 1995

• Description of the flag
• History of the flag
• P/F Skipafelagið Føroyar house flag

See also:

• Denmark
• Norway
• Iceland

The flag of the Faroe Islands is a red Scandinavian cross, fimbriated blue.
Mark Sensen, 27 November 1995

The horizontal dimensions of the flag are 6:1:2:1:12, the vertical ones 6:1:2:1:6.
Mark Sensen, 26 September 1995

The construction sheet is equal to that of the Norwegian flag (6+1+2+1+6):(6+1+2+1+12). A note in Album des Pavillons (2000) explains that the Danish national flag may also be flown. I am not sure what that means - it may be that it is flown instead of the civil ensign by vessels registered in Faroes, or it is appropriate to use the Dannebrog as a courtesy flag, or it is appropriate for state offices to use Dannebrog instead and so on?
Željko Heimer, 12 June 2001

The flag of the Faroe Islands is called "Merkið".
Arni Nielsen, 27 January 2003

Not that I speak Faroese, but I assume that this word have the same meaning as (the similar word) in Norwegian and Danish. Merkið: The mark, or the symbol.
Jostein Nygård, 28 January 2003

Historically, the blue colour of the Faroese flag has changed. When the flag was officially recognized by Danish authorities in 1948, the blue was described as "dark blue". However, in the Faroese flag law of 1959, the blue was described as "azur