Sweden - Fact Sheet

Last modified: 2005-06-03 by phil nelson
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Civil/State Flag/Ensign Proportions: 5:8	War Flag/Ensign Proportions: 1:2
Civil Flag Construction Sheet

• Description
• Adoption Date and related information
• State Arms
• Flag Laws
• Miscellaneous Information
• Footnotes
• Artistic Credits

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• Sweden

Description:

The flag of Sweden is a rectangular Scandinavian cross.¹. The cross is yellow against a blue field in the dimensions of 5:8.  The War (military) flag and ensign are a tongued swallowtail version of the state flag with the proportions of 1:2.

Adoption Date and related information

Flag dating from 16th Century,
officially re-adopted 22 June 1906. ²

The exact age of the Swedish Flag is not known, but the oldest recorded pictures of a blue cloth with a ye