North Bothnia (Sweden)

Norrbotten

Last modified: 2005-06-03 by phil nelson
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by Jan Oskar Engene

• Description of the flag
• Geography
• Status of North Bothnia

See also:

• West Bothnia (Västerbotten)
• County of North Bothnia (Norrbottens län)
• Norrland
• Regional flags (Sweden)
• Sweden

In the latest issue (No. 73) of Heraldisk tidsskrift, a Scandinavian journal of heraldry, a new flag for the province is presented. The flag is in the Swedish colours blue and yellow, with four wavy yellow bands extending from the hoist end but not reaching all the way to the fly end. As usual the flag is based on the provincial arms (the partition is described as ‘Schrägfuss' - seems there is no proper English term).

The waves represent four rivers of the province - Torne (border with Finland), Kalix, Lule and Pite - while the blue part at base represents the sea.

The flag was adopted by the county administration in April 1995, and registered in August 1995.

Source: Clara Nevéus: 'Ett nytt landskapsvapen', Heraldisk tidsskrift, (Copenhagen), No. 73, 1996, pp. 105-110
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-May-09

Norrbotten is a part of Sweden, in the north on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, right next to Finland. Historically, Norrbotten was not recognized as one of the 24 provinces, but in this century it has become more and more recognized as a separate entity.
Jan Oskar Engene, 1996-May-09

A side-comment on se-reg.