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National flag

Kingdom of Sweden
Flag of Sweden.svg
Apply Civil and state flag, civil and land ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion 5:8
Adopted 22 June 1906; 115 years agone  (1906-06-22)
Design A blue field charged with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges; the vertical part of the cantankerous is shifted to the hoist side. Dimensions: 5:two:nine horizontally and four:2:four vertically.
Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg

Variant flag of Kingdom of Sweden
Utilise War flag and naval ensign Small vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Proportion 1:2
Adopted Dates back to the mid-17th century. Described in law on 6 November 1663.[1] Current blueprint: 22 June 1906
Pattern Blue with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the edges of the flag. Overall ratio, including the tails, is one:2

The national flag of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges flagga) consists of a yellow or gold Nordic cantankerous (i.due east. a horizontal cross extending to the edges, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the wing) on a field of lite blue. The Nordic cross design traditionally represents Christianity.[2] [three] The design and colours of the Swedish flag are believed to accept been inspired by the present coat of arms of Sweden of 1442, which is blue divided quarterly by a cantankerous pattée of gold, and modelled on the Danish flag.[four] Bluish and xanthous have been used as Swedish colours at least since Magnus III'south royal glaze of arms of 1275.

Specifics [edit]

Ratio and colour scheme [edit]

The Swedish flag is one of only v that use the ratio five:viii, the others being Argentina, Guatemala, Palau, and Poland.

It is ane of but four flags that currently use the colour scheme of blueish and yellow, the others being Kazakhstan, Palau, and Ukraine.

State flag and civil ensign [edit]

The dimensions of the Swedish flag are 5:ii:9 horizontally and 4:2:4 vertically. The dimensions of the Swedish flag with a triple-tail are five:2:5:8 horizontally and 4:two:four vertically.[5] The colours of the flag are officially established through the Natural Color System to be NCS 0580-Y10R for the shade of yellow, and NCS 4055-R95B for the shade of blue.[6] They are also specified to Pantone PMS 301 C/U for blue and PMS 116 or PMS 109 U for yellow.[7] The foursquare-cut Swedish state flag is identical to the civil ensign. The Swedish law does not regulate the design of the Swedish pennant, simply it is recommended that its colour scheme should correspond with that of the flag.[eight]

Naval ensign [edit]

Coastal defense force ship HSwMS Gustav V in 1957, with the current naval ensign, and the greater glaze of arms in the stern (Agfacolor).

The triple-tailed flag ( tretungad flagga ) is used as a naval ensign ( örlogsflaggan ). Its overall ratio, including the tails, is one:ii. The flag is also used every bit the Swedish naval jack ( örlogsgösen ). The jacks are smaller than the ensigns, but they have the same proportions. The Swedish swallowtail flag was originally the King's personal keepsake, or the emblem representing a command conferred by the Male monarch. It was at first ii-pointed, merely by the mid-17th century, the distinctive swallowtail with natural language appeared. The flag is also flown by the defence ministry, while civil ministries fly foursquare flags.

Sovereign's flag [edit]

The Swedish royal flag ( Kungliga flaggan ) is identical to the triple-tailed naval ensign, but has in its centre a white field with the greater or the bottom coat of arms surrounded past the Guild of the Seraphim, which has the king equally its grand master. The male monarch personally decides near the specific utilize of the majestic flag.[9]

History [edit]

Mythology [edit]

According to early modern legend,[ citation needed ] [ year needed ] the 12th-century King Eric IX saw a gold cross in the heaven as he landed in Finland during the Offset Swedish Crusade in 1157. Seeing this as a sign from God he adopted the gilt cross against a blue background as his banner.

Information technology has been suggested that the Swedish origin legend is chosen to counter a parallel origin story for the Danish flag, likewise recorded in the 16th century. Co-ordinate to this theory,[ citation needed ] the Swedish flag was created during the reign of Male monarch Charles VIII, who also introduced the coat of arms of Sweden in 1442. The national coat of arms is a combination of King Albert's coat of arms of 1364 and King Magnus 3's coat of arms of 1275, and is blue divided quarterly by a golden cross pattée.

Other historians[ who? ] claim that the Swedish flag was bluish with a white cantankerous before 1420, and became blue with a aureate cross merely during the early on reign King Gustav I, who deposed King Christian II in 1521.

Early history [edit]

  • Royal banner of Sweden (14th century)

  • One of the oldest preserved Swedish flags. This banner was made in 1620 and was used past soldiers on board ships of the Swedish navy.

  • Swedish celebrated maritime flags at the Maritime Museum in Stockholm. The striped designs are some of the earliest variants on the general theme of the state colours of blue and yellow.

  • Coat of arms of Prince John when he was the Duke of Finland 1556-1563, showing the two-pointed Swedish ensign in the lower right-hand quadrant.

The verbal age of the Swedish flag is non known, but the oldest recorded pictures of a blueish cloth with a yellowish cross date from the early 16th century, during the reign of Rex Gustav I.[ citation needed ] The first legal description of the flag was fabricated in a regal warrant of 19 April 1562 as "xanthous in a cross fashioned on blue".[10] As stipulated in a royal warrant of 1569, the yellowish cantankerous was ever to be borne on Swedish battle standards and banners. Prior to this, a similar flag appeared in the coat of arms of Rex John Three's duchy, which is today Southwest Finland. The same coat of artillery is even so used by the province.

Triple-tailed flag [edit]

A royal warrant of vi November 1663, regulated the use of the triple-tailed flag, to be used but equally a state flag and naval ensign.[i] According to the same regal warrant, merchant ships were only immune to wing square-cut metropolis flags in their respective provincial colours. In practice, however, the merchant fleet began using a foursquare-cut civil ensign of the state flag. In a authorities pedagogy of transport building of 1730, this ceremonious ensign should take the same proportions and colors as the state flag, with the notable difference of beingness square-cut.[xi] In 1756, the apply of pennants by private ships was prohibited.[12]

Blue ensign [edit]

A imperial warrant of 18 August 1761, stipulated that an all bluish triple-tailed flag to be used by the archipelago fleet, a branch of the ground forces tasked with defending the archipelago forth the Swedish coastlines. The commander of the fleet too had the right to order the use of the ordinary war ensign instead of the blue ensign when that was "appropriate".[13] The bluish flag was used until 1813.

Union between Sweden and Kingdom of norway [edit]

Union flags of 1815 and 1818 [edit]

Swedish and Norwegian civil ensign 1818–1844, with the saltire on ruby-red in the canton symbolizing Norway

On vi June 1815, a common armed forces ensign was introduced for the two united kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. This flag was identical to the former triple-tailed military ensign of Sweden, with a white saltire on red to be included in the canton. Proposed by the Norwegian Prime Minister and unionist Peder Anker, the white saltire on a crimson background was supposed to symbolise Norway, as the country had previously been united with Denmark and initially connected to use the aforementioned flag as an independent state, but with the national artillery in the canton.[14]

Norwegian ships continued to use the Danish civil ensign distinguished with the national artillery in the canton n of Cape Finisterre, but had to fly the Swedish civil ensign in the Mediterranean to be protected from pirate attacks. A common ceremonious ensign for both countries was introduced in 1818, on the pattern of the naval ensign, but square-cut. This flag was optional for Swedish vessels, but compulsory for Norwegian ones in distant waters. In 1821, Kingdom of norway adopted a new national civil ensign, identical to the present flag of Norway.

Following the adoption of a divide Norwegian flag, a royal regulation of 17 July 1821, stipulated that ships of both kingdoms use the common square-cutting civil ensign (with the saltire included) in "distant waters" (i.east. beyond Cape Finisterre).[fifteen] In "distant waters", they had the right to use any of the foursquare-cutting civil ensigns of their respective countries, or the compatible Wedlock civil ensign. This system was in force until 1838.

Union flags of 1844 [edit]

Flags of Sweden and Norway in 1899, after the removal of the marriage mark from the Norwegian merchant flag. Plate published past the Swedish-Norwegian foreign ministry to announce the recent alter.

A imperial resolution of xx June 1844, introduced new flags and heraldry to denote the equal condition of the two kingdoms within the union. Both countries were granted civil and military ensigns on the aforementioned pattern, their respective national flags with the add-on of a union mark in the canton, combining the flag colours of both countries. The naval ensign was based on the traditional triple-tailed Swedish model. In addition, the new union mark was to be used as the naval jack and as the flag for the mutual diplomatic representations abroad. The warrant also stipulated that the merchant fleet use their respective countries' square-cutting civil ensigns, including the new spousal relationship mark. Besides, majestic ensigns were introduced for both countries, their respective naval ensigns with the union marking, with the add-on of the union artillery at the center of the cross. The new wedlock flags were well received by the Norwegians, who had demanded their ain military ensign since the union was formed. In Sweden, however, the new union mark in particular became quite unpopular and was contemptuously nicknamed the Sillsallaten (Swedish) or Sildesalaten (Norwegian) after a colorful dish of pickled herring, decorated with red beets and apples in a radial pattern. Information technology is believed that the name was offset used in a oral communication by Lord Brakel in the Swedish House of Lords in Stockholm.[xvi]

During the 19th century, a number of regulations were issued regarding the use of Swedish flags. The military ensign was too to be used by ceremonious government ships and buildings, such as the Customs, Harbor pilots and the Majestic Mail. For this use, the military ensign would have a white field included with a golden marker: For the Harbor pilots (equally of 1881, based on a proposal of 1825) an anchor with a star;[17] for the Customs (as of 1844) the letter "T" topped a purple crown;[18] for the Royal Mail (equally of 1844) a postal horn with a royal crown. On seven May 1897, an alternate country flag was introduced. This double-tailed flag was used by regime owned ships and buildings, which did not fly the triple-tailed military ensign.

During the late 19th century, increasing Norwegian dissatisfaction with the marriage led to the demand for a return to the "pure" flag of 1821 without the union mark. Opponents of the union began to use this flag several years before it was officially recognised. During the 1890s, ii consecutive sessions of the Norwegian parliament voted to cancel the mark, but the decision was overruled past imperial veto. However, in 1898, when the flag law was passed for the 3rd time, the male monarch had to sanction information technology. On 12 Oct 1899, the spousal relationship mark was removed from the Norwegian ceremonious ensign. As the Norwegian military ensign according to the constitution of 1814 was to exist a spousal relationship ensign, the union mark remained on armed services flags until the dissolution of the spousal relationship with Sweden. "Pure" war machine ensigns were hoisted on fortresses and naval vessels on 9 June 1905.

The union mark, however, remained a function of the Swedish flag until 1905, when a Law of 28 Oct 1905, stipulated the removal of the union mark every bit of one November 1905.[nineteen]

  • Union mark used in Swedish flags 1844–1905, with proportions 5:4. This version of the spousal relationship marking was too used as a common naval jack by the navies of both countries, and as their common diplomatic flag. Norwegian flags had a square union mark.

  • Naval ensign of Sweden with union mark 1844–1905

  • Swedish ceremonious ensign 1844–1905, with the union mark in the canton

Color change in 1906 [edit]

Colour alter of the Swedish flag in 1906.

Following the dissolution of the union in 1905, the triple-tailed naval ensign likewise became the Swedish naval jack, replacing the common naval jack, and the Flag law of 22 June 1906 further regulated the use and design of the flag, specifying the colours to be "ljust mellanblå" (lite medium blueish) and "guldgul" (golden xanthous), a departure from the previously darker shade of blue. The Swedish country flag became identical to the square-cutting civil ensign, and all individual utilize of the triple-tailed ensign was prohibited.

Royal flag [edit]

The rex and queen use a royal flag with the greater national coat of arms. Other members of the imperial business firm use a royal flag with the lesser national glaze of artillery. On naval ships the flag of the king is raised together with a split pennant with the greater national glaze of arms. Likewise the flag of the heir apparent is raised together with a split up pennant with the lesser national coat of arms on naval ships.

The Swedish Marshal of the Realm (Riksmarskalken) has published a serial of decisions regarding the royal flag of Sweden. In a determination of 6 Apr 1987, rules are divers on how to fly the royal flag at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.[20]

  • The royal flag with the greater national glaze of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace when H.M. the King is within the realm, and is upholding his duties as the Head of land.
  • The imperial flag with the lesser national coat of arms is hoisted at the Royal Palace, if by reason of illness, strange travel or for any other cause, the Male monarch is unavoidably prevented from performing his duties; a member of the Purple House under the valid order of succession who is not prevented in that location from, assumes and performs the duties of the Caput of State in the chapters of Regent advertizing acting.
  • The "plainly" triple-tailed flag (without the coat of artillery) is flown at the Royal Palace when the Riksdag has appointed a person to serve, at a Government social club, as Regent ad interim when no fellow member of the Royal House under the valid order of succession is in a position to serve. The three-tailed war flag is also flown at the Royal Palace when the Speaker, or, in his unavoidable absenteeism, one of the Deputy Speakers, serves, at a Government society, as Regent ad interim when no member of the Royal Business firm nether the valid order of succession is in a position to serve.[21]

Under King Carl XVI Gustaf, king since 1973, the obviously triple-tailed flag has flown at the Royal Palace only once. This occurred on two-3 July 1988, when the Rex went on a private visit to Wuppertal, Germany; at the aforementioned fourth dimension, the Duke of Halland, his uncle and the simply person in the line of succession, was on a private visit to Sainte-Maxime, France. The authorities therefore ordered the speaker of the Riksdag, Ingemund Bengtsson, to serve as regent ad interim for two days.

Private employ of the country flag [edit]

There have been a few notable exemptions regarding the prohibition of private parties to apply the land flag. All these privileges were terminated in accordance with the new specific flag regulation of 22 June 1906.

  • According to a regal warrant of 31 October 1786, the Swedish East India Company had the right to employ the triple-tailed war ensign in "Indian waters", when non being under immediate protection past the Swedish navy. In the merchant fleet, at that place was a common practice to illegally use the war ensign to betoken that the ship was armed.[22]
  • In 1838, it was decided that private ships contracted by the Royal Mail service were to fly a double-tailed flag.
  • On 27 February 1832, the Majestic Swedish Yacht Order received the right to use the triple-tailed war ensign, including a centre white field with a golden "O" topped with a duke's crown (every bit of 1878 a majestic crown).
  • On 7 June 1893, the Majestic Gothenburg Yacht Club received the correct to utilize the triple-tailed military ensign, including a centered white field with the golden "M K S S" topped with a star.

Employ outside Sweden [edit]

The flag of Sweden appears in coat of arms of Republic of finland'due south province Southwest Finland.

The flag of Wilmington, Delaware in the U.s. is modelled afterwards the Swedish flag in remembrance of the brusque-lived colony of New Sweden, with the cross affixed with the seal of the metropolis. The flag of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which also lies inside historic New Sweden, is a vertical triband rather than a Nordic Cross, but the blue and yellowish colours of the flag were chosen to commemorate the Swedish settlement of the region.[23] The flag of Verona (Italy) resembles the flag of Sweden in colours and features. The onetime flag has a symmetric yellow cross, although the similarities between the two flags may be historically unrelated. According to a legend, the Argentine football team, Boca Juniors' flag and colours were inspired by the flag of Sweden.[24]

The seal of the Municipal Council of Shanghai International Settlement incorporated the 1844 Swedish civil ensign.

Rules for displaying the Swedish flag [edit]

When used from a stand-alone flagpole, the size of the flag is recommended to have a width equalling a fourth of the top of the pole. When used from a flagpole extending from a building, the flag is recommended to have a width equalling a third of the elevation (length) of the pole. [25]

The times and rules for raising and lowering the Swedish flag are as follows:[26]

  • Between 1 March and 31 October the flag tin exist raised from 08.00 am.
  • Betwixt ane November and 28/29 February the flag can exist raised from 09.00 am.
  • The flag shall be taken down at sunset merely at the latest 09.00 pm.
  • If the flag is illuminated, it may remain upwards even afterwards the dominicus has set.

If the flag is no longer in presentable condition information technology should be discarded by burning in a respectful manner or returned to the manufacturer for disposal.

Private citizens are not obliged to fly the flag on official flag flying days, but they are encouraged to do it. Apart from the flag flying days in Sweden, anybody is of course able to hoist the flag whenever in that location is a reason for celebration in the family or otherwise.[27]

See likewise [edit]

  • Coat of artillery of Sweden
  • Flag flying days in Sweden
  • List of flags of Sweden
  • Nordic cantankerous flag
  • Union marking of Norway and Sweden

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Plakat, av den 6. Nov. 1663, angående den åtskillnad som härefter bör observeras emellan de flaggor som Kongl. Maj:ts enskilda skepp och farkoster föra, så ock de skepps och farkosters flaggor, som private personer tillhöra och af dem brukas skola.
  2. ^ Jeroen Temperman (2010). State Religion Relationships and Human being Rights Law. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN978-9004181489 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–too represent Christianity.
  3. ^ Carol A. Foley (1996). The Australian Flag: Colonial Relic or Contemporary Icon. William Gaunt & Sons. ISBN9781862871885 . Retrieved 31 Dec 2007. The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and almost widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Kingdom of norway, Sweden, Republic of finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags.
  4. ^ Andrew Evans (2008). Iceland. Bradt. ISBN9781841622156 . Retrieved 31 December 2007. Legend states that a cherry material with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the eye of the 13th-century Boxing of Valdemar, after which the Danes were victorious. As a badge of divine right, Denmark flew its cross in the other Scandinavian countries it ruled and as each nation gained independence, they incorporated the Christian symbol.
  5. ^ "Lag (1982:269) om Sveriges flagga" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Förordning (1983:826) med riktlinjer för färgnyanserna i Sveriges flagga" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Sveriges flaggas färger". riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Riksarkivet. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Vimpel". riksarkivet.se (in Swedish). Riksarkivet. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Förordning (1994:657) om användning av tretungad flagga" (in Swedish). Riksdag. Retrieved two Baronial 2019.
  10. ^ Original quote: "gult udi korssvijs fördeelt påå blott"; Kongl. bref, den 19. April 1562
  11. ^ Tomas Rajalin, Nödig underrättelse om skiepz-byggeriet och der utaf härflytande högnödige och siöväsendet samt taklingen tilhörige proportioner, Carlscrona : 1730
  12. ^ Kongl. Maj:ts förbud, den 19. November 1756, emot vimplars bruk på kofferdi- och privata fartyg.
  13. ^ Kongl. bref, den 18. Augusti 1761
  14. ^ See further: Krigskollegii samt Förvaltningens af sjöärendena kungörelse, den 3 Maj 1815, om den för konungarikena Sverige och Norge fastställda örlogsflaggans allmänna anläggnade.
  15. ^ Kungl. Maj:ts kungörelse, den 17. Juli 1821, om de förenade konungarikena Sveriges och Norges handelsflagga.
  16. ^ The Brakel family was introduced to the Swedish Firm of Lords in 1756 and is best known for their participation in the Not bad Northern War in Finland. C.O. Brakel was a secretary of the Swedish House of Lords (Riddarhussekreterare), and his remark was made in a speech in 1868.
  17. ^ Kongl. Maj:ts skrivelse 1825 till Förvaltningen af sjöärendena om förslag till en särskild lotsflagg
  18. ^ General-tullstyrelsens cirkulär, 26. September 1844, till herrar tulldistriktschefer och tullkamrarne med tillkännagifvande, att en särskild flagga för tullverkets fartyg blifvit av Kongl. Maj:t fastställd.
  19. ^ Lag, den 28. Oktober 1905, om upphäfvande för Sveriges del af den till bestämmande af de genom föreningen emellan Sverige och Norge uppkomna konstitutionella förhållanden antagna riksakt.
  20. ^ Riksmarskalkens beslut den 6. April 1987, för flaggning.
  21. ^ This is as well i of the purple flags, and rumours that the three-tailed state of war flag is mainly chosen since the Regal Palace is the home of the Palace Guard - is not correct.
  22. ^ One of the oldest flags preserved is a double-tailed flag from 1760 at the Maritime Museum in Stockholm
  23. ^ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (U.S.) at Flags of the World
  24. ^ Boca Juniors Archived 2 Jan 2009 at the Wayback Automobile
  25. ^ "Parad ii: Flaggor, fälttecken & heraldik" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish Armed services.
  26. ^ "Flaggningstider" (in Swedish). National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved two August 2019.
  27. ^ RIKSARKIVET: Flaggdagar

External links [edit]

  • Sweden at Flags of the Earth
  • Flag of Sweden – Riksarkivet

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