Sweden

Sweden
Adopted	June 22, 1906
Proportions	5:8

The flag of Sweden is blue with a yellow Scandinavian cross design. The thickness of the cross is 1 unit.

Symbolism

Most histories show the Swedish flag influenced by the flag of Denmark, the first official national flag in the world.

History

The design of the flag has been discovered to be in use as early as the 1520s. The Swedish Flag Day is June 6, the anniversary of King Gustav I Vasa's reign's beginning.

During the union with Norway, the Sweden flag was a part of the Norway flag, seen as a smaller flag in the lower right square of the flag. It was however removed immediately after the breakup of the union in 1905.

Other flags

The war flag and naval ensign of Sweden is a blue swallowtail with a yellow Nordic cross that extends to the left side of the flag. The flag is also used as a naval jack.

The royal standard for kings and queens uses the naval ensign with a white square containing the greater coat of arms, while the royal standard for princes and princesses uses a smaller white square and lesser coat of arms.

War flag, naval ensign, jack

Royal standard, kings and queens

Royal standard, princes and princesses

In Popular Media

In Hitman 2 and 3

• Sweden's flag appears at the Swedish Embassy in Morocco in Hitman 2 and 3.