Swedish Flag

The Swedish flag is designed with a blue base with a yellow Scandinavian cross. The cross stretches to the edge of the Swedish flag. The Swedish flag is believed to be designed on the model of the Danish flag. The Coat of arms of Sweden of 1442 is believed to have inspired the design and color of the Swedish flag. The Coat of arms of Sweden of 1442 denotes the blue color divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold. The king Magnus Birgersson's royal coat of arms of 1275 used the blue and yellow. The colors of the Swedish flag is believed to have been inspired by the king Magnus Birgersson's royal coat of arms.

The civil and state Swedish flag has been adopted officially on June 22 in the year of 1906. The horizontal dimension of the Swedish flag is 5:2:9 whereas the vertical proportionate dimension is 4:2:4. the officially established color for the yellow shade is NCS 0580-Y10R whereas NCS 4055-R95B for the blue shade. These denominations are established through the Natural Color System. The design of the Swedish pennant needs no regulation from the Swedish law. But it is recommended by the Swedish law that the color scheme of the Swedish pennant should abide by that of the Swedish flag.

The Swedish law had imposed a few prohibitions on the use of the Swedish flag by the private parties. But these prohibitions have been exempted with the new specific flag regulation of June 22, 1906. A few dates of the Swedish calendar have been honored as the National flag days. A few of them include: