Nordic Cross Family

The cohesive Northern European flag family descending from Denmark's Dannebrog, sharing an off-center hoist-shifted cross across every sovereign Scandinavian state and autonomous territory.

Includes Denmark (1370/1748), Sweden (1562/1906), and Norway (1821), as well as Finland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Åland.

Flags in the Nordic Cross Family (3)

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  DenmarkAdopted 1748-06-11 · Ratio 28:37Colors: red, white
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  NorwayAdopted 1821-07-13 · Ratio 8:11Colors: red, white, blue
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  SwedenAdopted 1906-06-22 · Ratio 5:8Colors: blue, yellow

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