{{Short description|Flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross}} {{redirect|Nordic flag|the Nordic Council flag|Flag of the Nordic Council}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}} {{EngvarB|date=July 2021}} [[File:Nordiske-flag.jpg|thumb|Nordic flags, from left to right: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.]] [[File:Nordic cross flags of Northern Europe 2019.svg|thumb|A selection of various Nordic Cross flags used in Northern Europe<br />'''Larger flags, from left to right:''' Iceland, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland;<br />'''Smaller flags, from left to right:''' Barra, South Uist, Yorkshire West Riding (historical), Orkney, Shetland, Scania, Åland, Pärnu, Setomaa (ethnic), Vepsians (ethnic).]]
A '''Nordic cross flag''' is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist.
All independent Nordic countries have adopted such flags in the modern period, and while the Nordic cross is named for its use in the national flags of the Nordic nations, the term is used universally by vexillologists, in reference not only to the flags of the Nordic countries but to other flags with similar designs.<ref>[http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/scancross.shtml EnchantedLearning.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203151146/http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geography/flags/scancross.shtml |date=3 December 2017 }}; [http://tmg110.tripod.com/scan_cross.htm Historical flags of the world: The Scandinavian cross] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200902115335/http://tmg110.tripod.com/scan_cross.htm |date=2 September 2020 }}; Eric Inglefield: "Fahnen und Flaggen" (translated to German by Dagmar Hahn), Delphin Verlag, Munich 1986, p.16</ref> The cross design represents Christianity,<ref name="Jeroen Temperman">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Khag6tbsIn4C&pg=PA88|author=Jeroen Temperman|title=State Religion Relationships and Human Rights Law: Towards a Right to Religiously Neutral Governance|year=2010|page=88|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=978-9004181489|quote=Many predominantly Christian states show a cross, symbolising Christianity, on their national flag. The so-called Scandinavian crosses or Nordic crosses on the flags of the Nordic countries–Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden–also represent Christianity.|access-date=31 December 2007|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140657/https://books.google.com/books?id=Khag6tbsIn4C&pg=PA88|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carol A. Foley">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WV7ag4EpHF8C&pg=PA10|author=Carol A. Foley|title=The Australian Flag: Colonial Relic or Contemporary Icon|year=1996|publisher=William Gaunt & Sons|isbn=9781862871885|quote=The Christian cross, for instance, is one of the oldest and most widely used symbols in the world, and many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greece and Switzerland, adopted and currently retain the Christian cross on their national flags.|access-date=31 December 2007|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140701/https://books.google.com/books?id=WV7ag4EpHF8C&pg=PA10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Andrew Evans">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_GfdBAASUQC&pg=PA27|author=Andrew Evans|title=Iceland|year=2008|publisher=Bradt|isbn=9781841622156|quote=Legend states that a red cloth with the white cross simply fell from the sky in the middle of the 13th-century Battle 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.|access-date=31 December 2007|archive-date=23 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423140657/https://books.google.com/books?id=9_GfdBAASUQC&pg=PA27|url-status=live}}</ref> and was first seen in the ''Dannebrog'', the national flag of Denmark in the first half of the 13th century. The same design, but with a red Nordic cross on a yellow background, was used as union flag during the Kalmar union (1397 to 1523), and when that union fell apart in 1523 the same design, but with a yellow cross on a blue background (derived from the Swedish coat of arms adopted in 1442), was adopted as national flag of Sweden, while Norway adopted their flag in 1821. After gaining independence the other Nordic countries adopted national flags of the same design, Iceland in 1915 and Finland in 1918. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. All Nordic flags may be flown as gonfalons as well.
==Flag formats==
{{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|align=left|noborder=yes |Generic Nordic Cross.svg|Bicolor Nordic / Scandinavian cross |3-Color_Generic_Nordic_Cross.svg|Tricolor Nordic / Scandinavian cross |Nordic_Swallowtail_Flag.svg|Bicolor Swallowtail Nordic / Scandinavian cross |Tricolor_Nordic_Swallowtail_Flag.svg|Tricolor Swallowtail Nordic / Scandinavian cross }}{{clear}}
==Flags of the Nordic countries== Some of these flags are historical. Also, flag proportions may vary between the different flags and sometimes even between different versions of the same flag.
The Flag of Greenland is the only national flag of a Nordic country or territory without a Nordic Cross. When Greenland was granted home rule, the present flag — with a graphic design unique to Greenland — was adopted in June 1985, supported by fourteen votes against eleven who supported a proposed green-and-white Nordic cross.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/nu-vajer-det-groenlandske-flag-over-danmark|title=Nu vajer det grønlandske flag over Danmark|date=21 June 2016|access-date=24 June 2016|archive-date=22 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622154900/http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/nu-vajer-det-groenlandske-flag-over-danmark|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===Denmark=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Denmark.svg|{{center|Flag of Denmark (1748)}} |File:Flag of Denmark (state).svg|{{center|State flag of Denmark (17th century)}} |File:Naval Ensign of Denmark.svg|{{center|Naval ensign of Denmark (17th century). Note the darker ''kraprød'' colour (1939).}} |File:Royal Standard of Denmark.svg|Royal standard of Denmark |File:Standard of Queen Mary of Denmark (2025).svg|Standard of Mary, Queen of Denmark |File:Standard of the Crown Prince of Denmark.svg|Standard of Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark |File:Standard of the Regent of Denmark.svg|Standard of the Regent of Denmark |File:Standard of the Royal House of Denmark.svg|Standard of the royal house- used by other members of the royal family |File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg|{{center|Flag of the Faroe Islands (1919)}} }}{{clear}}
===Finland=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Finland.svg|{{center|Flag of Finland (1918)}} |File:Flag of Finland (state).svg|{{center|State flag of Finland (1918)}} |File:Military Flag of Finland.svg|{{center|War flag and naval ensign of Finland (1918)}} |File:Flag of the President of Finland.svg|{{center|Flag of the president of Finland, with the Cross of Liberty in the canton (1978)}} |File:Flag of Finnish yacht clubs.svg|{{center|Finnish yacht club ensign. Ratified club emblem in the canton (1919)}} |File:Flag of Åland.svg|{{center|Flag of Åland (1954)}} }} {{clear}}
===Iceland=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Iceland.svg|{{center|Flag of Iceland (1944–present)}} |File:Flag of Iceland (state).svg|{{center|State flag of Iceland}} |File:Flag of the President of Iceland.svg|{{center|Flag of the president of Iceland}} |File:Customs Flag and Ensign of Iceland.svg|{{center|Flag of the Icelandic Directorate of Customs}} }}{{clear}}
===Norway=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left|File:Flag of Norway.svg|{{center|Flag of Norway (1821–1844 and 1899–present) }} |File:Flag of Norway, state.svg|{{center|Naval ensign of Norway since 1905, civilian state flag since 1899.}} |File:Flag of Norway (1814–1821).svg|{{center|Former flag of Norway (1814–1821).}} |File:Swedish and Norwegian naval ensign (1815–1844).svg|{{center|The common naval ensign and war flag of Sweden and Norway from 1815 to 1844.}} |File:Norge-Unionsflagg-1844.svg|{{center|Merchant flag of Norway (1844–1898 with the union badge representing the union with Sweden)}} |File:Naval Ensign of Norway (1844-1905).svg|{{center|Naval ensign and state flag of Norway (1844–1905)}} }} {{clear}}
===Sweden=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Sweden.svg|{{center|Flag of Sweden (1906–present)}} | File:Svensk flagg 1815.svg|{{center|Flag of Sweden before 1815}} | File:Swedish and Norwegian merchant flag 1818-1844.svg|{{center|Flag of Sweden (1815–1844) representing the union with Norway}} |File:Swedish norwegian union flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Sweden (1844–1905) representing the union with Norway}} |File:Naval Ensign of Sweden.svg|{{center|Naval ensign of Sweden}} |File:Royal standard of Sweden.svg|{{center|Royal standard of Sweden with the Greater coat of arms, used by the King and Queen of Sweden}} |File:Sweden-Royal-flag-lesser-coa.svg|{{center|Royal standard of Sweden with the lesser coat of arms, used by princes and princesses of Sweden}} }} {{clear}}
===Kalmar Union (historical)=== This is the historical flag of the Kalmar Union, which united Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1397 to 1523. No pictorial evidence survives of the Kalmar Union's Flag. The flag appearing here is a reconstruction based on references in 1430 letters by King Eric of Pomerania. {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag_of_the_Kalmar_Union.svg }} {{clear}}
==Regional Nordic flags== Most of these flags either do not have full official status or represent various private entities. Apart from the flags of Scania and Trøndelag, they have not been officially adopted and their use remains limited. Also, there is a flag of West Jutland for sale,<ref>https://www.klauber-flag.dk/vare/vestjyllands-flag</ref> but which not found at Wikimedia Commons.
{{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag_of_Bergslagen.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish region of Bergslagen}}<ref>https://bergslagsflaggan.weebly.com</ref> |File:Flag_of_Bohuslän_(version).svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Bohuslän}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/bohuslans-flagga</ref> |File:Flag_of_Denmark Bornholm.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Danish region of Bornholm}}<ref>https://www.klauber-flag.dk/vare/bornholms-flag</ref> |File:Flag_of_Gotland.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Gotland}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/gotlands-flagga</ref> |File:Flag of Hälsingland.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Hälsingland}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/halsinglands-flagga</ref> |File:Flag of Härjedalen.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Härjedalen}}<ref>https://landskap.shop/produkt/flagga-harjedalen-150x94cm</ref> |File:Flag of Jutland.svg|{{center|Proposal for flag of Jutland}}<ref>https://www.klauber-flag.dk/vare/den-jydske-fane</ref> |File:Norrlandsflaggan.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of Norrland, the northernmost land of Sweden}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/norrlands-flagga</ref> |File:Regional flag of Roslagen.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish region of Roslagen}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/roslagen-flagga</ref> |File:Skånska flaggan.svg|{{center|Official flag of the Swedish province of Scania and unofficial flag of Skåneland}} |File:Flag of Småland.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Småland}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/smalands-flagga</ref> |File:Flag_of_Nord-Trøndelag.svg|{{center|Official flag of the Norwegian county of Trøndelag}} |File:Unofficial flag of Vendsyssel.svg|{{center|Unofficial Flag of Vendsyssel, Denmark}}<ref>https://www.klauber-flag.dk/vare/vendsyssels-flag</ref> |File:Flag of West Sweden.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of Västergötland (or West Sweden in general)}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/vastergotland-flagga</ref> |File:Flag of Oland.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Öland}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/olands-flagga</ref> |File:Flag_of_Ostergotland.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of the Swedish province of Östergötland}}<ref>https://www.flaggoronline.se/product.html/gotaland-flagga</ref> |File:Flag of Österlen.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of Swedish region of Österlen}}<ref>https://www.tryckt.se/fasadflaggor/regionsflaggor/osterlens-fasadflagga.html </ref> }} {{clear}}
==Nordic cross flags outside the Nordic countries== {{refimprove|section|date=March 2025}}
===Armenia=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Ejmiatsin.svg|{{center|Flag of Ejmiatsin}} }} {{clear}}
===Brazil=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Areias bandeira.png|{{center|Flag of Areias, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeira borborema.gif|{{center|Flag of Borborema, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeira de Carmo do Paranaíba, MG.png|{{center|Flag of Carmo do Paranaíba, Minas Gerais}} |File:Bandeira chapadinha ma.svg|{{center|Flag of Chapadinha, Maranhão}} |File:Bandeira Colorado RS.jpg|{{center|Flag of Colorado, Rio Grande do Sul}} |File:BandeiraDomingosMartinsES.jpg|{{center|Flag of Domingos Martins, Espírito Santo}} |File:Bandeira escada.jpg|{{center|Flag of Escada, Pernambuco}} |File:Bandeira frei martinho.jpg|{{center|Flag of Frei Martinho, Paraíba}} |File:Bandeira grao para.jpg|{{center|Flag of Grão Pará, Santa Catarina}} |File:Bandeiraguaira.jpg|{{center|Flag of Guaíra, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeira de Itu.jpg|{{center|Flag of Itu, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeiralagoaformosa.jpg|{{center|Flag of Lagoa Formosa, Minas Gerais}} |File:Bandeira-Nova Prata.jpg|{{center|Flag of Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul}} |File:Flag of Palotina, Paraná, Brazil.svg|{{center|Flag of Palotina, Paraná}} |File:Bandeira peritiba.jpg|{{center|Flag of Peritiba, Santa Catarina}} |File:Piraporadobomjesus bandeira.png|{{center|Flag of Pirapora do Bom Jesus, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeira de Santa Helena - PR.svg|{{center|Flag of Santa Helena, Paraná}} |File:Santoantoniodopinhal bandeira.png|{{center|Flag of Santo Antônio do Pinhal, São Paulo State}} |File:Bandeira SantoCristo RioGrandedoSul Brasil.svg|{{center|Flag of Santo Cristo, Rio Grande do Sul}} }} {{clear}}
===Croatia=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Zastava Pule.svg|{{center|Flag of Pula, Istria}} }} {{clear}}
===Estonia=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of et-Parnu.svg|{{center|Flag of Pärnu (urban municipality)}} |File:Türi_valla_lipp.svg|{{center|Flag of Türi Parish}} |File:Flag of et-Koigi vald.svg|{{center|Flag of Koigi Parish (rural municipality)}} |File:Flag of Setomaa.svg|{{center|Flag of Setomaa Parish (rural municipality)}} |File:Flag of Estonia proposed in 1919.svg|{{center|A proposed design for the national flag of Estonia (1919)}} }} {{clear}}
===France=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Calais.svg|Flag of Calais, Hauts-de-France |File:Flag of Dol-de-Bretagne.svg|Flag of Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany |File:Flag of Normandy.svg|Alternative flag of Normandy, nicknamed "St Olaf's Cross" |Normandy flag falaise.svg|Alternative flag of Normandy |File:Presqu'île de Crozon District Flag.svg|Flag of Presqu'île de Crozon, Brittany |File:Drapeau Vendéen Croix scandinave.svg|Viking flag of Vendée, Pays de la Loire }} {{clear}}
===Georgia=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Tbilisi.svg|11=File:Flag of Zugdidi Municipality.svg|14={{center|Variation of the old flag of Zugdidi Municipality (2015)}}|13=File:Old Flag of the Zugdidi Municipality.jpg|12={{center|Old flag of Zugdidi Municipality (2012–2018)}}|10={{center|Current flag of Zugdidi Municipality}}|{{center|Flag of Tbilisi, Georgia}}|9=File:Zugdidis drosha axali.jpg|8={{center|Flag of Khoni Municipality}}|7=File:Khoni District flag.jpg|6={{center|Flag of Gori Municipality}}|5=File:Flag of Gori Municipality.svg|4={{center|Flag of the Georgian Orthodox Church}} |File:Flag of Georgian Orthodox Church.svg }} {{clear}}
===Germany=== Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark's, Sweden's, and Norway's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II, respectively. Today, the Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms.
{{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left
|File:Noordlandflaggneu.svg|{{center|The unofficial 'Noordlandflagg' of Low German-speaking people in northern Germany, northeastern Netherlands and southern Denmark}}
|File:Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg|{{center|Teutonic Knights and their State}}
|File:Flag of Denmark.svg|{{center|{{FIAV|historical}} Flag of the Danish monarch, flown in his capacity as Duke of Holstein, Schleswig and Lauenburg. The three duchies were ceded to Austria and Prussia in 1864 as a result of the Second Schleswig War.<ref>In 1844, pro-German nationalists in the two duchies of Holstein and Schleswig created a blue-white-red tricolour as a symbol for independence which began to see widespread use. In 1845, Denmark responded by outlawing all other flags than the Danish one shown here. This ban was enforced as long as Denmark controlled the three duchies (Holstein and Lauenburg: effectively until 1863, Schleswig effectively until 1864.) Use of the Danish flag was in turn outlawed by the secessionist government that claimed the three duchies between 1848–1851.</ref>}}
|File:Flag of Oldenburg (Scandinavian Cross).svg|{{center|Civil flag of Oldenburg<ref>{{cite web|url=http://flagspot.net/flags/de-ol815.html|title=Grand Duchy of Oldenburg 1815–1918 (Lower Saxony, Germany)|website=Flagspot.net|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=25 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125193849/https://flagspot.net/flags/de-ol815.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |File:War Ensign of Germany 1871-1892.svg|{{center|Former North German Federal Navy Ensign (1867–71), Reichskriegsflagge}} |File:War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945.svg|{{center|Former War Ensign of Nazi Germany (1938–1945), now illegal in Germany}} |File:Flag of Saar (1947–1956).svg|{{center|Flag of the former Saar Protectorate, Germany}} |File:Proposed German National Flag 1919.svg|{{center|Proposed National flag of Germany, circa 1919. }} |File:German Resistance Flag Proposal 1944.svg|{{center|Flag proposed by the conspirators of the 20 July plot against Hitler, nowadays often used in a right-wing context.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pegida und das Symbol der Hitler-Attentäter |url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/wirmer-flagge-pegida-und-das-symbol-der-hitler-attentaeter-1.2593682 |access-date=20 July 2020 |work=Süddeutsche Zeitung |date=3 August 2015 |ref=sz-pegida |language=de |archive-date=20 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720164037/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/wirmer-flagge-pegida-und-das-symbol-der-hitler-attentaeter-1.2593682 |url-status=live }}</ref> (Wirmer Flag)}} |File:Proposed German National Flag 1948.svg|{{center|A proposed flag for West Germany (1948)}} }} {{clear}}
===Hungary=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Balatonszőlős.svg|{{center|Flag of Balatonszőlős}} |File:Flag of Kozármisleny.svg|{{center|Flag of Kozármisleny}} |File:Flag of Tatárszentgyörgy.svg|{{center|Flag of Tatárszentgyörgy}} |File:Flag of Fűzvölgy.svg|{{center|Flag of Fűzvölgy}} |File:Flag of Pat (Hungary).svg|{{center|Flag of Pat}} }} {{clear}}
===Latvia=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Aluksne flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Alūksne, Latvia}} |File:Cesis flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Cēsis}} |Cēsu novada karogs.svg|{{center|Flag of Cēsis Municipality, 2022–}} |File:Flag of Ventspils.svg|{{center|Flag of Ventspils}} |File:Ventspils novada karogs.svg|{{center|Flag of Ventspils Municipality}} |File:Grobiņas novada karogs.svg|{{center|Flag of the former Grobiņa Municipality, 2011–2021}} |File:Nordic cross proposal for Latvia flag.png|{{center|Nordic cross proposal for Latvian flag}} }} {{clear}}
===Lithuania=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Nordic cross proposal for Lithuanian flag.svg|{{center|Nordic cross proposal for Lithuanian flag}} }} {{clear}}
===Netherlands=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Aldtsjerk flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Aldtsjerk}} |File:Flag of Bedum.svg|{{center|Flag of Bedum}} |File:Havelte vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Havelte}} |File:Hof van Twente vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Hof van Twente}} |File:Koewacht vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Koewacht}} |File:Rosmalen vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Rosmalen}} |File:Skarsterlan flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Skarsterlân}} |File:Flag of Tilburg.svg|{{center|Flag of Tilburg}} |File:Utrechtse Heuvelrug vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Utrechtse Heuvelrug}} |File:Wierden vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Wierden}} |File:Wouw vlag.svg|{{center|Flag of Wouw}} }} {{clear}}
=== Russia === {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Alyoshino.png|{{center|Flag of Alyoshino, Tver Oblast}} |File:Flag of Levokumsky rayon (Stavropol krai).png|{{center|Flag of Levokumsky District}} |File:Flag of Likhoslavlsky rayon (Tver oblast).svg|{{center|Flag of Likhoslavlsky District}} |File:Флаг города Михайловска.jpg|{{center|Flag of Mikhaylovsk, Stavropol Krai}} |File:Flag of Mikhaylovskoe (Karelia).png|{{center|Flag of Mikhaylovskoye, Republic of Karelia}} |File:Flag of Plodovskoe (Leningrad oblast).png|{{center|Flag of {{ill|Plodovskoe|ru|Плодовское сельское поселение (Ленинградская область)}}, Leningrad Oblast}} |File:Flag of Predgorny rayon (Stavropol krai).png|{{center|Flag of Predgorny District, 1997–2017}} |File:Flag of Rameshki (Tver oblast).png|{{center|Flag of Rameshki, Tver Oblast}} |File:Flag of Rameshkovsky rayon (Tver oblast).png|{{center|Flag of Rameshkovsky District}} |File:Flag of Stavropol.svg|{{center|Flag of Stavropol}} |File:Flag of Stavropol Krai.svg|{{center|Flag of Stavropol Krai}} }} {{clear}}
===Spain=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Bandera de Burón (León).svg|{{center|Flag of Burón}} |File:Bandera de Casar de Palomero (Cáceres).svg|{{center|Flag of Casar de Palomero}} |File:Bandera de Paterna del Río (Almería).svg|{{center|Flag of Paterna del Río}} |File:Bandera de Tudela.svg|Alternative flag of Tudela, Navarre }} {{clear}}
=== Thailand === {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Uttaradit(Former).svg|{{center|Flag of Uttaradit, 1942–1950s}} }} {{clear}}
===Teutonic Order=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order.svg|{{center|Flag of the State of the Teutonic Order (1230–1525)}} }} {{clear}}
===Ukraine=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Volyn Oblast (3-2).svg|{{center|Flag of Volyn Oblast}} |File:Flag of Zhytomyr.svg|{{center|Flag of Zhytomyr}} |Flag of Bershad raion.svg|{{center|Flag of Bershad Raion}} |Flag of Khrestivka.svg|{{center|Flag of Khrestivka}} |Flag of Lukiv.svg|{{center|Flag of Lukiv}} }} {{clear}}
===United Kingdom=== A number of flags for localities in the United Kingdom (primarily Scotland) are based on Nordic cross designs, intended to reflect the Scandinavian heritage introduced to the British Isles during the Viking Age and through the High Middle Ages.<ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18137262.scots-communities-go-nordic-rising-demands-flags/ Scots communities go Nordic in rising demands for their own flags] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011051816/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18137262.scots-communities-go-nordic-rising-demands-flags/ |date=11 October 2021 }} ''HeraldScotland''</ref>
{{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left
|File:Isle of Barra flag.svg|{{center|Isle of Barra (recognised 2017)<ref name="barra-flag-bbc">{{cite news|title=Isle of Barra's flag officially recognised|date=23 November 2017|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42094599|publisher=BBC News|access-date=26 May 2018|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230004603/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-42094599|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |File:Caithness Flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Caithness (2016)}} |File:Lancashire Flag Proposal by Michael Faul (Proposal 1).svg|{{center|Proposed flag of Lancashire (1990s)}} |File:Former Flag of Orkney.svg|{{center|Cross of St Magnus, former unofficial Flag of Orkney (1990s)}} |File:2007 Flag of Orkney.svg|{{center|Flag of Orkney (2007)}} |File:2007 Orkney Flag Proposal - design 3.svg|{{center|Proposed flag of Orkney (2007)}} |File:2007 Orkney Flag Proposal - design 5.svg|{{center|Proposed flag of Orkney (2007)}} |File:Flag of Shetland.svg|{{center|Flag of Shetland (2005)}} |File:Flag of the Isle of Skye.svg|{{center|Flag of the Isle of Skye (2020)}} |File:Somerset flag proposal (2013) - joint 2nd place, Guscott.svg|{{center|Proposed flag of Somerset (2013)}} |File:Flag of Sutherland 2018.svg|{{center|Official flag of Sutherland (2018)}} |File:Komi Nordic cross flag.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of North Uist (2018)}} |File:Flag of South Uist.svg|{{center|Flag of the island of South Uist (recognised 2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hebrides-news.com/south-uist-flag-28617.html|title=South Uist flag|website=Hebrides-news.com|access-date=28 December 2017|archive-date=29 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229052418/http://www.hebrides-news.com/south-uist-flag-28617.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |File:West Riding Flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Yorkshire West Riding (2013)}} }} {{clear}}
===United States=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Bayamon.svg|{{center|Flag of Bayamón, Puerto Rico}} |Flag of Little Rock, Arkansas.svg|{{center|Flag of Little Rock, Arkansas}} |File:Staunton flag1.png|{{center|Flag of Staunton, Virginia}} |File:Flag of Portland, Oregon.svg|{{center|Flag of Portland, Oregon}} |File:Flag of the Puerto Rican Independence Party.svg|{{center|Campaign Flag of the Puerto Rican Independence Party}} |File:Flag of the City of Wilmington.png|{{center|Flag of Wilmington, Delaware}} |File:Flag of the Episcopal Church.png|{{center|Flag of the Episcopal Church}} |File:Flag of New Milford, Connecticut.svg|{{center|Flag of New Milford, Connecticut}} |File:Flag of Terre Haute, Indiana.svg|{{center|Flag of Terre Haute, Indiana}} }} {{clear}}
===Other=== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of the Ambassador of Chile.svg|Flag of a Chilean ambassador |File:Flag of Andalucía (Colómbia).svg|Flag of Andalucía, Colombia |File:Zastava Pule.svg|Flag of Pula, Croatia |File:Greek Royal Flag 1863.svg|Royal Standard of Greece (1863). George I was also a prince of Denmark. |File:Baandera de Hrias.png|Flag of Hernandarias, Paraguay |File:Flag of Timor's Portuguese refugees.svg|Flag of Timor Portuguese refugees flown in Lisbon (1946)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Os portugueses em Timor na II Guerra Mundial |url=https://www.jornaldenegocios.pt/weekend/detalhe/sos_timor |access-date=28 February 2022 |website=jornaldenegocios.pt |language=pt-PT}}</ref> |File:Zealandia Proposal 1.PNG|Proposed flag of South Island, New Zealand |File:Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg|Naval ensign of South Africa (1952–1981) |File:Flag of the South African Marine Corporation.svg|House flag of the South African Marine Corporation (1969–2020) |File:Naval Ensign of Tonga.svg|Naval ensign of Tonga |File:Flag of Westarctica.png|Flag of Westarctica, a micronation claiming Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica |File:Flag of Ladonia with contours.svg|Flag of Ladonia, a micronation in southern Sweden. The white lines are not visible on the flag itself, yet it is still seen as bearing a Nordic Cross as it represents a boiled Swedish flag. |File:Komi Nordic cross flag.svg|Unofficial flag of the Komi Republic used by activists. |File:Flag of Amambay.svg|Flag of Amambay Department, Paraguay. |File:Flag of the Principality of Snake Hill.svg|Flag of the Principality of Snake Hill, a micronation in Australia. |File:Vinland flag.svg|The "Vinland flag", used by American band Type O Negative, now a potential White Supremacist logo.<ref name="Vinland Flag: General Hate Symbols">{{Cite web |url= https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/vinland-flag |title= Vinland Flag: General Hate Symbols |website= Anti-Defamation League |access-date= 14 October 2022 |archive-date= 24 May 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220524060931/https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/vinland-flag |url-status= live }}</ref> |File:NewFlagVikesland.png|Flag of Vikesland, a Canadian micronation located on a ranch in Manitoba |File:Flag of CIDEC.svg|Flag of the Foundation Interdisciplinary Center for Cultural Studies, Argentina }} {{clear}}
==Ethnic flags== {{Gallery |title=Ethnic flag |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=150|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Ingrian people.svg|{{center|Official flag of Ingrian people, designed in 1919 for the Republic of Kirjasalo<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Пюккенен|first1 = А. Ю.|last2 = Сыров|first2 = А. А.|title = Что такое Ингерманландия? Краткое введение в историю ингерманландских финнов|trans-title = What is Ingria? A short introduction to the history of the Ingrian Finns|language = ru|location = Saint Petersburg|publication-date = 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1 = Пюккенен|first1 = А. Ю.|title = Геральдика Невского края|trans-title = Neva region heraldry|work = Санкт-Петербургские ведомости|language = ru|location = Saint Petersburg|publisher = АО Издательский дом «С.-Петербургские ведомости»|publication-date = 30 May 2011}}</ref>}} |File:Veps Flag Alternative.svg|{{center|Flag of the Veps since 1992, designed by Vitaly Dobrynin. In 2000–2005 span used as the official flag of Vepsian autonomous region in Russian Karelia}} |File:Votic_people.svg|{{center|One of the two flags of Votians}} |File:Itäkarjalaisten_lippu.svg|{{center|Flag of Provisional Government of East Karelia, designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in 1920. Later used as the ethnic flag of Karelians}} |File:Flag of the Finland Swedes.svg|{{center|Flag of the Swedish-speaking Finns (1918)<ref>{{cite journal|date = December 2006|title = Hur ser Svenskfinland ut om 100 år?|journal = Medborgarbladet|volume = 61|issue = 4|pages = 20|publisher = Svenska folkpartiet RP|location = Helsinki|url = http://www.sfp.fi/files/Medborgarblad/MED%204_06.pdf|language = sv|access-date = 6 June 2008|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123258/http://www.sfp.fi/files/Medborgarblad/MED%204_06.pdf|archive-date = 21 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="fotw.net">{{cite web|url= https://www.fotw.info/flags/xn_fi-se.html|title= Swedish speaking population in Finland|access-date= 6 June 2008|author= Engene, Jan Oskar|date= 10 March 1996|publisher= Flags of the World|archive-date= 7 July 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200707044214/https://fotw.info/flags/xn_fi-se.html|url-status= live}}</ref>}} |File:Sverigefinskaflaggan.svg|{{center|Flag of the Sweden Finns}} |File:Flag of Frisia.svg|{{center|Proposed flag of Frisia (2006)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.groepfanauwerk.com/homeIflagge.html|title=Interfrisian flag|publisher=Groep fan Auwerk|access-date=1 December 2015|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023746/http://www.groepfanauwerk.com/homeIflagge.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>}} |File:Mikmaq State Flag.svg|{{center|Flag of the Mi'kmaq people, Canada (horizontal version)}} |File:Normandy flag falaise.svg|{{center|Falaise Cross flag (Croix de Falaise) – Falaise in Normandy was the birthplace of William the Conqueror}} |File:Flag of Sameland.svg|{{center|Not adopted proposal for the flag of Sápmi}} |File:Ludic flag.svg|{{center|Unofficial flag of Ludic Karelians}} |File:Flag of Setomaa.svg|{{center|Flag of Setos}} |File:Forest Finns flag.svg|{{center|Flag of Forest Finns}} |File:Flag of Republikken Finnskogen.png|{{center|Unofficial flag of Finnskogen}} }} {{clear}}
==Political flags== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Nasjonal Samling.svg|{{center|Flag of Norwegian fascist party Nasjonal Samling (1933–1945)<ref>{{Cite web| title=NS årbok 1944 | trans-title=NS yearbook 1944 | language=sv | url=http://krigsbilder.net/coppermine/albums/NS-AARBOK1944/NS_rbok_1944.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222022636/http://krigsbilder.net/coppermine/albums/NS-AARBOK1944/NS_rbok_1944.pdf | archive-date=22 February 2014}}</ref>}} }} {{clear}}
==Sport societies== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:IFK-Flagga.svg|Flag of Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna<ref>{{Cite web | title=IFK Centralorganisation | url=https://ifkcs.org/artiklar/artiklar.php | access-date=19 June 2025 | website=ifkcs.org}}</ref> |File:Ensign of the Hungarian Yachting Association.svg|Ensign of the Hungarian Yachting Association<ref>{{Cite web | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830213233/https://hunsail.hu/Media/Default/Dokumentumok/Szabalyzatok/Alapszab%C3%A1ly%20hat%C3%A1lyos%202016%2009%2020-20170214102234.pdf | url=https://hunsail.hu/Media/Default/Dokumentumok/Szabalyzatok/Alapszab%C3%A1ly%20hat%C3%A1lyos%202016%2009%2020-20170214102234.pdf | archive-date=30 August 2021 | title=Általános rendelkezések | language=hu | trans-title=General provisions}}</ref> }} {{clear}}
==Fictional== {{Gallery |title= |mode=nolines|style=background:var(--background-color-neutral, beige); color:var(--color-base, black); padding:20px|whitebg=no|height=150|width=120|noborder=yes|align=left |File:Flag of Latveria.svg|Flag of Latveria, a fictional nation within the Marvel Comics universe |File:NorsefireFlag.svg|Flag of Norsefire, a fictional neofascist party ruling over the United Kingdom in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's comic series V for Vendetta |File:Flag of Kekistan.svg|Flag of Kekistan, a fictional country created by 4chan members as a political meme and online movement }} {{clear}}
== See also == {{stack|{{Portal|Heraldry and Vexillology|Denmark|Faroe Islands|Finland|Iceland|Norway|Sweden|Europe}}}}
{{div col}} *Flag families *Flag of Greenland *Sámi flag *Christian cross variants *Union Flag *Saint George's Cross *Household pennant *Flags of Central America *Flag of Gran Colombia *Pan-African colours *Pan-Arab colours *Pan-Slavic colours *Southern Cross Flag *Triband and Tricolour {{div col end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Bibliography== *{{cite book |title= The world encyclopedia of flags : The definitive guide to international flags, banners, standards and ensigns |last= Znamierowski |first= Alfred |year= 2002 |publisher= Hermes House |location= London |isbn= 1-84309-042-2 |pages= [https://archive.org/details/worldencyclopedi0000znam/page/103 103 and 134] |url= https://archive.org/details/worldencyclopedi0000znam/page/103 }}
==External links== {{commons category-inline|Nordic Cross flags}} *[https://archive.today/20130204225328/http://theflagsoftheworld.com/flags/xx-scand.html Extensive compilation of official and non-official Nordic Cross flags (at ''Flags of the World'').]
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