Flagday

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Flag days in Faroe Islands 2026

Official and recommended flag days in Faroe Islands in 2026, with dates and sources.

  1. New Year's Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  2. Sámi National Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  3. International Women's Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  4. Grækarismessa

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  5. Nordic Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  6. Good Friday

    The flag is flown at half-mast throughout the prescribed flagging period.

    OfficialHalf-mast
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  7. Easter Sunday

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  8. Queen Margrethe II's birthday

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  9. Faroese Flag Day

    The national flag day of Merkið.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  10. Workers' Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  11. Ascension Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  12. Norway's Constitution Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  13. Pentecost

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  14. King Frederik X's birthday

    The monarch's birthday is officeholder-dependent and must be reviewed when the Crown changes.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  15. Denmark's Constitution Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Danish flag. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  16. National Day of Sweden

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  17. Åland Autonomy Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  18. Icelandic National Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  19. Greenland National Day

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Nordic display. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  20. Jóansøka

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  21. Ólavsøka Eve

    The eve of the Faroese national festival is a prescribed flag day.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  22. Ólavsøka

    The Faroese national festival is a prescribed flag day.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  23. Crown Prince Christian's birthday

    The heir's birthday is officeholder-dependent and must be reviewed when succession changes.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  24. United Nations Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  25. Memorial Day for Those Lost at Sea

    The flag is flown at half-mast throughout the prescribed flagging period.

    OfficialHalf-mast
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  26. Independence Day of Finland

    At Tinganes, the regulation also prescribes a location-specific Finnish flag. This instruction does not apply to every flagpole.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

  27. Christmas Day

    A prescribed flag day for Faroese public buildings.

    Official
    Required: Public authorities, Government buildings

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