Flags in the calendar

Flags and their history

Explore the flags in the calendar, with background, design and proportions where in-depth history is available.

Sweden

Cross banners depicted 1557 · Flag Act 1982

Danish since the mid-1300s · codified 2025

Adopted 4 May 1821 · Flag Act 1898

Approved 28 May · enacted 29 May 1918

Approved 1915 · national flag 1918 · law 1944

Consecrated 4 June 1884 · state flag 21 November 1918

Recorded in the 13th century · enacted 15 June 1921

Approved 19 April 1918 · restored 18 November 1988

First recorded 1572 · colours fixed in 1937

Selected 9 December 1953 · own flag in 1954

First raised 1919 · recognized 1940 and 1948

Recognized by law and first raised in June 1985