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Flag rules in Lithuania

Anyone may fly the flag at their discretion when it is treated with respect. The general private duty for residences and private organisations applies on 16 February, 11 March and 6 July. Other listed days mainly apply to state and municipal institutions or specifically designated sites.

07:00hoist
22:00lower

Voluntary flag-flying and statutory duty

  • Private individuals and organisations may fly the national flag every day, provided it is used with dignity.
  • On 16 February, 11 March and 6 July it must be flown at state and municipal buildings, buildings of other organisations, business premises and occupied residential buildings.
  • Police guidance states that failure to display it when required may lead to a warning or a fine of €10–12.

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Times and election days

  • On prescribed flag days the flag is normally hoisted at 07:00 and lowered at 22:00.
  • At polling stations it is hoisted when ordinary voting begins and lowered when voting ends; under the current Electoral Code ordinary voting is 07:00–20:00.
  • The election-day duty applies to the polling-station building and is not a general private flag day.

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Mourning

  • On a freestanding pole, first hoist the flag to the top, then lower it by one third of the pole's length.
  • Before lowering it fully, return it to the top.
  • For a flag fixed to a façade or another holder, mourning is instead marked by a 10 cm-wide black ribbon whose ends reach the flag's bottom edge.

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The historical state flag

  • The historical state flag bearing Vytis is permanently flown at the sites named by law.
  • At other state and municipal institutions it accompanies the national flag on the three state holidays.
  • It is also displayed at those institutions on 13 January, 29 March, 1 May, 15 July and 23 November.

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Baltic and European companion flags

  • At the Seimas, Estonian and Latvian flags accompany the Lithuanian flag on 24 February and 18 November respectively.
  • On Lithuania's state holidays of 16 February and 11 March, the Baltic neighbours' flags are displayed there under the resolution.
  • The European flag is displayed at designated institutions on 9 May and for European Parliament elections and EU-related referendums.

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Condition, placement and precedence

  • The flag must be clean and undamaged and must not touch the ground.
  • When several flags are displayed, they should be comparably sized and flown on poles of equal height.
  • The Lithuanian flag takes the place of honour under the protocol order; other national flags receive equal respect and must not be larger or higher.

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