Flag of the Nordic Council

What the flag looks like

A blue field with a white swan in flight inside a white ring in the center.

What it means

The flying swan is the shared symbol of official Nordic co-operation, used by both the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers.

How to remember it

The Nordic Council flies a white swan, wings swept back in long feathers, inside a white ring on blue.

Fun facts

• The swan was redrawn in 2016 as part of a common visual identity for official Nordic co-operation.
• The Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland sit in the council alongside Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Nordic Council at a glance

Founded

1952

Members

5 states and 3 autonomous areas

Headquarters

Copenhagen

Headquarters

Copenhagen

Region

Founded 1952

Languages

Danish, Norwegian, Swedish

Flag adopted

2016