Flag of Sweden
Officially Kingdom of Sweden
Locally Sverige
What the flag looks like
A blue field with a yellow Nordic cross extending to the edges, its vertical arm shifted towards the hoist.
What it means
The colors come from Sweden's coat of arms, three gold crowns on a blue field.
How to remember it
Sweden
is a gold cross on blue: the only Nordic cross in yellow, and the same two colors as Ukraine
but laid out as a cross.
Fun facts
- Sweden's National Day, 6 June, is also its Flag Day.
- The current flag law dates from 1906, after the union with Norway ended and the union badge in the canton was dropped.
Sweden at a glance
- Capital
- Stockholm
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population
- 11 million
- Area
- 450,295 km²
- Languages
- Swedish
- Currency
- Swedish krona (kr)
- Flag adopted
- 1906