Flag of Sweden

E44647

national flag

The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national flag →
adopted	1906-06-22 →
associatedWith	House of Vasa → Kingdom of Sweden →
category	Flags of Europe → National symbols of Sweden → Nordic Cross flags →
country	Sweden →
crossColorHex	#FECC00 →
crossOffset	towards hoist →
crossType	Nordic cross →
design	blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross →
fieldColorHex	#006AA7 →
fileName	Flag of Sweden.svg →
hasAspectRatio	5:8 →
hasUnicodeEmoji	🇸🇪 →
hasVariant	Naval ensign of Sweden → State flag of Sweden → Swedish civil ensign → Swedish war ensign →
inspiredBy	Danish flag (Dannebrog) → Scandinavian cross tradition →
isCivilFlagOf	Sweden →
isDepictedIn	Midsummer celebrations in Sweden → Swedish National Day events → Swedish national celebrations →
isNationalFlagOf	Sweden →
isPrimaryNationalEmblemOf	Sweden →
isStateFlagOf	Sweden →
isStateSymbolOf	Sweden →
isWarFlagOf	Sweden →
officialLanguageCountry	Swedish →
regulatedBy	Swedish Flag Law of 1906 → Swedish Flag Law of 1982 →
symbolizes	Christian heritage → Sweden → Swedish heritage →
usedBy	Swedish Armed Forces → Swedish citizens → Swedish government →
usedOn	Swedish embassies → Swedish government buildings → Swedish military installations → Swedish ships → public buildings in Sweden →
usedSince	16th century →
usesColor	blue → yellow →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Flag of Sweden ("State flag of Sweden") → Flag of Sweden ("Swedish civil ensign") →	hasVariant
Swedes ("Swedish flag") →	culturalSymbol
Sweden →	flag
Flag of Sweden ("Swedish Flag Law of 1906") →	regulatedBy