Sweden’s national flag is blue with a yellow Nordic cross. Its design belongs to the Scandinavian cross tradition and uses the same blue-and-gold colors found in Sweden’s national coat of arms.

What does the Swedish flag look like?

The flag has a blue field with a yellow cross extending to the edges. As on other Nordic flags, the vertical arm of the cross is shifted toward the hoist.

History of the Swedish flag

Blue and yellow have been Swedish royal and heraldic colors for centuries. Cross flags in these colors are documented from the sixteenth century, although the precise design evolved over time. During the nineteenth-century union with Norway, Swedish flags carried a union mark in the canton. After that union ended in 1905, a new flag law in 1906 established the modern plain blue-and-yellow design.

Sweden flag facts

• Colors: blue and yellow
• Design: Nordic cross
• Historic roots: Swedish heraldry
• Modern flag law: 1906

Reference

Reference: Swedish flag law and the established history of Sweden’s blue-and-yellow national colors.