Flag of Åland
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The flag of Åland (Swedish: Ålands flagga) (Finnish: Ahvenanmaan lippu) is a yellow or gold Nordic cross with another red cross inside on a blue background with the vertical bar shifted towards the hoist side.[1] It is intended to resemble the Swedish flag defaced by a red cross symbolizing Finland.[2] The flag was officially adopted as the flag of Åland in 1954 and first hoisted in Mariehamn on 3 April 1954.[3] Prior to autonomy, an unofficial horizontal bicolour triband of blue-yellow-blue was in use until it was made illegal in 1935.[4]
Quick Facts Use, Proportion ...
Use | Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign |
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Proportion | 17:26 |
Adopted | 1954 |
Design | A yellow-fimbriated red Nordic cross on a blue field |
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The dimensions of the Ålandish flag are 16:3:4:3:26 horizontally and 12:3:4:3:12 vertically.