List of Norwegian flags

The Flag of Norway hoisted in Mandal.

The following is a list of flags of entities named or related to Norway.

Kingdom of Norway

National flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
13 July 1821 – present Flag of Norway A red field with a blue Nordic cross and white fimbriation. Fredrik Meltzer, a member of parliament (Storting) designed the national flag in 1821.

Civil pennant

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Household pennant of Norway.

Royal standards

FlagDurationUseDescription
15 November 1905 – present Royal Standard of Norway The coat of arms of Norway in banner form featuring a golden lion on a red field.
26 September 1924 – present Standard of the Crown Prince of Norway, may also be used by the Crown Princess.Royal standard with a swallowtail.
– present Royal pennant Royal standard in pennant form.

Flags of the government

FlagDurationUseDescription
1899 – present State flag of Norway Flag of Norway with swallowtail and tongue. Used on government buildings like the Storting building.
1937 – present Flag of the Minister of Defence State flag with a white lion from coat of arms in canton.
1905–1937

Other flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
1905 – present The postal flag of Norway
1905–2000 The Harbor Police flag of Norway
– present Flag of the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club
1941–1958 House flag of Nortraship. This flag was flown ashore from Nortraship offices, ships flew the regular Norwegian merchant flag.
– present Flag of the NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) Light blue field with the NRK logo in white.
1990 – present Flag of the Church of Norway
Flag of the Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue

Flags of the military

FlagDurationUseDescription
15 November 1905 – present Naval ensign and war flag Same as the state flag.
– present Flag of the Chief of Defence State flag with a golden lion from coat of arms in canton.

Flags of the Navy

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Naval jack Norwegian flag in 1:1 proportions.
2010–present Flag of the Chief of the Navy Known as Inspector General until 2017.
– present Rank flag of admirals Naval ensign with four white stars in canton.
– present Rank flag of vice admirals Naval ensign with three white stars in canton.
– present Rank flag of rear admirals Naval ensign with two white star in canton.
– present Rank flag of commodores Naval ensign with one white star in canton.
– present Rank flag of captains Swallowtail with Norwegian stripe.
– present Rank flag of a Norwegian squadron commander or senior officer Pennant with Norwegian stripe.
– present Rank flag of petty officers Red pennant.
– present Royal Norwegian Navy pennant. A commissioning pennant and used as a rank flag by those officers not possessing a separate rank flag. Norwegian swallowtailed pennant.
1905–2010 Former flag of the Inspector General of the Navy
– present Flag used on land (Feltflagg)Flown at Naval bases but not at sea.

Flags of the Army

The rank flags are also used by the Air Force and Home Guard.

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Flag of the Norwegian Army Red field with the emblem of the Army in the center.
1905–present Flag of the Chief of the Army Known as Inspector General until 2017.
1982–present Rank flag of generals War flag with four golden stars in canton.
The general officers flag had three stars from 1905 to 1982.
Rank flag of lieutenant generals War flag with three golden stars in canton.
The lieutenant generals flag had two stars from 1905 to 1982.
Rank flag of major generals War flag with two golden stars in canton.
The major generals flag had one star from 1905 to 1982.
Rank flag of brigadiers War flag with one golden star in canton.
1901–1905 Former flag of the Inspector General

Flags of the Air Force

The Air Force uses the same rank flags as the Army.

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Flag of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Light blue field with the logo of the Air Force in the canton and the roundel of Norway.
2010–present Flag of the Chief of the Air Force War flag with golden winged coat of arms in canton. Known as Inspector General until 2017.
– 2010 Former flag of the Inspector General of the Air Force

Flags of the Home Guard

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Flag of the Home Guard Used on Home Guard bases.
– present Flag of the Chief of the Home Guard Known as Inspector General until 2017.

Flags of the Coastal Artillery

The now obsolete Coastal artillery of Norway used to have separate rank flags.[1]

FlagDurationUseDescription
1919–2002 Flag of the Inspector General
Flag of the brigadier
Flag of the commodore
Flag of the commander senior grade
Flag of the commander
Flag of the captain
Pennant of subordinate officers

Other flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
– present Flag of the Telemark Battalion
– present Flag of the Vardøhus Fortress
– present Flag of the Norwegian Cyber Defence Force
– present Flag of the Norwegian Artillery Battalion

Military colours

In Norwegian military vexillology, a distinction is made between colours (Norwegian: faner), standards (Norwegian: standarter), and ceremonial flags (Norwegian: seremoniflagg), although these are often collectively referred to as colours. Colours are the traditional banners of military units, historically borne in battle as symbols of unity and morale, and as markers of a unit’s affiliation and identity. In the mounted arms, the corresponding term for this type of flag is standard. Standards are typically smaller than colours and are usually distinguished by a swallowtailed design.[2] The units of the Norwegian Army and the Norwegian Home Guard still bear the Norwegian lion in their colours, the old royal emblem. The Royal Norwegian Navy does not carry colours, but instead uses the naval ensign (Norwegian: orlogsflagget), also referred to as the naval colour (Norwegian: orlogsfane). The Royal Norwegian Air Force has chosen to use its own unit insignia as the motif on the cloth. Colours and standards are produced in only a single example and are treated with great respect. Other military government agencies and similar bodies that wish to mark their presence or express their identity at various kinds of events may instead use a ceremonial flag. A ceremonial flag is designed as a heraldic flag and has a character similar to that of a colour, but is not itself a colour. Unlike colours, ceremonial flags may be produced in multiple copies. The branches of the Norwegian Armed Forces, the Norwegian Defence Staff, and other agencies within the defence sector all have ceremonial flags designed in the form of colours.[3]

Army colours

Historical army colours

Air force colours

Home guard colours

Army guidons

Historical flags

These flags are no longer in use, except the merchant flag of 1821–1844, which was also used from 1899 until the present. Note: The Royal Standard of Norway is seen as the official flag of the Old Kingdom of Norway.

Raven Banner (9th – 11th century)

FlagDurationUseDescription
9th – 11th century Raven banner War flag flown by several Viking chieftains and warlords in Scandinavia.

Kingdom of Norway (872–1397)

FlagDurationUseDescription


 13th century Likely royal banner of Norway
The flags of Norway, Denmark, and Sweden, as depicted in Ernst von Kirchberg's Mecklenburgske Rimkrønike from the 1370s.
Banner of arms with golden lion on red canvas. Regarded as the predecessor to the current Royal Standard of Norway.

Kalmar Union (1397–1537)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1397–1523 The "banner of the realms", flag of the Kalmar Union. The flag of the Kalmar Union was used in the triple union led by Denmark, which included Norway and Sweden. In a letter written by Eric of Pomerania dated from 1430, the "banner of the realms" is described as "a red cross in a yellow field".
1427 Maritime flag A flag captured from a Danish ship by Lübeck forces in 1427 showed the arms of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Pomerania. The original flag was destroyed in World War II during an Allied bombing raid on Lübeck, but a 19th-century copy remains in Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark.

Denmark–Norway (1537–1814)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1537–1814 Dannebrogen, flag of Denmark–Norway. From 1748 the only approved merchant flag.
1731–1814 Royal standard of Denmark–Norway.
1696–1814 State flag and naval ensign of Denmark–Norway.
1757–1814 Denmark–Norway merchant flag used on distant waters. Used south of Cape Finisterre. Flag was made to distinguish Danish–Norwegian ships from those of the Maltese Order.
1796–1848 The canton flag of Denmark–Norway. Used by Danish and Norwegian ships sailing to the Danish West Indies.
1600s Norwegian Royal standard used by some ships
Danish–Norwegian ship with royal flag in 1644 painting.

Kingdom of Norway (1814)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1814–1821 Flag of Norway
Unofficial alternative merchant flag used by some shippers to distinguish it from the flag of Denmark. Based on the Dannebrog but with the lion from the Norwegian coat of arms in the canton. Merchant flag of Norway (1814–1821) during Sweden–Norway. On ships only north of Cape Finisterre, Spain. On longer distances the Swedish flag was used.
1814 State and naval ensign of Norway
Naval pennant of Norway

Sweden-Norway (1814–1905)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1815–1821 Flag of Sweden, the alternative merchant flag of Norway Used on ships south of Cape Finisterre, Spain.
1818–1838
1838–1844 (optional)		 Flag used by Norwegian ships south of Cape Finisterre, Spain. From 1821 it was also used by Swedish ships there.
1815–1844 State flag, war flag, and naval ensign of Norway and Sweden
Royal standard of Norway and Sweden
1844–1905 Union mark of Norway Commonly informally referred to as the "herring salad". Removed from Norwegian merchant and state flags in 1899.
Naval jack and diplomatic flag of Norway and Sweden Also used as union mark in Swedish flags until 1 November 1905.
1844–1898 Merchant flag of NorwayThe union mark was removed from the state flag after 1898.
1844–1905 War flag and naval ensign of Norway
Royal standard of Norway

Other flags of Sweden-Norway (1815–1844)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1815–1824 Customs flag of Norway and Sweden
1824–1842
1836–1844 Rear admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden
Vice admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden
Admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden
1815–1844 Commander of a squadron rank flag of Norway and Sweden
Commodore rank flag of Norway and Sweden
Commissioning pennant of Norway and Sweden

Other flags of Sweden-Norway (1844–1905)

FlagDurationUseDescription
Image Missing 1844–1899 Customs flag of Norway Norwegian state flag with union jack in canton and customs emblem on cross.
1844–1854 Commanding admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1875–1905 Vice admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
The state flag/naval ensign was used as rank flag between 1858 and 1875.
1844–1854 Command (all admirals) rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1875–1905 Admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
The state flag/naval ensign was used as rank flag between 1858 and 1875.
Vice admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
Rear admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1844–1858 Commodore rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1858–1875
1844–1858 Detachment commander rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1858–1875
1875–1905
1844–1858 Commissioning pennant of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy).
1901–1905 Flag of the Minister of Defence of Norway (separate from the Swedish Naval Ministry)
1875–1905 Flag of Harbor Police of Norway

German occupation of Norway

FlagDurationUseDescription
24 April 1940 – 8 May 1945 Flag of the Reichskommissariat Norwegen Same as the flag of Germany (1935–1945).
5 February 1942 – 8 May 1945 Possible alternative state flag or minister flag of the Quisling regime State flag without the NS eagle insignia was more commonly flown. It was used as a car flag during the first parliament meeting in 1942.

Nasjonal Samling and collaborationists

Party Flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
1933 – 8 May 1945 Party flag of Nasjonal Samling. Golden Nordic cross on red field. The flag of Nasjonal Samling was used by the party Nasjonal Samling between 1933 and 1945 and by the collaborationist Quisling regime from 1942 to 1945. Flags of NS were called Solkorsbanneret ("The sun cross banner"), the colors were based on the color scheme of the coat of arms of Norway. The party describes the sun cross as the symbol of the sun, which was carved into stone for several millenniums as a sign of the victory of light over darkness and the Nordic people's struggle for survival. The red field on the cross represents Nordic blood.

The flag is almost identical to the Flag of Scania and the Flag of the Swedish-speaking Finns.

1930s – 8 May 1945 Nasjonal Samling party flag pennant Used as a small car flag.
Ordinary NS pennant, design 1 Sun cross in gold on red canvas. Was used as car flag. It is also described as having the same conditions as Hirden's Sveit flags.
Ordinary NS pennant, design 2 Was used as car flag. Could also be used by any NS organisation.

Rikshirden (Hird of the realm)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1930s – 8 May 1945 Rikshirden's fylking flag (Raven Banner) Black raven on yellow canvas. Raven banners were used by Rikshirden and Unghirden as "Fylkingsflagg". "Fylking" means a group of people with a shared goal, either politically or militarily. The word is derived from a shield wall.

The NS party was heavily nationalistic and were inspired by symbols from the Viking Age, this included the raven banner which had been used by several Viking chieftains in Scandinavia.

Rikshirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) Sun Cross with swords in gold and red on black canvas which represents the black soil of Norway. The swords in the sun cross represent that the Hird is a militaristic organisation. The word "Sveit" is from Old Norse, meaning a team, gathering or herd of troops or Hirdmen.
The flags of NS organisations sometimes contained text showing their division and location. The flags of Rikshirden used letters written in gold.
Rikshirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget)
Rikshirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget)
Rikshirden's Staff banner (Stabsbanner)
1942–1945 Førergarde's standard The standard of Vidkun Quisling's personal guard was modelled after the standards of His Majesty the King's Guard, with the king's Royal cypher replaced by the Førergarde's insignia featuring a monogram of Quisling's initials.

Unghirden (Youth Hird)

Unghirden was a branch of the youth organisation specialized for boys between 14 and 18. The flags of Unghirden was also used by the Guttehirden (Boys hird).

FlagDurationUseDescription
1930s – 8 May 1945 Unghirden's fylking flag (Raven Banner) Black raven on green canvas.
Unghirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) Sun cross with swords in gold and red on green canvas. The flags of Unghirden officially used letters written in silver, yet some flags used gold lettering.
Unghirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget)
Unghirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget)

NS Ungdomsfylking (Youth organisation)

NS Ungdomsfylking was Nasjonal Samling's youth organisation for children and youth from 10 and 18. The flags of Ungdomsfylking was also used by the Gjentehirden (Girls hird) and the Småhirden (Small hird).

FlagDurationUseDescription
1930s – 8 May 1945 Ungdomsfylking's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) Sun cross in gold and red on green canvas. The flags of Ungdomsfylking used letters written in silver.
Ungdomsfylking's Troop flag (Troppsflagget)
Ungdomsfylking's Team flag (Lagsflagget)

Kvinnehirden (Women's hird)

Kvinnehirden was a branch of the NS Kvinneorganisajonen. Despite being named a Hird, they were not officially part of the hird and did not serve any military function, therefore their flags lacked the swords in the sun cross.

FlagDurationUseDescription
1934 – 8 May 1945 Kvinnehirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) Sun cross in gold and red on yellowish-white canvas.
Kvinnehirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget)
Kvinnehirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget)

Kvinneorganisasjon (Women's organisation)

NS Kvinneorganisasjonen was an organisation for women connected to the party.

FlagDurationUseDescription
1934 – 8 May 1945 Kvinneorganisasjon's Fylkes flag (Fylkesflagget) Sun cross in gold and red on sky blue canvas.
Kvinneorganisasjon's Krets flag (Kretsflagget) "Krets" is a Norwegian word for a circle of people.
Kvinneorganisasjon's Team flag (Lagsflagget)

Hirdmarinen (Hird Navy)

Hirdmarinen was the Hirden's naval branch meant to form the basis for the future Norwegian navy under Quisling's rule.[4]

FlagDurationUseDescription
1942 – 8 May 1945 Hirdmarinen's ensign Norwegian ensign with Hirdmarinen's insginia inside blue on the cross.
Hirdmarinen's naval jack Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue square field.
Hirdmarinen's command leader rank flag Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue field.
Hirdmarinen's district leader rank flag Hirdmarinen insignia and four pointed star in canton on a blue field.
Hirdmarinen's regional leader rank flag Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue triangular swallowtail.
1942 – 8 May 1945 Hirdmarinen's sveit leader rank flag Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue pennant.
Hirdmarinen's masthead pennant Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue swallowtailed pennant.
Hirdmarinen's senior officer rank flag Anchor on a blue pennant.
Hirdmarinen's troop and team flag Hirdmarinen insignia on a blue triangular pennant.

Hirdens Flykorps (Hirden Air Force Corps)

FlagDurationUseDescription
1942 – 8 May 1945 Flag of the Hirdens Flykorps


Nasjonal Samling Labour Service

The NS Labour Service (NS Arbeidstjeneste) was one of the Nasjonal Samling party's special organisations. The Labour Service was meant to combat unemployment in Norway, similar to the German Reich Labour Service.

FlagDurationUseDescription
Summer 1940 – September 1940 Administrative Councils Labour Service flag The Labour Service in Norway during the occupation was started as a voluntary service by the Administrative Council in the summer of 1940.
September 1940 – 8 May 1945 NS Arbeidstjeneste flag The Labour Service was renamed and taken over by Nasjonal Samling in September 1940 and later made compulsory for young men in 1941.

 NS Arbeidstjeneste pennants
1940 – 8 May 1945 NS Kvinnelig Arbeidstjeneste flag The women's Labour Service was branch of NS-AT for females.

Flags of other Norwegian collaborationists

FlagDurationUseDescription
1942 – 8 May 1945 Flag of Germanic SS Norway Same flag as the Schutzstaffel.
29 June 1941 – March 1943 Standard of the Norwegian Legion Norwegian flag with "The Norwegian Legion" written in Norwegian.
1942 – 8 May 1945 Standard of the Viken Battalion of the Norwegian Legion.
29 June 1941 – March 1943 Standard of the Police Company of the Norwegian Legion.

Subnational flags

Most of the Norwegian counties and municipalities have their own flag. They are based on the respective coat of arms of the subdivision. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag.

Flags of Norwegian counties

Flags of former Norwegian counties

Flags of Norwegian municipalities

Main article: commons:Flags of municipalities of Norway

This is just a number of municipalities with their own flags, there are however many more municipalities that do use a flag.

Agder

Flags of municipalities in Agder county.

Akershus

Flags of municipalities in Akershus county.

Buskerud

Flags of municipalities in Buskerud county.

Finnmark

Flags of municipalities in Finnmark county.

Innlandet

Flags of municipalities in Innlandet county.

Møre og Romsdal

Flags of municipalities in Møre og Romsdal county.

Nordland

Flags of municipalities in Nordland county.

Oslo

Rogaland

Flags of municipalities in Rogaland county.

Telemark

Flags of municipalities in Telemark county.

Troms

Flags of municipalities in Troms county.

Trøndelag

Flags of municipalities in Trøndelag county.

Vestfold

Flags of municipalities in Vestfold county.

Vestland

Flags of municipalities in Vestland county.

Østfold

Flags of municipalities in Østfold county.

Ethnic group flags

FlagDurationUseDescription
15 August 1986 – present Flag of the Sámi The Sami flag is also commonly flown in pennant form.
The colors of the Sámi flag are based on traditional Sámi costume, these colors are considered the Sámis (national) colors. The circular motif is derived from a sun/moon symbol which appears on many shaman's drums.
1962 – 15 August 1986 Unofficial.
Today associated with the Alta controversy.
2007–present Flag of the Kven people The flag was designed by the Swedish artist Bengt Johansson-Kÿrö. The flag shows a sun-rose, which is a common motif found on objects in Kvenland.
29 December 2022 – present Flag of the Forest Finns Designed by the Norwegian couple Frédéric M. Lindboe and Bettina Gullhage. The flag depicts a traditional fertility symbol on a Nordic cross design.
1978–present Unofficial.
Flag of the Republic of Finnskogen (Republikken Finnskogen). Republikken Finnskogen is a pseudo state which comprises the area known as Finnskogen in Solør, Norway and Värmland, Sweden. The Republic is established annually for 3 days in Svullrya, Norway in commemoration of the Skogfinndagene (Forest Finn days) cultural event.
1978–present Flag of the Romani people The Norwegian Roma and the Romani/Tater people are both officially recognised as separate national minorities in Norway.[5] They share the same flag.[6] The flag was adopted by representatives of various Romani communities at the first and second World Romani Congresses (WRC), in 1971 and 1978. It consists of a blue and green background, representing the heavens and earth, respectively, and a red 16-spoke dharmachakra (cartwheel) in the centre. The latter element represents the itinerant tradition of the Romani people and also pays homage to the flag of India. It was added to the flag by scholar Weer Rajendra Rishi.

Proposed flags of Norway

1814 proposals

[7][8][9]

FlagDateProposed byDescriptionInfluence
1814 Christian Frederick[10][11][12]Alternative flag proposal meant to visually contrast against the Danish and Swedish flags. The colors are said to have represented the green spruce forests and grey mountains of Norway.


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20 October 1814 Gregers Lundh Proposal 1 by captain Lundh.

Proposal 2 by captain Lundh.

November 1814 Svend Busch Brun

1815 proposals

FlagDateProposed byDescriptionInfluence
17 August 1815 Peder Jacobsen Bøgvald

16 October 1815 Niels Aall
16 October 1815 Flag committee of the Storting
Likely inspired the merchant flag used between 1818 and 1844.

1820 proposals

FlagDateProposed byDescriptionInfluence


 1820 Gabriel Schanche Kielland In 1820, Storting representative Gabriel Schanche Kielland started a signature campaign in order to adopt a new Norwegian merchant flag, in accordance with his interests as a merchant and ship owner in Stavanger. He also put forth his own design proposal alongside the signature campaign.

1821 proposals

In 1821, a flag committee was deducted in the Storting to find a new merchant flag of Norway. 18 Proposals were put forward to be judged by the committee. On May 4, The Storting discussed and held the vote on what would become the Norwegian flag.

The original documents of 14 of the 18 flag proposals are stored in the Storting Archive. Proposal 4, 5, 9, and 17 are missing.

FlagDateProposed byDescriptionInfluence
March 1821 Jan Rasmussen Sande Proposed by ship captain and Storting representative Jan Rasmussen Sande from Jarlsberg. The flag was based on Christian Frederick's alternative flag proposal from 1814, although Sande's proposal had a white cross instead of the grey cross. This flag was not put forth by the flag committee before the Storting in May.[13]
Proposals chosen by the Storting flag committee
May 1821 Flag committee of the Storting Proposal 1
Based on Proposal 12 from Grimstad, the additions of the lion and stars or crosses were added by the flag committee. The five stars or crosses represented the five dioceses of Akershus, Bergenhus, Christiansand, Trondhjem and Tromsø. Proposal 1 was the flag originally preferred by the flag committee, although it received no votes by the Storting.
Fredrik Meltzer Proposal 2

Proposal 3 (Chosen)
Proposal 3 by Fredrik Meltzer won on the Storting with 40 votes out of 59 and was thus chosen.

Unknown Proposal 6

Proposal 7
Christian Magnus Falsen Proposal 8

Unknown Proposal 10
Commission of Bergen Proposal 11 (A)



Proposal 11 (B)
Proposal 11 (C)


 Citizens in Grimstad Proposal 12
Based on Kielland's 1820 proposal, using red instead of blue.



Poul Holst Proposal 13
Andreas Martin Seip Proposal 14
Christian Magnus Falsen Proposal 15

Citizens in Tønsberg Proposal 16

Unknown Proposal 18

1836 union flag proposals

FlagDateProposed byDescription
7 April 1836 Jonas Anton Hielm Proposed union mark of Sweden-Norway.


 Proposed merchant and state flags of Norway with union mark.


 Proposed merchant and state flags of Sweden with union mark.






 2 May 1836 Peter Petersen Proposed union naval ensigns for Sweden-Norway by minister of mining (Bergråd) Peter Petersen, who was Storting representative of Jarlsberg and Larvik.


 Proposed state flag and customs flag of Norway.

Contemporary proposals

FlagDateProposed byDescription




 2014 Ådne Løvstad Secular proposal for a Norwegian national flag designed by artist Ådne Løvstad from Biri, Norway, they were displayed for a limited time in downtown Lillehammer for the occasion of an art display. The flags contain a diagonal cross which represents crossroads, as a place where people gather and meet.

Dependent territory proposals

FlagDateProposed forProposed byDescription
1930 Flag for Svalbard Norwegian Agrarian Association Norwegian lion on heraldic Vair fur pattern.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Flags of the World. "Norway – Coastal Artillery, 1914–2002". crwflags.com.
  2. ↑ Veiledning i skikk og bruk for Forsvaret (PDF) (Report) (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. 2016. p. 74. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Thorbjørn B. Bergersen (1 April 2020). Innføring i militær heraldikk (PDF) (Report) (in Norwegian). Forsvaret. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
  4. ↑ National Library of Norway. "Organisasjonsinstruks for hirdmarinen 1944". nb.no (in Norwegian).
  5. ↑ "National minorities in Norway: A comprehensive policy (White Paper no. 12 (2020–2021))" (PDF). Regjeringen.no. Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "Urfolk og nasjonale minoriteter". fn.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  7. ↑ Stortinget (28 April 2021). "Forslag til norsk flagg". Stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  8. ↑ Store Norske Leksikon (9 March 2022). "Norges flagg". snl.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  9. ↑ Flags of the World. "Norway – flag proposals". crwflags.com.
  10. ↑ Eidsvoll 1814. "Flagghistorien". eidsvoll1814.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ Fedrelandsvennen (2013-01-21). "Dette kunne blitt Norges flagg". fvn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  12. ↑ NRK (2014-05-03). "Det norske flagg kunne vært grønt". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  13. ↑ Vest-Agder-museet. "Flagget – Et nasjonalt symbol blir til" (PDF). vestagdermuseet.no (in Norwegian).
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