Nordic Cross Flag

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Nordic Cross Flag, Nordic Cross, Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated. All the Nordic countries have adopted such flags. The cross symbolizes Christianity and is depicted extending to the edges of the flag with the vertical part of the cross shifted to the hoist side. The first flag with this design was the Danish Dannebrog; thereafter, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, and some of their subdivisions used this as inspiration for their own flags. The Norwegian flag was the first Nordic cross flag with three colours. Though the flags share this pattern, they have individual histories and symbolism.

Contents 1 Flags of the Nordic countries 2 Nordic territories, counties and former unions 3 Territories in the United Kingdom 4 Other flags with Nordic Cross 5 Flags commonly associated with the Nordic countries without the cross

Flags of the Nordic countries

Flag of Denmark	Flag of Finland	Flag of Iceland	Flag of Norway
Flag of Sweden

Nordic territories, counties and former unions

Flag of Faroe Islands

Flag of Åland

Flag of the Scanian lands

Flag of the Kalmar Union

Territories in the United Kingdom

Flag of Barra	Flag of Lewis	Flag of Orkney	Flag of Shetland
Flag of South Uist

Other flags with Nordic Cross

Flag of Aldtsjerk, Netherlands

Flag of Andalucia, Colombia

Flag of Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Flag of Ingria, Russia

Flags commonly associated with the Nordic countries without the cross

Flag of Greenland

Flag of Sápmi