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Size of this PNG preview of this SVG file: 101 × 170 pixels. Other resolutions: ... English: Flag-map of Sweden-Norway. Date: 7 March 2012: Source: Own work: Author:
Unofficial Civil flag of the Grand Duchy of Finland: The first known "Flag of Finland" was presented in 1848, along with the national anthem Maamme. Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag. 1650–1809: Flag of Sweden Used in Finland when it was part of The Kingdom of Sweden 1537–1650: Flag of ...
English: A map of Northern Europe showing countries and regions whose official flags feature Nordic Crosses. Key: Iceland Faroe Islands; Orkney Shetland; Yorkshire West Riding Denmark Norway Skåne Sweden Åland Finland
State flag to be used on state ships and at government buildings that did not fly the military ensign. Prior to 1897, used by private ships serving the Swedish Royal mail. 1844–1905: Naval jack and diplomatic flag: The Union badge: a cross bearing the colours of both Sweden and Norway. –1844: Civil ensign
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Nordic flag designs very similar to Denmark's, Sweden's, and Norway's national flags were proposed as Germany's national flags in both 1919 and 1948, after World War I and World War II, respectively. Today, the Nordic cross is a feature in some city and district flags or coats of arms.
When Sweden ceded Finland to Russia in 1809, it was decided that the new Finland–Sweden border should follow the rivers. But actually two rivers cross the Norwegian border and the northern river was originally used and then the tripoint was at 69°3′37.4″N 20°33′11.4″E / 69.060389°N 20.553167°E / 69.060389; 20.553167
As previous uploaders also have found it desirous to use the color shades from Finland's state flag, I have used the Pantone colors given in official legislation, being 186C for the red, and 123C for the yellow, and used the corresponding digital values as given by the official Pantone website.