Scandinavia

Flag of Iceland

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Flag facts of Iceland Flag

  • Design based on Norway flag with colors reversed

  • The colors blue and white are the traditional colors of Iceland

  • The color red symbolizes links with Norwegian ancestry

  • The Scandinavian cross shows Iceland being part of the Scandinavian countries

  • The color blue also symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean, the color white represents the snow and ice of Iceland, and the color red represents the volcanoes

Flag of Faeroes Islands

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Flag Facts of Faeroes Islands Flag

  • Uses Norwegian and Icelandic colors with a Scandinavian cross

  • Red and blue are also traditional Faeroese colors

  • The color white represents the breaking waves of the seas and the clear sky of the Faeroes Islands

  • First recognised by the British and officially announced on 25 April 1940 by Winston Churchill

  • 25 April is celebrated as Faeroese Flag Day