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Norway Flags – Norwegian Flag, Sami Flag & Bunting
The Norwegian flag, a blue cross edged in white on red, for syttende mai on 17 May, the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree, ski season and every Norwegian school, church and seamen’s mission in Britain. Buy the Norway flag in 20x12in to 8ft x 5ft, order Norway hand flags by the class for the children’s parade, and hang Norway bunting up to 20m along the route.
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The Norwegian flag: red, white and blue on a Nordic cross
The Norway flag is a red field with a blue Nordic cross outlined in white, the cross set towards the hoist like every Scandinavian flag. It was designed in 1821 by Fredrik Meltzer, a member of the Storting from Bergen, who took the red and white of the old Danish Dannebrog that Norway had flown for centuries and laid a blue cross over it for the union with Sweden, so that the flag carried the three colours of liberty that France, the United States and Britain had made famous. It was flown as a merchant flag from 1821, cleared of the Swedish union mark in 1899 and became the flag of a fully independent Norway in 1905. The proportion is 16:22 across the fly. Our Norway flag keeps the cross at the correct widths, red, white and blue each in the right proportion, and is printed through so the cross reads properly from both sides.
Syttende mai and the Christmas tree
Constitution Day on 17 May is the day that matters: in Norway every child carries a flag in the barnetog, the children’s parade, and Norwegians in Britain do the same, with a parade and games in Southwark Park organised from the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe, celebrations in Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle and Manchester and bunad, hot dogs and ice cream wherever there is a Norwegian school or seamen’s mission. Every December the Norway flag also flies in Trafalgar Square beside the Christmas tree that Oslo has given London since 1947 as thanks for wartime support, with a lighting ceremony on the first Thursday of the month. The rest of the year it is out for the winter sports, the Holmenkollen ski jumping, the football and handball internationals, the Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce, the oil and shipping offices in Aberdeen and London, and the Up Helly Aa fire festivals in Shetland that keep the Norse connection alive.
The Sami flag
The Sami flag, designed by Astrid Båhl and adopted in 1986, is the flag of the Sami people across the north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia: a circle in red and blue for the sun and the moon on a field of the four Sami colours. It is flown on Sami National Day, 6 February, in schools, universities and churches, and increasingly by anyone celebrating Arctic culture. Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland are under their own hubs.
Sizes, grades and fittings
The Norway flag is stocked in 20x12in for a hand pole or a desk, 3ft x 2ft for a wall or a short pole, 5ft x 3ft for a garden pole, a church hall or a parade float, and 8ft x 5ft for a mission building or a tall fixed pole. Flagtex is the woven-polyester print for 17 May and the ski season; DuraFlag is the heavier knitted grade with double-stitched hems for the pole that flies all year outside a church or a shipping office. Eyelets are fitted as standard, and the DuraFlag can be supplied with clips or a rope and toggle for a halyard.
Norway bunting
Norway bunting carries the flag on every pennant in 3m, 5m, 9m and 20m lengths, in a rectangle cut or a triangle cut, on weatherproof polyester sewn to a strong tape. A 3m length goes over a buffet table for a 17 May breakfast, 9m lines a church hall or a classroom, and 20m runs the length of a parade route or a Christmas market stall. The World Cup 2026 Norway team bundle packs a flag, bunting and hand flags together for a supporters’ night.
Hand flags and table flags
Norway hand flags on wooden sticks in 9x6in and 18x12in are the parade flags for the barnetog, sold singly and in packs so a whole school can march. The Norway table flag with base is the 6x4in flag for a birthday table, a restaurant counter or a conference desk, the large wooden table flag at 18x12in suits a reception, and the Norway satin table flag on a chrome base is the smarter version for an office or a consulate.
Norwegian flag FAQs
What do the colours of the Norwegian flag mean?
Red and white come from the Danish flag Norway flew before 1814; the blue cross was added in 1821 for the union with Sweden. Together the three colours were chosen to echo the flags of France, the United States and Britain as the colours of liberty.
Who designed the Norway flag?
Fredrik Meltzer, a merchant and member of the Storting from Bergen, in 1821. The design was approved for merchant use that year and became the flag of independent Norway in 1905.
When is Norway’s national day?
17 May, Constitution Day, known as syttende mai. It marks the signing of the constitution at Eidsvoll in 1814 and is celebrated with children’s parades, national dress and flags everywhere, including in London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Why is there a Norwegian flag in Trafalgar Square at Christmas?
Oslo has given London a Christmas tree every year since 1947 in thanks for British support during the Second World War. The Norway flag flies beside it and the lights are switched on in early December.
What size Norway hand flags for a 17 May parade?
9x6in for younger children and 18x12in for older ones and adults. Both are on wooden sticks and are sold in packs for schools and churches.
What is the Sami flag?
The flag of the indigenous Sami people of northern Scandinavia, adopted in 1986: a red and blue circle for the sun and moon on stripes of red, green, yellow and blue. It is flown on Sami National Day, 6 February.
Can I get a Norway flag delivered before 17 May?
Yes: all the flags, bunting and hand flags here are stocked in and dispatched from our Stoke-on-Trent warehouse, same day on orders placed before 2pm, with free 1–2 day UK delivery.