NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of flags of Norway

This list contains images of and information about the official flags used by Norway. For more comprehensive information regarding each flag, please see their respective separate articles.

National Flag of Norway

The national flag was designed in 1821 by Fredrik Meltzer, a member of parliament (Storting). It symbolizes democracy and reflects Norway's close ties with Sweden and Denmark. Fredrik Meltzer (1779 - 1855) designed the flag of Norway. ... This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ...

Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ...

Flags used by the Government

Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway,_state. ... The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ... The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence (Forsvarsdepartementet) is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. ...

Flags used by the military

Flags of the Navy

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Flags of the Army

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Flags of the Air Force

Flags of the Home Guard

Flags used by government agencies

Flags of counties and municipalities

The counties and municipalities have a banner of their respective coats of arms as their flag. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag. Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 433 municipalities (kommuner). ...

Counties

Image File history File links Flag_of_Akershus. ... County NO-02 Region Ã˜stlandet Administrative centre Oslo County mayor Hildur Horn Ã˜ien (KrF) Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 16 4,918 kmÂ² 1. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Aust-Agder. ... County NO-09 Region SÃ¸rlandet Administrative centre Arendal County mayor Oddvar Skaiaa Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 14 9,157 kmÂ² 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Finnmark. ... Finnmark (Sami FinnmÃ¡rku) is a county in the extreme northeast of Norway, bordering Troms to the west, Finland (Lapland) to the south and Russia (Murmansk Oblast) to the east. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hedmark. ... Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering SÃ¸r-TrÃ¸ndelag, Oppland and Akershus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hordaland. ... Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nordland. ... Nordland is a county in Norway, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-TrÃ¸ndelag in the south, Norrbottens lÃ¤n in Sweden to the east, VÃ¤sterbottens lÃ¤n to the southeast, and the Atlantic ocean (Norwegian sea) to the west. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nord-TrÃ¸ndelag. ... County NO-17 Region TrÃ¸ndelag Administrative centre Steinkjer County mayor Inger Lise GjÃ¸rv Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 6 22,412 kmÂ² 6. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oppland. ... Oppland is a county in Norway, bordering SÃ¸r-TrÃ¸ndelag, MÃ¸re og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Oslo. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 224 454 kmÂ² 426 kmÂ² 0. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Rogaland. ... Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sogn_og_Fjordane. ... County NO-14 Region Vestlandet Administrative centre Leikanger County mayor Nils R. Sandal Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 8 18,623 kmÂ² 5. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_SÃ¸r-TrÃ¸ndelag. ... SÃ¸r-TrÃ¸ndelag is a county in the area TrÃ¸ndelag in Norway, bordering Nord-TrÃ¸ndelag, MÃ¸re og Romsdal, Oppland and Hedmark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Telemark. ... Telemark is a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Troms. ... Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vestfold. ... Vestfold is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Vest-Agder. ... County NO-10 Region SÃ¸rlandet Administrative centre Kristiansand County mayor Thore Westermoen Area - Total - Percentage Ranked 15 7,276 kmÂ² 2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ã˜stfold. ... Ã˜stfold is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (VÃ¤stra GÃ¶taland County and VÃ¤rmland), while Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. ...

Municipalities

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Other officially approved flags

The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) was established in London in April 1940 to administrate the Norwegian merchant fleet outside German controlled areas. ...

Chronology of the flag of Norway

For a chronology of flags used as the national flag of Norway see Flag of Norway. The national flag The state flag The flag of Norway is red with a blue Scandinavian cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark. ...

Former flags

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