On the Danish flag, the cross design, which represents Christianity, was subsequently adopted by the other Nordic countries ; Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Åland Islands and the Faroe Islands, as well as the Scottish archipelagos of Shetland and Orkney.

This flag, called the Dannebrog, inspired the cross design of the other Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and regional Scandinavian flags for the Faroe Islands, Åland, Scania and Bornholm, as well as flags for the non-Scandinavian Shetland and Orkney.

This includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Australia 4, Austria 6, Bangladesh 1, Belgium 3, Bulgaria 19, Canada 2, China 16, Croatia 14, Cuba 1, Cyprus 7, Denmark 3, Estonia 5, Finland 1, Germany 54, Greece 627, Hong Kong 12, Iceland 3, India 10, Iran 2, Israel 26, Italy 36, Japan 2, Latvia 24, Lebanon 6, Monaco 29, Netherlands 10, Nigeria 2, Norway 43, Poland 29, Portugal 2, Romania 15, Russia 85, Saudi Arabia 1, Slovenia 2, South Korea 5, Spain 1, Switzerland 54, Syria 4, Turkey 84, Ukraine 25, United Arab Emirates 3, United Kingdom 4, United States 10 ( 2002 est.

* Finnish Swedish Heritage Day, a flag day ( Finland )

Prior to this, a similar flag appeared in the Coat of Arms of King John III's duchy, which is today Finland Proper.

The presidential standard is identical to the swallow-tailed state flag but also has in its upper left corner the Cross of Liberty after the Order of the Cross of Liberty, which has the President of Finland as its Grand Master.

Its motif was the coat of arms of Finland, surrounded by laurel leaves, on a white flag.

In 1910, in connection with Russification of Finland, the Russian authorities decreed that a Russian flag was to be added to the canton.

Shortly after Finland gained independence in 1917, a competition was held for the design of the Finnish flag.

As a special custom in Finland, the flag is flown at Midsummer from 6 pm of Midsummer eve until 9 pm of Midsummer's day.

Suomenlinna also still flies the war flag, or the swallow-tailed state flag of Finland.

* Since Finland was part of the Russian Empire, the Finnish team were expected to march under the Russian rather than Finnish flag, so many chose to march without a flag at all.

The International Woman's Flag Football Association, otherwise knows as the IWFFA, hosts 8 on 8 flag football tournaments and flag football trainings across the world with participants from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Scotland and several other nations.

At the time, Finland was still a part of Russia, and although there was a separate Finnish team at the Olympics, the Russian flag was raised for Kolehmainen's victories, making him say that he " almost wished he hadn't won ".

The logo of the Sámi Parliament of Sweden features a circle in the four Sámi colours, while the Sámi Parliament of Finland features a circle and the three colours of the first Sámi flag.

The parachute that the basejumper opens, on his escape from the villains, features the design of the Finnish flag, Renny Harlin's native country ( he features a reference to Finland in most of his films ).

Minna Canth is the first woman to receive her own flag day in Finland, starting on 19 March 2007.

At the concert, President of Finland Tarja Halonen made an official appearance to give Lordi a bronze key flag award for exemplary work.

Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden.

The flag of Åland hangs with the flag of Finland.

The flag of Luxembourg (,, ) consists of three horizontal stripes, red, white and blue, and can be in 1: 2 or 3: 5 ratio.

The national flag of Belgium (,, ) contains three equal vertical bands of black ( hoist side ), yellow, and red.

The word derives from late Latin bandum, a cloth out of which a flag is made (,,, ).

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd ( TASE: ELAL ), trading as El Al (, " To The Skies " or " Skywards ", ), is the flag carrier of Israel.

China Airlines ( CAL ) (, commonly abbreviated as Huáháng ()) () is the largest airline in Taiwan and the flag carrier of the Republic of China.

Aer Lingus Group Plc (, ) ( an anglicisation of the Irish Aer Loingeas meaning " air fleet ") is an airline and the flag carrier of Ireland.

The Flag of Scotland, (, ), also known as Saint Andrew's Cross or the Saltire, is the national flag of Scotland.

The flag of Bulgaria (, ) is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of ( from top to bottom ) white, green, and red.

The national flag of the Republic of Chad (, ) is a vertical tricolor consisting ( left to right ) of a blue, a yellow and a red field.

Air China Limited (,, ) (, abbreviated ) is the flag carrier and one of the major airlines of the People's Republic of China, with its headquarters in Shunyi District, Beijing.

Thai Airways International Public Company Limited ( THAI ) (, ) is the national flag carrier and largest airline of Thailand.

Air Koryo (, Koryo Hanggong ; formerly Chosŏn Minhang ( 조선민항 )) is the state-owned national flag carrier airline of North Korea, headquartered in Sunan-guyŏk, Pyongyang.

The current flag of Iran (, Parçam-e Irân ) was adopted on 29 July 1980, and is a reflection of the changes brought about by the Iranian Revolution.

The current national flag of Belarus (, Stsyah Byelarusi ;, Flag Belarusi ) is a red and green flag with a white and red ornament pattern placed at the staff ( hoist ) end.

The flag of Sardinia is informally known as the Four Moors (,, ) and comprises four Moor heads.

Air Algérie SpA (, transliterated: Al-Khuṭūṭ al-Jawwiyyah al-Jazā ’ iria ;, Berber: Aeriverdan idzayriyen ) is the national flag carrier airline of Algeria, with its head office in the Immeuble El-Djazair in Algiers.

The national emblem of Belarus (, ), which replaced the historic Pahonia arms in a 1995 referendum, features a ribbon in the colors of the national flag, a map of Belarus, wheat ears and a red star.

The flag of Egypt (, ) is a tricolour consisting of the three equal horizontal red, white, and black bands of the Arab Liberation flag dating back to the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.

The Flag of Mongolia (, State flag of Mongolia ) consists of three equal bands, of alternating red, blue and red, with the soyombo national symbol centering the first red band in yellow.

The flag of Spain (, colloquially known as " la Rojigualda "), as it is defined in the Spanish Constitution of 1978, consists of three horizontal stripes: red, yellow and red, the yellow stripe being twice the size of each red stripe.

Tajikistan was the last of the former Soviet republics to reveal a new flag (, / پرچم تاجیکستان ), which was adopted in November 1992.