Flag of Åland

Åland
UseCivil and state flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion17:26
Adopted1954
DesignA yellow-fimbriated red Nordic cross on a blue field

The flag of Åland (Swedish: Ålands flagga; Finnish: Ahvenanmaan lippu) is a yellow or gold Nordic cross with another red cross inside on a blue background with the vertical bar shifted towards the hoist side. It is intended to resemble the Swedish flag defaced by a red cross symbolizing Finland. The flag was officially adopted as the flag of Åland in 1954 and first hoisted in Mariehamn on 3 April 1954. Prior to autonomy, an unofficial horizontal bicolour triband of blue-yellow-blue was in use until it was made illegal in 1935.

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