Flag of Åland

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

The flag of Åland (Swedish: Ålands flagga; Finnish: Ahvenanmaan lippu) is a Nordic cross featuring a red cross fimbriated in yellow on a blue field, with the vertical arm shifted toward the hoist. In vexillological terms, it resembles the Swedish flag modified by the addition of a red cross symbolising Finland.

The flag was officially adopted in 1954 and was first hoisted in Mariehamn on 3 April of that year. Prior to autonomy, an unofficial horizontal blue–yellow–blue triband was in use until it was prohibited in 1935. The last Sunday of April is observed in Åland as an official flag day dedicated to the regional flag.

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