Flag of the Nordic Council

National flag of the Nordic Council

Not to be confused with Nordic flag.

Nordic Cooperation

Proportion| 3:4
Adopted| 2016
Design| Silhouette of a stylised white swan inside a white circle on a blue field
Proportion| 2:3
Adopted| 1984
Design| Silhouette of a stylised white swan against a blue disc on a white field
Designed by| Kyösti Varis

The Flag of the Nordic Council is blue (PMS 300 U), with a stylised circular motif of a white swan. The swan symbol was chosen to represent the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers in 1984. The Nordic swan symbolises trust, integrity and freedom.[1] It is also designed to symbolise wider Nordic cooperation.

## See also

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* Nordic swan

## References

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1. ^ "Design manual Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Council".

## External links

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* Logo section for Design Manual of the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordic Council.
* www.crwflags.com, Nordic Council, Flags of the World
* www.norden.org Nordic Council
* The history of the Swan symbol, the logo of the Nordic Co-operation

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Nordic Council

Full members|

* Denmark
* Finland
* Iceland
* Norway
* Sweden

Associate members|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Greenland

Observer / offices|

* Sápmi
* Estonia (identity)
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Schleswig-Holstein

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* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
*   * Italy
* Kazakhstan
* Latvia
* Liechtenstein
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* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
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* Norway
* Poland
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* Spain
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* Switzerland
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* Abkhazia
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* South Ossetia
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Dependencies and
other entities|

* Åland
* Faroe Islands
* Gibraltar
* Guernsey
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* Svalbard

Other entities|

* European Union
* Sovereign Military Order of Malta

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Oceania|

PC •  PIF

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ECSC •  SEATO •  WEU •  WU

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