Fun With Flags #22 - Nordic Flags

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In this video I talk about the flags of Nordic Countries! And explain why so many of them use the nordic cross flag, and why some others don't!

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The nordic cross is an amazing flag design honestly

niko

3:25 I would have checked the facts before making this claim. The flag was created by Fredrik Meltzer in 1821. Norway was fighting for independence at the time, and had managed to create its own constitution in 1814. Meltzer however stated that he wanted a "tricolour" consisting of "the colors of freedom"; red, white and blue, inspired by the recent constitutions in the US and France. There is also a story which says that Meltzer saw his son drawing the Danish flag with a patch of blue in the middle, and that this is the insipiration behind the flag. My sources are the online library of the university of Bergen, as well as a letter Meltzer wrote on the 30th of April 1821.

OYVIND

When i heard the national song of my country, *it spoke to me i swear*

stubbis

7:16 Oi maamme, suomi, synnyin maa, Soi sana kultainen, Ei laaksoa, Ei kukkulaa, Ei Vettä, Rantaa rakkaampaa, Kuin kotimaa tää pohjoinen, Maa kallis isien!

mrkmfin

As a Finnish-American who was born in Finland, but no longer lives there, l am fascinated by Nordic culture and history. lnteresting!

davestrasburg

The adding of a third (and blue) colour to the Norwegian flag was also inspired by the French and American constitutions of the late 1700s, reflected in the Norwegian constitution of 1814 and subsequently the Norwegian flag a few years later.

lysbryter

Danmark🇩🇰 Norge🇳🇴 Sverige🇸🇪 Finland🇫🇮 Island🇮🇸 Grønland🇬🇱 Færøerne 🇫🇴 Åland 🇦🇽 (In danish :)

thunder

Parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania used to be "Nya Sverige" (New Sweden) that's why Wilmington, Delaware has blue and yellow Nordic Cross like Sweden

EmirNez

He forgot to mention that the circle represents the sami people and the four colours inside of it represents the four nations they inhabit.

bolle

Norway's flag doesn't have anything to do with Sweden. It was designed before Norway became a part of Sweden

christoffervogt

Hi, the Norwegian flag was first created in 1821 just a few years after our independence from Denmark (1814). With our independence, we got our constitution and our own government, and we become one of the most liberal and democratic countries in the world (at the time). Unfortunately, our independence did not last long. Just a few months after this we were forced to join a union with Sweden. The constitution was built on the ideas of freedom from the USA and France, and the colours of freedom are red, white and blue" Yes, the red and white cross originates from the Danish flag, but the blue is most likely from the ideas of freedom. We were quite happy in the Daish union but unfortunately, Denmark was on the losing side in the Napoleon war and was forced to give is us as spoils of war to Sweden, but we did not want to become Swedish. Then Denmark had this great idea if they give Norway their independence they can not be given to Sweden. So they hurried a group of people together and wrote the constitution. The fastest one ever made, unfortunately, the Swedish did not accept this. And we become part of Sweden, but we got to keep our constitution with just some changes, and the idea of independence lived on. Even if the flag was created in 1821 we were not allowed to use it before 1899, and not officially before 1905 when we finally got our independence.

By the way, this is how fast we become independent from Denmark: The union with Denmark had lasted for 400 years. In January 1814 Denmark lost and was forced to give Norway to Sweden. In February there was a small meeting in Norway deciding that Norway did not accept this and that the sovereignty our Norway belonged to the Norwegian people. In April a group of people from across Norway meet outside the capital to write the constitution. The constitution was finished in May and we declared our independence. The constitution was actually written so fast that the people from Northen Norway did not make it south in time for the meeting. In July Sweden declared war, by August we had lost and in November we were part of Sweden. All this in less than a year.

weendey

thank you soooo much for getting it absolutely right, you almost nailed it the only thing that I got confused about
was the Viking thing but you probably did that as an illustration for people who didn't know any better everything else was perfect, and the fact that so many people get it wrong even in the Nordic countries is kinda sad but thank you for doing your part :D cus YOU NAILED IT (almost)

decibel

The flag of Ingria. In Finnish Inkerinmaa and in Swedish Ingermanland. Has also a Nordic cross in its flag.

elink

The Norwegian flag: the guy who made it said he wanted to use the red white and blue to symbolize democracy and based it of the Danish flag because he wanted to stay away from Sweden (and stay closer to our old friends Denmark)

fkkagaming

This video is so well done!! I’m shocked that it doesn’t have more views. You just earned yourself a new subscriber. Keep up the great work!!

derekcullen