The following is alist of flags of entities named or related toNorway.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 13 July 1821 – present | Flag of Norway | A red field with a blueNordic cross and whitefimbriation.Fredrik Meltzer, a member of parliament (Storting) designed the national flag in 1821. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | – present | Household pennant of Norway. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 November 1905 – present | Royal Standard of Norway | Thecoat of arms of Norway in banner form featuring a golden lion on a red field. |
 | 26 September 1924 – present | Standard of theCrown Prince of Norway, may also be used by the Crown Princess. | Royal standard with a swallowtail. |
 | – present | Royal Pennant | Royal standard inpennant form. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1899 – present | State flag of Norway | Flag of Norway with swallowtail and tongue. Used on government buildings like theStorting Building. |
 | 1937 – present | Flag ofthe Minister of Defence | State flag with a white lion from coat of arms incanton. |
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| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1905 – present | The postal flag of Norway | |
 | 1905 – 2000 | The Harbor Police flag of Norway | |
 | – present | Flag of theRoyal Norwegian Yacht Club | |
 | – present | Flag of theNRK (Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation) | Light blue field with the NRK logo in white. |
 | 1990 – present | Flag of theChurch of Norway | |
 | Flag of theNorwegian Society for Sea Rescue |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1905 – present | Navy ensign/War flag | Same as the state flag. |
 | – present | Flag of theChief of Defence | State flag with a golden lion from coat of arms incanton. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | – present | Naval Jack | Norwegian flag in 1:1 proportions. |
 | 2010 – present | Flag of the Chief of the Navy | Known as Inspector General until 2017. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofAdmirals | Naval ensign with 4 white stars in canton. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofVice Admirals | Naval ensign with 3 white stars in canton. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofRear Admirals | Naval ensign with 2 white star in canton. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofCommodores | Naval ensign with 1 white star in canton. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofCaptains | Swallowtail with Norwegian stripe. |
 | – present | Rank flag of a Norwegian Squadron Commander or Senior Officer | Pennant with Norwegian stripe. |
 | – present | Rank Flag ofPetty officers | Red pennant. |
 | – present | Royal Norwegian Navy pennant Is acommissioning pennant and is used as a rank flag by those officers not possessing a separate rank flag. | Norwegian swallowtailed pennant. |
 | 1905 – 2010 | Former flag of the Inspector General of the Navy | |
 | – present | Flag used on land (Feltflagg) | Flown at Naval bases but not at sea. |
The rank flags are also used by the Air Force and Home Guard.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | – present | Flag of the Norwegian Army | Red field with the emblem of the Army in the center. |
 | 1905 – present | Flag of the Chief of the Army | Known as Inspector General until 2017. |
 | 1982 – present | Rank Flag ofGenerals | War flag with 4 golden stars in canton. General Officers flag had 3 stars from 1905 to 1982. |
| Rank Flag ofLieutenant Generals | War flag with 3 golden stars in canton. Lieutenant General flag had 2 stars from 1905 to 1982. | |
| Rank Flag ofMajor Generals | War flag with 2 golden stars in canton. Major Generals flag had 1 star from 1905 to 1982. | |
| Rank Flag ofBrigadiers | War flag with 1 golden star in canton. | |
 | 1901 – 1905 | Former flag of the Inspector General |
The Air Force uses the same rank flags as the Army.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | – present | Flag of theRoyal Norwegian Air Force | Light blue field with the logo of the Air Force in the canton and the roundel of Norway. |
 | 2010 – present | Flag of the Chief of the Air Force | War flag with golden winged coat of arms in canton. Known as Inspector General until 2017. |
.svg) | – 2010 | Former flag of the Inspector General of the Air Force |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | – present | Flag of the Home Guard | Used on Home Guard bases. |
 | – present | Flag of the Chief of the Home Guard | Known as Inspector General until 2017. |
The now obsolete Coastal artillery of Norway used to have separate rank flags.[1]
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | 1919 – 2002 | Flag of the Inspector General | |
 | Flag of the Brigadier | ||
 | Flag of the Commodore | ||
 | Flag of the Commander Senior Grade | ||
 | Flag of the Commander | ||
 | Flag of the Captain | ||
 | Pennant of Subordinate officers |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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 | – present | Flag of theTelemark Battalion | |
 | – present | Flag of theVardøhus Fortress | |
 | – present | Flag of theNorwegian Cyber Defence Force | |
 | – present | Flag of the Norwegian Artillery Battalion |
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These flags are no longer in use, except the merchant flag of 1821–1844, which was also used from 1899 until the present.Note: The Royal Standard of Norway is seen as the official flag of theOld Kingdom of Norway.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 9th - 11th century | Raven banner | War flag flown by several Viking chieftains and warlords in Scandinavia. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 13th century | Likely royal banner of Norway |  The flags of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, as depicted in Ernst von Kirchbergs;Mecklenburgske Rimkrønike from the 1370s.Banner of arms with golden lion on red canvas. Regarded as the predecessor to the currentRoyal Standard of Norway. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1397 - 1523 | The"Banner of the realms", flag of theKalmar Union. | The flag of the Kalmar Union was used in the triple union led by Denmark, which included Norway and Sweden. In a letter written byEric of Pomerania dated from 1430, the "Banner of the realms" is described as "a red cross in a yellow field". |
 | 1427 | Maritime flag | A flag captured from aDanish ship byLübeck forces in 1427 showed the arms of Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Pomerania. The original flag was destroyed in World War II during anAllied bombing raid on Lübeck, but a 19th-century copy remains inFrederiksborg Palace, Denmark. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1537 - 1814 | Dannebrogen, flag of Denmark-Norway. | From 1748 the only approved merchant flag. |
.svg) | 1731 - 1814 | Royal Standard of Denmark-Norway. | |
 | 1696 - 1814 | State flag and naval ensign of Denmark-Norway. | |
 | 1757 - 1814 | Denmark-Norway merchant flag used on distant waters. | Used south ofCape Finisterre. Flag was made to distinguish Danish-Norwegian ships from those of theMaltese Order. |
 | 1796 - 1848 | The canton flag of Denmark-Norway. | Used by Danish and Norwegian ships sailing to theDanish West Indies. |
.png) | 1600s | Norwegian Royal Standard used by some ships |  Danish-Norwegian ship with royal flag in 1644 painting. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1814 - 1821 | Flag of Norway |  Unofficial alternative merchant flag used by some shippers to distinguish it from the flag of Denmark. Based on the Dannebrog but with the lion from the Norwegian coat of arms in the canton. Merchant flag of Norway (1814–1821) duringSweden-Norway. On ships only north of Cape Finisterre, Spain. On longer distances the Swedish flag was used. |
 | 1814 | State and naval ensign of Norway | |
 | Naval pennant of Norway |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1815 – 1821 | Flag of Sweden, the alternative merchant flag of Norway | Used on ships south of Cape Finisterre, Spain. |
 | 1818 – 1838 / 1838 - 1844 (optional) | Flag used by Norwegian ships south of Cape Finisterre, Spain. | From 1821 it was also used by Swedish ships there. |
.svg) | 1815 – 1844 | State flag, war flag and naval ensign of Norway and Sweden | |
.svg) | Royal standard of Norway and Sweden | ||
 | 1844 – 1905 | Union mark of Norway | Commonly informally referred to as the "herring salad". Removed from Norwegian merchant and state flags in 1899. |
.svg) | Naval Jack and diplomatic flag of Norway and Sweden | Also used as union mark in Swedish flags until 1 November 1905. | |
 | 1844 – 1898 | Merchant flag of Norway | The union mark was removed from the state flag after 1898. |
.svg) | 1844 – 1905 | War flag and naval ensign of Norway | |
.svg) | Royal Standard of Norway |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1815 - 1824 | Customs flag of Norway and Sweden | |
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_-_Rear_Admiral.svg) | 1836 – 1844 | Rear Admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden | |
_-_Vice_Admiral.svg) | Vice Admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden | ||
_-_Admiral.svg) | Admiral rank flag of Norway and Sweden | ||
_-_Commander_of_a_Squadron.svg) | 1815 – 1844 | Commander of a Squadron rank flag of Norway and Sweden | |
_-_Commodore.svg) | Commodore rank flag of Norway and Sweden | ||
_-_Commissioning_Pennant.svg) | Commissioning Pennant of Norway and Sweden |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Image Missing | 1844 - 1899 | Customs flag of Norway | Norwegian state flag with union jack in canton and customs emblem on cross. |
_-_Commanding_Admiral.svg) | 1844 – 1854 | Commanding Admiral rank flag ofRoyal Norwegian Navy (separate fromRoyal Swedish Navy). | |
_-_Commanding_Admiral.svg) | 1875 – 1905 | Vice Admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | The State flag/Naval ensign was used as rank flag between 1858 and 1875. |
_-_Admiral.svg) | 1844 – 1854 | Command (all admirals) rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | |
_-_Admiral.svg) | 1875 – 1905 | Admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | The State flag/Naval ensign was used as rank flag between 1858 and 1875. |
_-_Vice_Admiral.svg) | Vice Admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | ||
_-_Rear_Admiral.svg) | Rear Admiral rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | ||
_-_Commodore.svg) | 1844 – 1858 | Commodore rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | |
_-_Commodore.svg) | 1858 – 1875 | ||
_-_Detachment_Commander.svg) | 1844 – 1858 | Detachment Commander rank flag of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | |
_-_Detachment_Commander.svg) | 1858 – 1875 | ||
_-_Detachment_Commander.svg) | 1875 – 1905 | ||
_-_Commissioning_Pennant.svg) | 1844 – 1858 | Commissioning Pennant of Royal Norwegian Navy (separate from Royal Swedish Navy). | |
.svg) | 1901 – 1905 | Flag ofthe Minister of Defence of Norway (separate from the Swedish Naval Ministry) | |
 | 1875 – 1905 | Flag of Harbor Police of Norway |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 24 April 1940 – 8 May 1945 | Flag of theReichskommissariat Norwegen | Same as theflag of Germany (1935–1945). |
 | 5 February 1942 – 8 May 1945 | Possible alternative state flag or minister flag of theQuisling regime | State flag without the NS eagle insignia was more commonly flown. It was used as a car flag during the first parliament meeting in 1942. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1933 – 8 May 1945 | Party flag ofNasjonal Samling. | Golden Nordic cross on red field. The flag of Nasjonal Samling was used by the partyNasjonal Samling between 1933 and 1945 and by thecollaborationistQuisling regime from 1942 to 1945. Flags of NS were called Solkorsbanneret ("The sun cross banner"), the colors were based on the color scheme of theCoat of Arms of Norway. The party describes the sun cross as the symbol of the sun, which was carved into stone for several millenniums as a sign of the victory of light over darkness and the Nordic people's struggle for survival. The red field on the cross represents Nordic blood. The flag is almost identical to theFlag of Scania and theFlag of the Swedish-speaking Finns. |
 | 1930s – 8 May 1945 | Nasjonal Samling party flag pennant | Used as a small car flag. |
 | Ordinary NS Pennant, design 1 | Sun cross in gold on red canvas. Was used as car flag. It is also described as having the same conditions as Hirden's Sveit flags. | |
 | Ordinary NS Pennant, design 2 | Was used as car flag. Could also be used by any NS organisation. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1930s – 8 May 1945 | Rikshirden's fylking flag (Raven Banner) | Black raven on yellow canvas.Raven banners were used by Rikshirden and Unghirden as "Fylkingsflagg". "Fylking" means a group of people with a shared goal, either politically or militarily. The word is derived from aShield wall. The NS party was heavily nationalistic and were inspired by symbols from theViking Age, this included the raven banner which had been used by several Viking chieftains in Scandinavia. |
 | Rikshirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) | Sun Cross with swords in gold and red on black canvas which represents the black soil of Norway. The swords in the sun cross represent that the Hird is a militaristic organisation. The word "Sveit" is fromOld Norse, meaning a team, gathering or herd of troops orHirdmen.
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 | Rikshirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget) | ||
 | Rikshirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget) | ||
 | Rikshirden's Staff banner (Stabsbanner) |
Unghirden was a branch of the youth organisation specialized for boys between 14 and 18. The flags of Unghirden was also used by the Guttehirden (Boys hird).
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1930s – 8 May 1945 | Unghirden's fylking flag (Raven Banner) | Black raven on green canvas. |
 | Unghirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) | Sun cross with swords in gold and red on green canvas. The flags of Unghirden officially used letters written in silver, yet some flags used gold lettering. | |
 | Unghirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget) | ||
 | Unghirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget) |
NS Ungdomsfylking was Nasjonal Samling's youth organisation for children and youth from 10 and 18. The flags of Ungdomsfylking was also used by the Gjentehirden (Girls hird) and the Småhirden (Small hird).
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1930s – 8 May 1945 | Ungdomsfylking's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) | Sun cross in gold and red on green canvas. The flags of Ungdomsfylking used letters written in silver. |
 | Ungdomsfylking's Troop flag (Troppsflagget) | ||
 | Ungdomsfylking's Team flag (Lagsflagget) |
Kvinnehirden was a branch of the NS Kvinneorganisajonen. Despite being named a Hird, they were not officially part of the hird and did not serve any military function, therefore their flags lacked the swords in the sun cross.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1934 – 8 May 1945 | Kvinnehirden's Sveit flag (Sveitflagget) | Sun cross in gold and red on yellowish-white canvas. |
 | Kvinnehirden's Troop flag (Troppsflagget) | ||
 | Kvinnehirden's Team flag (Lagsflagget) |
NS Kvinneorganisasjonen was an organisation for women connected to the party.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1934 – 8 May 1945 | Kvinneorganisasjon's Fylkes flag (Fylkesflagget) | Sun cross in gold and red on sky blue canvas. |
 | Kvinneorganisasjon's Krets flag (Kretsflagget) | "Krets" is a Norwegian word for a circle of people. | |
 | Kvinneorganisasjon's Team flag (Lagsflagget) |
Hirdmarinen was the Hirden's naval branch meant to form the basis for the future Norwegian navy underQuisling's rule.[2]
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1942 – 8 May 1945 | Hirdmarinen's Ensign | Norwegian Ensign with Hirdmarinen's insginia inside blue on the cross. |
 | Hirdmarinen's Naval Jack | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue square field. | |
 | Hirdmarinen's Command Leader rank flag | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue field. | |
 | Hirdmarinen's District Leader rank flag | Hirdmarinen Insignia and 4 pointed star in canton on a blue field. | |
 | Hirdmarinen's Regional Leader rank flag | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue Triangular swallowtail. | |
 | 1942 – 8 May 1945 | Hirdmarinen's Sveit Leader rank flag | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue pennant. |
 | Hirdmarinen's Masthead pennant | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue swallowtailed pennant. | |
 | Hirdmarinen's Senior Officer rank flag | Ancor on a blue pennant. | |
 | Hirdmarinen's Troop and Team flag | Hirdmarinen Insignia on a blue triangular pennant. |
The NS Labour Service (NS Arbeidstjeneste) was one of the Nasjonal Samling party's special organisations. The Labour Service was meant to combatunemployment in Norway, similar to theGermanReich Labour Service.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Summer 1940 – September 1940 | Administrative Councils Labour Service flag | The Labour Service in Norway during the occupation was started as a voluntary service by the Administrative Council in the summer of 1940. |
 | September 1940 – 8 May 1945 | NS Arbeidstjeneste flag | The Labour Service was renamed and taken over byNasjonal Samling in September 1940 and later made compulsory for young men in 1941. |
  | NS Arbeidstjeneste pennants | ||
 | 1940 – 8 May 1945 | NS Kvinnelig Arbeidstjeneste flag | The women's Labour Service was branch of NS-AT for females. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg) | 1942 – 8 May 1945 | Flag ofGermanic SS Norway | Same flag as theSchutzstaffel. |
 | 29 June 1941 - March 1943 | Standard of theNorwegian Legion | Norwegian flag with "The Norwegian Legion" written in Norwegian. |
 | 1942 – 8 May 1945 | Standard of the Viken Battalion of theNorwegian Legion. | |
 | 29 June 1941 - March 1943 | Standard of thePolice Company of theNorwegian Legion. |
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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 | ? – current | Flag of theLabour Party | |
 | ? – current | Flag of theConservative Party | |
 | ? – current | Flag of theRed Party | |
 | ? – current | Flag of theLiberal Party | |
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 | 1997 – current | Flag of theNordic Resistance Movement | |
 | 1998 – current | Flag ofServe the People | |
 | ? – current | Flag ofCommunist Party of Norway | |
 | – current | Flag of theWorkers' Youth League | |
former | |||
 | 1934 – late 1940s | Flag of the Norwegian Labour Movement | Used by theNorwegian Labour Party,AUF and theNorwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. |
 | 1925 – 1940 | Flag of theFatherland League | |
Most of theNorwegiancounties andmunicipalities have their own flag. They are based on the respectivecoat of arms of the subdivision. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag.
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This is just a number of municipalities with their own flags, there are however many more municipalities that do use a flag.
Flags of municipalities inAgder county.
Flags of municipalities inAkershus county.
Flags of municipalities inBuskerud county.
Flags of municipalities inFinnmark county.
Flags of municipalities inInnlandet county.
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Flags of municipalities inMøre og Romsdal county.
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Flags of municipalities inNordland county.
Flags of municipalities inRogaland county.
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Flags of municipalities inTelemark county.
Flags of municipalities inTroms county.
Flags of municipalities inTrøndelag county.
Flags of municipalities inVestfold county.
Flags of municipalities inVestland county.
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Flags of municipalities inØstfold county.
| Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 15 August 1986 - Current | Flag of the Sámi |  The Sami flag is also commonly flown in pennant form.The colors of the Sámi flag are based on traditionalSámi costume, these colors are considered the Sámis (national) colors. The circular motif is derived from a sun/moon symbol which appears on manyshaman's drums. |
.svg) | 1962 - 15 August 1986 | unofficial Today associated with theAlta controversy. | |
 | 2007 – current | Flag of the Kven people | The flag was designed by the Swedish artist Bengt Johansson-Kÿrö. The flag shows asun-rose, which is a common motif found on objects inKvenland. |
 | 29 December 2022 – current | Flag of theForest Finns | Designed by the Norwegian couple Frédéric M. Lindboe and Bettina Gullhage. The flag depicts a traditional fertility symbol on a Nordic cross design. |
 | 1978 – current | Flag of the Republic of Finnskogen (Republikken Finnskogen) | Republikken Finnskogen is a pseudo state which comprises the area known as Finnskogen inSolør, Norway andVärmland, Sweden. The Republic is established annually for 3 days inSvullrya, Norway in commemoration of the Skogfinndagene (Forest Finn days) cultural event. |
| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description | Influence |
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 | 1814 | Christian Frederick[6][7][8] | Alternative flag proposal meant to visually contrast against the Danish and Swedish flags. The colors are said to have represented the green spruce forests and grey mountains of Norway. | |
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 | 20 October 1814 | Gregers Lundh | Proposal 1 by captain Lundh. | |
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 | November 1814 | Svend Busch Brun | |
| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description | Influence |
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 | 17 August 1815 | Peder Jacobsen Bøgvald | | |
 | 16 October 1815 | Niels Aall | | |
 | 16 October 1815 | Flag committee of theStorting | Likely inspired the merchant flag used between 1818 and 1844. | |
| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description | Influence |
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 .png) | 1820 | Gabriel Schanche Kielland | In 1820, Storting representative Gabriel Schanche Kielland started a signature campaign in order to adopt a new Norwegian merchant flag, in accordance with his interests as a merchant and ship owner inStavanger. He also put forth his own design proposal alongside the signature campaign. |
In 1821, a flag committee was deducted in the Storting to find a new merchant flag of Norway. 18 Proposals were put forward to be judged by the committee. On May 4, The Storting discussed and held the vote on what would become the Norwegian flag.
The original documents of 14 of the 18 flag proposals are stored in the Storting Archive. Proposal 4, 5, 9, and 17 are missing.
| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description | Influence |
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 | March 1821 | Jan Rasmussen Sande | Proposed by ship captain and Storting representativeJan Rasmussen Sande fromJarlsberg. The flag was based on Christian Frederick's alternative flag proposal from 1814, although Sande's proposal had a white cross instead of the grey cross. This flag was not put forth by the flag committee before the Storting in May.[9] | |
Proposals chosen by the Storting flag committee | ||||
 | May 1821 | Flag committee of theStorting | Proposal 1 Based on Proposal 12 from Grimstad, the additions of the lion and stars or crosses were added by the flag committee. The 5 stars or crosses represented the 5dioceses ofAkershus,Bergenhus,Christiansand,Trondhjem andTromsø. Proposal 1 was the flag originally preferred by the flag committee, although it received no votes by the Storting. |  |
 | Fredrik Meltzer | Proposal 2 | | |
| Proposal 3 (Chosen) Proposal 3 by Fredrik Meltzer won on the Storting with 40 votes out of 59 and was thus chosen. | | ||
 | Unknown | Proposal 6 | | |
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 | Christian Magnus Falsen | Proposal 8 | | |
 | Unknown | Proposal 10 | | |
 | Commission of Bergen | Proposal 11 (A) | | |
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 | Citizens inGrimstad | Proposal 12 Based on Kielland's 1820 proposal, using red instead of blue. | | |
 | Poul Holst | Proposal 13 | | |
 | Andreas Martin Seip | Proposal 14 | | |
 | Christian Magnus Falsen | Proposal 15 | | |
 | Citizens inTønsberg | Proposal 16 | | |
 | Unknown | Proposal 18 | | |
| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description |
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 | 7 April 1836 | Jonas Anton Hielm | Proposed union mark of Sweden-Norway. |
  | Proposed merchant and state flags of Norway with union mark. | ||
  | Proposed merchant and state flags of Sweden with union mark. | ||
    | 2 May 1836 | Peter Petersen | Proposed union naval ensigns for Sweden-Norway by minister of mining (Bergråd) Peter Petersen, who was Storting representative ofJarlsberg andLarvik. |
  | Proposed state flag and customs flag of Norway. | ||
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| Flag | Date | Proposed by | Description |
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   | 2014 | Ådne Løvstad | Secular proposal for a Norwegian national flag designed by artist Ådne Løvstad fromBiri, Norway, they were displayed for a limited time in downtownLillehammer for the occasion of an art display. The flags contain adiagonal cross which represents crossroads, as a place where people gather and meet. |
| Flag | Date | Proposed for | Proposed by | Description |
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.svg) | 1930 | Flag forSvalbard | Norwegian Agrarian Association | Norwegian lion on heraldicVair fur pattern. |
 | c. 2020 | Svalbard Flag Association | State flag of Norway but with a sky blue field. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | 1969-–present | House flag ofRoyal Caribbean International. | |
 | c. 1855–present | House flag forDet Stavangerske Dampskibsselskap | |
 | 1941 - 1958 | House flag ofNortraship. | This flag was flown ashore from Nortraship offices, ships flew the regular Norwegian merchant flag. |
| - 2006 | House flag forOfotens og Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab | ||
| 1866? - 2006 | House flag forTroms Fylkes Dampskibsselskap |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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 | Name pennant of theFæmund II | A blue pennant defaced with the name "FÆMUND AS" in white letters. | |
 | 1892 on | Name pennant of theFram | A red pennant defaced with the name "FRAM" in white letters. It was used when the ship was first launched in 1892, and also notably duringFridtjof Nansen'sArctic expedition from 1893–1896.[10][11] |
.svg) | c.1910–1912 | A white pennant surrounded by a blue border along the top and bottom and defaced with the name "FRAM." in blue letters. It was used duringRoald Amundsen'sexpedition to the South Pole from 1910–1912.[12] | |
 | 1917 on | Name pennant of theMaud | A red pennant surrounded by a white border on all sides and defaced with the name "MAUD" in white letters.[13] |
 | Name pennant of theSkibladner | A red pennant surrounded by a white border on all sides and defaced with the name "SKIBLADNER" in white letters. | |
 | Name pennant of theSørlandet | A blue swallowtail pennant outlined with red and white stripes along the top and bottom and defaced with the name "SØRLANDET" in white letters. | |
 | Name pennant of theStatsraad Lehmkuhl | A red swallowtail pennant outlined with blue and white stripes along the top and bottom and defaced with the name "STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL" in white letters. |
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