| 1973- | Flag of Flanders (Flemish Community and Flemish Region
EstoniaCountiesEach county of Estonia has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a white half at the top bearing the county's coat of arms in the middle, and a green half at the bottom.
FinlandRegionsNot all regions have selected an official flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | | Flag of Central Finland | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. Ratio: 1:1 | | | Flag of Central Ostrobothnia | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms | | 1998- | Flag of Kainuu | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms designed by a Finnish heraldist Olof Eriksson in 1978. The flag itself was adopted in 25.6.1998. | | 1997- | Flag of North Karelia | A red flag featuring two armored arms from the regional coat of arms with a fortressy white field on the hoist side of the flag. Adopted by the regional council on 8.6.1997. | | | Flag of North Savo | A black swallow-tailed flag featuring a loaded bow from the regional coat of arms placed between two yellow stripes. | | | Flag of Päijät-Häme | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. | | 2018- | Flag of Kanta-Häme | Flag featuring elements from the region's coat of arms. Designed by heraldist Tuomas Hyrsky and adopted by the regional council on the 100th anniversary of the Finnish flag on 28.5.2018. A further ceremony was held in the Häme Castle on 4.2.2019. | | 1990- | Flag of Satakunta | A swallow-tailed banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms from 1557. Designed by artist Reino Niiniranta and officially adopted on 21.11.1990. The regional flag's official flag day is on 11 October, on the name day of Otso. | | 2020- | Flag of South Savo | A black flag charged with the bow and arrow from the region's coat of arms and a yellow hoist. Designed by designer Suvi Ripatti and officially adopted on 09.06.2020. | | | Flag of Uusimaa | A banner of arms based on the region's coat of arms. |
FranceRegionsNot all regions have selected an official flag.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | 2016- | Flag of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | The latter's four quarters respectively contain a red gonfalon on yellow, a white cross on red, a white lion on red and a blue dolphin on yellow. | | 2016- | Flag of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | The flag combine the two former regions' traditional coats of arms. | | 1923- | Flag of Brittany | The flag, called Gwen ha du was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal. He used as his inspiration the old Breton flag, called Kroaz Du, and the flags of the United States and Greece as these two countries were seen at that time as the respective symbols of liberty and democracy. The nine horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The five black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses of Dol, Nantes, Rennes, Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc—while the four white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses of Trégor, Léon, Cornouaille and Vannes. The ermine canton recalls the ducal arms of Brittany. | | | Flag of Centre-Val de Loire | A blue field with three golden fleurs-de-lis below a white label, surrounded by a red and white border. It combines the flags of the historical provinces of Berry, Orléanais and Touraine. | | 1755- | Flag of Corsica | The Flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale di Paoli in 1755 and was based on a traditional flag used previously. It portrays a Moor's Head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on a white background. Previously, the bandana covered his eyes. | | 2022- | Flag of Grand Est | The flag combine the three former regions' traditional coats of arms. | | | Flag of Île-de-France | Three gold Fleur-de-lis on a solid-blue background. Same as the Kingdom of France. This symbol, three gold Fleur-de-lis on a solid-blue background, is a banner of the former royal coat of arms of France, the king historically being the direct lord of Île de France. | | | Flag of Normandy | 13th century. Nicknamed "Les p'tits cats" in Norman. Based on the medieval emblems of the duke of Normandy. | | 1937- | Flag of Normandy | Saint Olav flag, using a Nordic cross in reference to the Nordic past of Normandy, created by Jean Adigard des Gautries in 1937. | | 2016- | Flag of Nouvelle-Aquitaine | A red lion and blue wavy stripes on a white field. The red lion has been used in the area since the eleventh century, appearing in the coats of arms of Poitiers and several other settlements in the region. The waves represent the name "Aquitaine", which stems from the Latin Aquitaina. | | 12th century – | Flag of Occitanie | Flag of the administrative region of Occitanie.
Flags of historical Occitania and Catalonia can be displayed according to the place on local buildings, and both of them on regional buildings. | | | Flag of Pays de la Loire | The flag is a combination of heraldic elements from the historical provinces that occupied the territory of the region: Brittany, Anjou, Maine and Vendée. | | 12th century – | Flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Combining elements of the former historical entities existing over the current territory of the region: County of Provence, the Dauphiné and County of Nice. |
Georgia| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | 1992 – | Flag of Abkhazia | Seven horizontal stripes alternating green and white; in the canton, a white open hand below a semicircle of seven five-pointed stars on a red field. | | 2004 – | Flag of Adjara | Seven horizontal stripes alternating blue and white; in the canton, the national flag of Georgia. |
GermanyStatesMany states have separate civil and state versions of their flags; the state flags include the state arms, while the civil versions don't. See Flags of German states.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | 1954- | Flag of Baden-Württemberg | A black over gold bi-color. |
| 1953- | Flag of Bavaria | There are two official flags of Bavaria. One is an array of 21 or more lozenges of blue and white, the other is a white over blue bicolor. | | 1954-1990
1990- | Flag of Berlin | White with red bars at the top and bottom, with a bear off-centre towards the hoist. | | 1991- | Flag of Brandenburg | A horizontal bi-color of red over white, with the arms of the state, in the center. | | 1952- | Flag of Bremen | Eight or more alternating red and white stripes, checked at the hoist. | | 1751- | Flag of Hamburg | A white castle with three towers and a closed gate. | | 1948- | Flag of Hesse | The state flag of Hesse consists of a bicolor of a red top and a bottom white stripe. | | 1951- | Flag of Lower Saxony | The flag of Lower Saxony consists of the flag of the Federal Republic of Germany in Schwarz-Rot-Gold, with the coat of arms of Lower Saxony, shifted slightly toward the hoist. | | 1990- | Flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Five horizontal stripes, that are from the top to bottom: blue, white, yellow, white, and red. | | 1953- | Flag of North Rhine-Westphalia | A horizontal tricolour of green, white, and red. | | 1945- | Flag of Rhineland-Palatinate | The flag of Rhineland-Palatinate is a tricolor of three horizontal bands of black, red and gold. These colors are Germany's national colors and are sometimes referred to as schwarz-rot-gold. In the canton, or the upper left corner, are the arms of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. | | 1957- | Flag of Saarland | The flag of Saarland is based on the flag of Germany and is a black, red, and gold horizontal tricolor. In the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Saarland. | | 1991- | Flag of Saxony | A bicolour of white over green. | | 1991- | Flag of Saxony-Anhalt | The state flag of Saxony-Anhalt is a yellow and black bi-color. In the center of the flag is the coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt | | 1948- | Flag of Schleswig-Holstein | The state flag of Schleswig-Holstein is a horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red. | | 1991- | Flag of Thuringia | The state flag of Thuringia consists of a bicolor of a white top and a bottom red stripecentre. |
LithuaniaCountiesEach county of Lithuania has adopted a flag, each of them conforming to a pattern: a blue rectangle, with ten instances of the Cross of Vytis appearing in gold, acts as a fringe to the central feature of the flag, which is chosen by the county itself. Most of the central designs were adapted from the counties' coat of arms.
LiechtensteinMunicipalitiesEach of the eleven municipalities has its own flag, all flown as vertical banners.
NetherlandsProvinces| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | 1947- | Flag of Drenthe | White and red are the colours of a former leader, the Bishop of Utrecht. The black castle and red stars are a memory of Coevorden standing up against the Bisshop. | | 1986- | Flag of Flevoland | The flag recalls how the new province was reclaimed from the IJsselmeer. The central yellow stripe, wavy then straight, symbolises the transformation of the sea into land. Its colour symbolises rapeseed, planted to stabilise the land. The blue represents water, the green the land. The white fleur-de-lys is a pun. It commemorates Cornelis Lely, designer of the original polders, essential to the province. | | 1957- | Flag of Friesland | The flag is based on the kings of Frysia in 15th century. The colours are the same as those of the national flag of the Netherlands. The stripes and leaves of the yellow water-lily, represent the 7 districts of Friesland. | | 1953- | Flag of Gelderland | The colours are taken from the coat of arms, in which the lions from former duchesses are combined. | | 1950- | Flag of Groningen | The flag combines the colours of the city of Groningen with red and blue in the flag of the area around Groningen. | | 1953- | Flag of Limburg | The red lion comes from the coat of arms of the Duchy of Limburg. The white and yellow are taken from the local coat of arms, while the narrow blue stripe symbolises the Meuse, which flows through the province. | | 1959- | Flag of North Brabant | The North Brabantian flag dates from the Middle Ages and has the highest seniority among all Dutch province flags. The colours gules and argent have been used in Brabant standards, flags and pennants since the proclamation of the County of Louvain during the Lotharingian period. Later, the Duchy of Brabant continued using these colours. During the Middle Ages and the centuries after, the red and white would often be used. At the end of the 18th century, the flag fell into disuse. Since 1959, the red and white checkered flag has become the official flag of the province of North Brabant. | | 1958- | Flag of North Holland | The colours of the flag are similar to the colours of the coat of arms, which is a combination of the coat of arms from Holland and West Friesland. | | 1948- | Flag of Overijssel | The yellow and red stripes are a reference to the former association of this province with Holland. The blue source in the middle stands for the river IJssel, which gave the province its name. | | 1985- | Flag of South Holland | The flag is a banner of the coat of arms of Holland. | | 1952- | Flag of Utrecht | From 1528, the bishop of Utrecht used a red flag with a white cross. This flag is still seen in the upper canton. | | 1949- | Flag of Zeeland | In the centre of the flag, the coat of arms of Zeeland is depicted. The wavy blue lines represent the waves and the constant struggle against the sea. The lion is a symbol for the winner of this battle between man and sea. |
San MarinoCastlesCastles have their own flag, as indicated by March 28th 1997 decree n°40. Article 2 demands each name to be indicated vertically at the hoist in peigmot font, but it is not enforced and it is usual see hoisted unnamed flags at public offices.
SpainAutonomous communities| Flag | Date | Use | Description | | 1918- | Flag of Andalusia | The flag of Andalusia consists of a horizontal tricolour with the Andalusian arms in the centre. | | 1982- | Flag of Aragon | Nine stripes, alternating red and yellow, starting with yellow and the coat of arms of Aragon on the left half of the flag. | | 1982- | Flag of Asturias | The flag of Asturias is light blue with the Victory Cross slightly left of the centre. | | 1983- | Flag of the Balearic Islands | The flag of the Balearic Islands, made up of distinctive, historically legitimised symbols, will consist of four horizontal red bars over a yellow background, having an upper-left quarter with a purple background behind a centred white castle with five turrets. | | 1978- | Flag of the Basque Country | A red field with the white central cross that extends to the edges of the flag superimposed on the green diagonal cross that extends to the corners of the flag. | | 1984- | Flag of Cantabria | Two horizontal bands of same width, white on top, red on the bottom | | 1982- | Flag of the Canary Islands | The flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolour of three equal bands of white, blue, and yellow. The state flag includes the Coat of arms of the Canary Islands in the central band; the civil flag omits this. The designs were made official by the Statute of Autonomy of the Canarian Autonomous Community on 16 August 1982. | | 1982- | Flag of Castilla–La Mancha | The flag of the region is made up of a rectangle divided vertically into two equal squares: the first, next to the mast, of crimson red with a castle of gold mauled of saber and ringed of blue and the second, white. | |
1983- | Flag of Castile and León | It is formed by the combination of the historical flags of two of the oldest kingdom is the Iberian peninsula in the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of León and the Kingdom of Castile. The joint historical flag dates back to mid 13th century when Ferdinand III, "the Saint", unified the two kingdoms in 1230, inaugurating the Kingdom of Castile and León, later named Crown of Castile. | | 1150- | Flag of Catalonia | The flag of Catalonia consists four red bars on top of a yellow background. One popular legend mentions this flag originating with the streaking of 4 blood-stained fingers across a plain shield. The flag derives from the royal coat of arms of the historical royal family of the Crown of Aragon, House of Barcelona. | | 1983- | Flag of Extremadura | Three horizontal stripes of green, white, and black, with a coat of arms in the center toward the hoist. | | 19th century – | Flag of Galicia | The flag of Galicia appeared for the first time in the 19th century, probably based on the colours of the ancient medieval flags of the Kingdom of Galicia. Originally, the flag was a blue St Andrew's Cross over a white field—St Andrew is one of the most popular saints in Galicia. The coat of arms of Galicia was the former flag of the Kingdom of Galicia. Colors blue, white and gold were always related with Galicia. The chalice and the golden crosses on blue background have been its symbol since medieval times. For some time it was thought that it was based on the flag of the maritime province of Corunna, but today it is known that the design is earlier. | | 1982- | Flag of La Rioja | Four horizontal bands of equal size, with the colors of red, white, green, and yellow, with a coat of arms in the center of the flag. | | 1983- | Flag of the Community of Madrid | The seven stars represent the stars of the constellation Ursa Minor. They're five-pointed because they represent the five Spanish provinces which surround the Community of Madrid. | | 1982- | Flag of the Region of Murcia | The flag of the Region of Murcia is rectangular and consists of four castles with battlements or, in the upper left corner, arranged in rows of two, and seven royal crowns in the lower right corner, arranged in four rows, with a pattern of one, three, two, and one, respectively; against a crimson or carmine red background | | 1982- | Flag of Navarre | The flag of Navarre is red-colored, with a shield in the center. | | 1982- | Flag of the Valencian Community | The traditional Senyera, composed of four red bars on a yellow background, crowned with a blue strip party per pale next to the hoist. |
SwedenRegionsEach official flag is based on the coat of arms for the county, see gallery, and used on buildings etc. used by respective county administration. Unofficial flags are used by private and local people.
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