{"id":5133,"date":"2016-09-12T12:08:31","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/?p=5133"},"modified":"2021-03-10T09:32:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T08:32:39","slug":"swedish-flag-how-to-be-swedish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hejsweden.com\/en\/swedish-flag-how-to-be-swedish\/","title":{"rendered":"The Swedish Flag – Flag Days in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Swedish flag – National Day in Sweden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Swedes are nice\u00a0people. They don\u2019t steal from other\u2019s. Instead they even like to pay high taxes for a more healthy society.<\/p>\n

Advanced Sweden<\/h3>\n

And, in fact, Sweden offers a high quality of life: reasonably\u00a0high wages, relatively low unemployment, a low rate of crime, high gender equality and high level of sustainability. No need to mention free schools and universities, good healthcare, 25 days off from work each year and not to forget 200 years without war. Can it get more peaceful than that?<\/span><\/p>\n

Even\u00a0the technical infrastructure\u00a0is highly advanced, with fast internet. Also, many Swedes have the latest mobile phones and computers – and they actually know how to apply them.<\/p>\n

All this\u00a0makes them very proud of their country. They might not show it directly to visitors or new-Swedes, but behind closed doors they show their conviction\u00a0that\u00a0they live\u00a0in the best country in the world.<\/p>

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The Swedish flag<\/h2>\n

To celebrate their beloved country Swedes like to hoist their flag.\u00a0But they not only\u00a0hoist their flag on poles, they put them everywhere: on napkins, birthday cards, graduation cards, toothpicks etc.<\/p>\n

Isn’t it nice, the Swedish flag? Ok, it’s not really fancy. A yellow cross on blue ground. But doesn’t it look friendly and welcoming? I mean, if y0u look up to the heaven, on a sunny day, you will see exact those colors.<\/p>\n

Popular Swedish traditions and celebrations<\/a><\/p>\n

Where does the Swedish flag come from? Well, one might assume that many years ago, the Scandinavian countries met for a flag brainstorming. Then they said, let’s all have the same pattern,\u00a0but with different colors.<\/p>\n

But of course, that is not the real answer. Originally the Swedish flag is based on the first\u00a0flag that represented a country, the Danish flag. The colors, blue and yellow, stem from the\u00a0Wasa dynasty, in the 16th century.<\/p>\n

Flag days in Sweden<\/h2>\n

On these days you can expect to see the Swedish flag on all poles country wide.<\/p>\n