Swedish municipal flag is called a flag that stands for a certain municipality.
In Finland, it is common for the municipalities to have pennants in the heraldic municipal coat of arms colors, often combined with some symbol from the coat of arms closest to the flagpole. An example is the pennant carried by the Helsinki city with the the city coat of arms closest to the pole. These pennants can be considered to belong to the same tradition as the husbondsvimplarna. There are also coat-of-arms flags and other variants.
In Sweden, all municipalities that have a heraldic municipal coat of arms are thereby automatically considered to have a square flag that corresponds to the coat of arms.[1] This type of flag is called banner of arms or banner. However, many municipalities use other flags, often with the municipal coat of arms in shield form, something that is actually unnecessary and is not recommended.[2]
In many countries outside the Nordic countries, it is common to establish a special flag for a municipality in the same way as establishing a municipal coat of arms.
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Stockholm municipality's flag in several copies outside the city hall. The flag is a coat of arms in that it bears the same motif as Stockholm's municipal coat of arms.
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Östersund municipality's flag is an example of a municipal flag where the coat of arms has simply been placed in shield form on a white flag cloth, in this case also combined with a crown.
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Five flags in Strängnäs Municipality. Counted from the left, these are the flags of the municipality of Strängnäs, the municipal districts of Åker, Stallarholmen, Mariefred, as well as the European flag beneath the latter.
- ↑ Clara Nevéus: Kommunvapen. Handledning för kommuner, Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, broschyr nr 14, Stockholm 1987, ISBN 91-38-09833-4, s. 15
- ↑ Clara Nevéus: Kommunvapen. Handledning för kommuner, Meddelanden från svenska Riksarkivet, broschyr nr 14, Stockholm 1987, ISBN 91-38-09833-4, s. 15
see Coats of arms of municipalities of Sweden which form the basis of municipal flags
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Jönköping County
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Norrbotten County
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See also: Coats of arms of municipalities of Sweden. 
Stockholm municipality's flag in several copies outside the city hall. The flag is a coat of arms in that it bears the same motif as Stockholm's municipal coat of arms.
Östersund municipality's flag is an example of a municipal flag where the coat of arms has simply been placed in shield form on a white flag cloth, in this case also combined with a crown.
Five flags in Strängnäs Municipality. Counted from the left, these are the flags of the municipality of Strängnäs, the municipal districts of Åker, Stallarholmen, Mariefred, as well as the European flag beneath the latter.
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