Household pennant

Denmark

200 px|thumb|Danish pennant Danish pennants retain the cross of the Dannebrog and are generally very long and thin. The pennants can be connected to the pole like a traditional flag, or via a single lanyard, giving the pennant the ability to rotate while flying. Image:Danish-Pennant.png|Denmark Image:Bornholm-Pennant.png|Bornholm Image:Faroe-Pennant.png|Faroe Islands

Finland

150 px|thumb|Finnish general pennant, blue-cross pennant Finnish pennants retain the cross design of their national flag. The pennant's triangle has a base of roughly one tenth of the length and it is connected to the pole via a single lanyard, giving the pennant the ability to rotate while flying. The shapes, designs and uses of the pennants are however not regulated by law, as long as they do not interfere with uses of the regular flag, which is regulated. It is also allowed to fly a pennant overnight. In addition to the general pennant (which is based on the flag of Finland) and the regional variants, there are also family, city and municipality variants, of which any may be flown. A common practice is to either fly the pennant of the region of residence or the pennant from which the family members come.

Image:Finnish general pennant.svg|Finland Image:pennant of Swedish-speaking Finns.svg|Swedish-speaking Finns

Finnish regional pennants

The different regions of Finland have been connected with some traditional colors (often from the coats of arms of the historical provinces of Finland and modern provinces), and these are often reflected in the household pennant. The pennants sometimes also incorporate the regional arm into the design. A common practice is to either fly the pennant of the region of residence or the pennant from which the family members come. As the household pennant is connected to the pole with a single lanyard, the pennant has the ability to revolve around its horizontal axis. Thus, an actual pennant does not have a "top" side, making some of the pennants identical in practice.

Image:Pennant of Åland.svg|Pennant of Åland Image:Pennant of Keski-Suomi.svg|Pennant of Central Finland Image:Pennant of Keski-Pohjanmaa.svg|Pennant of Central Ostrobothnia Image:Pennant of Kainuu.svg|Pennant of Kainuu Image:Pennant of Karjala.svg|Pennant of Karelia Image:Pennant of Kymenlaakso.svg|Pennant of Kymenlaakso Image:Pennant of Lappi.svg|Pennant of Lapland Image:Pennant of Pohjois-Pohjanmaa.svg|Pennant of Northern Ostrobothnia Image:Pennant of Satakunta.svg|Pennant of Satakunta Image:Pennant of Savo.svg|Pennant of Savonia Image:Pennant of Southern Karelia.svg|Pennant of South Karelia Image:Pennant of Etelä-Pohjanmaa.svg|Pennant of Southern Ostrobothnia Image:Pennant of Varsinais-Suomi.svg|Pennant of Southwest Finland Image:Pennant of Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia.svg|Pennant of Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnia Image:Pennant of Häme.svg|Pennant of Tavastia Image:Pennant of Uusimaa.svg|Pennant of Uusimaa Image:Pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa.svg|Pennant of Swedish-speaking Uusimaa/Nyland

The colors of the coat of arms

Image:Etelä-Karjala maakuntaviiri.svg|Pennant of South Karelia Image:Kymenlaakso.vaakunaviiri.svg|Pennant of Kymenlaakso Image:Pirkanmaa.vaakunaviiri.svg|Pennant of Pirkanmaa Image:Pohjanmaan maakunnan vaakunaviiri.svg|Pennant of Ostrobothnia Image:Pohjois-karjala.vaakunaviiri.svg|Pennant of North Karelia Image:Päijät-häme.vaakunaviiri.svg|Pennant of Päijät-Häme Image:Päijät-Häme viiri 1983-1997.svg|Pennant of Päijät-Häme (1983-1997) Image:Varsinais-Suomen maakuntaviiri.svg|Pennant of Southwest Finland

Norway

200 px|thumb|Norwegian pennant Norwegian pennants do not contain the Nordic cross and instead uses a single stripe in blue with white borders on a red triangular canvas. Although they may sometimes appear different such as with the Nordic cross motif of the national flag, these alternative designs are very uncommon compared to the single stripe design. Municipal specific pennants are also sometimes used by certain national subdivisions as decorations. When pennants of other Nordic countries are flown in Norway alongside the Norwegian pennant, the design of the single stripe is carried over to the other Nordic pennants. File:Norwegian-Vimpel-Pennant-Flag.png|Norwegian Pennant File:Oslo-Pennant.png|Oslo Pennant File:Pennant of Halden, Norway.png|Halden Pennant

Sweden

200 px|thumb|Swedish pennant The design of Swedish pennants, unlike other Nordic pennants, are regulated. These pennants must be half blue and half yellow, with blue on top. Swedish pennants with cross designs are popular, but the National Archives of Sweden recommends not using them. The length of the pennant should be 1/3 of the flagpole. The colors are not defined, but should match those of the national flag. 200 px|thumb|Variant of Swedish pennant, with cross Image:Swedish-Pennant without cross.png|Sweden Image:Swedish-Pennant with cross.png|Sweden (with cross) Image:Scania-Pennant-without-cross.png|Scania Image:Scania-Pennant.png|Scania (with cross)

Other

200 px|thumb|Sami pennant

Image:Sami-Peoples-Vimpel-Pennant-Flag.png|Sámi Pennant Image:Kven-Pennant.png|Kven Pennant Image:ForestFinn-Pennant.png|Forest Finn Pennant

References

References

1. [http://flagspot.net/flags/fi_hf.html Finnish "husband" pennants] Flags of the World
2. Riksarkivet. "Vimpel".