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By an ordinance issued by the Government of Sweden, a number of days of the calendar year are designated as official 
Flying of the flag is in general governed by the sun, but there are guidelines specified by military tradition. The flag is hoisted at 8 AM in the summer and 9 AM in the winter, and is lowered by sunset but never later than 9 PM. In parts of Sweden north of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not rise at all for some weeks during winter. One example of handling this is the practice of the Infantry Regiment in Kiruna, which during this period flies the flag from 9 AM to 11.50 AM.https://kiruna.se/download/18.22bd3f5d17597b58e4e4da/1604915975019/riktlinjer-for-flaggning-vid-kommunala-byggnader-i-kiruna-kommun-beslut-ks-201005--240.pdf
9 May is not an official Swedish flag day. It receives its status from being a flag day of the
flag flying day A flag flying day is a day, when it is decreed, either officially or by tradition, that the national flag should be hoisted by every official agency in the country and private citizens and corporations are also recommended to fly the national flag, ...
s. This means that the Flag of Sweden
The national flag of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges flagga) consists of a yellow or gold Nordic cross (i.e. a horizontal cross extending to the edges, with the crossbar closer to the hoist than the fly) on a field of light blue. The Nordic cross design ...
is flown on all public flag poles and buildings. Hoisting of the Swedish flag on private flagpoles on these days is also strongly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Flying of the flag is in general governed by the sun, but there are guidelines specified by military tradition. The flag is hoisted at 8 AM in the summer and 9 AM in the winter, and is lowered by sunset but never later than 9 PM. In parts of Sweden north of the Arctic Circle, the sun does not rise at all for some weeks during winter. One example of handling this is the practice of the Infantry Regiment in Kiruna, which during this period flies the flag from 9 AM to 11.50 AM.https://kiruna.se/download/18.22bd3f5d17597b58e4e4da/1604915975019/riktlinjer-for-flaggning-vid-kommunala-byggnader-i-kiruna-kommun-beslut-ks-201005--240.pdf
9 May is not an official Swedish flag day. It receives its status from being a flag day of the European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been de ...
of which Sweden is a member country. In Sweden, this is observed by flying the Swedish flag alongside the European Union flag
The Flag of Europe or European Flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
Since 1985, the flag has also been ...
on public flagpoles and buildings.
See also
*Flag flying day A flag flying day is a day, when it is decreed, either officially or by tradition, that the national flag should be hoisted by every official agency in the country and private citizens and corporations are also recommended to fly the national flag, ...
*Public holidays in Sweden
Public holidays in Sweden ( sv, helgdagar) in Sweden are established by acts of Parliament (the ''Riksdag''). The official holidays can be divided into Christian and non-Christian holidays. The Christian holidays are '' jul'' (Christmas), ''tretto ...
*Swedish festivities
Life of Swedish people
Over 70% of Swedish people belong to the Lutheran Church of Sweden, but seldom go to church. Attendance is a bit higher among members of free churches such as Pentecostalists and the Salvation Army. Christenings, wedding ...
*Name days in Sweden
This is the old Swedish name day calendar, sanctioned by the Swedish Academy in 1901, with official status until 1972. Some days still refer to traditional or religious feasts rather than personal names. Some of the names below are linked to the o ...
* Du gamla, du fria
* Flag flying days in Finland
*Flag flying days in Norway
There is a number of flag flying days in Norway.
Dates when the Norwegian state flag is flown by all branches of government and state agencies are listed in Article 4 of the regulations concerning the use of the state flag and the merchant fl ...
References
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