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A Nordic cross flag is a flag bearing the design of the Nordic or Scandinavian cross, a cross symbol in a rectangular field, ...
The Nordic countries, including the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Åland, have a similar flag design, all based on the Dannebrog, the Danish flag. [135] They display an off-centre cross with the intersection closer to the hoist – the "Nordic cross" or "Scandinavian cross" [136] – however each has a different aspect ratio.
The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships host these sports every odd-numbered year, [2] but there are also separate championships in other events, such as Telemark skiing [3] and ski flying. Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, but is not included as a Nordic discipline under the rules of the International Ski Federation (FIS).
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Nordic cross: Flag used by Norwegian ships south of Cape Finisterre 1815–1818, optional until 1821. 1815–1821: Naval: Nordic cross Canton: Flag used by Norwegian ships south of Cape Finisterre, Spain 1818–1844. From 1821 it was also used by Swedish ships there. 1818–1844: National Naval: Nordic cross: Flag of Norway (1821–1844).
Many Nordic combined competitions use the Gundersen method, where placement in the ski jumping segment results in time (dis)advantages added to the contestant's total in the cross-country skiing segment (e.g. the ski jumping winner starts the cross-country skiing race at 00:00:00 while the one with the lowest jumping score starts with the ...
The Nordic cross design traditionally represents Christianity. [2] [3] The design and colours of the Swedish flag are believed to have been inspired by the present coat of arms of Sweden of 1442, which is blue divided quarterly by a cross pattée of gold.
The swallow-tailed state flag is used by the military. The presidential standard is identical to the swallow-tailed state flag but also has in its upper-left corner the Cross of Liberty after the Order of the Cross of Liberty, which has the president of Finland as its grand master. Like in Sweden, Finland's national flag is based on the Nordic ...