Flag of Svalbard and Jan Mayen

What the flag means

• 🇳🇴Norway's flag — Svalbard and Jan Mayen are part of Norway and have no flag of their own
• ✚Nordic cross — shared with Denmark, Sweden and the other Nordic flags
• 🎨Red, white and blue — the colours of liberty chosen in 1821

Design set by: ⁨Lov om Norges Flag (LOV-1898-12-10-1), § 1⁩ · Adopted 1821

Highlights

• 🐻‍❄️ Svalbard, home of polar bears
• 🧊 Vast glaciers and ice fields
• 🌌 Magical Arctic auroras
• 🏔️ Untouched polar wilderness
• 🦌 Reindeer and Arctic wildlife

Quick facts

Region

Europe · Northern Europe

Population

2,595 people (2023)

Capital

Longyearbyen

Languages

Norwegian, Russian

Currency

krone (NOK)