Regional Flags
| Flag | Status | Area | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unofficial | The traditional county of Skåne (Scania) | Danish red background (used to belong to Denmark) and Swedish yellow cross. | |
| Official | Scania (Skåne) county | Also a similar flag exists with blue background for Scania region. Compare unofficial above | |
| Unofficial | The county of Jämtland | Jamtland (that for a short period belonged to Norway) has its own movement for the Republic of Jamtland - not a serious attempt for independence but more a touch of humor and local culture. The flag however is used in the area. | |
| Official | Jämtland county | Compare unofficial above | |
| Unofficial | The traditional county of Småland | Småland is a relatively large traditional county in the south of Sweden that today is divided in 3 administrative counties and also with 2 smaller areas outside these 3 counties. | |
| Official | Kronoberg County | Part of historical province of Småland (see above) | |
| Official | Jönköping County | Part of historical province of Småland (see above) | |
| Official | Kalmar County | Part of historical province of Småland (see above) and the island county Öland (see below). | |
| Unofficial | The historical province and island Öland outside Småland in the Baltic Sea | Öland (Swedish means "The Island Land") has a long history and different nature compared to the main land of Sweden. | |
| Unofficial | The traditional county Östergötland | The blue cross relates to the two main channels and the yellow to agricultural flat areas. Not much in use. | |
| Official | Östergötland County | Compare unofficial above. | |
| Official | Västra Götaland County | Flag includes arms/flags from the 4 traditional counties (Västergötland, Bohuslän, Dalsland and Älvsborg) that are included in this relatively newly formed regional county. | |
| Unofficial | The traditional county Västergötland | Not much in use. Also compare the previous flag above that covers the same area and more. | |
| Unclear | Blekinge county | Not much in use. | |
| Official | Halland county | There is a geographical difference between the administrative Halland county and the traditional Halland county. | |
| Official | Värmland county | There is a geographical difference between the administrative Värmland county and the traditional Värmland county. | |
| Official | Örebro County | The Örebor county includes the traditional county Närke and parts of traditional counties of Värmland and Västmanland. The flag includes arms from these 3 counties. | |
| Official | Södermanland County | The administrative Södermanland County includes parts (southern part) of traditional Södermanland County | |
| Official | Uppsala County | The administrative Uppsala County includes parts (northern part) of traditional Uppsala County | |
| Official | Stockholm County | The administrative Stockholm County includes parts (southern part) of traditional Uppsala County and (northern part) of traditional Södermanland county. the flag includes arms from these both counties and also the arms of Stockholm city. | |
| Official | Gotland County | The administrative Gotland County consists of one main and a number of smaller islands in the Baltic sea. This county is the only county in Sweden that only has one municipal. | |
| Official | Västmanland County | The administrative Västmanland County includes parts of traditional Västmanland County | |
| Official | Dalarna County | This county was earlier known as Kopparbegs county | |
| Official | Gävleborg County | Gävleborg administrative County encompasses the traditional counties of Gästrikland and Hälsingland. | |
| Official | Västernorrland County | Västernorrland administrative county covers approximately the traditional county of Ångermanland and county of Medelpad. | |
| Official | Västerbotten County | Västerbotten administrative county covers the traditional county of Västerbotten and parts of the traditional county Lapland and traditional county of Ångermanland. | |
| Official | Norrbotten County | Norrbotten County includes the traditional county of Norrbotten and about ⅔ of traditional county of Swedish Lapland. |
Each official flag is based on the coat of arms for the county, see gallery, and used on buildings etc. used by respective county administration. Unofficial flags are used by private and local people.
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