{"id":12025,"date":"2012-06-11T21:30:03","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T19:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=12025"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:48:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:48:38","slug":"sverige-ukraina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/06\/sverige-ukraina\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden and Ukraine - almost the same flag"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today the Swedish and Ukrainian national football teams meet in Kiev, and Peter is glued to the match. \"I'm not interested in football, but the sea of blue and yellow in the stands is a bit fascinating. I became curious about the flags and did some reading.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-den-svenska-flaggan\">The Swedish flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to one legend, he saw\u00a0<em>Erik the Saint<\/em>\u00a0the yellow cross in the blue sky when he landed in Finland during the first Swedish crusade in 1157. But there is no evidence to support this legend... <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Swedish flag has been known since the 1550s, and it is believed that the Danish red and white cross was a model for it. However, the blue and yellow colours were used much earlier, including in the Three Crowns coat of arms and the coat of arms of the Folkung dynasty, which became Magnus Ladul\u00e5s's royal coat of arms in 1275.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1972117668\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2531802631 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-3626938118\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-335185292\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2531802631 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2531802631\" );$freedslider2531802631.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2531802631.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2531802631.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2531802631.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2531802631.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweden-916799_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-den-ukrainska-flaggan\">The Ukrainian flag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ukrainian flag was created when Ukraine became independent at the end of the First World War. However, blue and yellow were used as the colours of the Kiev Empire long before Christianisation, and appear in church ornaments and city coats of arms from the 13th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-224x168.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-433x325.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/international-2684771_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div id=\"freed-3540793632\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_2 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><form method=\"post\" id=\"ft_newsletter_subscribe\" action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/06\/sverige-ukraina\/\" class=\"ft-newsletter\" data-ajax-url=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2012\/06\/sverige-ukraina\/\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"stage\" value=\"subscribe\" \/>\n<h2>Subscribe to our newsletter<\/h2>\n<p class=\"form-field\" data-missing=\"This field is required.\" data-invalid=\"Please enter a valid email address.\">\n<label for=\"ft_newsletter_email\">Email address<\/label>\n<input id=\"ft_newsletter_email\" name=\"ft_newsletter_email\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Enter your email address\" aria-required=\"true\" \/>\n<\/p>\n<input class=\"signup button newsletter-meta-button\" type=\"submit\"  name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\">\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -4200px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ft-newsletter-protect\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"98d0b92c63fae1c39c28d2024aa82be8e0ab74fe\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form><\/div><div id=\"freed-3133397062\" class=\"hide-label freed-after-content_3 freed-entity-placement method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 35px;\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"FREEDOMtravel Exit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel Avslut\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-224x75.png 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-18x6.png 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FREEDOMtravel-433x144.png 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m Today, Sweden and Ukraine's national football teams meet in Kiev, and Peter is glued to the match. \"I'm not interested in football, but the sea of blue and yellow in the stands is a bit fascinating. 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