Flag of Shetland

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The flag of Shetland was designed by Roy Grönneberg and Bill Adams in 1969. It was unofficially created to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the return of the islands from Norway to Scotland.

The flag uses the colours of the flag of Scotland, but in the form of the Nordic cross in order to symbolise Shetlands' historical ties with the Nordic region. It was recognised by the Lord Lyon, the heraldic authority of Scotland, in the beginning of 2005.

It is widely used privately by Shetlanders both on land and sea. The flag is now seen as a symbol of the special Shetland identity.

The flag is practically identical to the former unofficial national flag of Iceland (the hvítbláinn) in use by Icelandic nationalist activists from the 1890s until around the First World War.

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