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Estonia Flag

Introduced in 1918 after Estonia gained independence from Russia, the blue stripe represents the sky, the black for the country's dark soil and the white stripe stands for snow and symbolizes the wish for peace and freedom

Product Description

We manufacture and supply the Estonia Flag flag ready to fly on the top a flagpole in either hand sewn or digitally printed options.

We highly recommend hand sewn national flags as the preferred choice for your flag. Manufactured using Ministry of Defence approved 155gsm woven flag material, this fabric offers the best possible durability and has been used by the Navy and other military branches for many years.

Hand sewn Estonia Flag national flags are made to MoD & Flag Institute standard patterns by cutting panels of the required colours from a roll of fabric, before being sewn together by our skilled flagmakers to create the official Estonia Flag pattern. National flag designs with complex details will have a printed panel or badge added to the main field of the flag.

Dye-sublimated Estonia Flag national flags are created using our state-of-the-art textile print systems and woven polyester flag fabric in our UK manufacturing facility. Chosen for strength and durability, knitted polyester is an ideal choice for anybody looking for a good value national flag finished ready to fly from your flagpole.

The Estonia Flag national flag is finished by hand with a headband rope and toggle as standard, ready to attach directly to a flagpole. The three exposed sides of the flag are finished with a strong double hem and a triple sewn hem on the fly edge for extra durability.

Other finishes are available, please be sure to select the correct option for you or contact a member of our team for support.

Frequently Asked Questions

What size flag do I need?

All our national flags are available in international standard sizes. If you're intending on flying your flag from a flagpole you can use this handy guide to help you choose the right size flag for your pole.

Flagpole height	Flag Size
4m	1.5 yd
5m	2yd
6m	2yd
7m	2.5yd
8m	2.5yd
9m	3yd
10m	3yd

Our Estonia flags are produced in the traditional 2:1 ratio used for National flags in the UK so this flag will match others of the same size if you are flying several flags together. We use a MOD grade Knitted Polyester which has been tested for its durability and suitability for production of flags.

Trivia

There are numerous symbolic interpretations for the colours of Estonia, usually centered on themes of oppression and liberty.

Technical Specifications

Adopted: 1918

Proportion: 7:11

Design: A tricolour in horizontal stripes of blue, black and white from top to bottom.

Brief History

For centuries, the Estonians had suffered from invasion by foreign regimes. The earliest records indicate that the Danish first conquered the country in retaliation from Estonian Viking raids in the early 13th Century.

Following unsuccessful revolt, Estonia was incorporated into the Holy Roman Empire. As the influence of the Empire faded in the 16th Century’s Reformation, Russia and Sweden waged war against each other. Estonia was caught in the middle and accepted Swedish rule. Over a hundred years later, and after much conflict, Sweden surrendered Estonia to the Russians.

It wasn’t until 1918 that Estonia declared and won independence and sovereignty. In that same year the Estonian flag was created. However, after only twenty-two years it was banned as a national flag once the Soviet Union invaded in 1940.

With the Soviet Union re-establishing its hold on the nation in was all but written out of history by 1944.

Nevertheless, it was not forgotten; just prior to the collapse of the USSR, Estonia reclaimed its status as an independent nation with its own flag, flown again after almost fifty years.

Other Flags of Estonia

The ensign of the Estonian navy was adopted in 1991 and is similar to the state flag, but it has a swallowtail, and carries the state’s coat of arms with the shield of the state arms offset towards hoist

Estonian Naval Jack

The Estonian naval jack is strikingly similar to the British Union flag. It is 7:11 white flag with a black saltire and over it a blue cross.

Coat of Arms of Estonia

The coat of arms of Estonia features three blue passant gardant lions with red tongues on a golden shield. Golden oak branches are along both sides of the shield. The three lions come from the arms of Danish King Valdemar II who conquered northern Estonia in 1219

The Soviet Union banned the coat of arms in 1940 and persecuted anyone who used it or their national colours. Re-adoption of these symbols was achieved in 1990.

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