The Swedish Flag — a yellow cross on sky blue background

For a long time Sweden was perhaps the only country in the world with no official national day. On the "Swedish Flag Day". the 6th of June, the King used to present flags to representatives of various cor|K>rations in a festive parade at Stockholm Stadium and bring out (he parade to Skansen

It was as late as m 1983 that the National Day of Sweden in 6th June was put on the Swedish official agenda. It is celebrated in Sweden as a commemoration of the election and coronation

of Gustav Vasa as King of Sweden, which happened in 1523. The 6th of June also coincides with two other Important occasions in Swedish history, namely the promulgation of the Constitution of 1806 and adaption of the form of Government of 1974.

The celebration of the National Day Is nowadays done as a part of a folk festival with the royal presentation of flags at Skansen as its highlight. Most of the Swedes will decorate their flag poles with the sky blue and yellow Swedish banner fluttering in the wind on June the 6th.