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Flag

The Saami flag was inaugurated during the Saami Conference in Åre, Sweden on August 15, 1986. It was the result of a competition for which many suggestions were entered. The winning design was submitted by the artist Astrid Båhl from Skibotn, Norway.

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Åre - August 15 - 1986 - Astrid Båhl - Skibotn

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The motif was derived from the shaman's drum and the poem "Paiven parneh" ("Sons of the Sun") by the south Saami Anders Fjellner (1795-1876). Fjellner described the Saami as sons and daughters of the sun. The flag's circle represents the sun (red) and the moon (blue). The flag has the Saami colours, red, green, yellow and blue. Pantone colour formula is: red 485C, green 356C, yellow 116C and blue 286C.

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Anders Fjellner - 1795 - 1876

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