Draw the flag of Sweden from memory
No reference image — just the name and a blank canvas. Reveal when you are done and see how close you were.
Draw the flag of
Sweden
What you are drawing
The flag of Sweden is an off-centre cross with the upright shifted toward the hoist in blue and yellow. It flies at a ratio of 5:8. On the PlayVexle difficulty scale it rates ★★☆☆☆ — a flag most people can reproduce closely on the first attempt.
How to score well on this one
- Block in the largest area first — on this flag that is blue — then work down to the smaller shapes. Layout is 20% of the score and it is judged on where the blocks sit, not how neat the edges are.
- The off-centre cross counts for the final 10%. Roughly the right size in roughly the right place scores nearly as well as a perfect one — do not start there.
- Draw it at 5:8. The canvas is already the right shape, so fill it edge to edge rather than leaving a border.
Stuck? Open a memory hint
Nordic rule: the vertical bar sits left of centre, so the two hoist-side panels are square-ish and the fly panels are long.
Show me the flag of Sweden
Opening this before you draw is allowed. It just will not help your score.
Flags people confuse with Sweden
If something felt off while you were drawing, you may have been remembering Finland or Ukraine. Each pair is taken apart side by side on the similar flags pages.
Want the construction order, the exact colour codes and what the design means? That is on the Sweden flag guide.
