Troms og Finnmark (Norway)

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• Status of the flag
• Arms
• Communes

See also:

• Norway
• Northern Norway
• Norwegian county flags

The territorial reorganization of Norway which was implemented on 2020-01-01, was partly undone by legal changes adopted on 2022-06-14 and implemented on 2024-01-01.

The merger was highly unpopular and opposed both before and after the implementation, the county council itself having requested the unmerging from the national government in 2021. As a result, it was decided by the national parliament on 2022-06-14 that the merger be reversed. On 2024-01-01, Troms and Finnmark counties were re-established and their original arms were readopted; since their flags had actually been banners of arms, they were automatically readopted as well.

1. Counties of Norway at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_of_Norway
2. Troms og Finnmark at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troms_og_Finnmark
3. Troms County Website: https://www.tromsfylke.no
4. Finnmark County Website: https://www.ffk.no/

The flag used between the creation on 1 January 2020 and abolishing on 31 December 2023 of the fylkeskommune employed elements of the flags for the former (and subsequent) Troms and Finnmark, but shown as gold on white.
Flag in use: https://www.hammerfestingen.no
Tomislav Šipek, 19 November 2024

Arms

image by Tomislav Šipek, 19 November 2024