Flags, Symbols & Currency of Estonia
Flags, Symbols & Currency of Estonia
The National Flag of Estonia was officially adopted on August 7, 1990.
The National Flag of Estonia is a horizontal tricolor featuring three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), black, and white. The blue color of the flag represents faith, loyalty, and devotion, besides being reminiscent of the sky, sea, and lakes of the country. The black color symbolizes the fertile black soil of the country and the dark past and suffering endured by the Estonian people. The white color represents virtue, purity, hard work, and Estonia s long struggle for freedom and independence. It also symbolizes the snow that covers much of Estonia for a large part of the year, as well as summer nights illuminated by the midnight sun. The flag has a width-to-length proportion ratio of 7:11.