Is flag burning illegal in Denmark?
Legal / protected speech
It is legal to burn or desecrate the Danish national flag, but not foreign flags.
Denmark is one of 11 countries classified “Legal / protected speech” for flag desecration — 16% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Netherlands
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in the Netherlands due to freedom of expression protections.
- Germany
- Criminal offense Desecrating the German flag or foreign flags is illegal and punishable by imprisonment or fines.
- Belgium
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in Belgium with no criminal penalties.
- Sweden
- Legal / protected speech Sweden decriminalized flag desecration in 1971, though modifying the national flag is forbidden.
- United Kingdom
- Legal / protected speech The UK does not have specific flag desecration laws; it's legal to burn flags.
- Lithuania
- Criminal offense Desecration of Lithuania's national flag is punishable by arrest or up to 2 years in prison.
Other laws in Denmark
- Blasphemy Laws
- No blasphemy law
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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