Is flag burning illegal in the Faroe Islands?
Criminal offense
The Faroese flag may not be desecrated by words or deeds under flag law.
The Faroe Islands is one of 53 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 79% 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
- United Kingdom
- Legal / protected speech The UK does not have specific flag desecration laws; it's legal to burn flags.
- Denmark
- Legal / protected speech It is legal to burn or desecrate the Danish national flag, but not foreign flags.
- Sweden
- Legal / protected speech Sweden decriminalized flag desecration in 1971, though modifying the national flag is forbidden.
- Norway
- Only foreign flags protected Only desecration of foreign flags was banned, but the law was lifted in 2008.
- Netherlands
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in the Netherlands due to freedom of expression protections.
- Belgium
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in Belgium with no criminal penalties.
Other laws in Faroe Islands
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
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