Blue for : the sky, the lakes and the sea, as well as the loyalty

Black for : the past oppression, the colour of the native land

White for : the fight for liberty, the virtue, the quest of happiness

It appears as the flag of a students association from the Tartu’s University since 1881. Quickly linked with estonian nationalism, it is utilised as national flag since the independance announcement in 1918. At the end of the World War II, Estonia is occupied again and annexed, this time by USSR. Officially, it was choosen as national flag a few time after the independance re-establishment on the 20th of August 1991(only 16 years ago!) when the Soviet regime parcelled out.

(Click on the flag to hear the national anthem !)