Is flag burning illegal in the Faroe Islands?
Criminal offense
Desecrating the Faroese flag is prohibited by the autonomous territory's flag law.
The Faroe Islands is one of 55 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 82% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 17 September 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 There is no specific law making flag desecration a criminal offense.
- Ireland
- Legal / protected speech There is no specific criminal law against flag desecration, only advisory guidelines.
- Denmark
- Only foreign flags protected Desecrating the national flag is legal, but desecrating foreign flags is illegal under the penal code.
- Sweden
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in Sweden, though displaying modified flags may be punished as disorderly conduct.
- Norway
- Legal / protected speech The ban on desecrating foreign flags was lifted in 2008, making such acts legal.
- Netherlands
- Legal / protected speech There are no laws banning flag desecration, which is protected under freedom of expression.
Other laws in Faroe Islands
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- No ban
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