Swedish infantry and cavalry flags for the Finnish war (1808) (October 2025 update!)

Ive been meaning to do this for a long time. As I make my own flags for my Swedish and Finnish figures for 1808, I thought that Itd be a nice thing to share these. Especially since these flags are not available from many commercial outlets, and those that are available do not necessarily have the correct details and do not cover all regiments. Below youll find a few flags I have done recently, the idea being that the collection will grow over time. Feel free to use them in any way you like. I suspect that it could work quite well if one were to adjust the size, and print them with a good color printer on standard printer paper. Then cut them out and mount them onto the figures with PVA glue as you would ready made flags from GMB (or any other maker).

Nyland dragoon regt., company colors (proposal, ca 1725).
Västerbotten regt., company colors, model 1686B
Tavastehus regt., company colors, model 1766
Björneborg regt., company colors, model 1686
Swedish king’s colors model 1766.
Nyland regiment, company colors, model 1766.
Åbo regiment, company colors, model 1766.
Hälsinge regiment, company colors model 1686 variant.

The flags are far from perfect, and I am afraid that the scans arent either. The 1766 king’s color has at least been updated with a better scan. For the rest of the regiments, Ill upload all the flags that I make as soon as I paint them.

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