National flag days

The plan gives Sweden a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and national minorities' rights to identity, language, cultural heritage and religion, viewed in light of the state's historical injustices. Making Sámi National Day a general flag day is a national recognition in that direction. The plan does not address flag days, so the conclusion is derived from the commitment to recognition and strengthened rights.

• strengthen indigenous peoples' rightsdecisive»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and”
• right to identity and cultural heritage»de nationella minoriteternas rättigheter till identitet, språk, kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“national minorities' rights to identity, language, cultural heritage”
• historical injustices»Den svenska staten har genom historien utsatt urfolk och nationella« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish state has throughout history subjected indigenous peoples and national”

The plan says nothing about general flag days. The closest principle is the commitment to rights for national minorities and cultural diversity with active exchange across national and cultural boundaries. A national recognition of Sámi National Day points in that direction, but the conclusion is entirely derived from general principles.

• minorities' rightsdecisive»Rättigheter för nationella minoriteter.« (party programme ↗)“Rights for national minorities.”
• cultural diversity»Kulturell mångfald med aktivt utbyte över språkliga, nationella och kulturella gränser.« (party programme ↗)“Cultural diversity with active exchange across linguistic, national and cultural boundaries.”
• living cultural heritage»Levandegörande av det svenska kultur- och världsarvet.« (party programme ↗)“Bringing to life Swedish culture and world heritage.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to strengthening the rights of the indigenous Sámi people and ensuring their culture and history are fully respected and protected. A public flag day on Sámi national day is a national recognition of precisely the status the plan assigns to Sámi as indigenous peoples and national minority. The plan does not mention flag days, so the position is inferred from the recognition commitment.

• strengthened Sámi rightsdecisive»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the indigenous Sámi people's rights and that Sweden shall commit to following the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
• Sámi as indigenous peoples»Samerna är även ett urfolk.« (party programme ↗)“The Sámi are also an indigenous people.”
• recognized minority culture»rättigheter, sin kultur och sin historia respekterade och skyddade.« (party programme ↗)“rights, their culture and their history respected and protected.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about flag days. The closest commitment is the election manifesto's promise to strengthen minority protection and the status of minority languages, together with the party programme's view of multiculturalism as a strength and the requirement that no one shall be disadvantaged because of origin. A national recognition of the Sámi National Day is in line with this, but the conclusion rests on general principles.

• strengthened minority protectiondecisive»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the anti-discrimination rule, minority protection and the status of minority languages”
• diversity as strength»Det är en styrka att leva i ett mångkulturellt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“It is a strength to live in a multicultural society.”
• no one disadvantaged by origin»Vi måste fortsätta arbetet för ett Sverige där ingen missgynnas på grund av kön, härkomst eller funktionsnedsättning, ett Sverige där kulturen, medierna och akademin är fri, ett Sverige där alla behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must continue working for a Sweden where no one is disadvantaged because of gender, origin or disability, a Sweden where culture, media and academia are free, a Sweden where everyone is needed.”
• care for cultural heritage»till att vårda och utveckla ett kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“to care for and develop a cultural heritage”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not mention flag days, but establishes that the Sámi's position as an indigenous people and national minority shall be maintained and wants to strengthen recognition further through a Nordic Sámi convention and ratification of ILO Convention 169. A general flag day on the Sámi national day is a national recognition of the same kind and thus lies close to the plan's principle. The conclusion is derived from the minority principle and thus uncertain.

• Sámi indigenous statusdecisive»Samernas, sverigefinnarnas, tornedalingarnas, judarnas och romernas ställning som nationella minoriteter och samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas.« (party programme ↗)“The Sámi's, Swedish Finns', Tornedalians', Jews' and Roma's position as national minorities and the Sámi's position as an indigenous people shall be maintained.”
• recognition of Sámi rights»En nordisk samekonvention ska upprättas. ILO-konvention 169 ska ratificeras efter samråd med olika intressegrupper som samer, andra minoriteter och markägare.« (party programme ↗)“A Nordic Sámi convention shall be established. ILO Convention 169 shall be ratified after consultation with various interest groups such as Sámi, other minorities and landowners.”
• knowledge about indigenous people»Skolan ska ge alla elever kunskap om Sveriges urfolk, nationella minoriteter och minoritetsspråk.« (party programme ↗)“Schools shall give all students knowledge about Sweden's indigenous people, national minorities and minority languages.”
• public support for minority culture»Det offentliga ska understödja ett språk-, kultur- och medieutbud med minoritetsspråksprofil.« (party programme ↗)“The public shall support a language, culture and media offering with minority language profile.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that recognition of the Sami people's linguistic and ethnic rights strengthens their self-confidence and cultural identity, and that the indigenous people and national minorities are a living part of Swedish society. Their needs and interests should be considered in all parts of the country and at all levels of the public sector, which argues for a national recognition in the form of a general flag day. However, the plan does not address flag days.

• recognition strengthens Sami identitydecisive»samer, sverigefinländare, tornedalingar, romer och judar språkliga och etniska rättigheter« (party programme ↗)“Sami, Sweden Finns, Tornedalians, Roma and Jews linguistic and ethnic rights”
• indigenous people in society»Sveriges ursprungsbefolkning och nationella minoriteter är en levande del av det svenska« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's indigenous people and national minorities are a living part of Swedish”
• considered at all levels»intressen beaktas i alla delar av landet och på alla nivåer i den offentliga sektorn.« (party programme ↗)“interests are considered in all parts of the country and at all levels of the public sector.”
• Sami culture valued»Rennäringen ska värnas eftersom den är en betydelsefull del av samisk kultur« (party programme ↗)“Reindeer herding shall be valued because it is a significant part of Sami culture”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan says nothing about general flag days. The closest principles are that the Swedish state is not based on ethnicity and that freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never to collectives, and that politics has the task to prioritize and choose what to omit. A new national flag day for an ethnically defined group does not follow from these principles, but the basis is weak.

• the state does not rest on ethnicitydecisive»Den svenska staten är inte« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish state is not”
• rights belong to individuals»Fri- och rättigheter tillhör individer och aldrig« (party programme ↗)“Freedoms and rights belong to individuals and never”
• prioritize core tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose what to omit”

The plan says nothing about general flag days. The nearest principle is that cultural policy shall create cohesion around Swedish culture and national identity, where shared holidays and traditions are what hold society together. A new nationwide flag day with a different flag has no support in that line, even though the plan at the same time wants to protect the indigenous people's position and cultural values. The conclusion is uncertain.

• cohesion around national identitydecisive»Skapa sammanhållning kring den svenska kulturen och den nationella identiteten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create cohesion around Swedish culture and national identity”
• shared holidays hold together»Svensk kultur är både konsten, musiken och maten men även de sociala koderna, värderingar, kollektiva minnen, gemensamma myter, högtider, traditioner, seder och bruk för att hålla ihop.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish culture is both art, music and food but also the social codes, values, collective memories, shared myths, holidays, traditions, customs and practices that hold together.”
• protect indigenous peoples' position»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Indigenous peoples' position and cultural values shall be protected in foreign policy orientation.”