▁Cross , ▁but ▁the ▁blue ▁and ▁yellow ▁colours ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁were ▁chosen ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁Swedish ▁settlement ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁flag ▁of ▁Ver ona ▁( Ital y ) ▁res emb les ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Sweden ▁in ▁colours ▁and ▁features . ▁The ▁former ▁flag ▁has ▁a ▁symmetric ▁yellow ▁cross , ▁although ▁the ▁similar ities ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁flags ▁may ▁be ▁histor ically ▁un related . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁legend , ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁football ▁team , ▁B oca ▁Juni ors ' ▁flag ▁and ▁colours ▁were ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁The ▁se al ▁of ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Council ▁of ▁Shang hai ▁International ▁S ett lement ▁incorpor ated ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁Swedish ▁civil ▁en sign . ▁ ▁R ules ▁for ▁displaying ▁the ▁Swedish ▁flag ▁ ▁When ▁used ▁from ▁a ▁stand - alone ▁flag pole , ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁width ▁equ alling ▁a ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁pole . ▁When ▁used ▁from ▁a ▁flag pole ▁extending ▁from ▁a ▁building , ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁recommended ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁width ▁equ alling ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁height ▁( length ) ▁of ▁the ▁pole . ▁ ▁The ▁times ▁and ▁rules ▁for ▁raising ▁and ▁lower ing ▁the ▁Swedish ▁flag ▁are ▁as ▁follows : ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁March ▁and ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁the ▁flag ▁can ▁be ▁raised ▁from ▁ 0 8 . 0 0 ▁am . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁November ▁and ▁ 2 8 / 2 9 ▁February ▁the