Union Dissolution Day

Union Dissolution Day
Observed by	Norway
Significance	7 June is Norway's Independence Day remembrance of the Norwegian parliament's 1905 declaration of dissolution of the union with Sweden; remembrance of the 1940 royal escape from Nazi - German invaders to exile; remembrance of the Norwegian Royal Family's return from five years in exile in 1945;
Celebrations	Flag flying day in Norway
Date	7 June
Next time	7 June 2019
Frequency	annual
Related to	Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden 1905; The Norwegian royal family; Liberation Day (8 May); Norwegian Constitution; Norwegian Constitution Day (17 May)

The Union Dissolution Day, observed in Norway on 7 June (though not a public holiday), is marked in remembrance of the Norwegian parliament's 1905 declaration of dissolution of the union with Sweden, a personal union which had existed since 1814.

Royal return after WWII

By historical coincidence, 7 June was also the date in 1940 when King Haakon VII of Norway and the royal family, along with the Norwegian cabinet and parliament, had to leave the country after escaping the German forces during the WWII invasion of Norway; and it is also the date in 1945 on which the King returned after 5 years of exile in London.

Gallery

1905: The Norwegian flag, without the union mark, is raised at Akershus Fortress following the dissolution resolution

1945: The royal family on June 7, 1945, returned after five years in exile. From left: King Haakon VII, Prince Harald (with flag), Crown Princess Märtha, Princess Astrid, Crown Prince Olav and Princess Ragnhild

External links

Norway 1905–2005 – Newspaper Aftenposten 's Union Dissolution Centennial feature
7. juni-beslutningen www.norgeshistorie.no University of Oslo (in Norwegian)

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