Which country was first to bear the design of the Nordic cross on its flag?

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Finland
The cross design represents Christianity, and the characteristic shift of the center to the hoist side is early modern, first described the Danish civil ensign for merchant ships. Later, all of the Nordic countries except Greenland have adopted the Danish design. Some of the subdivisions of these countries used this as inspiration for their own flags as well.
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flagDenmark
100%
0%
0%
0%
15
flagRepublic of Ireland
80%
0%
20%
0%
15
flagSwitzerland
76%
5%
11%
5%
17
flagthe Netherlands
76%
15%
7%
0%
13
flagGreece
71%
4%
4%
19%
21
flagFrance
70%
20%
10%
0%
10
flagthe United States
62%
10%
23%
2%
91
flagGermany
57%
12%
22%
6%
196
flagAustralia
55%
14%
25%
0%
27
flagthe United Kingdom
53%
14%
20%
9%
64
flagPoland
52%
23%
18%
5%
6862
flagIndia
40%
27%
27%
4%
44
flagAustria
39%
24%
27%
9%
33
flagCanada
27%
27%
27%
16%
18