Parades and services are planned across the north over the next three days to honour Britain’s war dead.
Some of the armed forces’ most senior ranks from home and overseas will attend remembrance events in Inverness and Glenmore, near Aviemore.
Serving officers from the Faslane Royal Navy base and wartime veterans from Norway will be among VIPs expected to attend.
Organised by The Royal British Legion Scotland and supported by Poppy Scotland and Highland Council, the events reinforce the continuing importance and relevance of Armistice Day to communities.
RBL Scotland Inverness branch president Joe Davidson said: “It’s still so important that people show respect for those who sacrificed everything, so we can be here today.”
Norwegian veterans will join an 11am service today at the Norwegian Stone, at Glenmore.
In a departure from the traditional Armistice Day observance, a simultaneous ceremony in Inverness has been switched to Highland Council’s Glenurquhart Road headquarters for public safety reasons due to refurbishment works at the Town House.
There will be a 10.30am service at St Peter’s and St Andrew’s Church, Thurso, to which school pupils have been invited.
There will be a particular focus on the centenary of the Battle of the Somme with names of local men who died in action being read out.
An 11am service will also be held at the Helmsdale war memorial.
In Moray, council staff will observe a two-minute silence. Pupils from Mosstowie Primary will take part in a ceremony at their local war memorial at 10.45am.
St Magnus Cathedral on Orkney will be among 20 iconic British venues to be bathed in red today to signify the poppy.
Others include the Ness Bridge and castle in Inverness and Eilean Donan Castle.
Gordon Michie of Poppyscotland said: “We’re delighted St Magnus Cathedral is lighting up red.
“It’s a place of stillness and inspiration and we hope when people see it they’ll think about ways that they, too, can go the extra mile in their support for this year’s appeal.”
