Ristijärvi
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RISTIJÄRVI
Region : Kainuu
Former province : Oulu
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä aaltokuvioinen hopeatyviö ja sen yläpuolella hopeinen havuristi.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 23, 1959.
The arms are canting, the name means Cross-lake and the arms thus show a cross and a lake in the base. The cross is made to look like fir trees, symbolising the importance of forestry to the municipality.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.