Nurmes

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NURMES

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Additions : 1973 Nurmeksen maalaiskunta

Nurmes Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä kolme hopeista karhukeihäänkärkeä pystyssä vierekkäin.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on 11-2-1952.

The arms show three tips from bear hunting spears. Bear hunting used to be practised in the surroundings. They also are a reminder of the local hero Olli Tiainen.

Nurmes1.jpg

The arms on a road sign

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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.