Kontiolahti
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KONTIOLAHTI
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Official blazon
Hopeisessa kentässä pystyssä karhu olallaan uittohaka, kaikki mustaa, paitsi karhun varukset ja uittohaan varsi punaiset.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 27, 1953.
The bear in the arms is a canting element, the name means bear-bay. The hook is a tool used to move floating trees on the lake and rivers, and is thus used as a symbol for forestry.
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.