Inkoo
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INKOO - INGÅ
Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Official blazon
Kilpi aaltokoroisesti kulta-sinikatkoinen; yläkentässä punainen vihkiristi, alakentässä palkeittain asetettu kulta-ankkuri.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 17, 1951.
The arms show in th eupper part a stone with a cross, which refers to the 14th century stone church in the town. The anchor ein th ebase symbolises the importance of sailing and fishing for the town. The division is the division between the land and the sea.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.