Järvenpää
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JÄRVENPÄÄ
Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen siivekäs lyyra.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 10, 1956.
The arms memorise the composer Sibelius, who was born in the town, and the importance of the town as an arts centre.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.