Eckerö
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ECKERÖ
Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland
Official blazon
- (se) I silverfält en röd förselbåt med rött råsegl.
- (fi) Hopeakentässä punainen rahtivene, jonka raakapurjekin on punainen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 27, 1952.
The arms show a typical mail-boat used by the islanders in winter. The poeple of the island had the duty to transport the mail from the Åland islands to Stockholm during the year.
 The arms on a road sign |
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© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.