Imatra

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IMATRA

Region: Etelä-Karjala
Former province: Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Kymi)
Additions: 1948 Jääski

Imatra Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä kolme pystyasentoon asetettua kahtaalle suuntautuvaa yksipolvekkeista nuolenmuotoista kultakärkistä hopeasalamaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 25, 1950.

The arms show three lightning bolts, symbolising the importance of the local hydro-electric power plant.

Arms (crest) of Imatra

The arms on a road sign

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


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