Imatra

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IMATRA

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

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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.


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