Iniö

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INIÖ

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Parainen

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Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä reunoihin ulottuva verkko, jonka päälikkeenä paalu; molemmat kultaa.
I rött fält ett genomgående nät överlagt med en stolpe; båda av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 26, 1956.

The pale refers to the initial of the municipality. The net refers to the importance of fisheries for the community.

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