Jämijärvi
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JÄMIJÄRVI
Region : Satakunta
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Official blazon
Kultakentässä palkki, jonka kummallakin puolella saatteena palkeittain lentävä pääskynen, kaikki siniset.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 26, 1965.
The arms show two swallows as a symbol for the fact that the village is a centre of aviation and flying. The blue bend is the Jämi river.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.