Juuka

JUUKA

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen koivu, jonka norkot kultaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 24, 1954.

The arms show a birch tree, as the region has a lot of birch forest.

The arms were selected from initially 49 proposals in a national competition. A further selection was made in 1952 and finally the above arms were chosen from a final selection of five designs. Three other designs are shown below.

The arms on a road sign
Alternative proposal 1
Alternative proposal 2
Alternative proposal 3

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

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