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KALVOLA

Region : Kanta-Häme
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Incorporated into : 2009 Hämeenlinna

Kalvola Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä alainen hirsi ja sen yläpuolella kaksi piilukirvestä ristikkäin, kaikki hopeaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 12, 1952.

The axes refer both to the importance of forestry and the timber industry, as well as to St. Olaf, the local patron saint. The silver bar refers to the Orjanhirsi village, hirsi meaning bar.

Arms of Kalvola

The arms on a road sign

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