Kankaanpää
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KANKAANPÄÄ
Region : Satakunta
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä alainen, yläreunaltaan liekkikoroinen hopeahirsi, jonka päälikkeenä pystyssä kultamänty.
Origin/meaning
The arms are officially granted on October 12, 1951.
The arms refer to the importance of forestry, with a sawblade and a tree.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.