Kuusjoki
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KUUSJOKI
Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 2009 Salo
Official blazon
Kultaisessa kentässä vihreä palkki, jonka yläreuna havu- ja alareuna aaltokoroinen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on November 20, 1964.
The arms are partially canting, the name means green-river. The pine tree division refers to the many forests in the area.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.