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KVÆFJORD

Province : Troms

Official blazon

I grønt en gull jordbærplante.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 4, 1986.

The arms show a strawberry plant. The main source of income in the municipality is agriculture and it is also the northernmost village in Norway where strawberries can grow.

Literature : Norwegian Municipal Network; Norske Kommunevåpen, Kommunalforlaget, 1987.; Norske by- og adelsvåben, Kaffe Hag.