Storfjord
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STORFJORD
Province : Troms
Official blazon
I rødt tre gull valmuer stilt i trepass.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on February 9, 1990.
The arms show three flowers of a local poppy species (Papaver laestadianum), which symbolise that the municipality is on the border of Norway, Sweden and Finland.
Literature : Heraldisk Tiddskrift 68(1993)