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PAATTINEN

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1973 Turku

Official blazon

Kultakentässä esiintyöntyvä, musta veneenkeula, jonka kokkapuulla seisoo siivet koholla musta, punavaruksinen varis.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 10, 1958.

The boat is a canting element, paatti means boat. The crow refers to the nickname of the villagers 'boat-crows'.

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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