Föglö

FÖGLÖ

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

(se) I blått fält tre uppflygande gyllene andfågler ställda 2+1.
(fi) Sinisessä kentässä kolme yläviistoon lentävää kultaista sorsaa asetettuina 2 + 1.

The arms were officially granted on October 31, 1951.

The arms show three flying ducks, which are a common animal in this island municipality. The ducks (fågel, bird) are also a canting element.

Literature: Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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