Mänttä

MÄNTTÄ

Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Incorporated into : 2009 Mänttä-Vilppula

Punaisessa hopeisilla lipukkeilla sirotellussa kentässä hopeinen sinivaruksinen ilves pystyssä, ilveksen korvatöyhdöt mustat.

The arms were granted on October 25, 1950.

The lynx is taken from the provincial arms. The billets symbolise pieces of paper. The paper industry used to be the main industry in town.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

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

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