Suomenniemi
SUOMENNIEMI
Region : Etelä-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Mikkeli)
Incorporated into : 2013 Mikkeli
Official blazon
Hopeakentässä oikealle suunnatussa sinisessä kärjessä kultainen käki.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 21, 1961.
Suomenniemi means the Cape (or corner) of Finland, which is symbolised by the arms. The cuckoo refers to a famous local folk song.
The arms on a road sign |
Literature: Pirinen, 1982
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