Värtsilä

VÄRTSILÄ

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Incorporated into : 2005 Tohmajärvi

Hopeakentässä musta alasin, josta nousee punai nen lieska.

The arms were officially granted on October 1, 1958.

The arms refer to the importance of the iron- and metal industry in the town.

The arms on a road sign

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

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