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VÄHÄKYRÖ

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 2013 Vaasa

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä kaksikarvainen hopeamalja, jossa kolme kultaista tähkää.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 11, 1954.

The arms are based on the old parish seal. They show the vase from the Vaasa arms with three wheatears as a symbol for the agricultural character of the village.