Virrat

VIRRAT

Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Additions : 1973 Pohjaslahti (partly)

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä aaltokoroiset kolmoisjänteet, saatteena kummallakin puolella palkeittainen karhukeihäänkärki; kaikki hopeaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 15, 1954.

The wavy bends are canting, virrat means streams. The two spearheads refer to the famous bear hunter Martti Kitunen,which originated from the village.

The arms on a road sign

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

Finland heraldry portal

This page is part of the Finland heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry: National Arms of Finland Arms of provinces and regions Arms of cities and municipalities Heraldic literature of Finland Total pages in the Finland section : 2,074 of which images : 1,417	Other heraldry: Ecclesiastical heraldry Military heraldry Educational heraldry Institutional heraldry Corporate heraldry Heraldic postcards Heraldic stamps Personal arms