Tuupovaara
TUUPOVAARA
Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Incorporated into : 2005 Joensuu
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä tuohitorvea puhaltava, nouseva, hopeinen paimenpoika; tuohitorvi, kontti ja puukko kultaiset, kädet ja kasvot luonnonvärisiä
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 17, 1957.
The arms show a local shepherd boy with a traditional horn and birch-wood bag. They symbolise the relation with the forests in the history of the village.
The arms on a road sign |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.