Purmo

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PURMO

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1977 Pedersöre

Purmo Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (fi) Sinisessä kentässä kolmoisvuori, jolla sei­ soo taakseen katsova ilves; kaikki kultaa paitsi ilveksen varukset punaiset ja korvatöyhdöt mustat.
  • (sv) I blått fält ett treberg av guld varpå står en tillbakaseende lo av samma tinktur; beväring röd, örontofsar svarta.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1954.

The arms symbolise the large boulder, Lostenen (lynx-rock) in the municipality, which plays a role in many local legends and traditions.

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The arms near the town hall

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