Lapinjärvi
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LAPINJÄRVI - LAPPTRÄSK
Region : Uusimaa (2009-2011 (Itä-Uusimaa)
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Official blazon
Hopea-sinihalkoinen kilpi, kummassakin kentässä vuorovärinen kärki, josta nousee apilaristi.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 7, 1958.
The arms show the two churches (Finnish and Swedish church) standing besides each other on a hill in the village.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.