Nurmeksen maalaiskunta

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NURMEKSEN MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Incorporated into : 1973 Nurmes

Puna-mustahalkoisessa kilvessä hopeamänty, jossa kaksi kultakäpyä.

The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.

The arms show a pine tree, a symbol for the importance of forestry for the municipality.

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

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