Ylitornio
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YLITORNIO
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Official blazon
Hopeakentässä kolmoisvuoren yläpuolella aurinko, kumpikin punainen.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 5, 1954.
The arms show the Aavasaksa mountain near the village as well as the Midnight Sun as a symbol for the northern position of the municipality.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.