Kemijärvi

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KEMIJÄRVI

Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Additions : 1973 Kemijärven maalaiskunta

Kemijärvi Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (1960) Punaisessa kentässä kaksi siivekästä hopeista uittohaan terää ristikkäin.
  • (1973) Mustassa kentässä kanto, jonka yläpää teroitettu kolmikärkiseksi ja sen molemmin puolin saatteena kuusisakarainen tähti, kaikki hopeaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1973 and are the old arms of the rural municipality of Kemijärvi.

The previous arms were officially granted on November 25, 1960.

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The arms show two wings, used as a symbol of progress, and two boat hooks. These hooks were traditionally used to steer logs through the rivers.

Arms (crest) of Kemijärvi

The arms on a road sign
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The arms on the town hall

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

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