Kainuu

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KAINUU

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Official blazon

Kultakentässä yläreunaltaan kuusikoroinen ja alareunaltaan aaltokoroinen vihreä hirsi.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on ??

Kainuu region was formed in 2009 from the former region of Pohjanmaa (Ostrobothnia) and the province of Oulu

The arms show a combination of the many lakes and forests in the region.

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