Posio
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POSIO
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä kolme hopeista kotaa ryhmitettyinä 2+1; oviaukot punaiset.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1958.
The arms show three typical Sami huts, as the sami ar ethe native peopl ini this area.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.