Utsjoki
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Finland |
UTSJOKI
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä revontuli, jonka yläpuolella saatteena nelisakarainen tähti; molemmat hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
Utsjoki is Finland's northernmost municipality, which is symbolises by the Northern light (aurora borealis) and the polar star.
The arms at the municipal border (image 2010) |
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.