Kangasniemi

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KANGASNIEMI

Region : Etelä-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Mikkeli)

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä paaluittain kultainen rukin lyhty, jossa lanka hopeaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 12, 1953.

The spindle refers to the fact that the parish women have been known as highly skilled weavers of patterned fabrics, which also makes it a canting symbol ("kangas" could mean fabric).

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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