Kymi (Kotka)
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KYMI
Region : Kymenlaakso
Former province : Uusimaa (1945-1997 Kymi, 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi)
Incorporated into : 1977 Kotka
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä pystyssä hyppäävä hopeinen lohi, sen yläpuolella kultakruunu.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 30, 1952.
The salmon refers to the rich salmon fishing in the Kymi river. The crown refers to Kymi manor and the visit of King Gustav Vasain 1555. He made the manor a exemplary royal manor.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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