Petalax

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PETALAX - PETOLAHTI

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1973 Malax

Petalax Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (fi) Sinisessä kentässä alapuolelta sahakoroinen hirsi; saaneena yläja alapuolella perunankukka; kaikki hopeaa, kukkien emiöt kultaa.
  • (sv) I blått fält en nedtill medelst en såg­ skura bildad bjälke, åtföljd ovanför och nedanför av en potatisblomma; allt av silver, blommornas ståndare av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on January 1, 1968.

The arms show a saw blade for the (former) importance of the timbe rindustry, and two potato flowers for the common cultivation of potatoes in the area.


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Literature : Pirinen, 1982