Pertunmaa

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PERTUNMAA

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

Pertunmaa Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä kultainen liekki, jossa musta tähkä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 1, 1965.

The arms show some flames and a wheat ear, both symbolising the historical slash-and-burn technique to create new agricultural land.

Coat of arms (crest) of Pertunmaa

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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