Sysmä

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SYSMÄ

Region : Päijät-Häme
Former province : Häme

Sysmä Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä nuolikotelo, jossa kolme nuolta; kaikki hopeaa; nuolikotelon keskellä punainen pienoiskilpi ja siinä pystyssä hopeapiilu.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 11, 1954.

The bag with arrows refers to the former hunting trips in the forests as well as to the culture of the village. The ax refers to St. Olav of Norway, patron saint of the oldest stone church in the village.

Coat of arms (crest) of Sysmä

The arms on a road sign

Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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