Pielisjärvi

PIELISJÄRVI

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)
Incorporated into : 1973 Lieksa

Official blazon

Kultaisessa kentässä musta palokärki, jonka päälaki ja kynnet punaiset, kentän oikea pieli musta.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 4, 1953.

The black part of the arms is a canting element, pieli means wooden post. The black woodpecker is a common bird in the forests in the municipality and symbolises nature.

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

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