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'''KARVIA'''

Region : [[Satakunta]]<br>
Former province : [[Länsi-Suomi]] (until 1997 [[Turku and Pori]])

[[File:karvia.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]]

===Official blazon===
Sinisessä kentässä kuusikoroisen tyviön yläpuolella linnake, kaikki kultaa.

===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on March 28, 1956.

The upper part shows the local fortress, the Kyrön Skanssi, which played a role in the 30-years war. The base refers to the forests and the importance of forestry and the timber industry to the municipality. 

{|align="center"
|align="center"|[[File:Karvia1.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms on a road sign
|align="center"|[[File:Karvia2.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms on the town hall
|}
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[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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[[Category:Satakunta]]
[[Category:Turku and Pori]]
[[Category:Granted 1956]]