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Civic heraldry of Finland
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INARI

Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland

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Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä uiva hopeinen siika päässään kultaiset sarvet.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 25, 1955.

The arms show a salmon with reindeer antlers. These arms symbolis ethe importance of both fishing and reindeer herding to the municipality.

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