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'''Country''': Finland [[File:Finland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Region''': [[Uusimaa]][[File:Uusimaa.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br> | |||
'''Historical province''': | |||
* 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]] | |||
** until 1997 [[Uusimaa]] | |||
'''Additions''': | |||
* 1946 Haaga | |||
* 1946 Huopalahti | |||
* 1946 Oulunkylä | |||
* 1946 Kulosaaren Huvilakaupunki | |||
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|'''Finnish''' | |||
| Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu. | |||
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|'''Swedish''' | |||
Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu. | | I blått fält en båt av guld flytande på en medelst en vågskura bildad stam av silver, båten ovanför åtföljd av en krona av guld. | ||
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|'''English''' | |||
| Azure, on a base wavy Argent a lymphad Or, on honor point a coronet Or with engraved stones Argent and Azure. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
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The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500. | The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500. | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0> | |||
File:helsinkiz1.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1602 | |||
|- | File:helsinkiz2.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1639 | ||
File:helsinki3.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms during Russian times | |||
File:helsinkiz3.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1861 | |||
| | File:Helsinki manhole.png|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a manhole cover<br>Photograph by Reddit user kas_vain, 2018 | ||
File:2074.wi2.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band | |||
File:helsinki1.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a road sign | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p. | |||
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Revision as of 08:40, 16 June 2024
Country: Finland Region: Uusimaa Historical province:
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Finnish | Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu. |
Swedish | I blått fält en båt av guld flytande på en medelst en vågskura bildad stam av silver, båten ovanför åtföljd av en krona av guld. |
English | Azure, on a base wavy Argent a lymphad Or, on honor point a coronet Or with engraved stones Argent and Azure. |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on August 30, 1951.
The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500.
Image gallery
The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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