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VÅRDÖ

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

Vårdö Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (se) I blått fält en silver vårdkase med röd och gyllene flamma.
  • (fi) Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen kartio, jossa kulta-punainen liekki.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 20, 1952.

The arms are canting and show a warning beacon (Vård=to warn). For many years a fire-beacon was lighted on the island to warn ships for the skerries and rocks.

Coat of arms (crest) of Vårdö

The arms on a road sign

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