Juankoski

JUANKOSKI

Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Additions: 1971 Muuruvesi, Säyneinen
Incorporated into : 2017 Kuopio

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä alainen, yläpuoleltaan sakarakoroinen ja alapuoleltaan aaltokoroinen hopeahirsi; sakaroista, joita on näkyvissä kolme, nousee hopea-punainen tulenlieska.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 10, 1957.

The arms symbolise the fact that around the rapids (koski, silver bar) steel industry (blast furnaces) developed.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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