Porin maalaiskunta

Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of Finland

PORIN MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Satakunta
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)
Incorporated into : 1967 Pori

Official blazon

Kultaisessa kentässä nouseva, musta, punakielinen karhu pidellen oikeassa kämmenessään kaateista sinistä ankkuria.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 1, 1952.

The arms show a bear, which is partly a canting element, partly derived from the arms of the city of Pori. The bear holds an anchor as a symbol of shipping and sailing.

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