Karunki
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KARUNKI
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Incorporated into : 1973 Tornio
Official blazon
Vihreässä kentässä aaltokoroinen hopeapieli ja kolme hopeista, punavaruksista, uivaa siikaa alatusten.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on January 28, 1956.
The arms show the Torne river, which is the Western border of the municipality as well as the border with Sweden. The three fish are whitefish and are a symbol for the importance of fishing for the municipality.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.