Purmo

PURMO

Region : Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1977 Pedersöre

(fi) Sinisessä kentässä kolmoisvuori, jolla sei soo taakseen katsova ilves; kaikki kultaa paitsi ilveksen varukset punaiset ja korvatöyhdöt mustat.
(sv) I blått fält ett treberg av guld varpå står en tillbakaseende lo av samma tinktur; beväring röd, örontofsar svarta.

The arms were officially granted on June 19, 1954.

The arms symbolise the large boulder, Lostenen (lynx-rock) in the municipality, which plays a role in many local legends and traditions.

The arms near the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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