Kuhmalahti

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KUHMALAHTI

Region : Pirkanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Häme)
Incorporated into : 2011 Kangasala

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen kumokärki, jossa punainen liekki.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 26, 1961.

The silver point is a canting element, lahti means bay and the point symbolises the bay on which the village developed. The flames refer to the clearing of the forest to create agricultural land.