Kittilä

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KITTILÄ

Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland

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Official blazon

Hopeakentässä kävelevä ahma ja yläpuolella kaarilakio; kaikki mustaa paitsi ahman varukset punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on November 26, 1963.

The arms show a wolverine in the snow during the polar night. The wolverine is a common animal in the area and the snow and night refer to the northern position of the municipality.


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