Sulkava

SULKAVA

Region : Etelä-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Mikkeli)

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä reunasta toiseen ulottuva, hopeinen, yksikaarinen kivisilta, jonka saatteena kultaiset männynkävyt, kolme yläpuolella, yksi alapuolella, kannat ylöspäin.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 23, 1953.

The bridge refers to the bridge on the main road to Savonlinna just besides the parish church. The pine cones refer to the local forests and the importance of forestry.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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