Laitila

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LAITILA

Region : Varsinais-Suomi
Former province : Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Turku and Pori)

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, kultavaruksinen kukko pidellen oikeassa jalassaan hopeista kovelia.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 26, 1961.

The arms show a rooster as the village is famous for breeding chicken. The rooster holds a tool in his front claw, which is a symbol for the local woodwork tradition.