Kajaanin Maalaiskunta

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KAJAANIN MAALAISKUNTA

Region : Kainuu
Former province : Oulu
Incorporated into : 1977 Kajaani

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Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä yläreunaltaan sakarakoroinen ja alareunaltaan kuusikoroinen hopeahirsi.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 21, 1966.

The municipality was the rural area surrounding the city of Kajaani. This is symbolised by the castle wall for the city and the pine trees for the rural region.

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