Rautjärvi

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RAUTJÄRVI

Region : Etelä-Karjala
Former province : Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Kymi)
Additions : 1973 Simpele

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen raudanmerkki, jonka yläpuolella hopeinen, kuusikoroinen lakio.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 26, 1961.

The symbol in the lower half is the symbol of iron; the mane of the municipality mreans iron-lake. The division line of pine trees symbolise the importance of forestry for the municipality. The blue represents the -lake part of the name.