Varpaisjärvi

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VARPAISJÄRVI

Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Incorporated into : 2011 Lapinlahti

Official blazon

Kilpi halkoinen ja havukorokatkoinen, kulta-musta.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 16, 1961.

The arms are divided by a division line made of pine branches. The arms as such symbolise the nature in the municipality, mainly consisting of (pine) forests.

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

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