Kärsämäki

KÄRSÄMÄKI

Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu

Hopeakentässä tyviö ja vene, molemmat siniset, veneestä nousee seitsemän punaista tulikielekettä.

The arms were officially granted on October 5, 1964.

The arms are canting for the name of the village Venetpalo (boat-fire), which relates to the former disputes between different families/tribes.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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