Lemi

LEMI

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

Official blazon

Kilpi aaltokoroisesti vastalohkoinen, puna-hopeinen; punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, kultaemiöinen perunankukka.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 16, 1962.

The arms show a potato flower, as the village is known for its potato cultivation. The division line refers to the geographical situation as the municipality is situated near a lake.

The arms on a road sign

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

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