Saari

SAARI

Region : Etelä-Karjala
Former province : Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Kymi)
Incorporated into :2004 Parikkala

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä hopeinen varreton puulapio kärki alaspäin. Saatteena lakioittain kolme hopeista apilanlehteä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 20, 1959.

The spade and the clovers both indicate the agricultural character of the municipality. The blue refers to the lakes and the name of the municipality, which means island.

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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