Iisalmen maalaiskunta

IISALMEN MALAAISKUNTA

Region: Pohjois-Savo
Former province: 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Incorporated into: 1970 Iisalmi

Iisalmen maalaiskunta Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä vieretysten kolme hopeakynttilää, joiden liekit kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 20, 1954.

The burning candles refer to the time "before the father bought light", the subject of a known short story by writer Juhani Aho, whose father was the vicar of the parish.

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

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