Jaala

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JAALA

Region : Kymenlaakso
Former province : Uusimaa (1945-1997 Kymi, 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi)
Incorporated into : 2009 Kouvola

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä pystyssä kultatynnyri, josta nousee kolme hopeista lohenpyrstöä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on March 19, 1968.

The arms show three fish in a barrel, symbolising the two main activities in the area, fishing and wood crafts.

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

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