Kärsämäki

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KÄRSÄMÄKI

Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu

Kärsämäki Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

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

Origin/meaning

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.

Arms of Kärsämäki

The arms on a road sign
Karsamaki2.jpg

The arms on the town hall

Literature: Pirinen, 1982

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