Kerava
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KERAVA
Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomen, until 1997 Uusimaa
Official blazon
Sinisessä kentässä yläreunaltaan lohenpyrstökoroinen kultahirsi.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 22, 1955.
The arms show a salmon-tailed fess, which symbolise the importance of the salmon industry for the town.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.