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Region : [[Etelä-Karjala]]<br> | Region : [[Etelä-Karjala]]<br> | ||
Former province : [[Etelä-Suomi]] (until 1997 [[Kymi]])<br> | Former province : [[Etelä-Suomi]] (until 1997 [[Kymi (province)|Kymi]])<br> | ||
Incorporated into : 1989 [[Lappeenranta]] | Incorporated into : 1989 [[Lappeenranta]] | ||
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NUIJAMAA
Region : Etelä-Karjala
Former province : Etelä-Suomi (until 1997 Kymi)
Incorporated into : 1989 Lappeenranta
Official blazon
Hopeakentässä esiin työntyvä, kultakyntinen, musta karhun kämmen, joka pitää punaista nuijaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 24, 1960.
The arms show a bear's claw holding a club. The arms are partly canting, nuija means club. The bear is a common animal in the area.
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.