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Punaisessa kentässä pata, jonka alapuolella aal tokoroinen hirsi; kumpikin hopeaa. | Punaisessa kentässä pata, jonka alapuolella aal tokoroinen hirsi; kumpikin hopeaa. | ||
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The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1956. | The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1956. | ||
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PADASJOKI
Region : Päijät-Häme
Former province : Häme
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä pata, jonka alapuolella aal tokoroinen hirsi; kumpikin hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on June 17, 1956.
The arms are partly canting. Pada means a place in a river with vortexes, but pata means stew. The arms thus show a kettle as a symbol for 'stew'. Joki means river,which is symbolised by the wavy bar.
 The arms in the town (source) |
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.