Siilinjärvi
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SIILINJÄRVI
Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä kaksi kassaraa (vesuria) vinoristikkäin, niiden alapuolella saaneena vesilehvä; kaikki kultaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on July 17, 1956.
The two knives are a canting symbol (kassara) for the old name of the parish, Kasurila. The water lily leaf in the base of the arms symbolises the -järvi part of the name, which means lake.
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Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.