Kauniainen

KAUNIAINEN - GRANKULLA

Region : Uusimaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Etelä-Suomi, until 1997 Uusimaa

Official blazon

(fi) Sinisessä kilvessä istuva, etukäpälissään mustaa kuusenkäpyä pitelevä kultainen, punavaruksinen orava, sen yläpuolella saatteena kolme kultaista ruusua vieretysten.
(se) I blått fält en sittande rött bevärad ekorre av guld hållande med framtassarna en svart grankotte och ovan åtföljd av tre bjälkvis ordnade rosor av guld.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 11, 1952.

The arms show a squirrel holding a black pine cone. The cone is a canting element for the Swedish name of the town (Grankotte for Grankulla). The squirrel is a common animal in the area. The roses in chief refer to the large gardens of the villas and large houses in the municipality.

The arms on a road sign

Literature: Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.

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