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KAAVI
Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, aaltokoroinen oikealle suunnattu kärki.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on February 21, 1956.
The place name, which can be derived from Lappish, has been considered to mean gulf or bay, which is symbolised by the arms.
The arms on a road sign |
The arms on the town hall |
Literature: Pirinen, 1982
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