Öja

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ÖJA

Region : Keski-Pohjanmaa
Former province : 1997-2009 Länsi-Suomi (until 1997 Vaasa)
Incorporated into : 1969 Kaarlela (2009 Kokkola)

Öja Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

  • (fi) Kultakentässä nouseva musta majakka, jonka lyhdyn ruudut hopeaa.
  • (sv) I fält av guld ett uppskjutande, svart fyrtorn, lanterninens rutor av silver.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on September 18, 1959.

The arms show the local lighthouse 'Tankar', which has been a landmark for many centuries and indicates the position of the village on the coast.

Literature: Pirinen, 1982


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