Eckerö

ECKERÖ

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

Official blazon

(se) I silverfält en röd förselbåt med rött råsegl.
(fi) Hopeakentässä punainen rahtivene, jonka raakapurjekin on punainen.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 27, 1952.

The arms show a typical mail-boat used by the islanders in winter. The poeple of the island had the duty to transport the mail from the Åland islands to Stockholm during the year.

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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