Harjavalta

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HARJAVALTA

Region : Satakunta
Former province : Western Finland (until 1997 Turku and Pori)

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Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä salamakimppu paaluittain, saatteena sen kummallakin puolella kaksi vinoristiä keskenään hirsittäin; kaikki kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 11, 1952.

The arms refer to the local hydroelectric dam built in the Kumo river. The crosses refer to the dam, the lightning bolts to the power station.


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