Iisalmen maalaiskunta

IISALMEN MALAAISKUNTA

Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Incorporated into : 1970 Iisalmi

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä vieretysten kolme hopeakynttilää, joiden liekit kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on September 20, 1954.

The burning candles refer to the time "before the father bought light", the subject of a known short story by writer Juhani Aho, whose father was the vicar of the parish.

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

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