Kuusamo

KUUSAMO

Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu

Official blazon

Punakentässä hopeinen juokseva poro, jonka yläpuolella kultainen revontuli.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on November 23, 1959.

The arms show the northern lights (Aurora borealis) as a symbol for the northern position of the municipality. The reindeer is the main animal kept in Lapland, and symbolises that Kuusamo once was the southernmost town in Lapland.

The arms on a road sign

The arms on the town hall

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

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