Nilsiä
NILSIÄ
Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)
Incorporated into : 2013 Kuopio
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä kultainen havuristi.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on December 29, 1953.
The fir cross refers to both forestry and the name of the town which comes from a word to debark trees. The cross motive also refers to the farmer Paavo Ruotsalainen (1777-1852), known nationwide as the leader of the so-called Pietism.
 The arms on a road sign |
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Literature : Pirinen, 1982