Keminmaa
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KEMINMAA
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Official blazon
Punaisessa kentässä hyppäävä lohi, jonka leuassa riippulukko; kaikki hopeaa, paitsi lukossa musta avaimenreikä.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on July 4, 1955.
The salmon is taken from the old seal of the area and is a symbol for the importance of salmon fishing for the municipality. The lock symbolises the cntral (regional) position of the municipality.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.