Kumlinge

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KUMLINGE

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

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Official blazon

  • (se) I rött fält en gyllene örn med utbredda vingar, stående på ett kummel av silver stenar.
  • (fi) Punaisessa kentässä kultainen kotka siivet levällään seisomassa hopeakivien muodostamalla merimerkillä.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on December 19, 1951.

The eagle is a common bird in the area. The pile of stones (cairn) is a canting element (kummel in Swedish).


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