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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''' : Finland [[File:Finland.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''Region''' : [[Uusimaa]][[File:Uusimaa.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br><br>
'''Historical province''' :
* 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]]
** until 1997 [[Uusimaa]]
'''Additions''':
* 1946 Haaga
* 1946 Huopalahti
* 1946 Oulunkylä
* 1946 Kulosaaren Huvilakaupunki


'''HELSINKI - HELSINGFORS '''
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Region : [[Uusimaa]]<br>
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Former province : 1997-2009 [[Etelä-Suomi]], until 1997 [[Uusimaa]]<br>
|+Official blazon
Additions : 1946 Haaga, Huopalahti, Oulunkylä, Kulosaaren Huvilakaupunki
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|'''Finnish'''
[[File:helsinki.jpg|center|{{PAGENAME}} Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen]]
| Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu.
 
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===Official blazon===
|'''Swedish'''
Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu.
| I blått fält en båt av guld flytande på en medelst en vågskura bildad stam av silver, båten ovanför åtföljd av en krona av guld.
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|'''English'''
| Azure, on a base wavy Argent a lymphad Or, on honor point a coronet Or with engraved stones Argent and Azure.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
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The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500.  
The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500.  


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:helsinkiz1.jpg|center|Arms of Helsinki]] <br/>The seal of Helsinki from 1602
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|align="center"|[[File:helsinkiz2.jpg|center|Arms of Helsinki]]  <br/>The seal of Helsinki from 1639
File:helsinkiz1.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1602
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File:helsinkiz2.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1639
|align="center"|[[File:helsinki3.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of Helsinki]]  <br/>The arms during Russian times
File:helsinki3.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms during Russian times
|align="center"|[[File:helsinkiz3.jpg|center|400 px|Arms of Helsinki]]  <br/>The seal of Helsinki from 1861
File:helsinkiz3.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The seal of Helsinki from 1861
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File:Helsinki manhole.png|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a manhole cover<br>Photograph by Reddit user kas_vain, 2018
|align="center"|[[File:Helsinki manhole.png|center|400 px|Arms of Helsinki]]  <br/>The arms on a manhole cover<br>
File:2074.wi2.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar band
Photograph by Reddit user kas_vain, 2018
File:helsinki1.jpg|alt=Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki|The arms on a road sign
|align="center"|[[File:2074.wi2.jpg|center|300 px|Arms of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms on a Dutch [[Willem II]] cigar bond
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|align="center"|[[File:helsinki1.jpg|center|Arms of Helsinki]] <br/>The arms on a road sign
[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.
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[[Literature]] : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.


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Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki
HELSINKI

Country : Finland
Finland.jpg




Region : Uusimaa
Uusimaa.jpg




Historical province :

Additions:

  • 1946 Haaga
  • 1946 Huopalahti
  • 1946 Oulunkylä
  • 1946 Kulosaaren Huvilakaupunki
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Official blazon
Finnish Sinisessä kentässä kultainen vene uimassa hopeisella, aaltokoroisella tyviöllä; veneen yläpuolella saatteena kultakruunu.
Swedish I blått fält en båt av guld flytande på en medelst en vågskura bildad stam av silver, båten ovanför åtföljd av en krona av guld.
English Azure, on a base wavy Argent a lymphad Or, on honor point a coronet Or with engraved stones Argent and Azure.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on August 30, 1951.

The oldest arms of the city date from 1639 and show already a crown and a boat. The arms were based on the oldest seal of Helsinki, which dates from about 1500.

Image gallery

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The seal of Helsinki from 1602

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The seal of Helsinki from 1639

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The arms during Russian times

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The seal of Helsinki from 1861

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The arms on a manhole cover
    Photograph by Reddit user kas_vain, 2018

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The arms on a Dutch Willem II cigar band

  • Helsinki (Kuntavaakuna - Kommunvapen)/Arms (crest) of Helsinki

    The arms on a road sign

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

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