Kaavi

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KAAVI

Region : Pohjois-Savo
Former province : 1997-2009 Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Kuopio)

Kaavi.jpg

Official blazon

Punaisessa kentässä hopeinen, aaltokoroinen oikealle suunnattu kärki.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 21, 1956.

The place name, which can be derived from Lappish, has been considered to mean gulf or bay, which is cymbolised by the arms.


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Literature : Pirinen, 1982