Kiiminki

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KIIMINKI

Region : Pohjois-Pohjanmaa
Former province : until 2009 Oulu
Incorporated into : 2013 Oulu

Kiiminki Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Vihreässä kentässä kolme hopeateräistä kultakahvaista vuolinrautaa asetettuina 2+1.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on October 1, 1968.

The arms show three tools used in forestry to slice the bark of trees. The tools were chosen as a symbol for the importance of forestry and wood processing in the area.

Arms (crest) of Kiiminki

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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