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'''KONTIOLAHTI'''
'''KONTIOLAHTI'''

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KONTIOLAHTI

Region : Pohjois-Karjala
Former province : Itä-Suomi (until 1997 Pohjois-Karjala)

Kontiolahti Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Hopeisessa kentässä pystyssä karhu olallaan uittohaka, kaikki mustaa, paitsi karhun varukset ja uittohaan varsi punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on February 27, 1953.

The bear in the arms is a canting element, the name means bear-bay. The hook is a tool used to move floating trees on the lake and rivers, and is thus used as a symbol for forestry.

Arms of Kontiolahti

The arms on a road sign
Arms of Kontiolahti

The arms on the town hall

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

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