Posio

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POSIO

Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland

Posio Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä kolme hopeista kotaa ryhmitettyinä 2+1; oviaukot punaiset.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on May 12, 1958.

The arms show three typical Sami huts, as the sami are the native people in this area.

Coat of arms (crest) of Posio

The arms on a road sign
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The arms on the town hall

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

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