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Region : [[Kainuu]]<br>
Region : [[Kainuu]]<br>
Former province : [[Oulu]]
Former province : [[Oulu (province)|Oulu]]


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PUOLANKA

Region : Kainuu
Former province : Oulu

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Official blazon

Mustassa kentässä kolme karjankelloa asetettuina 2:1, yläpuolella kuusikoroinen lakio; kaikki kultaa.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 8, 1962.

The arms show three cattle bells and a chief of pine trees. The symbols show the importance of agriculture (cattle breeding) and forestry to the community.

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