Simo

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SIMO

Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland

Simo Kuntavaakuna / Kommunvapen

Official blazon

Sinisessä kentässä neljä hopeista lohenpyrstöä asetettuina ristin tapaan.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 27, 1957.

The four salmon tails symbolise the importance of salmon fishing in the Simo river. The cross shape indicates that the Bishops of Uppsala had a longtime influence in the area, as is known from a document from 1346.

Coat of arms (crest) of Simo

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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