Sottunga

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SOTTUNGA

Region : Åland (Ahvenanmaa)
Former province : Åland

Sottunga.jpg

Official blazon

  • (se) I blått fält en båt på två våglinjer; allt av guld. I masttoppen en röd tretungad flagga.
  • (fi) Sinisessä kentässä vene kahden aaltonauhan yläpuolella; kaikki kultaa paitsi maston huipussa punainen, kolmikielekkeinen lippu.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 27, 1952.

The arms show a small medieval barque, which was typically used to carry household goods and small cargo, which is a long tradition in this island municipality.


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