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  • Finland
    Finland is divided into 19 regions, which are further divided into 336 municipalities. ...ces and regions, as well as all municipalities use arms. Nearly all former municipalities also used arms.
    2 KB (254 words) - 05:28, 9 October 2020
  • Siipyy
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    59 bytes (6 words) - 13:58, 7 July 2019
  • Strömfors
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    67 bytes (6 words) - 13:38, 7 July 2019
  • Sulva
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    57 bytes (6 words) - 13:55, 7 July 2019
  • Sjundeå
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    59 bytes (6 words) - 13:42, 7 July 2019
  • Category:Finnish Municipalities S
    Coats of arms of [[Finland|Finnish]] municipalities starting with S.
    57 members (0 subcategories, 0 files) - 14:06, 7 July 2019
  • Category:Finland S
    Coats of arms of [[Finland|Finnish]] municipalities starting with the letter S
    110 members (0 subcategories, 110 files) - 06:48, 15 October 2023
  • Seinäjoen maalaiskunta
    ...the areaand symbolizes both the district's fertility and the municipality's central location, its "key role" in the west part of Finland. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Sammatti
    ...and was a 19th century physician, philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. He is best known for compiling Kalevala, the national epic of [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Sastamala
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    677 bytes (73 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Sør-Varanger
    '''SØR-VARANGER''' Sør-Varanger is Norway's most Eastern municipality, bordering Russia. The division of the shield sym
    1,014 bytes (129 words) - 13:29, 11 February 2024
  • Soini
    ...s are canting for the old name of the village, Kuninkaanjoki, meaning King's river, and thus show a crown and a wavy bar. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    853 bytes (111 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Heinola
    ...he town's initial and the date 1843. These arms have been in use until the Finnish independence. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities H]]
    2 KB (222 words) - 10:35, 28 January 2024
  • Toijala
    The T is derived from the town's name. The spear-point symbolises archaeological findings. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities T]]
    735 bytes (86 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Sääksmäki
    '''SÄÄKSMÄKI ''' [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    782 bytes (93 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Sotkamo
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    689 bytes (82 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Saloinen
    Sinisessä kentässä rengas, jonka ulkoreunasta versoaa säteittäisesti kahdeksan apilanlehteä; kaikki hopeaa. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    778 bytes (93 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Säyneinen
    '''SÄYNEINEN ''' [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    763 bytes (89 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Savukoski
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    694 bytes (82 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Siikalatva
    ...or a common future. The base refers to the many lakes and waterways in the municipalities. The colours are those of the historical region of Ostrobothnia. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1 KB (130 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Mikkeli
    ...er part of the arms show two Marshal's staffs. The town harboured the army's headquarters under Marschal Mannerheim in the second world war. The lower p After the Finnish independence, the arms were changed. Instead of the monogramme of the Czar,
    3 KB (385 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Sumiainen
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Sääminki
    '''SÄÄMINKI ''' ...as built in the village, which is symbolised by the division line. The ram's head refers to a legend connected to the fortress regarding a giant ram, th
    1 KB (136 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Suoniemi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    779 bytes (94 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Säynätsalo
    '''SÄYNÄTSALO ''' [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    788 bytes (93 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Suomussalmi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    732 bytes (85 words) - 09:25, 25 August 2023
  • Sahalahti
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    792 bytes (94 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Kauvatsa
    the arms show a cormorant's head, symbolising the rich birdlife in the Puurijärvi lake. The base shows [[Category:Finnish Municipalities K]]
    803 bytes (95 words) - 09:22, 25 August 2023
  • Solf
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    784 bytes (99 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Vihti
    The arms show the letter V, the town's initial, by two wavy lines, which symbolise the many waterways in the munic [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    784 bytes (96 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Saarijärvi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    801 bytes (97 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Alahärmä
    ...Kytö or kydötys is a form of slash and burn agriculture, savu(t) is smoke(s). [[Category:Finnish Municipalities A]]
    1 KB (226 words) - 13:44, 29 January 2024
  • Sippola
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    829 bytes (96 words) - 14:15, 29 January 2024
  • Sodankylä
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    797 bytes (96 words) - 09:24, 25 August 2023
  • Simpele
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    839 bytes (101 words) - 09:25, 25 August 2023
  • Teisko
    The arms show a letter T, the town's initial, made of three wall anchors. These symbolise the long tradition of [[Category:Finnish Municipalities T]]
    808 bytes (102 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Salla
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    758 bytes (96 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Replot
    The eagle's head refers to the sea-eagles that are nesting in the municipality and thus [[File:finland.jpg|50 px|link=Finland]][[Category:Finnish Municipalities R]]
    834 bytes (104 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Utsjoki
    Utsjoki is Finland's northernmost municipality, which is symbolises by the Northern light (auror [[Category:Finnish Municipalities U]]
    844 bytes (101 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Vanaja
    The arms show a lynx's head, taken from the arms of the Häme province. The arms indicate that Van [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    826 bytes (106 words) - 09:22, 25 August 2023
  • Nuijamaa
    The arms show a bear's claw holding a club. The arms are partly canting, nuija means club. The bea [[Category:Finnish Municipalities N]]
    817 bytes (103 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Kauhajoki
    ...to which the village historically belonged. The upper half shows two judge's hammers, indicating that during the Winter War the Parliament had its seat [[Category:Finnish Municipalities K]]
    1 KB (143 words) - 09:25, 25 August 2023
  • Sideby
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    871 bytes (107 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Joroinen
    ...neering efforts for rational husbandry. The black balls recalls the parish's location near the border and border battles/disputes in ancient days. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities J]]
    1 KB (145 words) - 09:19, 25 August 2023
  • Suolahti
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    888 bytes (111 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Viiala
    The arms symbolise the town's initial, with indentations to symbolise the local industry. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    849 bytes (103 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Hausjärvi
    ...t the village is on an important rod junction. The star symbolizes Finland's oldest elementary school. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities H]]
    857 bytes (111 words) - 09:19, 25 August 2023
  • Tampere
    |'''Finnish''' ...golden bend for the rapids around which the town developed. The blacksmith's hammer and caduceus are symbols for industry and trade.
    2 KB (304 words) - 06:57, 22 April 2024
  • Seinäjoki
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    901 bytes (105 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Suonenjoki
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    859 bytes (101 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Ullava
    The typical skis symbolize the area's numerous marshes and marsh lands and the traditional way of travelling thro [[Category:Finnish Municipalities U]]
    839 bytes (101 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Askainen
    The arms show a marshal's staff, as the famous Marshal Mannerheim was born in the village. The clover [[Category:Finnish Municipalities A]]
    888 bytes (108 words) - 13:50, 29 January 2024
  • Velkua
    The arms show an ship's rudder, typical for a coastal village which depends of sailing and fishing. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    818 bytes (102 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Sipoo
    *(se) I svart fält en medelst vågskuror bildad sänkt bjälke ockh däröver ett varghuvud; allt av silver. The wolf's head is a symbol for the ancient Viking settlement here, where, according t
    1 KB (152 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Sottunga
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    865 bytes (117 words) - 09:22, 25 August 2023
  • Sievi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    862 bytes (112 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Vammala
    The arms show the letter V as the town;s initial and a bridge. The bridge over the Vammaskoski river was the start o [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    933 bytes (115 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Tyrvää
    ...t farms, hence the goat. The shield with the ax symbolises that the parish's medieval stone church was consecrated to St. Olaf, whose attribute is an ax [[Category:Finnish Municipalities T]]
    940 bytes (116 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Suodenniemi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    912 bytes (111 words) - 09:22, 25 August 2023
  • Somerniemi
    ...d name Ylistaro. The roses are taken from the arms of the Munck af Sommernäs family, which had their estate in the village in the 17th century. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    923 bytes (122 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Ylivieska
    The arms symbolise the agriculture by three trefoils forming the town's initial. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities Y]]
    866 bytes (106 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Suomenniemi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    884 bytes (112 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Sonkajärvi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    894 bytes (112 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Lestijärvi
    The arms show a part of an eagle's tail, symbolising the wild nature in the municipality. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]]
    855 bytes (107 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Geta
    ...oat (get in Swedish). The island, which was rather barren, probably got it's name as no other animals as goats could live there. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities G]]
    853 bytes (117 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Sauvo
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    955 bytes (123 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Snappertuna
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    975 bytes (113 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Somero
    ...musta havupuun kanto, josta punaiset kultasydämiset liekit nousevat ylös ja sivuille. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    989 bytes (129 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Urjala
    ...cestral spiritual culture. The flames symbolise how the peat from the area's peat bogs has been exploited and swamps were converted to cultivated soil. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities U]]
    935 bytes (120 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Saari
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1,000 bytes (128 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Miehikkälä
    The arms simply show the letter M, the town's initial. The silver and red are the historical colours of Karelia. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities M]]
    986 bytes (125 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Sund (Åland)
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    973 bytes (132 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Sulkava
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    980 bytes (129 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Ylöjärvi
    The arms show the town's initial with in the chief a small cross. The cross refers to the position o [[Category:Finnish Municipalities Y]]
    953 bytes (124 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Mouhijärvi
    The arms show the town's initial and a cross bottony. The latter refers to the agricultural characte [[Category:Finnish Municipalities M]]
    1,006 bytes (132 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Simo
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    999 bytes (135 words) - 09:26, 25 August 2023
  • Sysmä
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    974 bytes (138 words) - 09:22, 25 August 2023
  • Suomusjärvi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    972 bytes (124 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Kemiönsaari
    The ship's screw symbolises the local shipping and shipbuilding industry. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities K]]
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  • Siikainen
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1 KB (140 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Tuusniemi
    The black grouse symbolises the area's vast forests. The three crowns refers to the mark of the border again in co [[Category:Finnish Municipalities T]]
    1,011 bytes (129 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Västanfjärd
    The inversed chevron forms the initial of the municipality. The shop's bell symbolises the importance of navigation for the shipping in the archip [[Category:Finnish Municipalities V]]
    1 KB (139 words) - 09:27, 25 August 2023
  • Saltvik
    *(se) I rött fält två liljor av guld, åtskilda av sänkt mantelskura med guldvatten. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    994 bytes (137 words) - 09:19, 25 August 2023
  • Naantali
    ...seal from 1466. The town was founded in 1440 around a monastery. The town's name in Latin was Vallis Gratiae, hence the letters V and G. The crown was [[Category:Finnish Municipalities N]]
    1 KB (207 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Siuntio
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1 KB (143 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Säkylä
    '''SÄKYLÄ''' [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Dragsfjärd
    The ship's screw symbolises the local shipping and shipbuilding industry. [[File:finland.jpg|50 px|link=Finland]][[Category:Finnish Municipalities D]]
    1 KB (139 words) - 10:26, 28 January 2024
  • Kauhava
    ...f Kortesjärvi and show in the base four hearts, one for each of the former municipalities, bound together. ...in the municipality, the fire strikers refer to the emergence of the youth's movement.
    1 KB (177 words) - 10:38, 28 January 2024
  • Särkisalo
    '''SÄRKISALO - FINBY ''' [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Savonranta
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Savonlinna
    Additions : 1973 [[Sääminki]]; 2009 [[Savonranta]]; 2013 [[Kerimäki]], [[Punkaharju]] {{media}}; Ilatenen, 2013; images form the Finnish National Archives
    2 KB (350 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Savitaipale
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1 KB (150 words) - 06:28, 20 February 2024
  • Siikajoki
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
    1 KB (154 words) - 09:27, 25 August 2023
  • Lohtaja
    ...s show a burning tower, which is taken from an old seal of the village; it's meaning is not known. The wavy point symbolises that the village is situate [[Category:Finnish Municipalities L]]
    1 KB (152 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Pernaja
    The arms are derived from one of Finland's oldest noble families, the Teit family. They had their estate in the area a [[Category:Finnish Municipalities P]]
    1 KB (165 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Ristiina
    ...of the Brahe family and refer to the Brahelinna fortress, built by Finland's Governor General, Count Per Brahe. [[File:finland.jpg|50 px|link=Finland]][[Category:Finnish Municipalities R]]
    1 KB (167 words) - 06:29, 20 February 2024
  • Porvoo
    The arms show an old letter C. Already the town's seal showed only the letter C, probably derived from the word castrum (fort [[Category:Finnish Municipalities P]]
    1 KB (182 words) - 09:20, 25 August 2023
  • Siilinjärvi
    [[Category:Finnish Municipalities S]]
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  • Pohja
    ...de-lys is the symbol of Saint Mary and refers to the 15th century St. Mary;s church in the village. [[Category:Finnish Municipalities P]]
    1 KB (183 words) - 09:21, 25 August 2023
  • Kurikka
    ...re. It can also be interpreted as a symbol of the merger of the two former municipalities and their tight connection. ...kkarin liitoksiin: Kurikan vaakunoiden historia. Kurikan Joulu 2009, 2009, s. 25–29. Kurikka-Seura ry. Thanks to Heikki Halkosaari for providing the i
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