Utsjoki
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UTSJOKI
Region : Lapland
Former province : Lapland
Official blazon
Mustassa kentässä revontuli, jonka yläpuolella saatteena nelisakarainen tähti; molemmat hopeaa.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on April 20, 1953.
Utsjoki is Finland's northernmost municipality, which is symbolises by the Northern light (aurora borealis) and the polar star.
Literature : Pirinen, K. Local coats of arms in Finland (Suomen kunnallisvaakunat), Vantaa, 1982, 216 p.