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| Coat of arms of Helsinki | |
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| Armiger | Juhana Vartiainen, Mayor of Helsinki |
| Adopted | 1951 |
The coat of arms of Helsinki first appeared in an early 17th-century seal of the city of Helsinki, the modern-day capital of Finland.[1] The crown in the coat of arms refers to the historical connection to the Swedish monarchy, while the boat refers to emigration to Helsinki.[2] The coats of arms of both Helsinki and Uusimaa were designed in 1599 by Johannes Bureus.[3]
The current design of the coat of arms of Helsinki was drawn by the heraldist A. W. Rancken in 1951.[citation needed] Its blazon states: ”On a field azure, boat or on waves argent; crown or above the boat.”
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- ^ "Helsingin katukuvaan kätkeytyy kiehtovia symboleja – tutkija kertoo, miten niitä kannattaa katsoa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Kari Tarkiainen: Ruotsin itämaa ("The Eastern Land of Sweden"), pages 47–49. Publisher: Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. Helsinki, 2010.