The Arms of the Finnish Historical Province of Karelia.
The Coat of Arms of Karelia were first used in 1562 although the arms were probably presented at the burial of Gustav Vasa in 1560. The arms were used for the Swedish province of Karelia and they have been used continously since then. Variations of the arms are still used in the two regions of FinlandNorth Karelia and South Karelia. Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa or Gustav Eriksson (Vasa) (probably May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560), became king of Sweden in 1523 and was the first monarch of the house of Vasa. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... Finnish Karelia, historically also Swedish Karelia or Carelia, is a historical province in eastern Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... The Region of North Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern Finland. ... The Region of South Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ...
The blazon for the arms may be translated as follows: A golden crown above two duelling arms, the right guantleted arm holding a sword and the left mailed arm a scimitar, all silver except for golden hafts and gauntlet joint. Ducal coronet.
The two hands holding a sword and a scimitar are generally seen as symbol of Karelias position between the Swedish and Russian realms. The Coat of Arms of Finland use the sword and scimitar in a similar manner. A sword (from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swerd lit. ... The term scimitar refers to a sword with a curved blade from western Asia. ... Map showing the parts Karelia is traditionally divided into. ... The Coat of Arms of Finland were granted at the burial of Gustav Vasa in 1560 and still remain the arms of the Republic of Finland. ...
External links
Virtual Finland - Coat of Arms of Finland (http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=27079)
Coats of Arms of Karelia (http://heninen.net/gerb/english.htm)
Karelia, Karjala (in Finnish) or Karelen (in Swedish), is a historical province in eastern Finland.
Karelia, as an historical Province of Sweden, should be distinguished from those eastern parts that remained under the Russian Orthodox Church.
The traditional culture of "Ladoga-Karelia", or Finnish Karelia according to the pre-Winter War borders, was by and large similar to that of Eastern Karelia, or Russian Karelia.
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