Satakunta (historical province)

Satakunta (Swedish: Satakunda) is a historical province of Finland consisting of the regions of Satakunta and a majority of Pirkanmaa,[note 1] as well as consisting of the municipalities of Soini and Ähtäri of South Ostrobothnia, Keuruu and Multia of Central Finland, as well as Loimaa and Oripää of Southwest Finland.

The coat of arms originates from the coat of arms being granted by King Gustav Vasa to his son John III in 1557, following John III having become the duke of Finland Proper and Satakunta.

The symbolism of the bear on the coat of arms refers to the wild nature in Satakunta.

[3] In the 19th century, the coat of arms began to be used by tax collectors in Satakunta, through which it began to become an established symbol as the coat of arms Satakunta.

[5] Upper Satakunta had its administrative center in Suur-Pirkkala [fi], which is currently in Tohloppi, Tampere.

Coat of arms of Satakunta
Historical province of Satakunta
The coat of arms of Satakunta visible on Gustav Vasa 's cenotaph in Uppsala Cathedral .
Lower Satakunta in dark red and Upper Satakunta in light red.