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    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. The crown in the...
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    The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured human arm brandishing a sword, trampling on...
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    A banner of arms is a type of heraldic flag, characterised by sharing its imagery with that of the coat of arms (i.e. the shield of a full heraldic achievement...
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    The coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands was originally adopted in 1815 and later modified in 1907. The arms are a composite of the arms of the...
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    official coat of arms of the region. The region of Uusimaa consists of 26 municipalities, 13 of which have city status (marked in bold). Espoo  Helsinki Hyvinkää...
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    Tuusula (category Greater Helsinki)
    Tuusula is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area, which has approximately 1.58 million inhabitants. A laurel branch in the coat of arms of Tuusula refers...
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    called the father of the Swedish grammar. In 1599, he designed the coats of arms of Helsinki and Uusimaa. Bureus combined his runic and esoteric interests...
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    Helsinki is the capital and most populous city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region...
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    either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the city of Helsinki, Finland. Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), mathematician, Fields Medalist...
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    around Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It also includes the smaller capital region. The terms Helsinki metropolitan area, Greater Helsinki, Capital...
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