Place:Laukaa, Vaasa, Finland

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NameLaukaa
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates62.45°N 25.967°E
Located inVaasa, Finland
Also located inKeski-Suomi, Länsi-Suomi, Finland    
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Laukaa is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water.[1] The population density is .

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The subject of the Laukaa's coat of arms refers to the municipality's abundant coniferous forests and Laukaa's location in the heart of Finland. The explanation of the coat of arms is "a red heart in a silver field, from which grows a three-pronged green conifer." The coat of arms was designed by Olof Eriksson and approved by the Laukaa Municipal Council at its meeting on June 6, 1955. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed the use of the coat of arms on September 5 of the same year.

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