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by Jan Oskar Engene, 28 April 2002
adopted on 27 June 1986.
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Nesseby/Unjargga municipality is situated in Finnmark county.
The municipality has two official names; one is Saami, Unjargga , and one in Norwegian, Nesseby. In official use, the Saami name is mentioned first.
"In red a yellow upright cloudberry plant." This is the description
of the flag of Nesseby/Unjárgga municipality as found in the Royal resolution
dated 27 June 1986. Finnmark is known for the cloudberries (Rubus chamaemorus)
growing on marshes and wet fields. The plant has a stem with two kidney shaped,
which easily lends itself to the symmetry prefferd in heraldry. The soft and
juicy berry, rich in vitamin C, is a resource that is of importance both
commercially and in private households. It is used to make jam, or eaten with
whipped cream as a dessert. The berries are at first red, but when ripe they get
a golden or orange colour, so the flag's colour combination of yellow and red is
highly appropriate.
Jan Oskar Engene, 28 April 2002
Cloudberry is also used in Finland to produce an "original Finnish
liqueur" called "lakka". I quote the label of the bottle:
"The cloudberry (Rubus chamamemorus), the mysterious berry from the
wilds of Lapland, grows in a narrow belt in the Arctic area of the Nordic
countries."
The liqueur is rather sweet (21 °C), and I enjoy it particularly with
strawberries and rasperries.
However, R. chamaemorus seems to be found not only in Scandinavia, but also
in Ireland, north of the United Kingdom and north of Germany, mostly in peat
bogs.
Ivan Sache, 28 April 2002
Official blazon in Norwegian: "I rødt en opprett gul molteplante."
Blazoned in English: "Gules a berry plant or couped at base."
English blazon by Željko Heimer, 30 July 2002