Lääne-Harju Parish (Harju County, Estonia)

Lääne-Harju vald

Last modified: 2026-10-17 by zachary harden
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image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

• Overview
• Coat of Arms
• Former municipalities
• Keila Parish
• Padise Parish
• Vasalemma Parish
• Paldiski

See also:

• Estonia
• Harju County

Overview

Here is the flag of Lääne-Harju Parish. The parish was formed as a result of the administrative reform in 2017 when four municipalities - Keila Parish, Padise Parish, Vasalemma Parish and the town of Paldiski - were merged to become Lääne-Harju Parish. Administrative center of parish is Paldiski.
Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

The Pantone colors of the flag can be found here; Sinine: PMS 285; CMYK 90/48/0/0; RGB 0/115/207 - Roheline: PMS 355; CMYK 94/0/100/0; RGB 0/155/58 - Valge/hõbe: PMS 877; CMYK 0/0/0/0; RGB 255/255/255.
Zachary Harden, 06 October 2026

Coat of Arms

source; image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

Former municipalities

Paldiski

(7:11)
source; image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

Blue and white horizontal stripes in proportions about 3:1:1:1:3.
Jorge Candeias , 26 July 1999

Ratio of flag: 7:11. Adopted: 1 December 1994.
Erki Kurrikoff, 6 April 2001

The website located by Antonio Guttierez at has an Estonian section where we see a stamp, Nr. 131 / 1938, with the Paldiski or "Baltischport" arms at <h-u-m-rueegg.li>:
- in 'mirror image' compared to actual version
- the little flag on the tower, surely the national Estonian flag, has disappeared.
Undoubtedly the flag was removed in Soviet times but it seems odd to me that it did not reappear after Estonia regained independence."
Jan Mertens, 14 January 2006

(7:11)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

Keila Parish

image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

Adopted: 11 April 1997. Ratio: 6:9.
Keila is a rural municipality (vald) in Harju County (Maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 8 November 1999

Keila vald Colors: blue - connection with the sea. Silver line - gray limestone surface, The special form of cross is an old Estonian and Scandinavian symbol. The cross refers also to the Christian church. Golden center symbolizes wealth and mentality.
Erki Kurrikoff, 6 April 2001

image by Tomislav Šipek, 07 September 2026

Padise Parish

(7:11)
image by Tomislav Šipek, 08 September 2026

Adopted: 20 May 1992. Ratio: 7:11. Padise is a rural municipality (vald) in Harju County (maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 9 January 1999

Padise vald Coat of Arms - The color and chess-squares are from Cistercian coat of arms. Red and silver are also colors of Harjumaa. Branch of fir and waves celebrate the forest richness and location along the sea.
Source: <www.padise.ee>.
Erki Kurrikoff, 6 April 2001

image from <www.riigikantselei.ee>, located by Dov Gutterman

Vasalemma Parish

image by Tomislav Šipek, 08 September 2026

Adopted: 5 May 1992. Ratio: 7:11. Vasalemma is a rural municipality (vald) in Harju County (maakond).
Dov Gutterman, 12 January 1999

image from <www.rk.ee>