An armorial banner representing the province
of Häme was also noted at the funeral of King
Gustav I. The principal charge, the linx, was
added later as part of the coat of arms for
Gustav's tombstone. Since then it has always
figured in the provincial arms.

This province's first coat of arms
displayed two deer one above the
other, symbolising the rich game
of the islands. Around the beginning
of the 17th century, however, the
two deer were replaced by one stag.