Finland: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

 Stamps:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

Finnish Flag - Issued: 06-05-2020

Many thanks to Kimmo!

Finland: No war! 24.02.22 the Black Day in History

Peterspost is a private postal company operating in Finland and Russia which is issuing stamps that can regularly be used on mail, mainly from Helsinki and Saint Petersburg. 

Now, its almost one year since the russian invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine. This war brings sorrow to so many people and has to stop!

Stamps:

2x No war! 24.02.22 the Black Day in History - Issued: 07-04-2022

Year of Dog Chinese New Year - Issued: 20-02-2018

EUROPA 2017 "Castles" - Issued: 11-05-2017

 

 

Finland: EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths”

 

Stamps:

EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” - Issued: 27-04-2022

Many thanks to Kimmo!

Finland: International Literacy Day

 

Stamps:

International Literacy Day - Issued: 02-09-2020

Many thanks to Kimmo!

Finland: Finlands Nature Signs

with great postmark. I guess its from Santa Claus Village. Santa Claus Village is located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of City of Rovaniemi. On the postmark you can also see the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle ostensibly cuts right through Santa Claus Village.

Stamps:

Finlands Nature Signs (from a set of 5) - Issued: 05-06-2019

Many thanks to Seppo!

 

Santa Claus Village: ♁ 66°32′36″N 25°50′51″E
 

Finland: From Elementary School to Pisa

These six stamps depict the cornerstones of the Finnish school system. The stamps, shaped like coats of arms, feature Uno Cygnaeus, the founder of the school system as well as school healthcare, school lunches, school tuition, physical education, and language instruction in school.

Stamps:

From Elementary School to Pisa (full set) - Issued: 04-11-2013

Thanks a lot Kimmo!

Finland: Moomins - Protection of the Baltic Sea

This beautiful Cover was sent from Moomin World in Finland- Thanks a lot Kimmo!

Stamps:

Moomins - Protection of the Baltic Sea (full set) - Issued: 22-01-2020

Finland: Climate Change

Stamp:
Climate Change (m/s) - Issued: 12-09-2018


Many thanks to Kimmo!

Finland: "Tom of Finland"

Touko Valio Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist known for his stylized highly masculinized homoerotic fetish art, and for his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. During his career, Tom of Finland produced more than 3,500 drawings. The two drawings on the stamp sheet were selected by graphic artist Timo Berry, who designed the stamp, and Susanna Luoto, the Finnish representative of the foundation named after Tom of Finland operating in Los Angeles. The drawings on the stamp sheet represent strong and confident male figures typical of their designer.

Stamp:
Tom of Finland (sheet of 3 domestic stamps) - Issued: 08-09-2014


Many thanks to Kimmo for sending me the sheet on a cover!

Finland: EUROPA - "Castles"

The Europa issue (also known as Europa - CEPT until 1992) is an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by postal administrations member of the European Communities (1956-1959), the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT from 1960 to 1992), then the PostEurop Association since 1993. The Theme for this year, 2017, is "Castles". The Finnish Post was very creative with it's design of the stamp. They just choose a Snowcastle - brilliant idea!

Stamp:
EUROPA "Castles" - Issued: 20-01-2017


Many thanks to Kimmo for this nice Cover!

Finland: University of Oulu

The University of Oulu (Finnish: Oulun yliopisto) is one of the largest universities in Finland, located in the city of Oulu. It was founded on July 8, 1958. The university has around 16,000 students and 3,000 staff. On the card you can see the main campus, located in Linnanmaa, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Oulu city centre. One famous alumni is Martti Ahtisaari. He is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland (1994–2000), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat and mediator, noted for his international peace work.

Stamp:
Northern Lights (from a set of three) - Issued: 09-09-2009

Finland: Kemijärvi

Kemijärvi is a municipality of Finland and the northernmost town in Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The municipality has a population of 7,869 (30 June 2015). The Eastern Lapland area where Kemijärvi is situated is well known for the nearby skiing resorts Suomu, Luosto, Pyhä and Salla, as well as Ruka in Kuusamo region. The Lake Kemijärvi, next to the city is much appreciated as a place to visit during summertime. Lake Kemijärvi is surrounded by hills and large forests. Common fish species found include pike, perch and brown trout. Also, currently Kemijärvi is the northernmost known lake in Finland with an indigenous population of zander.

Stamp:
Valentines Day (from a set of six) - Issued: 17-01-2001


Thanks to Kirsi for this card!


♁ 66° 43′ N,  27° 26′ O

Finland: Kemi

Kemi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located very near the city of Tornio. It was founded in 1869 by decree of Russian Emperor Alexander II because of its proximity to a deep water harbour. Kemi is situated by the Bothnian Bay, at the mouth of river Kemijoki, and it is part of Lapland region. The town has a population of 21,807 (30 June 2015). Kemi also has a claim to fame as the home of the world's largest snow castle (reconstructed every year to a different design). The snowcastle is usually located at the inner harbour of Kemi.

Stamp:
Signs of the Sky (from a set of 8) - Issued: 08-09-2014


Thanks to Riita for this card!

Finland: Helvetinjärvi National Park

This card was actually sent from Oulu, Finland from a small Postcrossing-Meetup on World Post Day. World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9 October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital, Berne. The card shows Helvetinjärvi National Park.

The card arrived in a cover. On the cover there are special postmarks commemorates the World Post Day.

Stamp:
Bridges and Waters (from a set of 10) - Issued: 23-10-2014 with special postmark of World Post Day on 09 Oct. 2015

Thanks to Elenna for this Cover and Card!

Finland: Ilmajoki

Ilmajoki is a city located in the province of Western Finland and it is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Ilmajoki is 12,181 (30 June 2015). Some notable person originally from Ilmajoki is javelin thrower and former world champion Tero Pitkämäki.

Stamp:
Comics - Moomin Favorites (from a set of six) - Issued: 06-05-2013
The cancellation advertises the "Duudsonit Activity Park" in Seinäjoki

Finland: Savonlinna

Savonlinna (Swedish: Nyslott) is a town and a municipality of 35,760 inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region. The Finnish name of the town means "Castle of Savonia" and the Swedish name means "New Castle". In the middle of the card you can see the Olavinlinna Castle, which is also called castle of St. Olaf. The castle is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi.

Stamps:
left: Birch (0,20 €) from a set of two - Issued: 24-01-2011
right: Sweet Summer (from a set of six) - Issued: 05-05-2014


Thanks to Maria for this nice card!

Finland: Old Toys (Europa Stamp 2015)

These two great cards arrived from Finland. They show different Moomin Charaters. The Moomins  are the central characters in a series of books, and a comic strip by Swedish-speaking Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. These are also my first Moomin-Cards.

First card:

Second card:

Stamps:
EUROPA (issued 08-05-2015) with special Priority Labels


Thanks Tanja for sending me this two great cards!