FI-1180611 - Mailbox maxicard

© Photo by Jaakko Avikainen, Martti Kainulainen/Lehtikuva, Published by Posti

FI-1180611 sent by "akkipakki"

"Maximum card no. 96

Mailbox

Denomination: A mailbox attached to a milk platform"

Museum of Medical History - Finland

Published by Varisuomi OY

From the Alien RR, "aj-person" sent this health related postcard from the Museum of Medical History at University of Helsinki, showing Elias Lönnrot's book, cupping horns and a cupping axe.

Meeting in Lake Päijänne - Finland

This great postcard of Garfield came from a Postcrossing Meeting at Lake Päijänne, Finland, on 02/07/2011. It was sent by "dollart"

FI-1218276 - Reindeer

FI-1218276 sent by "huwefo", a reindeer.

"The reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one (or two, depending on taxonomy) has already gone extinct.

Reindeer vary considerably in color and size. Both sexes grow antlers, though they are typically larger in males. There are a few populations where females lack antlers completely.

Wild reindeer hunting and herding of semi-domesticated reindeer (for meat, hides, antlers, milk and transportation) is important to several Arctic and Subarctic people. Even far outside its range, the reindeer is well known due to the myth, probably originating in early 19th century America, in which Santa Claus's sleigh is pulled by flying reindeer, a popular secular element of Christmas. In Lapland, reindeer pull pulks." In: Wikipedia

FI-463304 - Proverb

FI-463304 sent by "Talatalo"

In Finnish: Onnea on hyvä terveys ja huono muístí

In English: Luck is good health and bad memory (translated by the sender)

FI-456640 - Virrat

FI-456640 sent by "RittaSep"

"Virrat (Swedish: Virdois) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The town has a population of 7,498 (31 January 2011) and covers an area of 1,299.07 square kilometres (501.57 sq mi) of which 136.73 km2 (52.79 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.7 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Virrat crater on Mars is named after it.

Major lakes in the area are Toisvesi, by which the town of Virrat is located, and Tarjanne at the border of the municipalities of Virrat, Mänttä-Vilppula and Ruovesi." In: Wikipedia

Postcrossing Meeting in Verla 07 August

"Dollart" from Finland sent this postcard from the Postcrossing Meeting in Verla, 07-08-2011.

"Verla at Jaala, Kouvola, Finland, is a well preserved 19th century mill village and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996. The first groundwood mill at Verla was founded in 1872 by Hugo Nauman but was destroyed by fire in 1876. A larger groundwood and board mill, founded in 1882 by Gottlieb Kreidl and Louis Haenel, continued to operate until 1964.

The historical paper mill turned museum of board mill technology. The historical machines were preserved in their places (except for several pieces brought from other buildings), so a guided tour to the mill follows the technological process from timber cutting and pulp production to board drying, sorting, and packing." In: Wikipedia

"The Verla groundwood and board mill and its associated residential area is an outstanding, remarkably well-preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlements associated with pulp, paper and board production that flourished in northern Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Only a handful of such settlements survive to the present day." In: UNESCO

FI-411425 - Snowy landscape

FI-411425 sent by "Tiitu"

This is a typical image of Finland, a great snowy landscape for several months.

FI-1141171 - Sauna Maxicard

FI-1121171 sent by "Lilla"


"A sauna is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary facilities.

A sauna session can be a social affair in which the participants disrobe and sit or recline in temperatures typically between 70°C (158 °F) and 100°C (212 °F). This induces relaxation and promotes sweating.

Saunas can be divided into two basic styles: conventional saunas that warm the air or infrared saunas that warm objects. Infrared saunas may use various materials in their heating area such as charcoal, active carbon fibers, and other materials. [...] The word sauna is an ancient Finnish word referring to the traditional Finnish bath as well as to the bathhouse itself." In: Wikipedia

FI-1131419 - Here are we guarding

FI-1131419 sent by "plp"

Another great art work named "Here are we guarding" from 2008 by Kaj Stenvall.

FI-411921 - Landscape

FI-411921 sent by "sansku 10"


This was my first card from Finland, a nice nature view!

FI-1109793 - Swan

FI-1109793 sent by tuojo

This is a amazing card! This white swan is flying "in front" of the a beautiful moon! This is one perfect card!!!

It says that this picture was taken from a calendar of 1999 called "Like the birds of the sky" (in Finnish "Kuin taivaan linnut").

FI-1105752 - Sally Brown

FI-1105752 sent by eevaanneli


I am a fan of Peanuts and my favorite character is Snoppy, but is always a pleasure receive cards from the others! The Peanuts are a comic strip created by Charles Schulz. The main characters are Charly Brown and Snoopy. Sally Brown, shown on this card, is the sister of Charly Brown.

FI-872840 - Garfield

FI-872840 from Xpaula

Garfield is a lazy cat from a tv cartoon. I still like to read the comic books, Garfield as a great sense of humor... On this card Garfield is saying "Smile and the world smiles with you!"

"Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis. Published since June 19, 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character, the cat Garfield(named after Davis's grandfather); his owner, Jon Arbuckle; and Arbuckle's dog, Odie. As of 2007, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and journals, and held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely syndicated comic strip." In Wikipedia