FINLAND - The Lapps

Thanks to Kati for the card.

"The Lapps, or Sämi as they prefer to be called, reside in a vast area of land that is nearly 400,000 square kilometers and crosses the boundaries of four countries: Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia. They are the oldest known inhabitants of Finland. The Sämi are in the minority in each of these countries and are often faced with discrimination. Their territory once extended even farther to the south, but as the rest of the world’s population grew and moved closer to the Sämi, they retreated farther north. To the Sämi, the name “Lapp” is derogatory."

FINLAND - Wooden Summer House

Wooden summer house, in old style.  Thanks to Sade for the card.

FINLAND - Country side

Thanks to Juuso for the card.

FINLAND Maxicard - Oil painting

 Picture: "Larin Paraske"

Oil painting of 1893 by Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905)

Date of stamp issued: February 28, 1985

Picture: "Mysysvaara Petri".  Oil painting of 1909 by Alpo Sailo (1877-1955)

Date of issue of the stamp: February 28, 1985

Issued on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the "Kale Vala"

Season's Greetings

Thanks to PaperM for the card. Wish you good health and happiness for the new year.

FINLAND - Helsinki stories

Thanks to Anna for the card.

FINLAND - Sunset

Thanks to Iiro for the card.

FINLAND - The Old Mill's Story

Thanks Carita for the card.

FINLAND - Olavinlinna castle

Thanks to Jiris for the card.

Olavinlinna castle in Savonlinna is world’s most northern medieval stone fortress still standing. Savonlinna hosts every summer the famous Savonlinna Opera Festival which takes place in this medieval castle of Olavinlinna.

"Olavinlinna (Swedish: Olofsborg; literally Olaf's Castle) is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing. The castle is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi.

The fortress was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 under the name Sankt Olofsborg in an effort to profit from the political turmoil following Ivan III's conquest of the Novgorod Republic. It was sited in Savonia so as to lay claim to the Russian side of the border established by the Treaty of Nöteborg."

FINLAND - A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future

A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future. - Coco Chanel.
Thanks to Pirjo for the carad.

FINLAND - Dressed up Cat

Anthropomorphic Animals :  A series of animal dressed up as celebrities. In this card the  dressed up as   Audrey Audrey Hepburn, hilarious! :)

Thanks to Pauliina for the card.

FINLAND - St Michael's Church

Thank to Sofia for the nice card.

Landmarks of Turku - The Tall Ships Races  and the pipe was decorated like this.

St Michael's Church

FINLAND - "All together"

Thanks to Eero for the coins and card.  It is some kind of art of the artist? I could not find info about it.

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko).
Thaks to Sofia for the card.

"Natalie Wood (born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko; July 20, 1938 – November 29, 1981) was an American film and television actress. She was known for her screen roles in Miracle on 34th Street, Splendor in the Grass, Rebel Without a Cause, The Searchers, and West Side Story. She first worked in films as a child, then became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult, when she received three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old."

FINLAND - Leningrad. The Cathedral of the Smolny Convent

One of the many Orthodox wooden churches in Saint Petersbury, Russia.  Before Finland's independence, that city was also the capital of Finland. 

Thanks to Arto for the card.

"Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection (Voskresensky), located on Ploschad Rastrelli, on the bank of the River Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia, consists of a cathedral (sobor) and a complex of buildings surrounding it, originally intended for a convent.

This Russian Orthodox convent was built to house Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great. After she was disallowed succession to the throne, she opted to become a nun. However, her Imperial predecessor, Ivan VI, was overthrown during a coup d'état (carried out by the royal guards in 1741). Elizabeth decided against entering monastic life and accepted the offer of the Russian throne. Work on the convent continued with her royal patronage."

Love the stamps with clear and neat postmark!

FINLAND - The Church of Kellokoski

Thanks to Eija for the church card.

FINLAND - Gardener of Love

Thanks to Hanna for the card.

FINLAND - Old wooden church

Thanks to Hidil for the card.

RUSSIA - Kizhi Island

Thanks to Irina a Russian in Finland for the Kizhi Pogest UNESC WHS card.

FINLAND - Birthday wishes

A birthday wishes in October. Thanks so much Marja-Leena for the though :))