#Finland stamps
Santa Claus writes to children from the Arctic Circle in Finland in 10 languages
A letter from Santa Claus adds a touch of magic to the run-up to Christmas. Small children and others who enjoy the spirit of the festive season will be overjoyed to get a letter from Santa Claus, which you can buy from Finland Post's e-shop. The merry, wintry illustrations by Nina Rintala on the letter and envelope fit in perfectly with the Yuletide spirit. Also included is a fold-up wall calenda
White-tailed deer on a new Finnish postal stationery card
In Finland, on October 9, a new postal stationery card will be issued on the theme of the Pirkanmaa provincial animal, the white-tailed deer. The card bears a postcard-equivalent value frank and postage is paid to all countries. The card is prices at 1.40 euro and the issue is 7,000. The designer is Paivi Viita. On the same date as the postal stationery card, two letter sheets on the theme of enda
Stamps around the world to promote protection of polar regions and glaciers
In 2009, Finland, Chile and about 40 other countries will issue stamps on climate change. The common theme is Preserve the Polar Regions and Glaciers. The international stamp campaign is being coordinated by Itella's Philatelic Centre in Finland. Finland's issue is a two-stamp miniature sheet, to be issued next March. The Finnish issue features a photo of a polar region, with fragments of the thaw
Nordic stamps – a passport to mythical places
The Nordic postal operators' Nordic stamp series has mythical places as its common theme for this year. On 27 March Finland Post will issue in this series a miniature sheet of two stamps with the subject of the "cliff god" of Astuvansalmi and the amber discovered nearby. Both stamps have a value of €0.70, so the miniature sheet will cost €1.40. The miniature sheet was designed by Antti Raudaskoski
Finland: Two-stamp miniature sheet to be issued for Kimi Raikkonen
Kimi Raikkonen's 2007 Formula 1 world championship is to be celebrated with stamps. The commemorative issue is a self-adhesive miniature sheet bearing two 1st class non-value indicator stamps. The miniature sheet will be issued on 5 September 2008. The reigning world champion will get his stamp on the verge of the Belgian Grand Prix, two days before the start of the qualifying round. The designer
