Alatornio Church, Struve Geodetic Arc, Finland (UNESCO)

The Struve Geodetic Arc counts among the most exact and biggest projects of geodesy at the time. It is named after the German born Russian Scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve. It stretches almost 3.000 km from Hammerfest in Norway all the way to the Black Sea, through 10 countries, thus making it the UNESCO World Heritage Site with the most inscriptions.
Alatornio church, built in 1797 is located in the Finnish province Lapland and makes one of the points of the Struve Geodetic Arc.
Thank you Merja for this beautiful card, arriving here as an official Postcrossing postcard.

Tango, Finland

I received this as an official Postcrossing card from Finland. There is so much passion in this dance,  one of the most beautiful in the world in my eyes.
Tango is also part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

Aland Flag, Finland

The Aland flag for my Flag Collection,  sent by Heidi from Estonia for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.
The Aland islands are located in the Baltic Sea, belong to Finalnd but their inhabitants speak Swedish.

Kemi, Finland

Kemi is situated at the Bothnian Bay in the Lapland region of Finland. It was founded by royal decree in 1869 because of its proximity to a deep water harbour.
Each year the famous snow castle is built there with hotel, restaurant and chapel, as can be seen on the card. The architecture varies from year to year.
The great card, which also shows a mapcard of Finland, was sent by Marianna (Elenna) for the Favourites Tag on Postcrossing.

Scenic Finland

Beautiful scenic view from Finland sent by Marja Kaminen for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. Just love how peaceful and harmonic the landscape looks on this postcard.

Koli National Park, Finland

This great view of Koli National Park in Finland was sent to me by Anne (miau-meow) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. This park was not established to preserve wild nature, as so many others, but rather to preserve the traditional way of agriculture in this area.

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki, Finland

Uspenski Cathedral is an Eastern Orthodox Cathedral i Helskink, the capital city of Finland. It is located on a hill overlooking the city and dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos. The church was built 1862-1868 after the design of a Russian architect. The postcard was sent by Jenny for a group swap on yahoo.

Finland - Ice Hockey World Champions 2011

Awesome postcard of the Winners of the 2011 Ice Hockey World Championships. There is so much joy in the faces of the players. And the card had a matching stamp too, how great! Thanks to Suvi for sending this card for the Postcrossing Faves Tag :)

Painting by Raija Riihimäki, Finland

This is an official Postcrossing card from Finland FI-1152368 sent by Tuula

Koli National Park, Finland

This postcard shows the great landscape of Koli National Park in Finland. It was sent by Salla in a private swap via Flickr.

Porvoon Archipelago, Finland

This beautiful postcard was sent by Sonia (nökö) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag. It shows the Porvoon Archipelago in Finland.

Finland Map Card

This beautiful Map of Finland was sent by Jutta (blizzard) for the Postcrossing Favourites Tag.

Söderskär Lighthouse, Finland

Söderskär Lighthouse in Finland came as official Postcrossing card from Helen, FI-1106998. Really nice painting of this new lighthouse for my collection

Helsinki, Soumenlinna Fortress (UNESCO)

This treasure came as an official Postcrossing card sent by Maria. Soumenlinna Fortress in Helsinki is a UNESCO Site, so it is very welcome in my collection. (FI-1102967)

Umbrella Cockatoo

This cute Umbrella or White Cockatoo came on an official Postcrossing card from Finland (FI-1094198) and was sent by Maija Ratilainen with a matching bird stamp too!

Baby Cranes

These baby cranes came on an official Postcrossing Card sent by Paula from Finland :) FI-1088195

Snowy Owl

Another great card from my Facebook friend Marja, a Snowy Owl. My grandson will be so happy when he can take a look at this card :)

Bird from Finland

This cute little bird came flying here all the way from Finland. Leo sent this official Postcrossing card, FI-1072806

Rauma, Finland (UNESCO) - July 17, 2010

UNESCO World Heritage site Old Rauma in Finland arrived here on Saturday as an official Postcrossing card, FI-851524. It was sent by Eija (maneij) and is a very welcome addition to my UNESCO collection.

Finland Map - June 5, 2010

A really nice map card of Finland arrived here today from Marja2006 for the Postcrossing Show the Card you Offer tag. Map cards are among my favourites, so this is a welcome addition to my collection!