#507 Finland...Thanks Anu!

This stamp is from 2010 Nordic Coastlines miniature sheet showing the Finnish Wooden Boat Center situated in the harbour of Kotka,which is a major Finnish sea port that serves both the foreign trade of Finland and Russia.

#483 Finland

This 1st class stamp is Finland 2010 Christmas issue showing the beauty of the special kind of darkness in Lapland.

#208 Finland...Thanks Keijo!

#200 Finland...Thanks Unknown.

The 0.80c stamp was issued in 1977 celebrating 60th anniv. of Finland's declaration of independence,showing national flag of Finland.

The Finnish declaration of independence was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on 6 December 1917. It declared Finland an independent and sovereign nation-state rather than an autonomous Russian Grand Duchy.

The February Revolution of 1917, and even more so the October Revolution, had ignited hopes also in the Grand Duchy of Finland. After abdication of Grand Duke Nicholas II on 15 March 1917, the personal union between Russia and Finland lost its legal base – at least according to the view in Helsinki.

On 5 November, the Parliament had consequently declared itself to be "the possessor of supreme State power" in Finland, based on Finland's Constitution, and more precisely on the old Instrument of Government of 1772, which had been enacted by the Estates after Gustav III's bloodless coup.

On 6 December the Parliament adopted the Declaration. That day is the national holiday Finland Independence Day.

On 18 December the Soviet government issued a Decree, recognizing Finland's independence, and on December 22 it was approved by the highest Soviet executive body - VTsIK.

Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania also declared their independence from Russia during the same period.

The semi-postal stamp in the middle was issued in 1977 sponsoring World Ski Championship held in Lahti,Finland,1978.

The 3m stamp on the right was from 1998 Finnish Design issue showing Carelia cutlery set,by Bertel Gardberg,who is one of the major forces in Finnish design, and was inspired by the Finnish archipelago. Carelia cutlery range is as modern and pleasing today as it was at the beginning of the 1960s, when it was first introduced. Carelia is the largest cutlery range that Hackman produces.

#154 Finland...Thanks Terttu!

The 1st class stamp on the right is Finnish 2010 Easter stamp illustrating twin Easter bunnies disguised as the Easter eggs.

#142 Finland...Thanks Pertti!

The left 1 lk stamp shows the flowers of apple tree (Malus domestica),which is from the rose family Rosaceae and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits.

The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor is still found today. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples resulting in a range of desired characteristics. Cultivars vary in their yield and the ultimate size of the tree, even when grown on the same rootstock.

At least 55 million tons of apples were grown worldwide in 2005, with a value of about $10 billion. China produced about 35% of this total. The United States is the second leading producer, with more than 7.5% of world production. Iran is third, followed by Turkey, Russia, Italy and India.

The middle 0.30 euro stamp shows Twinflower (Linnaea borealis),which has a circumpolar distribution in moist subarctic to cool temperate forests, extending further south at high altitudes in mountains, in Europe south to the Alps, in Asia south to northern Japan, and North America south to northern California and Arizona in the west, and Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains in the east.

Its common name is from the paired flowers. It is one of the few species to be named after Carolus Linnaeus. It was Linnaeus' favourite plant and he took this flower as his own personal symbol when he was raised to the Swedish nobility in 1757. Of it, Linnaeus said "Linnaea was named by the celebrated Gronovius and is a plant of Lapland, lowly, insignificant, disregarded, flowering but for a brief time—from Linnaeus, who resembles it".

The flower is the provincial emblem of Småland in Sweden, Linnaeus' home province. The twinflower has given its name to the popular Swedish female given name Linnéa or Linnea.

The 0.60 euro stamp is Finnish 2009 Christmas stamp.

#090 Finland...Thanks Merja!

The 3 stamps are all Finnish Europa issues. The themes are "European Music Year" (left,1985),"Nature Conservation"(middle,1986) and "25th Anniversary of CEPT"(right,1984).

#056 Finland...Thanks Sulyma!

This stamp was issued on Jan.25,2010 depicting Pussytoes (Antennaria dioica), which is also called Mountain Everlasting, Catsfoot, Cudweed and is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found in cool temperate regions of Europe and Asia, and also in North America in Alaska only.

#005 Finland...Thanks Keijo!

This mini-sheet from Finland was issued in 1989 to commemorate centenary of Finnish Kennel Club. It shows 4 Finnish dogs: Lapponian Herder;Finnish Spitz;Karelian Bear Dog and Finnish Hound.