Finland - Recipe Card

Finland-Cookie Recipe Card

I recently received this nice card from Katja in Finland. She said that she enjoys going to the cinema and the theatre too.  

Thanks Katja!

Black & White Author Card

April 17, 2026

Finally I have received a few cards! I've been sending cards but they haven't been registered yet.Here is one of the cards that I received.  This card came to me from Finland and shows a British author. I haven't read her work, but she wrote a trilogy called Lark Rise to Candleford.  This is Flora Thompson.

The sender, Maarit, also used a Postcrossing stamp, so that was very cool too!

December 2, 2025

 I'm Back!

I'm tenatively back at Postcrossing again. I sent a couple of cards in November and have just received 3. However, I won't be blogging as much or in as much detail. I just don't have the time anymore. 

Still, my cards are nice and I'd like to show them off!

From Germany, Leonie sent this. She's a fairly new postcrosser. She decorated the card on the back too. It's cute.

Nina sent this from Finland with a gorgeous stamp and a sentiment that we can all get behind!

Finally, from Taiwan, Linn sent this card and wrote on the back about her holiday in China. The stamps were also quite interesting.

Until next time!?

Finland - Black & White Actress

 June 15, 2020

This card came to me from Finland. The sender wrote the whole card about Marlene Dietrich, the actress on the card, rather than anything about herself. It was quite a disappointing message. I love the card of course, but I can Wikipedia Marlene Dietrich myself! I can't Wikipedia the sender. Still, the card is great and the stamps are very cool.

Marjatta wrote;

Hello!

Marie Magdalene "Marlene" Dietrich was a german-American actress and singer. She performed from the 1910s to the 1980s. The Blue Angel, Morocko [Morocco], Shan[g]hai Express, Blonde Venus, The Devil is a Woman, Desiree etc.

All the best!

Marjatta

Enjoyment without regrets!
And nothing else!
(From Google Translate)

Really lovely stamps.

Finland - Food, Flowers and Drink

August 5, 2019

This beautiful card came from a young woman in Finland.  She wrote in felt pen on the back, so she didn't have much space to write!

She wrote;

"Hello and greetings from Finland! Here in the picture there is a "metsa"mansikkaa" and "mehua" in English, Forest Strawberries and juice. This postcard I bought from city named Pori.
Happy Postcrossing."

This is a very pretty stamp!

Finland - Actress in Black & White

June 24, 2019

Eleanore sent this lovely picture of Audrey Hepburn to me from Finland.  She wrote about herself and Audrey Hepburn and about an interesting coincidence...

She wrote:

17.6.2019        +28℃ (too hot for me....)

Hi! From Finland :-) I have to tell you that I just sent a postcard to Alberta, Canada! I got the address yesterday. :-D What a coincidence.  Audrey Hepburn is one of my favorite actresses so photos and cards of her are dear to me. :-)

My name is Eleanore by the way! :-D I'm a 25 years old nursing student. I wish you the best in life. :)

Audrey Hepburn

 A Moomin stamp from Finland!

Finland - Food

September 25, 2018

This attractive card came from Tuija in Finland.  She wrote a short note on the back to me. Yay!

She said,

"Happy Greetings!"
It's starting to be colourful fall here in Finland nowadays.
I don't like mushrooms but I do like lingonberries! I make
jam and porridge from those berries :-)

Take care.
Tuija

Happy Greetings!

 Beautiful stamps too!  I also like seeing the priority sticker.

Finland

March 3, 2018

Sirpa sent this card to me from Finland with a sweet note.  She looked at my favourites and found the card there.  Since she had it, she sent it to me.  How lovely!

She wrote,
"Hameenlinna 25.2.2018

Hello Helen!

I saw this card among your faves and had it - enjoy!

When I was child I knew one dog like this - a summer neighbour had one, his name was 'Rasse' a bit like Lassie...

All the best,
Sirpa"

Thank you so much!  I'm not sure if this is a Sheltie or a Collie pup, but Shelties are very dear to my heart.

Finland

November 27, 2017

This card came from Mika in Finland.  He wrote a friendly note and used a beautiful couple of stamps so I'm quite happy.

He wrote,

"Greetings from Finland!

I just love the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun". I'm passionate about travelling and living abroad (again) is a HUGE dream waiting to be fulfilled!

Happy Postcrossing!
-Mika"

I quite like these stamps.  They are both quite beautiful in their way. 

Finland

November 7, 2017

This nature card came from Finland to me.  The sender wrote a friendly note on the back and even recommended a book to me, so that made it a good Postcrossing in my book!

She wrote,
"Hello Helen!  My name is Taru and I'm from Finland.  I recently read a book called The Help by Kathryn Stockett.  It was really good.  I would totally recommend it.  It's been really snowy here in Finland and I love it! I hope you have a great autumn! ~Taru"

This is quite a pretty little stamp too.  Finnish stamps are always interesting, in my opinion.

Finland - Movie Card

September 2, 2017


This card came to me from Finland and was sent by Anneli.  She answered one of my burning questions on my profile about where the missing cards go, so I am happy.

She wrote,

"Hello,
Greetings from Finland.
I enjoyed too 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' movie.
Where the lost cards go?
They go to Saturn.-and form the rings of Saturn.

Have a nice autumn & Happy Postcrossing, Anneli"

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Quantum of Solace(2008)

 This is a gorgeous stamp that Anneli used.  Finnish stamps are usually very beautiful!

Finland

August 23, 2017

This nice card came to me from Kari in Finland. He used a couple of interesting stamps on the back, but rather unusually used a typewritten message glued to the card.  It is written in English and I assume Finnish.  I will put the English here.

He wrote,

"Hello Helen!
Greetings from beautiful town of
Hameenlinna!  It was founded 1639 by
Pietari Brahe nearby the Castle which
was built in early 1300th century.
World famous composer Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957) was born here in
Hameenlinna.

Have a nice day and Happy Postcrossing!
Best wishes, Kari"

I'm not personally a Moomin fan, but I do think this stamp is charming!

Serenity

February 25, 2017

Today's Blog Party Link-up topic is Serenity.  I am a movie/sci-fi fan, so I admit that this sums up my first thought. 

However, I must admit that this isn't a postcard that I have received, it is a picture that I found on the Internet.  I'd love a postcard of it if anyone has it though!

Going through some of my cards I found a few that fulfill what I consider to be my qualifications for serenity.

I was a fan of Freddie Mercury, but not a fanatical one.  I probably appreciate him more now than I did when I was younger.  I like the motto attributed to him on the card, and think that it does give a person a definite sense of serenity if they can say it about themselves.

This painting by Quint Buchholz shows how I feel when I am entranced with a book.  It is tempting like a forbidden lover, keeping me company when I am alone, and making me feel that a human companion is an interloper.  To me, it looks like the book is her oasis of peace and comfort, her serenity.
This painting is from Im Land Der Bücher~In the Land of Books.

Virpi Pekkala(Artist)

I like to crochet and I hope that when I am crocheting I can achieve the sense of serenity that the angel in this picture seems to emanate!  I do find that crochet is extremely relaxing and the simple act of manipulating yarn with a hook to make something useful or beautiful does give me a sense of joy. 

It has been many years since I have made something quite as big or as intricate as the maker in the picture, but finishing a work that I have spent months on does bring both peace and happiness.  I hope to attain her serenity one day!

Thank you for joining me on my quest to find serenity.  If you haven't found it here, one of the other bloggers in our Link-Up Party may have a vision of it that you prefer.  Please visit them to find out!

Finland

January 18, 2017

This Valentine's Day themed card arrived recently and came with a friendly message and a gorgeous stamp.  Follow me and find out more!

Merja sent this from Finland and writes,

"Hello to you.  Cold winter greetings from Scandinavia, Europa.  Happy Postcrossing and A Happy New Year.

Friendly Merja"

This is truly a lovely stamp.  I've never seen it before but it really impresses me.  

Finland

December 5, 2016

This beautiful nature card came from Finland with a beautiful stamp and a friendly message on the back.

Anna-Liisa wrote,
"Hello Helen and greetings from Finland! This card comes from me to you 7151km!

In the card there is a quite typical Finnish scenery in the summertime.  Now we have got snow and the days are quite dark, we live near the Polar Circle.

All the best!
Anna-Liisa"

I think this is a birch tree on the stamp, but I could be mistaken.  Anyone know for certain?

Authors

November 18, 2016

The theme for this week's Blog Linky Party is Books, Reading and Authors.  I wasn't able to find any Gotochi cards of books or of people reading, but I did find a couple of writers.  Adding in a few other cards I hope this will be an interesting look at literary themed postcards.

Many non-Japanese people may be unfamiliar with the person below.  However, people in Japan usually see him every day. He holds the place of honour on the 1000 yen note.  This is Hideyo Noguchi, a research scientist who was born in Fukushima. He had quite an interesting life and in Japan is highly regarded as a medical hero.  However, when I read the Wikipedia entry about his life I was quite shocked.  He supposedly experimented on orphaned children and was often accused of having research inaccuracies.

I am not sure if the Wikipedia article is correct, but it certainly does not make Noguchi seem like he should be a national hero for going to Africa to try to discover the origin of Yellow Fever.  He does belong on this page however for the many research articles that he published.

I have visited the Hideyo Noguchi museum in Fukushima. It was very interesting.  Also, I was surprised that the Wikipedia article made no mention of his wife.  Noguchi had an American wife, which would have been rather unusual at the time.

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The rather large man below is a representation of Saigo Takamori, a samurai, poet and politician.  I don't know a lot about him, but his life is thought to be the basis of the character of Katsumoto, played by Ken Watanabe in the film The Last Samurai. Kagoshima is very far from the area of Japan that I live in, so I haven't done very much reading on Takamori.

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This gentleman came in the mail one day this year from the United States.  He is quite a famous author, L. Frank Baum, the writer who gave us the Oz series, including of course, The Wizard of Oz. 

This is Tove Jannson, a Finnish author and artist, most famous for the Moomin series.

This is a portrait of Evelyn Waugh.  He was the author of Brideshead Revisited, amongst other novels.

I hope that you have enjoyed my quick look at some famous authors.  I have only recently begun to collect author cards on Postcrossing, but I have a few now.  If you would like to see more cards that fit the topics of books or writers, please select one of those tabs on the right side.

Thank you for visiting this Linky Blog Party.  I hope that you will visit some of the other members of the group and see what they have for your viewing pleasure!


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Finland

October 24, 2016

This card came from Finland with a cheerful note on the back from Eila.  She sent a square card, which is a bit unusual, but I like it.

She wrote,
"Hello!  Hei!

Greetings from Finland!
I'm Eila 49, nurse, married and we have two sons.  They are adults.  I like music, movies, reading, travelling, art, go to museum, good foods, swimming, garden and spend time with my friends and family.  Best of Finland is nature.  Best wishes, Eila"

Finland

September 16, 2016

When I took a look at this card to write my blog entry, I was rather amazed.  This card only took 4 days to come all the way from Finland to my apartment.  That's fast!  

Harriet sent this card with a friendly message on the back and some gorgeous stamps too. 

She wrote,

"Hello,

We have a beautiful autumn right now, it's raining but it's quite warm.  The card is a typical Finnish Autumn card and I hope you like it.  Japan, it is so far away from here..

Best Wishes

Harriet"

Look at those gorgeous pansies.  I adore pansies....

Thank you for a lovely card Harriet!

Finland - Writer

June 20, 2016

I really like this card that I received from Karola.  She wrote a friendly note on the back about where she lives and the person on the card.

Karola wrote, "Terveisia Suomesta! 'Greetings from Finland' I live in Vantaa a few miles from Helsinki. The picture on this card show our famous author Tove Jansson, she have written and drawn the stories about Moomin.  Have a great day! Karola"

Tove Jansson

 What a gorgeous stamp...absolutely lovely!

Finland

June 17, 2016

This card came to me from Finland, from a fairly young postcrosser.  She wrote about the card on the back and also gave me a little info about the stamp.  Hurray for her!

She wrote, "Hello!  My name is Iiris, and I am a 14-year-old girl from Finland in a town called Kotka.  I hope you like the card.
The bear says:
Hi Rose!!
I just got your letter!!

The man on the stamp is Jean Sibelius, the most famous composer in Finland. (He's dead..)
Best Wishes:
Iiris

Jean Sibelius...the Wikipedia article is here.