Experience with postcrossing
Postcards from Finland sent by postcrossing.
On November 25, 2021, a postcard arrived from Finland.It was a Christmas postcard. Two drawn teddy bears decorate a Christmas tree.She wrote some greetings for Christmas and New Year and drew two small pictures. She tried hard and was apparently still young.On the postcard is a stamp showing a Finnish log cabin in the snow.… Read more Christmas postcard from Finland no 173
A postcard arrived from Finland on November 2nd, 2021.The postcard shows a drawn bullfinch.It settles in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia including Kamchatka and Japan as well as Siberia.She didn’t write much other than that she used to see the bullfinch very often. It’s been years since she last saw a bullfinch.On the postcard… Read more Postcard of a Drawing of a Bullfinch from Finland no 166
A postcard arrived from Finland on September 3, 2021.This shows a classic car.She wrote that she likes to travel and is planning a flight to Italy for September, with a change in Munich.The Finnish postage stamp shows a young man writing a letter by a candlelight. A nice stamp with atmosphere.The postcard traveled 1,610 kilometers,… Read more Postcard of an antique car from Finland no 152
On August 11th a postcard came from Finland.The postcard shows a young kitten next to a bouquet of flowers in a flower pot.She didn’t write much other than greetings.On the postcard is a beautiful Finnish postage stamp dedicated to Kalle Päätalo. It was a Finnish writer.The postcard traveled 1,691 kilometers, that is 1050 miles, in… Read more Young Kitten postcard from Finland no 140
On June 8th I received a postcard from Finland. The postcard is titled Francy-dress Ball. According to the postcard from Andree Prigent. She didn’t write much. She is from Tampere. She wrote a quote from Einstein. There is a beautiful floral stamp on the postcard. The postcard covered a total of 1678 kilometers, that is… Read more Postcard from Finland postcrossing no. 116
Another postcard arrived from Finland on May 18th. This time from Helsinki. The postcard shows the rear view of a yellow and black VW Beetle. The photo was taken in Kumpula not far from Helsinki. According to the postcard, the photo is from JcJordan. She wrote some nice lines. At the turn of the millennium… Read more VW Beetle postcard from Finland no. 109
On May 18th a postcard came from Finland. The postcard shows a picture of white and red grapevines and 2 carafes filled with wine. A very nice postcard. According to the postcard, the picture is from Friedhelm Volk at Stoockfood picture agency. She wrote some nice lines. So it was still snowing in Eastern Finland… Read more White and red grapevines and carafes filled with wine postcard from Finland no. 108
The 100th postcard arrived on May 4, 2021. This came from Finland. The postcard shows a picture from Torronsuo National Park. It is a national park in southern Finland. This is about 140km northwest of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Torronsuo National Park was established in 1990. In autumn up to 1000 cranes take… Read more Torronsuo National Park postcard from Finland – postcrossing no. 100
On April 21st I received a postcard from Finland. The postcard shows the Harbottle Extra Strong lager from Peter Cross. I can’t really figure out whether beer actually exists and whether it is ironic. A research on the Internet shows me no useful results. Anyway, the postcard is unusual in shape, not typically rectangular. She… Read more Postcard from Finland no. 90
The 44th postcard arrived on January 27, 2021. The postcard came from Finland, more precisely from the city of Tampere.It’s a postcard from the National Museum of Finland.The Finnish postage stamp on the postcard showed a plant.The distance of 1,678 kilometers (1,042 miles) took fourteen days.