Painting of the Harbour

I received this nice postcard from Susyq. The painting in the card is a view from Helsinki, near Harbour, by artist Matti Vainikainen (1980).



ID: FI-281568
Received: April 17th, 2008
Distance: 3,610 Kms (2,243 Miles)
Travel time: 4 days

Vaasa, Finland

One aerial view of Vaasa, a city on the west coast of Finland. Heltsi_ sent me this postcard.



ID: FI-278679
Received: April 6th, 2008
Distance: 3,322 Kms (2,064 Miles)
Travel time: 7 days

Lordi, Finland

Eurovision song contest winner in 2006, Lordi from Finland, with Hard Rock Hallelujah; this postcard was sent by otsokukka.

ID: FI-272793
Received: March 31st, 2008
Distance: 3,363 Kms (2,090 miles)
Travel time: 12 days

Hanko, Finland

When I signed to Postcrossing, I wished to receive postcards from Finland, because I wanted to get the euro cents from that country. I didn't know yet that Finnish postcrossers were the most active users. Thanks to Postcrossing I've known many things about Finland.

The first postcard I received was sent by suvir, a painting of the Hanko Casino. "In the late 19th century, while Finland was still a Grand Duchy under Russia, Hanko was a popular spa resort for the Russian nobility. Some of the buildings from that period survive, notably the Hanko Casino (which is not a gambling establishment, but a former banquet hall of the spa). It is nowadays a restaurant" (Wikipedia).


ID: FI-272831
Received: March 28th, 2008
Distance: 3,366 Kms (2,092 Miles)
Travel time: 9 days