Happy New Year 2022

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New Year's Mail by Irina Zeniuk

Received on Feb, 2020

Sent by Mari (Oulu, Finland)

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  Ded Moroz (Father Frost, Pakkasukko) with presents for good kids.

Received on 8 Jan, 2021

Sent by Lena (Moscow, Russia )

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Happy New Year 

Received on 30 Jan, 2020

Sent by Elena (Moscow)

 

Snowmen

Illustration Rudolf Koivu, Finnish

FB-swap, Christmas 2020

Received  Dec 2020

Sent by Nina (Tampere Finland)

Illustration Minna Immonen, Finnish

 

Winter Joys

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Illustration by Rocket 68, United Kingdom

Received on Feb 2020

Sent by Kirsi (Lahto, Finlamd)

Sent by Imane (Turku, Finland ) 

 

Extreme outdoor activity

Helsinki Stories

Snow bath

 Photo Väinö Kannisto 1952

Ice swimming 1960. Helsinki, Finland. 

Photo Volker von Bonin.

 

Ice swimming 1960, Vaasa, Finland

Winter swimming (or ice hole/pool swimming, when done in an ice hole) is a traditional Finnish outdoor activity. First winter swimming clubs were founded in the 1920’s and since then winter swimming as an outdoor and health enhancing physical activity has become increasingly popular.

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I bet they all need a cup of hot tea ♥

Receivd on 27 Dec, 2021

Sent by Aleksey ( Moscow )

Winter life

Happy name day nature photographer Hannu Hautala 

 Reindeers

Squirrel

 Eurasian Black Grouse. 

Hannu Hautala's (b. 1941, Töysä) early interest in nature soon turned into observing the nature through a camera. A hobby changed into a career, as a mechanic became a photographer in 1970. Hannu Hautala has mainly carried out his life-work as a nature photographer in Kuusamo, where he moved in 1979.

The main goal of Hautala's work has been to portray his photographs in the form of books. Over 50 books have already been published, and in addition to Finnish, books in English, German, Swedish, French, Japanese, Italian, Russian and Spanish have also come out.

Although Hannu Hautala has already earned his arts pension, his versatile illustration of calendars, postcards, and articles still continues.

In 2002 Hannu received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oulu.

 

Boxing Day - St. Stephen's Day - Tapaninpäivä

 The name for St. Stephen's Day ("Tapaninpäivä" in Finnish) comes from the Christian martyr Saint Stephen. In English-speaking countries, this day is known as Boxing Day. On this day, Finnish people often visit relatives or do outdoors activities, such as skiing or skating. In the old days, it was common to go on a sleigh ride on St. Stephen's Day. It is also a national holiday.

 

Christmas Day

Wishing you all a Peaceful Christmas Day

Ilustration Karri Kirkkopelto

 

Christmas Eve

 Jennny Nyström, Sweden

Jenny Nyström (1854-1946) was born in Kalmar, Sweden, but moved to Gothenburg with her family in 1862. Here she started painting. Already as a 15 year old she was painting oilpainting. She went to the Swedish art academy in the period 1873-1881.

She married Daniel Stoopendaal in 1887 and in 1893 they got the son Curt Nyström Stoopendaal.

Jenny Nyström is famous for her many postcards that started out with fairy tale motifs, which later became Christmas motifs, where her tomte / nisse ( Elf / dwarf ) became the standard image of Christmas elves in Sweden. She is often called the mother of the Swedish tomte.

Curt Nyström, Sweden

 

Christmas Tree

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Received on 19 Dec, 2020

Sent by Nicole (Eifel, Germany)

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Received on 28 Jan, 2019

Sent by Daria ( Mezhdurechensk, Russia)

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Received on 6 Sep, 2021

Sent by Mimi ( Izehoe, Germany )

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Christmas Greetings from Turku, Finland

The Christmas tree of Turku Cathedral is a popular landmark during Christmas time, and many people attend the annual event of lighting up the tree’s lights.The lights on the tree will be lit on the last weekend of November. The tree will shine its light throughout the christmas time.

Received on Dec 2018

Sent by Silja (Aura, Finland)

 

Christmas goodies

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Christmas Cake by Yulia Plenkina

Received on 1 Feb, 2021

Sent by Julia (Bielsk Bodlaski, Poland)

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Happines and Joy for the New Year

Received on 25 Jan 2021

Sent by Fedor ( Naberezhny Chelny, Russia ) 

Glögg  (Mulled Wine)

Glögg, gløgg or glögi (Danish: gløgg, Norwegian: gløgg, Swedish: glögg, Icelandic: glögg, Faroese: gløgg, Finnish: glögi, Estonian: glögi) is a spiced, usually alcoholic, mulled wine or spirit. It is a traditional Nordic drink during winter, especially around Christmas.

St. Lucia Saffron Buns

Swedish Christmas time favorite, saffron infused S shaped sweet buns, for St. Lucia Day.

Lucia buns recipe here 

Just Around the Corner ♥

Illustrtions by Heikki Laaksonen (Finnish)

My collections

Santa Claus and elves are on their way

Christmas Eve trip

At the station

Mini

Advice

 

Fourth Sunday of Advent

 Fourth Sunday of Advent

Christmas 1968

Illustration Kipa (Finnish)

To my mother and father

Sent by my grandmother

Christmas 1964

Sami reindeer herd. 

Illustration Gunnar Bratlie. (Swedish)

Christmas 1961

Reindeer ride

Illustration Usko Laukkanen ( 1930-2000 ) Finnish

Given to me by my schoolmate 

Atmospheric Christmas

Jaana Aalto (1959-) Finnish illustrator

Merry Christmas

Received on Dec 2018

Sent by my brother (Espoo, Finland)

Merry Christmas

Received on Dec 2012

Sent by my aunt Anna (Teuva, Finland)

Merry Christmas 

Received on Dec 1990

Sent by my friend Leena (Teuva, Finaland )