Christmas Night

Christmas moon

Illustration Anita Polkutie

On the way to GU.S.A. for Janet in Oregon

 

Advent calendar Day 4.

Red houses in snow

Illustration by Anita polkutie

Finnish artist

Merry Christmas to Abby in Kansa U.S.A.

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Kyiv University, Taras Shevchenko University ( red )

Sent by Tanya from Kiev, Ukraine

 

Advent calendar Day 1

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Peaceful Christmas

Sent to Germany for Diana 

Illustration by Anita Polkutie, Finnish artist

 

Red Houses at Christmas

Many wooden houses are painted deep red in Finland. The deep red tradition didn’t actually start in Finland, but rather, in Sweden.  The ores from copper mines in Falun produced iron oxide, a byproduct of burning the ore to obtain the copper. Originally the red dirt was considered trash and piled up beside the mine. A few hundred years later, someone noticed that the pile had not rotted or decayed and began manufacturing it as paint. Since it was cheap and easy to produce, many wealthy people did not use it, preferring to use expensive pigments in colors of yellow or white. Finland calls this red paint punamulta, or “red earth”. 

Red houses  at Christmas by Finnish illustrators

Illustration Aila Utriainen

Illustration by Anita Polkutie

Illustration  by Jaana Aalto

Illustration by Maikki Parikka

Illustration by Heikki Laaksonen

Illustration by Marjaliisa Pitkäranta

Illustration Minna Immonen

Illustration Minna Lehväslaiho

Illustration Omppu Omenamäki

Illustration by Raija Riihimäki

My red house ♥ at  Christmas time

 

Week 49 Outgoing mail

Christmas by Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

The Holy Cross Church, Hattula, Finland by Ulla Kauhanen, Finnish illustrator

Friendship by Heikki Laaksonen, Finnish artist 

 

Fox Christmas

Fb-Swap Christmas

Illustration by Katja Saario, Finnish illustrator

Sent by Sassa on December 2021

Fox with bird and elf 

Illustration Raija Nokkala, Finnish naive artist

Christmas gifts on the way

Illustartion Kaisa Rekinen, Finnish illustrator

Christmas tree on the way to the fox's home

Illustration Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

Christmas fox greets the elves

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator

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Peaceful moment

Sent by  Manuela on 5 Jul, 2020 from Dresden, Germany

Week 48 Outgoing Mail

Christmas by Virpi Pekkala, Finnish illustrator

Christmas is coming!

Ice swimming at Christmas!

Christmas  by Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

Angel hug!

Elf hats drying. 

In single file

Christmas by Eva Melhuish Swedish illustrator

Downhill!

 

Merry Christmas

Happy December

Wishing you all a bright and happy Christmas and every happiness in the year ahead!

Busy time

Illustration Anna-Stiina Ketonen, Finnish illustrator

Received on 1966

Knitting for Christmas

Illustation Virpi Pekkala, Finnish illustrator 

Almost ready

Illustation by Jenny Nyström, Swedish illustrator

Christmas for animals

Illustration Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

Christmas presents sent by my aunt Irja on Dec 20, 1967

Christmas mail

Postcard from the 1960s

Illustrations by  Ingrid Elf, Swedish illustrator

Illustration Lars Carlsson, Swedish illustrator

Christmas Cats

Merry Christmas

Illustration Arja Laihonen (Finnish) 

FB-swap Christmas 2017

Illustration Raija Riihimäki (Finnish)

Sent by Jarno (Helsinki, Finland)

 

FB-swap - Cats and Christmas

Illustration Aninta Polkutie (Finnish

Sent by Pia (Helsinki, Finland)

FB-swap - Cats and Christmas

Illustration Jan Bergerlind  (Swedish) 

Sent by Tuovi (Tampere, Finland )

 

Christmas bunnies

Bunny sledding

Illustration Anita Polkutie, Finland

Received 2018

Bunny peek!

Illustration Arja Laihonen, Finland

Received  2018

Hi there!

Illustration Raija Nokkala, Finland

Received 2018

Happy New Year from Russia

Sent by Nadya in Ekaterinburg

 on 9 Apr, 2018

travel time 21 days

distance travelled 2,219 km

Kerttu and Kaapo with bunnies♥