Advent calendar Day 7.

 Lost cat

Illustration by Salli Parikka

Sent by  Seija from Lahti, Finland

 

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 

Graphic Christmas

Osmo “Omppu” Omenamäki (1940 -) is a Finnish graphic artist known for his postcards and stamps. Omenamäki has worked as an advertising designer in various offices for about 14 years. Since 1974, he has had his own office, Ateljee Omppu. In 1991, the stamp designed by Omenamäki was chosen as the most beautiful stamp in Finland. Omenamäki has drawn a total of about 1,500 postcards. The collectors of his production have the Omppu Club, founded in 1995.

These are some Omppu's postcads from my collection. 

 

Christmas for animals

Illustrations by Marjaliisa Pitkäranta(Finnish)

Sent to my family on 1985

Sent to my family on 1986

Sent to my family on 1986

 

Nostalgic Christmas

Martta Wendelin (1893-1986) Finnish illustrator

FB-Swap Christmas 2018

Received Dec, 2018

Sent by Pirkko ( Espoo, Finland )

FI-1942819

Received  11 Dec,  2013

Sent by Satu ( Kemi, Finland )

Merry Christmas 

Received on Dec 2004

Sent by my cousin (Helsinki, Finland)

Rudolf Koivu ( 1890-1946) Finnish illustrator

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Christmas Day 

FI-2290663

Received on 12 Jan, 2015

Sent by Marika (Veteli, Finland )

FI-3711798

Received on 6 May, 2020

Sent by Niina (Hamina, Finland)

 

White Christmas

Minna Immonen Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2021

Minna L. Immonen (born 23 January 1964 in Posio) is a Finnish visual artist best known for her postcards. He has designed a series of Valentine’s Day stamps released in 2000 as well as three Christmas stamps issued in 2009. Immonen has also designed children's tableware for Arabia and illustrated books by Anna-Mari Kaskinen and Sinikka Svärd.

Minna Lehväslaiho  -  Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2019

 

Minna Lehväslaiho is born in Helsinki, Finland on 1967. She started to publicly exhibit her work in 2009. She was awarded twice Artist of the Year in Finland for her postcard designs.

 

Christmas Elves

Illustration Kaarina Toivanen (Finnish)

Funny and  cunning

Received on Dec 2005

Sent by my friend Leena  (Teuva, Finland)

Elf's ski resort

Received on Dec 2019

FB-swap sent by Minna (Nokia Finland) 

 Christam lights in the forest

Receives on  Dec 2016

Sent by my brother (Espoo, Finland) 

Christmas with Fanny Ladies

Inge Löök Christmas 

Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist born in Helsinki in 1951. She was once a professional gardener.

Christmas 2014

Christmas 2018 

Christmas 2018

 

Second Sunday of Advent

Christmas 1970

Christmas postcards fron the 1970s

Illustrations by Eero-Einari Nurmela (1910-1992)

Sent to my family on 1970

Sent to my familyom 1975 

Sent to my family on 1972

 

Angels and children

Christmas by Maarit Ailio,  Finnish artist

Christmas sheafs for little friends

Received on Dec 2007

Sent by our daughter and her family

Christmas music

Received on Dec 2004

Sent by our frends Reetta and Olavi (Kuopio, Finland)

Chrismas Church

Received on 2011

Sent by my brother-in-law and his family (Vantaa, Finland) 

Advent Calendar - First window

 

Advent Calendar by Lars Carlsson

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Since the date of the First Sunday of Advent varies, falling between November 27 and December 3 inclusive, many Advent calendars, especially those that are reusable, often begin on December 1. The Advent calendar was first used by German Lutherans in the 19th and 20th centuries.

In Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden there is also a tradition of having a Julekalender  in the form of a television or radio show, starting on December 1 and ending on Christmas Eve (December 24).

Hectic times for Santa's helpers

Illustration Aarno Hammar, Finnish artist and illustrator

Sent to my family  on Dec 1972 

 

Christmas cards by Aila Utriainen, Finnish illustrator

Received on Dec 2020

Sent by brother (Jyväskylä, Finland) 

Received on Dec 2016

Sent by my friend

Christmas birds

Received on Dec 2015

Sent by my aunt