Advent Calendar day 12

Merry Christmas

Illustrations by Minna Lehvöskaiho. Finnish artist

 

Advent calendar Day 6.

Happy and Peaceful Finnish Independence Day

Turku Castle, Finland

IIllustration Ilkka Kylmäkorpi, Finnish artist

Sent by Tanja from Pori, Finland

 

Advent calendar Day 5.

Christmas birds

Merry Christmas to Roger in Washington U.S.A.

 

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 15

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Austria sent by Anna

Advent calendar 2023 Day 1

 

Christmas Greetings from Taiwan

Tausendschön

Christmas stamps by Tausendschön

Sent by Laura on 18 Dec, 2022 from Frankfurt, Germany 

Happy New Year

Sent by Uta on 25 Dec, 2022 from Dortmund, Germany 

Winter Night

May the joys of this seasons be with you throughout the coming year!

Masterpiece Studios INC. Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.

Sent by Lillian on Dec 1999 from California, U.S.A.

Loppiainen / Three Kings' Day / Epiphany

 The three wise men's  (or kings') visit to baby Jesus is remembered on Epiphany.
Sent by Nadie, Santiago de Chile, received 1990

Three Kings by Josef Lada , Czech artist

Sent by a family friend in 2000

Three Kings

Christmas 1970s

Three Kings

Christmas 1960s

Illustration Eero-Einari Nurmela, Finnish

On January 6. we celebrate Epiphany.  In Finland it is called loppiainen, a name which means "ending of Christmas time" and the Christmas tree is traditionally taken out of the house on Epiphany.

For children it means the end of Christmas holidays.
Sent by Mariel,  Purmerend, The Netherlands.
Photo Mariel. 

Outgoing Postcrossing Mail

Padasjoki, Kirkkojoki

Photo Tomi Helminen

Winter Wonderland

Santa Claus is coming

Vintage Christmas

Cats going to Christmas sauna. 

Illustration Tommi Norgren, Finnish

 

Peaceful Christmas

Sent by Jane from Aurora, Illinois, U.S.A.

Christmas 2021

Illustration Jaana Aalto, Finnish

Illustration Kaarina Toivanen, Finnish

Illustration Raija Riihimäki, Finnish

Illustration Heikki Laaksonen, Finnish

Illustration Henna Punkki Pitkämäki, Finnish

Holy Night

Frohe Weihnachten 

Tausendschön 

Sent by Rosemarie from Germany

 

Christmas traditions

Christmas Sauna

 Kaatina Toivanen, Finnish illustrator

Kaarina Toivanen (b. 1959) is one of Finland's most famous postcard artists. There is a lot of rural spirit, traditions and nature in her csrds like pictures of animals, gnomes, but the artist's favorite subject is elves.

 Minna Immonen, Finnish illustrator

Minna L. Immonen (b.1964) is also one of the most popular Finnish visual artists, known especially for her postcards.

Sent by Kirsi on 31 Oct, 2022 from Lahti, Finland

Christmas porridge

Jenny Nyström, Swedish illustrator

Christmas tree

Lars Carlsson, Swedish illustrator

Santa Claus is coming 

Illustration Lisi Martin

Santa Claus

Christmas postcards from 1970s by Aarno Hammar, Finnish 

illustrator, set designer, advertising draftsman.

 

Christmas greetings by Marjo Nygård

Illustrations by Marjo Nygård, Finnish artist

Marjo Nygård is an illustrator and graphic artist from Seinäjoki, Finland. She has illustrated numerous children's books, poetry books and educational materials. In 2005 she won the Finlandia Junior award.

 

Christmas Greetings by Mauri Kunnas

Mauri Tapio Kunnas (born 11 February 1950) is a Finnish cartoonist and children's author.

Kunnas is most famous for his numerous children's books, illustrated by himself and featuring anthropomorphic animals. His most famous children's book series is called Koiramäki (Dog Hill).

Christmas birds

Illustration Priit Rea, Estonian artist and illustrator

Illustration Priit Rea

Bullfinches

Illustration Marja-Leena Ansio, Finnish illustrator

Bullfinches

Illustration Aarno Hammar, Finnish artist and illustrator