Inge Löök - Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2016
Inge Löök (real name Ingeborg Lievonen) is a Finnish artist born in Helsinki in 1951. Inge Löök is both a gardener and an illustrator. Today she lives in Pernaja, Finland.
Her illustrations are mainly inspirations from her own surroundings or life.
Virpi Pekkala- Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2017
Virpi Pekkala born in Helsinki in 1945
full-time illustrator since 1980. She draw images by hand, using watercolor and cover colors and a marker.
Hannu Hautala, Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2018
Hannu Hautala born in Töysä in 1941 living in Kuusamo. Hannu Hautala is a pioneer of Finnish nature photography. In 1970, Hautala received a working grant form the Finnish State and started his career as a professional photographer.
Minna Lehväslaiho - Finnish Postcrossing Friends' Artist of the Year 2019
Minna Lehväslaiho is Finnish naive artist and illustrator.
At Christmas time, even those who usually dislike porridges may still enjoy eating rice porridge. It can be served with a pat of butter, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar or with whipped cream served with fruit soup or sauce, typically made with prunes and raisins.
We start out Christmas Eve celebration with rice pudding and fruit soup. The kids love this, their favorite part is trying to find the almond hidden in the rice. Whoever finds it gets good luck.