Happy anniversary

Happy 51st wedding anniversary to us 💕😍 

Postcard illustration by Kaarina Toivanen

 

Advent Calendar Day 22

 Christmas in forest

Illustration Kaarina Toivanen, 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

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

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

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) 

Caturday

Cats by Marjolein Bastin (Dutch artist)

Sent by me to my cat friend  (Djursholm, Sweden )

FB swap

Christmas cat by Linda Peltola (Finnish artist)

Sent by Elina (Virrat, Finland)

FB-swap

Kittens playing by Kaarina Toivanen (Finnish artist) 

Sent by Airi (Kemi, Finland

 

Joy and Light

Joy and Light

Sent by Kirsi

Facebook swap

Nature's scent 

 Kaarina Toivanen (Finnish)

Sent by Esa in Vihti, Finland

 on 5 Apr, 2020

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 280 km

received on 15 Apr, 2020 

Gardener

Sent by Silvia in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

on 17 Sep, 2016

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,525 km

received on 22 Sep, 2016 

Christmas Gifts

Illustration Anna Silivonchik, Belarus

Illustration Kaarina Toivanen, Finland

Illustration Jonnie Jacobsen, Sweden

Christmas Foxes

Baking for Christmas. Illustration Maiu Vares. Estonia

Greetings from my childhood friend ♥ 2019

Winter nest by Daga Ulv

Merry Christmas!
From  my facebook friend in 2018

Quiet Night. Art by Kaarina Toivanen

Peaceful Christmas Wishes
From our late aunt in 2004.

Advent Calendar Day 22. - Christmas Sauna

Whose turn is it? by Virpi pekkala

 Sauna Hat by Virpi Pekkala

Barrel sauna by Kaarina Toivanen

Warming up the sauna on Christmas is an ancient custom in Finland. Most Finns have a tradition of going to sauna to bathe and relax before attending the Christmas Eve celebrations.