Sailing

So many sails in one boat

Art by Merja Hämäläinen, 

Finnish naive artist

Postcard traveling to Arizona for Pamela

The Swan of Finland is sailing to Germany for Jan in Hamburg

The Swan of Finland was a school ship of the Finnish Navy, which is currently anchored to Turku Aura River as a museum ship.

 

Sunday Church

Turku Cathedral, Finland

Turku Cathedral is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. 

 

Castles in Winter

Neuschwanstein Castle in Winter

Watrburg Castle in winter, Eisenach, Germany 

Häme Castle, Hämeenlinna, Finland

Photo Taneli Eskola, Finnish

Turku Castke, Turku, Finland

Illustration Ilkka Kylmäkorpi, Finnish

Finland

Greetings from Samppalinna, Turku, Finland

Sent by my aunt on 6 Sep, 1966

Samppalinnanpuisto is Turku's second oldest hill park. It is known for its vantage points, restaurant and outdoor swimming pools.

Turku, Suomi, Finland

TKL 39, (Karia/Strömberg) 1951

Humalistonkatu

Phto Mikko Alameri

Sent by my sister and her family on 8 Jul, 2017

Kajaani

Tar Canal Kajaani river, Kajaani by night

Sent by my mother and father on 25 Aug, 1997

Helsinki

Helsinki, The City

Sent by my family on 25 Jul, 1974 from Helsinki

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Repovesi National Park

Impressive Olhavuori Rock, Photo Taneli Eskola

Sent by Sari on 12 Mar, 2022 from Kuusankoski

 

Random Finland

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Turku by Harro Koskinen, Finnish artist

Sent by Terttu on 6 Aug, 2014 from Turku, Finland

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Porvoo- Borgå Finland

Sent by Kristiina on 2 Oct, 2020 from Porvoo

Kaskinen 

Sent to Germany on 19 Jul 2019 

Kaskinen is a town, municipality and island of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kaskinen is 1,288 (31 December 2021)The population density is 122.78/km2 (318.0/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish (68%) and the minority Swedish (28%).

Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status The town is located on an island with two bridges to the mainland, and its only border neighbor is the town of Närpes. 

Finnish cities

FB-Swap. Summer greetings

Turku, Åbo, Finland

Photos Esko Pärssinen, Markku Wiik

Sent by Kirsi on 6 Jun, 2022 from Turku

FB-Swap

Tampere Meetup, 11 Sep, 2021

Sent by Elina and  18 other postcrossers from Tampere

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Porvoo Borgå, Finland, Photo Esko Pärssinen

Sent by Isabel on 11 Aug, 2016 from Porvoo

 

Sunday Chruch

St Michael's Church, Turku

FB Swap sent by Iris on Dec, 2018 from Turku, Finland 

Michael's Church (Finnish: Mikaelinkirkko, Swedish: Mikaels kyrkan) is a church situated in central Turku. It is named after Archangel Michael and was finished in 1905.  The church is one of the most popular wedding churches in Turku being able to seat 1,800 people.

 

Sunday Churches

 Happy Sunday morning

FB-swap Finnish Churches

Turku city and Turku Cathedral

Received on Jul, 2021

Sent by Sari (Kokkola, Finland)

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Church of Saint Saint Ildefonso, Porto, Portugal

Received on 26 Mar, 2015 

Sent by Elsa (Santa Mariada Feira, Portugal)

St.Petersburg, Church of the Spilled Blood, 1883-1907

 Architects: Alfred Parland, Archimandrite Ignaty

Received on Jul, 2013

Sent by my daughter and her friends on their trip to Saint Petersburg. 

Monday Meetups

FB-Swaps

Summer greetings 

Random July

Summer greetings swap

 Postcrossing Meetup 

Turku, Finland, 4.7. 2021

Summer greetings swap

Åland 100 Years Anniversary Year Meetup

Mariehamn 8-9 July 2021

Summer greetings swap

Postcrossing 16 year Meetup 

Nokia Finland, 14. 7. 2021 

Summer greetings swap

Postcrossing Meetup 

Vilpelä,  old village school

Sahalahti, Finland,  31.7. 2021

Random July swap

Postcrossing Meetup

Pori, Finland, 15.7. 2021

 

Memory Monday

Fishing on Petsamoriver
Sent to my father-in-law on 1930s

Suomen Matkailijayhdisty - Turistföreningen i Finland

 Petsamonjoki - Petsamo älv - Petsamo River, 1930

Military mail
Sent to my father-in-law on  3Nov, 1941

The Helsinki Olympic Stadium is located in the Töölö district, about 2.3 kilometers from the center of the Finnish capital Helsinki, The Olympic Stadium was designed in functionalistic style by the architects Yrjö Lindegren and Toivo Jäntti. Construction of the Olympic Stadium began in 1934 and it was completed in 1938, with the intent to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were moved from Tokyo to Helsinki before being cancelled due to World War II. It hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics over a decade later instead. 

 Kuusisto-Kustö

Villa Nuuttila (1947-1953)

Architect Erik Bryggman  (1891– 1955)

Postcard sent to my father-in-law on 7Oct, 1958

Erik Bryggman was among the first to introduce Functionalist style into Finnish architecture. He lived and practiced architecture in Turku and was an influential character among the town’s architectural milieu.

Turku, Finland

Turku Day, Åbodagen

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 211 km

sent by Mervi, Finland

 Churches in Turku, Finland

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 264 km

sent by Bror, Finland

Mysterious Turku

travel time 3 days

distance travelled 142 km

sent by Iiris, Finland

Glimpses of the past

Kauhajoki, Hämes-Havunen

The architecture of the buildings of Hämes-Havunen represent the traditional building culture in the Ostrobothnia, Finland - red and two-storey building with closed yard.

Kristiinankaupunki,

The city center has changed but it still reflects traditions in many ways. you can feel it when walking down the narrow  streets between well preserved wooden houses,

Heinola, Finaland

 Harju pavilion

Built in 1900, Harju pavilion is an eastern-influenced Art Nouveau building of cultural and historical value, and an absolute must for visitors to Heinola. Harju pavilion is located near the centre of the town, in Harjupuisto Park, within walking distance of the marketplace.

Turku,

Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum

In 1827 the Great Fire of Turku caused massive destruction, but Luostarinmäki was spared from the flames. Nowadays the old quarter and artisans of Luostarinmäki form a unique atmosphere, where time stands still. At the museum, journey in time to life of the common folk from the 1800.

Sunday Churches

The Church of St. Mary. Cracow, Poland

From Hania , Poland

St. Ekaterina Cathedral, Krasnodar, Russia

From Irina, Russia

Bremen Cathedral, St. Petri Dom and town hall , Germany

From Gaby and Katharina, Germany

Turku Cathedral and jackdaws
Travel Poster, 1966. Turku. Art by Erik Bruun
From my sister

Å is for Åbo ( Turku )

 The City of Turku was founded in 1229. 

 Finland's first university was founded in Turku in 1640, even though the number of inhabitants in the city was not very large at that time. The staple town charter (the right to conduct foreign trade) guaranteed, however, that trading was brisk.

In 1827, a large section of Turku was dramatically destroyed in a fire. The burnt city needed an altogether new town plan, which was drawn up by C. L. Engel the following year

Luostarinmäki the Handicrafts Museum.

The area of the museum was the only old residential area left in 1940, when the museum was opened. The location was the largest area to completely survive the Great Fire of Turku. Contemporary handicraft items are presented. The museum received the Golden Apple international tourism award as the only site in Scandinavia in 1984.

The Turku Market Hall, completed in 1896.

The Market Hall, which extends the length of an entire block,

was designed by architect Gustaf Nyström.



Restaurant Samppalinna – a part of the vibrant Turku history since 1832 –

is a spectacular wooden villa with terraces located on the banks of the River Aura.

Turku ( Åbo ) was my home town from 1970 to 1976.