Advent calendar Day 6.

Happy and Peaceful Finnish Independence Day

Turku Castle, Finland

IIllustration Ilkka Kylmäkorpi, Finnish artist

Sent by Tanja from Pori, Finland

 

Finland

Light spring winds

Nordic Summer Night

Photo Taneli Eskola

High Coast Kvsrken  Archipelago, WHS Finland

Photo Kimmo Makkonen

 

Happy Independence Day Finland

 

The Maiden of Finland

Suomen neito, The Maiden of Finland with Finnish flag. 

Art by Ranghild Sellen (1872-1942)

The Maiden of Finland is the national personification of Finland. She is a barefoot young woman in her mid-twenties with often braided blonde hair, blue eyes, wearing a blue and white national costume or a white dress. She was originally called Aura after the Aura River in Turku.

In the painting "The Attack" by Edvard Isto, the Finnish Maiden is being attacked by the Russian eagle, which is tearing away the law book from her hands. It was painted when the Russification of Finland started in 1899.

 

Happy Birthday Finland

Finland is celebrating the Independence Day on 6th December which is the declaration day of Finland's independence from Russia in 1917.

Winter

Illustration Jaana Aalto ( Finnish)

Received on Dec 2013

Sent by aunt Liisi (Helsinki, Finland)

 

Stars and Stripes

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Geneseo, New York

Geneseo is a town in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, United States. 

The Bear Fountain sits in the center of Geneseo village's Main Street. In this picture, it is decorated with flags for Memorial Day. The village and town are known today mainly as the home of the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Receive on 14 Jun, 2018

Sent by David (Geneseo, U.S.A.)

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Iwo Jima Statue

The United States Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) is a national memorial located in Arlington County, Virginia, in the United States. The war memorial was inspired by the iconic 1945 photograph of six Marines raising a U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

Received on 8 Aug, 2013 

Sent by Claire ( Las Vegas, Nevada)

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Boston old State House adorned for the centennial celebrations of 1876. The Old State House is a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts. Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798. It is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.

Received on 29 Apr, 2019

Sent by James (Cambridge, Massachusetts) 

Happy anniversary, Finland 100 years!

Flag

Flag of the Dutch East India Company

From Eva, Netherlands

The Dutch East Indies Company, was originally established as a chartered company in 1602, when the Dutch government granted it a 21-year monopoly on the Dutch spice trade.  The company possessed quasi-governmental powers, including the ability to wage war, imprison and execute convicts, negotiate treaties, strike its own coins, and establish colonies.

Hollannin Itä-Intian kauppakomppania oli vuonna 1602 perustettu maailman toinen monikansallinen yritys (Englannin Itä-Intian kauppakomppania perustettiin vain kaksi vuotta aikaisemmin). Sillä sillä oli lähes valtiolliset oikeudet, kuten oikeus julistaa sota, solmia sopimuksia, vangita ja teloittaa epäiltyjä, painaa rahaa ja perustaa siirtomaita.

 Postcards for the Weekend 41. Flags

Advent Calendar Day 6.- Blue and White

 Happy 99th Birthday Finland! 

Bygone Days

 Hollmannstraße corner in Berlin

From Heli in Mikkeli, Finland

Lady Liberty draped in a bolt of American-flag fabric, circa 1915

From Juanita in Chicago, U.S.A.

Children playing on deserted ground in Docklands. 1992.

Docklands, London, England

Photo Ian Berry / Magnum Photos 

From Charlotte in Bordeaux, France

Stockholm

 The Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm Sweden

The Drottningholm Palace is the private residence of the Swedish royal family.  In 1991 Drottningholm was the first Swedish attraction put on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites.

The City Hall, Stockholm and  M/S Diana  from Linköping

Stockholm by night
These cards came from my mother-in-law to our children in the 80's.

This is my entry for Maria's "Postcards for the Weekend" on her "Connections to the World-blog" and the theme for this week is "Reflections on the water". 

Beautiful Bulgaria

Tryana belfry

Tryavna (Bulgarian: Трявна) is a town in central Bulgaria, situated in the north slopes of the Balkan range, on the Tryavna river valley, near Gabrovo. It is famous for its textile industry and typical National Revival architecture, featuring 140 cultural monuments, museums and expositions. Tryavna is the birthplace of Bulgarian writer Pencho Slaveykov and revolutionary Angel Kanchev. Wikipedia

Distance: 2,198 km

Travel time: 8 days

This card came from Monika in Varna, Bulgaria

Q is for Queen

We Finns don't have any royals but luckily we can follow the royal life from our dear neighbor country, Sweden.

Engagement Silvia & Carl Gustaf

H.M. Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden and Silvia Sommerlath

H.M. King Carl XVI Gustav,  H.M. Queen Silvia with H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria,

H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip and  H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, baptism of Madeleine

 The Royal Family, Victoria 18 years old

 The Royal Guards perform state ceremonial duties on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces. They also take part in royal ceremonial occasions, official state visits, the opening of parliament, Swedish National Day, formal audiences, the official opening of the Swedish Academy, naval visits etc.

Also they are guarding The Royal Palace of Stockholm and Drottningholm Palace. Changing the Guard takes place every day of the year. However the march through the city of Stockholm with military band is usually only during the summer months from May to August.

 My sister in law sent these cards to our daughter.