POSTCARD N.147 - FINLAND

Postcrossing Postcard sent on the 2nd July; received on the 8th July 2024

Postcard image: Brown County Sate park, Indiana
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A fell, term which according to wikipedia, means a a barren elevation feature in the landscape, in Lapland,  northwestern Finland, called Saana, is the main subject of the picture in the nice postcard I got from Tiina. Kiitos paljon, Tinna.

Sanna fell has a maximum elevation of 1029 m and it lies adjacent to Kilpisjärvi lake, located 556 metres below it, bot being located near the town of Enontekiö.

The 0,05 € auto-adhesive stamp, is part of a three even priced stamp set "ripples in water" issued in minisheet form on 24JAN2008.

The 0,20€ stamp is part of a four  stamp set, issued in minisheet format on 09MAY2017, dedicated to arctic birds,  

Further to the  0,20€ - Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) on the cover, the set included: 0,10€ - Long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis); domestic (no facial value) - Brent goose (Branta bernicla); domestic (no facial value) - Barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis).

The 1st class, self-adhesive stamp, illustrated with the image of a sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) was issued on 27FEB2008 as part of the "Flowers" definitive series. Of note is the fact that the stamp information is overprinted in Braille.