Cinnamon Buns

Tuula sent me this delicious-looking postcard last October.  It was autumn in Finland when she wrote this (October 3, 2011).  The temperature was slowly decreasing (6 C that time) and it was raining often.

Cinnamon buns

The postcard came with this stamp:

1 of the 5 Onnenhyppy stamps designed by  Tuomo Savolainen

A Swan From Finland

This picture of a swan sent to me by Sointu was my first postcard from Finland.  

Photo by Frans Lemmens

It came with this stamp:

A stamp of the Torronsuo National Park issued in 2010

Barbecue in Finland

Hilkka sent me this delicious-looking postcard of a typical Finnish summer food, barbecue.  Looks good, especially now that I'm missing authentic yakitori from Japan. 

Barbecue: grilled skewered meat

The card came in with a mysterious stamp so I had to do an image search on Google.  Totally amazing.  Mind was blown.  Anyway the stamp was part of 8 postage stamps issued in 2007 under the 5 themes: raspberries, butterflies, the Finnish Olympic Committee, architecture, and design.

I'm guessing this is a chair