FI-860928 FINDLAND from Pirjo (Helsinki South Harbour)

~ Helsinki, Finland ~

Thanks for Pirjo
Sent: 27th JULY 2010

Received: AUGUST 2010

Helsinki  is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is 588,941 (31 January 2011), making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is located some 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden, 300 kilometres (190 mi) west of St. Petersburg, Russia and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tallinn, Estonia. Helsinki has close historical connections with these three cities.

Greater Helsinki includes the city of Helsinki and three other cities: Espoo and Vantaa, which immediately border Helsinki to the west and north, respectively; and Kauniainen, which is an enclave within the city of Espoo. The Helsinki metropolitan area is the world's northernmost urban area among those with a population of over one million people, and the city is the northernmost capital of a EU member state. Altogether 1.3 million people, approximately one in four Finns, live in the Greater Helsinki area.

Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural and research centre. as well as one of northern Europe's major cities. Approximately 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have settled in the Helsinki region.

The nearby city of Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area is the location of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, with frequent service to various destinations in Europe and Asia. Since early 2009, Helsinki has been exploring a merger with Vantaa. On 30 March 2009, the city council of Vantaa agreed to review Helsinki's proposal of a possible merger, while emphasizing that the review is not about the possibility of terminating the existence of the city of Vantaa. On 31 January 2011, the city council of Vantaa turned down Helsinki's proposal of a possible merger, with 45 votes against the proposal compared to 22 in favour of it.

In 2009, Helsinki was chosen to be the World Design Capital for 2012 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. Helsinki narrowly beat out Eindhoven for the title.

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2010-05-18 CHINA from Howard Tan(Malaysia) #1st

... 帆船 / SailBoat

Lately upload this beautiful sunset card which sent by a best friend Howard Tan during his trip to China... This view seems like back to the Dynasty QING.. hehe... Bird stamps show typical chinese styles of design... I love it...

Thanks for Best Friend Howard Tan

Received: MAY 2010

NO-42927 NORWAY from Malinmat

~ Norway ~ (NO-42927)
                                                                               Received February 2011
Thanks for Malinmat!!!

FI-998425 FINDLAND from Eija

~ Espoo, Finland ~ (FI-998425)
                                                                               Received January 2011

Thanks for Eija!!!

Many thanks to Eija that sent me cover enveloped with my favourite cards & many beautiful stamps... I'm really surprised and unexpected to receive such a wonderful stuffs... EIJA, u make my collection Impressedly... 

MS Nordlandia is a cruiseferry owned by the Finnish shipping company Eckerö Line on their route connecting Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. She was built in 1981 by AG Weser Seebeckswerft, Bremerhaven, West Germany for Olau Line as MS Olau Hollandia. Between 1989 and 1997 she sailed as MS Nord Gotlandia for Gotlandslinjen.

Eckerö Line
On 1 January 1998 the Nord Gotlandia left Visby for Turku Repair Yard, Naantali, Finland, where she was taken over by Eckerö Line the following day. After being rebuilt for her new service, the ship emerged as MS Nordlandia and was placed on Eckerö Line's Helsinki—Tallinn service on 10 February 1998.

The ship damaged one of her propellers when leaving Helsinki on 30 April 2003 and had to be docked in Naantali for five days for repairs. During a hard storm on 28 October 2006 she rammed the quay in Tallinn, resulting in a hole above the waterline. The damage was quickly repaired, and the ship was back in traffic on 1 November.

In January 2011, the ship was docked in Naantali for eleven days (03.01.2011 - 14.01.2011).

Greeting from USA - Carol Ligda Wong

Thanks for Carol picked the one of favourite card in my wishlist ... so exciting to see those card with big ship... I like it so much... & I like you written there Gong Hay Fat Choy !! hoho... ... same to you

received before Chinese New Year 2011

Thanks again for Carol Ligda Wong !!!

RUSSIA from Vladimir

~ Krasnodar, Russia ~

Received April  2010

Thanks for Vladimir!!

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