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).

FI-830853 FINLAND from Manniul

~ South of Finland ~ (FI-830853)
< Santa Claus  > with un-cancellation 3D stamp
                                                                               Received June 2010
Thanks for  Teacher Manniul (Ulla-Maija) !!!

FI-801145 FINDLAND from Ulriikka

~ Finland ~ (FI-801145)
                                                                               Received May 2010

Thanks for Ulriikka (Ulla)!!!

FI-774837 FINLAND from Talvikki

~ Finland ~ (FI-774837)

Received March 2010

Thanks for Talvikki !!

FI-643898, FI-655511 - Finland

1st ~ Aurinkoisia Kesapaimal, Finland ~ (FI-643898)

Sent 02-11-2009

Thanks for Hovila!!

2nd ~ Polo.Ren.Renntier.Reindeer (Finnish Animal).Rena, Suomi Finland ~ (FI-655511)

Sent 14-10-2009

Thanks for Emilia!!

Reindeer: 

The Finnish forest reindeer (Rangifer tarandus fennicus) (Finnish: metsäpeura, Russian: лесной северный олень) is a rare and threatened subspecies of reindeer native to Finland and northwestern Russia. They are found primarily in Russian Karelia, and the provinces of North Karelia, Savonia and Kainuu in Finland, though some range into central south Finland. They are distinct from the semi-domesticated Nothern Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in their larger size and preference for dense boreal forest habitat over the open tundra.

The Finnish forest reindeer is one of the largest species of reindeer. It is 180–220 cm long and the tail 10–15 cm. The male is larger, weighing 150–250 kg, while females weigh about 100 kg.

Reindeer are ruminants, having a four-chambered stomach. They mainly eat lichens in winter, especially reindeer moss. However, they also eat the leaves of willows and birches, as well as sedges and grasses. There is some evidence to suggest that on occasion, they will also feed on lemmings, artic char, and bird eggs. Reindeer herded by the Chukchis have been known to devour mushrooms enthusiastically in late summer.

Keijo - Finland

 * Non-cancellation Stamps *

~ Art Drawing Card ~

Sent 28-09-2009

Thanks for Keijo!!

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