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  • Thumbnail for Postage stamps and postal history of Finland
    Finland has produced postage stamps for use since 1856. In the war of 1808-1809, Russian troops conquered Finland. Finland had been a part of Sweden and...
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  • Thumbnail for Kirsi Kunnas
    Kirsi Marjatta Kunnas (14 December 1924 – 8 November 2021) was a Finnish poet, children's literature author and translator into Finnish. Her oeuvre consists...
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  • Thumbnail for Night of the Arts
    The Night of the Arts (Finnish: Taiteiden yö, Swedish: Konstens natt) is an annual event held in several major cities in Finland, usually in August. E...
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  • Thumbnail for Laila Pullinen
    Laila Annikki Pullinen-Ramsay (21 July 1933 in Terijoki – 4 November 2015 in Helsinki) was a Finnish artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies modernism...
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  • Thumbnail for Giant's Church
    A Giant's Church (Finnish: Jätinkirkko, jatulinkirkko) is the name given to prehistoric stone enclosures found along the coast of Ostrobothnia region of...
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  • Thumbnail for Holy Cross Church, Hattula
    The Holy Cross Church (Finnish: Pyhän Ristin kirkko) in Hattula, Finland, is the oldest church in the former Tavastia (Häme) province. Archaeologist and...
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  • Thumbnail for Kastelli Giant's Church
    Kastelli Giant's Church (Finnish: Kastellin jätinkirkko) is a prehistoric stone enclosure situated near Pattijoki in the North Ostrobothnia region of Finland...
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  • Thumbnail for Rapola Castle
    Rapola hill fort (Finnish: Rapolan linnavuori) is a hill fort in Sääksmäki in the municipality of Valkeakoski, Finland. Its walls have circled an area...
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  • Thumbnail for Terhi Kokkonen
    Terhi Kokkonen (born in 1974) is a Finnish musician. She is the former vocalist of Ultra Bra. She is now the vocalist for the Finnish band Scandinavian...
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  • Ruohtta is the god and the personification of sickness and death in Sami mythology. He is the ruler of the land of the dead, Rotaimo. Contrary to Sami...
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  • Thumbnail for Mirjam Polkunen
    Maire Mirjam Polkunen (2 March 1926 – 22 June 2012) was a Finnish writer, literature researcher, translator and dramatist. Among other awards, she won...
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  • Thumbnail for Edith von Bonsdorff
    Edith Helena von Bonsdorff (née Anderson; 24 April 1890 – 19 April 1968) was a Danish-Finnish ballet dancer and choreographer. Edith von Bonsdorff was...
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  • Thumbnail for Halikko Church
    Halikko Church (Finnish: Halikon kirkko, Swedish: Halikko kyrka) is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Halikko, Finland. The first parts of the church were...
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  • Thumbnail for Sauvo Church
    Constructed between the years of 1460 and 1472, the Sauvo church (Finnish: Sauvon kirkko, Swedish: Sagu kyrka) is a medieval stone church located within...
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  • Thumbnail for Kannonkoski Church
    Kannonkoski Church (Finnish: Kannonkosken kirkko, Swedish: Kannonkoski kyrka) is a Lutheran church in Kannonkoski, Finland. The church was designed by...
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  • Thumbnail for Saint Barbara Altarpiece (Master Francke)
    The Saint Barbara Altarpiece is a medieval altarpiece attributed to Master Francke. Its known provenance starts at the medieval church in Kalanti in Southwest...
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  • Thumbnail for Lappajärvi Church
    Lappajärvi Church (Finnish: Lappajärven kirkko) is a Lutheran church located in Lappajärvi, Finland. The church was designed by Matti Honka and built 1765...
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