Finnish Christmas postage stamps: O Christmas Tree
The 1981 Christmas postage stamps celebrate the Christmas tree. Like the 1980 stamp issue, the set contains two separate values and designs.
Once again, the stamp displays an idyllic image of past Christmas times when it was common for people to cut their own Christmas tree. These days most Finns live in cities and Christmas trees are purchased mainly on local market squares. But despite the changes, most Finnish homes still have a real christmas tree for the festival season.
1981 Finland - Christmas postage stamp
Decorating the christmas tree is a chore reserved for children. In my family the christmas tree is taken inside the night before Christmas Eve, so kids can start the decorating on the early eve morning. I usually put up the star on the top as well as the candles, and leave the rest for the kids. A very common decorative is a “row of finnish Flags” as seen on the stamps image.
1981 Finland - Christmas postage stamp
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