Finnish Christmas postage stamps: Stable elves
The 1979 Christmas postage stamp continues on a similar theme of taking care of animals. The finnish tallitonttu, literally stable elve, was the caretaker of domestic animals. Especially stable elves shared a common habit of moving about only after nightfall.
1979 Finland - Christmas postage stamp
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