Moving on back to North America. Chris from Canada sent me a cover witch had a 2009 Christmas souvenir sheet special cover inside.
The topic of 1996 Christmas postage stamps are images from the belowed “Santa and the Magic Drum” childrens book (and movie) by Mauri Kunnas. The 1996 Christmas stamps introduced a set of three different designs to promote the movie’s premiere.
IMHO the 1995 Christmas postage stamps are bit like the day before the Christmas eve. You have a feeling there’s still plenty to do, but at the same time you feel to be adrift.
One of the most popular Christmas carols is around the world is Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer. The Finnish version of the song is called Petteri Punakuono, and it has slightly different lyrics than the original version.
The 1993 Christmas postage stamps display drawings by children. Philatelicly this years stamps are very interesting, as they were the very first Christmas stamps issued both in miniature sheet and booklet format.
The 1992 Christmas stamps are the very first Finnish stamps that focus entirely on religious side of Christmas.