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Cairnterrier (sic) (Maximum Card no. 39)
Unused Maximum Card issued in 1998. Grade: 1
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Bichon Frise (Maximum Card no. 40)
Unused Maximum Card issued in 1998. Grade: 1
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Boxer (Maximum Card no. 41)
Unused Maximum Card issued in 1998. Grade: 1
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Aland, King Bolete (Maximum Card no. 44)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 2nd January 2003. Grade: 1
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Aland, rose-chafer (Maximum Card no. 53)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 2nd January 2006. Grade: 1
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Aland, seven-spot ladybird (Maximum Card no. 54)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 2nd January 2006. Grade: 1
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Aland, rhinoceros beetle (Maximum Card no. 55)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 2nd January 2006. Grade: 1
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Apu and Sisu (Maximum Card no. 69)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 7th September 2005. Grade: 1
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Otso (Maximum Card no. 70)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 7th September 2005. Grade: 1
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Fennica (Maximum Card no. 71)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 7th September 2005. Grade: 1
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Botnica (Maximum Card no. 72)
Unused Maximum Card issued on 7th September 2005. Grade: 1
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Fingerpori
We guess you just need to be Finnish … or reach the Finnish line … or something! Mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Kuortaneelle
An ad, a comprehensive one, for a city. Mailed in 2013 with stamp and postmark. Grade: 1
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Jyväskylä, rainbow
From the largest city in central Finland, a card mailed in 2014 with stamp and Priority label — but no postmark. Grade: 4
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Curlew
What a shame Posti (Finland) didn’t go ahead and issue this as a maximum card, but it’s not. Mailed in 2014 with another very large stamp, Priority label, and postmark on the back. Grade: 1
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Suomi – Finland, multiple views
Mailed in 2013 with stamp, postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Scene
We have absolutely no idea what this represents. It looks like the edge of a volcano. But that can’t be, it’s Finland, and the card gives no clue. It does, however, have a large stamp (one of two) of a toilet, and a tear on the right edge. Postmark and Priority label, too. Grade: 4
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Suomi – Finland, multiple views, and fishing
Mailed in 2013, with a dark stamp, a clear postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Helsinki – The Olympic Stadium
Made ready for the Games in 1952. The card was mailed in 2014, with stamp, illegible postmark, and Priority label. Grade: 1
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Map of Finland+
Mailed in 2014 with Priority label and an uncancelled stamp. The postmark went onto the front instead. Grade: 4
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Anna
An ad card for the magazine (Anna) and for a cartoon within it. Mailed in 2013, with stamp, Priority label, and illegible postmark. Two perforated edges, so it was part of a set. Grade: 1
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Käytkö useinkin täällä?
In Finnish, that means “Do you come here often?” and we wonder who was the happier for that encounter. Mailed in 2014, with stamp and postmark and blue Priority label. Grade: 1
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Snow scene
This is always what we imagine Finland to look like. Maybe best “scene” on postcards! Long (4-3/8″ x 8-7/8″) card mailed in 2014, with stamp, small Priority label, and faint postmark. Grade: 1
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Helsinki, Finnish National Opera and The Olympic Stadium
Mailed in 2014, this card has a large stamp, two postmarks, and blue Priority label affixed. Grade: 1
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Åland, AA-Ford 1928 (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 2, issued on 27 April 1987, with extensive captions in Finnish and Swedish. Grade: 1
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Åland, Galeasen Albanus (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 3, from 4th June 1988, captioned in Swedish and Finnish. Grade: 1
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Åland, reconstruction (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 4, from 31st May 1989. An elementary school? Grade: 1
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Åland, fishing (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 5, captioned in Finnish and Swedish, and issued on 1st March 1990. Grade: 1
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Åland, Norrby in Lemland, landscapes (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 8, issued on 8th June 1992, with landscapes painted by Joel Pettersson. Grade: 1
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Åland, Seffers veranda (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 24, issued on 11th September 1998, depicting the Seffers veranda in Onningeby in Jomala. Grade: 1
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Åland, Labbas veranda (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 25, issued on 11th September 1998, showing the Labbas veranda in Storby. Grade: 1
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Åland, Abras veranda (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card No. 26, issued on 11th September 1998, showing the Abras veranda in Björkö on Kumlinge. Grade: 1
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Arctic fox (Maximum Card #18)
Captioned in Finnish, Swedish, and English, this unused maximum card No. 18 of Alopex lagopus was issued on 19th March 1993. Grade: 1
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Arctic fox (Maximum Card #19)
Captioned in Finnish, Swedish, and English, this unused maximum card No. 19 of Alopex lagopus was issued on 19th March 1993. Grade: 1
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Arctic fox (Maximum Card #20)
Captioned in Finnish, Swedish, and English, this unused maximum card No. 20 of Alopex lagopus was issued on 19th March 1993. Grade: 1
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Arctic fox (Maximum Card #21)
Captioned in Finnish, Swedish, and English, this unused maximum card No. 21 of Alopex lagopus was issued on 19th March 1993. Grade: 1
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Timo Makinen (Maximum Card)
According to this unused maximum card No. 26, issued on 10th May 1995, Timo Makinen was known as “Mr. Flying Finn” in rally driving and the first Finn to win the Monte Carlo Rally. Grade: 1
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Tommi Ahvala (Maximum Card)
According to this unused maximum card No. 28, issued on 10th May 1995, Tommi Ahvala was Trial World Champion in 1992. Grade: 1
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Horse tram of 1890 (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card no. 9, issued on 23rd May 1988, captioned in Finnish, Swedish, and English. Grade: 1
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Snow leopard (Maximum Card)
Unused maximum card no. 10, issued on 12th June 1999, of Panthera uncia from southeastern Asia. Grade: 1