The Republic of Finland is a sovereign state in Northern Europe. Its Western boundary is the Gulf of Bothnia, its western land boundary is with Sweden, its northern land boundary is Norway. To the west is the Russian Federation and to the south, the Gulf of Finland. Its capital is Helsinki. After many years of Russian rule, Finland declared independence from Russia in 1917. It fought to retain its independence, and Russia interfered many times. However, independent it remained and in 1995 joined the European Union.
Finnish postage stamps have been produced since 1856. Finland has a very unique offer with regard to its postage stamps. You can have your own image personalised onto the face of a postage stamp. The process involves uploading your image to the post office website, paying a fee over and above the price of the stamp, and voila! Your own postage stamp.
1875
Lion of Finland Series
SG # 82
Used (Hinged)
SG # 99
Used (Hinged)
1889
Finland Lion Series
SG # 108
Used (Hinged)
SG # 148
Used (Hinged)
SG # 149
Used (Hinged)
SG # 150
Used (Hinged)
SG # 151
Used (Hinged)
1891
Various Scenes Series (Similar to Russian types but with circles added to design)
SG # 133
Used (Hinged)
SG # 134
Used (Hinged)
SG # 135
Used (Hinged)
SG # 136
Used (Hinged)
SG # 137
Used (Hinged)
SG # 138
Used (Hinged)
SG # 139
Used (Hinged)
Unable to find a reference to this stamp in SG
Unused (NH)
SG # 140
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 141
Unused (NH)
Unable to find a reference to this stamp in SG
Used
SG # 142
Used (Hinged)
SG # 143
Used (Hinged)
SG # 143
Unused (NH)
1901
Various Scenes Series (Similar to Russian types but value in Finnish currency)
SG # 161
Used (Hinged)
SG # 162b
Used (Hinged)
SG # 169a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 170
Used (Hinged)
SG # 165a
Used (Hinged)
1911
Arms of Finland Series
SG # 177
Used (Hinged)
SG # 180
Used (Hinged)
SG # 181
Used (Hinged)
SG # 182
Used (Hinged)
1917
Finland Lion Series
SG # 187a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 188
Used (Hinged)
SG # 189
Used (Hinged)
SG # 190
Used (Hinged)
SG # 191a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 192
Used (Hinged)
SG # 193
Used (Hinged)
SG # 195
Used (Hinged)
SG # 196
Used (Hinged)
SG # 198a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 246
Used (Hinged)
SG # 200
Used (Hinged)
SG # 201
Used (Hinged)
SG # 247
Used (Hinged)
SG # 237
Used (Hinged)
SG # 205
Used (Hinged)
SG # 248
Used (Hinged)
SG # 207a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 208
Used (Hinged)
SG # 250
Used (Hinged)
SG # 242
Used (Hinged)
1919
Finland Lion Series (Surcharged)
SG # 225
Used (Hinged)
1921
Finland Lion Series (Surcharged with value P and bars)
SG # 229
Used (Hinged)
1930
Various Scenes Series
SG # 263
Used (Hinged)
SG # 264
Used (Hinged)
SG # 265
Used (Hinged)
SG # 268a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 270
Used (Hinged)
SG # 271a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 272
Used (Hinged)
SG # 272a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 273
Used (Hinged)
SG # 273a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 273b
Used (Hinged)
SG # 274
Used (Hinged)
SG # 275
Used (Hinged)
SG # 410
Used (Hinged)
SG # 277
Used (Hinged)
1931
Finland Lion Series (Surcharged)
SG # 290
Used (Hinged)
1942
Finland Lion Series
SG # 372
Used (Hinged)
SG # 373
Used (Hinged)
SG # 376
Used (Hinged)
SG # 379
Used (Hinged)
SG # 379b
Used (Hinged)
SG # 444
Used (Hinged)
Views Series
SG # 369
Used (Hinged)
General Post Office Helsinki Series
SG # 382
Used (Hinged)
SG # 383
Used (Hinged)
SG # 384
Used (Hinged)
1946
Postal Motor Coach Series
SG # 421a
Used (Hinged)
1954
Lion of Finland Series
SG # 529
Used
SG # 531a
Used
SG # 532b
Used (Hinged)
1956
Various Scenes Series
SG # 557
Used (Hinged)
1963
Finland Lion Series
SG # 648
Used (Hinged)
SG # 650
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 651c
Used (Hinged)
SG # 653
Used (Hinged)
SG # 654a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 657
Used (Hinged)
Views Series
SG # 664
Used (Hinged)
SG # 670
Used (Hinged)
SG # 673
Used (Hinged)
SG # 675
Used (Hinged)
1965
Birth Centenary of Pekka Halonen Series – painter
SG # 710
Used
1975
National Arms Series
SG # 865a
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 869
Used (Hinged)
SG # 872
Used (Hinged)
International Women’s Year Series
SG # 887
Used (Hinged)
1976
Traditional Finnish Arts
SG # 893a
Used (Hinged)
SG # 895
Used
SG # 898
Used
1978
Europa Series
SG # 933
Used (Hinged)
1982
Europa Series
SG # 1021
Used
1986
Nordic Countries’ Postal Co-operation Series – Twinned Towns
SG # 1106
Used
1987
Centenary of Postal Savings Bank Series
SG # 1114
Used
1990
Europa Series – Post Office Buildings
SG # 1224
Used
1998
Europa Series – National Festivals
SG # 1517
Used (Hinged)
1999
Provincial Birds and Fish 2nd Series
SG # 1542
Used (Hinged)