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Bird stamps of Finland
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 1951 Tuberculosis relief fund Common Crane Grus grus 1951 Tuberculosis relief fund Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 1951 Tuberculosis relief fund Great Tit Parus major 1952 Tuberculosis relief fund Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1952 Tuberculosis relief fund Common Swift Apus apus 1952 Tuberculosis relief fund
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1956 Tuberculosis relief fund Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 1956 Tuberculosis relief fund Mute Swan Cygnus olor 1956 Tuberculosis relief fund Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1956 Northern countries day Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1956 Northern countries day
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1960 Karelian national festival Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1970 Nature conservation year European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1974 Baltic area marine environmental conference Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1975 European security and co-operation conference
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1978 Eino Leino Great Tit Parus major 1978 Christmas Great Tit Parus major 1981 Christmas 4v set Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1981 Christmas 4v set Great Tit Parus major 1982 Christmas 2v set
Razorbill Alca torda 1983 National parks 2v set Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1985 European security and co-operation conference Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1986 Europa 2v set Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1987 Ateneum art museum paintings 5v booklet Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus 1989 Christmas 2v set
Great Tit Parus major 1991 Birds Booklet Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 1991 Birds Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1991 Birds Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1991 Christmas 2v set White Wagtail Motacilla alba 1992 Birds Booklet European Robin Erithacus rubecula 1992 Birds Booklet Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1992 Birds Booklet Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus 1993 Birds Booklet
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1993 Birds Booklet White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 1993 Birds Booklet Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica 1993 Water birds Booklet Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica 1993 Water birds Booklet
Common Merganser Mergus merganser 1993 Water birds Booklet Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1993 Water birds Booklet Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1993 Water birds Booklet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 Christmas 2v set Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 Christmas Booklet
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 Christmas Booklet Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1996 Shorebirds Sheet Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 1996 Shorebirds Sheet Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 1996 Shorebirds Sheet Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1996 Shorebirds Sheet
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 1996 Shorebirds Sheet Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1997 Tokens of affection 8v booklet Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1997 The archipelagic sea national park Common Crane Grus grus 1997 The Crane Sheet Common Crane Grus grus 1997 The Crane Sheet
Common Crane Grus grus 1997 The Crane Sheet Common Crane Grus grus 1997 The Crane Sheet Common Blackbird Turdus merula 1998 Provincial bird sa Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 1998 Stamp day, owls Sheet
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 1998 Stamp day, owls Sheet Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus 1998 Stamp day, owls Sheet Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa 1998 Stamp day, owls Sheet Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 1998 Stamp day, owls Sheet Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1999 Bluethroat sa Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 1999 Nocturnal summer birds Sheet
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1999 Nocturnal summer birds Sheet European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1999 Nocturnal summer birds Sheet Corn Crake Crex crex 1999 Nocturnal summer birds Sheet Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1999 Nocturnal summer birds Sheet Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1999 Christmas 3v set
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 2000 The Finnish Red Cross: domestic animals 2v set Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 2000 Animals sa Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2000 Christmas 2v set, sa Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2000 Christmas Sold with label attached, sa
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 2001 Woodpeckers Sheet Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2001 Birds sa White Wagtail Motacilla alba 2001 Birds sa Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 2001 Birds sa
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2002 Swan sa Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2002 Finnish flag Booklet, sa Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2002 Gulf of Finland 5v booklet Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 2003 Provincial birds Strip, sa
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 2003 Provincial birds Strip, sa Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus 2003 Provincial birds Strip, sa Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 2003 Painting by Ferdinand von Wright sa Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 2003 Summer 6v sheet
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2004 Sibelius 3v strip, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2004 Swallows 2v set, sa Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 2004 Swallows 2v set, sa Northern Raven Corvus corax 2004 Woodland animals 6v sheet
Great Tit Parus major 2006 Christmas sa Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2006 Christmas sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2008 Rain or sunshine 5v booklet, sa Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2010 Autumn 3v sheet, sa
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2012 Autumn dream 5v sheet, sa Great Tit Parus major 2015 Spring sa Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2016 Everymans rights 6v booklet, sa Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa 2016 Everymans rights 6v booklet, sa
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2016 WWF 3v set, sa Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 2016 WWF 3v set, sa Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus 2017 Lions International Sheet, sa
Huia Heteralocha acutirostris † 2017 Lions International Sheet, sa Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2017 Silence 3v set, sa Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 2017 Arktika Sheet, sa Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 2017 Arktika Sheet, sa
Brant Goose Branta bernicla 2017 Arktika Sheet, sa Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 2017 Arktika Sheet, sa Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 2017 Arktika Booklet, sa Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 2017 Arktika Booklet, sa Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 2017 Christmas sa
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 2018 WWF 3v set, sa Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2018 Finnish nature 5v set, sa Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2019 Europa sa Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 2019 Europa sa
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2020 Migratory birds Sheet, sa Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2020 Migratory birds Sheet, sa Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 2020 Migratory birds Sheet, sa White Wagtail Motacilla alba 2020 Migratory birds Sheet, sa
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2021 Europa 3v set, sa Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 2021 Finnish art classics 8v set, sa Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2023 Important friend, Valentines Day 8v set, sa
Finland map

Location: Northern Europe
Population: 5.2 million
Climate: cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current
Terrain: mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills

Birds: 450 species

Links:
Finland Post postal administration website
Where do you want to go birding today?
Eino Leino - web search
Ateneum Art Museum - web search
Ferdinand von Wright - web search
Jean Sibelius - web search



BIRD SPECIES SHOWN
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Common Crane Grus grus
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Great Tit Parus major
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Common Swift Apus apus
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Razorbill Alca torda
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Corn Crake Crex crex
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Huia Heteralocha acutirostris †
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Brant Goose Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

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