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Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
1951.01   26.10.1951   Tuberculosis relief fund      
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Common Crane Grus grus Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
7m     11     Western Capercaillie    Tetrao urogallus     
12m     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
20m     66     Caspian Tern    Hydroprogne caspia     

1952.01   04.12.1952   Tuberculosis relief fund      
Great Tit Parus major Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Common Swift Apus apus
10m     175     Great Tit    Parus major     
15m     208     Spotted Flycatcher    Muscicapa striata     
25m     85     Common Swift    Apus apus     

1956.01   25.09.1956   Tuberculosis relief fund      
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Mute Swan Cygnus olor
10m     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     
20m     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
30m     14     Mute Swan    Cygnus olor     

1956.02   30.10.1956   Northern countries' day      
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
20m     14     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     
30m     14     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     = 20m

1960.01   18.06.1960   Karelian national festival      
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
30m     76     Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus     

1970.01   10.02.1970   Nature conservation year      
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
30p     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

1974.01   18.03.1974   Baltic area marine environmental conference      
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
60p     66     European Herring Gull    Larus argentatus     

1975.01   30.07.1975   European security and co-operation conference      
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
90p     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1978.01   06.07.1978   Eino Leino      
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
1m     37     Golden Eagle    Aquila chrysaetos     

1978.02   23.10.1978   Christmas      
50p     175     Great Tit    Parus major     

1981.01   27.10.1981   Christmas   4v set   
Great Tit Parus major
70p     175     Great Tit    Parus major     
and     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1982.01   25.10.1982   Christmas   2v set   
Great Tit Parus major
90p     175     Great Tit    Parus major     

1983.01   10.02.1983   National parks   2v set   
Razorbill Alca torda
1.80m     68     Razorbill    Alca torda     

1985.01   19.06.1985   European security and co-operation conference      1975.01
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2.10m     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1986.01   10.04.1986   Europa   2v set   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
2.20m     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1987.01   15.05.1987   Ateneum art museum paintings   5v booklet   
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
1.70m     160     Hooded Crow    Corvus cornix     

1989.01   03.11.1989   Christmas   2v set   
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
1.90m     160     Siberian Jay    Perisoreus infaustus     

1991.01   20.03.1991   Birds   Booklet   
Great Tit Parus major Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
10p     175     Great Tit    Parus major     
60p     221     Common Chaffinch    Fringilla coelebs     
2.10m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1991.02   01.11.1991   Christmas   2v set   
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2.10m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1992.01   22.04.1992   Birds   Booklet   
White Wagtail Motacilla alba European Robin Erithacus rubecula Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
10p     219     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
60p     208     European Robin    Erithacus rubecula     
2.10m     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     

1993.01   04.06.1993   Birds   Booklet   
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
10p     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
20p     208     Common Redstart    Phoenicurus phoenicurus     
2.30m     106     White-backed Woodpecker    Dendrocopos leucotos     

1993.02   20.09.1993   Water birds   Booklet   

Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica Common Merganser Mergus merganser Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
2.30m     16     Black-throated Loon    Gavia arctica     
2.30m     16     Black-throated Loon    Gavia arctica     
2.30m     14     Common Merganser    Mergus merganser     
2.30m     14     Mallard    Anas platyrhynchos     
2.30m     14     Red-breasted Merganser    Mergus serrator     

1994.01   04.11.1994   Christmas   2v set   
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
2.10m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

1994.02   04.11.1994   Christmas   Booklet   1994.01
2.10m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     cl
2.10m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     cr

1996.01   06.09.1996   Shorebirds   Sheet   
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
2.80m     64     Common Snipe    Gallinago gallinago     
2.80m     54     Eurasian Oystercatcher    Haematopus ostralegus     
2.80m     64     Eurasian Curlew    Numenius arquata     
2.80m     64     Eurasian Woodcock    Scolopax rusticola     
2.80m     58     Northern Lapwing    Vanellus vanellus     

1997.01   30.01.1997   Tokens of affection   8v booklet   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
*     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

1997.02   25.04.1997   The archipelagic sea national park      
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
4.30m     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     

1997.03   19.08.1997   The Crane   Sheet   
Common Crane Grus grus Common Crane Grus grus Common Crane Grus grus Common Crane Grus grus
2.80m     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.80m     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.80m     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     
2.80m     48     Common Crane    Grus grus     

1998.01   15.01.1998   Provincial bird   sa   
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
*     207     Common Blackbird    Turdus merula     

1998.02   04.09.1998   Stamp day, owls   Sheet   
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
3m     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
3m     78     Eurasian Eagle-Owl    Bubo bubo     
3m     78     Boreal Owl    Aegolius funereus     
3m     78     Great Grey Owl    Strix nebulosa     
3m     78     Snowy Owl    Bubo scandiacus     

1999.01   27.01.1999   Bluethroat   sa   
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
*     208     Bluethroat    Luscinia svecica     

1999.02   18.05.1999   Nocturnal summer birds   Sheet   
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Corn Crake Crex crex Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
3m     208     Thrush Nightingale    Luscinia luscinia     
3m     76     Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus     
3m     82     European Nightjar    Caprimulgus europaeus     
3m     46     Corn Crake    Crex crex     
3m     26     Eurasian Bittern    Botaurus stellaris     

1999.03   05.11.1999   Christmas   3v set   
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
3.50m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     

2000.01   15.03.2000   The Finnish Red Cross: domestic animals   2v set   
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
4.80m     219     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     

2000.02   05.09.2000   Animals   sa   
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
*     11     Willow Ptarmigan    Lagopus lagopus     

2000.03   03.11.2000   Christmas   2v set, sa   
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
3.50m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     p 14¼

2000.04   03.11.2000   Christmas   Sold with label attached, sa   2000.03
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
3.50m     221     Eurasian Bullfinch    Pyrrhula pyrrhula     p 13¾

2001.01   16.05.2001   Woodpeckers   Sheet   
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
3.50m     106     Lesser Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos minor     
3.50m     106     Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker    Picoides tridactylus     
3.50m     106     White-backed Woodpecker    Dendrocopos leucotos     
3.50m     106     Great Spotted Woodpecker    Dendrocopos major     
3.50m     106     Grey-headed Woodpecker    Picus canus     
3.50m     106     Black Woodpecker    Dryocopus martius     

2001.02   06.09.2001   Birds   sa   
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus White Wagtail Motacilla alba Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
*     175     Eurasian Blue Tit    Cyanistes caeruleus     
*     219     White Wagtail    Motacilla alba     
*     156     Eurasian Golden Oriole    Oriolus oriolus     

2002.01   01.01.2002   Swan   sa   
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
0.50€     14     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     

2002.02   01.01.2002   Finnish flag   Booklet, sa   
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
*     66     Arctic Tern    Sterna paradisaea     

2002.03   15.04.2002   Gulf of Finland   5v booklet   
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
*     66     Common Tern    Sterna hirundo     

2003.01   15.01.2003   Provincial birds   Strip, sa   
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
*     76     Common Cuckoo    Cuculus canorus     
*     179     Eurasian Skylark    Alauda arvensis     
*     160     Siberian Jay    Perisoreus infaustus     

2003.02   03.03.2003   Painting by Ferdinand von Wright   sa   
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
0.90€     11     Western Capercaillie    Tetrao urogallus     

2003.03   07.05.2003   Summer   6v sheet   
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
0.65€     160     Eurasian Magpie    Pica pica     

2004.01   14.01.2004   Sibelius   3v strip, sa   
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
*     14     Whooper Swan    Cygnus cygnus     

2004.02   26.03.2004   Swallows   2v set, sa   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
*     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     
and     181     Common House Martin    Delichon urbicum     

2004.03   28.04.2004   Woodland animals   6v sheet   
Northern Raven Corvus corax
0.65€     160     Northern Raven    Corvus corax     

2006.01   27.10.2006   Christmas   sa   
Great Tit Parus major Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
0.50€     175     Great Tit    Parus major     
1kl     168     Bohemian Waxwing    Bombycilla garrulus     

2008.01   27.02.2008   Rain or sunshine   5v booklet, sa   
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
1kl     181     Barn Swallow    Hirundo rustica     

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:
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Where do you want to go birding today?
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