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Finland‘s very first postage stamps were issued in 1856, when Finland was a part of the Russian Empire (having been part of Sweden decades earlier). Several stamps would be issued in the ensuing decades, until 1917, when Finland declared independence and began issuing its own stamps, inscribed SUOMI and FINLAND. Since that time, Finland has kept up a varied and, at times, experimental postage stamp history.

The first stamps issued by Russia for Finland can be difficult to identify as Finnish; the earliest stamps featured the Finnish coat-of-arms, a lion holding a sword, and had the value in the Cyrillic and Roman alphabets (for example, 5.KOP. and 5.КОП. for the 5 kopecks stamp; there was a 10 kopecks stamp as well).

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In 1866, Russia allowed Finland to change its currency to 1 markka = 100 pennia, and its stamps reflected this change — in Cyrillic, and sometimes in Finnish. For example, a 1 markka stamp could use both ОДНА МАРКА and YKSI MARKKA. In 1875, the first stamps inscribed FINLAND and SUOMI were issued, but this would not become a hard and fast rule yet.

At times, Cyrillic-only stamps would be issued for Finland, and sometimes in kopecks; again, it can be tough to identify these as Finnish. Most Finnish stamps, however, do use markka and pennia, even if those words are rendered only in Cyrillic — and shortened, as pennia usually was (look for МАРКА and ПЕН. for “markka” and “pen.”).

From the very first independent Finnish stamps, issued in 1917, Finland used both the English and Finnish name of the country on its stamps, almost without fail, making identification of all modern issues much easier; they all say SUOMI FINLAND.

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There have been quite a few interesting items released by the Finnish postal authorities over the years. For example, Finland has shown a predilection for experimenting with unusually-shaped stamps in recent times. Interestingly, Finland tends to use “international” or non-Finnish subjects far less often than many other countries; nearly every Finnish stamp, it seems, depicts something near and dear to Finland’s heart: Finnish flowers, lakes, towns, people, and historical events comprise most designs.

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Finland stamps and postal collectibles for sale

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Finland 1866 MI 6Cx MLH/UNG VF / CAT VALUE $500

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FINLAND 1875 SC# 22 LOT OF 30 25p PERF 11 FOR SHADES CANCELS POSTMARKS HIGH CAT

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Finland Stamp Collection on 16 Scott Specialty Pages,​ 1980-1992,​ JFZ

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WC1_24972.FINLAND. Group of 1866-74 5p purple COAT OF ARMS stamps. Sc.6. Used

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1916 South Africa Postcard Cover Capetown to Breston Finland King Edward

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1889-1947 FINLAND STAMP LOT ON INDEX CARDS MINT,​ USED,​ OVERPRINTS AND MORE

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FINLAND 1938 OLYMPIC BOND W/ REVENUE STAMP

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1987 Helsinki Finland Picture Postcard Cover Locally Red Cross In clover

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1932 Suomi Finland Airmail Cover Helsingfors Helsinki to Meissen Berlin Germany

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1915 Nikolaistad Finland Russia Occupation Commercial Cover To Helsinki

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