Finlandю Petäjävesi

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Petäjävesi Old Church (1764)

Petäjävesi Old Church is a wooden church located in Petäjävesi, Finland. It was built between 1763 and 1765. The clock tower that has been built in 1821 is connected to it. UNESCO considered it to be a representative Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition, mixing Renaissance with older Gothic architectural elements. (Wikipedia)

Finland. Kuopio

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Kuopio is a city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia, Finland. Kuopio was founded in 1653 by Governor Peter Brahe, but the official date is recognized as November 17, 1775, when King Gustav III of Sweden ordered the establishment of the city of Kuopio. The city is surrounded by lake Kallavesi, and several parts of it are built on islands.  The city has a nationally unique feature in its street network, where every second street is practically a pedestrian and cycle street[12], so called "rännikatu" (lit. rain gutter street). These streets provide pedestrians a calm environment aside from the main street traffic.

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The Puijo tower - erected in 1963 a 75 metre high observation tower. On the western side of the tower there are three ski jumping hills. An FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event is held yearly in Puijo along with many smaller events. 

Kuopio City Hall (1882–1886)  

The Kuopio Cathedral (1806-1815) is a stone Neoclassical style church in Kuopio, Finland and the seat of the Diocese of Kuopio. 

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Just another lovely card showing somewhere in Finland...

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Finland: Kilpisjärvi

This card shows Finland's highest point - 565.8 m above sea surface

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Art: Tarja Senne

The author of this piece of art is Tarja Senne, but I was unable to find a line about this person...

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Finland: Helsinki. Uspenski Cathedral

Another official Finnish card. This time it shows Uspenski cathedral in Helsinki. This is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral, dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (the Virgin Mary). Its name comes from the Russian word "uspenie", which denotes the Dormition. Built in 1862-1868. Uspenski Cathedral is the main cathedral of the Finnish Orthodox Church in the diocese of Helsinki, and is claimed to be the largest orthodox church in Western Europe.

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Еще одна финская официальная открытка. на сей раз на ней изображен Успенский собор в Хельсинки. Это православный собор, возведенный в 1862-1868 г.г. в честь Успения Девы Марии. Собор является главным храмом Финской православной церкви в Хельсинской епархии, и считается самым большим православным храмом в Западной Европе.