In November, Itella Posti
Oy would be starting a five-publication series of stamps celebrating
the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence in 2017. The first
publication in the series is the From Grammar School to Pisa,presenting
the Finnish school system, which was published on November 4. The six 1st class
stamps designed by Ville Tietäväinen depict the cornerstones
of the internationally renowned Finnish school system.
The themes of the 1st class
stamps feature Uno Cygnaeus, the founder of the school
system, school healthcare, school lunches, school tuition, physical education,
and language instruction in school.
Ville Tietäväinen is a Finnish graphic
designer, illustrator and comic artist. His first comic
book Linnut ja meret was published in 2003. Tietäväinen
gratuated as an architect but he has worked as an illustrator and
graphic designer since 1990's.
Probably the most influential work by Tietäväinen is the Invisible
Hands (Finnish: Näkymättömät kädet) comic book
released in 2011. The book was the winner of Finnish Graphic Novel
Finlandia Prize in the year 2011. Invisible Hands tells the grim story of
a Moroccan tailor Rashid who faces economic difficulties in his home
country and leaves his family to look for work in Spain as
an illegal alien. The comic book deals with themes like social
injustice, illegal immigrants and globalization.
Thank you Ella for this lovely new FDC.
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