Norden stamps are a common issue amongst Nordic countries. It
is as old as the Europa stamps. The idea of a Norden issue with a common motif
was bred by Foreningen Norden [the Norden Association] in
1951. At the conference of the Nordic Postal Association in March the same year
the consensus was to accede to the idea, but for practical reasons
it could only be accomplished later. In 1980 it was decided to issue Norden
stamps every three years and (as the Europa stamps since 1974) to
follow a common theme instead having a common design.
The
inscriptions on the cover namely, Matkaile Pohjolassa and the same in Swedish
"Res i Norden" meansTravel in the North (the theme for
the year 1983).
Gold
panning (the
stamp on the left) is very popular in Lapland's rivers. And gold is found
there. European Goldpanning Championships 2012 were held in Finland. The
postmark on the stamps read "Kultaperinne elää" in English it would
mean "Gold tradition lives".
Rafting or white
water rafting is
a challenging recreational outdoor activity using an
inflatable raft to navigate a river or other bodies of
water. This is usually done on white water or different degrees of
rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passengers. The development
of this activity as a leisure sport has become popular since the mid-1970s. It
is considered an extreme sport, as it can be dangerous. The stamp on the right depicts this sport being enjoyed by enthusiasts
on the Kitkanjoki River.
Kitkanjoki is a river
of Finland. It begins from the lake Ala-Kitka that is connected to the
lake Yli-Kitka in the municipalities
of Posio and Kuusamo in the province of Northern
Ostrobothnia and flows then towards Russia joining the river
Oulankajoki near the Russian border. It is a part of the Kovda
River system in Russia and Finland from which the waters flow to
the White Sea.
Thank
you Merja for this
interesting and pretty FDC.
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