Moomins

Looky! I got my first Moomin stamp. For those of you who do not know, the Moomins are a series of characters from the mind of Finnish artist Tove Jansson. The Moomins began as a series of comic books and were instantly a hit. Now, they can be seen in cartoons, TV, movies and now there is even a Moomin theme park. Moomins are everywhere in Finland. They can be found on stamps, dinnerware, T-shirts, postcards, etc. Moomins are very popular amoung postcrossers as well.

The Moomin stamp was attached to this beautiful card from Anna who lives in Vaasa, Finland. Vaasa is on the western coast of Finland. She said she wanted to send this card because it shows the changes of the Finnish landscape as autumn has come to Finland. She said the water is clearer, the air fresher and all the trees are colored in yellow and red. Anna also said that she is happily participating in the mushroom and berry picking season. Thanks Anna for the lovely card and the lovely description of autumn in Finland.