Flowers from Finland

Sensitive drawings by Pirkko Juvonen

Sensitive drawings by Pirkko Juvonen are seen on many new stamps, issued on 1 January 2002. Her paint brush has made the lily-of-the-valley and the forget-me-not flower in 0.10 and 0.05 euro. Both flower themes are issued as booklets of five different stamps. The face values are so called supplementary ones.

Lily-of-the-valley

The lily-of-the-valley was elected the national flower of Finland in 1967, when Finland celebrated its 50 years of independence. The lily-of-the-valley, famous for its scent, has two oval, sharp-pointed leaves and white bell-shaped flowers in a cluster on one side. This beauty belongs to the lily family.

Forget-me-not

There are nine forget-me-not species in Finland. The new stamp depicts the water forget-me-not flower. The forget-me-nots are herbaceous plants with blue or red flowers. The plant is called the flower of love, and it is said to symbolise the fear of being deserted, as its name implies.
Postage stamp issue: Finland, 1 January 2002

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Stamps of Finland
Postage Stamps 2002
Finnish lion and flag
Finnish trees
National symbols on first Finnish euro-stamps
Finland and euro