Veterans – cancelled
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Finland. At the same time, the youngest age group called up for military service for Finland turns 100 years old. Today, the Tammenlehvän Perinneliitto Federation cherishes the heritage of our war veterans, and, on the association's initiative, Posti issues two stamps designed by Klaus Welp.
The photographs on the blue-toned stamps feature a soldier on ski patrol and another soldier being treated in hospital.
"The stamps reflect the atmosphere during the Second World War in Finland. Skiing was a cultural and tactical specialty of Finns during the Winter War and the Continuation War. The forested and snowy landscape was part of the environment in which soldiers lived and fought. The hospital image conveys warm-hearted care and respect for those wounded in war," says Pia Mikkonen, Head of Fundraising for the Sotiemme Veteraanit (Our War Veterans) and Sotiemme Naiset (The Women of our Wars).
"The message from the veterans to the present and future generations is clear: even a small nation can successfully defend its independence and liberty. Our war-time generation believed in peaceful diplomacy between nations but also had to take up arms to defend Finland’s existence under extreme threat. They laid the foundation for an independent and democratic Finland, and, with the release of the war veterans stamps, we wish to honour their courage and sacrifice," says Anna Storm, Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs at Posti.
Some 1,200 Finnish veterans are still alive. Approximately 400 of them have already reached or will reach the age of 100 this year.
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