Postcrossing card FI-11566:
| Sender: | Teija (teritokazama) |
| Posted: | 2006-03-04 (requested) |
| Registered: | 2006-03-15 |
| Travelled: | 8962 km (5569 mi) |
| Location: | Lahti, Finland |
| Lat, Lon: | 60° 58' N, 25° 40' E |
| Population: | 98,349 (2005) |
| Language(s): | Finnish, Swedish |
| Tidbit: | Lahti is home to the Sinfonia Lahti which hosts the International Sibelius Festival. |
Postcrossing card FI-15046:
About the postcard
| Sender: | Kristiina (laitikr) |
| Posted: | 2006-03-15 |
| Registered: | 2006-03-24 |
| Travelled: | 8701 km (5407 mi) |
| Location: | Lapua, Finland |
| Lat, Lon: | 62° 57' N, 23° 0' E |
| Population: | 14,002 (2003) |
| Language(s): | Finnish |
| Tidbit: | Lapua is known for the Lapuanliike ('Lapua Movement'), an anti-communist turned facsit movement in Finland during the 1930s. |
Private Exchange XR-0601:
This is the first private swap card I received. I love interesting architecture, and we don't have many old buildings here in the USA. Many thanks to Kriszti!
| Sender: | szirmaik |
| Received: | Unknown |
| Travelled: | 10034 km (6236 mi) |
| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Lat, Lon: | 47° 30' N, 19° 5'E |
| Population: | 1,695,000 |
| Language(s): | Hungarian |
| Tidbit: | The Hungarian Parliament Building (pictured, center left) is one of the largest parliament buildings in the world: 268 m x 123 m, 96 m tall, with 691 rooms! Construction started in 1885 and was completed in 1904, but not before the architect went blind. |
Postcrossing card US-20009:
| Recipient: | Satu (Santsa) |
| Posted: | 2006-03-11 |
| Registered: | 2006-03-18 |
| Travelled: | 9020 km (5605 mi) |
| Location: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Lat, Lon: | 60° 10' 32'' N, 24° 56' 3'' E |
| Population: | 559,046 |
| Language(s): | Finnish, Swedish |
| Tidbit: |
From Wikipedia:
Some widely renowned bands originate from Helsinki, including Stratovarius, HIM, The Rasmus, and The 69 Eyes. Eek! I've never heard of any of these. *goes to become more musically literate* |
