FINLAND - FINLANDS - SUOMI

Finland (Finnish: Suomi , Swedish: Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland  is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Estonia to the south, and north-eastern Norway to the north. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu, Turku, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio. It is a parliamentary republic of 310 municipalities,  and includes an autonomous region, the Åland Islands. Swedish is the second official language of Finland, which is mainly spoken in certain coastal areas and on Åland. Finland is one of the world's northernmost countries. Of world capitals, only Reykjavík lies more to the north than Helsinki. The distance from the southernmost point – Hanko in Uusimaa – to the northernmost – Nuorgam in Lapland – is 1,160 kilometres (720 mi). 

The endangered Saimaa ringed seal, one of only three lake seal species in the world, exists only in the Saimaa lake system of southeastern Finland, down to only 390 seals today. Finland has about 168,000 lakes (of area larger than 500 m² or 0.12 acres) and 179,000 islands. Its largest lake, Saimaa, is the fourth largest in Europe. The Finnish Lakeland is the area with the most lakes in the country. The greatest concentration of islands is found in the southwest, in the Archipelago Sea between continental Finland and the main island of Åland.

Finland has produced postage stamps for use since 1856.

The cover sent from Santa Claus's post office in Finland called Napapiiri belongs to Lapland region. This cover arranged by  Kimmo with selected stamps of Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). The cover posted on December 16, 2015 and I received on December 23, 2015.