BELARUS / ESTONIA / FINLAND / LATVIA / LITHUANIA / MOLDOVA / NORWAY / RUSSIA / SWEDEN / UKRAINE - Struve Geodetic Arc

"The Struve Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through 10 countries and over 2,820 km. These are points of a survey, carried out between 1816 and 1855 by the astronomer Friedrich Georg Wilhelm Struve, which represented the first accurate measuring of a long segment of a meridian. This helped to establish the exact size and shape of the planet and marked an important step in the development of earth sciences and topographic mapping. It is an extraordinary example of scientific collaboration among scientists from different countries, and of collaboration between monarchs for a scientific cause. The original arc consisted of 258 main triangles with 265 main station points. The listed site includes 34 of the original station points, with different markings, i.e. a drilled hole in rock, iron cross, cairns, or built obelisks." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1 : BELARUS: "Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district

So happy to have this postcard! ^-^

A UNESCO-mapcard and written and stamped card with cute stamp!

Thank you so much Karina!

Postcard 2 : BELARUS: "Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district

Finally! I received the card!
Thank you so much Katya for not getting tired of sending the postcard! 
received this inside the envelope>

Postcard 3 : ESTONIA: Tartu Observatory

Thank you so much Heidi for sharing with me this card for our RR! =)

Postcard 4 : FINLAND: Alatornion Kirkko

Thank you, thank you so much Sini for sharing with me this postcard

and for helping me out with my collection!

I wish you luck in finding cards on your fast approaching trips!
Special thanks for the stamps! Take care!  =)

Postcard 5 : FINLAND: Oravivuori

Thank you so much Heidi for this card

with the commemorative stamp of the Struve Geodetic Arc!
Cute stamp... =)

Postcard 6 : UKRAINE: Stara Nekrasivka

Thank you so much Veronika for sharing with me this postcard! =)

Postcard 7: RUSSIA: Hogland, Z Point

You made me smile with your comment regarding this UNESCO Site, Vadim! =)

Thanks much especially for the stamps! 

Postcard 8: NORWAY: Fuglenes in Hammerfest

Northern lights in Hammerfest, the northernmost town in the world

"I think this card from Struve Geodetic Arc is the most beautiful

UNESCO card ever made in Norway", shares Joey of Stavanger, Norway.

Thank you so much Joey for this great postcard!

Postcard 9 : MOLDOVA: "Rudi" near Rudi village, Soroca district

 
Thank you so much Ecaterina for this awesome postcard with matching stamp!
The lone UNESCO Site from Moldova!

Chain of 34 Original Station Points

Norway

- Fuglenes in Hammerfest

- Raipas in Alta

- Luvdiidcohkka in Kautokeino

- Baelljasvarri in Kautokeino

Sweden

- "Pajtas-vaara" (Tynnyrilaki) in Kiruna

- "Kerrojupukka" (Jupukka) in Pajala

-  Pullinki in Övertorneå

- "Perra-vaara" (Perävaara) in Haparanda

Finland

- Stuor-Oivi (currently Stuorrahanoaivi) in Enontekiö

- Avasaksa (currently Aavasaksa) in Ylitornio

- Tornea (currently Alatornion kirkko) in Tornio

- Puolakka (currently Oravivuori) in Korpilahti

- Porlom II (currently Tornikallio) in Lapinjärvi

- Svartvira (currently Mustaviiri) in Pyhtää

Russia

- "Mäki-päälys" (Mäkipäällys (Finland 1917/1920-1940) in Hogland (Suursaari)

- "Hogland, Z" (Gogland, Tochka Z) in Hogland

Estonia

- "Woibifer" (Võivere) in Väike-Maarja Parish

- "Katko" (Simuna) in Väike-Maarja Parish

- "Dorpat" (Tartu Observatory) in Tartu

Latvia

- "Sestu-Kalns" (Ziestu) in Ērgļu novads

- "Jacobstadt" in Jēkabpils

Lithuania

- "Karischki" (Gireišiai) in Panemunėlis

- "Meschkanzi" (Meškonys) in Nemenčinė

- "Beresnäki" (Paliepiukai) in Nemėžis

Belarus

-  "Tupischki" (Tupishki) in Oshmyany district

- "Lopati" (Lopaty) in Zelva district

- "Ossownitza" (Ossovnitsa) in Ivanovo district

- "Tchekutsk" (Chekutsk) in Ivanovo district

- "Leskowitschi" (Leskovichi) in Ivanovo district

Moldova

- "Rudi" near Rudi village, Soroca district

Ukraine

- Katerinowka in Antonivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast

- Felschtin in Hvardiiske, Khmelnytsky Oblast

-  Baranowka in Baranivka, Khmelnytsky Oblast

- Staro-Nekrassowka (Stara Nekrasivka) in Nekrasivka, Odessa Oblast

FINLAND - Fortress of Suomenlinna

"Built in the second half of the 18th century by Sweden on a group of islands located at the entrance of Helsinki's harbour, this fortress is an especially interesting example of European military architecture of the time." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1

Postcard 2

Postcard 3

All postcards above are official Postcrossing cards.
Thanks so much to Kirsi (specially for using the Kimi stamp! - love, love it!),
Heli & Dotdot!

Postcard 4

A thank you card from Seke...
Very nice teardrop-shaped stamp used. Thank you! =)

Postcard 5

The hangar, built during World War I during winter.
Thank you so much Wilma for sending me this card!

Postcard 6

Great aerial view of the Suomenlinna Fortress!
Thank you so much to my dear postcard pal, Zuzana from Slovakia who visited Finland!

FINLAND - Bronze Age Burial Site of Sammallahdenmäki

"This Bronze Age burial site features more than 30 granite burial cairns, providing a unique insight into the funerary practices and social and religious structures of northern Europe more than three millennia ago." -http://whc.unesco.org

"The Church floor" in Finland, shares Merja.
Thank you so much for this card!
Now, my FINLAND UNESCO Sites are complete!
I like the flag stamp too!

FINLAND - Old Rauma

"Situated on the Gulf of Botnia, Rauma is one of the oldest harbours in Finland. Built around a Franciscan monastery, where the mid-15th-century Holy Cross Church still stands, it is an outstanding example of an old Nordic city constructed in wood. Although ravaged by fire in the late 17th century, it has preserved its ancient vernacular architectural heritage." -http://whc.unesco.org

Thank you so much Anu for sending me this cool card
with cool braille stamp! =)

FINLAND - Petäjävesi Old Church

"Petäjävesi Old Church, in central Finland, was built of logs between 1763 and 1765. This Lutheran country church is a typical example of an architectural tradition that is unique to eastern Scandinavia. It combines the Renaissance conception of a centrally planned church with older forms deriving from Gothic groin vaults." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1

"A mysterious church..." shares Flora. Thanks a lot for this card! =)


Postcard 2

"My friend got married there and I have been on his wedding.

It's beautiful and unique inside...", shares Pirjo.

Thank you so much for sending me a UNESCO card as official postcrossing card!

FINLAND - Verla Groundwood and Board Mill

"The Verla groundwood and board mill and its associated residential area is an outstanding, remarkably well-preserved example of the small-scale rural industrial settlements associated with pulp, paper and board production that flourished in northern Europe and North America in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Only a handful of such settlements survive to the present day." -http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1: Private Swap

Thank you so much Anu for sending me this specially postmarked Verla postcard!

Postcard 2: Postcrossing Card

Thank you so much Pasi for sharing with me this card!

I specially like the colorful stamp shaped like a key! 
So so cute!

FINLAND / SWEDEN - High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago

"The Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and the High Coast (Sweden) are situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The 5,600 islands of the Kvarken Archipelago feature unusual ridged washboard moraines, ‘De Geer moraines’, formed by the melting of the continental ice sheet, 10,000 to 24,000 years ago. The Archipelago is continuously rising from the sea in a process of rapid glacio-isostatic uplift, whereby the land, previously weighed down under the weight of a glacier, lifts at rates that are among the highest in the world. As a consequence islands appear and unite, peninsulas expand, and lakes evolve from bays and develop into marshes and peat fens. The High Coast has also been largely shaped by the combined processes of glaciation, glacial retreat and the emergence of new land from the sea. Since the last retreat of the ice from the High Coast 9,600 years ago, the uplift has been in the order of 285 m which is the highest known ''rebound''. The site affords outstanding opportunities for the understanding of the important processes that formed the glaciated and land uplift areas of the Earth''s surface." -  http://whc.unesco.org

Postcard 1: Sent from Finland

Thank you so much Marjut for sharing with me a UNESCO card!

And I like the odd-shaped stamps!

Postcard 2: Sent from Sweden

 

"The area is very beautiful!, says Merja. 

Thank you so much for this card... =)