Finnish Costume Postcards

These images were scanned from Finnish postcards, provided by
Ms. Anja K. Miller, of Brisbane, California.
[Click on these small, compressed images to see the full-size scans.]

Front, L to R: Ruokolahti, Antrea (both Karelia, now partly in Russia), Häme
L to R, Women: Antrea, Koivisto, Kaukola, Pyhäjärvi. Men: blue-Johannes, white-Koivisto (all Karelia, now in Russia)

Karelia

Valkjärvi, Karelia (now in Russia) summer and winter versions

Äyrämöinen, Karelia isthmus
(now in Russia)
Karelian everyday dress - "Feresi"

Lapland
On the way to the feast

Reconstructed from archeological finds: Iron-age costume from Eura, western Finland (worn by the President of Finland on Independence Day 2002).

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