Description
The county flower in Finland is the official plant of each county and it is selected by voting. They are typical common plants in their areas and most of them were selected in 1982. The Finnish national flower Lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis, was chosen by vote on 1967 already and it is also included among the plants.
There are plants from whole Finland on this sheet:
- Åland: Cowslip Primula veris
- Southwest Finland: English Oak Quercus robur
- Uusimaa: Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa
- Eastern Uusimaa: Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara
- Satakunta: Sea Buckthorn Hippophaë rhamnoides
- Tavastia: Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis
- Kanta-Häme: Eastern pasque flower Pulsatilla patens
- Päijät-Häme: Cornflower Centaurea cyanus
- Pirkanmaa: Bird cherry Prunus padus
- Central Finland : Dog daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
- Kymenlaakso: Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus
- South Karelia: Spring pasque flower Pulsatilla vernalis
- South Savo: Water lily Nymphaea alba ssp. candida
- North Savo: Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
- North Karelia: Karelian rose Rosa acicularis
- South Ostrobothnia: Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium
- Central Ostrobothnia: Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
- Ostrobothnia: Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
- North Ostrobothnia: Labrador tea Rhododendron tomentosum
- Kainuu: Heather Calluna vulgaris
- Lapland: Globeflower Trollius europaeus
The cut-out stickers are printed on a nice glossy material. This small size is particularly suitable for decorating postcards and envelopes. All images are hand-drawn by Minna.
The sheet is 12,5 cm x 9,5 cm, there are 25 stickers on it.
