The Finnish Stamps thematic Railways.

Catalogue numbers according to German Michel (1988/1989) and English Stanley Gibbons (1986)

Collect Railways on Stamps (ISBN 0-85259-152-7).

Literature; Suomen postimerkkien käsikirja I (1967) - VIII (1978) Suomen Filatelistiliitto.


1938-09-06 Post 300-years Michel 216 (213-216) Gibbons 329

3 1/2 mk grey Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Edition 800.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station on the Back

1938-09-06 Post 300-years Booklet

Edition 30.000

The Booklet handmade including 2 stamps in line, the stamps are the same original as above.


1939-03-01 Michel 221 Gibbons 334

4 mk blackbrown Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Edition 6.000.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station on the Back


1941-05-24 President Kallio Memorial Michel 237

3,75 mk black Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson/A Lauren. Edition 2.000.000

Motif; President Kallio just before his dead in Helsinki Railway Station.


1942-12-15 Michel 269 Gibbons 382

7 mk blackbrown Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Edition 10.700.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station on the Back

1942-12-15 Michel 270 Gibbons 383

9 mk redpurple Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Edition 8.800.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station on the Back


1944-01-03 Red Cross Michel 278 (278-281) Gibbons 392

50 p + 25 p green Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson/A Lauren. Edition 2.000.000

Motif; Red Cross Train. Loco nr 1001 belonging to Hr 1 Ukko-Pekka, however the body belonging to Tr1 Risto


1945-09-04 Michel 318 Gibbons 384

20 mk darkbrown Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Edition 20.500.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station on the Back


1955-03-30 Stamp Exhibition Michel 438 Gibbons 538

25 mk + 100 mk entre black Design Signe Hammarsten-Jansson / S Rönnberg. Edition 130.000

Motif; Helsinki Railwaystation Tower on the Back


1957-09-27 STK 50 years Michel 481 Gibbons 578

20 mk blue Design Aarne Karjalainen / B Ekholm. Edition 2.000.000

Motif; Train


1962-01-31 Railways 100 years Michel 543 (543-545) Gibbons 634

10 mk green Design Olavi Vepsäläinen / R Achren. Edition 5.000.000

Motif; A1 3 Ilmarinen, the first Finnish locomotive (Peto, Betts & Brassey, Canada Works, Birkenhead 1860)

1962-01-31 Railways 100 years Michel 544 (543-545) Gibbons 635

30 mk blue Design Olavi Vepsäläinen / R Achren. Edition 3.000.000

Motif; Hr1 Ukko-Pekka (Lokomo/Tampella 1939-1957) and a freightcar

1962-01-31 Railways 100 years Michel 545 (543-545) Gibbons 636

40 mk brown Design Olavi Vepsäläinen / B Ekholm. Edition 2.000.000

Motif; Hr 12 (Dr 12) Huru (Valmet 1959-1963) and passangercoachs


1971-10-30 Helsinki Railway Station Michel 698 Gibbons 672

1,30 mk coloured Design Rahikainen. Edition 10.000.000

Motif; Helsinki Railway Station (Design Eliel Saarinen 1914-1919)


1976-06-04 YLE 1926-1975 Michel 789 Gibbons 904

0,80 mk coloured Design Torsten Ekström. Edition 4.000.000

Motif; a loco


1978-01-02 Kotka 100 years Michel 822

1,00 mk coloured Design Torsten Ekström. Edition 4.000.000

Motif; a shunting steam loco in Kotka harbourg


1979-05-02 Clean City Traffic Michel 840 Gibbons 945

1,10 mk coloured. Edition 4.000.000

Motif; Helsinki Tram (Valmet/Strömberg 1973...)


1981-05-26 CEMT the Conference of European Trafficministries Michel 840

1,10 mk coloured. Edition 6.000.000

Motif; text


1982-03-15 Electric Plant 100 years Michel 897 Gibbons 1018

1,20 mk coloured. Edition 6.000.000

Motif; Electric train


1987-02-04 Tourism in Finland Michel 1011 (1011-1012)

1,70 mk coloured. Edition 6.000.000

Motif; Passanger Coachs


1987-05-08 FINLANDIA 88 Michel Bl 3

1,70 + 1,70 + 1,70 + 2,30 mk coloured

Motif; Besides Stamps a Railwaymap and a lantern

Edition 800.000

1987-05-08 FINLANDIA 88 Michel 1017 (1017-1020)

1,70 mk coloured. Edition 800.000

Motif; A1 2 Lemminkäinen (Peto, Betts & Brassey, Canada Works, Birkenhead 1860)

1987-05-08 FINLANDIA 88 Michel 1018 (1017-1020)

1,70 mk coloured. Edition 800.000

Motif; Postcoach 9935

1987-05-08 FINLANDIA 88 Michel 1019 (1017-1020)

1,70 mk coloured. Edition 800.000

Motif; Postcoach 9991

1987-05-08 FINLANDIA 88 Michel 1020 (1017-1020)

2,30 mk coloured. Edition 800.000

Motif; A5 (Statsjernvägarnes Verkstad, Helsingfors / Valtionrautateiden Helsingin konepaja 1874-1875)


1988-05-23 Europe Michel 1052 (1051-1052)

2,40 mk coloured. Design Paavo Huovinen. Edition 4.000.000

Motif; Helsinki Horse Tram 1890


1989-06-20 Savonlinna 1639-1989 Michel

1,90 mk coloured. Edition 7.000.000

Motif; Railway Bridge in Savonlinna


Continues after new issues.

Updated 21.10.1999. Copyright © 1998 1999 Netnic Tmi  All rights reserved. Copyright of the stamps by their owners (Posti).