F. E. Sillanpää Commemorative

Finland · 1980 · 1,00 mk

The stamp features a portrait of Finnish writer F. E. Sillanpää, with his name and birth/death years '1888-1964' printed below. The country name 'SUOMI FINLAND' is at the top, and the denomination '1,00 mk' is in the bottom right.

This stamp commemorates Frans Eemil Sillanpää, a Nobel laureate in Literature, highlighting his significance to Finnish culture. It was also part of the 1980 Europa series, promoting European unity through shared cultural themes.