FINLAND

FINLAND / SUOMI.

Uhro Kekkonen National Park.
Stamp issued on 20.01.1988.
Face value: 2.40 Finnish markka.
Design: Pirkko Vahtero.
Print: 26,475,000 copies.
Size: 24 x 34 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 1037.
- StampWorld No. 1050.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1001.

Uhro Kekkonen National Park (in Finnish: Urho Kekkosen kansallispuisto; in Northern Sami: Urho Kekkonen albmotmeahcci) is located in eastern Lapland, on the border with Russia. It has an area of 2550 km² (985 sq mi) and is the second largest protected area in Finland. It was established in 1983 and was named after the former President of the Republic from 1956 to 1982, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (1900-1986).