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Pirkko Vahtero
Pirkko Vahtero (born 16 December 1936, Keuruu) is a Finnish graphic designer and heraldist. Over the course of time, Vahtero has designed a number of Finnish postage stamps and securities. She has designed about one-hundred-forty Finnish stamps and, in addition to the aforesaid, she had also designed stamps for other countries such as Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Iceland, Kuwait, Lebanon, Norway, Sweden and Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th .... Gallery of stamps designed by Vahtero File:National-Theatre-1972.jpg, 1972 File:Joulu 1973.jpg, 1973 File:Joulu 1974.jpg, 1974 File:Joulu 1975.jpg, 1975 File:Joulu 1976.jpg, 1976 File:Joulu 1977.jpg, 1977 File:Joulu 1978.jpg, 1978 File:Joulu 1979.jpg, 1979 File:Joulu 1980-1.jpg, 1980 File:Joulu 1980-2.jpg, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keuruu
Keuruu (; sv, Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The town center and Haapamäki village are both the most populated places in Keuruu. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Pihlajavesi was consolidated with Keuruu in 1969. Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Jämsä, Multia, Mänttä-Vilppula, Petäjävesi, Virrat and Ähtäri. There are 316 lakes in Keuruu, the largest of which are Keurusselkä-Ukonselkä, Pihlajavesi and Liesjärvi. History Keuruu was originally known as ''Keuru''. This name is first mentioned in 1552 as a wilderness used for hunting by the people of Sääksmäki. The northern part of the modern municipality was held by the people of Kangasala instead. Savonians settled the area in 1564, but some Tavastians als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
