Woodpeckers

Sheet with six stamps of woodpeckers

A very nice sheet with six stamps of woodpeckers was issued by the Finnish post on 16 May 2001. The sheet was designed by Erik Bruun. The sheet is priced at 21.60 mk and the individual stamps at 3.60.

Stamps designed by Eric Bruun

Eric Bruun says he has always been fascinated by woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are becoming rare in Finland as modern, intensively managed forests are offering them little food. In order to preserve the birds, it would be important to always leave some old trees decaying in the forest.
The first stamps painted by Eric Bruun were issued in 1993. They featured plovers, a crane, owls and summer night songbirds. The May stamps introduce the white-backed, great spotted, three-toed, grey-headed, lesser spotted and black woodpecker.