Postcard FI-3203760

"Virvon" and "varvon" are verbs derived from word meaning stick in general, or often pussy willow stick, "tuoreeks" = fresh, "terveeks" = healthy, "tulevaks vuodeks" = for next year
By waving the stick and giving it in exchange for a fee and in the same time saying this slogan was believed to bring good things for the future times.

Art by Minna L. Immonen