AnnaMikaela

AnnaMikaela, Åland Islands
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  • icon Swedish, English (and some basic Finnish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Arabic & Romanian)
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  • icon 26th January

About Mikaela...

Update January 2024: UK members, please use the new Spice Girls stamps and send the SG postcards if you can 😍

~ Hi! I'm Mikaela and I was born and raised here in the autonomous and demilitarised region Åland or "Åland Islands", which belongs to Finland. I love living close to the sea and I couldn't live without it! Swedish is our official language, not Finnish, and we only have one official 'city' called Mariehamn 🇦🇽

https://www.visitaland.com/en/

~ I'm 35 and I just adopted my foster cat, I also have 3 more cats in the family. I love cats (obviously), reading (especially crime novels), snail mail, writing & receiving postcards and watching my favourite TV series which include Downton Abbey, The Crown, Orange is the New Black and The Office 🐈

~ I also enjoy long walks, spending time at our summer cabin, learning new languages, medieval & Tudor history, horror film, photography, autumn colours, sunny winter days, everything British & London (where I spent 3 years at University), swimming, plants..etc 🪴

~ I'm a big fan of music; punk, ska, dub, old rock bands, blues & acid rock, some indie, some grime, all kinds of heavy & industrial/electronic metal 🎧

~ I'd still like to travel more. I've visited Sweden many times, Denmark, Greenland (DK), Estonia, England, Wales, Scotland, Romania, five different Greek islands and beautiful Mauritius 🏝

~ I usually look up the addresses I get on Google Maps, it gives me an idea of where my card is going and how that person lives 🌍

~ I love pretty and colourful postcards! Anything from touristy multiviews to black and white single views. Cards of any size and shape are welcome. Feel free to check out my favourites for inspiration, amongst them are:

* Unique places and beautiful landscapes like beaches, paradise islands, fields, lakes and mountains (preferably sent from the country of origin!) 🏜
* Cityviews and architecture of your country (cathedrals, castles, temples, famous buildings) ⛩️
* National Parks
* Postcards from the US with the state name on them 🇺🇸
* Vintage postcards 🖼
* Flowers, gardens and food 🌼🍒
* Foxes! (Especially by Finnish artist Katja Saario) 🦊
* Cute cat art 🐈‍⬛
* Tausendschön, old-fashioned Christmas/Easter cards 🩷
* Spice Girls! 🎶

~ I won't make any demands but in case you're wondering what NOT to send, I'm not a fan of sports, ad cards, modern art or postcards with motivational quotes on them. I appreciate that some people like to send homemade/selfprinted cards but I prefer 'real' postcards.

~ I don't swap money or stamps but you're welcome to send this tealoving bookworm some tea or bookmarks! 📚🫖

~ I unticked the "private swap" box because I receive so many requests and I'm afraid I don't have enough money or time; postcards and stamps are now very expensive here. I rarely do these swaps but if you're feeling lucky, send me a message anyway! ✏️

~ If a card travelling to me is about to expire, please let me know!

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