Boathouse

The stamp is one in a 3-year series featuring boathouses on Åland. The stamp series is issued from 2024 to 2026 and consists of a total of six stamps.

Eckerö
The stamp shows two boathouses in Käringsund, Eckerö – one of the oldest preserved fishing villages on Åland with origins stretching back to the 17thcentury. These simple and functional boathouses stand on stone chests in the water and have wooden boardwalks to land. They are large and unpainted – having turned silver-grey over time – with tin roofs and few windows.

The denomination Inrikes (domestic postage) of the stamp indicates a specific franking value when you use it to frank letters or cards. The value corresponds to the current postage tariff for a mail item up to fifty grams sent to Finland.

Hammarland
The stamp shows a boathouse in Bovik, Hammarland, built in 2016–2017 by the owner Conny Häger. Inspired by the technique of "timber framing", this new boathouse combines the joy of carpentry with traditional craftsmanship. Built of Åland pine, the boathouse measures 10 x 6 meters and has room for two boats.

The centre gutter of the stamp sheet shows a close-up of the boathouse and the owner’s fishing boat made from oak in the 1960s.