It doesn't show in the picture, but the card sparkles, and it adds to the cuteness.
There's not much I can really tell about this card, so I'll focus on the place it was sent from.
Kajaani is the capital city of the Kainuu region, and one of the cities founded by the Governor General of Finland in 1651. In those days, the area was very rich in wood, and so the main industry was tar derived from pine woods.
Until the Russians blew it up in 1716, there was a castle in the city called Kajaani castle. It functioned as the administrative center, military stronghold and prison. The best known prisoner of this place was Johannes Messenius, who was accused of, and charged with, conspiring with king Sigismund and the Jesuits. He was so known for writing the Scondia Illustrata (detailing Sweden's history) while he was imprisoned. You can still see the ruins on the island. It's listed as the smallest stone-castle in Europe, as well as the northernmost castle in the world.
Nowadays the important industries are sawmill and lumber. The paper industry used to be a third big one, but since it was no longer profitable, the paper mill closed in 2008. The military base Kainuu Brigade is the largest garisson in Finland and also a big employer. Pin It
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