The pictorial subjects of the stamps form an entity. The stamp to
the left shows ski jumper Janne Ahonen in mid-air. His jump took off from the stamp to the right, whose main subject is skier Mika
Myllyä in a slope. Ms Susanna Rumpu and Mr Ari Lakaniemi, the designers of the stamps,
express the dynamic nature of winter sports by blending the contours of the athletes with
each other. A silhouette of the spectators' stand is shown is shown at the left-hand lower
corner of the pair. The World Championships will be arranged 15 – 25 February 2001.
This will be the sixth time the games are hosted by the city of Lahti. Finland last hosted
the games in 1989.
e stamp to the right, whose main subject is skier Mika
Myllyä in a slope. Ms Susanna Rumpu and Mr Ari Lakaniemi, the designers of the stamps,
express the dynamic nature of winter sports by blending the contours of the athletes with
each other. A silhouette of the spectators' stand is shown is shown at the left-hand lower
corner of the pair. The World Championships will be arranged 15 – 25 February 2001.
This will be the sixth time the games are hosted by the city of Lahti. Finland last hosted
the games in 1989.