This card celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Finnish Postcrossing Friends Association. According to the card: there are almost 900 members; it was the first registered Postcrossing association in the world was founded in Tampere in 2015; there were 80 postcards issued by the association; there are two honourary members - Paulo Magalhaes and Ana Campos; and the first chairman was Marko Kulmala.

The sender of this card hails from Carrollton, a suburb of Dallas. It has been named in Relocated America and Money magazine's best places to live. The card is from Zion National Park (also see Post 3731) and the Zion Angel. I will copy out what the card says about the Zion Angel: As the story goes, a couple and their two children were hiking in Zion National Park in 1972. Young Becky wandered too close to the trail's edge and suddenly fell off a steep ledge. She dropped for 30 feet (about 9 metres) before a tree branch caught hold of her overalls. Becky hung by the branch, suspended high in the air. Her parents and older brother could not reach her. Becky's brother began singing a hymn, beginning with the words, "Come to Zion, come to Zion; Zion's walls shall sing with praise." Shortly after he began singing, an angelic woman appeared next to Becky, lifted her from the tree branch, and then soared the 30 feet back up to Becky's family, placing her safely ...

The sender mentions that Lahti is especially famous for its winter sports culture. One of the city’s most important annual events is the Lahti Ski Games . First held in 1923, the Ski Games take place over three days and bring together athletes competing in cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and Nordic combined. It’s a major highlight of the winter season in Finland and draws both international competitors and visitors. The fireworks during the event are one of the most memorable parts of the celebration, lighting up the winter sky above the city. Visitors who come to Lahti for the games can also experience the city beyond the sporting events, from its lively nightlife to its local Finnish cuisine. In winter, the whole city feels shaped by the season—cold, bright, and full of activity.

This is the information about the photo on this card: Zhaitang Reservoir is on the River Qingshui in Mentougou, completed in September 1974, and the area it covers is 345 square kilometers, and its total capacity is 100 million cubic meters. The scenery here is beautiful. Green mountains, birds singing, and flowers are blooming and giving off their fragrance. Autumn is special when all the mountains are covered in red, which contrasts with the emerald green lakes to give a spectacular view. 

Judith of Poland (c. 1130–c. 1171) was a member of the House of Piast . She married Otto of Brandenburg in the mid-12th century, likely around 1148. The marriage was arranged through negotiations involving Albert the Bear , Otto’s father and a key figure in the expansion of Brandenburg during this period. Judith and Otto had two sons, including Otto II, Margrave of Brandenburg and Henry, who later held regional lands in what is now eastern Germany. Judith is associated with burial at Brandenburg Cathedral , though details from this period are not always fully consistent in surviving records. Looking at this postcard, it feels like a quiet echo of a much larger medieval world—one shaped by dynastic marriages, shifting borders, and families whose influence stretched across regions that a re now modern-day Poland and Germany.

Kirov, Russia was known as Vyatka for much of its history. In 1934, the city was renamed in honour of Sergey Kirov (1886–1934), a prominent Communist Party figure. Kirov was assassinated on 1 December 1934 by Leonid Nikolaev . His death had far-reaching consequences: Joseph Stalin used the event as a pretext to launch widespread political repression, which became known as the Great Purge . There have been occasional efforts to restore the city’s original name, Vyatka, but none have gained lasting momentum. In 2024, Kirov celebrated its 650th anniversary, marking the occasion with a series of events and local initiatives.