If any of you are Finnish, feel free to tell me more  about this vintage Christmas card but from what I understand, the top of the card reads something akin to "Merry Christmas".  The pig represents good luck.  In fact, in looking through a series of vintage cards, I found a ton of pigs... dancing pigs, ice skating pigs, pigs dressed up like husband and wife.  I like thinking of the pig as symbol of good luck.  And I think that like this card portrays, sometimes you have to hustle to catch the good luck.

So, I wish you all a happy holiday and new year filled with a little bit of hustle and a little bit of good luck.  I very much look forward to doing some hustling of my own and I can't wait to get my 2011 started. 

Have a happy and safe weekend!

Comments

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"Hauskaa Joulua" means something closer to "Happy Christmas" and would probably not be used on a regular basis. "Hyvää Joulua" is the common expression for Merry Christmas. "Hauskaa" probably tries to underline the humorous character of the illustration, if you know what I mean.
The pig is — sorry to say — most likely the traditional Finnish Christmas ham in an early stage. The dwarfs are called "tonttu" (elf or dwarf), the red hat is a typical headwear for kids on Christmas eve.
The style is pretty typical for Finnish vintage Christmas cards.
Greetings from Finland!

[Angie Davis - Byrd & Belle]

Thanks for the information! Hope you had a Hyvää Joulua!