Blue Sailor
Did you know that in Finland, you can get your passport from a convenience store? Imagine going to your local Couche-Tard or 7-Eleven to get your travel documents. I think it would encourage a lot more people to keep their passports up to date. And it seems that it’s a method chosen to help the government cut down on the work involved in processing passport applications, too. I think that’s very innovative. I would love to see it done that way here in Canada too!
Another very cool thing about the Finnish passport: there’s a flipbook design inside! The moose on the bottom right of the page is not identical on each page. Instead, it was drawn as an animation. If you flip through the passport pages quickly, you can see it walking! Perhaps this is a security feature that makes counterfeiting more difficult. Perhaps it’s just fun. Whatever the reason, it’s a very unique addition to what is usually a pretty boring travel document.
I wonder if other countries will start adding animations to their passports too?
Very interesting post…….
I like the animated passport pages concept. The USA will never be that cool, at least not in my lifetime
I think you’re right about that!
This is really awesome!
It would be cool if every country had something this much fun!
Looks great. Interesting
I wish we had something similar in Canada!
So interesting facts about getting Finnish Passport!!! Thank you so much for this post, have especial interest here cause one of my hobbies is to collect different curious facts connected with the Nordic countries!!!
That’s very cool, Anastasia! I’ve always felt that Nordic countries were worthy of interest 🙂
I take it you didn’t read the subtitles in Monty Python’s Holy Grail. This is just the first place I go when I hear the word moose, but I can assure you that my sister would never mistreat an animal so
Sorry, I’m Canadian. When you say “moose,” I think of all sorts of things including meat. But Monty Python isn’t one of them.
I expect I am in the minority here, so no need to apologize. I’ve never tried moose, is it anything like venison?
It really depends when the moose is killed. Sometimes it tastes very close to beef.
Yak also tastes much like beef…
Very interesting post, Blue. Our Irish passport has become a lot less boring, but I’m pretty sure there’n no animation in it – I must check! As to letting you get your passport at a corner chop, there must be security implications. I wonder how the whole verification process is handled 🙂
I wondered about that too. But honestly, if the verifications are all done the usual way it’s probably no different than picking up your mail at the postal kiosque in the pharmacy. I don’t imagine it’s a 5-minute process.
My sister was once bit by a moose. No, really! She was carving her initials on the moose with the sharpened end of a toothbrush when it bit her…
Carving her initials? You’ve got to be kidding!
Now mind you, moose bites can be pretty nasty…
WTF Alex? I can’t say I blame the moose!
Soon the PETA Nazis will be stalking your sister for real or imagined crimes against Moosedom.