Can anyone read Finnish?

[JGalt]

I found this wooden box at a flea market yesterday. It measures 2.94" (74.6mm) long by 2.21" (56.1mm) wide by 0.745" (19mm) thick. It has pin-etched into one side "19 72/4 46" and the letters "H.P.", and "10. 5." with a symbol in the middle that appears to be a "W." The box can be opened from one end and the contents are as follows: 1 5-1/4" by 4" handwritten double-sided paper note which as far as I can tell, is in Finnish. Also one 2-3/8" by 2-1/4" paper note, also written in what appears to be Finnish.

Also in the box were nine small metal campaign or service attachments that go on ribbon bars, which are WW2 US military. Included are two "V" for Valor attachments, four small brass ribbon bar stars, one silver ribbon bar star, and two gold ribbon bar stars.

Now the ribbon bar service or theater attachments are fairly common. You see them on ribbon bars all the time on Ebay. What I find curious are the notes which as far as I can tell, were written in Finnish.

Any ideas?

Here are some pictures:

 

[norwegen]

Maybe the image isn't clear enough, but are you sure that "19 72/4 46" doesn't actually say "19 12/4 46"? It appears to be the date Dec. 4, 1946.

 

[pknopp]

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[justinacolmena]

That's Finnish, not Estonian. The style of the woodwork is traditional Finnish, too.

 

[JGalt]

Maybe the image isn't clear enough, but are you sure that "19 72/4 46" doesn't actually say "19 12/4 46"? It appears to be the date Dec. 4, 1946.

Thanks. It is a 12/4. I had to change the thread because the language on the notes is Finnish, not Estonian.

 

[norwegen]

That's Finnish, not Estonian. The style of the woodwork is traditional Finnish, too.

It looks like it's had some sort of Wood Finnish applied to it.

 

[justinacolmena]

It looks like it's had some sort of Wood Finnish applied to it.

The Finns love fine woodworking. The letters are standard greetings and so forth. A couple of phrases from mystery8.jpg and mystery9.jpg:
«Puu on Suomen ulosvienti-tavaraa.»
=«The wood is Finnish export goods.»
«Monet rak[k]aat terveiset teille kaikille yhteisesti»
= “Many dear greetings to you all unitedly.”