Two Finnish Young Farmers, Miss Aila Alastalo and Mr. Perttu Jrvinen, are in Oxford on an exchange visit to Britain. – Vintage Photograph

On July 26th, 1963, two young farmers from Finland, Miss Aila Alastalo and Mr. Perttu Jrvinen, were in Oxford on an exchange visit to Britain. The two had just recently returned from a 12-day visit to Finland, during which they were accompanied by Miss Pamela Kimber, Chairman of the Oxfordshire Federation of Young Farmers Associations, and Mr. John Stevens, Chairman of the Y.F.A. at Great Shefford, Berkshire. During their visit, they visited the Ministry of Agriculture building in Marston Road and the Royal Show at Stoneleign, and Miss Alastalo wore her national costume. Both were impressed with British farming machinery and found that fields were better kept, although Mr. Jrvinen noted the presence of more stones in British fields than in Finland. Both expressed a desire to return for another visit in the future.On July 26th, 1963, two young farmers from Finland, Miss Aila Alastalo and Mr. Perttu Jrvinen, were in Oxford on an exchange visit to Britain. The two had just recently returned from a 12-day visit to Finland, during which they were accompanied by Miss Pamela Kimber, Chairman of the Oxfordshire Federation of Young Farmers Associations, and Mr. John Stevens, Chairman of the Y.F.A. at Great Shefford, Berkshire. During their visit, they visited the Ministry of Agriculture building in Marston Road and the Royal Show at Stoneleign, and Miss Alastalo wore her national costume. Both were impressed with British farming machinery and found that fields were better kept, although Mr. Jrvinen noted the presence of more stones in British fields than in Finland. Both expressed a desire to return for another visit in the future.

Dimensions: 19.9 x 21.6 cm

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FINNISH FARMERS VISIT OXFORD Young Farmers associa- tions, on an exchange visit to Britain, are in Oxford. They are returning the visit paid to Finland by Miss Pamela Kimber, of 85 Banbury Road, Oxford, who is chairman of the Oxfordshire Federation of Young Farmers Associa- tions, and Mr. John Stevens, chairman of the Y.F.A. at Great Shefford, Berkshire. The two Finns are Miss Aila Alastalo, aged 20, and Mr. Perttu Jrvinen, aged 21, both of whom live near Helsinki. until 5 a.m. at the Royal Show, at Stoneleign where Miss Alas- talo wore her national costume. They had gone with Miss Mar- garet Benaert, organising sec- retary of the Oxford Federa- tion of Y…, and were visit- ing he a the Ministry of Agricul ure building, Marston Road. Miss Alastalo found British farming machinery better than Miss Kimber and Mr. Stevens that in Finland and thought were chosen to select the our fields were better kept. South – East area of the Mr. rien said: “But I N.F.Y.F.A. and were in Fin- found hat there were many land for 12 days. more stones in your fields. I was also sprised to find so many Lillages-in Finland all the houses are scattered.” Both said they woud like to return fcr another 12-day They were a bit tired yes- visit. =6 JUL 1963 (to MISS ALASTALO AND MR JARVINEN. 26 JUL 1963