Raikkonen honoured in homeland.

Kimi Raikkonen's 2007 Formula One title is to be celebrated back in his home land after Finland's postal service announced it is to issue a special set of stamps of the Ferrari man.

The stamps, which will be released next month as part of a series to help mark the Finnish postal service's 370th birthday, include images of Raikkonen on track and also on the podium celebrating his victory earlier this year at Sepang in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The pictures will be accompanied by the text 'F1 World Champion '07 Kimi Raikkonen'.

Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008, Hungarian F1, Hungaroring, 1st-3rd, August, 2008
Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008, Hungarian F1, Hungaroring, 1st-3rd,…
© Peter Fox

Kimi Raikkonen's 2007 Formula One title is to be celebrated back in his home land after Finland's postal service announced it is to issue a special set of stamps of the Ferrari man.

The stamps, which will be released next month as part of a series to help mark the Finnish postal service's 370th birthday, include images of Raikkonen on track and also on the podium celebrating his victory earlier this year at Sepang in the Malaysian Grand Prix. The pictures will be accompanied by the text 'F1 World Champion '07 Kimi Raikkonen'.

Raikkonen will be presented with his own special copy of the stamps on September 4 at Spa ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.

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