Helsinki - A stamp featuring former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, winner of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize, iss to be issued December 10, the Finnish Philatelic Centre said Wednesday.

The stamp will go on sale the day Athisaari receives his Nobel prize at a ceremony in Oslo. He is being honoured for his mediation efforts in international hotspots.

The stamp with Ahtisaari's portrait will be worth 0.80 euros (1 dollar), for first class mail within Finland and abroad, Liisa Oksanen of the philatelic centre said.

A stamp featuring Ahtisaari, who served as president 1994-2000, was already issued 1997 when he turned 60.

Stamps featuring Finnish Nobel literature laureate Frans Emil Sillanpaa and Nobel chemistry prize winner Artturi Virtanen were issued 1980, and in 1989 a stamp was issued featuring Finnish-born Ragnar Granit who shared the 1967 medicine prize.

The philatelic centre is part of the Itella Corporation, formerly Finland Post Corporation. (dpa)