Finland and the Euro
Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. Heikki Haivaoja was the designer of the Finnish euro coins for the minor and middle series of coins. Pertti Makinen is the designer of the Finnish 1 euro coin and Raimo Heino is the designer of the Finnish 2 Euro coin. Finnish euro coins 1999 - 2006 carry the mint mark M which is the initial of the mint master at The Mint of Finland, Raimo Makkonen.
The euro production started as early as in the autumn 1998. The €0.01 and €0.02 coins are not used in Finland; only few were minted, for collectors. The 1 cent and 2 cent coins are legal tender and are still minted for collector sets as required by the EMU (European Monetary Union) agreement.
New series (2007–present): In December 2006, the Bank of Finland announced the redesign of the national side in order to include the abbreviation of the country's name (FI for Finland). On Finnish coins the first letter of the Mint of Finland’s President and CEO (M for Raimo Makkonen) were also be replaced with the Mint's logo. The new coins were released into circulation in January 2007.
Date of introduction of the euro
From January 1, 1999, in a non-cash settlement,
From January 1, 2002 in cash
2018 Finland Koli National Park
2018 Finland Finnish sauna culture
