The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Finland. The euro coins have two different sides; one common, European side showing the value of the coin and one national side featuring a design chosen by the EU member state where the coin was minted. Each member state has one or more designs unique to that country.
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.
Finnish euro coins have three designs, though two of them are each found on one coin only. The design for the minor and middle series of coins is by Heikki Häiväoja, the design for the 1 euro coin was done by Pertti Mäkinen and the national side of the 2 euro coin is by the hand of Raimo Heino. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.
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| The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
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| The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
The heraldic lion of Finland once found on the markka |
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The edge lettering features SUOMI FINLAND and three lion's heads (Suomi means Finland in Finnish) |
| Two swans flying over a Finnish landscape |
The fruit and flowers of the cloudberry |
- Belgian euro coins
- German euro coins
- Greek euro coins
- Spanish euro coins
- French euro coins
- Irish euro coins
- Italian euro coins
- Luxembourg euro coins
- Dutch euro coins
- Austrian euro coins
- Portuguese euro coins
| External links |
- European Central Bank (www.euro.ecb.int) (http://www.euro.ecb.int)
- Suomen Pankki (www.bof.fi) (http://www.bof.fi)