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. Due in
large part to the inefficiency of producing and accepting the 1 cent and 2 cent coins, Finnish businesses and
banks have employed a method known as "Swedish rounding" when tallying sums. While individual prices are still
shown and summed up with € 0.01 precision, the total sum is then rounded to the nearest €0.05 when
paying with cash. Thus, sums ending in €0.01, €0.02, €0.06 and €0.07 are rounded down to
the nearest 5 cents, while sums ending in €0.03, €0.04, €0.08 and €0.09 are rounded up to
the nearest 5 cents. 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.
The new design replaces the mark "M", which honored Raimo Makkonen, the Director of the Finnish Mint, with
a more standard "FI" and a mintmark representing the Finnish Mint. The first year of issue for the amended
design is 2007; the prior design is still considered legal tender and will not be drawn out of regular
circulation. Please take a look at The Mint of Finland.
| Finland 2 euros - The fruit and leaves of the cloudberry
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 8,402,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 8,718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 8,906,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 8,833,500 | Buy | | 2002 | 1,236,000 | View | | 2001 | 29,042,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 8,590,000 | View | | 1999 | 16,000,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 1 euro - Two flying swans
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 1,607,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 7,853,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 5,406,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 543,500 | View | | 2002 | 13,964,000 | Buy | | 2001 | 13,772,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 36,549,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 16,120,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 50 cents - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 6,752,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 4,718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 506,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 543,500 | View | | 2002 | 997,000 | View | | 2001 | 4,342,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 67,007,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 20,606,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 20 cents - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 902,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 506,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 543,500 | View | | 2002 | 100,609,000 | Buy | | 2001 | 121,673,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 410,000 | View | | 1999 | 42,260,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 10 cents - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 902,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 506,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 543,500 | View | | 2002 | 1,349,000 | View | | 2001 | 14,640,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 167,359,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 133,430,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 5 cents - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 902,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 506,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 543,500 | View | | 2002 | 101,674,000 | Buy | | 2001 | 213,666,000 | Buy | | 2000 | 56,570,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 63,290,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 2 cents - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | Buy | | 2006 | 3,902,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 5,718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 7,901,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 6,543,500 | Buy | | 2002 | 509,000 | View | | 2001 | 410,000 | View | | 2000 | 13,847,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 1,695,000 | Buy |
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| Finland 1 cent - The heraldic lion of Finland
| Date | Mintage | Shop | | 2007 | unknown | View | | 2006 | 3,902,700 | Buy | | 2005 | 5,718,495 | Buy | | 2004 | 9,567,000 | Buy | | 2003 | 6,543,500 | Buy | | 2002 | 509,000 | View | | 2001 | 410,000 | View | | 2000 | 7,510,000 | Buy | | 1999 | 8,010,000 | View |
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