Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Finland adopted the euro as the country's currency on 1 January 1999. The national currency markka (FIM) was withdrawn from circulation, and replaced by the euro (EUR) at the beginning of 2002.

Finland chose three designs based upon motifs similar to those used before on national coins. The motif on the 2€ comprises cloudberries and cloudberry flowers in a design by Raimo Heino. The artist Pertti Mäkinen created a motif depicting two flying swans for the 1€ coin. The design was taken from his competition entry for a coin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the independence of Finland. 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50-cent coins depicts the Finnish heraldic lion in a reproduction of a design by the sculptor Heikki Häiväoja.