Coins of 
Finland

Finnish: Suomi, Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland

100 penniä (single: penni) = 1 Finnish markka (plural: markkaa) [FIM] (until 2002)
100 cents (single: cent) = 1 euro (plural: euro) [EUR]
Symbols: Mk (marka), p (penni), € (euro)

Languages on coins: English, Finnish
Alphabets on coins: Latin
Numerals coins: Western Arabic
​Calendars on coins: Gregorian

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Mint Marks

Rahapaja Oy - Myntverket i Finland, Vantaa-Helsinki (FIN), Cornucopia

Privy Marks

Johan Conrad Lihr, 1885-1912, stylized capital letter "L"

Isak Gustaf Sundell, 1912-1947, capital letter "S"

Peippo Uolevi Helle, 1948-1958, capital letter "H"

Allan Alarik Soiniemi, 1958-1975, capital letter "S"

Timo Koivuranta, 1976-1983, capital letter "K"

Tapio Nevalainen, 1983-1987, capital letter "N"

Raimo Makkonen, 1987-2008, capital letter "M"

Designer Marks

Kirsti Doukas (FIN): "D"

Heikki Häiväoja, capital letter "H"

Tapio Kettunen, capital letter "K"

Tero Lounas (?): capital letter "L"

Luc Luycx (BEL): Superimpozed "LL"

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Petri Neuvonen (FIN): "N"

Giorgos Stamatopoulos (GRC): Greek capital letters gamma and sigma, "ΓΣ" 

Nora Tapper (???): "T"

Erja Tielinen (SWE): "T"

National identification and other marks

Coat of arms

The national coat of arms of Finland depicts a rampant lion with the right front limb replaced by an armored arm wielding a sword. The lion stands on another sword. Roses surround the lion.

Drawing of the coat of arms of Finland as it appears on coins

Photograph of the coat of arms of Finland as it appears on coins

Edge marks

Lionshead

Three heads of lions can be seen on the edge of the Finnish 2 euro coin.

Other marks

ISO 3166-1 country code of Finland: "FI"

Due to new European legislation each EMU member should provide an indication on the national side of the issuing country, either by the full name of the country or an abbreviation of it. Since 2007 the abbreviation is shown on all Finnish euro coins.