FINLAND COINS

Finnish euro coins feature three separate designs. Heikki Häiväoja provided the design for the 1 cent – 50 cent coins, Pertti Mäkinen provided the design for the 1 euro coin, and Raimo Heino provided the design for the 2 euro coin, which shows cloudberry, the golden berry of northern Finland. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint.

Finnish euro design

For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.
In Finland, the euro was introduced in 2002. However, the first sets of coins were minted, as preparation, in 1999. Hence the first euro coins of Finland have minted the year 1999 instead of 2002

First series (2002–2006)

Finnish euro coins dated 1999–2006 carry the mint mark M which is the initial of the mint master at The Mint of Finland, Raimo Makkonen.

	The heraldic lion of Finland found on the Coat of arms of Finland. € 0.10 € 0.20 € 0.50 The heraldic lion of Finland found on the Coat of arms of Finland € 1.00 € 2.00 € 2 Coin Edge The edge reads SUOMI FINLAND (the name of the country in Finnish and Swedish, its two official languages) and contains three lion heads Two swans flying over a Finnish landscape. The Whooper Swan is the Finnish national bird. The fruit and leaves of the cloudberry.
The heraldic lion of Finland found on the Coat of arms of Finland