Press releases

2012
28 Dec 2012Reference rate and penalty interest rate for 1 January – 30 June 2013
18 Dec 2012Kimmo Virolainen to continue as Head of Financial Stability and Statistics Department at the Bank of Finland
13 Dec 2012Governor Liikanen: More needs to be done to boost competitiveness and employment and to stabilise the public finances
21 Nov 2012Bank of Finland and Oesterreichische Nationalbank to organise a conference on European economic integration
16 Nov 2012Mauri Lehtinen appointed as Head of new Cash Department
13 Nov 2012The crisis and the regulatory initiatives it triggered will reshape banking
1 Nov 2012Availability of cash is part of a well-functioning financial system
26 Oct 2012Seppo Honkapohja to continue as member of the Bank of Finland Board
19 Oct 2012Applications submitted for the position of Member of the Board of the Bank of Finland
15 Oct 2012Bank of Finland sells its Tampere and Kuopio office premises
11 Oct 2012The Governor of the Bank of Finland to attend IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings 2012
28 Sep 2012Post opening in the Board of the Bank of Finland
20 Sep 2012Studia Monetaria lectures for the general public at the Bank of Finland Museum, autumn 2012
12 Sep 2012Governor Liikanen: Global economic outlook remains weak, preserving the proper transmission of monetary policy is essential
11 Sep 2012Maritta Nieminen to head Bank of Finland’s Legal Affairs unit
28 Aug 2012Jenni Hellström appointed as Bank of Finland's Head of Communications
16 Jul 2012Euro counterfeits in Finland in the first half of 2012
26 Jun 2012Reference rate and penalty interest rate for 1 July – 31 December 2012
19 Jun 2012Mika Pösö appointed Head of General Secretariat at the Bank of Finland
14 Jun 2012Growth outlook weaker, new measures required to strengthen current account
11 Jun 2012The IMF's concluding statement on the Finnish economy
8 May 2012Risks to the financial system must be addressed in time
3 May 2012Lahden yhteiskoulun lukio won the monetary policy competition and will meet the President of the ECB, Mario Draghi, in Frankfurt
19 Apr 2012Governor of the Bank of Finland to attend IMF Spring Meeting
2 Apr 2012Bank of Finland Annual Report 2011 published
23 Mar 2012Bank of Finland to transfer EUR 185 million to the State
19 Mar 2012The Bank of Finland 200 years – part two of the historical account of the Bank released
15 Mar 2012Governor Erkki Liikanen: Long-term refinancing operations pose no threat to price stability
2 Mar 2012Daniel Sazonov wins the Economic Guru 2012 competition for senior high school pupils
22 Feb 2012End of February deadline for markka conversion into euro
17 Feb 2012In Finland, loan developments still normal – in the euro area, banks’ funding difficulties are tightening credit standards
9 Feb 2012Senior high school pupils already competing for the 15th time to win the Economic Guru challenge
1 Feb 2012Talouskirja Nyt discussion series continues with Viinanen and Seppänen’s book ‘Left right, right left’
27 Jan 2012Book launch of ‘The last markka banknotes’ and a new exhibition at the Bank of Finland Museum
23 Jan 2012Studia Monetaria lectures for the general public at the Bank of Finland Museum, spring 2012
16 Jan 2012Euro counterfeits in Finland in 2011
13 Jan 2012Talouskirja Nyt discussion series continues with Kari Nars’ book Miljoonahuijarit