Can I buy one and two cent coins from the Bank of Finland?
The Bank of Finland does not sell banknotes or coins to collectors. This includes one and two cent coins.
The Bank of Finland is the monetary authority of Finland, and its duties concerning banknotes and coins are defined in law. These duties exclusively concern money as a means of payment. The Bank puts euro banknotes and coins into circulation, ensuring the authenticity, fitness and adequacy of cash. The Bank is also responsible for redeeming old banknotes and coins for 10 years, after the date of their withdrawal.
In Finland, all official coins are minted by The Mint of Finland Ltd., a limited liability company owned by the Ministry of Finance. The Mint of Finland also mints collector and commemorative coins. Suomen Moneta sells products manufactured by The Mint of Finland, such as commemorative coins and euro coin series.
Suomen Moneta's products can be ordered by telephone or mail or through the Internet. Orders will only be delivered to addresses in Finland. Information on distributors abroad for commemorative coins and euro coin series is available from The Mint of Finland's website.
A number of tourist shops, cafés and flea market places sell one and two euro coins. Coins can also be purchased through the Internet. The search word ‘rahaliike’ (coin dealer) may give useful links.
The Mint of Finland Ltd.
http://www.suomenrahapaja.fi/eng/
Suomen Moneta (pages are in Finnish and Swedish)
http://www.suomenmoneta.fi/
Distributors abroad
http://www.suomenrahapaja.fi/eng/the-mint-of-finland/our-services/for-distributors
Where can I buy coins for collectors (for example, one and two cent coins)?
In Finland, all official coins are minted by The Mint of Finland Ltd., a limited liability company owned by the Ministry of Finance. The Mint of Finland also mints collector and commemorative coins. Suomen Moneta sells products manufactured by Rahapaja, such as commemorative coins and euro coin series.
Suomen Moneta's products can be ordered by telephone or mail or through the Internet. Orders will only be delivered to addresses in Finland. Information on distributors abroad for commemorative coins and euro coin series is available from The Mint of Finland's website.
A number of tourist shops, cafés and flea market places sell one and two euro coins. Coins can also be purchased through the Internet. The search word ‘rahaliike’ (coin dealer) may give useful links.
The Mint of Finland Ltd.
http://www.suomenrahapaja.fi/eng/
Suomen Moneta (pages are in Finnish and Swedish)
http://www.suomenmoneta.fi/
Distributors abroad
http://www.suomenrahapaja.fi/eng/the-mint-of-finland/our-services/for-distributors
What is the €2 commemorative coin?
Each euro area member state can issue a €2 commemorative coin once a year. These coins have the same technical features and the same common side as normal €2 coins. What makes them different is their commemorative design on the national side.
Only the €2 denomination can be used for these types of commemorative coins. They are legal tender throughout the euro area, meaning that they can be used just like any other euro coin, and the recipient of a payment is obliged to accept them.
ECB: A list of commemorative coins
http://www.ecb.int/euro/coins/comm/html/index.en.html
Where can I receive information on commemorative coins?
Rahapaja Oy (Mint of Finland Ltd) mints commemorative coins in memory of significant events or persons in Finnish history. More than 30 different commemorative coins have thus far been minted since 1951. Commemorative coins are designed in cooperation with artists.
Rahapaja's pages provide further details of commemorative coins, eg a list of official Finnish commemorative coins issued up to the present.
Rahapaja Oy
http://www.rahapaja.fi/eng
Suomen Moneta (pages are in Finnish and Swedish)
http://www.suomenmoneta.fi/
A list of official commemorative coins in Finland
http://www.suomenrahapaja.fi/eng/commemorative-and-collector-coins/by-product-series/finnish-collector-coins
Where can I receive numismatic advice?
A good source is the book Suomen rahat – The Coins and Banknotes of Finland, published in 2003 and written by Tuukka Talvio, Ph.D., the curator of the Coin Cabinet of the National Museum of Finland, with the Bank of Finland as the publisher.
The publication discusses the history of the Finnish markka throughout its entire lifespan, but the book also deals with Finland's earlier monetary history. In addition, it contains a description of the design and introduction of euro banknotes and coins.
The book has been written from the viewpoint of the history of civilisation. It includes descriptions of the designs as well as national symbols and other pictorial motifs presented on the banknotes and coins. The book contains high-quality colour pictures of all types of banknotes and coins issued by the Bank of Finland.
The book is sold in bookstores and the Bank of Finland Museum.
Information on collector coins can also be requested from numismatic coin clubs and coin dealers.
Bank of Finland Museum
http://www.rahamuseo.fi/english