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The Bank of Finland is the national monetary authority and central bank of Finland. At the same time, it is also a part of the Eurosystem, which is responsible for monetary policy and other central bank tasks in the euro area and administers use of the world’s second largest currency – the euro. The primary objective of the Eurosystem and the Bank of Finland alike is price stability, which means a moderate rise in consumer prices. The Bank of Finland has tasks relating both to Finland and to the Eurosystem. In addition to monetary policy, the Bank’s core tasks are financial stability and financial statistics, banking operations and currency supply.

Events

  • 28Jan
    Pierpaolo Benigno from University of Bern: The Economics of Helicopter Money
    Research seminars
    28 Jan 2021
  • 02Feb
    BOFIT Seminar - Xiaobo Zhang (Peking University) - Industrial Clusters, Networks and Resilience to the Covid-19 Shock in China
    BOFIT seminars
    2 Feb 2021
  • 18Feb
    Philippe Bacchetta from University of Lausanne - A title will be confirmed later
    Research seminars
    18 Feb 2021
  • 04May
    Bank of Finland press conference on financial stability
    Press conferences
    4 May 2021
  • 17Jun
    Bank of Finland Governor's press conference on the outlook for the Finnish economy
    Press conferences, Governor's appearances
    17 Jun 2021
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