Grand Duchy of Finland (1809-1917), Kingdom of Finland (1917-1918), Republic of Finland (1918-present)
Autonomous Duchy in the Russian Empire (1809-1917), Independent Country (1917-present)
Location: Northern Europe
Capital City: Turku (1809-1812), Helsinki (1812-present)
Government type: Monarchy (1809-1917), Provisional Governmenr (1917-1918), Republic (1918-present)
Main languages: Finnish, Swedish
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1809: Sweden cedes Finland to Russia, which becomes an autonomous Grand Duchy within Russia
1917: Independence declared, regency council attempts to establish monarchy, but the king-elect never makes it to Finland
1918: Republic established
Currency
Ruble (809-1860)
1 Ruble = 100 Kopeks
First Markka (1860-1963)
1 Markka = 100 Penniä
Second Markka (1963-2002)
1 Markka = 100 Penniä
Euro (1999-present)
1 Euro = 100 Euro Cent
Coins from Finland in the collection
Grand Duchy (1809-1917)
•1 Penni, 1911 (Grand Duke Nikolai II (1894-1917), copper, Helsinki mint, KM#13)
•5 Penni, 1866 (Grand Duke Aleksandr II (1855-1881), copper, Helsinki mint, KM#4)
•5 Penni, 1916 (Grand Duke Nikolai II (1894-1917), copper, Helsinki mint, KM#15)
•25 Penni, 1916 (Grand Duke Nikolai II (1894-1917), silver (.750), Helsinki mint, KM#6)
•25 Penni, 1916 (Grand Duke Nikolai II (1894-1917), silver (.750), Helsinki mint, KM#19) Civil War issue
•50 Penni, 1917 (Grand Duke Nikolai II (1894-1917), silver (.750), Helsinki mint, KM#2.2)
•2 Markka, 1865 (silver (.868), KM#7)
Republic (1918-present)
•1 Penni, 1921 (copper, Helsinki mint, KM#23)
•5 Penni, 1918 (copper, Helsinki mint, KM#22)
•25 Penni, 1930 (cupronickel, Helsinki mint, KM#25)
•50 Penni, 1923 (cupronickel, Helsinki mint, KM#26)
•1 Markka, 1922 (cupronickel, Copenhagen mint, KM#27)
•1 Markka, 1955 (nickel-plated iron, Copenhagen mint, KM#36a)
•5 Markka, 1938 (aluminum bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#31)
•5 Markka, 1955 (nickel-plated iron, Copenhagen mint, KM#37a)
•10 Markka, 1955 (aluminum bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#38)
•20 Markka, 1939 (aluminum bronze, Copenhagen mint, KM#32)
•200 Markka, 1957 (silver (.500), Copenhagen mint, KM#42)
•500 Markka, 1952 (silver (.500), Copenhagen mint, KM#35) Commemorative: 1952 Olympics in Helsinki
•1 Penni, 1964 (bronze, Helsinki mint, KM#44)
•1 Penni, 1972 (aluminum, KM#44a)
•1 Penni, 1978 (aluminum, KM#44a)
•5 Penni, 1984 (aluminum, Helsinki mint KM#45a)
•5 Penni, 1988 (aluminum, Helsinki and Vantaa, mints, KM#45a)
•10 Penni, 1964 (aluminum bronze, Helsinki mint, KM#46)
•10 Penni, 1990 (cupronickel, Vantaa mint, KM#65)
•10 Penni, 1996 (cupronickel, Vantaa mint, KM#65)
•10 Penni, 2000 (cupronickel, Vantaa mint, KM#65)
•20 Penni, 1963 (aluminum bronze, Helsinki mint, KM#47)
•50 Penni, 1982 (aluminum bronze, Helsinki mint, KM#48)
•1 Markka, 1965 (billon, Helsinki mint, KM#49)
•1 Markka, 1973 (cupronickel, Helsinki mint, KM#49a)
•1 Markka, 1982 (cupronickel, Helsinki mint, KM#49a)
•1 Markka, 1993 (aluminum bronze, Vantaa mint, KM#76)
•1 Markka, 1994 (aluminum bronze, Vantaa mint, KM#76)
•5 Markka, 1991 (aluminum bronze, Vantaa mint, KM#57)
•10 Markka, 1967 (silver (.900), Helsinki mint, KM#50) Commemorative: 50th Anniversary of Independence
•10 Markka, 1993 (brass center in cupronickel ring, Vantaa mint, KM#77)
•5 Euro Cent, 2001 (coper-plated steel, Vantaa mint, KM#100)
•20 Euro Cent, 2001 (nordic gold, Vantaa mint, KM#102)
•50 Euro Cent, 1999 (nordic gold, Vantaa mint, KM#103)
•1 Euro, 2001 (cupronickel-plated nickel center in nickel brass ring, Vantaa mint, KM#104)
•2 Euro, 2001 (nickel brass-plated nickel center in cupronickel ring, Vantaa mint, KM#105)
Coins from Finland in the collection
Republic (1918-present)
•5 Markka, 1939 (P#69)
•1 Markka, 1963 (P#98)
•10 Markka, 1986 (P#113)