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The markka was divided into 100 pennies ( , with numbers penniä, ), postfixed "p"). At the point of conversion, the rate was fixed at one euro worth approximately equal to six markka, or precisely -1=5.94573 mk. |
Finnish markka
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Finland imposes tax hike on sugary delights - IceNews  IceNews--When a tax on sweets was last enforced during the -markka- era in 1999, the level was set at the equivalent of EUR 0.58 per kilogram. ... - Date : Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:08:05 GMT+00:00 |
| Preceded by Russian ruble | Finnish currency 1860-2002 | Succeeded by euro |
| Denomination | Main colour | Reverse | Obverse | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 markkaa | Blue | Paavo Nurmi (1897 - 1973), athlete and Olympic winner | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | Discontinued upon introduction of the 20 markkaa note |
| 20 markkaa | Blue/green | Väinö Linna (1920 - 1992), author and novelist | Tammerkoski bridge | Introduced in 1993 |
| 50 markkaa | Brown | Alvar Aalto (1898 - 1976), architect | Finlandia Hall | |
| 100 markkaa | Green | Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), composer | Swans | |
| 500 markkaa | Red | Elias Lönnrot (1802-1884), compiler of Kalevala | Forest hiking trail | |
| 1000 markkaa | Blue/purple | Anders Chydenius (1729-1803), priest and statesman | Kuninkaanportti gate in Suomenlinna | |
| 5000 markkaa | Red/purple | Mikael Agricola (1510-1557), priest and linguist | Turku Cathedral | The note was never introduced. It was only a backup plan for inflation. |
| Circulating | Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark (konvertibilna marka, конвертибилна марка) | |
| Obsolete | East German Mark * Estonian mark * Finnish markka (mark) * German Goldmark * German Mark * German Ostmark * German Papiermark * German Reichsmark * German Rentenmark * German South West African Mark * Hamburg Mark * New Guinean Mark * Polish marka * Saar Mark * South West African mark | |
| As a denomination | Merk Scots | |
| Planned | Namibian mark | |
| Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic issues * International status and usage * Euro sign * Eurozone * Euro calculator * Economic & Monetary Union | ||
| Administration | ||
| European Central Bank 1=(ESCB * Eurosystem * 1=President) * Eurogroup * Ecofin * Stability & Growth Pact * European Financial Stability Facility | ||
| History | ||
| "Snake in the tunnel" * European Monetary System 1=(I: ECU * 1=II: ERM * 1=III: EMU) * European Monetary Institute * Enlargement * Black Wednesday | ||
| Related | ||
| EU economy * Economy of Europe * Eonia * Euribor * Global economy * Other currencies * Reserve currency * SEPA * World currency | ||
| Denominations | ||
| coins | 1c * 2c * 5c * 10c * 20c * 50c * -1 * -2 * -2 commemorative coins * Other commemorative coins * Identifying marks * Starter kits * Europa coin programme | |
| banknotes | -5 * -10 * -20 * -50 * -100 * -200 * -500 | |
| Coins by country | ||
| adopted | EU: Austria * Belgium * Cyprus * Finland * France * Germany * Greece * Ireland * Italy * Luxembourg * Malta * Netherlands * Portugal * Slovakia * Slovenia * Spain 1=Non-EU: Monaco * San Marino * Vatican | |
| targeted | 1=Estonia * 1=Latvia * 1=Lithuania | |
| Adoption by other countries | ||
| EU | 1=Bulgaria * 1=Czech Republic * Denmark * 1=Hungary * 1=Poland * 1=Romania * Sweden * United Kingdom | |
| Non-EU | 1=Andorra * Iceland * Kosovo * Montenegro | |
| Yielded currencies | ||
| European Currency Unit * Austrian schilling * Belgian franc * Cypriot pound * Deutsche Mark * Dutch guilder * Finnish markka * French franc * Greek drachma * Irish pound * Italian lira * Luxembourgish franc * Maltese lira * Monegasque franc * Portuguese escudo * Sammarinese lira * Slovak koruna * Slovenian tolar * Spanish peseta * Vatican lira | ||
| Remaining currencies | ||
| 1=ERM II | Danish krone * Estonian kroon * Latvian lats * Lithuanian litas | |
| 1=other (EU) | British pound (plus Gibraltar pound) * Bulgarian lev * Czech koruna * Hungarian forint * Polish złoty * Romanian leu * Swedish krona | |
| History | Early Finnish wars * Great Northern War * Grand Duchy of Finland * Finnish famine of 1866 �1868 * Russification of Finland * Finnish Declaration of Independence * Finnish Civil War * October Revolution * Finland's language strife * Military history of Finland during World War II | |
| Politics and government | Constitution * President * Foreign relations * Elections * Political parties * Parliament * Government enterprises * Law enforcement * Human rights * LGBT rights | |
| Geography | Regions * Provinces (abolished) * Lakes * Rivers * Islands * Extreme points * National Parks | |
| Economy | Bank of Finland * Finnish markka * Helsinki Stock Exchange * Companies * Nokia * Taxation * Nuclear power * Transport * Communications * Finnish euro coins * Tourism | |
| Military | History * Air Force * Army * Navy * Military Ranks * Wars | |
| Demographics | Education * Ethnic groups * Languages * Religion * Administrative divisions * Cities * People * Healthcare | |
| Media | Internet domain * Newspapers * Magazines * Radio * Television | |
| Culture | Cinema * Cuisine * Literature * Music * Public holidays * Sport * Architecture * Art | |
| Symbols | Coat of arms * Flag * National anthem | |