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The Bank of Finland, Helsinki, with the statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front.
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The Bank of Finland, Helsinki, with the statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front.

The Bank of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Pankki, Swedish: Finlands Bank) is the central bank of Finland. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (880x585, 70 KB)Statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland, Helsinki. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (880x585, 70 KB)Statue of Johan Vilhelm Snellman in front of the Bank of Finland, Helsinki. ...

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History

The Bank of Finland has dates back to 1811, but it was not officially formed until Finland gained independence in 1917. The Bank regulated and created the Finnish Markka until Finland adopted the Euro in 1999. 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The markka or mark was the currency used in Finland from 1861 until January 1, 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (€). The currency code used for the markka was FIM, and the usual familiar notation was a postfix mk. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


Ownership

The Bank of Finland is owned by the Finnish government. Finland has a primarily parliamentary system, although the president also has some notable powers. ...


Leadership

The highest rank in the bank is the Governor.


Current Leader

The current governor of the Bank of Finland is Erkki Liikanen. Erkki Liikanen (born September 19, 1950) is a Finnish politician. ...


Former Leaders

Matti Vanhala

Matti Vanhala retired from his position as Governor of the Bank of Finland due to illness in the year 2004. Illness can be a synonym for disease or it can be a persons perception of having poor health. ... 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...


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