Finnish markka
| Suomen markka (Finnish) finsk mark (Swedish) | |
|---|---|
 1983 1 markka | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | FIM |
| Unit | |
| Plural | markkaa (Finnish partitive sg.) mark (Swedish) |
| Symbol | mk |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄100 | penni |
| Plural | |
| penni | penniä (Finnish partitive sg.) penni (Swedish) |
| Symbol | |
| penni | p |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | 10 mk, 20 mk, 50 mk, 100 mk, 500 mk |
| Rarely used | 1000 mk |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 10 p, 50 p, 1 mk, 5 mk, 10 mk |
| Rarely used | 1 p (until 1979), 5 p and 20 p (until 1990) |
| Demographics | |
| User(s) | None, previously: Finland |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Bank of Finland |
| Website | www.bof.fi |
| Valuation | |
| EU Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) | |
| Since | 14 October 1996 |
| Fixed rate since | 31 December 1998 |
| Replaced by euro, non cash | 1 January 1999 |
| Replaced by euro, cash | 1 January 2002 |
| 1 € = | 5.94573 mk |
The Finnish markka, also known as the Suomen markka, or simply markka, was the currency in Finland before Finland started to use Euro. Markka's abbreviation was mk and internationally FIM. There were 100 pennies, (penni, p), to each markka. There were also coupons.
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